Who cares if it’s satire when it functions so spectacularly as the genuine article? It helps that some of grunge’s more self-serious moments now play like jokes, so Blur’s sendup fits right in, all the way down to nonsensical lyrics such as: “I got my head checked/ By a jumbo jet/ It wasn’t easy/ But nothing is.” This track’s appeal really isn’t grounded in its lyrics, though musically it just fucking wallops you. It’s no coincidence that after playing the “Song 2″ video, YouTube will often queue up Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” the song most obviously being lampooned by this tune’s brilliantly stupid chord progression and loud-quiet-loud dynamics. You probably also know the band conceived it as a tossed-off grunge parody, its semi-sarcastic posture undercutting this once stridently English band’s newfound embrace of America. If you do know Blur, you know “Song 2″ is an outlier in their catalog, a quick blast of adrenaline from the Britpop wars’ brainy art-school contingent. But ultimately Blur’s self-titled will always be remembered as the album that gave us “Song 2,” the Blur song you know even if you don’t know Blur. The experimentalism that would bloom into a new kind of genius on 1999’s 13 generated some intriguing left turns. “You’re So Great,” the first Blur track to feature guitarist Graham Coxon on lead vocals, is a charming little lo-fi love song. “Look Inside America” is one of several Pavement-indebted gems on the tracklist. “Beetlebum,” the opening track, belongs on any shortlist of the finest Blur songs ever. Really, Blur’s self-titled album is what reaches the two-decade mark today - “Song 2″ was released as a single two months later - and it’s a memorable album in its own right. That song is “Song 2,” and it turns 20 years old today. But here in the US, and ostensibly around the world, he’ll always be best-known for a song that sounds nothing like the rest of his catalog, a song many people know instinctively even if they’ve never heard of Blur or Albarn. Maybe in England, where he was a tabloid celebrity at the height of Britpop, the average person knows about all of that. Plus there are the sundry other side projects, solo endeavors, and collaborations that have combined to make Albarn one of the busiest, most adventurous people in music throughout the past quarter-century. Blur’s sizable discography alone is enough to qualify him as a legend, and at this point Gorillaz is arguably just as important to his legacy. He’s generated impressive quantities of timeless music and made a seismic impact on pop culture several times over, both in his native Great Britain and the world at large. ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF.Damon Albarn has accomplished a lot in his life. If the icon is greyed then these notes can not be transposed. Please check "notes" icon for transpose options. * Where transpose of Song 2 sheet music available ( not all our notes can be transposed) & prior to print. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. This means if the composers started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones. You can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. Most of our scores are traponsosable, but not all of them so we strongly advise that you check this prior to making your online purchase. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed. If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer. After you complete your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail where a download link will be presented for you to obtain the notes. This week we are giving away Michael Buble 'It's a Wonderful Day' score completely free.
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