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Post by mkoasis on Feb 17, 2012 16:59:59 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I was just thinking about how we all have special memories tied to Oasis songs. How we felt when we heard them for the first time or eight hundredth time, what the song meant to us or continues to meant to us. I was thinking it would be great to hear how Oasis songs have been part of your lives. Let's start with the songs from DM - album tracks and bsides. Hopefully, we can get some great comments and stories about each song (even Take Me Away!) I'd say that "D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?" is a pretty meaningful song to me. At first, I discovered it when I was 15 and started my descent into Oasis madness (after I got The Masterplan and tried to hunt down all the singles and bsides). This was one of the first tracks I found. I was curious as to what the song would be like, given its odd title. It reminds me of how great childhood can be and all the memories that go along with it. At the time, I had also just ran into some people I'd grown up with and had been friends with - though I'm not anymore. I suppose people go along their own paths. Also makes me wonder what happened to the girl I used to like when I was young - the first of many to turn me down But as I get older, it means more and I feel more of an attachment to the song. I suppose it is about staying true to yourself and your goals and not getting washed down by the waves that come in your way. It's a song I find I turn to more than back in the day. I love hearing it live too, even the when Noel screwed it up at Southend Cliffs Pavilion 1995. Definitely one of my favourite Noel acoustic tracks.
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Post by warewolf95 on Feb 17, 2012 17:18:16 GMT -5
I love that song. Its one of their most....feelgood, nostalgic, melancholic songs for me, along with Shakermaker and Married With Children. I absolutely love Take Me Away and still remember the first time I heard it. I almost cried it made me feel so relaxed and whatnot.
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Post by supernovadragon on Feb 18, 2012 14:24:23 GMT -5
Take Me AwayThe one and only song that my niece listened to and learnt the chorus to. She was 4 years old at the time and I even filmed her singing it. This is because I used to live with her and my sister and her husband and she used to, still does, looks upto me like am an older brother more than an uncle. The day I played the song via my cd and she was sat there singing, I felt so happy and whenever I listen back to the song now, I just can't help but close my eyes (sometimes) and imagine her singing it again
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Post by pdfstreet on Feb 18, 2012 15:06:45 GMT -5
I only became a big fan of Oasis recently, and Cigarettes & Alcohol still stands out as one of my all time favourites. It speaks to me a lot, if you know what I mean.
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pheel
Oasis Roadie
You and I are gonna live forever
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Post by pheel on Feb 18, 2012 16:16:50 GMT -5
I first heard live forever about 5 years ago, and really felt something amazing that very first time. I never knew a band that was just like me, playing real songs that resonated with how i felt. When liam sings "did you ever feel the pain in the morning rain, as it soaks you to the bone", it still can send shivers down my spine. This was the first band that I ever listened to that was just like me. I did understand how that lyric felt, and it changed my life forever.
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Post by spaneli on Feb 18, 2012 23:23:23 GMT -5
I first heard Supersonic about 7 years ago. It was on this short lived local music video channel. They played stuff like Morrissey, Nirvana, and Oasis, so basically Alternative music. It was over the summer that I decided to change over to the channel and check it out. I was sitting on my bed when all of sudden I heard the sound of a rocket exploding, the grind of a guitar, and then Liam's vocals coming over the top. The ecstasy of cool that came from that video made me hooked. The riffs, the vocals, the lyrics, the sound, all timeless and brilliant.
The channel only lasted for that summer, but the impressions lasted a lifetime. During that summer I constantly watched the videos to Supersonic, Cigarettes and Alcohol, Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger, Champagne Supernova, and Don't Go Away. Channel went off two months later and then I bought WTSMG. But Supersonic was the epicenter of it all.
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Post by warewolf95 on Feb 19, 2012 0:09:26 GMT -5
Supersonic
Now that I think about it, this song is the Oasis song that I can relate to probably the most. Im a 16 year old guitarist, living in a musically unappreciative town, gettin picked on all the time for being myself because everyone thinks im a gamer/nerd because im shy and wear glasses. Because of that I used to always try to conform to a degree for the sake of pleasing everyone, but every time I hear this song it just reminds me to be myself and fuck everyone else. Plus I have bad social anxiety and am very shy, so the whole "sits in the corner all alone" is quite literal to me.
Being a songwriter, I can also look at it in a musical sense to remind me that taking chances and making mistakes is what its all about and that not taking certain risks might be the most regretful thing you ever do or dont do.
Ive never really been able to relate to a song so much -ever. Now, if I can just get out of this hellish Florida town, maybe my dreams shall come true as well....
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Post by jordan71421 on Feb 19, 2012 14:10:01 GMT -5
Don't Look Back In Anger opened my eyes to Oasis. I started listening to their music ironically enough the day after they broke up back in '09. I saw an article on AOL about the break up and I decided to check out their music. I put DLBIA on my iPod and went to my brother's soccer game that day.
In the last minutes of the game the song came on and literally went in sync with what was going on. As he was charging down the field the drum solo kicked in and when the chorus erupted he scored the winning goal and I went nuts, the song made the moment so dramatic haha.
From that day on I kept listening to Oasis and every song just clicked with me. They really are a huge part of my life and they helped me through a lot of difficult moments, as well as accompanying me through some of the greatest moments of my life so far. From running in my neighborhood to racing in the mountains of Colorado, cross country and track trips up and down the eastern shore, to spending time with the person I used to like a whole lot, to going through my appendicitis, Oasis has been there with me.
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Post by Aman on Feb 19, 2012 18:04:34 GMT -5
All about Supersonic, when it first starts and that intro...and then that first Liam vocal.
Amazing.
Special mention to Bring It On Down too.
Again when it starts, it straight away hits you like Supersonic...but this time with a more upbeat intro. And i love Liam's voice on this, it's like no other, imo.
2 awesome tunes.
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Post by shaokahnage on Feb 19, 2012 18:40:58 GMT -5
I was basically born into britpop so ive been listening to the band literally since i was born but i remember when i was about 12 i was going through my "moody prat who blast kerrang and acts depressed" phase and by chance i found an old copy of definitely maybe and live forever in around 4 minutes changed my views on near enough everything and it made waking up in the morning the best feeling ever and i swear the ending solo just cleanses my soul.
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Post by NicOasis on May 16, 2012 1:03:16 GMT -5
*cough* Wonderwall and The Hindu Times. Okay then. I'd just typed out a double essay thats completely unrelated about this subject. I just typed out my story and basically said "Wonderwall reminds me of that." Okay, again. I'd just typed out another boring essay and said the same thing. Wonderwall. I'd first heard heard it shortly after me and my first girlfriend split up after 8 months (on good terms, for us anyway it was on good terms). She wasn't really my girlfriend officially, but very very fucking close. She asked me to be her boyfriend and I kindly said no, because A-I'm completely stupid that way. and B-She was going out with my (at the time) best friend. For whatever reason I told him about it, and I told him how sorry i was, and I was really sincerely sorry for it, I felt really bad about it. If I knew all the bullshit I was going to go through for this I definitely would've said yes. Him and my other "friends" basically. Ruined my life, they spread rumors about me, wrote my name in permanent marker everywhere around school trying to frame me for it, my full fucking name too-why on earth would I do that? They even spraypainted it somewhere at some point. No-one believed it though, they all knew how kind and nice I was. I was only asked about it once, and it was like a 3 second conversation too. Teacher:Bryan, did you do this? Me: No I haven't Teacher:Okay then, go off to class. They completely ignored me at the beginning when I thought everything was okay and we would just all hang out again. They eventually made a group on some social media site that was popular at the time called "We H8 Bryan" or "Fuck Bryan, Bryan Sucks" or something fucking like that. This went on for nearly 2 years, then it suddenly stopped, guess they got bored or something, not him though, he was just getting started, months after they stopped he came by and apologized and I thought everything was good, but nope. He stole my video games, USBs, CDs, stole my phone, then stole my second cell phones battery slowly and sneakily. Then my bike once, then I found it, then he stole it again and probably dumped it in the ocean. I hate that guy. So now, Wonderwall reminds me of all the good memories I've had with her, its only 8 months of memory, but we talked and hung out daily, 24/7. (Like I said, it was the best relation/friendship I've ever had so far.) I was into The Who at the time and found Oasis did a cover of My Generation (I watched the Manchester 05 cover on youtube), that led me to check out their youtube channel and I seen The Hindu Times, the name intrigued me so I clicked on it and was blown away. I was really sad and lonely at the time, not doing well in school because of those idiots. The Hindu Times. The Hindu Times for the first time in a long while made me believe that things were going to get better for me, gave me hope for myself, made me feel good about myself. Now for the few of you who wondered why The Hindu Times was my 3rd choice for the Live4Ever Top 20, now you know. By the way, I've not told anyone about any of this, maybe one or two people, but thats it, not even my parents know of it to this day.
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Post by supernovadragon on May 16, 2012 11:37:20 GMT -5
*cough* Wonderwall and The Hindu Times. Okay then. I'd just typed out a double essay thats completely unrelated about this subject. I just typed out my story and basically said "Wonderwall reminds me of that." Okay, again. I'd just typed out another boring essay and said the same thing. Wonderwall. I'd first heard heard it shortly after me and my first girlfriend split up after 8 months (on good terms, for us anyway it was on good terms). She wasn't really my girlfriend officially, but very very fucking close. She asked me to be her boyfriend and I kindly said no, because A-I'm completely stupid that way. and B-She was going out with my (at the time) best friend. For whatever reason I told him about it, and I told him how sorry i was, and I was really sincerely sorry for it, I felt really bad about it. If I knew all the bullshit I was going to go through for this I definitely would've said yes. Him and my other "friends" basically. Ruined my life, they spread rumors about me, wrote my name in permanent marker everywhere around school trying to frame me for it, my full fucking name too-why on earth would I do that? They even spraypainted it somewhere at some point. No-one believed it though, they all knew how kind and nice I was. I was only asked about it once, and it was like a 3 second conversation too. Teacher:Bryan, did you do this? Me: No I haven't Teacher:Okay then, go off to class. They completely ignored me at the beginning when I thought everything was okay and we would just all hang out again. They eventually made a group on some social media site that was popular at the time called "We H8 Bryan" or "Fuck Bryan, Bryan Sucks" or something fucking like that. This went on for nearly 2 years, then it suddenly stopped, guess they got bored or something, not him though, he was just getting started, months after they stopped he came by and apologized and I thought everything was good, but nope. He stole my video games, USBs, CDs, stole my phone, then stole my second cell phones battery slowly and sneakily. Then my bike once, then I found it, then he stole it again and probably dumped it in the ocean. I hate that guy. So now, Wonderwall reminds me of all the good memories I've had with her, its only 8 months of memory, but we talked and hung out daily, 24/7. (Like I said, it was the best relation/friendship I've ever had so far.) I was into The Who at the time and found Oasis did a cover of My Generation (I watched the Manchester 05 cover on youtube), that led me to check out their youtube channel and I seen The Hindu Times, the name intrigued me so I clicked on it and was blown away. I was really sad and lonely at the time, not doing well in school because of those idiots. The Hindu Times. The Hindu Times for the first time in a long while made me believe that things were going to get better for me, gave me hope for myself, made me feel good about myself. Now for the few of you who wondered why The Hindu Times was my 3rd choice for the Live4Ever Top 20, now you know. By the way, I've not told anyone about any of this, maybe one or two people, but thats it, not even my parents know of it to this day. similar (but not the same by a long way so I wouldn't compare) happened to me. Music is definitely always the way out. Whenever am down, just shove on my ipod, choose my playlist which features my favourite songs and just blast it out - soon cheers me up. Hope everything is better for you now because NOBODY deserves the shit you got
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hypermyth
Oasis Roadie
i study to live , i don't live to study
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Post by hypermyth on May 16, 2012 13:29:16 GMT -5
some might say is the song that got me into oasis 2 years ago. i discovered that song because it was one of the songs in guitar hero for ds , and when i heard and played that song for the first time i felt very good and i thought that song was awesome .that song has changed my life and even if i hated some might say, it would always be my favourite song by my favourite band
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Post by songbirdsally on May 16, 2012 14:51:56 GMT -5
Champagne Supernova (I know it's not on DM but whatever ) That song is just utterly beautiful, innit? How ist starts of with those sea noises, then that awesome guitar sound that describes Oasis for me, which lingers on so beautifully.. And to top it Liams voice, which sounds so clear, so good! Whenever that song starts on the radio or somewhere i don't expect it, i'm always taken by surprise by how good it really is, it still sends shivers down my spine! But really, it isn't so much about seperate songs for me, probably cause I got into them quite late as I'm too young to have lived it. It's the whole lot for me. They fit in every moment in my life! When I go running, I listen to Be Here Now; when I'm studying for exams and need extra engergy to keep going I listen to 'Familiar To Millions' or 'Wembley 2000, 2nd night'; when I'm reading, I put on the Oasis B-sides collection; when I moved to Sweden and could only take 1 suitcase with me the only thing I took with me that I didn't really need to survive was the 'There & Then' DVD; and when I'm at home and just feel like listening to Oasis I put on the Japanese vinyl version of DM, with Sad Song! Words can probably not describe how much their music means to me. I'm pretty sure Oasis will always be there for me, and am eternally thankfull for that
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retrolego
Oasis Roadie
Walking to the sound of my favorite tune
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Post by retrolego on May 16, 2012 15:26:20 GMT -5
Rock N' Roll Star
My little brother a good few years ago when he was around 2/3 used to know exactly what song it was from the first 5 seconds of it and would head bang and strum his air guitar in his car seat all the way through. An incredibly cute sight and something i am proud of. :-)
Don't really have a proper connection to a particular song off DM. Morning Glory was the song that got me into Oasis through my Dad playing it to me loads when i was a kid.
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Post by whitesebastian on May 17, 2012 5:59:00 GMT -5
I remember very vaguely when I was about 4 drumming along to Shakermaker on my tiny little drumset! Loved that song so much back then.
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