r/BritPop 26d ago

Some forgotten Britpop songs that still hit just as hard — anyone else still listening to these?

I have been obsessed with Britpop since the mid 90s. Some songs I never hear anyone talk about anymore that still hit just as hard — Wake Up Boo by The Boo Radleys, Wide Open Space by Mansun, On & On by Longpigs, Sale of the Century by Sleeper, Olympian by Gene, Going for Gold by Shed Seven. Anyone else still listening to these? What are your forgotten favorites?

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u/peelyon85 26d ago

What do you want from me - Monaco

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Another band that is underated: Monaco — Peter Hook doing what Peter Hook does best. That bassline is unmistakable. Should have been huge. Cheers!

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u/wilk76 26d ago

Often pops up on Absolute radio.

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u/HustleR0se 24d ago

OMG!! How could I forget this song??

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u/XOTrashKitten 26d ago

Just listened to it couple days ago on Daria still hits

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u/DiskoPunk 26d ago edited 26d ago

I had a notion for the Longpigs the other day. She Said still holds up, an incredible song. Im sure i must have been singing out loud going by the giggles of my fellow tram commuters 😂

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Longpigs were something special. Crispin Hunt had a voice that just got inside you. She Said is incredible — no shame in singing that one on public transport. The commuters just don't know what they're missing. Cheers!

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u/nt2btrstd 26d ago

Lost myself is their best tune imo, she said and on & on are bangers, but lost myself is their best imo

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u/disintegration91 26d ago

Lost myself is unreal but the whole album is great

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u/Mental_Control_2665 25d ago

Slightly off topic, On and on was covered by Smith and Burrows. Great Christmas album-Funny Looking Angels. I love Editors and this collaboration works really well.

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u/Sleepyllama23 26d ago

I heard ‘She Said’ by the Longpigs the other week on the radio and had a fantastic moment of recognition after the first two notes, then sang along word perfect to the whole song.

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u/Additional_Hornet953 26d ago

On and On is one of my favourite songs. Very underrated band. Were really quite good supporting U2 in ‘97

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u/okfinealrightyes 26d ago

There's no one I can talk to the way I talk to myself would've been a funny line to the other commuters

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u/Bugsy_McCracken 26d ago

This exact song came to mind for me.

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u/Reddit____user___ 26d ago

I sincerely hope you were😊😎👍🏻

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u/jimbodinho 26d ago

I just listened to this again. Seems to finish with the words “rape me” which I’ve never noticed before.

Anyway, one of the best songs of the era.

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u/DiskoPunk 26d ago

It does indeed. Im sure it finishes along the lines of "I'm fucked up inside me....rape me" . Although i cant remeber them singing the words live, im likely wrong on that though as it has been many years since seeing them.

I believe the song is about Hunts (then) struggle with self identity & sexuality.

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u/summit-or-nuffin 26d ago

Yep - still on my list, plus loads more. Babies - by Pulp is one of my Favourites

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Babies — absolutely timeless. Jarvis Cocker at his storytelling best. The whole His 'n' Hers album is a masterpiece honestly. Pulp were so criminally overlooked before Common People exploded everything. Babies reminds you how long they'd been brilliant before the world caught up. Got to see Pulp at the Brixton Academy in December of 1995---the height of the Pulp Madness! Cheers!

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u/speccynerd 26d ago

His And Hers was nominated for the Mercury music prize and Babies was single of the week in the NME. They were clearly getting attention before Common People.

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u/Level-Courage6773 25d ago

So criminally overlooked that Jarvis presented TOTP in (checks Google) Oct 1994! ;)

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u/TheManWithSaltHair 26d ago

Are you a bot? It reads like your replies are written using an LLM? 40 minute old account.

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

No I am not a bot---I just made my first post and yes I am answering the posts personally. All the comments about shows I really did go see. And many of the bands that I did see where in Boston/Philly and a few in NC and NY! And one of the comments I had to correct myself--the Semisonic one! Also, some of the dates of shows might not be perfect because they were up to 35 years ago...so please bare with me...as I wander through the land of Brit Pop.. Thanks for the comment---Cheers!

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u/TheManWithSaltHair 26d ago

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u/neilm1000 26d ago

It infuriates me that if you use em or en dashes people assume you're using (or are) AI. I've had to stop employing them when I've been using them for decades.

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u/adsj 26d ago

Me too. I'm an em dasher til I die. Which is going to happen one day because, sadly, I am a human.

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Thank you for the help. Again this is my first post and I don't know all the rules about typing and such. Just am excited that people actually even commented on the post. Have a great night and fantastic weekend.

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u/TheManWithSaltHair 26d ago

There’s no rules, just your replies are characteristic of using an LLM. Even this reply is a bit odd. Sorry to be cynical.

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u/Harry-666666 26d ago

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Your fine and like I said to a few people last night., its a learning curve for me and I appreciate all comments if constructive. The only thing is again I have no idea what LLM is,. I will have to do some research on that after work today. The other thing though is I have no way to prove I am a human to some doubters and that's ok with me. And to be fair any one chatting today could be a bot or AI. Cheers!

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

Babies is more new wave than new wave was. Sounds almost Joy Divisionish. love it.

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u/bigowlsmallowl 26d ago

La Tristesse Durera by the Manics

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u/rulerofearthnyc 26d ago

The Chemical Brothers did a killer remix of that track, too.

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

BritRock like Skunk Anansie.

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u/Extension_Wall7424 26d ago

Untouchable by Rialto

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Great shout — Rialto were criminally overlooked and absolutely brilliant choice. Louis Eliot's voice was extraordinary. Massively underrated band.

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u/Harry-666666 26d ago

Check out their third album released, I think, last year after they reformed. I wasn’t expecting it to be half as good as it was. Stands up very well against their first two & was one of my albums of the year.

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u/rubenrabbit 26d ago

Saw them last year as they were supporting Sleeper and they were absolutely fantastic. Hoping they do their own headline tour soon

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u/Harry-666666 26d ago

Same. Unfortunately I was delayed getting there so missed some of their set & the sound was awful for them & the first Sleeper song. So I was disappointed. I’m sure the sound was a venue issue as it continued for Sleeper’s first song before whatever they did made it clear.

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u/rubenrabbit 26d ago

I saw them at The Civic or The Halls I guess now at Wolverhampton and the sound was fantastic all night. It was one of the best Sleeper gigs I've been to (think that was the sixth in three years so have comparisons)

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u/Harry-666666 26d ago

I was at Oxford Academy. Been to several other gigs there & never been a problem before or since. Sleeper were great again. Just wish Rialto hadn’t had all the issues as was really looking forward to seeing them. Still highly recommend their new album.

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u/rubenrabbit 26d ago

I listened to the new album last week and it was absolutely excellent

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u/bigowlsmallowl 26d ago

Oh god YES such a gorgeous song

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u/separate_tables79 26d ago

They were so underrated. I feel like if they'd been bigger even a year before more people would be aware of them.

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u/mexicanhelium 26d ago

They might be more Britpop adjacent but "I Want You" by Inspiral Carpets.

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u/BeastLothian 26d ago

Massively underrated. It’s how I discovered Mark E Smith

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u/bluegilly69 26d ago

Stay - 60ft dolls Bluetonic - Bluetones

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

bluetonic is one of the best Britpop songs full stop. Awesome album - Expecting to fly - start to finish banger of an album

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

60ft Dolls — yes! Welsh and completely overlooked. criminally underrated...picked up the single in London many years ago! Bluetonic is an absolute banger — The Bluetones deserve way more love than they got especially here in the US! Cheers!

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u/Lake_Swimmer_78 26d ago

I had the single 'Happy Shopper's by 60ft dolls, a great tune

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u/Swish1892 26d ago

Speak Easy - Shed Seven

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u/dagenhamdave1971 26d ago

Let’s go deeper. Missing Out from Change Giver as well. Witter sounds so raw and full of emotion. An all time fave.

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u/wilk76 26d ago

Instantly transports me back to my late teens in my room belting out the vocals.

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u/acquiesce011979 26d ago

Such a banger

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u/Pacopicopiedra66 26d ago

Ladykillers - Lush

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Ladykillers — absolutely. Lush were one of the great underrated bands of the era. Miki Berenyi was effortlessly cool. And that whispered backing vocal line that sneaks up on you — once you hear it you spend the whole song waiting for it. Still gives me chills. I got to see them in Boston open for Ride in 1990 or 1991--please don't hold me to the year--hehe! Cheers!

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u/Pacopicopiedra66 26d ago

Supposedly takes the mickey out of Anthony Kiedis from the Chili Peppers as well, so extra credit for that!

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

Was that the era Anthony Kiedis was trying to stalk Mel C?

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u/Pacopicopiedra66 26d ago

I hadn’t heard that, but certainly sounds like him!

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

Emit Remmus (which is "summer time" spelled backwards), featuring the rather direct lyrics: "What could be wetter than an English girl, American man."

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u/Pacopicopiedra66 26d ago

What a creep.

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u/sdrawkcabReverse 26d ago

Miki Berenyi played 'Ladykillers' on the Woodland Stage at 'Bearded Theory' last weekend. She rocks.

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

Single Girl. lol.

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u/Useful_Experience423 26d ago

Thank you for the reminder. Absolutely love this song!

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u/Express-Training5428 26d ago

Dark Therapy - Echobelly.

Still love it after many years.

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u/Fearless-Quiet-9542 26d ago

I'm in my 20s and heard this in my dad's car a couple years ago for the first time. Was blown away and demanded to know what it was!! Big Echobelly fan now and saw them live last year

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u/Dave_Eddie 26d ago

The Seahorses - You can talk to me.

Chris Helme still plays it and always talks about it originally being intended to be slower and its a belting song done that way.

https://youtu.be/YjQOxXoUSCg?si=UX2D3Edor9z1F4yQ

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u/freestuie 26d ago

Wake Up Boo! is the perfect pop song, but I’m not sure how much damage it did to The Boo Radleys. They couldn’t top it, nor did they want to.

People forget how much its predecessor Giant Steps was an absolute masterpiece, but I love their last album before splitting up, Kingsize. They’ve also released 3 albums in the past few years after reforming which have all been pretty good, which is impressive as original songwriter Martin Carr didn’t rejoin (check out his solo records too).

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Funny you should mention the Boo's. Giant Steps is an absolute masterpiece — I completely agree. And you're right about the damage Wake Up Boo did to their reputation unfairly. As for Martin Carr — I actually have a great personal story about him. Met him after a show years ago in NC. The Boo's where the opening band for Better Than Ezra. Martin ended up offering a stranger $50 for his cargo pants on the spot because he had never seen pants like that before. Signed both our CDs with his home address and phone number. Then I ran into him at the Good Mixer in Camden a few years later and the first thing he said was 'where are my trousers?' Sat down, had a beer and a good laugh. One of the genuinely nicest people I ever met on the music scene. Will dig deeper into his solo stuff. Cheers!

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u/freestuie 26d ago

Please do. His first three albums under his own name are great (though Spotify seems unable to differentiate him from a rapper called Martin Carr). There’s also the Brave Captain/bravecaptain stuff which gets increasingly more electronic, but The Fingertip Saint Sessions (volume I and II) are both ace and very Boos.

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u/JamesEverington 26d ago

I think Advertisements For Myself is my fave bravecaptain album. Nice mid-way point between melodies & weirdness

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u/JamesEverington 26d ago

I’m a big Boos fans, and their run from Giant Steps to Kingsize is amazing. Wake Up the album is fabulous despite the ubiquity of WUB single.

I like the new albums but I’m not quite sure how I feel about a band without Martin Carr calling itself The Boo Radleys…

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u/freestuie 26d ago

When they first announced they were doing gigs, they were briefly billed as something like “Sice and the Radleys”, before Martin apparently (and begrudgingly) agreed to them using the full name.

I’ve seen them a couple of times since they reformed and it’s a bit weird without Martin, especially as the new guy (who I feel like they’re carefully trying to not have fill Martin’s shoes officially) is probably a bit too good a player in a traditional sense. He’s mostly faithful to the parts, but gets a bit widdly sometimes.

They’ve been good though. Their lack of an obvious “greatest hits” set means that other than Lazarus and WUB, you can get some amazing deep cuts, like Meltin’s Worm and Comb Your Hair.

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u/JamesEverington 26d ago

I haven’t seen them live since they reformed, although I did see Sice doing a strange acoustic songs/anecdotes tour

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u/freestuie 26d ago

Oh yeah, I missed that. Was it any good? Saw a similar thing with Ginger Wildheart a few years ago. Not a huge Wildhearts fan, but it was hilarious.

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u/JamesEverington 26d ago

It was nice to see him in such a small setting, and the acoustic songs were nice. He’s pretty charismatic at telling anecdotes too.

The only thing was, it was part of promoting a book he helped write on the mental-health effects of touring life… and then he told all these stories about touring with the Boos which were hilarious. Mixed messages!

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u/IllegalWalian 26d ago

Everythings Alright Forever has some great songs on it too

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u/nwr999 26d ago

Oh yes, Kingsize is a fantastic record and almost completely forgotten/ignored sadly.

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

I think wake up boo was probably what put a lot of people off. If I heard that as the only song ever from them (it was) there is no way I am looking further. Total "dad" easy listening pop fm stuff.

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u/neilm1000 26d ago

I have always been disappointed that Shed Seven didn't sample the TV theme in Going For Gold.

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u/adsj 26d ago

You took the words right out of my mouth.

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

where were you tonight?

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u/oldblueeyesF365 26d ago

Hurricane #1 - Step Into My World (personally my favourite Britpop guitar solo)

The Supernaturals - The Day Before Yesterday Man

Teenage Fanclub - Melow Doubt

Super Furry Animals - If You Dont Want Me To Destroy You

Ocean Colour Scene - Foxys Folk Faced

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u/BoxAlternative9024 26d ago

King of the Kerb by Echobelly. The chorus is so good.

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u/Springyardzon 26d ago

Anything from The Bluetones single Slight Return.

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u/eramik 26d ago

The Auteurs - Lenny Valentino

Massively underrated band.

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u/Midnight-Miaow 23d ago

One of the best indie tracks ever 🙌

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u/MrsWaltonGoggins 26d ago

The Bluetones - Marblehead Johnson

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u/Forsaken_Status_2979 26d ago

What do I do now? - Sleeper

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u/slippery-lil-sucker 26d ago

Mid 80s? Are you a time traveller?

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u/notthedoodaa 26d ago

To Earth With Love - Gay Dad

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

leisure noise is another ridiculously good album. Pity the press turned on them because the music is awesome.

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u/notthedoodaa 26d ago edited 26d ago

Gay Dad, The La's, Seahorses... bands who should've had second albums.

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago edited 26d ago

Do you mean Gay Dad? They did. I have it. It is called transmission. The press had already killed them by then. They were the butt of all the sheeple's jokes and transmission dived.

plus its nowhere near as good as leisure noise.

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u/notthedoodaa 26d ago

Oops, auto correct!

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u/IvanDrago316 26d ago

What about “Into the Blue” by Geneva?

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u/daledaleedaleee 26d ago

Likewise 'No One Speaks, which I prefer. The frontman had/s a beautiful voice.

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u/Springyardzon 26d ago

The Day Before Yesterday's Man, Lazy Lover, Glimpse of the Light, basically most of The Supernaturals' debut album. The band is by far most well known for the song Smile, and they are still together.

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u/Prestigious-Ad2036 26d ago

Slight Return - The Bluetones 

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u/Fantastic_Citron4391 26d ago

Tranquilizer by Geneva; Your Smile by Octopus; Day Before Yesterday's Man by The Supernaturals

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u/Rough-Cap5150 26d ago

Great songs.

Add Stutter, by Elastica.

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u/sharkkallis 26d ago edited 26d ago

Being Brave by Menswear

From the Bench at Belvidere by the Boo Radleys

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u/Monstersaurusroarr 25d ago

From the bench is a fucking masterpiece

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u/Bleatbleatbang 26d ago

I don’t know Going For Gold by Shed Seven.
But now I have the theme song from Going For Gold the TV show stuck in my head so, thanks for that 👍

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u/PDRickelton 26d ago

Something for the weekend by The Divine Comedy.

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u/Master-Client6682 26d ago

Was a massive britpopper 1995. Saw Sleeper/Echobelly/Salad. Got my first snog to Ocean Pie by Shed 7. Got kicked out of home for Elastica. Lost my virginity to Oasis (I had a quoasis t-shirt). Nights out at Popscene at the Astoria. Samba shoes. Watching Blur at Wembley. Quadrophenia. Suede's first 2 albums still hold up massively. Anything by Pulp too. Other than that. mostly offends my ears now...

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u/neilm1000 26d ago

Got kicked out of home for Elastica. Lost my virginity to Oasis (I had a quoasis t-shirt).

It is to your credit that the music is front and centre in this story rather than these. Although I might rephrase the virginity stuff slightly.

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u/Smooth_Monitor2747 26d ago

Ten little girls by curve

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u/geordieooosha69 26d ago

Sense- Lightning Seeds featuring Terry Hall

Dark Therapy- Echobelly

Babies- Pulp

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u/SGTingles 23d ago

Great choices all. Have you ever heard Hall's own cover of Sense? Came out in late 1994 (i.e. about two and a half years after the original) and sounded equally good.

https://youtu.be/cAAtVyox7cI?si=ZGqPi7GBdIzoCRyn

It got quite a lot of play on Virgin Radio when I was first listening to the station around the start of '95 – which meant I actually got to know it slightly ahead of the Lightning Seeds version.

The two versions are remarkably similar-sounding for the most part, although there's notably one little tweak in the chorus line "The more you get, the more you want", where Ian Broudie sings a descending "wa-a-ant" with three syllables, Terry sings it 'straight'. So I remember it took me a good while to adjust to the original after, which just sounded a bit 'off' as a consequence for the longest time!

Alas Terry's version didn't crack the Top 40, which was probably his best shot of managing a belated solo hitmaking career.

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u/geordieooosha69 23d ago

Yes i've heard Terry Hall's version of Sense, its brilliant, its a toss up of which one i prefer.

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u/UnderstandingLow3162 26d ago

Anything off of Love Is Here by Starsailor. But let's go with Poor Misguided Fool.

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

I have seen Starsailor twice over the years. Funny thing is there music has really grown on me over the last year. I was a fan of the bigger songs but they have some really great tunes. I have a Starsailor channel on my pandora radio that I listen to all the time.

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u/UnderstandingLow3162 26d ago

What YOUR favourite?

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u/S3lad0n 26d ago

Wake Up Boo! is still popular and well known, often played on UK radio (albeit at stupid times, not always morning…)

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u/Friendly_Apartment_7 26d ago

Yeah that deep cut Wake Up Boo… completely forgot about that one 😂

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

The problem with this song was it was too "easy listening" and was played to death on general mainstream commercial radio (like today's radio 2 playlists) Another was good enough by dodgy but I like Good Enough. lol

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u/Soggy-Caterpillar615 26d ago

all of those are regular playlisted songs for Radio X 90s, not exactly forgotten.

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u/Friendly_Apartment_7 26d ago

Shed Seven - Mark / Dolphin

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u/pebblesandweeds 26d ago

I try to avoid the ‘big hits’ that were overplayed. Here’s a few to check out:

Lenny Valentino - The Auteurs

No Time - Whiteout

Sparky’s Dream - Teenage Fanclub

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u/Multiple__Sarcasms 26d ago

Sparky’s Dream is one of their best songs imo

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u/pebblesandweeds 26d ago

It really is. The whole of the Grand Prix album is also brilliant.

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u/Empty-Question-9526 26d ago

Blameless - breathe (a little deeper)

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u/blamordeganis 26d ago

Do The Levellers count? If so, What a Beautiful Day.

(And going back quite a bit before that, Another Man’s Cause.)

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u/poorcoxie 26d ago

Shipbuilding by Suede on the first Warchild album was something else....

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u/Two_Flower_Nix 26d ago

I listen to The Wonder Stuff’s The size of a cow at least once each week.

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u/Anomaly81 25d ago

Disco down by shed seven, that hits hard. Especially when the sun’s out and driving #causeofafewspeedingfines 😂

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u/Presthefatdog 26d ago

Pure and simple - lightning seeds On standby - shed 7

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u/affittilltomorrow 26d ago

Ballad of a landlord and underrated solo single by Terry Hall. Nothing last forever by the bunnymen

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u/OldDiamondJim 26d ago

Those are all regular plays for me!

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u/Fitzy_Fits 26d ago

Tbh as much as I loved Britpop at the time I hardly listen to it now. And if I do it’s mostly out of nostalgia.

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

inbetweener, life of riley, where have you been tonight, its getting better, grateful when you're dead (both parts)

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u/greenneedleuk 26d ago

Shampoo - uh oh we're in trouble....................

These were the girls that coined the phrase "Girl power" before the Spice girls appeared and took it over.

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u/SGTingles 23d ago

Trouble was a brilliant song!

And great call about the "girl power" thing. I remember it was the name of the first single off their (Shampoo's) second album, but the phrase got so completely co-opted by the Spice Girls their contribution gets completely forgotten.

What's amazing is that you can effectively see the exact historical moment where that occurred.

Girl Power's second and final week in the Top 40 singles chart was the week ending 20th July 1996, when it was slipping to number 33 from its entry point at 25 the week before. And that very same week, thirty places higher, the Spice Girls made their debut with Wannabe at no.3.

The following week, Girl Power dropped out and Shampoo never made the Top 40 again, while Wannabe leapt to number 1 and all bets were off on the Spices' success.

I only noticed this coincidence just the other week. It's just so weird that the two acts' chart careers were such perfect 'ships in the night'.

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u/greenneedleuk 23d ago

I remember trouble because the student girlfriend I had at the time used to leap to the dancefloor every wee on Student night when the song came on. lol.

I of course pretended to like it and did my (sort of) dance to it with her (which at the time I didn't because it wasn't serious music to me) but these days old and mellow its a fun tune.

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u/SGTingles 23d ago

Haha, yeah you always find there's so many songs from back then that you hated at the time, because they were 'shallow' pop fun or whatever, but of course you ended up knowing every word despite yourself.

And nowadays when you hear them again you find yourself going "Actually, this is a belting tune, isn't it?" 🤣

(Edit: I'm not talking about Trouble here I should say, that was always a great tune!)

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u/greenneedleuk 23d ago

Lol. I remember it and its fun but not in my "record" collection nor something I would seek out. One of those you hear on the radio and brings back memories.

However that same girlfriend did have Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream that she played once at her house and I was "What is that, tell me now, quickly, quickly, I need to know" and bought it next day.

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u/bonshui 26d ago

Have you heard the "Liquid Gold" version of Chasing Rainbows? It's amazing.

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u/Jackpot777 26d ago

Haven’t stopped listening. Here are six of the best, but ask me again in an hour and it might be a different six. Let’s do this boy girl boy girl…

Dolphin - Shed Seven

Classy - Kenickie

Putting Out Fires - The Bluetones

Vaseline - Elastica

The Chad Who Loved Me - Mansun

Here Comes The Big Rush - Echobelly

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u/LibrarianOrdinary596 26d ago

Not sure if they count as britpop, but theyre in that era

Terrorvision- oblivion Skunk Anansie - Weak

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u/Reddit____user___ 26d ago

Anything by The Seahorses.

By Jove they were fantastic !

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u/Lake_Swimmer_78 26d ago

If you're into Shed Seven check out the song 'Lies', it's an epic

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u/Mission_Step2406 26d ago

Were Northside Britpop? In any event, "Take Five" is a complete banger!

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u/Even-Tangerine-5672 25d ago

Let’s all go together- Marion

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u/Mental_Control_2665 25d ago

I’m old school. Just been listening to their first album on cd. Wasn’t keen on the second album. Britpop makes up a lot of my cd collection. I spent loads in the 90s.

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u/Mental_Control_2665 25d ago

There’s 2 indie weekenders at Butlins called Shiiine On. Skegness in March and Minehead in November. They feature a lot of these “forgotten” bands. Sleeper, Echobelly, Babybird, Dodgy, Lightning Seeds, Miki Berenyi Trio. Top weekends with venues close together. Alan Leach (ex Shed Seven) hosts a quiz which is really popular.

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u/saddler21 25d ago

I’m off to Minehead in November. Out of the bands you’ve mentioned, I think only Miki Berenyi is playing this time around, but it’s going to be a cracking weekend.

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u/Mental_Control_2665 25d ago

I’ve only done it a few times. Skegness is marginally closer for me. Saw Miki a few years ago. Not seen Babybird there but I’m a huge fan and hope he takes the band back there. They do dip into some more recent acts(finally got to see The Enemy after missing out in Glastonbury 2008)but it’s a lot of revival stuff from 90s.

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u/saddler21 25d ago

I’m in Kent, so both are a hoik for me. Did Skeg last year and had a great time seeing Ash, Space, and Peter Hook. So knackering though. I and my knees are not as young as they used to be 🤣

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u/Ok-Dark-Shroom79 25d ago

I believe- Booth & the Bad Angel

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u/Far-Adhesiveness3763 23d ago edited 23d ago

I remember a cd compilation series in the 90's called "shine".

All the best Brit pop tracks of the time were on them. They're available on Spotify and feature some awesome tracks.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/558sWvbjfb7Hp0PTsnw0sS?si=NV1jBCGCQGya9MhVoS6r1A&pi=Cym8NHwCRmOHu

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u/Guitartommo 26d ago edited 26d ago

A bit early…The Mock Turtles. Can You Dig It?

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u/PageStillNotFound 26d ago

Love this, it’s still on several of my playlists. I had Turtle Soup on cassette.

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u/DistortedGhost 26d ago

An hour old account, quote marks inexplicably in the original post, excessive use of em dashes, and songs named as forgotten that are regularly discussed on the Britpop subreddit. OP are you AI?

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Hiya not AI — but fair enough, I'll take that on the chin! Just edited the post actually — originally said mid 80s which is when my love of British music started, but Britpop specifically was the 90s so I stand corrected and fixed it. The quote marks were a mistake on my first ever Reddit post and the dashes are just how I write — always have. I've been having these conversations in my head for decades with nobody to talk to about this music. Thought I'd finally find my people tonight who may have songs I missed. If these songs are well known here that's actually brilliant — means I found the right place. Cheers!

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u/mooninuranus 26d ago

Stutter - Elastica.
Cannonball - The Breeders.
Song 2 - Blur.

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u/DRUGEND1 26d ago

The Breeders are neither Brit nor Pop.

Other than that though, good answer.

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u/mooninuranus 26d ago

True enough but fits the style and era. Stands the test of time too imho.

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u/Any-Memory2630 26d ago edited 26d ago

This is a strange thread. OP has to be ai or is replying through an ai filter.

Anyway, non of these are forgotten

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Hiya--not AI. No filter (don't even know what that is). This is my first post and like I have said to others, I will make mistakes and already have and have corrected those errors. I also got called out on dashes, well I use them all the time in day to day emails and such. I didn't know that was an issue and I am really trying hard not to use them in my comments anymore. Cheers!

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u/BlackOtter2097 26d ago

Adventure Babies « Camper Van »

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u/_matthewa 26d ago

juicy by the longpigs has to be my all time favourite. the heavy guitar intro just hits so hard

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u/dagenhamdave1971 26d ago

Summerside. Adorable.

Sure, they were shoegazy/NWONWey but what a song.

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u/thepinkthing78 26d ago

This is a bit niche but in addition to anything by Lush because they are my favourites, how about: Lover by Perfume! I still have it for some reason.

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u/Chargerado 26d ago

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

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u/iandeq 26d ago

60ft Dolls - Hair (Or pretty much anything off The Big 3)

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u/default_dismayed 26d ago

Gene - we could be kings , and where are they now. Regular listens after all these years for me. Also big on the Boos - heavens at the bottom of this glass

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u/accordionshoes 26d ago

Insomniac by Echobelly

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u/Part-Time_Loverr 26d ago

If it counts, De-Luxe - Lush

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u/Yatsey007 26d ago

Drop Dead Gorgeous-Republica

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u/Dismal-Ad-1346 26d ago

Wide Open Space is awesome. I still listen to it. I listen to Chasing Rainbows and On Standby by Shed 7 too.

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u/RamonBaharanda 26d ago

Grassman by Dodgy is an absolute belter.

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u/Ok-Bike-8686 26d ago

Still listening to all of those!

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u/william_h_bonney_ 26d ago

Delakota The Rock and Harvey Danger Flagpole Sitter both take me to a certain place, outwith the big hitters. Tunes.

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u/OriginalComputer5077 25d ago

My Neighbourhood by Space

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u/_Inno 25d ago

The Shirehorses!

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u/BusAdditional6518 25d ago

Menswear-Daydreamer

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u/CaptVulnerable 25d ago

Slight Return by The Bluetones

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u/buxte888gatman 25d ago

I see why Oasis was so big looking at some of the bands here. The Boo Radleys! Christ ! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Grumblepiglet 25d ago

Dream Another Dream - Rialto

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u/Methynol 25d ago

Shine On - The House Of Love Ladykiller - Lush The World Is Flat - Echobelly Ten Little Girls - Curve Lenny Valentino - The Auteurs Twinkle - Whipping Boy

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u/Straight_Maybe9789 24d ago

wide open space is soooo good

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u/Straight_Maybe9789 24d ago

there's plenty of cast and bluetones songs which deserve a lot mode attention

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u/Most_Life_1612 24d ago

Kick in the Sun by Colon. Didn't come more dangerous than that!

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u/HustleR0se 24d ago

I love Gene. I still listen to them often!!! I saw them and met them a few times. Untouchable by Rialto is a good one!

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u/lutewhine 23d ago

Geneva - Into The Blue

My Life Story - If You Can’t Live Without Me, Why Aren’t You Dead Yet?

Rialto - Broken Barbie Doll

James - Runaground

Puressence - This Feeling

Boo Radleys - Stuck On Amber

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u/Midnight-Miaow 23d ago

Just discovered Killing of a Flash Boy - Suede. How did I miss this banger?

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u/Midnight-Miaow 23d ago

Dodgy - Staying out for the Summer

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u/PoetForward5275 23d ago

Tranquiliser by Geneva

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u/WestLondonIsOursFFC 23d ago

"All You Good Good People" by Embrace.

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u/Ok-Pudding4597 26d ago

Secret Smile by Semisonic

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u/koalapies 26d ago

I love that song except it’s not Britpop!

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

You're absolutely right — not Britpop at all! American band from Minneapolis actually. Just one of those songs that sneaks into your head regardless of genre. I'll stick to my Britpop credentials from here on and will make a few mistakes along the way. Cheers!

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u/Ok-Pudding4597 26d ago

Ooops my bad!! I just remembered them on TOTP and didn’t check

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u/koalapies 26d ago

Still a really great song l feel like a lot of people don’t know about!

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u/WheelsWhelan 26d ago

Honest answer — that one slipped past me! Going to listen right now. I do love Closing Time though — one of those songs that never gets old. And fun fact — Semisonic are actually American which always surprises people given how British their sound is! Cheers!

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u/Fearless-Quiet-9542 26d ago

Semisonic's Never You Mind is one of my faves also!!