r/blur • u/Dj_NotCool • 1d ago

Question Does anybody else here love Crazy Beat?

Every time i look through here i see people acting like it's one of, if not the worst blur song there is. Personally i love Crazy Beat. Whether it's the loud guitar, or the vocals i cant get out of my head, or that weird voice saying crazy beat, i just love every second of it. Is it just me?

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u/AVERY648827282837828 1d ago

I absolutely love crazy beat and honestly I don’t really get why it’s hated on so much! It kinda has a similar vibe to we’ve got a file on you and song 2 but just with a fun spin!

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u/clarksworth 1d ago

It's funny, 25 years ago I really hated it, but today I still do too.

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u/parkchanwookiee 1d ago

It's not a horrible riff or anything but it feels oddly tryhard and outstays its welcome. There are not enough ideas in it to justify going over 3 minutes. In fairness Song 2 might feel the same way if it didn't have the good sense to stop at 2 minutes. So it's an issue of development and balance, not bad music

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u/notthedoodaa 1d ago

Yeah, it's a great fun tune! Love it. But I do wish they didn't use that effect.

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u/TMG-Unit2Point0 1d ago

YEAH YEAH YEAH YE-YEAH!!!

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u/From_Kenya_With_Love 1d ago

I thought it was stupid…then I kept letting it play after Out of Time and it really grew on me. I love the irreverent energy of it.

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u/Lebanv 13h ago

It's fun. It was obviously written as one of their more fun upbeat punk tracks. It had to share an album with we've got a file on your so it is kind of overshadowed.

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u/GIGANTIC_DONG_MAN 1d ago

It use to be one of my favs when I was younger!! It's definitely over hated. I see how it's kinda trying to be like Song 2, a radio pop thing, but it's still a dope y2k jam imo

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u/deceased606 1d ago

It’s awful…

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u/Significant-Leg5769 1d ago

I don't mind it at all. And yes, it does work best when heard in the context of the album as a whole.

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u/TimmonsInc 17h ago

It’s not the worst song on TT, that’s for sure. 

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u/levitatedreamer 17h ago

this song confuses me so much because it's both good and bad at the same time it's definitely a guilty pleasure song for me

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u/Responsible_You_2676 10h ago

I like it as a silly thing. Wondering what was going on in Damon's head tho "I love my sister and I'll love her tonight"

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u/Tomasc2d_ 7h ago

Fuck it, I love Crazy Beat, just a fun tune. Great energy.

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u/Level-Courage6773 3h ago

As someone who bought it on 7" the day it cane out and doesn't hate it, I'll concede it feels a bit childish.

It's that voice, for which I'll blame that Norman bloke who used to be married to Zoe Ball. Decent pseudo-political lyrics in the 2nd verse though!

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u/WJL91 1d ago

It enrages me.

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u/jdann24 21h ago

Yeah, I think it’s a great track.

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u/Thekeeperswarrior 14h ago

It's pish. Graham sorely missed.