Mirror Ball
by Blur

Album: The Magic Whip (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • The Magic Whip ends on a contemplative, melancholic note with this track. "It's another of those fairly simple songs, but again, it sounds very big and emotional," guitarist Graham Coxon told NME. "I've always loved playing massive, reverberated chords and bending them with the tremolo arm – I like the dissonance you get from bending the strings, like in Chinese and Indian music."
  • The Ocean Park, which is mentioned in the lyrics is a combined marine mammal park, oceanarium, animal theme park and amusement park in Hong Kong.

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