Listen Up

Album: The Masterplan (1994)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This was originally released as the B-side to "Cigarettes & Alcohol" in October 1994. It was produced by Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher, recorded at Maison Rouge Studios in London in June/July 1994.

  • Noel Gallagher (2014 Definitely Maybe reissue liner notes): "I like the line, 'I don't believe in magic, cos life is automatic.' I think it means something but I'm not quite sure what... I don't really sit and write B-sides, I just write songs in my spare time. Then I kind of pick the best ones for the album and then the things I pick as B-sides aren't necessarily not the best; they are just, you know, maybe I don't like the lyrics, or the lyrics are great but I don't like the tune, or the tune is good but I don't like the singing, or there's just something and they're not perfect. But people hear them and go, 'God, I f--king love that.'" >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Bertrand - Paris, France, for above 2

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Modern A Cappella with Peder Karlsson of The Real Group

Modern A Cappella with Peder Karlsson of The Real GroupSong Writing

The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright IIISongwriter Interviews

"Dead Skunk" became a stinker for Loudon when he felt pressure to make another hit - his latest songs deal with mortality, his son Rufus, and picking up poop.

Kiss

KissFact or Fiction

Kiss is the subject of many outlandish rumors - some of which happen to be true. See if you can spot the fakes.

The Police

The PoliceFact or Fiction

Do their first three albums have French titles? Is "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" really meaningless? See if you can tell in this Fact or Fiction.

Don Dokken

Don DokkenSongwriter Interviews

Dokken frontman Don Dokken explains what broke up the band at the height of their success in the late '80s, and talks about the botched surgery that paralyzed his right arm.

"Stairway To Heaven" Lawsuit: A Timeline

"Stairway To Heaven" Lawsuit: A TimelineSong Writing

Untangling the events that led to the "Stairway To Heaven" lawsuit.