Oasis

Released: October 2, 1995

Songwriter: Noel Gallagher Mike Leander Gary Glitter

Producer: Owen Morris Noel Gallagher

[Verse 1]
I don't feel as if I know you
You take up all my time
The days are long and the nights will throw you away
'Cause the sun don't shine

[Pre-Chorus]
Nobody ever mentions the weather
Can make or break your day
Nobody ever seems to remember
Life is a game we play

[Chorus]
We live in the shadows and we
Had the chance and threw it away
And it's never gonna be the same
'Cause the years are falling by like the rain
It's never gonna be the same
Till the life I knew comes to my house and says
Hello

[Verse 2]
There ain't no sense in feeling lonely
You got no faith in you
But I've got a feeling you still owe me
So wipe the shit from your shoes

[Pre-Chorus]
Nobody ever mentions the weather
Can make or break your day
Nobody ever seems to remember
Life is a game we play

[Chorus]
We live in the shadows and we
Had the chance and threw it away
And it's never gonna be the same
'Cause the years are falling by like the rain
It's never gonna be the same
Till the life I knew comes to my house and says...

[Outro]
Hello, hello
It's good to be back, it's good to be back
Hello, hello
It's good to be back, it's good to be back
Hello, hello
It's good to be back, it's good to be back
Hello, hello, hello

One of the most decorated artists of the 1990s, for the best part of two decades Oasis were an instantly recognisable part of British culture and a key cog in the all-conquering machine that was the Cool Britannia movement.

The group rose to fame with the release of Definitely Maybe in 1994, which became an instant success, debuting at number one in the UK charts. They went on to have a much-publicised rivalry with Blur, and despite losing the biggest singles chart battle in British history, they would go on to win the war, becoming global stars with (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which includes arguably their biggest hit, “Wonderwall.”

The band released their third album Be Here Now in 1997, amid conflict between the Gallagher brothers. Although it went to number two in the US charts, sales were below expectations and it has since been regarded poorly. Fourth album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, released in 2000, was also received apprehensively by critics but managed to reach number one in the UK charts. It was during its recording that two members, guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs and bassist Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan, quit so Colin ‘Gem’ Archer and Andy Bell were brought on to replace them, respectively. Heathen Chemistry was released in 2002 to similar success, and the band continued touring. In 2004, drummer Alan White left and Zac Starkey joined for sixth album Don’t Believe the Truth, released in 2005, but only lasted until the next album Dig Out Your Soul (2008), when he was unofficially replaced by Chris Sharrock.

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