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Oasis — Wonderwall
Album: (What's The Story) Morning Glory
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Released: 1995
Length: 4:17
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Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

Backbeat the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before but you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you but I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Today was gonna be the day but they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads that lead you there were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you but I don't know how

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe (I said maybe)
You're gonna be the one that saves me?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe (I said maybe)
You're gonna be the one that saves me? (That saves me)
You're gonna be the one that saves me? (That saves me)
You're gonna be the one that saves me? (That saves me)
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I personally love Liam's vocals. Very nasally, but at least he doesn't sing as bad as he talks! You can barely understand the Manchester Cockney gibberish.  They were a good band. Noel could write some basic tasty melodies. 
Sing Wonderwall drunkenly with my buds, have one more, drink go home with my girl. Perfect end to an evening.
Wow, just found I can finally listen to this song again.  Used to love this song till the radio killed it with overplay.  It appears I have been detoxed.   Thanks RP.
 DRArocks wrote:

If you are “bored” by or “over” this version, check out Ryan Adams’ Grammy nominated version on “Love is Hell,” or his stunning 2015 Glastonbury acoustic performance.  And note the audience reaction.   Below are Noel Gallagher’s comments upon hearing Ryan’s take:

“I went to see Ryan Adams in Manchester… So he’s playing away and he just does ‘Wonderwall’ right in the middle of the set. The fucking place went silent. It was so beautiful. I was just like, ‘Fucking Jesus Christ what a fucking song!’ Afterwards, I told him, ‘You can have that song, man, because we could never quite get it right.’



That was great. Thanks for that.
Less Oasis and more Stereophonics is also OK.
 ashtmclean wrote:

I just recommended Radio Paradise to someone about 10 minutes ago. I hope they aren't listening. I told them there was good music on here. I'm so embarrassed!



Says a lot about your insecurity complex.
Never noticed the nervous drummer
Thanks RP.
 DRArocks wrote:

If you are “bored” by or “over” this version, check out Ryan Adams’ Grammy nominated version on “Love is Hell,” or his stunning 2015 Glastonbury acoustic performance.  And note the audience reaction.   Below are Noel Gallagher’s comments upon hearing Ryan’s take:

“I went to see Ryan Adams in Manchester… So he’s playing away and he just does ‘Wonderwall’ right in the middle of the set. The fucking place went silent. It was so beautiful. I was just like, ‘Fucking Jesus Christ what a fucking song!’ Afterwards, I told him, ‘You can have that song, man, because we could never quite get it right.’



here you go
 jinxjinxie wrote:

I am always wondering why aren't any other songs from this album ever played? Are the other songs not good? I have heard wonderwall enough now



Listen to some samples of the other songs on iTunes or Amazon - don't wait for them to pop up on the radio...you could have a long wait.
I am always wondering why aren't any other songs from this album ever played? Are the other songs not good? I have heard wonderwall enough now
I'm sure you've heard this one but:
"My wife told me to stop singing Wonderwall.... I said maaaybeeee...."
DON'T MIND THE TUNE, CAN'T STAND THE BAND!!
I made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don’t expect to be forgiven. I’m simply here to apologize.

What we came across in the woods that day was obviously unplanned. The reactions you saw on tape were raw; they were unfiltered. None of us knew how to react or how to feel. I should have never posted the video. I should have put the cameras down and stopped recording what we were going through.

There's a lot of things I should have done differently but I didn't. And for that, from the bottom of my heart, I am sorry.

I want to apologize to the internet. I want to apologize to anyone who has seen the video. I want to apologize to anyone who has been affected or touched by mental illness, or depression, or suicide. But most importantly I want to apologize to the victim and his family.

For my fans who are defending my actions, please don't. I don’t deserve to be defended. My goal with my content is always to entertain; to push the boundaries, to be all-inclusive. In the world I live in, I share almost everything I do. The intent is never to be heartless, cruel, or malicious.

Like I said I made a huge mistake. I don’t expect to be forgiven, I’m just here to apologize.

I'm ashamed of myself. I’m disappointed in myself. And I promise to be better. I will be better.  Anyway, here's "Wonderwall."




9
After all
They're my underalls
I enjoy the tune on occasion, but it's got a reputation...and it's not all good.  Banned for buskers at times.  https://www.dictionary.com/e/p...
We all heard it a billion times   and probably not the best song in the album but it's a fine tune. 7 from me.
 pontfarrer wrote:
horrible song. horrible voice. Cringe and hit next when this one comes on
 

yeah, kinda feel the same way. 
not a good song.
Gotta laugh at the comments...obviously from americans who have NO idea about this band or the history....why do you just comment for the sake of it ?...either shut up or put down some decent info, not just blah blah..me,me..me...blah, blah.....shut it.
 msymmes wrote:
Why do I hate hate 90's rock bands so much?
 
Better question:  Why do you h8?
Banal, whiny and simply mediocré. Yet I still like it somehow.
Heard an old busker singing this in Weymouth (UK) - I liked the song after hearing that.
 bentonian wrote:
Good lyrics, but  man, that voice is just too painful to endure.
 
You're sure about the lyrics? Oasis lyrics are not the best.

For balance, I once witnessed an impromptu singalong of this at Glastonbury when a bloke started up on his guitar. It was lovely.
not a bad song, it's just that it reminds me of the gallagher brothers which sort of ruins it for me
Garbage.
oazzzizZZzzz....
  
If you are “bored” by or “over” this version, check out Ryan Adams’ Grammy nominated version on “Love is Hell,” or his stunning 2015 Glastonbury acoustic performance.  And note the audience reaction.   Below are Noel Gallagher’s comments upon hearing Ryan’s take:

“I went to see Ryan Adams in Manchester… So he’s playing away and he just does ‘Wonderwall’ right in the middle of the set. The fucking place went silent. It was so beautiful. I was just like, ‘Fucking Jesus Christ what a fucking song!’ Afterwards, I told him, ‘You can have that song, man, because we could never quite get it right.’
Good lyrics, but  man, that voice is just too painful to endure.
i only stayed long enough to read the first few comments  
... PSD
 christopherwoods wrote:
Any sentiment originally present in this song has been long lost through innumerable drunk pub karaoke sessions, football crowds chanting the song out of time and the arrogance of the Gallaghers souring many people's relationship with the band and their music. A shame because this is a reasonably competent slice of 90s Britpop which, while it aged better than the performers, is still let down by association. I'm just sick of hearing it by now.
 
Noel seems to have aged just fine.  Last year's album by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is fantastic.  You probably wouldn't know because you seem to write off music/bands for the most cursory of reasons (some of which they have no control over).
 macpeck wrote:
Absolutely hate this song. Who said he can sing?
 
The same folks who think Dylan can sing. Or Neil Young. 
It's perfectly understandable to dislike this. I don't like it much. But if you stroll up to a bunch of Brits at a festival or wherever with a guitar and start playing it, you have an instant crowd singalong. It's weird really.
It's still a good song, folks.  You don't have to have a beautiful voice to be a good singer and you don't have to be unaffected by the past to make good music.
Before there was Coldplay there was Oaisis. Yes, both are derivative, but even a stuck clock is on time twice a day. This is one of those times
Tuneless, talentless Beatles/Stones ripoff
horrible song. horrible voice. Cringe and hit next when this one comes on
In the UK and Ireland it's an anthem! It's Oasis most popular song (apart from Don't Look Back in Anger which was the next single) and although they are derivative, some great tunes which have stood the test of time.
Absolutely hate this song. Who said he can sing?
Any sentiment originally present in this song has been long lost through innumerable drunk pub karaoke sessions, football crowds chanting the song out of time and the arrogance of the Gallaghers souring many people's relationship with the band and their music. A shame because this is a reasonably competent slice of 90s Britpop which, while it aged better than the performers, is still let down by association. I'm just sick of hearing it by now.
Why do I hate hate 90's rock bands so much?
I want to like it, because when it came out it was good - at the time... But also, because both brothers are such complete and utter tossers, it’s impossible to like it now!
The best single of the 1990's
he makes my ears bleed!
Anyway...
 fredriley wrote:
I've always wondered - WTF is a Wonderwall? Nice enough anthem even if the Gallagher bros are tits.
 
  It's been brought up earlier in the thread, but "Wonderwall" was a psychedelic film from 1968 about a recluse who peers through holes in a shared wall (wonderwall) at his neighbor (Jane Birkin) and her boyfriend.  George Harrison wrote much of the film's soundtrack which appeared on his first album (the first album on Apple Records) which was titled "Wonderwall Music".
Please play the Mike Flowers Pops version of this instead.
 drizzy77 wrote:
I always get Oasis mixed up with the Spice Girls.
 
This just made my day. Thanks for that. {#Roflol}
the sound of this whiny little putz singing offkey through his nose is vomit inducing
I always get Oasis mixed up with the Spice Girls.
 geodesmo wrote:
that's just a terrible song.
 
Chill out dude {#Roflol}
that's just a terrible song.
that's just a terrible song.
what a let down after Little Feat.
 ashtmclean wrote:
I just recommended Radio Paradise to someone about 10 minutes ago. I hope they aren't listening. I told them there was good music on here. I'm so embarrassed!

 
By your judgement of what's "good"?
ryan adams, being who he is sang this when he opened for oasis in calgary a few years back. nether brother kicked the shit out of him, so they must have agreed on the cover

ha, clever, you're saying he looks like the parody of himself. I suppose he would...

treatment_bound wrote:
Looks like Sacha Baron Cohen has been pulling out his 20 year-old Oasis albums of late:

grimsby
Image result for images of liam gallagher

 


I just recommended Radio Paradise to someone about 10 minutes ago. I hope they aren't listening. I told them there was good music on here. I'm so embarrassed!
Lyrics in this song unbelievably dumbass.  My favorite is the "word on the street": did you hear everybody "the fire in her heart is out"?  Very street. On the other hand, you have to love how this song managed to sound big and rock and roll without a single electric instrument.  That cello comes in like a Stax amp.
 Peter_Bradshaw wrote:
{#Wave}.... The Beatles just sound like Oasis; now have I got the right way round!!!  lol
 
There are at least two Beatle references in this song. "and all the roads are long and winding", the title Wonderwall was George Harrison's first solo album - a soundtrack for the movie with the same name. 
The very definition of a song that was played to death back in the day.

But I still like hearing it! {#Cheers}
Yes, Liam is a big baby, prone to tantrums, but this is a pretty catchy tune.
My favorite mashup artist, Neil Cicierega, did a chopped up remix of this song. It's a bit goofy, but I can't hear this song anymore without thinking of it. Some other dude did a really weird Machinima video for it using Team Fortress video game characters. I could do without the Full House theme song transition at the end, but otherwise it's worth a look or a listen!
I don't care what the haters say. This is a magnificent composition, exquisitely produced. The first time that cello comes in is breathtaking and the drum rolls are Ringo-tastic. This is always welcome.
 h8rhater wrote:

Isn't it amazing, whether you agree with the argument or not, how a cogent analysis of a topic beats the heck out of someone petulantly banging on their keyboard to type, "WHYWHYWHYWHY??" 

More of this and less of that.

 
LOL! That was a very funny reply to two different sorts of comments.  And oddly enough, I just commented on another comment of yours giving props for the message...so once again....KUDOS!

Long Live RP!


Liam Gallagher, Fookin Rock Stah! Just listen to that whine...Still a good tune. {#Smile}
saves meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Looks like Sacha Baron Cohen has been pulling out his 20 year-old Oasis albums of late:

grimsby
Image result for images of liam gallagher




 laughingdog wrote:
I hate the gobshitte twins please never play again 
 
I was going to say "daft pricks", but I like gobshite twins better!
...... 9 for me.
 bam23 wrote:
WHYWHYWHYWHY??

  PeterMC3 wrote:

Oasis were at the forefront in a revival called Britpop - proper songs written by proper musicians - that reclaimed popular music from the bland formulaic pop machine and the trash American metal that late Eighties and early Nineties music had become. All the best bands that made Nineties and Naugties music listenable sprang from this same well. All those who summarily dismiss this innovative band, need to re-examine their music collections and wonder how many of the great acts that have adorned music festivals since would have existed without Oasis laying the groundwork for them.

 
Isn't it amazing, whether you agree with the argument or not, how a cogent analysis of a topic beats the heck out of someone petulantly banging on their keyboard to type, "WHYWHYWHYWHY??" 

More of this and less of that.
2 times in 10 minutes?? WTF 
 bam23 wrote:
WHYWHYWHYWHY??

 
Oasis were at the forefront in a revival called Britpop - proper songs written by proper musicians - that reclaimed popular music from the bland formulaic pop machine and the trash American metal that late Eighties and early Nineties music had become. All the best bands that made Nineties and Naugties music listenable sprang from this same well. All those who summarily dismiss this innovative band, need to re-examine their music collections and wonder how many of the great acts that have adorned music festivals since would have existed without Oasis laying the groundwork for them.
Wonder if I can put this song behind a wall... so I never have to hear it again. 
psd psd psd psd psd psd psd 
WHYWHYWHYWHY??
I hate the gobshitte twins please never play again 
Just. Can't. Stand. It. ugh. yuk. painfully bad

I enjoy this now and again, but I'd tire of hearing in daily.

Apparently the least-liked song on the Busker's circuit in London. https://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13177751


 ncollingridge wrote:
 Agree. Never been able to understand it or their popularity. 
 
{#Yes}  2 - 1 {#Smile}
Dreadful.
 rharvey658 wrote:
Only a few songs on RP make me want to switch it off... this is one of them. Flat notes held for seconds are grating to my ears.

  Agree. Never been able to understand it or their popularity. 

Surprising hate for this song.  I like it and while I find the personalities of the Gallagher brothers grating, they made many great songs.  This is one of the good ones.
sort of like the song... i dont know why, awful band and real bunch of w4nk3rs.   i guess it was a good summer and I used to play it on open mic nights.
  https://goo.gl/QRdMlj
Sucko-barfo!

reminded my wife of the scene in Dumb and Dumber when Jim Cary asks if "you wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?" 

 
Only a few songs on RP make me want to switch it off... this is one of them. Flat notes held for seconds are grating to my ears.

Derivative.........inadequate.

Dated...............OK

Over-hyped......Meh.


{#Wave}.... The Beatles just sound like Oasis; now have I got the right way round!!!  lol
this is such a pain to my ears {#Taped-shut}
 daniel_rusk wrote:
Can there be a rating less than 1? Sucks infinity.

 
Have you ever hold any guitar in your hands? I doubt that. Chords are simple yet the sequence is great. Have at least a little respect for the music, just enough not to say "Can there be a rating less than 1?"
When Oasis is hitting on all cylinders, there is none better.
yeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man
Can there be a rating less than 1? Sucks infinity.
 q4Fry wrote:
4: Acceptable.

Sadly this song has been destroyed by one too many bad cover bands in bars all over the country. Also the guy sings a few of his own notes flat.

 
Mmmmm... perhaps you are spending way too much time in bars?
 ziakut wrote:
Whiny and banal! When he holds the word 'me' from '...save me'...it's nails on a chalkboard. I like the accompaniment though.

 
Doesn't he say "shave me" at one point? I think the drums and violins once made this song work but these days it's pulled down by the undeniably crappy singing.  

10/13/14: this song has not aged well at all. 
I kinda accidentally (waiting for someone else ) saw Oasis at Glastonbury some time the 90's.

After their set I distinctly recall the following exchange took place between my buddy and I:

Me: "Well that was good!
Nico: "Yeah but the signer's an A r s e   H o l e"




 
 max_p wrote:

agreed, and confirmed at the Olympics closing, perhaps it's a UK thing. Oasis just OK.

 
No, it's a Manchester thing. Joy DIvision, Smiths, Happy Mondays, New Order, Oasis....etc. etc.  proper bands!

Of course I so wished I lived in the US where I could proudly proclaim to live in the country that gave the world that thing it never needed i.e. country music!!! Yuk!
 max_p wrote:

agreed, and confirmed at the Olympics closing, perhaps it's a UK thing. Oasis just OK.

 
Agreed - lousy song
 dig wrote:
How jaded do you have to be not to like this song?

 
Or how familiar with what better music sounds like, as opposed to this pop-schlock drivel?
 Giselle62 wrote:
horrible song...never got fooled by the hype.

 
Couldn't agree more - ucch!!  Just a lousy, boring song, period.
 Hippostar wrote:
Where's Auto-Tune when you need it...

 

Hopefully at the bottom of a landfill.
How jaded do you have to be not to like this song?
What a God-awful song; those dreary, bland vocals!!  Oasis was never in the same league as Blur and others... someone please put an end to this misery!
And what he said! 

Stingray wrote:

America take care - GOOD ROCK WAS INVENTED IN ENGLAND!

 


What he said!!

 
cubaninlondon wrote:
Because it calls to a part of you that cries out "tribe!", "herd!", "lighters-held-aloft-whilst-eyes-are-closed". It's not just the song, it's Liam's posture when he sings, the tambourine, Noel's guitar. You can't see "Wonderwall" on its own, but as part of the lads' culture of the UK, mid 90s.. I think that this album and its predecessor were Oasis' best moments.

84 mad people voted this song to be a "1"

83 voted the opposite and gave it 10 points!

I belong to neither group - I gave it a "12"


JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE SONG!

IS a 12 ENOUGH...?

POP-ROCK AT IT'S BEST!

Not for kids and beginners.

America take care - GOOD ROCK WAS INVENTED IN ENGLAND!


Where's Auto-Tune when you need it...
4: Acceptable.

Sadly this song has been destroyed by one too many bad cover bands in bars all over the country. Also the guy sings a few of his own notes flat.
not horrible, but not sure we need to hear this...
Like the rest of their work, lyrics are stream of consciousness, sound 'deep', and are actually stupid meaningless tripe.
4>3
Saw them at the Hammerstein Ballroom late 90's Intel New Music festival - and - my ears are still bleeding. I think plaster fell.


 Oregon_Steve wrote:

It's a reference to George Harrison's 1968 'Wonderwall' soundtrack album (for an unreleased film of the same name), consisting of Indian-influenced instrumental tracks. The album was the first Beatle solo LP and the first Apple album release.
 
The movie "Wonderwall" was on Youtube for a while——I had some of the music for a long time and ended up watching the movie just for the heck of it. I like to see ALL movies about the psychedelic sixties; so was glad to sit through some of the silliness.
horrible song...never got fooled by the hype.
Cast No Shadow from the same albm easily ten times better than this song.
 coyote620 wrote:
I have always thought that this is one of the most overrated and overplayed songs in music history.
 
agreed, and confirmed at the Olympics closing, perhaps it's a UK thing. Oasis just OK.
I just think it is a good song that happens to have been done by an overrated band. Still a good song though.