The Story of 'Parklife' with Phil Daniels | Radio X

Phil Daniels has talked about how he came to feature on Blur's Parklife single 25 years on and how he decided to get paid for it.
The album of the same name celebrated a quarter of a century since its release on 25 April 1994 this week, and the actor reminisced to Radio X's Chris Moyles about recording song with Damon Albarn and the Britpop band.
Asked how it came about, Daniels revealed: "I used to play football for[...[ it might have been Melody Maker at the time, and Steve Sutherland was the Editor and the Manager and he said 'some young band are interested in you singing this song'".
The Quandrophenia star added: "I said I haven't really heard of them, but then I got in contact with Damon and we had a chat, and then he sent me a tape and then I went into the studio and did it and it was about 40 minutes and that was it."
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[@g.u.959]

He feeds the pigeons, he sometimes joins in Song 2. It gives him a sense of enormous wellbeing

[@SnowWhite-dr6xh]

I put my trousers on, have a cup of tea and think about touring the world.

[@kflem80]

Park life

[@54spatula]

Expertly done ✅

[@beanbeanster7219]

Twenty five years!? That's mental.

[@miamitten1123]

29yrs almost 30yrs now!

[@gang6009]

The songs about the same people you see going to the gas station to get a coffee. Every day. Every month every year. Sitting at home.

[@iVenge]

It is impossible for me to see this man without thinking about the beautiful Leslie Ash.

[@peterbustin2683]

Parklife

[@samanthahardy9903]

For anyone who wants to know the meaning of the song. The lyrics were written in Hyde Park, London, England and describes the things observed and thoughts a band member had at the time. It's a description of life in general in a city park.

[@basketburger]

Absolute legend ❤️

[@OnafetsEnovap]

Happy Birthday, Phil! :)

[@joolstaylor3782]

And that's why I'm a Mod...

[@techgeek3366]

he was in a band when he was younger.

[@harveysmith100]

He was and he had a half decent voice. The other guy was called Gary Kemp but not the one we think of.

[@LeviticusCorwall1899]

@@harveysmith100 what was the band called

[@rcadenow7543]

love his voice...classic song, Its stracture is like your modern rap song. when you have the talking verse and than a catchy reapeated chorus..but tons better than most songs nowdays.

[@TheDoorsofPerception2001]

​@@LeviticusCorwall1899 the cross, they released an album in 1979

[@crose7412]

@@harveysmith100 It was that Gary Kemp! There's footage on UA-cam of them performing together on television.

[@Timekeeper1200]

Jiiimmmmy 🛵

[@MrMr-fo8st]

I feed the pigeons, I sometimes feed the sparrows too...

[@aldworth33]

Soon to be doing wembley 👍

[@Mr_R10T]

PARKLIFE

[@sandycheeks7865]

I love Oasis but you just don’t get nice warm feeling stories about the 90s, about Oasis, like this. And there are many like this.

[@samanthahardy9903]

It was sung by a band called Blur and Phil Daniels starred in the video as well.

[@braveconcepts]

I came here expecting some info on the MEANING of the song.

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

It’s about PARKLIFE! What more do you need?

[@diskgrinder]

Park your life

[@SPONSONBY]

He didn’t write it

[@samanthahardy9903]

It was about the thoughts and observations of a band member who was sitting in Hyde Park, London, England at the time. Hence the name Parklife.

[@NilsLange]

Vorsprung durch Technik. Nur bei Audi

[@will_n775]

​@TheDissidentBrit😂😂 well remembered

[@jeffoliver7491]

Why didn't he ask him what the song was about? 25, or rather 26, years later and we still don't know. Was it about a transvestite park keeper or a peeping tom park keeper? No one knows, and in an 'emperors new clothes' kind of way most wouldn't feel compelled to ask.

[@Gnostic101]

What a Tune

[@S7EVE_P]

Such a tedious and ponderous style of interviewing. Is everyone really so stupid that we need to conduct interviews this way???

[@samrose3205]

What's wrong with it?

[@jeffreyyeh1035]

@@samrose3205 because it answered nothing

[@BeasleyStreet]

That's showbiz...