"Song 2 a parody of grunge?" Well that's how I always intrepreted it. It's a catchy damn song, to be sure, but something that always struck me about it was how intentionally self-pitying the lyrics were. It also helps to know that Albarn really hated the over-exposure Nirvana had at its height. So, I tend to interpret lines like "Well, I feel heavy metal/ and I'm pins and I'm needles" as somewhat parodic. Plus sonically, it's so simple compared to other Blur songs.
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"Song 2 a parody of grunge?"
Well that's how I always intrepreted it.
It's a catchy damn song, to be sure, but something that always struck me about it was how intentionally self-pitying the lyrics were.
It also helps to know that Albarn really hated the over-exposure Nirvana had at its height.
So, I tend to interpret lines like "Well, I feel heavy metal/ and I'm pins and I'm needles" as somewhat parodic.
Plus sonically, it's so simple compared to other Blur songs.
Well, again, that's my take on it.
Doesn't mean it's right.
Hence parody, It's not The Same as grunge. Guitarists understand how It can be called a parody.