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"Wonderwall" is a song by Oasis which is about Noel Gallagher's then girlfriend Meg Matthews, who is compared with a schoolboy's wall to which posters of footballers and Pop stars are attached. Noel later married then divorced Meg Matthews. However, according to Q magazines 1001 Best Songs Ever, this was not about Matthews. Noel is quoted as saying, "The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it. And how do you tell your Mrs. it's not about her once she's read it is? It's about an imaginary friend who's going to come and save you from yourself."
The music is based on Wonderwall Music, an instrumental album George Harrison wrote for the movie Wonderwall in 1968. This was the first solo album released by any of The Beatles.
The concept of the "Wonderwall" is based on a '60s film called Wonderwall - from Psychedelia to Surrealism, starring Jane Birkin. She lives next door to a man who becomes fascinated with her,so he slowly makes holes in his wall so he can watch her through it. This is the "Wonderwall." Warning: this movie is supposedly terrible.
In 2002, the British army produced a recruitment video that used this under footage of soldiers conducting exercises. The producers of the video didn't realize they needed permission to use the song, and when Oasis denied, they had to recall all the videos.
The album is the second-best selling in British history. The best selling album in UK history is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. (thanks, simon - sydney, Australia)
This was the first single Oasis released in the US, and is their biggest hit in that country. (thanks, Carlos Arredondo - Monterrey, Mexico)
Initially Noel wanted to sing this song, but he gave his brother Liam Gallagher the choice, and Noel ended up singing "Don't Look Back In Anger."
What sounds like a cello was played on a Mellotron tape-playback keyboard, although the video features shows someone playing the cello.
At live shows Noel plays his acoustic guitar on a Fender Telecaster. It's one of the few songs where he uses a Fender guitar rather than a Gibson.
The opening track of (What's the Story) Morning Glory is the track "Hello," which starts off with the opening riff of "Wonderwall" playing extremely quietly; this stops once the guitar noise comes in.
The original title was "Wishing Stone."
In an interview conducted in Australia around the time of the release of Be Here Now, when asked which 3 songs he would like to be remembered for, Noel immediately responded with "Live Forever" and "Wonderwall" and then proceeded to list several others, including "Champagne Supernova," "Magic Pie" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol."
At the very end of the song, the intro to "Supersonic" can be faintly heard being played on acoustic guitar.
Radiohead recorded a bootleg cover of the song in which Thom Yorke sings many incorrect lyrics and cuts out mid-chorus when a background voice says, "Is this abysmal or what? It's always good to make fun of Oasis."
Released on marketplace 2017 |
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"The Stage" • "Trust" • "Dead Memories" • "Wake Me Up" • "Celebration" • "Party Rock Anthem" • "Swing, Swing" • "Some Nights" • "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)" |
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"3's and 7's" • "ABC" • "Ace of Spades '08" • "Alive" • "Aqualung" • "Buddy Holly" • "Carry On Wayward Son" "Chop Suey" • "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" • "De-Luxe" • "Drain You" • "Everlong" • "Float On" "Gasoline" • "Holiday in Cambodia" • "I Was Wrong" • "The Killing Jar" • "Kryptonite" • "Laid to Rest" "Less Talk More Rokk" • "Livin' on a Prayer" • "Message in a Bottle" • "The Middle" • "Miss Murder" "More Than a Feeling" • "Move Along" • "Mr. Brightside" • "My Own Worst Enemy" • "Our Truth" • "Painkiller" "The Perfect Drug" • "Pinball Wizard" • "Rock Your Socks" • "Show Me the Way" • "Spoonman" • "Today" "The Trees" (Vault Edition) • "What's My Age Again?" • "Where'd You Go?" • "White Wedding, Part 1" • "Would?" |
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"Everlong" • "ABC" • "Buddy Holly" • "Ace of Spades '08" • "What's My Age Again?" |
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"Afterlife" • "All I Want" • "Back from the Dead" • "Black Sunshine" • "The Boys Are Back In Town (Live)" "Bring Me to Life" • "California Über Alles" • "Casey Jones" • "Constant Motion" • "Crushcrushcrush" "Dr. Feelgood" • "Excuse Me Mr." • "A Favor House Atlantic" • "Feed the Tree" • "Flathead" • "Funk #49" "Gimme Three Steps" • "Had a Dad" • "Headknocker" • "Heartbreaker" • "Here Comes Your Man" • "Hysteria" "I Stand Alone" • "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" • "Inside the Fire" • "Jeremy" • "Just a Girl" • "The Kill" "Know Your Enemy" • "Kool Thing" • "Lonely as You" • "Losing My Religion" • "Love Spreads" • "Lucid Dreams" "Monkey Wrench" • "My Curse" • "My Iron Lung" • "My Old School" • "The Number of the Beast (Original Version)" • "Pride and Joy" • "Red Barchetta" • "Renegade" • "Riad N' the Bedouins" • "The Rock Show" "Sex Type Thing" • "She's Not There" • "Sin Wagon" • "Smooth Criminal" • "Still Alive" • "Toxicity" "The Trooper" • "Typical" • "Under the Bridge" • "Wake Up Dead" • "Waking the Demon" • "Wonderwall" "You're No Rock N' Roll Fun" |
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