Bring Britpop back

I proudly say it. I had a crush on Louise Wener.



The first time I saw her face in Smash Hits magazine back in 1995 and I was dazzled. Listening to Sleeper's first LP made it even sweeter. I used to collect her pictures and notes from magazines before the internet chewed on the world. 12 years old, I was. Funny thing is, this lady almost never sang in tune live, she hardly has a vocal range, yet, I believe she owns one of the most beautiful voices I have heard. She looks like a sassy rebel, but once the camera gets her eyes, you can tell she's a shy sweetheart.

Britpop. An influence I can never deny. Mid-90s. Good times. Life was okay. I was starting to play guitar and write my own little, too naive songs. Drew inspiration from all the little things around like the lovely rivalry between Oasis and Blur. George Michael released Older and has gone all jazz while everything else was about being straight and, oh well, rock 'n' roll.

I had this double tape thingy, a collection of the hits around at that time. "Live Forever", "Charmless Man", "Spaceman", "Not so Manic Now", "King of The Kerb" and maybe even Enya's "Anywhere is" (Intensive episodes of Enya related posts will be on very soon).  These two lovely cassette tapes were almost on everywhere I went. The sound of raw anger, British accent, don't give a fuck attitude, anthems, and the inevitable teenage spirit celebration. I had that classic guitar that only had 3 strings. I've played all the songs on this double tape on it. I was dreaming of making a record, having a kick ass band and performing in front of a lifetime of people.

Britpop's death, was on hands of The Verve's Urban Hymns, and Radiohead's OK Computer. Nonetheless, two of my 10 favorite albums of all time.

1998, I met Mustafa Farid (Muzty) after rehearsing "She's Electric", and with Karim, Egoz was born. Britpop was still lingering in our heads. We still play songs like "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Song 2" in our gigs. We are thinking of playing Blur's "Girls and Boys", I have no idea how.

Life went on. I am still listening to Sleeper's songs, I still believe Louise Wener is a Goddess..

...and though nostaliga sometimes hurt, I remember Trainspotting with a smile on my face.


"But I have seen, the lines in between, too late, but yet too soon"