"Oasis hit is named 'best UK song'"

Yes. I remember this happening a lot at the time when out and about. It reminded me of the camaraderie that rugby players share. Oh, I tried to appear sucked into all this happiness, plastered on a fake smile to appease my fellow pissheads (alcohol, whatta drug!). But something always churned inside me that said loud & clear "this is _such_ bullshit".

I'm sure it was a 'moment' for a lot of people ... but it felt to me like the final nail in the coffin of some idea that had been really important in popular music and strangely powerful in late 80's/mid 90's popular music. Imagination, optimism & experimentation, multi-culturalism. I'm not sure ... most of this is textbook, and maybe not graspable to non-UK residents. Just feelings. I'm rambling.

I pretty much despise Oasis on a cultural/political level far, far more than I can rationalise by any analysis of their actual music and sometimes nice little songs (I'll give Noel that).

By far the most embarrasing, least defensible thing I've probably ever posted here. Oh well.

What kind of listener age range does Virgin have?

I would imagine most of their listeners would be male, 25 to 49 - who only enjoy trad songs based rock & pop music.

Decent song, nowhere fucking near the best British song of all time...good to see the Stranglers...

woah, never mind oasis. look at the rest of the list. what the fuck is that curveball at number 10?! heh, i rather like that.
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Oasis are Britain's biggest guitar act since... I was going to say The Jam, but it's probably Slade. Or The Beatles. Or The Shadows. I'm not sure.

Unfortunately, yes *mainstream* Britain in the mid to late 90s was bleak culturally. Paul Weller, Oasis, Texas, Ocean Colour Scene and later Stereophonics all enjoyed massive success.

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Paul Weller, Oasis, Texas, Ocean Colour Scene and later Stereophonics all enjoyed massive success.

Texas is the band the David Brent's band opened for on The Office!

Well, I don't think it's such a bad thing to see Wonderwall at the top, but I'm speaking from the outside and don't quite understand this cultural aspect to what Oasis represent for some people. I would have been far more distressed to see Bohemian Rhapsody get it or the Zep or Lennon tracks. Remember - it could have been Careless Whispers! Then again, my expectations for something like this are already pretty low. The Stranglers at #10 is a most welcome surprise.

Anyone know where there's a list of all 100 songs?

oasis were to 1995-6 what scissor sisters are today, i think. ie shit.

"wonderwall", feh, you call that cup of piss a song?
I'd rather drink from the dick of a goat than ever listen to it again!!

Face it.

they got a live review in an early Muzik. that's all i can muster wrt to supporting your theory though.

James Brown < Oasis
Bob Marley < Oasis
All rappers < Oasis

Fact.

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Robbie Williams has certainly done his share of great melodies. Particularly early in his solo career.

Whatever is the case, James Brown or Bob Marley may never have written the "best UK song" anyway. Bob Marley did a lot of truly great music, though, and, yes, he managed to keep his music melodic most of the time.