At first, Blur were a band that prided themselves on their Britishness. They wrote keenly observational pop songs about 18-30 Holidays, The Shipping Forecast, Sunday Lunch and the Quiet Frustrations of Everyday British Life. In Britain, it made them heroes. But in the US they were nobodies. So it was quite the surprise that midway through the 90s, they made an about-face and unleashed a screaming chunk of Apple Pie-scented Grunge rawk, the key modern jock jam. But how did they get there Why was a jumbo jet involved And was it just a joke aimed squarely to whom it appealed This is New British Canon and this is the Story of “Song 2.” #Blur #Britpop #MusicDocumentary Fact-checking by Chad Van Wagner. Soundtrack Luar - Citrine (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats) Jesse Gallagher - The Golden Present Luar - Anchor (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats) 00:00 Introduction 00:52 Blur & Britpop's Ascension: "So The Story Begins..." 07:17 The Great Escape: "I Am So Sad, I Don't Know Why" 15:30 Recording Blur: "Sad Drunk and Poorly" 22:30 Creating Song 2: "When I Feel Heavy Metal" 28:07 Enduring Legacy of Blur & Song 2 Sources: The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock by John Harris, 2004, Harper Perennial Verse, Chorus, Monster! By Graham Coxon, 2022, Faber The Life of Blur by Martin Power, 2013, Omnibus Press Isle of Noises by Daniel Rachel, 2013, Picador Starshaped - Documentary (1993) dir. Matthew Longfellow Blur - The South Bank Show (1999) dir Gerald Fox No Distance Left to Run - Documentary (2010) dir. Dylan Southern & Will Lovelace “Blur: Britain’s Class Act” Steven Daly, Rolling Stone, Nov 1994 "The Hic Parade" Ted Kessler, NME, Dec 1994 "Blur: The Return Of The Fab Four" Paul Mathur, Melody Maker, Aug 1995 "Blur: The Return Of The Fab Four: Part Two" Paul Mathur, Melody Maker, Aug 1995 “Graham Coxon: I'm Completely at Odds With Everything” Keith Cameron, NME, Sep 1995 "Blur: England Expects" Chris Heath, The Face, Sep 1995 "Gold, Nonsense and Blur" Johnny Cigarettes, NME, Dec