Girls & Boys - Muziek
Girls & Boys by Blur
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Blur Is An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1988. The Band Consists Of Singer Damon Albarn Guitarist Graham Coxon Bassist Alex James And Drummer Dave Rowntree. Their Debut Album Leisure 1991 Incorporated The Sounds Of Madchester And Shoegazing. Following A Stylistic Change Influenced By English Guitar Pop Groups Such As The Kinks Depeche Mode And Radiohead Blur Released Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993 Parklife 1994 And The Great Escape 1995 . As A Result The Band Helped To Popularise The Britpop Genre And Achieved Mass Popularity In The UK Aided By A Chart Battle With Rival Band Oasis In 1995 Dubbed "The Battle Of Britpop". Blur's Self-Titled Fifth Album 1997 Saw Another Stylistic Shift Influenced By The Lo-Fi Styles Of American Indie Rock Groups And Became Their Third UK Chart-Topping Album. Its Single "Song 2" Brought The Band Mainstream Success In The US For The First Time. Their Next Album 13 1999 Saw The Band Experimenting With Electronic And Gospel Music And Featured More Personal Lyrics From Albarn. Their Seventh Album Think Tank 2003 Continued Their Experimentation With Electronic Sounds And Was Also Shaped By Albarn's Growing Interest In Hip Hop And World Music Featuring More Minimal Guitar Work. Coxon Left The Band During Early Recording Sessions For Think Tank And Blur Disbanded For Several Years After The End Of The Album's Associated Tour With The Members Engaged In Other Projects. In 2009 Blur Reunited With Coxon Back In The Band And Embarked On A European Reunion Tour. In The Following Years They Released Several Singles And Compilations And Toured Internationally. In 2012 They Received A Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. Their Eighth Album The Magic Whip 2015 Was The Sixth Consecutive Blur Studio Album To Top The British Chart. The Group Have Largely Been On Hiatus Since The Magic Whip Tour But Have Announced Plans To Reunite In 2023 For Various Live Dates. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Blur_ Band Studio Albums
Leisure 1991 Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993 Parklife 1994 The Great Escape 1995 Blur 1997 13 1999 Think Tank 2003 The Magic Whip 2015 The Ballad Of Darren 2023
Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Girls & Boys
Blur - Parklife
"Girls & Boys" Was Released As The Lead Single From The Band's Third Album Parklife On 7 March 1994. Charting At Number Five In The UK Singles Charts "Girls & Boys" Was Blur's First Top 5 Hit. In The United States It Reached Number Fifty-Nine On The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart And Number Four On The Modern Rock Songs Chart. The Video Directed By Kevin Godley Featured Blur Performing This Song To A Backdrop Of People On 18-30 Package Holidays Which The Band Interspersed Into The Video . Kevin Branded The Video As "Page 3 Rubbish" While Blur Found It "perfect". The Front Cover Of The Single Was Taken From A Pack Of Durex Condoms. The Single Release Also Includes A Remix Of The Track By Pet Shop Boys Who Later Covered The Track Live On Tour In 1994. In 2003 Radiohead Frontman Thom Yorke Confessed That He Wished He Had Written The Song. In 2007 Electronic Band Blaqk Audio Released A Cover Of The Song As A Hot Topic Exclusive Bonus Track For Their Debut Album CexCells. Around That Time Perhaps Beginning In Mid 2006 The Song Saw A Resurgence In Popularity In The American Indie Music Scene Being Played A Lot At Dance Clubs. Upon The Song's Release It Was A Comeback For The Band Who Had Had A Lean Commercial Period For A Couple Of Years. The Song Even Surpassed The Band's Past Commercial Peak By Three Spots. The Song Is Included On Two Compilations Albums Blur The Best Of And Midlife A Beginner's Guide To Blur. The Song Was Covered By The French Singer Mélanie Pain In Her 2008 Album My Name.
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Blur Is An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1988. The Band Consists Of Singer Damon Albarn Guitarist Graham Coxon Bassist Alex James And Drummer Dave Rowntree. Their Debut Album Leisure 1991 Incorporated The Sounds Of Madchester And Shoegazing. Following A Stylistic Change Influenced By English Guitar Pop Groups Such As The Kinks Depeche Mode And Radiohead Blur Released Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993 Parklife 1994 And The Great Escape 1995 . As A Result The Band Helped To Popularise The Britpop Genre And Achieved Mass Popularity In The UK Aided By A Chart Battle With Rival Band Oasis In 1995 Dubbed "The Battle Of Britpop". Blur's Self-Titled Fifth Album 1997 Saw Another Stylistic Shift Influenced By The Lo-Fi Styles Of American Indie Rock Groups And Became Their Third UK Chart-Topping Album. Its Single "Song 2" Brought The Band Mainstream Success In The US For The First Time. Their Next Album 13 1999 Saw The Band Experimenting With Electronic And Gospel Music And Featured More Personal Lyrics From Albarn. Their Seventh Album Think Tank 2003 Continued Their Experimentation With Electronic Sounds And Was Also Shaped By Albarn's Growing Interest In Hip Hop And World Music Featuring More Minimal Guitar Work. Coxon Left The Band During Early Recording Sessions For Think Tank And Blur Disbanded For Several Years After The End Of The Album's Associated Tour With The Members Engaged In Other Projects. In 2009 Blur Reunited With Coxon Back In The Band And Embarked On A European Reunion Tour. In The Following Years They Released Several Singles And Compilations And Toured Internationally. In 2012 They Received A Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. Their Eighth Album The Magic Whip 2015 Was The Sixth Consecutive Blur Studio Album To Top The British Chart. The Group Have Largely Been On Hiatus Since The Magic Whip Tour But Have Announced Plans To Reunite In 2023 For Various Live Dates. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Blur_ Band Studio Albums
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Graham Coxon Damon Albarn Pulp Oasis Elastica The Good, The Bad & The Queen Gorillaz The Stone Roses Suede Supergrass Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds The Verve The Charlatans Liam Gallagher Jarvis Cocker Beady Eye.
"Girls & Boys" was released as the lead single from the band's third album Parklife, on 7 March 1994. Charting at number five in the UK Singles Charts, "Girls & Boys" was Blur's first top 5 hit. In the United States, it reached number fifty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number four on the Modern Rock songs chart.
The video, directed by Kevin Godley, featured Blur performing this song to a backdrop of people on 18-30 package holidays (which the band interspersed into the video). Kevin branded the video as "Page 3 rubbish" while Blur found it "perfect". The front cover of the single was taken from a pack of Durex condoms.
The single release also includes a remix of the track by Pet Shop Boys, who later covered the track live on tour in 1994.
In 2003, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke confessed that he wished he had written the song.
In 2007, electronic band Blaqk Audio released a cover of the song as a Hot Topic exclusive bonus track for their debut album CexCells. Around that time, perhaps beginning in mid 2006, the song saw a resurgence in popularity in the American Indie Music Scene, being played a lot at dance clubs.
Upon the song's release, it was a comeback for the band, who had had a lean commercial period for a couple of years. The song even surpassed the band's past commercial peak by three spots.
The song is included on two compilations albums, Blur: The Best of and Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur.
The song was covered by the French singer Mélanie Pain in her 2008 album My Name.
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