Not sure how this song squeaked past and didn’t make it into previous countdowns, but here it is today: Wonderwall by Oasis, a decade-defining masterclass in pop rock. Music changed so drastically so fast in the middle of the last decade of the 1900s. Partly responsible was Oasis, who brought that British flair back to popular American radio the way it did in the sixties, with a song combining uplifting lyrics and sad music. It was a dichotomy of sounds that created near-perfection. Almost like life itself, in a way. Like other songs on my countdowns, Wonderwall takes me back to that moment just before the worst event in my life happened, so when I hear it, I am reminded of youthful innocence and blissful ignorance. Oh, the things I’d try to do and say if I only had the chance to travel back and talk to Mary, to Sis, to so many people…
From the historical writing archive. Original date: December 18, 2019. Recovered from local source material; editorial review is still in progress.
