Song 2
February 28, 2008
Song: Song 2
Artist: Blur
Album: Blur
Link: Song 2
Genre: Britpop, Alternative Rock, Pop/Rock
Mood: playful, raucous, woo-hoo!
Description: Blur is one of the defining bands of Britpop, but the band quickly diversified to form a much more eclectic sound than other Britpops like Oasis. One such diversification is Song 2, which is more all-out rock than most of its songs, in both mood and melody. Song 2 features a cool contrast between the heavy drums and guitars which churn out raucous noise, and the periodic “Woo-hoo!” sung in falsetto. The contrast creates some very fun rock, and consequently it quickly became Blur’s biggest single. Other than the “Woo-hoo”s that I love, the lyrics blend in with the guitars, to the point where the lyrics are almost indistinguishable and the point of the singing is only the actual melody of the singing itself. Song 2 is a fun romp, but despite that (or perhaps because of that), it barely reaches two minutes long. The song is certainly a bit too short, but what it loses in length it more than makes up for in energy and enthusiasm.
