Blur - Oily Water (Official Audio)

The official audio for Blur - Oily Water

Taken from Blur’s 2nd studio album ‘Modern Life Is Rubbish’ released in 1993, which featured the singles 'For Tomorrow', 'Chemical World' and 'Sunday Sunday'

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Blur were formed in 1989 by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree and signed with Food/EMI the same year. Announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur continued to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with second release Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993). Five successive UK #1 albums followed - with Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) helping to propel the band to mass popularity in the UK and beyond. The eponymous Blur was released in 1997 and seventh album Think Tank (2003) was Blur’s first as a three-piece after the temporary departure of founding guitarist Graham Coxon.

Twenty one years after the release of their debut album, 2012 saw Blur 21: The Box, the band's body of work compiled and gathered together into one box. Their most recent release as a four-piece, the critically acclaimed chart-topping album The Magic Whip (2015), started life in Hong Kong when the band had an unexpected break in touring in May 2013.

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[davidpar]

No song on this album disappoints. It's their best one

[mladent]

This song probably has my favorite Blur outro. I still think it's not long enough.

[Earth.Crafts.World.Seven.]

Graham Coxon's guitars and backing vocals are sublime here.

[kayesuga]

the "shivering" guitar riff hooks me totally..Modern Life Is Rubbish is a CLASSIC..

[chateaulobby]

"you listen to blur?"
"nah not really my thing"
*does the ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba thing perfectly*

[MarcoConradie]

Alex is such an underrated bassist.... Blur wouldn't be anywhere near the same class without him

[Karton]

One of the best Blur songs in my opinion. I'm always glad to hear it again. Ending could last forever.

[thehitherto]

It's not one of their most famous songs, but it's always been a personal favorite.

[JonathanLit]

God damn this album was magic. If you are lucky enough to remember it, consider yourself one of the blessed.

[chimp]

Here are lyrics to the song Enjoy :)

Lead in me and be in water
Dangling in my world
I swallowed too much oily water
Now it's slipping down my spine

In a sense of self in decline
Growing fat on sound
It's only an early morning dream
And the whole world will be alright

My head hurts with suspicion
I'm coming home sometime
I've swallowed too much oily water
It slipping down my spine

A sense of self, in decline
I'm lying on my back
It's only an early morning dream
And the whole world will be alright

[anmluzuriaga]

Best British band since The Beatles, love you Blur

[facundochejolan]

This song is fucking fucking fucking amazing

[firzen]

I love chorus.. This Dam.. Live version is even better

[abraibra]

I love this...the final is so apocalyptic

[barackobama]

When I was about 6 this used to be my favourite blur song when my dad used to put their music on in the car. I guess even younger me had a great taste in music.

[비정한세상]

[Verse 1]
Lead in me and me in water
Dangling in my world
I swallowed too much oily water
Now it's slipping down my spine
In a sense of self in decline
Growing fat on sound

It's only an early morning dream
And the whole world will be alright

[Verse 2]
My head hurts with suspicion
I'm coming home sometime
I've swallowed too much oily water
It's slipping down my spine
A sense of self in decline
I'm lying on my back

[oskar]

One of the best things i have ever heard.

[emanueljose]

Esto es tan Shoegaze, Damon Albarn con su juguete favorito de los 90s (megáfono)la linea de bajo es brutal, la guitarra de Graham explota con la bateria de Dave, es todo espectacular.

[Cyrath]

One of my favorite songs on a great album. Can listen to this song for hours.

[prospicere]

I saw them in San Francisco in ‘91. They played this before Modern Life came out. It was released on the Volume comp.