Blur - Beetlebum (Jools Holland 1997) video free download


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"Beetlebum" is a song by English band Blur. It was released as the lead single for the band's eponymous fifth album, Blur. The single became Blur's second to reach the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart (after "Country House"). It is believed that the song is about heroin and the drug experiences that Damon Albarn had with his then girlfriend, Justine Frischmann of Elastica. Albarn has stated in an interview with MTV that the song describes a complicated emotion, sort of 'sleepy' and sort of 'sexy'.

"Beetlebum" is very highly regarded by fans of Blur. A members' poll on blurtalk.com currently rates "Beetlebum" as Blur's best single, beating its nearest competitors "The Universal", "Coffee & TV" and "Popscene" by a considerable margin. The band also seems to consider the song one of their best. Even Blur's rival, Noel Gallagher has praised it, when on Zane Lowe's brown couch he described it as his favourite Blur song. It is the opening track on Blur and Blur: The Best of.

Comments

9 years ago

Imelda Flores

Gorgeous♥

9 years ago

RayHogan

What a performance. The emotion emits a raw sexiness not seen in today's pop tripe.

9 years ago

MurdocFuckingNiccals

02:48 literally the only girl dancing 

9 years ago

Dane Di Pierro

Damon and Alex look high as a kite and they still were amazing.

9 years ago

minas melas

blur!!!!!

9 years ago

charlie chu

AC/DC lol

9 years ago

Leah Vogel

I miss this era.

9 years ago

Tommy Orr Jr

see in australia (thank fuck) we never got to see a whole lot of the oasis/blur fight...we just thought they were two piss poor brit bands

9 years ago

manny short

Piss on me 

9 years ago

janelanemle1979

I miss the Brit Pop 90s.... 

9 years ago

Christopher Howe

they piss on Oasis, Damon is a true genius

10 years ago

Vincecouk

eeew what did Damon do at the end there with his voice..

10 years ago

ben dain-smith

People seem to forget that its 2014 and Noel and Damon have now performed together and Graham toured with Noel a couple of years ago. My point being that it is very possible to like both equally because in truth they are very different. I myself prefer oasis but I don't see how it matters. Music is an art not a competition

10 years ago

Bror Axel Dehn

I don't even wanna compare Blur to Oasis, they got so much more musical talent and depth

10 years ago

kulak10

he can't sing, how it is possible that they are legend....

10 years ago

pmeadows34

How good is Graham Coxon.......Oasis said they hated Blur, although begrudgingly added that their lead guitarist was bloody impressive.

10 years ago

Suzinne Barrett

Doncha hate it when lead singers pick up the guitar? I do. We don't want Damon looking down, because the British beauty of that face shouldn't be messed with!

10 years ago

Garcia Amélia

Wanna be his guitar 2.

10 years ago

angus ellis

hoootenany

10 years ago

thedogoffaleash

I cant tell if its their distortion or the audio quality but that tearing fuzz sounds so sick!

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