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#Blur6Music - help build the Ultimate Blur Playlist
When Blur step up to receive the Outstanding Contribution to Music trophy at this week’s BRIT Awards, it’ll be the culmination of a journey which began nearly 25 years ago at Goldsmiths College, London. Since then they’ve traversed numerous scenes and styles, from baggy to Britpop, via an infatuation with college rock and experimenting with world music, but never losing sight that what matters most is a good tune.
When they returned to headline Glastonbury in 2009 after a hiatus which involved everything from cheese to politics, their music felt more vital than ever. Perhaps we’d begun to take them for granted by the tail end of the 90s and needed to be reminded just how good their songs were again?
Whatever, anyone who was on Worthy Farm that evening or at Blur's shows in London’s Hyde Park which followed will know what a special place the British public hold in their hearts for Damon, Alex, Graham and Dave.
To commemorate their BRIT, this Friday night on Now Playing we want you to build the ultimate Blur inspired playlist - but we need your help and music suggestions, like:
* Their own tracks – from classics like Song 2, There’s No Other Way and Beetlebum through to forgotten singles.
* B-sides and rarities, maybe the To The End with Françoise Hardy, their cover of Elvis Costello’s Oliver’s Army or their stomping version of Maggie Amy?
* Other projects the band members have worked on or collaborating be it solo work from Gorillaz to DRC Music,Massive Attack, Elastica or Duffy
* Current bands who Blur have influenced.
Let us know by leaving a comment on the blog, Tweeting us using #Blur6Music, discussing it on our Facebook page, e-mail or add some tracks to our Spotify playlist – and listen to the show on Friday from 7pm.
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At 13:48 22nd Feb 2012, Lucy Play wrote:Inertia, Beachcoma, Bonebag, Peach, 1992, Battle.. At the very least !!
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At 19:03 22nd Feb 2012, JamesDacey wrote:Coffee And TV, Out Of Time, Beetlebum and She's So High. And anything from Monkey: Journey to the West
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At 22:27 22nd Feb 2012, Rudy_Lou wrote:Girls & Boys, Parklife, To the End, Tender.
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At 09:15 23rd Feb 2012, jdkayll wrote:Battle, Bugman, 1992, Mr Briggs, Bonebag, Inertia, Resigned!
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At 10:53 23rd Feb 2012, narnabreaddan wrote:The Universal, London Loves, Clover Over Dover and, End of a Century!
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At 10:54 23rd Feb 2012, chrome covered clone wrote:Blue Jeans, Resigned, The Wassailing Song, I Know, Trimm Trabb, Battle, Morricone by Blur.
Tell It Like It Is, Light Up Your Candles, Bottom Bunk, A Day Is Far Too Long, Spectacular, Bitter Tears, Right To Pop! by Graham Coxon.
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At 11:03 23rd Feb 2012, ljswan12 wrote:Shes so high, There's no other way, For tomorrow, Sunday sunday, End of a century, Parklife, This is a low, Stereotypes, Country house, Charmless man, TOPMAN, The Universal, Entertain me, Beetlebum, Song 2, Tender, Coffee and tv, No distance left to run, Crazy beat.
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At 11:13 23rd Feb 2012, BlurLover wrote:Beetlebum, Coffee & TV, This is low, Tender, London Loves, Parklife, Stereotypes, Sunday Sunday, The Universal, For Tomorrow, Charmless man, Song 2.... I think they should play all of their songs!!
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At 13:15 23rd Feb 2012, Cocotte41 wrote:Blur: Out of time, Tender, For tomorrow, Caramel, People in Europe, All we want, Get out of cities, Popscene , Resigned, Sing, Fool's day, Good song, Battery in your legs, Mr Robinson's Quango, Gene by gene, Death of a party, Magic America, Stange news from another star (and any other song,because there are too many good songs to choose only a few...)
Graham Coxon: A day is far too long
The Good ,the Bad and the Queen : Three changes, Northern Whale, and The Good, the Bad and the Queen(song).
Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood, Dare, Dirty Harry, On melancholy hill, Feel Good inc, Don't get lost in heaven, 19-2000, Empire Ants(with Little Dragon), Rhinestone Eyes.
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At 15:19 23rd Feb 2012, Giselablur wrote:Fool, star shaped, this is a low, london loves, best days, ernold same, mr. robinson's quango, beetlebum, trimm trabb... stereotypes... when the cows come home.. and on and on ...dont know i think anybody can choose just 6 songs.....
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At 04:08 24th Feb 2012, lesley_dee wrote:Not a Blur aficionado, but, here goes; Tender, Out of time, She's so high, For tomorrow, Universal, Good song......I like most of them.
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At 14:57 24th Feb 2012, dove_from_above wrote:Trimm Trabb. Always Trimm Trabb.
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At 16:09 24th Feb 2012, Britisgreat wrote:Lot 105
Caramel
You're So Great
Strange News From Another Star
Trailerpark
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At 16:10 24th Feb 2012, JadeDudley wrote:Without a shadow of a doubt, 'Tracy Jacks'. THE best song I have ever seen live in my life!
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At 16:12 24th Feb 2012, Charlotte Zylanie-Reck wrote:Beetlebum, Tender, This is a Low, Death of a party, Girls and Boys, The Universal......Everything they've ever done is perfect, most mind-blowing and beautiful band to grace the industry in such a long time and will be remembered forever! :)
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At 16:23 24th Feb 2012, gem wrote:A live version of For Tomorrow, always makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up
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At 16:49 24th Feb 2012, Fifi wrote:My favorite songs : "The Universal" and "Out of Time".
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At 16:50 24th Feb 2012, THEKAIKOTO wrote:I got law (is a definite must), beetlebum, mellow song, look inside america, M.O.R, Parklife, and trailerpark. i can just keep on going, why not just put all the songs?
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At 16:53 24th Feb 2012, brownboy90 wrote:blur has amazing tunes, it's very hard to pick the best ones, but my playlist would be:
The universal, Song2, Stereotypes, For Tomorrow, Wood pigeon, Best Days, This is a low, He thought of Cars, Parklife, Charmless Man, Caramel, Oily water, Villa Rosie, Chemical World, Chinese Bombs, She's so high, Entertain Me, No Distance Left To Run, Beetlebum, To The End, Advert, Trouble In The Message Centre. Looking forward to seeing them in hyde park! Got my tickets!!!
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At 17:07 24th Feb 2012, single_serving_friend wrote:Death of a Party, Essex Dogs, Resigned, Tame, Young & Lovely, Luminous, Inertia, Blue Jeans, The Universal, He Though of Cars, Trimm Trabb, Caramel, You're so Great
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At 17:08 24th Feb 2012, starshapedPrimrose wrote:For Tomorrow! Sing, She's so high, There's no other way, Stereotypes, Country House, Blue Jeans, The Universal, Villa Rosie, Resigned, End of a Century, Parklife, Far Out, To the End, Clover over Dover!!, This is a low, Bugman, Beetlebum, Popscene, Out of time, I know, Fool's Day, Inertia....
Oh my Gosh, there are too many of them!
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At 17:08 24th Feb 2012, davidm wrote:ok; tender, out of time, beetlebum, for tomorrow, this is a low, to the end, girls and boys, badhead, mellow song, blue jeans, youre so great, sing, trimm trabb, fools day, music is my radar, advert, the universal, best days, caramel, MOR, country sad ballad man, good song, sweet song, chemical world, on your own, parklife, entertain me, tracy jacks, end of a century, battery in your leg, clover over dover, starshaped, villa rosie, strange news from another star, movin on, look inside america, popscene and the guitar bit in bugman.....ok thats a few too many..., but the first 5 are essential...
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At 17:13 24th Feb 2012, starshapedPrimrose wrote:Aargh...I won't be able to listen to this in Germany anyway....what a pity!
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At 17:14 24th Feb 2012, RobPAYNE79 wrote:please play all of their cover versions, the maggie may one is great, I've not heard olivers Army so that would be great! Also coping, becuase it is such a great song, and the only blip on the reunions was that they didn't play it! Also same goes for Colin Zeal!
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At 17:17 24th Feb 2012, Bethany wrote:CHEMICAL WORLD
MR ROBINSON'S QUANGO
SO YOU
ON YOUR OWN
IT COULD BE YOU
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At 17:17 24th Feb 2012, Alice wrote:London Loves, Charmless Man, Threadneedle Street, Star Shaped, Trimm Trabb, For Tomorrow, End of a Century, Death of a Party, You're So Great, Villa Rosie.
(I'm not gonna list the obvious ones cos they'll most likely play those XD)
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At 17:22 24th Feb 2012, davidm wrote:...the good the bad and the queen was a great album- any of green fields, a soldiers tale or history song would be ace....
stylo and dare from gorillaz..
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At 17:56 24th Feb 2012, CommanderCorn wrote:Inertia, Battle, London Loves, Chemical World, Oily Water, On Your Own, M.O.R., You're So Great, Miss America, Colin Zeal, Advert, Come Together, Trailerpark, Swamp Song, B.L.U.R.E.M.I., Out of Time, Jets, Gene By Gene, Wassailing Song.
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At 19:10 24th Feb 2012, JS wrote:Me, white noise
advert
OUT OF TIME
music is my radar
beachcoma
tender
jets
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At 19:14 24th Feb 2012, blurrred wrote:Battle, give me battle! I'd be very grateful if Colours appeared! I also please for the lovely Clover Over Dover, Ultranol, The Universal, Beetlebum, ALL YOUR LIFE (!) and scary Essex Dogs!
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At 19:19 24th Feb 2012, blurrred wrote:and Fool's Day!
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At 19:23 24th Feb 2012, damosbird wrote:For goodness' sake PARKLIFE!!!
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At 19:51 24th Feb 2012, Ruthie K wrote:We need some of Graham's solo stuff too. I suggest 'I Wish' or 'Bittersweet Bundle of Misery.' Also more b-sides! Tame and Thredneedle St!
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At 19:53 24th Feb 2012, Spence wrote:Difficult to choose but.....To The End, This Is A Low, Sunday Sunday, Chemical World....many more though !
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At 19:55 24th Feb 2012, Ruthie K wrote:And you MUST play For Tomorrow, the 'Visit to Primrose Hill' extended version from the single. You've gotta love all that brass! Fantastic show so far. Thanks so much!
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At 20:11 24th Feb 2012, Minbee wrote:I'm with Ruthie K, but would also love to hear Sing (To Me) if it's knocking around!
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At 21:19 24th Feb 2012, Sjarrell wrote:Young and Lovely, Beetlebum, This is Low, For Tomorrow, Look Inside America, Tender.
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At 23:01 24th Feb 2012, Josy wrote:Bonebag
Trimm trabb
Inertia
Luminous
Death of a party
This is a low
Explain
Hanging over
Day upon day
Sing
No distance left to run
Ultranol
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At 11:53 25th Feb 2012, claire wrote:To the End
Tender
Beetlebum
No Distance Left to Run
This is a Low
She's so High
The Universal
Too many to mention but these are a few of my faves! :)
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At 19:07 17th May 2012, kiki123xx wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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