Blur's self-titled fifth album (1997) saw another stylistic shift, influenced by the lo-fi styles of American indie rock groups, and became their third UK chart-topping album. Its single "Song 2" brought the band mainstream success in the US for the first time. Their next album, 13 (1999) saw the band experimenting with electronic and gospel music, and featured more personal lyrics from Albarn. Their seventh album, Think Tank (2003), continued their experimentation with electronic sounds and was also shaped by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and world music, featuring more minimal guitar work. Coxon left the band during early recording sessions for Think Tank, and Blur disbanded for several years after the end of the album's associated tour, with the members engaged in other projects.
In 2009, Blur reunited with Coxon back in the band and embarked on a European reunion tour. In the following years, they released several singles and compilations and toured internationally. In 2012, they received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Their eighth album, The Magic Whip (2015), was the sixth consecutive Blur studio album to top the British chart. The group have largely been on hiatus since the Magic Whip tour, but have announced plans to reunite in 2023 for various live dates.
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Studio albums
Leisure (1991)
Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Parklife (1994)
The Great Escape (1995)
Blur (1997)
13 (1999)
Think Tank (2003)
The Magic Whip (2015)
The Ballad of Darren (2023)
1992
Blur Lyrics
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An agreement of your bombast
You'd love my bed
You took the other instead
But don't you feel low
I was being oblique
And you'd love my bed
You got the other instead
What do you owe me
The price of your piece of mind
You'd love my bed
You took it all instead
The lyrics of Blur's song "1992" talk about a business deal that didn't go as planned because of a personal relationship. The first line, "Going into business" implies that the singer and the person they are addressing had a business agreement. However, the next line "An agreement of your bombast" suggests that the other party had an inflated sense of their own abilities, which may have caused some friction. The next two lines, "You'd love my bed, you took the other instead" indicate that there was probably a romantic relationship involved before the business deal, and the person the singer was addressing chose someone else to be with instead of them.
The chorus goes "But don't you feel low, I was being oblique, and you'd love my bed, you got the other instead" suggests that the singer is taunting the other person because they know that the relationship will not work out. The singer is being intentionally ambiguous or indirect ("oblique") about their true feelings, but they believe that the other person will regret their decision and miss out on something great ("you'd love my bed").
The final verse says "What do you owe me? The price of your piece of mind. You'd love my bed, you took it all instead." which implies that the person the singer is addressing owes them something, probably money, for the business arrangement. The singer feels that the other person gave up something valuable ("you'd love my bed") for something else ("you took it all instead").
Line by Line Meaning
Going into business
Entering into a serious commitment
An agreement of your bombast
A deal based on your empty promises
You'd love my bed
You desire my physical intimacy
You took the other instead
You chose someone else over me
But don't you feel low
But you shouldn't feel guilty about it
I was being oblique
I wasn't being straightforward with my intentions
And you'd love my bed
And you would enjoy being with me, physically
You got the other instead
But you ended up with someone else
What do you owe me
What do you have to give me as compensation
The price of your piece of mind
The cost of your mental peace
You'd love my bed
You would desire to be with me, physically
You took it all instead
But you took everything for granted and chose someone else
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Steven Alexander James, David Rowntree, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon
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Going into business
An agreement of your bombast
You'd love my bed
You took the other instead
But don't you feel low
I was being oblique
And you'd love my bed
You got the other instead
What do you owe me
The price of your piece of mind
You'd love my bed
You took it all instead
@valentinosiciliano1409
A drowned guitar, a distant chorus, white noise. The feelings, those memories of this album, my childhood. Somehow my past is now distant, I don't know where I'm going to, but this song will always remind me of my essence
@robsdianten1
Top comment
@flynn6904
This song sounds like they left Sing inside a cupboard after Leisure was released and then found it years later all disfigured and mutated with all sorts of fungi and shit growing on it.
@w.w.1633
Pretty much, and this is why I love this song even more than Sing.
@k-leb4671
It seemed like Damon was trying to continue the same magic of Sing when he first made the demo, and that was probably the reason why he shelved it as well. Then years later he rediscovered it and decided it wasn't a bad idea to make another song like Sing, especially with the band's new perspective on things.
@countrybadsaladman1773
@@k-leb4671 I have a different theory. But first: "13" is my favourite Blur album, so don´t get me wrong. However, I think William Orbit doesn´t get enough credit for his awesome production. To me it feels like Blur didn´t have many song ready, when they went into the studio and we owe a lot to Orbit, who made this album so special. Took everything apart to put it back together and made it work. If you look at the number of remixes of old stuff that came with "13", I think either Blur brought a lot of unfinished older titles themselves or Orbit made them in order to have enough to work with. And from what I´ve read and heard "1992" is indeed an unfinished idea from 1992 (maybe with different or additional lyrics). Again, I love this album, however, it was made at a point, when Blur and their members really struggled on many levels. Orbit made this album to quite some extend ( except for Coffee & TV and Tender, which in themself sound rather different to the rest).
@robsdianten1
@@countrybadsaladman1773 no distance left to run also sounds different to the other 13's songs
@countrybadsaladman1773
@@robsdianten1 Yes, it does. However, I think it´s perfectly placed and I wasn´t exactly talking about "No Distance Left To Run" in my previous comment. This is a rather homogenous song, in which Graham uses an open G tuning on the guitar, that actually finds a lot of use in Blues ( we all love that warm, intimate progression on the guitar, don´t we?). Maybe that´s why it sounds different to many other songs on the album, while I´m sure he used different tunings before and also to quite some extend in his solo works.
@veronicaulunque6837
THIS IS ART
@jamescalder326
Exactement