The Universal
Blur Lyrics
This is the next century
Where the universal's free
You can find it anywhere
Yes, the future's been sold
Every night we're gone
And to karaoke songs
How we like to sing along
Though the words are wrong
It really, really, really could happen
When the days, they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
No one here is alone
Satellites in every home
Yes, the universal's here, here for everyone
Every paper that you read
Says tomorrow's your lucky day
Well, here's your lucky day
It really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
If the days, they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
Well, it really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
Just let them go
Just let them go
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Damon Albarn, David Rowntree, Graham Leslie Coxon, Steven Alexander James
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The Universal is a song by British band Blur and is featured on their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released 13 November 1995 as the second single from that album, charting at #5 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song has been used on TV advertisements for British Gas since 2009 (although it never re-entered the top 40).
In keeping with the song's science fiction theme, the single's cover art is an allusion to the opening shot of 2001: A Space Odyssey Read Full BioThe Universal is a song by British band Blur and is featured on their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released 13 November 1995 as the second single from that album, charting at #5 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song has been used on TV advertisements for British Gas since 2009 (although it never re-entered the top 40).
In keeping with the song's science fiction theme, the single's cover art is an allusion to the opening shot of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the music video is a tribute to the movie A Clockwork Orange, with the band dressed up in costumes similar to Alex and his droogs. Both movies were directed by Stanley Kubrick.
The song has increased in stature since its release; this is proved by it being voted second best of all Blur singles on blurtalk.com's Singles Vote. In addition, on Rate Your Music the song is often in the Top 25 for 1995 as well as being in the Top 500 of all time.
The highly-acclaimed music video for the song was directed by Jonathan Glazer. The band is presented in imitation of the opening scenes from the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, in the milk bar. Blur star as the quasi-Droogs, complete with Damon Albarn wearing eyeliner similar to the film. They perform in the bar in all-white.
The bar patrons consist of different groups; a lone female entertains male business colleagues by exploiting their sexual interest in her; two odd men entirely coloured red and blue conduct a stilted (subtitled) conversation; and two male colleagues – one of them in a priest in a vicar's dog collar – become increasingly drunk on cocktails, laughing more and more hysterically until a final shock moment which eventually leads us to seeing the priest planting a kiss on him at the last second of the video.
The golf ball-shaped speaker featured in the video was sold in a charity auction in 1999.
The song has been used on TV advertisements for British Gas since 2009 (although it never re-entered the top 40).
In keeping with the song's science fiction theme, the single's cover art is an allusion to the opening shot of 2001: A Space Odyssey Read Full BioThe Universal is a song by British band Blur and is featured on their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. It was released 13 November 1995 as the second single from that album, charting at #5 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song has been used on TV advertisements for British Gas since 2009 (although it never re-entered the top 40).
In keeping with the song's science fiction theme, the single's cover art is an allusion to the opening shot of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the music video is a tribute to the movie A Clockwork Orange, with the band dressed up in costumes similar to Alex and his droogs. Both movies were directed by Stanley Kubrick.
The song has increased in stature since its release; this is proved by it being voted second best of all Blur singles on blurtalk.com's Singles Vote. In addition, on Rate Your Music the song is often in the Top 25 for 1995 as well as being in the Top 500 of all time.
The highly-acclaimed music video for the song was directed by Jonathan Glazer. The band is presented in imitation of the opening scenes from the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, in the milk bar. Blur star as the quasi-Droogs, complete with Damon Albarn wearing eyeliner similar to the film. They perform in the bar in all-white.
The bar patrons consist of different groups; a lone female entertains male business colleagues by exploiting their sexual interest in her; two odd men entirely coloured red and blue conduct a stilted (subtitled) conversation; and two male colleagues – one of them in a priest in a vicar's dog collar – become increasingly drunk on cocktails, laughing more and more hysterically until a final shock moment which eventually leads us to seeing the priest planting a kiss on him at the last second of the video.
The golf ball-shaped speaker featured in the video was sold in a charity auction in 1999.
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T.C.A Anomic
This is the next century
Where the universal's free
You can find it anywhere
Yes, the future's been sold
Every night we're gone
And to karaoke songs
How we like to sing along
'Though the words are wrong
It really, really, really could happen
Yes it really, really, really could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you
Well just let them go!
No one here is alone
Satellites in every home
Yes the universal's here
Here for everyone
Every paper that you read
Says: tomorrow's your lucky day
Well here's your lucky day...
It really, really, really could happen
Yes it really, really, really, could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you
Well just let them go!
Well it really, really, really could happen
Yes it really, really, really could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you
Juan Camacho
This is the next century
Where the universal's free
You can find it anywhere
Yes, the future's been sold
Every night we're gone
And to karaoke songs
How we like to sing along
Though the words are wrong
It really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
When the days, they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
No one here is alone
Satellites in every home
Yes, the universal's here, here for everyone
Every paper that you read
Says tomorrow's your lucky day
Well, here's your lucky day
It really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
If the days, they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
Well, it really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go
James Baxter
This is the next century
Where the universal's free
You can find it anywhere
Yes, the future has been sold
Every night we're gone
And to karaoke songs
How we like to sing a long
Although the words are wrong
It really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you, well just let them go
No one here is alone, satellites in every home
Yes the universal's here, here for everyone
Every paper that you read
Says tomorrow is your lucky day
Well, here's your lucky day
It really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you, well just let them go
Well, it really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
When the days they seem to fall through you, well just let them go
Just let them go
Watson
This song really makes me want to stay warm this winter with a cheap and hassle free boiler repair.
Mister Asterisco
Interestingly enough, now it is impossible to see the final scene, when the catholic priest kisses the man next to him in the mouth as Youtube suggests me the next video on that specific area (I know what you did...) and it also covers the lower right, Welcome to the universal, new generations...
Vitor G
@Air Quotes totally forgot i commented on this video, yea it prolly was but its cemented in my mind as british gas lmao
Air Quotes
@Vitor G I thought it was for some bank? Eh same difference either way
Annalisha Goring
👏👏
geoffrey casey
@MrPlasterbrick This music was used for a British gas advert..
AsocialFairy
I love Damon's powerful ability to make both girls and guys fall for him. Quite the charming man ;)
ProtrobladeMC
He is not a charmless man
daydreamangel_xl
@alpaca 999 You need to get your eyesight checked cause I am pretty sure Damon is universally attractive.
Slothsetr YT
Oh come on you have a crush on a fifty two year old how sad are you