In 1995 in Pop Music all we heard about was the battle in the UK charts between Blur and Oasis. In the end neither of the singles they released were much cop. Blur's single was a bit on the nose and a little too jolly for the Lizard and Oasis seemed to have moved from their Beatles influences to Status Quo. Britpop was less fireworks on the bridge and more sparklers in the backyard.
However the one album that seemed to really stand out and transcended all the hype was Different Class by Pulp which along with their single Common People really stood out as the zenith of all things Britpop. Everyone else was a little too earnest. A little too self conscious in their posing and posturing. Jarvis Cocker was telling a different story.
Common People was a big track down at the Lizard as was Sorted For Es and Whizz however the one that ended up filling the dancefloor was Disco 2000. The opening riff straight from Laura Branigan's 1982 hit Gloria brought everyone on to the dance floor. and everyone sung along. One of those songs where everone knew the words.
In 1998 Pulp came to Melbourne to play at Festival Hall. Most the Lizard people were there for Jarvis and the boys to play their hits. However when the encores were over and the lights went up we looked at each other in amazement. They didn't play Disco 2000. Did they forget? What the hell was going on? Surely they weren't sick of it.? It's a topic that still perplexes my friend who were there with me.
Thinking back though it was 3 years after the release of that record. It was the end of Britop for many. Maybe they just moved on. it seemes we would have to wait until 2011 to hear it live. I missed that gig though.
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