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Ethan Hein

“Just because some of your university friends defaulted to it at karaoke doesn’t act as a strike against it”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Oasis’s Wonderwall

Oasis.

In honor of Oasis's triumphant return, Welcome To Hell World recently asked fans of the band to list their best songs. John Cullen picked Wonderwall, and to pre-empt critics that believe it’s a boring choice, he argues: “This is one of the greatest songs in history. Just because some of your university friends defaulted to it at karaoke doesn’t act as a strike against it, I’m sorry.”

Even though Liam Gallagher sings “like he just fell down the stairs into a dank pub in Manchester”, Cullen argues that he nevertheless “absolutely nails a vulnerable longing that many have tried to capture and very, very few have done so well.”

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