Where the Universal's Free

Having grown up in North America, I was largely unaware of the (likely) manufactured Britpop battle between Blur and Oasis in the early 1990s; however, looking back at the two bands now, I would have to say that Blur was the superior pop/rock band in terms of musical talent and versatility, to say nothing of their inherent intellectualism—a quality altogether absent in Oasis.

Released in 1995, Blur’s The Universal presents dystopian themes a la Huxley, represented visually in the song’s video via Kubrickian nods to A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Thirty years later, the song successfully captures much of the alienation and spiritual/cultural malaise that continues to plague us today. How much bands like Blur contributed to the malaise is a topic for another post. In the meantime, enjoy The Universal. It's free. 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