Uncommon People Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs soul “We no longer need to

“We no longer need to introduce Nina Simone

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and an insightful foreword by music writer David Ritz

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Uncommon People Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs soul “We no longer need toBy Miranda Sawyer When Miranda Sawyer interviewed Noel Gallagher in 1995, his gag wishing Damon Albarn would die of AIDS became front page news. This fascinating pop history, exploring the mid 90s moment when British music suddenly meant everything, explains why. Picking out twenty key songs, delving into the surprising stories behind them and their unlikely creators, Uncommon People takes us back to when Jarvis Cocker became a national hero,