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Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1988 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change—influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Who, The Beatles and XTC—Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".
In recording their follow-up, Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, showing influence from the lo-fi style of American indie rock groups. "Song 2", one of the album's singles, brought Blur mainstream success in the US. Their next album, 13 (1999) saw the band members experimenting with electronic music, as Albarn wrote more personal lyrics. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank (2003). Containing electronic sounds and more minimal guitar work, the album was marked by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and African music. After a 2003 tour without Coxon, Blur did no studio work or touring as a band, as members engaged in other projects. In 2009 Blur reunited, with Coxon back in the fold, for a series of successful reunion concerts.
Actors: Damon Albarn (actor), Matthew Amos (director), Alex James (actor), Dave Rowntree (actor), Graham Coxon (actor), Stefan Demetriou (producer), Perry Bellisario (editor), William Nichols (producer), Mike Kaufman (producer), Chris O'Donnell (producer), Charlotte Barrymore (producer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Damon Albarn (actor), Matthew Amos (director), Alex James (actor), Dave Rowntree (actor), Graham Coxon (actor), Stefan Demetriou (producer), Perry Bellisario (editor), William Nichols (producer), Mike Kaufman (producer), Chris O'Donnell (producer), Charlotte Barrymore (producer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Damon Albarn (actor), Matthew Amos (director), Alex James (actor), Dave Rowntree (actor), Graham Coxon (actor), Stefan Demetriou (producer), Perry Bellisario (editor), William Nichols (producer), Mike Kaufman (producer), Chris O'Donnell (producer), Charlotte Barrymore (producer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Damon Albarn (actor), Matthew Amos (director), Alex James (actor), Dave Rowntree (actor), Graham Coxon (actor), Stefan Demetriou (producer), Perry Bellisario (editor), William Nichols (producer), Mike Kaufman (producer), Chris O'Donnell (producer), Charlotte Barrymore (producer),
Genres: Music,Actors: Carl Goldstein (director), Leah Renee (actress), Sheri Elwood (writer), Daphne Ballon (writer), Fraser McGregor (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi,Paper bags and plastic hearts
All are belongings in shopping carts
It's goodbye
But we got one more night
Let's get drunk and ride around
And make peace with an empty town
We can make it right
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight
Tonight will change our lives
It's so good to be by your side
But we'll cry
We won't give up the fight
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
And they'll think it's just cause we're young
And we'll feel so alive
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight
All of the wasted time
The hours that were left behind
The answers that we'll never find
They don't mean a thing tonight
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape
We won't hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight