Oasis - Songbird (official video, 2002 or 2003 + live, 2008 + Liam and Noel talking about Liam writing the song)

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Live performance where Liam started singing a bit early. See Noel's reaction about 12 seconds in.

Wikipedia on the 2002 song and video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird_(Oasis_song)

"Songbird" is a song by English rock band Oasis from their fifth studio album, Heathen Chemistry (2002), and is the first single by Oasis written by vocalist Liam Gallagher. Released on 3 February 2003, the song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, number two on the Canadian Singles Chart, and the top 10 in Ireland and Italy. During an interview with The Matt Morgan Podcast, Liam's brother and bandmate Noel Gallagher called the track a "perfect" song.[3]

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Liam has said of the song: "I like beautiful things... It's not all dark in Liam World. I take me shades off every now and again and have a look at the world and see some nice things." Noel Gallagher stated jokingly in an interview with Patrick Kielty that Liam decided to "write a song about his bird", and states the title "Song... bird" in a cave man like manner. The song was written as a tribute to then-fiancée Nicole Appleton.[4] "Songbird" was composed in the key of G major using common time at 132 beats per minute.[5]

Songbird blew my head off when I first heard it because it was that f—king simple and that direct. But when Liam plays you a song he wants you to instantly f—king drop dead on the spot and then, when you come around, stab yourself in the heart and be in awe of the f—king sonic ability of the man.[6]

— Noel Gallagher

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