Album Lounge: The Man Who
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I can't sleep tonightEverybody saying everything's alrightStill I can't close my eyesI'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights Sunny daysWhere have you gone?I get the strangest feeling you belongWhy does it always rain on me?Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?Why does it always rain on me?Even when the sun is shiningI can't avoid the lightning I can't stand myselfI'm being held up by an invisible manStill life on a shelf whenI got my mind on something e... MORE
The Scottish Travis have admitted taking the chords from Oasis's "Wonderwall" to use in their 1999 single "Writing To Reach You." The song was the group's fist single off of The Man Who, an album which brought them international recognition, as well as 'best group' and 'best album' in the 2000 Brit Award. Songwriter Fran Healy figured Noel Gallagher would approve of the borrowing. Talking to Britain's XFM, Healy said: "I remember trying to play a song by a band, I ca... MORE
I've got over 200 unread MOG notifications in my MOG email folder now. Holy Frijoles - How am I ever going to get around to commenting on all those great posts? I thought everyone was on summer MOG vacation?
Ok, I guess I'm going to have to hole up with a jug of wine and bag of chips tonight and get to typing.
So, how do YOU keep up with the MOG-A-Lanche?
Well...you are all fired! It is in fact raining...
Thanks for the good mojo anyway....and I can't blame you guys for this one. I think I got really drunk a few months ago and drunk dialed Mother Nature...I guess this is payback!
Continuing on with yesterday's post... The Man Who was Travis' breakout album in the states. They had a huge radio hit with "Why Does it Always Rain on Me?" And one of their B-Sides in particular, the cover of Britney Spears' "Baby, One More Time," found a common spot on the radio as well. This may be Travis' only era where their album tracks out number the B-sides...14 to 12. Here are The 11 Best Travis B-Sides From The Man Who: The Woman Who 1. River (Joni Mitche... MORE







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