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Rating: Sorry, this is the last review of Oasis that will be done, but even "Be Here Now" deserves a second comment like all the others. This CD comes after the first two ("Morning Glory" and "Definitely Maybe") which are the band's historical ones, those that allowed the Gallagher brothers to become very famous worldwide, and for this reason, it sold a lot in the first weeks of its release.
But despite this, the quality of the album is mediocre and even Noel, whom we all know as an arrogant character, criticizes it. The CD opens with "D'you know what I mean?" whose beginning is similar to "Morning Glory". The second is "My big mouth", a track that the English band could have avoided. The next track is "Magic pie", certainly better than the previous song but also this one was avoidable. Finally, Oasis return as Oasis, track 4 is "Stand by me", a deep and simple song that immediately touches people; song 5 is the cheerful and carefree "I hope, I think, I know". The CD continues with the hope that something has revived, and "The girl in the dirty shirt" appears to ruin everything, a track with a great title but (unfortunately) music not up to the Gallagher's standard. The CD continues with "Fade in out", perhaps the band's worst song. When everything seems lost and you're ready to trash the record; here comes "Don't go away", a very, very beautiful and captivating piece as worthy as "Stand by me" from the first two CDs. Track 9 is the youthful and particular "Be here now" which gives the name to the entire compilation, and 10 is "All around the world" which is one of the few to be saved. Finally, it's the turn of "It's gettin better (man)" that closes (badly) "Be Here Now".
Surely this is one of the worst CDs by Oasis, on the eve of its release there was great anticipation surrounding it, and it disappointed fans, although it also produced songs like "Stand by me", "Don't go away", and "All around the world" that have become historical tracks of the group and for this reason, it is not at all to be thrown away. Oasis will have opportunities to make up for it and they will.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 D'You Know What I Mean? (07:44)
Step off the train all alone at dawn
Back into the hole where I was born
The sun in the sky never raised an eye to me
The blood on the trax and must be mine
The fool on the hill and I feel fine
Don't look back cos you know what you might see
Look into the wall of my mind's eye
I think I know, but I don't know why
The questions are the answers you might need
Coming in a mess going out in style
I ain't good-looking but I'm someone's child
No-one can give me the air that's mine to breathe
I met my maker
I made him cry
And on my shoulder he asked me why
His people won't fly through the storm
I said "Listen up man, they don't even know you're born"
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
Yeah, yeah
I don't really care for what you believe
So open up your fist or you won't receive
The thoughts and the words of every man you'll need
Get up off the floor and believe in life
No-one's ever gonna ever ask you twice
Get on the bus and bring it on home to me
03 Magic Pie (07:21)
An extraordinary guy
Can never have an ordinary day
He might live a long goodbye
But that is not for me to say
I dig his friends, I dig his shoes
He is just a child with nothing to lose
but his mind, his mind
They are sleeping while they dream
But then they want to be adored
They who don't say what they mean
Will live and die by their own sword
I dig their friends, I dig their shoes
They are like a child with nothing to lose
In their minds, yeah their minds
But I'll have my way
In my own time
I'll have my say
My star will shine
Cos you see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
There are but a thousand days but heading for a thousand years
Many minds to educate the people who have disappeared
D'you dig my friends? D'you dig my shoes?
I am like a child with nothing to lose but my mind
Yeah my mind
We'll have our way
In our own time
We'll have our say
Cos my star's gonna shine
Cos you see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
You see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
Yeah, passer by
Think of me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
04 Stand by Me (05:58)
Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday I`ve -
Got a lot of things to learn
Said I would and I believe in one day -
Before my heart starts to burn
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new... don't you know
The cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Times are hard when things have got no meaning
I've found a key upon the floor
Maybe you and I will not believe in the things we find
Behind the door
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new... don't you know
That cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows, yeah, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
If you're leaving will you take me with you
I'm tired of talking on my phone
There is one thing I could never give you
My heart will never be your home
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new... don't you know
That cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows, yeah, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
The way it's gonna be, yeah
Baby, I can see, yeah... don't you know
That cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows, yeah, God only knows the way it's gonna be
06 The Girl in the Dirty Shirt (05:49)
If I may be so bold could I just say something
Come and make me my day
The clouds around your soul don't gather there for nothing
But I can chase them all away
Why d'you need a reason for to feel happy
Or be shining for the rest of the world
Give me just a smile and would you make it snappy
Get your shit together girl
You got a feeling lost inside
It just won't let you go
Your life is sneaking up behind
It just won't let you go
No it just won't let you go
What I'm trying to say ...
Is would you maybe, come dancing me
Cos to me it doesn't matter if your hopes and dreams are shattered
When you say something you make me believe
In the girl who wears a dirty shirt
She knows exactly what she's worth
Knows exactly what she's worth to me!
That I can see, I can see
If you ever find yourself inside a bubble
You've gotta make your own way home
You can call me anytime you're seeing double
Now you know you're not alone
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By Sallu
This is a great album: full of energy, rock in its purest form.
In my very personal opinion, this is the most beautiful song by Oasis.
By PowerTranslator
The first hint of diarrhea was birthed with “Be Here Now”: a gonad-breaking dirge that lasts eleven tracks plus the ending of “All Around The World” as a hidden track.
You just feel like sticking a hand in Liam Gallagher’s mouth and ripping out his tonsils because of how disgusting his desperate housewife voice is.
By Lito
All the works by Oasis, even if criticized to no end (even by Noel himself), have something to say.
It really seems like a CD to put in the car while driving who-knows-where and with who-knows-what thoughts in your head.
By Kecco
An unmistakable style, chords, sounds, musicality, voices... expressed at their highest levels.
If you don’t own this LP, run immediately to the nearest record store, NOW!
By ibelluca91
Oasis seem to be a copy of themselves and seem unable to get up from the abyss into which they have fallen.
'All around the world' is the masterpiece of the album, with a driving rhythm and an almost worthy finale of 'Champagne Supernova'.
