According to Damon Albarn when introducing the song during their July 2009 Hyde Park performance, "I came up with the idea for this song in this park. ĭespite what is commonly believed, the song does not refer to Castle Park in Colchester, the town where the band hail from. Daniels opted for a cut of the royalties rather than being paid up front. The recording in the studio took about forty minutes. Daniels was unfamiliar with the band, but after talking to Albarn, he accepted the job. Daniels reinvigorated the band, who had grown tired of working on the track. Daniels was asked to sing lead vocals on "Parklife" instead. ĭaniels had been approached to recite a poem for "The Debt Collector", but Albarn could not find a poem he liked and made the song into an instrumental. He explained the song "wasn't about the working class, it was about the park class: dustbin men, pigeons, joggers – things we saw every day on the way to the studio " and that it was about "having fun and doing exactly what you want to do". ( January 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īccording to Coxon the song was sarcastic, rather than a celebration of Englishness. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This section possibly contains original research. The song is one of the defining tracks of Britpop, and features on the 2003 compilation album Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop. The Massed Bands of the Household Division performed "Parklife" at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony. The song won British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year at the 1995 Brit Awards and was also performed at the 2012 Brit Awards. The choruses are sung by lead singer Damon Albarn. The song contains elements of spoken word in the verses, narrated by actor Phil Daniels, who also appears in the song's music video. When released as the album's third single in August 1994, it reached No. " Parklife" is the title track from English rock band Blur's third studio album, Parklife (1994). JSTOR ( July 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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