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The song was written by the band members Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Russell Senior. Cocker had conceived the song after meeting a Greek art student while studying at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London (the college and the student feature in the lyrics).
Oct 30, 2022 · ‘Common People’ is widely regarded as the best song to ever come out of the Britpop movement, although Pulp have occasionally been averse to having the tag applied to them. As for the song’s narrative, it closely critiques the gentrification of London as early back as the 1980s.
Nov 18, 2023 · “Common People” was the first single from Pulp’s 1995 album Different Class. The song is infectiously catchy. It’s here, where group founder and frontman Jarvis Cocker becomes an icon.
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Jun 30, 2023 · But then “Common People” hit No 2 in June, 1995. “That song released him. Suddenly, while ‘Common People’ was in the charts, Jarvis blitzed eight songs in 48 hours for Different Class.
May 10, 2018 · After his stint at St Martins, Cocker reformed Pulp with a sleeker pop sound that nevertheless still reflected his self-doubt and cynicism. He wrote the riff that became “Common People” on a...
Jan 18, 2022 · Pulp created one of the most enduring British rock anthems with Common People. Here's what made Jarvis Cocker write the song.
May 22, 2020 · In 2014 the track was voted as the best anthem to emerge from the Britpop movement – beating songs by contemporaries Blur, Oasis and Suede – while its perceptive lyrics, written by the group's...
