I always said everything Noel did was carefully crafted. He always said his lyrics were nonsensical but I never believed him. They were too good and too universal for him to not have given them much thought. I think it’s all part of his carefully crafted legend.
I always feel like his insecurity makes him afraid of being seen through therefore all the nonsense talking. But he wants to be understood so he hides all the true words in those songs.
That's an interesting idea. It makes sense. Being told your shite most of your life. You just want to seem cool. It's a shame really as I would like him to be more open. But I don't think that will happen sadly @@GingerGinger-g5f
I think when songwriters say they wrote a song in 20mins. They’re talking about chords, melodies and rhythms. I think Lyrics are always a refining process that goes on for days or weeks
I found this about the pages of Tracklists 'A List Of Songs' - 14:19 Whatever* All Around The World* Callin’ All* Going Nowhere* Stand By Me* Feeling Like I Think* (Don’t) Go Away* Starchild Half The World Away Feel No Shame* She’s Electric* Hello* On ’N’ On Datura Dream Rebound My Sister Lover* Being A Blue? Unfinished Rocking Chair* Roll With It* Step Out* Raspberry Beret Live 4 Happy Mondays Lock All The Doors Some Might Say* Half The World Away Lock All The Doors - This list of songs is the oldest in the notebook (along with Page B). - Much like in Noel's 1993 notebook Noel has annotated this song list with marks such as asterisks and question marks. I believe that the asterisks likely mark the stronger material being considered by Noel and question marks highlight the songs Noel is unsure about. - The only unreleased songs to recieve asterisks are 'Callin' All' and 'Feeling Like I Think...'. - 'Feel No Shame' is unquestionably 'Hey Now!'. 'Raspberry Beret' is likely 'New Stones/Beret' a track mentioned in Noel's 1993 notebook which was once slated for track 2 on the band's 2nd album. 'Live 4 Happy Mondays' is almost certainly 'The Mirror & The Razorblade' another song mentioned in Noel's 1993 notebook. This song evolved from a track called 'Blue' and eventually became 'Morning Glory'. 'Unfinished' could be any song but 'Bonehead's Bank Holiday' is the most likely. - 'Callin' All', 'Lock All the Doors' and 'Being a Blue' are all (officially) unreleased songs which also feature in Noel's 1993 notebook and have been carried over. 'Being a Blue' evolved into 'Acquiesce', the verses to 'Lock All the Doors' were reused in 'My Sister Lover' and the chorus was reused in the NGHFB's track of the same name. - 'Headshrinker' is notably absent from this list. Perhaps Noel didn't think it fitted stylistally.
'A List Of Songs (?) & An Unfinished Tracklist' - Page B 13:50 ?? Whatever Feel No Shame Step Out Some Might Say Hello Going Nowhere Rockin Chair My Sister Lover Roll With It On + On 1 Step Out 2 Rockin’ Chair 3 Goin’ Nowhere 4 Roll With It Hello 5 Some Might Say ↓ Feel No Shame 6 My Sister Lover ↑ Some Might Say 7 Hello 8 9 On + On 10 Whatever - Written at a similar time to 'Page A' as ascribed to the fact that it contains the same songs. - It is unclear if the first list is simply a list of songs under consideration for the band's next album or a proper orchestrated tracklist like the unfinished second list. - 'She's Electric' is notably absent despite featuring in earlier and future tracklists and making the final cut for the album. - 'Whatever' is earmarked as the final track on the band's next album. The track is eventually released as a stand alone single on 18 Dec 1994. - Despite seeing no release subsequent 'On + On' is deemed strong enough by Noel to be slated for the band's second album. - Future singles 'Stand By Me', 'All Around the World' and (Japanese Single) 'Don't Go Away' don't appear to be in consideration at this moment in time. In Noel's 1993 notebook 'All Around the World' was slated as the final track to the band's second album but having missed out on 'Definitely Maybe' it appears 'Whatever' has taken its place.
'A List Of Songs' - Page C Whatever Some Might Say Talk Tonight Landslide Hello Rockin’ Chair Step Out Tonight Roll With It Landslide My Sister Lover Feel No Shame Rosemary Young She’s Electric Going Nowhere On 'N' On Need A Little Break Callin All Mr Monday Yellow Nature's Son Reputation - This list of songs was written after 'Page A' and 'Page B' had been written. 'Talk Tonight' was written between 29th Sep - 8th Oct 1994 so it's inclusion means it was written after this period of time. - 'Need A Little Break' is unquestionably 'Bonehead's Bank Holiday'. It is very likely that 'Landslide' is an early title for 'Champagne Supernova'. It is tempting to suggest that 'Young' is future b-side 'Stay Young' but Noel has elsewhere hinted it was written post (WTS)MG?, so who knows? - It has been said that Noel met Meg Matthews on the 10th/11th Nov 1994. If the story about Noel only having the music and melody to 'Champagne Supernova' but no words until the day both him and Meg were watching a documentary on champagne making whilst listening to the Pixies' 'Bossanova' is true then perhaps this list was written after that date. That said it feels like 'Champagne Supernova' would be the obvious title to name the song so perhaps only that phrase came from that story. - Despite being recorded at the same time as 'Talk Tonight' both '(It's Good) To Be Free' and 'Half the World Away' were excluded from this list. Was this because they were earmarked as B-Sides and not under consideration for the next Oasis album? 'All Around The World', 'Stand By Me', 'Don't Go Away', 'Feeling Like I Think...', 'Starchild', 'Datura Dream Rebound', 'Being A Blue', 'Lock All The Doors', 'Raspberry Beret' and 'Live 4 Happy Mondays' (AKA 'The Mirror & the Razorblade') all appear to have fallen out of favor. 'Headshrinker' is still nowhere to be seen. - If this is a list of songs being considered by Noel for the band's second album does 'Whatever's' inclusion mean the song wasn't yet considered to be slated as simply a stand alone single?
'A Tracklist & A Single' - Page D 1 Hello! 2 Step Out Tonight 3 Rockin’ Chair 4 Roll With It 5 Talk Tonight 6 Some Might Say * 7 She’s Electric 8 My Sister Lover 9 What’s The Story Morning Glory? 10 Champagne Supernova Whatever Some Might Say Freedom Going Nowhere Sports Car - This tracklist is the least old of all the lists of songs and tracklist written. 'Talk Tonight' was written between 29th Sep - 8th Oct 1994 so it's inclusion means it was written after this period of time. 'Champagne Supernova' is definitively named for the first time and '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' has finally made an appearance in it's completed form. - It has been said that Noel met Meg Matthews on the 10th/11th Nov 1994. If the story about Noel only having the music and melody to 'Champagne Supernova' but no words until the day both him and Meg were watching a documentary on champagne making whilst listening to the Pixies' 'Bossanova' is true then perhaps this list was written after that date. That said it feels like 'Champagne Supernova' would be the obvious title to name the song so perhaps only that phrase came from that story. - 'Hey Now!' (AKA 'Feel No Shame') is notably absent despite featuring in earlier tracklists and making the final cut for the album. - The list below is almost certainly the tracklist to a future single with 'Some Might Say' being the a-side and the other 3 tracks being the b-sides. 'Sports Car' is likely another early title for 'Bonehead's Bank Holiday'. 'Freedom' is unlikely to be '(It's Good) To Be Free'. It has been said that Liam has referred to '(It's Good) To Be Free' as 'Live By the Sea' before it's release and there is a page in Noel's notebook containing both 'Freedom' and 'Live By the Sea' meaning they cannot be the same song. - 'Whatever' does not receive a track number but has still been tagged onto the end of the tracklist. Is this because Noel is considering it as a bonus track or something similar?
This is why I love this channel, the joy in your face and excitement in your voice just shows how massive an oasis fan you are. Keep up the amazing work buddy. If you ever make it over to Northern Ireland there's a pint of guinness in the taps waiting for you.
If I remember correctly, Being A Blue later became Acquiesce. Man City had asked Noel to write a song for them to play over the tannoy at Maine Road. Noel mentioned it in an interview around the time of WTSMG being released.
"Being a Blue" was an early version of 'Acquiesce'. Instead of 'We need each other/we believe in one another/I know we're gonna uncover what's sleeping in our soul. It had "It's hard being a blue/It's hard being a blue/It's hard being a blue/When you come from where I do." I think Noel was asked to write something for Man City.
Rasberry Beret is an early title of Dont Look Back In Anger. Before Noel had the lyrics for the chorus, he was singing the lyrics of the "Rasberry Beret" chorus, to the almost identical melody line
@@Reprobus3I presume so and rumour has it that Noel was singing a different girls name originally that Liam thought didn't sound good and said to Noel, "it should be Sally instead."
Also when he first played Don't Look Back In Anger live for the first time, listen closely, he announces the song as 'So Sorry' and sings 'So sorry to say/ 'you know it's too late' as she's walking on by....'
Looks like an idea for a song to me. If the chorus is the answer to a question the verse is everything about the answer you give , so when I think what a song is going to be based on just a few words will make me remember.
@@goober9355 well there you go. Bright bloke, for a footballer. Funnily enough I don't get those dreams. This means one of two things: - either I don't feel guilty, Or - not masturbating enough. Only way to see if it's option a is to up the numbers on option b.
This has to be my favourite piece of Oasis memorabilia to ever come to light. It gives a really candid view into Noels' creative process during my all-time favourite period of the Oasis story, just awesome. And as always, you provide the best deep-dive!
I would love to have those lyrics. Im a 22 year old messianic jew. My dad raised me with Oasis. The first Oasis song I heard was Live Forever when I was 6, and from then on I idolized Noel Gallagher. He was to me, like Johnny Mar was with him. His songs always make me weep. Especially his acoustics. The emotion in it makes me reflect on life. His new album is fantastic. Dead to the world is so uplifting with a certain amount pessimistic value that makes you reminisce.
StarChild - I cracked! Sing it to the tune of Angel Child.! Some of the lyrics are even in it and if you sing those parts at the same spots the lyrics fit most the tune. Especially the 'hope' and 'price' portions.
As I have stated before, I think Noel and Springsteen and a very few other are in a rare group of people that released 80%-90% good songs with very few stinkers. It's amazing where the songs come from.
Agreed. Nothing either of them has released is actually bad- the worst reaction I've ever had to one of their songs is along the lines of "hmmm, dunno about this one."
Rainy summertime looks like a early version of DONT GO AWAY. He mentions the rain, (cold and frosty morning), and finishes the verse with IN MY MIND, as Dont go away does. Also, if you sing the lyrics in the chorus to the melody of DONT GO AWAY they almost fit. Rhyming wise, Each Chorus in Dont go away is an A,A,A, B,B,B ,A. Format. These lyrics are also very similar. The last word on each line rhyme. BUT, with the line ''COZ you and your THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS'''It could also be an early SUNDAY MORNING CALL draft. What d'ya think?
What a surreal thing. Your own lyrics written on scraps of paper. The words to songs that you created. Being valued at £40,000. I never believed the “I wrote that in 5 minutes” even when I was a kid and oasis became huge. Noel had a formula. Refining songs until they were exactly as he wanted. 90% 😂 so meticulous. He always had a back pocket of material for any situation. Watch the interview after he’s been through his addiction. He’s in a blue top and talks very openly. There’s a few things he says that slip out which contradict his pre planned earlier interviews. All credit to him. I don’t know of anyone who has managed to keep their music so private. People will talk and wonder what his music was about.
Lol 😂. Fact is that Chris Martin wrote that song at rockfield studios, about 4 years after oasis were there recording WTSMG. Noel should have lost a demo tape there lol. Joking
Awesome, just saved me 30 grand ! Haha I wonder if "Raspberry Beret" was a place holder for Don't Look Back in Anger? "So Sally can wait" fits with "Ras-berry Beret" - and we know that Noel was singing it and Liam asked if he was singing "so sally can wait" so those aren't the original lyrics. Not sure of the timeline on this one though?
I remember "Slow" being mentioned in an interview with Noel in the mid 90's, around '95-'96. He was saying he had loads of songs laying around and "Slow" was one of them. I think it was on an interview CD from that time. I'll have to find it out and check.
That what you said about Noel planning everything he releases about himself, i have also ways thought that about Oasis splitting up, i think it was a plan all a long.
@@edd4875 Noel loves all legacy and mythology about other bands. If you look back at the time when they split up, they wasn't making big waves. Between 94 and 2000 they were reported on absolutely everything and were always in the papers. So yeah I do think it was possible planed out from the start to cement themselves into the halls of rock icons. It seems to of worked. And also people were starting to accept that they were not getting back together another reason why I think it's all been staged. Timed perfectly in my eyes.
What about "The Red White and Blue" song? It wasn't in those pages, but I remember an interview with Noel from the summer of 1995 where he says he has written a great new song and it's going to be on the next Oasis album. By the way he also mentioned the "All Around the World" and "Look Back In Anger" songs that already has been recorded by the band! Also also he said he was considering entering the Eurovision Song Contest with "All Around the World" and winning it!! 😀
I tinker with single words. It’s important that there’s not just rhyme. They have to have flow, à sonoric theme, pattern and a certain charachter and ring, and they have to be a good phrase. There’s even a difference between a good sentence and a lyric sometimes.
@@FPLMinute he mentioned this book of lyrics and said he hasn’t seen it but he is sure the “Hargraves guy is fookin at it again” 😆😆😆 What an honor that Noel know who he is lol
I think Callin' All might be an early draft of D'You Know What I Mean. And I don't know if there's some corelation between On'n'on and Don't Go Away. Or it's just a concept which was dismantled for many songs.
I just seen an even earlier version of the lyrics to Step Out in one on Noel's notebooks - the original chorus went: "Baby, ev'rything is all right, uptight, out of sight Baby, ev'rything is all right, uptight, out of sight" Oh, wait a second...... 😉
Further note - I'm not sure its been confirmed but from his voice that Going Nowhere demo sounds like it was recorded in mid-late 94, around the time of the Hello demo? I'm pretty sure this notebook is from mid 94 from that, and that the Rebellious Jukebox article was published in September 94. most or all of this could be from before Definitely Maybe was even released!
The Going Nowhere difference in the words we already know of - it's in the demo version most of us have heard on RUclips - the words in the notes is also missing the post second chorus section of the final version; likewise in the demo. I think the demo was on an expanded version of Be Here Now? It's not on Spotify.
Great video James, do you know that Noel mentioned you in recent podcast with Matt Morgan? Getting slagged by The Chief, you know you're doing something right 😂
@@FPLMinute Matt was asking him if he'd seen some video and Noel asked 'is it the James Hargreaves fella?' and said (I think) that one of his band had showed him it and that James was 'at it again'. Cool to know he's aware of these videos, even if Noel was never likely to be complimentary about anyone dissecting his music or lyrics
I solved 'On and On and why it's crossed off - It was rewritten into Don't Go AwayThe verse lyrics largely fit but didn't rhyme well yet and the section before the chhorus has extra lines of lyrics just like the extra line in Champagne Supernova but you can tell he is very close to finishing the Don't Go Away chorus.
@@danielwarren3138 yeah, but at this point he didn't nick it yet, it's Xed out which means it got rewritten as Don't go Away later. That's why '(Don't) Go Away' is written on the song lists. Parentheses to try to hide the title Nick I would guess. Much like (Whats the story) Morning Glory in case the full title was already a song. All these Xed got rewritten later
Extremely unlikely lmao - Noel has said when he first heard Yellow that he immediately likened it to one of those great songs of his that fall out of the sky - his words were "that's one of mine" but he clearly meant "I could have written that", not "I wrote that", haha.
Somebody's maybe already mentioned this so I apologise but just noticed inclusion of Lock All The Doors there. Did read at the time that Chasing Yesterday had a lot of unfinished stuff from about that time on it, that's obviously one
Wow as a songwriter myself this is very interesting, yeah I never believed those Noel making legend comments either, he definitely didn't write Champagne Super Nova in 5 mins lol, I don't even believe that story of how they got signed, Alan Mcgee jumped on stage at a dingy little gig? no way it sounds too much like a fairy tale, in reality he probably got the record deal through the inspiral carpet's as he was working with them and was friends with them thats how these things really work, its about who you know
What I love about Noel is the eay he wrote in the vein of The Beatles etc ....how B sides are better than A sides even and how much thought went into artwork and playslists and B sides
The 'on n' on' lyrics could be a reference or a cover of another la's song called 'over' which I don't think was officially album released. The end of 'over' by the LA's repeats the lyrics 'on n' on' in an interesting chords sequence, maybe like cigarettes and alcohol or Columbia Noel used this chords sequence as scaffolding for a new song with different lyrics , still just a theory .
Extra line in Chanpagne Supernova middle 'air that we breathe' has early tone of Acquiesce and the unreleased lyric 'We know what we are' repeating would be early sign of Stay Young......I think most these songs probably evolved into Be Here Now album songs at least literally. One of those unreleased ones has 'sister' used a couple times and My Sister Lover is in the song line-ups so I would guess that got rewritten into Sister Lover and probably rewritten in a different notebook? Songs with a X were obviously rewritten into other songs and the lyrics were left there because he wanted to re use lyrics eventually. I can't seem to figure out what tunes the lyrics might have been for other than Star Child being Angel Child. If he had the refrain in his head already of how he was doing the repeating 'star/angel child parts he probably felt he didn't need to write it all out yet.
Hey James, since you're a walking Oasis encyclopedia, i would have a question to you. What is the guitar on DM cover? (It also apears in Shakermaker music video). It's a Epiphone riviera, but this one has a bigsby vibrato on it. It can't either Bonehead's or Noel's. Did they have three rivieras?
They had several rivieras. I've seen a bonehead's semihollow guitar on sale at Johnny's Roadhouse in Manchester back in the day! (I think it was a Korean Sheraton) This particulary guitar you're talking it's not bonehead's main axe because he still uses his tobacco sunburst riviera without any sign of a bigsby (Holes), and Noel's riviera is wine red. So they were probably getting a few of this kind guitars back in the day. I hope James is shedding some light on that in a future video!
Could On and On have been a working title for The Swamp song? It's split into two songs on the list like the finished album..... Maybe it's because the whole song just centers around the same riff that goes on and on?
Did anyone else read the notes in the description and see Noel considered claiming in that magazine article that Ticket to Ride is the best song ever??? Thank God he didn't say that
Star child = Heart of a Star... early oasis is all about Noel´s desire to make it, and that´s what makes that early content very strong, cause you can see a working class man struggling to make it, rock n´roll star is the base of that, after that one the rest is about Noel´s working class personal experiences, digsy´s diner is about the nonsense of the normal working class life, "digsy said he had lasagna for his tea" some nutty shit isn´t it?., Oasis kinda ended when they stopped being working class, Noel still had some bits here and there of his personal experiences in his later works but he clearly wanted something more commericial and he said it many times, for a working class man pop is a job after all and he got a family to support and he don´t want to be poor again, so that is that, i still think definitely maybe and the b-sides are their best work
When Noel talks about how good songs always came quick or that he wrote some songs in 10-20 minutes, he doesn't include refining the lyrics. because lyrics are non-essential parts of his songs. Like Teotihuacan, or Fking in the Bushes. These songs with unheard titles could very well be like them.
In an interview, Noel mentioned that he refrained from playing barre chords because it would look awkward, so he agreed with Bonehead that Bonehead would handle those chords. Given how much of the story has been debunked, I presume that at the time, he probably didn't know how to play such chords on the guitar, at least while standing…
Gang, can someone confirm this: I’m hearing rumblings that, in 2025, what everyone has been wanting may possibly be happening: a reunion of Oasis. (Right now, I’m handling this as a rumour.)
It amazes me that people still think these are the real first drafts. First drafts have things marked out and edits everywhere, they're not perfect the first time. Stop buying into this fake crap.
I see these lyrics as earlier drafts, not the “first drafts”. As someone who works with songwriters… some lines have been in people’s lyric books or in their heads for years before they find their way into the right tune. Ideas come and go, get moved around or put around for another song. It’s not a black & white thing.
I write songs and sometimes is exactly like you said. Papers full of deletions, words added in between, possible words for rhymes on the side or at the bottom ect. But sometimes things come out pretty fast and already good. You ponder a lot before actually writing down what you think should work. Then maybe at a different stage you edit those lyrics on a new paper.
I always said everything Noel did was carefully crafted. He always said his lyrics were nonsensical but I never believed him. They were too good and too universal for him to not have given them much thought. I think it’s all part of his carefully crafted legend.
I always feel like his insecurity makes him afraid of being seen through therefore all the nonsense talking. But he wants to be understood so he hides all the true words in those songs.
That's an interesting idea. It makes sense. Being told your shite most of your life. You just want to seem cool. It's a shame really as I would like him to be more open. But I don't think that will happen sadly @@GingerGinger-g5f
I think when songwriters say they wrote a song in 20mins. They’re talking about chords, melodies and rhythms. I think Lyrics are always a refining process that goes on for days or weeks
Still, if he wrote all of the chords and melodies of champagne supernova in 20 mins, its insane.
I have heard songwriters say some songs take 10 mins and others take 5 years!
I found this about the pages of Tracklists
'A List Of Songs' - 14:19
Whatever*
All Around The World*
Callin’ All*
Going Nowhere*
Stand By Me*
Feeling Like I Think*
(Don’t) Go Away*
Starchild
Half The World Away
Feel No Shame*
She’s Electric*
Hello*
On ’N’ On
Datura Dream Rebound
My Sister Lover*
Being A Blue?
Unfinished
Rocking Chair*
Roll With It*
Step Out*
Raspberry Beret
Live 4 Happy Mondays
Lock All The Doors
Some Might Say*
Half The World Away
Lock All The Doors
- This list of songs is the oldest in the notebook (along with Page B).
- Much like in Noel's 1993 notebook Noel has annotated this song list with marks such as asterisks and question marks. I believe that the asterisks likely mark the stronger material being considered by Noel and question marks highlight the songs Noel is unsure about.
- The only unreleased songs to recieve asterisks are 'Callin' All' and 'Feeling Like I Think...'.
- 'Feel No Shame' is unquestionably 'Hey Now!'. 'Raspberry Beret' is likely 'New Stones/Beret' a track mentioned in Noel's 1993 notebook which was once slated for track 2 on the band's 2nd album. 'Live 4 Happy Mondays' is almost certainly 'The Mirror & The Razorblade' another song mentioned in Noel's 1993 notebook. This song evolved from a track called 'Blue' and eventually became 'Morning Glory'. 'Unfinished' could be any song but 'Bonehead's Bank Holiday' is the most likely.
- 'Callin' All', 'Lock All the Doors' and 'Being a Blue' are all (officially) unreleased songs which also feature in Noel's 1993 notebook and have been carried over. 'Being a Blue' evolved into 'Acquiesce', the verses to 'Lock All the Doors' were reused in 'My Sister Lover' and the chorus was reused in the NGHFB's track of the same name.
- 'Headshrinker' is notably absent from this list. Perhaps Noel didn't think it fitted stylistally.
'A List Of Songs (?) & An Unfinished Tracklist' - Page B 13:50 ??
Whatever
Feel No Shame
Step Out
Some Might Say
Hello
Going Nowhere
Rockin Chair
My Sister Lover
Roll With It
On + On
1 Step Out
2 Rockin’ Chair
3 Goin’ Nowhere
4 Roll With It Hello
5 Some Might Say ↓ Feel No Shame
6 My Sister Lover ↑ Some Might Say
7 Hello
8
9 On + On
10 Whatever
- Written at a similar time to 'Page A' as ascribed to the fact that it contains the same songs.
- It is unclear if the first list is simply a list of songs under consideration for the band's next album or a proper orchestrated tracklist like the unfinished second list.
- 'She's Electric' is notably absent despite featuring in earlier and future tracklists and making the final cut for the album.
- 'Whatever' is earmarked as the final track on the band's next album. The track is eventually released as a stand alone single on 18 Dec 1994.
- Despite seeing no release subsequent 'On + On' is deemed strong enough by Noel to be slated for the band's second album.
- Future singles 'Stand By Me', 'All Around the World' and (Japanese Single) 'Don't Go Away' don't appear to be in consideration at this moment in time. In Noel's 1993 notebook 'All Around the World' was slated as the final track to the band's second album but having missed out on 'Definitely Maybe' it appears 'Whatever' has taken its place.
'A List Of Songs' - Page C
Whatever
Some Might Say
Talk Tonight
Landslide
Hello
Rockin’ Chair
Step Out Tonight
Roll With It
Landslide
My Sister Lover
Feel No Shame
Rosemary
Young
She’s Electric
Going Nowhere
On 'N' On
Need A Little Break
Callin All
Mr Monday
Yellow
Nature's Son
Reputation
- This list of songs was written after 'Page A' and 'Page B' had been written. 'Talk Tonight' was written between 29th Sep - 8th Oct 1994 so it's inclusion means it was written after this period of time.
- 'Need A Little Break' is unquestionably 'Bonehead's Bank Holiday'. It is very likely that 'Landslide' is an early title for 'Champagne Supernova'. It is tempting to suggest that 'Young' is future b-side 'Stay Young' but Noel has elsewhere hinted it was written post (WTS)MG?, so who knows?
- It has been said that Noel met Meg Matthews on the 10th/11th Nov 1994. If the story about Noel only having the music and melody to 'Champagne Supernova' but no words until the day both him and Meg were watching a documentary on champagne making whilst listening to the Pixies' 'Bossanova' is true then perhaps this list was written after that date. That said it feels like 'Champagne Supernova' would be the obvious title to name the song so perhaps only that phrase came from that story.
- Despite being recorded at the same time as 'Talk Tonight' both '(It's Good) To Be Free' and 'Half the World Away' were excluded from this list. Was this because they were earmarked as B-Sides and not under consideration for the next Oasis album? 'All Around The World', 'Stand By Me', 'Don't Go Away', 'Feeling Like I Think...', 'Starchild', 'Datura Dream Rebound', 'Being A Blue', 'Lock All The Doors', 'Raspberry Beret' and 'Live 4 Happy Mondays' (AKA 'The Mirror & the Razorblade') all appear to have fallen out of favor. 'Headshrinker' is still nowhere to be seen.
- If this is a list of songs being considered by Noel for the band's second album does 'Whatever's' inclusion mean the song wasn't yet considered to be slated as simply a stand alone single?
'A Tracklist & A Single' - Page D
1 Hello!
2 Step Out Tonight
3 Rockin’ Chair
4 Roll With It
5 Talk Tonight
6 Some Might Say *
7 She’s Electric
8 My Sister Lover
9 What’s The Story Morning Glory?
10 Champagne Supernova
Whatever
Some Might Say
Freedom
Going Nowhere
Sports Car
- This tracklist is the least old of all the lists of songs and tracklist written. 'Talk Tonight' was written between 29th Sep - 8th Oct 1994 so it's inclusion means it was written after this period of time. 'Champagne Supernova' is definitively named for the first time and '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' has finally made an appearance in it's completed form.
- It has been said that Noel met Meg Matthews on the 10th/11th Nov 1994. If the story about Noel only having the music and melody to 'Champagne Supernova' but no words until the day both him and Meg were watching a documentary on champagne making whilst listening to the Pixies' 'Bossanova' is true then perhaps this list was written after that date. That said it feels like 'Champagne Supernova' would be the obvious title to name the song so perhaps only that phrase came from that story.
- 'Hey Now!' (AKA 'Feel No Shame') is notably absent despite featuring in earlier tracklists and making the final cut for the album.
- The list below is almost certainly the tracklist to a future single with 'Some Might Say' being the a-side and the other 3 tracks being the b-sides. 'Sports Car' is likely another early title for 'Bonehead's Bank Holiday'. 'Freedom' is unlikely to be '(It's Good) To Be Free'. It has been said that Liam has referred to '(It's Good) To Be Free' as 'Live By the Sea' before it's release and there is a page in Noel's notebook containing both 'Freedom' and 'Live By the Sea' meaning they cannot be the same song.
- 'Whatever' does not receive a track number but has still been tagged onto the end of the tracklist. Is this because Noel is considering it as a bonus track or something similar?
Making any song is a hard work,that's why we should respect to the song writer😊
Easy when you know how according to Noel but that's the same for any skill
Also practice makes perfect
This is why I love this channel, the joy in your face and excitement in your voice just shows how massive an oasis fan you are. Keep up the amazing work buddy. If you ever make it over to Northern Ireland there's a pint of guinness in the taps waiting for you.
If I remember correctly, Being A Blue later became Acquiesce. Man City had asked Noel to write a song for them to play over the tannoy at Maine Road. Noel mentioned it in an interview around the time of WTSMG being released.
"Being a Blue" was an early version of 'Acquiesce'. Instead of 'We need each other/we believe in one another/I know we're gonna uncover what's sleeping in our soul. It had "It's hard being a blue/It's hard being a blue/It's hard being a blue/When you come from where I do." I think Noel was asked to write something for Man City.
Rasberry Beret is an early title of Dont Look Back In Anger. Before Noel had the lyrics for the chorus, he was singing the lyrics of the "Rasberry Beret" chorus, to the almost identical melody line
As in "Rasp-berry ber-et"/"So Sally can wait"?
raspberry berry is also a prince tune, maybe in his head and the syllables do fit 'so sally can wait". might be a placeholder
@@Reprobus3It seems to make more sense for Raspberry to be in the same spot as Sally but I’m not sure how the word would sound in a Manc accent
@@Reprobus3I presume so and rumour has it that Noel was singing a different girls name originally that Liam thought didn't sound good and said to Noel, "it should be Sally instead."
Also when he first played Don't Look Back In Anger live for the first time, listen closely, he announces the song as 'So Sorry' and sings 'So sorry to say/ 'you know it's too late' as she's walking on by....'
I love that nearly 30 years on we are still finding out more from around this time. Hopefully one day the unheard songs will surface
"Teeth falling out is guilt about masturbation" - I guarantee that's a dream interpretation Noel has heard from someone. I once heard a similar thing.
It seems to be from Freud
@@goober9355anything about masturbation or sex was probably Freud
I think it is from Freud's The Interpretation Of Dreams.@@goober9355
Looks like an idea for a song to me.
If the chorus is the answer to a question the verse is everything about the answer you give , so when I think what a song is going to be based on just a few words will make me remember.
@@goober9355 well there you go. Bright bloke, for a footballer.
Funnily enough I don't get those dreams. This means one of two things:
- either I don't feel guilty,
Or
- not masturbating enough.
Only way to see if it's option a is to up the numbers on option b.
Callin All (the stars to fall) is potentially an early version of Lyla.
Certified “OASIS NERD” video as usual. Top stuff James, Love it !
This has to be my favourite piece of Oasis memorabilia to ever come to light. It gives a really candid view into Noels' creative process during my all-time favourite period of the Oasis story, just awesome. And as always, you provide the best deep-dive!
I would love to have those lyrics. Im a 22 year old messianic jew. My dad raised me with Oasis. The first Oasis song I heard was Live Forever when I was 6, and from then on I idolized Noel Gallagher. He was to me, like Johnny Mar was with him. His songs always make me weep. Especially his acoustics. The emotion in it makes me reflect on life. His new album is fantastic. Dead to the world is so uplifting with a certain amount pessimistic value that makes you reminisce.
StarChild - I cracked! Sing it to the tune of Angel Child.! Some of the lyrics are even in it and if you sing those parts at the same spots the lyrics fit most the tune. Especially the 'hope' and 'price' portions.
Cool interesting vid, always good to hear and see Noel's writing process.
As I have stated before, I think Noel and Springsteen and a very few other are in a rare group of people that released 80%-90% good songs with very few stinkers. It's amazing where the songs come from.
Agreed. Nothing either of them has released is actually bad- the worst reaction I've ever had to one of their songs is along the lines of "hmmm, dunno about this one."
What a great video! Your stuff is always so well-researched, love it!
I love this stuff
Rainy summertime looks like a early version of DONT GO AWAY. He mentions the rain, (cold and frosty morning), and finishes the verse with IN MY MIND, as Dont go away does. Also, if you sing the lyrics in the chorus to the melody of DONT GO AWAY they almost fit. Rhyming wise, Each Chorus in Dont go away is an A,A,A, B,B,B ,A. Format. These lyrics are also very similar. The last word on each line rhyme. BUT, with the line ''COZ you and your THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS'''It could also be an early SUNDAY MORNING CALL draft. What d'ya think?
What a surreal thing. Your own lyrics written on scraps of paper. The words to songs that you created. Being valued at £40,000. I never believed the “I wrote that in 5 minutes” even when I was a kid and oasis became huge. Noel had a formula. Refining songs until they were exactly as he wanted. 90% 😂 so meticulous. He always had a back pocket of material for any situation.
Watch the interview after he’s been through his addiction. He’s in a blue top and talks very openly. There’s a few things he says that slip out which contradict his pre planned earlier interviews.
All credit to him. I don’t know of anyone who has managed to keep their music so private. People will talk and wonder what his music was about.
I assume Raspberry Beret is a cover of the Prince song.
It's hard to imagine Noel or Liam singing that! But I'd love to! :D
It could be a cover of Prince's song or an original song by Noel that somewhat resembles that particular song or style.
@@Doctordoompapito They 'covered' Cartouche - Feel The Groove so who knows.
@@DH-TV hahaha that is great!
Thanks again!!! More about my favorite band!
10:15 - Even the unused lyrics in the known songs do actually turn up in later songs.
Yellow?
Noel started Coldplay's career confirmed.
Lol 😂. Fact is that Chris Martin wrote that song at rockfield studios, about 4 years after oasis were there recording WTSMG. Noel should have lost a demo tape there lol. Joking
Love this video!
Brings out the proper fanboy/anorak in me. Love it!
Awesome, just saved me 30 grand ! Haha
I wonder if "Raspberry Beret" was a place holder for Don't Look Back in Anger? "So Sally can wait" fits with "Ras-berry Beret" - and we know that Noel was singing it and Liam asked if he was singing "so sally can wait" so those aren't the original lyrics.
Not sure of the timeline on this one though?
Potentially!! In the song talk tonight Noel does sing all your dreams are made of strawberry lemonade
I bet Noel secretly loves this channel
I remember "Slow" being mentioned in an interview with Noel in the mid 90's, around '95-'96. He was saying he had loads of songs laying around and "Slow" was one of them. I think it was on an interview CD from that time. I'll have to find it out and check.
My songwriting notebook is nearly finished, 2 years work! I wonder will it be worth anything in the future!!
That what you said about Noel planning everything he releases about himself, i have also ways thought that about Oasis splitting up, i think it was a plan all a long.
And now there back together! Do you think Liam was in on it too?
@@edd4875 Noel loves all legacy and mythology about other bands.
If you look back at the time when they split up, they wasn't making big waves. Between 94 and 2000 they were reported on absolutely everything and were always in the papers.
So yeah I do think it was possible planed out from the start to cement themselves into the halls of rock icons. It seems to of worked.
And also people were starting to accept that they were not getting back together another reason why I think it's all been staged. Timed perfectly in my eyes.
Well done!
What about "The Red White and Blue" song? It wasn't in those pages, but I remember an interview with Noel from the summer of 1995 where he says he has written a great new song and it's going to be on the next Oasis album. By the way he also mentioned the "All Around the World" and "Look Back In Anger" songs that already has been recorded by the band! Also also he said he was considering entering the Eurovision Song Contest with "All Around the World" and winning it!! 😀
I was waiting for that song to be mentioned as well. Haven't heard any reference to it anywhere since the nineties.
I thought "Red White & Blue" evolved into I Hope I Think I Know?
"Teeth falling out.." When you have a dream that yr teeth are falling out.
You know there's gonna be some AI versions of those songs soon.
I tinker with single words. It’s important that there’s not just rhyme. They have to have flow, à sonoric theme, pattern and a certain charachter and ring, and they have to be a good phrase. There’s even a difference between a good sentence and a lyric sometimes.
"Raspberry Beret"? That was a song by Prince .
Noel mentioned you in the latest podcast with Matt Morgan 😁😁
What did he say?
@@FPLMinute he mentioned this book of lyrics and said he hasn’t seen it but he is sure the “Hargraves guy is fookin at it again” 😆😆😆 What an honor that Noel know who he is lol
@@yourdoulabrandie1853 😂😂
I think Callin' All might be an early draft of D'You Know What I Mean.
And I don't know if there's some corelation between On'n'on and Don't Go Away. Or it's just a concept which was dismantled for many songs.
On 'n' on and Don't go away are listed as two separate titles though in one of the lists.
Freedom definitely become Fade Away . Sounds so much like the Wham hit.
I just seen an even earlier version of the lyrics to Step Out in one on Noel's notebooks - the original chorus went:
"Baby, ev'rything is all right, uptight, out of sight
Baby, ev'rything is all right, uptight, out of sight"
Oh, wait a second...... 😉
I'd like to buy the world a home
And furnish it with love
Further note - I'm not sure its been confirmed but from his voice that Going Nowhere demo sounds like it was recorded in mid-late 94, around the time of the Hello demo? I'm pretty sure this notebook is from mid 94 from that, and that the Rebellious Jukebox article was published in September 94. most or all of this could be from before Definitely Maybe was even released!
The Going Nowhere difference in the words we already know of - it's in the demo version most of us have heard on RUclips - the words in the notes is also missing the post second chorus section of the final version; likewise in the demo.
I think the demo was on an expanded version of Be Here Now? It's not on Spotify.
How does Noel let something like this go?
Great video James, do you know that Noel mentioned you in recent podcast with Matt Morgan? Getting slagged by The Chief, you know you're doing something right 😂
What did he say?
@@FPLMinute Matt was asking him if he'd seen some video and Noel asked 'is it the James Hargreaves fella?' and said (I think) that one of his band had showed him it and that James was 'at it again'. Cool to know he's aware of these videos, even if Noel was never likely to be complimentary about anyone dissecting his music or lyrics
I solved 'On and On and why it's crossed off - It was rewritten into Don't Go AwayThe verse lyrics largely fit but didn't rhyme well yet and the section before the chhorus has extra lines of lyrics just like the extra line in Champagne Supernova but you can tell he is very close to finishing the Don't Go Away chorus.
Didnt he nick the Don't Go Away chorus in its entirety (words and melody both) off The Real People? This is well known
@@danielwarren3138 yeah, but at this point he didn't nick it yet, it's Xed out which means it got rewritten as Don't go Away later. That's why '(Don't) Go Away' is written on the song lists. Parentheses to try to hide the title Nick I would guess. Much like (Whats the story) Morning Glory in case the full title was already a song. All these Xed got rewritten later
@@danielwarren3138 and they weren't torn out of the notebook because they probably still had lines of lyrics he wanted to use later in other songs.
Wonder if he gave chris martin yellow? Really want to see the whole book now xx
Extremely unlikely lmao - Noel has said when he first heard Yellow that he immediately likened it to one of those great songs of his that fall out of the sky - his words were "that's one of mine" but he clearly meant "I could have written that", not "I wrote that", haha.
@@danielwarren3138 hahha thanks x
Somebody's maybe already mentioned this so I apologise but just noticed inclusion of Lock All The Doors there. Did read at the time that Chasing Yesterday had a lot of unfinished stuff from about that time on it, that's obviously one
Wow as a songwriter myself this is very interesting, yeah I never believed those Noel making legend comments either, he definitely didn't write Champagne Super Nova in 5 mins lol, I don't even believe that story of how they got signed, Alan Mcgee jumped on stage at a dingy little gig? no way it sounds too much like a fairy tale, in reality he probably got the record deal through the inspiral carpet's as he was working with them and was friends with them thats how these things really work, its about who you know
What I love about Noel is the eay he wrote in the vein of The Beatles etc ....how B sides are better than A sides even and how much thought went into artwork and playslists and B sides
The 'on n' on' lyrics could be a reference or a cover of another la's song called 'over' which I don't think was officially album released. The end of 'over' by the LA's repeats the lyrics 'on n' on' in an interesting chords sequence, maybe like cigarettes and alcohol or Columbia Noel used this chords sequence as scaffolding for a new song with different lyrics , still just a theory .
Being a blue is “
Morning glory “
The original opening line of morning glory was originally “
I live my life in blue “
Extra line in Chanpagne Supernova middle 'air that we breathe' has early tone of Acquiesce and the unreleased lyric 'We know what we are' repeating would be early sign of Stay Young......I think most these songs probably evolved into Be Here Now album songs at least literally. One of those unreleased ones has 'sister' used a couple times and My Sister Lover is in the song line-ups so I would guess that got rewritten into Sister Lover and probably rewritten in a different notebook? Songs with a X were obviously rewritten into other songs and the lyrics were left there because he wanted to re use lyrics eventually. I can't seem to figure out what tunes the lyrics might have been for other than Star Child being Angel Child. If he had the refrain in his head already of how he was doing the repeating 'star/angel child parts he probably felt he didn't need to write it all out yet.
Rainy Summertime seems most like "Its Good To Be Free" IMO
Ras Beret is a prince tune…..”Chhhuuuuunee”
Hey James, since you're a walking Oasis encyclopedia, i would have a question to you. What is the guitar on DM cover? (It also apears in Shakermaker music video). It's a Epiphone riviera, but this one has a bigsby vibrato on it. It can't either Bonehead's or Noel's. Did they have three rivieras?
Good question I always wondered that. If James made a guitars of oasis history would be good
They had several rivieras. I've seen a bonehead's semihollow guitar on sale at Johnny's Roadhouse in Manchester back in the day! (I think it was a Korean Sheraton) This particulary guitar you're talking it's not bonehead's main axe because he still uses his tobacco sunburst riviera without any sign of a bigsby (Holes), and Noel's riviera is wine red.
So they were probably getting a few of this kind guitars back in the day. I hope James is shedding some light on that in a future video!
It’s in the current Liverpool epiphone Noel exhibition - 80s riviera he used on shakermaker and DM cover with bigsby
@@m189283 Biblical X
I'm sure in the recent That Pedal Show interview Noel says he has one of Boneheads Epiphones, so presumably there were a few knocking about.
Yellow was released in 2000
James ya know Raspberry Beret is a Prince song right?
Sports Car seems like another title for Going Nowhere
Rainy summertime is girl in the dirty shirt. "Just Wont let me go" bit is the same
"Sport Car" is probably Step Out. And another thing: maybe Liam made the songs shorter when recording them, for example Roll With It
He lost a lyric book from 93/94 i wonder where it ended up
Nothing mysterious about Raspberry Beret. It is a Prince song. Would love to hear that cover!
If you abandon an idea, the universe is going to bring the spark of inspiration to someone else... YELLOW.
Remember Noel once been asked if there is a song from others that he believes could be his. Noel’s answer is Yellow from Coldplay.
@@GingerGinger-g5f That's amazing!
Cool.
i have my own notes, brain frying artwork, doodles, sketches, songs, more artwork, also a musician.
The address is most likely actually Maygrove not Maytrove but the story sounds likely
Callin all the lyrics remind me of Sittin silence on my own
Raspberry Beret is a Prince Song. A cover?
steller as usual james
Could On and On have been a working title for The Swamp song? It's split into two songs on the list like the finished album..... Maybe it's because the whole song just centers around the same riff that goes on and on?
Callin All will be LYLA.
wasnt noel writing in the kitchen story either Supersonic or Live Forever and not Champ Supernova??
Did anyone else read the notes in the description and see Noel considered claiming in that magazine article that Ticket to Ride is the best song ever??? Thank God he didn't say that
Star child = Heart of a Star... early oasis is all about Noel´s desire to make it, and that´s what makes that early content very strong, cause you can see a working class man struggling to make it, rock n´roll star is the base of that, after that one the rest is about Noel´s working class personal experiences, digsy´s diner is about the nonsense of the normal working class life, "digsy said he had lasagna for his tea" some nutty shit isn´t it?., Oasis kinda ended when they stopped being working class, Noel still had some bits here and there of his personal experiences in his later works but he clearly wanted something more commericial and he said it many times, for a working class man pop is a job after all and he got a family to support and he don´t want to be poor again, so that is that, i still think definitely maybe and the b-sides are their best work
However, wasnt Rockin Chair a Real People song which Noel took from lol
im going to make a noel font
Doodle looks more like Mark Coyle than self portrait.
"Sports Car" is The Fame
Could natures son be force of nature?
Nick Drake?
If Noel said he wrote Champagne quickly, he probably meant the music and then he spent time tweaking lyrics. That would be quite a common process.
Great video. You also missed off, it says "getting older in the rain" on Going Nowhere when the final version is "growing older in the rain" 😉
It was 29 years and 3 days ago lol.
29 years since the announcement on twitter.
So the notes start in November of 1994, but when do they end? I saw a 98 on the last page. Does that stand for 1998?
When Noel talks about how good songs always came quick or that he wrote some songs in 10-20 minutes, he doesn't include refining the lyrics. because lyrics are non-essential parts of his songs. Like Teotihuacan, or Fking in the Bushes. These songs with unheard titles could very well be like them.
In an interview, Noel mentioned that he refrained from playing barre chords because it would look awkward, so he agreed with Bonehead that Bonehead would handle those chords. Given how much of the story has been debunked, I presume that at the time, he probably didn't know how to play such chords on the guitar, at least while standing…
I'm sure being a blue became morning glory
@@DH-TV right ... morning glory may have started life as red white and blue then
could’ve also been Round Are Way as Noel said it was based on growing up in Manchester
Gang, can someone confirm this: I’m hearing rumblings that, in 2025, what everyone has been wanting may possibly be happening: a reunion of Oasis. (Right now, I’m handling this as a rumour.)
Don't need to buy the notebook now 👍
If you want to you can
I dream about my teeth falling out quite a lot..... =/
Hey Noel, why don't you help us, since you're watching everything by this Oasis nerd? Come on!
Being a blue = blue moon rising? 👀
Hi James, just a shout out to yourself, I've seen Bandit a young indie band from Liverpool, foonking excellent, check them out my mahn. 👍
Noel’s lyrics are terrible but there in lies the paradox as they are grrrreat.
If you met Noel in real life I don’t think you’d listen to oasis ever again. He hates everything.
How would you know? 😎
Love your vids , just a wee plug 😝 for ma band . Check my band The Azurescens. 👍
It's funny because the rubbish lyrics sound like the sort on Be Here Now
It amazes me that people still think these are the real first drafts.
First drafts have things marked out and edits everywhere, they're not perfect the first time. Stop buying into this fake crap.
I see these lyrics as earlier drafts, not the “first drafts”.
As someone who works with songwriters… some lines have been in people’s lyric books or in their heads for years before they find their way into the right tune.
Ideas come and go, get moved around or put around for another song.
It’s not a black & white thing.
I write songs and sometimes is exactly like you said. Papers full of deletions, words added in between, possible words for rhymes on the side or at the bottom ect. But sometimes things come out pretty fast and already good. You ponder a lot before actually writing down what you think should work. Then maybe at a different stage you edit those lyrics on a new paper.
Like the crossed out Champagne Supernova?😊
Its MayGROVE noy MayTrove. Im guessing NG spelt it wrong? great content dude. loved it
That's great, but Paul Mccartney writes songs while he's asleep. 🥸😆