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MELLOW MONDAY

May 1994. Blur had just enjoyed their biggest chart hit to date with Girls & Boys. The song chosen as the follow-up single was a bit of surprise. Instead of taking the easy way out with another upbeat indie-pop number, the boys went for a very sad ballad, complete with lush orchestration and some lyrics that needed subtitles:-mp3 : Blur - To The End It climbed to #16 in the charts which was higher than most of the band's previous eight singles, but was probably something of a disappointment to ...

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MELLOW MONDAY

The Vinyl Villain — May 1994. Blur had just enjoyed their biggest chart hit to date with Girls & Boys. The song chosen as the follow-up single was a bit of surprise. Instead of taking the e... more info

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