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Times have certainly changed for middle-aged rocker Liam Gallagher.
The former hell-raiser was recently spotted in surprisingly great shape – and high spirits – while visiting Australia, where he was a face in the crowd at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Stepping out in a vibrant pair of trainers on a comparatively miserable day in London, Liam appeared to reveal part of the reason for his toned new look – exercise, and judging by his focused expression, plenty of it.
Chart star Pharrell Williams has revealed that reuniting the feuding Gallaghers for a collaboration would make him Happy.
The singer and producer - who was guest vocalist on Daft Punk's Get Lucky - said teaming up with former Oasis stars Noel and Liam would be one of his dream projects.
The pair have not spoken since Noel stormed out of the group in 2009 following years of friction and he has his own solo career while Liam continued to work with his Oasis bandmates under the name Beady Eye.
Williams - who has worked with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Jay Z and Robin Thicke - said he wanted to bring them together.
"Who wouldn't want to work with the Gallaghers? Yeah, both of them," he said.
Williams - in the running for an Oscar for his track Happy from Despicable Me 2 - also longs to work with Sir Elton John who even inspired his own son Rocket's name with his 1970s hit Rocket Man.
"I really respect Elton John's music and I'd love to do something with him," he said.
"Contrary to popular belief, Rocket's middle name is not Man. But Elton John's Rocket Man song was a part of it and also Stevie Wonder's Rocket Love. But Elton would be really interesting.
"I would love to do a whole album with Stevie Wonder. That would be amazing. He doesn't need me, but it'd be amazing," Williams said.
The 40-year-old had a brief performance with Wonder at the Grammys last month as they played Get Lucky.
"We had a performance and I couldn't believe I was on stage (with him). I remember listening to all his songs for the first time in my grandmother's apartment, and then to be on stage in LA with Steve. That was like, 'Where am I? What's going on? Just don't wake me up'."
Williams, who is surprising a fan as part of Priceless Surprise campaign for MasterCard, said he was still pinching himself about his Oscar nomination, and his upcoming performance at the awards ceremony next month.
"I'm in disbelief. I can't believe that. All of this is an amazing moment and I just intend on showing the people my thanks," he said.
A number of rare recordings from Oasis and The Stone Roses are to be auctioned off later this month, it has been revealed.
Omega Auctions in Stockport will have a number of demo recordings from both Manchester bands up for sale on February 21 and 22. Items set to go under the hammer include Oasis's first ever demo cassette, which was recorded in 1991 and 1992 and features handwritten tracklistings from Noel Gallagher. The tape, which features nine tracks, has an estimated price of £1,000 - £1,500.
Other Oasis items include a rare promo cassette of 'Definitely Maybe' (£200 – £300) and the original poster for the single 'Go Let It Out' signed by all the band members except Liam Gallagher (£800 – £1,000). There is also a Stone Roses demo featuring the unreleased track 'Sun Still Shines' and rough takes on '(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister', 'Going Down' and 'Elephant Stone', which has an estimated price of £2,000 – £3,000, and a rare cassette tape of the band's 1989 self-titled LP (£200 – £300). For more information, see Omegaauctions.co.uk.
Last month (January 30), The Who frontman Roger Daltrey hinted that he would try and get Oasis to reunite for a Teenage Cancer Trust gig. Speaking about the possibility of persuading Liam and Noel Gallagher to perform together, he said: "Noel and Liam are brothers so it will all be alright. Don't worry. Blood is thicker than music. Could I bring them together for a Teenage Cancer Trust show? Ask me next year."
"Songbird" is a song by British rock band Oasis, from their fifth studio album Heathen Chemistry. It was released as the fourth single from that album on 3 February 2003 and peaked at #3 in the UK charts. Being written by lead singer Liam Gallagher, it was the first time the band had released a single not written by his brother Noel.
Upon joining Oasis in the early nineties, Noel Gallagher claimed sole-songwriting responsibilities, and allowing little-to-no leeway from the rest of the band. He openly mocked the songwriting output of Liam and Bonehead, who had been in charge of Oasis' songwriting prior to his joining and had written a handful of tracks such as "Take Me" and an acoustic number titled "Life In Vain". Liam elaborated on the situation in 1994, after the release of Definitely Maybe saying "Noel won't let me (write), but I can't really write anyway... In the future if I started writing top tunes, I still don't think he'd be up for it... I know for a fact, even if he was going dry, he wouldn't play my songs... I'm not happy with that, but that's the way it is innit?".
However, after Oasis' third album Be Here Now received a cold reception from music critics, Noel began to loosen his control and allowed Liam to contribute songs. Though his first effort, "Little James" which appeared on Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, was criticised for being too simple and childlike (in particular, rhyming "plasticine" with "trampoline"), Songbird was fairly well received, despite only being based around two simple chords (G + Em7).
The song, written for Liam's long term girlfriend Nicole Appleton, was seen as a surprising break away from Liam's "Hard-Man" image. He explained this away saying "I like beautiful things...It's not all dark in Liam World. I take me shades off every now and again and have a look at the world and see some nice things."
The simplistic video was filmed in Regent's Park in London, and featured Liam playing an acoustic guitar under a tree, and also being chased by a dog.
Songbird is the shortest running Oasis single, at 2:07.
The song is included on Oasis' 2006 'best-of' album Stop The Clocks.
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Bonehead and Alex Lipinski shall be playing an intimate show at Camden Towns Black Heart on Wednesday 19th February along with support from The Broxton Hundred and very special guests.
More information and ticket details can be found here.
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Director Nigel Dick discusses the iconic music videos he has made with Oasis and reflects on his fractious relationship with the Gallagher brothers.
In a clip you can watch here, he reveals his inspiration behind the video for Wonderwall, but with strict instructions from the record company to keep the band amused, he had a cunning plan to make it visually arresting without causing a scene...
Watch the show on Sky Arts 1 HD on Friday 7th Feb at 20:30 (UK Only).
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