Old Song Review: Wonderwall

For last month, I was going to put up a tribute to the band who wrote today's song, Oasis. As you might've guessed, that never happened, and probably won't, like many things on this blog I lost interest in the moment I started them. Still, I owe you something, so for today I'll review a song that is the most looked up song on Google for guitar players to learn, Wonderwall.
This was Oasis's biggest hit over here in North America, it being their only top 10 hit, but over in England, this only got as high as Number 2. This was hardly a problem for them, as they had had a Number One over there, with Some Might Say(the last song with original drummer Tony McCarroll), and would go onto have a few more number ones, with such gems as D'Ya Know What I Mean, from their follow up album Be Here Now.
Now like many of the great songs, this one was inspired by a girlfriend of either lead singer Liam Gallagher or main songwriter Noel Gallagher(yes the two are related). The song was rumored to have wanted to be sung by Noel, but later relented to Liam in exchange for singing their next single, Don't Look Back in Anger(which got to Number One in England).
The title itself comes from the first Beatles solo album, called Wonderwall Music by George Harrison released back in 1966(having this album doesn't make you hipster, it makes you an obsessive fan who has access to a credit card and a basement to store this shit). As far as a song goes, there's really nothing to dislike about it; the production is very good, the singing is nice, the lyrics are very lovey-dovey and impossible not to flatter a girl into a blowjob if you dedicate it to her(not all girls mind you, I apologize[nevermind, I take that back]). The only thing that this song isn't is the best Oasis song.
Oasis were not a one hit wonder and it's a bit of a shame that they seem to be remembered only for this song. The band themselves even said it wasn't one of their best, which is a different approach from the usual way of just plain saying that they don't like the song and not ever playing it again(Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, Neil Young's Heart of Gold, Radiohead's Creep and every good Bob Dylan song are examples of this trend).
They played live all the time, but what surprises me is that it's not the climax of the show, not the song that every fan sings along to. There are far better Oasis songs that they made that came out before and after this. If you look hard enough, you'll find your favorite Oasis song. Odds are it's not Wonderwall.
Overall, Wonderwall hit with a shock of lightning and looks like it will live forever.
Rating: 4/5