{"id":650454,"date":"2026-06-21T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/650454\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:09:09","slug":"the-1967-beatles-song-noel-gallagher-crowns-as-their-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/650454\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1967 Beatles song Noel Gallagher crowns as their best"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Noel<\/p>\n

Credit: Far Out \/ Anton Corbijn \/ Apple Corps<\/p>\n

Sun 21 June 2026 10:00, UK <\/p>\n

Just as The Beatles are always going to have critics, Oasis<\/a> are always going to criticise other bands, but somehow, in that landscape of inevitability, never do you find Oasis criticising The Beatles.<\/p>\n

Despite their gripes, there are a handful of bands Oasis cite as their eternal influences<\/a>. The Smiths, The Stone Roses, and The Sex Pistols all proudly stake a claim for a seat at the table. But sitting at the very head of it, holding court and barking the orders are The Beatles. <\/p>\n

From Liam\u2019s vocals to Noel\u2019s chord progressions, their sonic blueprint is dripping all over the Gallagher brothers\u2019 approach, and they don\u2019t care about admitting it. \u201cIf you\u2019re talking about a musical journey for me, then it\u2019s not complete without The Beatles,\u201d Noel Gallagher claimed, \u201cThe Beatles are the best. They wrote the best songs, they played the best parts, they wore the best clothes, they were in the best era.\u201d<\/p>\n

So many of Oasis\u2019 infectious anthems are attributed to The Beatles model. Given how straight down the line Oasis were with their songwriting, you would think that they naturally gravitated towards their heavy-hitting hits like \u2018Hey Jude\u2019, \u2018Help!\u2019 or \u2018Let It Be\u2019, but it was actually the mindbending psychedelia<\/a> that they dug, and their ability to reveal endless sonic layers on one song.<\/p>\n

When asked for his definitive Beatles track, Noel Gallagher confidently claimed it was \u2018I Am The Walrus\u2019 and continued to say, \u201cDepending on what speakers you\u2019re listening to it on, I always hear something new in it. Or every time it\u2019s like, \u2018I\u2019ve never heard that\u2026is that what that radio interference was saying?\u2019 I mean, you\u2019d be brushing your teeth and just think, \u2018I\u2019ve never heard that before\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Writing chord progressions clearly comes easily to Gallagher, but penning something as elaborate and complex as \u2018I Am The Walrus\u2019 is arguably outside of his wheelhouse. It\u2019s a song that places Oasis along with the rest of us, as everyday fans who simply cannot comprehend how The Beatles could pull off the sort of tricks they did. <\/p>\n

In a bid to find out, however, Oasis regularly covered the track in their early setlists<\/a>. Liam\u2019s voice soared in the chorus as he really channelled his Lennon-inspired rasp, and it seemed as if the band were dipping their toes into psychedelic realms to help inform their songwriting. But actually, it was for a very different reason. <\/p>\n

Further reading: From The Vault<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d worked out if we extended the end, we could just extend it until we played enough to get paid,\u201d Noel explained, \u201cSo at the end, we\u2019d always do the [sings reprise] and then Liam would just walk off and then I\u2019d walk off and we\u2019d stand and watch the other three trying to work out an ending for it, which they never did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the cash grab, the cover was a bona fide tribute to their favourite band, and it was the closest they got to replicating their psychedelic brilliance. Yet there\u2019s no denying that elsewhere, The Beatles\u2019 influence is all over the Oasis sound, who have carried the torch for British rock and roll, after The Fab Four first lit it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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