There is no doubt or discussion about it, Don’t Look Back In Anger It is one of the iconic songs of the britpop. The theme of brothers Gallagher has become a classic, and gained special relevance when it became an anthem for peace after the May 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack. However, when the song was written, in 1995no one knew that it would serve to provide a soundtrack to this tragic event.
Published on February 19, 1996, Don’t Look Back In Anger It was the fifth track on the album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?. Evoking well-known images of other rock bands and the picture of John Lennon and the iconic protest in bed Yoko Onotells the story of a woman named Sally who looks back on her life without regrets: “And then Sally can wait, she knows it’s too late, since we’re walking. Her soul slips, but don’t look back in anger. I heard you say.”
In a interview, Noel Gallagher has been opened to tell something more about the origins of this hymn, which he calls his Hey Jude: “It started as a song of rebellion around that woman: She’s metaphorically watching the diary of her life pass by, and she’s thinking, ‘You know what? I do not regret”.
The influence of The Stone Roses
But is Sally real or just a figment of Gallagher’s imagination? “I wrote it after leaving a club striptease“says half of Oasis. However, other fans believe that it was the song Sally Cinnamon of The Stone Roses the one that really gave Gallagher the inspiration for his character.
In a previous interview, Gallagher states that Sally Cinnamon It had a lot of influence on his career. Speaking of these Manchester rockers, he reflected: “When I first went to see The Roses, they dressed alike. Before the sparklers and all that. In those days no one was cool, everyone wore pencil pants and all that.but they were exactly like us.”
Whether Sally was a stripper or Noel Gallagher simply created it paying homage to one of his favorite bands, it’s clear that in 2018 the song took on a whole new meaning. The singer of Holy Mountain is clear: “It starts out as a song about what you don’t regret, and then ended up as this anthem of defiance to not be dragged to the level of the terrorists. When I see teenagers in the crowd, who weren’t even born when Oasis broke up, much less when we were together, it makes me think ‘Wow, we did something that was special and timeless, that generations have come after and are still living it“.
