Blur: Out Of Time

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Graham Coxon Explains Blur Split". The Fly. May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 June 2020. a b c Think Tank (Compact Disc liner notes). Blur. Parlophone. 2003. 07243-582997-2-4. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning. The world's a bleak dangerous place, 'too many people down, everything turning the wrong way round'.

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a b Wiederhorn, Jon (25 July 2003). "Blur Revolt Against Hit Songs, Show No Love For The U.S. Military". MTV . Retrieved 13 June 2020. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) Out of Time" on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross". Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Season 4. 18 April 2003. BBC One. Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. Stubbs, Dan (April 2012). "Blur – Think Tank (2003): The Album That Almost Destroyed Them...". Q. 20 Greatest Album Stories Ever. No.309. pp.42–45. ISSN 0955-4955. Out of Time (Japanese EP liner notes). Blur. Parlophone. 2003. TOCP-61079. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

Damon Albarn lead singer of Blur, is an anti-war campaigner who takes a big interest in oriental and middle eastern styled musical influences. I believe this song is an anti-war protest. a b "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2020. a b Gilbert, Ben. " 'Out of Time' ". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 21 July 2003 . Retrieved 24 December 2021. Empire, Kitty (4 May 2003). "New Blur, same old Albarn". The Observer . Retrieved 7 September 2020. Time' Capsule – New Blur video 'moving portrait of a young female marine' ". NME. 10 March 2003 . Retrieved 11 October 2012.Sutherland, Mark (13 August 2012). "Blur Headline Olympics Closing Ceremony Concert in London". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 24 December 2021. Harris, John (13 June 2009). "It's been strong medicine the last few weeks". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 June 2020. a b "Blur – Album By Album, by Stephen Street, William Orbit and Ben Hillier". Uncut. 25 April 2004 . Retrieved 10 June 2020. a b Nelson, Michael (8 August 2012). "The 10 Best Blur Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved 8 September 2020.

Watch Blur's video to new single 'Out Of Time' here!". NME. 7 April 2003. Archived from the original on 4 December 2003 . Retrieved 24 December 2021. Lachno, James (10 June 2015). "Blur's 20 best songs". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 8 September 2020. While in Marakesh, Blur worked with Groupe Regional du Marrakech, who provided orchestral arrangement on "Out of Time". [7] According to Ben Hillier, who produced the song, the orchestra's work was "astonishing"; he elaborated that "while I was setting the mics up, they started playing. All the chords sounded fantastic. And I looked out at the end of the session, and none of them had headphones on! What they were playing along to, I have no idea. They must have heard it through the door". [6] In February 2003, it was revealed that the album would be titled Think Tank and the lead single "Out of Time" would be premiered on 3 March, on BBC Radio 1, [8] followed by a commercial release on 14 April 2003, by Parlophone. [9] Composition and lyrics [ edit ]

This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive. Coxon: 'I was an a***hole' ". Dotmusic. 4 October 2002. Archived from the original on 24 October 2002 . Retrieved 10 June 2020. Greenwald, Andy (June 2003). "Blur - Think Tank". Spin. 19 (6): 100. ISSN 0886-3032 . Retrieved 10 July 2020. Sisario, Ben. "Blur - Think Tank". Blender. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004 . Retrieved 24 December 2021. Crazy beats!". Dotmusic. 25 March 2003. Archived from the original on 28 June 2003 . Retrieved 10 June 2020.

So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started. a b "He thought of wars". Dotmusic. 10 March 2003. Archived from the original on 28 June 2003 . Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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Peisner, David; Dansby, Andrew (25 February 2003). "Blur 'Think' Up New Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021 . Retrieved 19 November 2011. Blur in 'Think Tank' ". Dotmusic. 20 February 2002. Archived from the original on 28 June 2003 . Retrieved 10 June 2020. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.21, no.19. 3 May 2003. p.9 . Retrieved 19 February 2021. From the 00's – Blur – Out Of Time". BBC. Archived from the original on 9 June 2003 . Retrieved 24 December 2021. Future, Andrew (5 May 2003). "Blur - Think Tank". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012 . Retrieved 7 September 2020.