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Blur Charmless ManWatch at the source
Blur's 1996 hit 'Charmless Man' delves into the narrative of a person striving to escape his own nature and the relentless presence of the band. The video features the man driving away, encountering the band along his journey, ultimately unable to flee from them or himself, ending with a close-up of Damon Albarn's contemptuous smile.
Taken from Blur’s 4th studio album ‘The Great Escape’ released in 1995, which featured the hit singles 'Country House', 'The Universal', 'Stereotypes' and 'Charmless Man'.
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About Blur: Blur were formed in 1989 by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree and signed with Food/EMI the same year. Announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur continued to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with second release Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993). Five successive UK #1 albums followed - with Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) helping to propel the band to mass popularity in the UK and beyond. The eponymous Blur was released in 1997 and seventh album Think Tank (2003) was Blur’s first as a three-piece after the temporary departure of founding guitarist Graham Coxon.
Twenty one years after the release of their debut album, 2012 saw Blur 21: The Box, the band's body of work compiled and gathered together into one box. Their most recent release as a four-piece, the critically acclaimed chart-topping album The Magic Whip (2015), started life in Hong Kong when the band had an unexpected break in touring in May 2013.
Blur’s music video for “Charmless Man”, released 1996. Directed by Jamie Thraves. 3:34 in HD, 22,766,296 plays and 181,154 likes on YouTube. Filed under Alternative, Indie, Pop and Rock. AltSounds Curated.
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