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highplainsdem

(57,863 posts)
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:44 PM 9 hrs ago

Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle (music video + live 2008 + demo + videos about the song & music video)

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Idle_(song)

I was going to add all this as a reply to Haggard Celine's post about the song back in June - https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034147092 - but a lot of people never look at replies, even when they kick an older thread.




Live at Wembley, 2008:



Great demo...with some really good whistling:



Video about the song:



Video about writing the song and making the video:
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Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle (music video + live 2008 + demo + videos about the song & music video) (Original Post) highplainsdem 9 hrs ago OP
Thanks for posting these! Haggard Celine 9 hrs ago #1
You're very welcome! highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #3
He said the song is about a guy who Haggard Celine 8 hrs ago #2
The feeling that you're in the wrong timeline. Not uncommon. Especially now. highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #4

Haggard Celine

(17,377 posts)
2. He said the song is about a guy who
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 03:30 PM
8 hrs ago

wakes up and finds himself at his own funeral. I know the feeling. Sometimes you just sit and wonder what the hell this is all about. It doesn't make any sense. I sometimes wonder if I'm here by mistake and I'm just biding my time until the whole mess gets sorted out. The song speaks to these feelings in a most pleasant way.

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