Blur - Parklife -

Twenty seconds into the title track, you know you’re not in Seattle anymore. This isn't a flannel-shirted confession about teenage angst. This is a knowing, cheeky wink from a nation that had just realised it was okay to be British again. After years of grunge’s American gloom, Blur didn’t just write an album; they staged a heist. They stole the stiff-upper-lip, laced it with amphetamines, and sent it dancing down the high street.

“I put my trousers on, have a cup of tea, and think about leaving the house.” parklife - blur

That man, in spirit, is the star of Blur’s 1994 masterpiece, Parklife . Twenty seconds into the title track, you know