Thursday, May 3, 2012

One of my favorite bands is Oasis.  They're from Manchester, England and have (well, had) a huge following in Britain (Noel Gallagher is looked at as a godlike figure over there).  Their concerts were some of the biggest and most exciting.  If you were to watch just about any of their live performances in their native England on Youtube, you'd find some of the most dedicated fans you've ever seen.  So it's a little bit surprising that the band has a very passionate fanbase in Argentina.  They played a concert in 2009 at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, and it was epic if I do say so myself.  Despite the fact that Spanish is the official language of Argentina, the fans all sang along to the songs.  One of the most poignant examples of this came when Noel introduced "Don't Look Back in Anger" and told the crowd to sing along to the chorus.  Instead, they were like, "Lol no we're gonna sing the entire song." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBbyc3t-Ctc&feature=player_embedded).  With the crowd singing, it was one of the greatest versions of that song ever.  I find it amazing that most of those people probably don't even speak English, yet they sang along perfectly.  Soccer star Lionel Messi has stated that he's inspired by Oasis and he even said that they could name their price to reform for a World Cup gig were Argentina to win (they didn't).  I just think it's incredible that Spanish-speaking countries love our own English music perhaps more than we do.

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