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Common People by Pulp
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Artist Biography For Pulp
Pulp Is An Alternative Rock Band That Formed In 1978 In Sheffield England United Kingdom. The Band's Best Known And Most Stable Lineup Consists Of Jarvis Cocker Vocals Russell Senior Guitar Violin Mark Webber Guitar Candida Doyle Keyboards Steve Mackey Bass And Nick Banks Drums . Although Many Members Have Had A Long Tenure With The Band The Only Constant Member Has Been Cocker. In 2011 It Was Announced On Pulp's Official Website That The Band's Classic Lineup Would Reunite And Perform At Several Festivals Including Isle Of Wight That Year. Originally Called "Arabicus Pulp" Although They Shortened It To Pulp Within A Year The Band Achieved Sudden Success Some Thirteen Years After Their Formation And Became Known During The Britpop Era As Much For Their Music As For Frontman Cocker's Antics Notably Conducting A Stage Invasion During Michael Jackson's Performance Of Earth Song At The 1996 BRIT Awards . Achieving Little Success Off The Back Of A Peel Session In 1981 Pulp Were Finally Able To Release Their Debut Album It In 1983. This Album And Its 1986 Follow-Up Freaks Showcased A Pulp Keen On Nick Drake Notably On The It Single My Lighthouse With Strong Folk Roots And Little Sign Of The Tendencies For Storytelling And Acid House Music Which Would Eventually Bring Forth Success. After The Release And Commercial Flop Of "Freaks" The Band Disbanded For A Year But Reformed A Year Later To Record A Third Album Separations. Delayed For Three Years After Its Recording Separations Showed Cocker's Increasing Exposure To Acid House Featuring Multiple Synths And A Hit Single My Legendary Girlfriend Which Helped Pulp's Career Start To Rocket. Their Next Single Babies Which Would Eventually Feature On Their 1994's Commercial Breakthrough His 'n' Hers And It Was The First Example Of The Pulp-Sound Most Listeners Associate With The Band--Cheap Synths Rolling Guitars And Cocker's Deadpan Vocals Telling A Story. "His 'n' Hers" In Sound Was Lumped In With The Britpop Movement Of The Time Receiving Commercial And Critical Acclaim. However It Was The 1995 Single Common People Which Finally Saw Them Become Known Eventually Charting At Number 2 In The UK Charts. Awash With Britpop Guitars Catchy Keyboard Lines And That Trademark Cocker Vocal Performance It Has Remained A Favorite. A Successful Appearance At Glastonbury That Summer Cemented Their Fame And Their Success Was Subsequently Confirmed By The Release Of Different Class Which Arrived At The Peak Of The Britpop Movement And Featured This Song And Other UK Hits As Disco 2000 And Sorted For E's & Wizz. Their Last Two Albums 1998's Darker This Is Hardcore -An Album That Marked The End Of The Britpop Era- And 2001's More Downbeat We Love Life Were Commercial Successes But Pulp Were No Longer As Famous Or Trendy As They Had Been In The Height Of Britpop. Following Their Curation Of A Music Festival Auto In 2002 The Band Announced That They Would Be Embarking On An "indefinite Hiatus". In 2003 Jarvis Cocker Released An Album As Relaxed Muscle And Then Two Solo Efforts 2006's Jarvis And 2009's Further Complications. On 8th November 2010 It Was Announced That The Band With Its Most Relevant Lineup Will Reform To Play A Series Of Gigs In Summer 2011. Discography It 1983
Freaks 1986
Separations 1992
His 'n' Hers 1994
Different Class 1995
This Is Hardcore 1998
We Love Life 2001 Official Website Http //www.Pulppeople.Com
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Common People
Pulp - Different Class
Common People Is A Song By Pulp. It Was Released As A Single In 1995 Reaching Number Two On The UK Singles Chart. It Also Appears On The Band's 1995 Album Different Class. The Song Is About Those Who Were Perceived By The Songwriter As Wanting To Be "like Common People" And Who Ascribe Glamour To Poverty. This Phenomenon Is Commonly Referred To As Slumming Or "class Tourism". A Similar Theme Is Explored In The 1960's Novel And Film "Up The Junction". The Inspiration For The Song Came From A Greek Fellow Student Pulp Singer/songwriter Jarvis Cocker Knew At Central Saint Martins College Of Art And Design. In The Lyrics The Narrator Explains That His Female Acquaintance Can "never Be Like Common People" Because Even If She Gets An Apartment Where "roaches Climb The Wall" Ultimately "if She Called Her Dad He Could Stop It All" In Contrast To The True Common People Who Can Only "watch Their Lives Slide Out Of View". However Cocker Admittedly Embellished The Incident - In Real Life The Woman In Question Said She Wanted To "live Like Common People" But In The Song Her Character Also Declares "I Want To Sleep With Common People Like You." A BBC3 Documentary Failed To Correctly Locate The Woman Who Cocker Also Admits Could Have Been On Any Fine Art Course But "sculpture" Sounded Better. The Lyrics Were Partly A Response By Cocker Who Usually Focuses On The Introspective And Emotional Aspects Of Pop To More Politically-Minded Members Of The Band Like Russell Senior. Cocker's Simple Four-Bar Synthesiser Line Was Championed By Keyboardist Candida Doyle And The Final Single Was Mixed Down From Over 40 Tracks. Cocker Sings In A Crescendo Of Controlled Indignation And Rage Relieved Only By Two Drum Breaks. To Keep The Single At Around Four Minutes The Final Verses That Begin "Like A Dog Lying In A Corner" Were Omitted Although They Appear On The Album Version. These Include The Peak Of The Crescendo Where Cocker Paradoxically Reduces To An Intense Whisper And Describes The Life Of "common People". Reception The Song Was Pulp's Most Popular Single And Became An Instant Classic In The UK Soon After Its Release. The Accompanying Video Featured An Early Appearance From Actress Sadie Frost A Dance Routine Improvised By Cocker On The Day Of Shooting And An Homage To The Eleanor Rigby Sequence In The Film Yellow Submarine With Everyday People Stuck In Repeating Loops Lasting Less Than A Second . Different Versions Including The Recording From Pulp's Headline Act At Glastonbury Festival Common People Vocoda Mix And A Radically Different Common People Motiv 8 Club Mix Also Appeared On The Sorted For E's & Wizz Singles. In 2007 NME Magazine Placed "Common People" At Number Three In Its List Of The 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. Cover Versions On His 2004 Album Has Been William Shatner Of Star Trek Fame Covered The Song. The Track Was Produced By Ben Folds And Featured Additional Vocals By Joe Jackson Complementing Shatner's Spoken-Word Style. In 2007 A Ballet Called Common People Set To This Version Was Created By Margo Sappington Of Oh! Calcutta! Fame And Performed By The Milwaukee Ballet. UK Darkwave Band Libitina Covered The Song As Gothic People With Subtly Altered Lyrics Referencing Clichés Of The Goth Subculture. Amanda Palmer Has Also Covered This Song At Numerous Shows On Her Australian Tour.
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Pulp Is An Alternative Rock Band That Formed In 1978 In Sheffield England United Kingdom. The Band's Best Known And Most Stable Lineup Consists Of Jarvis Cocker Vocals Russell Senior Guitar Violin Mark Webber Guitar Candida Doyle Keyboards Steve Mackey Bass And Nick Banks Drums . Although Many Members Have Had A Long Tenure With The Band The Only Constant Member Has Been Cocker. In 2011 It Was Announced On Pulp's Official Website That The Band's Classic Lineup Would Reunite And Perform At Several Festivals Including Isle Of Wight That Year. Originally Called "Arabicus Pulp" Although They Shortened It To Pulp Within A Year The Band Achieved Sudden Success Some Thirteen Years After Their Formation And Became Known During The Britpop Era As Much For Their Music As For Frontman Cocker's Antics Notably Conducting A Stage Invasion During Michael Jackson's Performance Of Earth Song At The 1996 BRIT Awards . Achieving Little Success Off The Back Of A Peel Session In 1981 Pulp Were Finally Able To Release Their Debut Album It In 1983. This Album And Its 1986 Follow-Up Freaks Showcased A Pulp Keen On Nick Drake Notably On The It Single My Lighthouse With Strong Folk Roots And Little Sign Of The Tendencies For Storytelling And Acid House Music Which Would Eventually Bring Forth Success. After The Release And Commercial Flop Of "Freaks" The Band Disbanded For A Year But Reformed A Year Later To Record A Third Album Separations. Delayed For Three Years After Its Recording Separations Showed Cocker's Increasing Exposure To Acid House Featuring Multiple Synths And A Hit Single My Legendary Girlfriend Which Helped Pulp's Career Start To Rocket. Their Next Single Babies Which Would Eventually Feature On Their 1994's Commercial Breakthrough His 'n' Hers And It Was The First Example Of The Pulp-Sound Most Listeners Associate With The Band--Cheap Synths Rolling Guitars And Cocker's Deadpan Vocals Telling A Story. "His 'n' Hers" In Sound Was Lumped In With The Britpop Movement Of The Time Receiving Commercial And Critical Acclaim. However It Was The 1995 Single Common People Which Finally Saw Them Become Known Eventually Charting At Number 2 In The UK Charts. Awash With Britpop Guitars Catchy Keyboard Lines And That Trademark Cocker Vocal Performance It Has Remained A Favorite. A Successful Appearance At Glastonbury That Summer Cemented Their Fame And Their Success Was Subsequently Confirmed By The Release Of Different Class Which Arrived At The Peak Of The Britpop Movement And Featured This Song And Other UK Hits As Disco 2000 And Sorted For E's & Wizz. Their Last Two Albums 1998's Darker This Is Hardcore -An Album That Marked The End Of The Britpop Era- And 2001's More Downbeat We Love Life Were Commercial Successes But Pulp Were No Longer As Famous Or Trendy As They Had Been In The Height Of Britpop. Following Their Curation Of A Music Festival Auto In 2002 The Band Announced That They Would Be Embarking On An "indefinite Hiatus". In 2003 Jarvis Cocker Released An Album As Relaxed Muscle And Then Two Solo Efforts 2006's Jarvis And 2009's Further Complications. On 8th November 2010 It Was Announced That The Band With Its Most Relevant Lineup Will Reform To Play A Series Of Gigs In Summer 2011. Discography It 1983
Freaks 1986
Separations 1992
His 'n' Hers 1994
Different Class 1995
This Is Hardcore 1998
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Freaks 1986
Separations 1992
His 'n' Hers 1994
Different Class 1995
This Is Hardcore 1998
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Common People is a song by Pulp. It was released as a single in 1995, reaching number two on the UK singles chart. It also appears on the band's 1995 album Different Class. The song is about those who were perceived by the songwriter as wanting to be "like common people" and who ascribe glamour to poverty. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as slumming or "class tourism". A similar theme is explored in the 1960's novel and film "Up The Junction".
The inspiration for the song came from a Greek fellow student Pulp singer/songwriter Jarvis Cocker knew at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. In the lyrics, the narrator explains that his female acquaintance can "never be like common people", because even if she gets an apartment where "roaches climb the wall" ultimately, "if [she] called [her] dad he could stop it all", in contrast to the true common people who can only "watch [their] lives slide out of view". However, Cocker admittedly embellished the incident - in real life the woman in question said she wanted to "live like common people", but in the song her character also declares: "I want to sleep with common people like you." A BBC3 documentary failed to correctly locate the woman, who Cocker also admits could have been on any fine art course but "sculpture" sounded better. The lyrics were partly a response by Cocker, who usually focuses on the introspective and emotional aspects of pop, to more politically-minded members of the band like Russell Senior.
Cocker's simple four-bar synthesiser line was championed by keyboardist Candida Doyle, and the final single was mixed down from over 40 tracks. Cocker sings in a crescendo of controlled indignation and rage, relieved only by two drum breaks. To keep the single at around four minutes, the final verses that begin "Like a dog lying in a corner" were omitted, although they appear on the album version. These include the peak of the crescendo where Cocker paradoxically reduces to an intense whisper and describes the life of "common people".
Reception
The song was Pulp's most popular single, and became an instant classic in the UK soon after its release. The accompanying video featured an early appearance from actress Sadie Frost, a dance routine improvised by Cocker on the day of shooting, and an homage to the Eleanor Rigby sequence in the film Yellow Submarine (with everyday people stuck in repeating loops lasting less than a second). Different versions, including the recording from Pulp's headline act at Glastonbury Festival, Common People (Vocoda mix) and a radically different Common People (Motiv 8 Club mix), also appeared on the Sorted for E's & Wizz singles.
In 2007, NME magazine placed "Common People" at number three in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.
Cover Versions
On his 2004 album, Has Been, William Shatner of Star Trek fame covered the song. The track was produced by Ben Folds and featured additional vocals by Joe Jackson, complementing Shatner's spoken-word style. In 2007 a ballet called Common People, set to this version, was created by Margo Sappington (of Oh! Calcutta! fame) and performed by the Milwaukee Ballet.
UK darkwave band, Libitina, covered the song as Gothic People, with subtly altered lyrics referencing clichés of the goth subculture.
Amanda Palmer has also covered this song at numerous shows on her Australian tour. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.