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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

(58,151 posts) Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:44 PM Aug 24

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 Aug 24 OP

Thanks for posting these! Haggard Celine Aug 24 #1

You're very welcome! highplainsdem Aug 24 #3

He said the song is about a guy who Haggard Celine Aug 24 #2

The feeling that you're in the wrong timeline. Not uncommon. Especially now. highplainsdem Aug 24 #4

Haggard Celine

(17,454 posts)

1. Thanks for posting these!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:59 PM

Aug 24

I'm going to watch them now. I didn't know about these.

highplainsdem

(58,151 posts)

3. You're very welcome!

Reply to Haggard Celine (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 04:02 PM

Aug 24

Haggard Celine

(17,454 posts)

2. He said the song is about a guy who

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 03:30 PM

Aug 24

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.

highplainsdem

(58,151 posts)

4. The feeling that you're in the wrong timeline. Not uncommon. Especially now.

Reply to Haggard Celine (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 04:13 PM

Aug 24

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