Oasis fans think they've figured out meaning of band's hit Champagne Supernova
It's arguably up there with the greatest tunes in Oasis' songbook and it is one of which the group remains very proud but fans are only just figuring out the meaning of '90s anthem, Champagne Supernova.
Champagne Supernova is the final track on Oasis' second studio album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, which was released in 1995.
The longest song on the record, coming in at just under seven and a half minutes, Champagne Supernova has piqued fans' curiosity over the decades as many find it difficult to work out the meaning behind the sometimes-vague lyrics, The Mirror reports.
Champagne Supernova opens with the iconic words: 'How many special people change?, How many lives are livin' strange?, Where were you while we were getting high?' Penned by Noel Gallagher, the hit song continues to spark friendly debate amid different theories and fan interpretations.
Noel has previously revealed that the song means different things to him depending on the mood he's in when he's performing it and he has also acknowledged the track's 'ridiculous' lyrics.
Ahead of the Britpop icons' reunion tour, which will see them take to the stage at Croke Park on the weekend of 16/17 August, Oasis fans have been going back and forth on Reddit about the meaning of one of the group's most iconic songs.
One Redditor sparked the conversation by posting: "Champagne Supernova is my favourite Oasis song, my favourite Britpop song, my favourite song of the 90s, my favourite 'insert category' song.
"But, despite consistently remaining one of the fan favourites of the band (Noel says it's the only song they've played at every gig since it was written), nobody's really sure what the hell it means."
This led to fans of the Manchester band positing theories about what Champagne Supernova means.
One posted: "As far as the lyrical meaning behind the song, Noel once said it means something different to everyone. The opening line 'how many special people change' is an extremely emotional and powerful lyric that makes me think of people I have been very close to at a moment in time, and realise how far apart and different we have become.
"It's a reminder that people change and, once they change, you can never go back to those times because they are a moment in time.
"People grow up, move away and start families and this song always reminds me that you may not have the person, but you will always have the memories."
Another suggested: "I think it's about friends growing apart as they get older - something we all have to experience at some point in our lives. I think this song is Noel saying 'I miss you' to whoever this friend was."
And a third added: "'How many special people change?' Always been a super powerful line in my opinion. We have all experienced that at one time."
Others did some deeper research into where the song title could possibly have come from, with one revealing that "Amazon Music says he had a house that he named 'Supernova Heights', so that explains a very lot that made no sense before."
And in response, a Redditor added: "It also makes the rest of the song sort of fall into place, right? He was partying at the house with someone, and someone else didn't show, and he missed them.
"It never mattered that it didn't make sense, I liked the song, but always wondered."
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