I’ve never been a huge fan of The Jam, they’re cool and all but they never really hit me between the eyes like a lot of other bands have. But I might have to dive into em a little deeper after hearing Noel’s cover of their song "To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have A Nice Time)". I found the song here (it’s a pretty cool site) and it was recorded for a comp called "Fire & Skill: Songs of The Jam" on which Liam also covers the song "Carnation" (which if anyone has… please email me).

I’m gonna have to go out on a limb and say Noel’s version smokes the original. And here’s why I’m thinking that… When Paul Weller wrote the song near the beginning of the Jam’s career it was penned as a tongue in cheek tale, it’s upbeat and loaded with humor. When Noel’s singing it, he throws all the humor and everything upbeat about the song straight out the window. And you can tell homeboy means what he’s singing, he even kinda ends up sounding like Ozzy a bit when he starts going off at the end. Weller’s lyrics couldn’t be anymore similar to Oasis’ quick ride to fame and how they took a creative nosedive right around the "Be Here Now" era. Noel gives a nod to the real life similarities with his addition of "ain’t that the truth" at the end.

With that said, I’m gonna make a prediction and say that the next Oasis record is gonna be really good. Maybe not “Definitely Maybe” good, but close. For two reasons… One, they’ve got it back, "Don’t Believe The Truth" was a good record. And two, they’re out of their record contract so nothing would feel better than a giant fuck you in the way of record sales. But, I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Yeah I know, there’ve been a lot of Oasis posted here lately… but if that’s a problem for you, you’re fired dude.

[Download - Oasis - "To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have A Nice Time) ]

[Download - The Jam - "To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have A Nice Time) ]

Update: Here’s a video of Oasis doing "Carnation" with Paul Weller.