Oasis - Acquiesce (Live, The White Room, 4/17/95. Maine Road, Manchester, 4/27/96. SNL, 1997. Dublin, 2025)

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Hate the watermark on this SNL appearance in 1997, but the channel owner said they had to use it or NBC would block the video

Noel and Liam talking about the song, 2006

Croke Park, Dublin, 2025

From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquiesce

"Acquiesce" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. The song originally appeared as the B-side to Oasis' first UK number-one single, "Some Might Say", in 1995. It was included on the B-sides compilation album The Masterplan, released in 1998.

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Noel Gallagher explained the song's origin in 2006: "It was written going to a studio in Wales to record 'Some Might Say'. The train broke down, and I was stuck for four hours, and I wrote that song. Someone had said 'Acquiesce' on the phone, and I'd written it down".[4] The verses are sung by Liam Gallagher, with the chorus sung by Noel, who said that Liam could not sing the high notes.[5]

Noel Gallagher has said the lyrics are not about him and his brother Liam,[4] a sentiment echoed by Paul Du Noyer in his liner notes of The Masterplan: "The song is about friendship in the widest sense and not, as often speculated, about the Gallagher brothers themselves".[5]

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"Acquiesce" quickly became an Oasis concert staple. Chris True of Allmusic said that the song "arrives with huge guitars and moves with a midtempo swagger and power that are just infectious" and highlights Noel's vocals on the chorus as taking the song to "glorious heights".[8]

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1. My No. 1, Oasis song.

Because we need each other
We believe in one another
And I know we’re going to uncover
What’s sleepin’ in our soul

This is never more important than now.
Wake up, there is no time to waste.

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2. It isn't my very favorite Oasis song, but it's a great one. And you're right about the importance of the message.