Songs That Could Be Movies: Oasis

How Hollywood could cash-in on the split

In case you’re the one person who hasn’t heard the news, allow us to break it to you: Oasis have split.

Dry your eyes, mate. They’ll be back together next week.

In the meantime, we thought we’d take the opportunity to pay tribute to the Gallagher brothers by expanding our series of ‘Songs That Could Be Movies’ features.

Join us then, as we celebrate some of Noel and Liam’s finest musical moments and ponder exactly how those unsavoury Hollywood types might try to bastardise their pristine memory…

Bonehead’s Bank Holiday

The Song: A bonus track on the Vinyl LP of What’s The Story (Morning Glory), this was a shout-out to then rhythm guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs.

Noel describes the song as Oasis’ ‘Ringo track’, making reference to the songs that John and Paul used to write and let Ringo sing.

Bonehead was scheduled to sing lead vocal, but apparently got so drunk before the recording to settle his nerves that the take was unusable.

The Movie: Coming-of-age tale following 18 year-old Mancunian Bonehead and his wacky best mate Ringo as they head down the Costa Del Sol for a weekend of sun soaked madness.

Intent on meeting a Spanish senorita to pop his cherry, Bonehead and Ringo fall foul of a couple of East End gangsters, a southern Rugby team, and a local pickpocket gang.

Using only their love of The Beatles and the spirit-guide of John Lennon to help them on their way, Bonehead and Ringo manage to play all sides off against each other, and get the girls.

In short, this is the film Kevin and Perry Go Large should have been.

The Cast:
Joe Gilgun (Woody from This Is England) as Bonehead, Jack O’Connell (Cook from "Skins") as wacky best mate Ringo.

Sample Dialogue:
“I should have stayed in England”

Next: Champagne Supernova

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Comments

    • BeckyM84

      Sep 1st 2009, 10:40

      Some great suggestions in there - certainly put a smile on my face. And you're right about The Masterplan. It is indeed the best Oasis song ever. Followed in my opinion by Champagne Supernova and DLBIA.

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    • banjo

      Sep 1st 2009, 13:12

      Magic Pie Liams favourite song to sing at gigs??? please let me know when liam has ever sung this song????

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