<p id=”par-1_53″>Oasis’ songs have received a lot of praise for taking inspiration from <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/the-beatles/”>The Beatles</a>. However, there’s such a thing as <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/noel-gallagher-said-djs-upset-1-oasis-song-wasnt-the-beatles-hey-jude.html/”>a bad Beatlesque song</a>. Oasis gave the world the worst example of Fab Four worship in the entire history of rock ‘n’ roll. That didn’t stop it from becoming a No. 1 hit.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-oasis-ripped-of-the-beatles-hey-jude-in-the-worst-way-possible”>Oasis ripped of The Beatles’ ‘Hey Jude’ in the worst way possible</h2>
<p id=”par-2_57″>The Beatles gave us a few <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/paul-mccartney-listened-let-it-be-beatles-song.html/”>famous self-empowerment songs</a>. The most well-known of these is “Hey Jude,” a repetitive slice of stadium rock that’ll melt your heart. Apparently, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/oasis-beatles-cover-explains-everything-need-know.html/?swcfpc=1″>just covering “I Am the Walrus”</a> was no longer enough for the Gallagher brothers. No, they had to write their own version of The Beatles’ most beloved power ballad.</p>
<p id=”par-3_65″>“All Around the World” is an obvious attempt to regurgitate “Hey Jude,” complete with some “na na nas.” While “Hey Jude” was a little lengthy at seven minutes, “All Around the World” is over nine minutes long, and it’s followed by a two-minute reprise. On top of that, the melody is awful and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/liam-gallagher-said-fans-react-oasis-wonderwall-like-john-lennons-imagine.html/”>Liam Gallagher sings it</a> like he’d rather be doing anything else. Yeesh.</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-becoming-as-big-as-the-beatles-was-a-drawback-for-noel-gallagher”>Becoming as big as The Beatles was a drawback for Noel Gallagher</h2>
<p id=”par-4_107″>During a 2009 interview with <em><a href=”https://www.everand.com/read/239801074/The-Art-of-Noise-Conversations-with-Great-Songwriters#__search-menu_428704″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Art of Noise: Conversations with Great Songwriters</a></em>, Noel Gallagher revealed that his mindset while writing Oasis’ first two albums was different from his mindset when he wrote <em>Be Here Now</em>. “Well yeah, I was writing those songs for me and I didn’t give a s*** who heard them,” he said. “If we’d do a gig we’d play to 10 people, and then you become a big band playing stadiums. Then you start to second-guess yourself: ‘These have got to be played in a stadium.’ You kind of think, ‘The room in which I write these songs dictates what song I’m writing.’</p>
<p id=”par-5_80″>“For instance, I wouldn’t write a song on a sitar; playing that to 60,000 people, they’d walk out,” he added. “You’re in this big band and you’ve got a lot of equipment; you just try to utilize it all. That’s where most of the <em>Be Here Now </em>stuff came from. It’s like, ‘F*****’ hell, man, we can afford whatever we want: let’s get twelve f*****’ string sections in.’” Maybe that’s why “All Around the World” drowns in its own strings.</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-oasis-all-around-the-world-was-a-flop-and-a-hit”>Oasis’ ‘All Around the World’ was a flop and a hit</h2>
<p id=”par-6_73″>“All Around the World” completely flopped in the United States. The tune didn’t reach the <a href=”https://www.billboard.com/artist/oasis/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Billboard Hot 100</a> or even the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. <em>Be Here Now</em> was a hit, however. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the chart for 26 weeks. <em>Be Here Now</em> was a modest success, however, it was also a pyrrhic victory. The band was never as prominent in the U.S. again.</p>
<p id=”par-7_57″>However, fans in the United Kingdom had to deal with “All Around the World” on the radio. <a href=”https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3993/oasis/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Official Charts Company</a> reports that “All Around the World” reached No. 1 for a week and lasted on the chart for 11 weeks altogether. <em>Be Here Now</em> was No. 1 for five of its 50 weeks on the chart.</p>
<p id=”par-8_20″>“All Around the World” is awful but at least it’s better than some of Paul McCartney’s 1970s and 1980s material.</p>