Noel Gallagher Shares Previously Unreleased Oasis Demo “Don’t Stop…” (Listen)
These are some crazy pandemic times. No sooner had we finished watching the Pentagon’s UFO footage than news came that Noel Gallagher was sharing a new Oasis song. Oasis??!!! Yeah, the band with the feuding brothers that split up over a decade ago. According to a post on Noel’s social media (see below), “Don’t Stop…” is a long-lost demo recorded before the band split. You can listen to it below.
There have been murmurs that this Covid-19 mess could yield the band reunion fans have been longing for. Liam Gallagher posted on social media in March that after the coronavirus is put to bed, he wants to get the group back together for a charity gig. Noel has now countered by unearthing this demo and sharing it as an Oasis song. However, Liam might not be totally copacetic with that. He took to Twitter this morning with a response (see below).
Also coming up, Oasis’ The Masterplan is the subject of one Tim Burgess’ infamous Twitter listening parties on Tuesday, May 5 at 10pm BST/5pm EDT/2pm PDT. It will be interesting to see who shows up from the band to drop personal anecdotes and commentary.
As for “Don’t Stop,” Noel writes that he found it on one of his many faceless, unmarked CDs. He believes there is only one other version of the song out there. It was recorded during a soundcheck in Hong Kong about 15 years ago. After some sleuthing, we found the below recording from a show at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong in 2006 during the Don’t Believe The Truth tour. It’s labeled, “Bye Bye My Friend.” (h/t Oasis – UpInTheSite)
At the close of his note, Noel says that he hopes everyone is staying safe and then adds a snarky, “You’re welcome, by the way.” Oh, Noel.
And for those who haven’t seen them already, below are a trilogy of Liam’s ‘wash your hands’ videos. Included are “Wonderwash,” “Soapersonic,” and “Champagne Soapernova.”
Listen seriously a lot of people think I’m a cunt and I am a good looking cunt but once this is put to bed we need to get oasis back for a 1 of gig rite for charity c’mon Noel we can then go back to our amazing solo careers c’mon you know LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) March 19, 2020
— Noel Gallagher (@NoelGallagher) April 29, 2020
Oi tofu boy if your gonna release old demos make sure im singing on it and boneheads playing guitar on it if not it’s not worth a wank as you were LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 30, 2020
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Here’s another one you might know. It’s called SOAPERSONIC. If you know the words wash along LG x