![]() ![]() Other band members appear as various characters from the song, including Dave Rowntree and Alex James as a couple, with the latter in drag. ![]() ![]() The song's music video (directed by Pedro Romhanyi) filmed around Greenwich Peninsula features Phil Daniels as a smarmy double glazing salesman (a homage to Tin Men), with Damon Albarn as his assistant. Phil Daniels re-united onstage with Blur to perform a rendition of the song at the band's headline slot at Glastonbury Festival 2009 and at the band's concerts in Hyde Park, London in July 2009 and at the 2012 Brit awards. The track was written about the band's experience of Castle Park in Colchester, the town where the band lived. The song played a part in Blur's supposed feud with fellow Britpop band Oasis at the 1996 BRIT Awards when the Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, taunted Blur by singing a drunk rendition of "Parklife" (with Liam changing the lyrics to "Shite-life" and Noel shouting "Marmite") when the members of Oasis were collecting the "Best British Album" award, which both bands had been nominated for. Ī number of newspaper articles about the young middle classes' adoption of Estuary English appeared during the single's chart run, including one in The Sunday Times on the day the song entered the singles chart (although Daniels' accent is more obviously Cockney). The song won Best British Single and Best Video at the 1995 BRIT Awards and was also performed at the 2012 BRIT Awards. The song has spoken verses, narrated by actor Phil Daniels, who also appears in the song's music video. When released as the album's third single, "Parklife" reached #10 in the UK singles chart. " Parklife" is the title track from Blur's 1994 album Parklife. (July 2011)ħ" vinyl (jukebox only), 12" vinyl, cassette, 2 x CDīlur featuring Phil Daniels singles chronology Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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