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Spurred on
by the Manchester lads of Oasis, Britpop blasted out of London
and became a national obsession. Now the Northerners were
eating the Londoners for dinner... ...and things were getting tense. The evening news and tabloids
reached a massive circulation, much bigger than the music press, and they stoked up the fervor between classes and cultures
across the country. Today, this would be a Twitter flame war
lasting no more than a few hours, but back then, for one whole week,
all eyes were on the Battle of Britpop
by the Manchester lads of Oasis, Britpop blasted out of London
and became a national obsession. Now the Northerners were
eating the Londoners for dinner... ...and things were getting tense. The evening news and tabloids
reached a massive circulation, much bigger than the music press, and they stoked up the fervor between classes and cultures
across the country. Today, this would be a Twitter flame war
lasting no more than a few hours, but back then, for one whole week,
all eyes were on the Battle of Britpop
Full Transcript
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Spurred on
by the Manchester lads of Oasis,
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Britpop blasted out of London
and became a national obsession.
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Now the Northerners were
eating the Londoners for dinner...
00:00:11.553 --> 00:00:13.221
...and things were getting tense.
00:00:13.888 --> 00:00:17.183
The evening news and tabloids
reached a massive circulation,
00:00:17.267 --> 00:00:18.768
much bigger than the music press,
00:00:18.852 --> 00:00:20.052
and they stoked up the fervor
00:00:20.603 --> 00:00:23.439
between classes and cultures
across the country.
00:00:23.523 --> 00:00:27.902
Today, this would be a Twitter flame war
lasting no more than a few hours,
00:00:27.986 --> 00:00:32.365
but back then, for one whole week,
all eyes were on the Battle of Britpop.
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Movie Summary
Uncover the real stories behind your favorite pop songs as this docuseries charts the impact of the festival scene, Auto-Tune, boy bands and more.
