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My Legendary Girlfriend
Released: September 1990
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Released: September 1990
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"My Legendary Girlfriend" is the first single to gain Pulp a significant amount of attention and it's easy to see why -- it's their best song of the '80s. Featuring a solid house underpinning and a...
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Countdown
Released: August 1991
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Released: August 1991
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"Countdown" was Pulp's second straight first-class single, a storming disco-pop song with a better rhythm than lyric, but the sound was so good, the lyrics didn't really matter. "Death Goes to the...
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O.U. (Gone, Gone)
Released: June 1992
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Released: June 1992
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"O.U. (Gone, Gone)" was Pulp's first single for Gift and demonstrated how rapidly the band was improving. Like "Countdown," it had a solid dance underpinning, but with a stronger melody and a more...
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Babies
Released: October 1992
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Released: October 1992
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"Babies" was Pulp's first truly great single, an epic tale of teenage sex set to a slightly subdued but infectious two-chord guitar riff and light flourishes of synths and guitars. Cocker's lyrics...
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Razzmatazz
Released: February 1993
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Released: February 1993
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As "Razzamatazz" proves, "Babies" was the beginning of Pulp's streak of genuinely terrific singles. A darker song than "Babies," "Razzamatazz" is slowly simmering song with a steadily pulsating...
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Lipgloss
Released: November 1993
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Released: November 1993
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Pulp's first single for Island, "Lipgloss" featured Jarvis Cocker's most incisive lyric since "Babies," as he chronicled a disintigrating relationship in terms of fetishes. The swirling synthesized...
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Do You Remember the First Time?
Released: March 1994
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Released: March 1994
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"Do You Remember the First Time?" was Pulp's first chart hit, climbing all the way to number 33. That was indicative not only of the quality of the single, but their increasingly positive reviews...
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The Sisters EP
Released: 1994
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Released: 1994
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Essentially, the Sisters EP is a re-released single for "Babies," featuring three new songs. The first, "Your Sister's Clothes, " revisits the pair of sisters from "Babies" and, as the sleeve says,...
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Common People - PT. 1 -- DAYTIME
Released: May 1995
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Released: May 1995
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"Common People" was the big one for Pulp, the song that catapulted them to superstar status. It couldn't have happened to a more deserving song. A working class anthem with a disco beat, "Common...
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Common People - PT. 2 -- NIGHTTIME
Released: May 1995
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Released: May 1995
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"Common People" was the big one for Pulp, the song that catapulted them to superstar status. It couldn't have happened to a more deserving song. A working class anthem with a disco beat, "Common...
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