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highplainsdem

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6. This is interesting. Noel has said conflicting things about whether Liam hates Wonderwall.

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 05:37 PM

Aug 12

I just ran across this on YouTube:

That was before Oasis broke up in 2009.

Then in 2020 he said this on SiriusXM:

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/noel_gallagher_says_liam_hates_wonderwall_doesnt_understand_why_oasis_hit_is_so_popular.html

"My daughter is now 20 years of age and she gets people coming up to her, saying, 'No way! Did your dad actually write the song 'Wonderwall'?!'

"And she'll say, 'Yeah,' and she gets mobbed over it and she wasn't even fucking there. It's a strange thing because we didn't perform that song for a long time because we could never get it right.

"And like I said, Liam [Gallagher, vocals] hated it; I'm not sure the rest of the band were too keen on it. You know, why that song took hold on the planet the way that it did is crazy; there's no rhyme or reason for it - it just is.

"It's mad when you think of it, and I try not to think of it, you know - it's just one of my songs."

We could never get it right...

I'm not sure exactly what he's referring to, but there are a number of videos of Liam flubbing the lyrics over the years, including this past weekend in Scotland.

See this Reddit thread with video:

https://www.reddit.com/r/oasis/comments/1mlom23/liam_messes_up_wonderwall_gives_himself_a_slap_on

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Oasis - Wonderwall (Music video + Manchester, July 11, 2025 + Noel, Howard Stern show, 1997 + Liam, Knebworth 2022) [View all] highplainsdem Aug 5 OP

I had not followed Liam at all since that band split up. speak easy Aug 6 #1

Liam's had a lot of health problems, including one (Hashimoto's) that can affect the voice. See highplainsdem Aug 6 #2

Re the Knebworth video - yes, he did sound good there. One reason I chose it. The other was his asking highplainsdem Aug 6 #3

Wonderwall - The nuance and depth when Noel sang it was a revelation. speak easy Aug 6 #4

Yes. Noel's great there. Unfortunately he later decided to copy the Ryan Adams cover of the song, highplainsdem Aug 6 #5

This is interesting. Noel has said conflicting things about whether Liam hates Wonderwall. highplainsdem Aug 12 #6