10 Rock Songs That Were Written As A Joke

10. Song 2 - Blur

The entire Britpop movement always seemed to be something linked exclusively to the British Isles. Aside from a few Oasis singles making waves in the United States, most acts like Pulp and Suede never really had a chance other than falling into the lower tier of the rock charts. Though that seemed to change with Blur's Song 2, most Yanks didn't even know that it was practically a pisstake.

Having moved on from the more distinctively Britpop-isms brought across on albums like Parklife and Modern Life is Rubbish, Blur's self-titled was practically designed to be a departure from their trademark sound. Just to get started, Song 2 wasn't really supposed to be a forerunner for the album at all, with Damon Albarn writing it as a way to poke fun at the post-grunge that was all the rage overseas.

Then again, that cynicism ended up paying off when the track's WOO-HOO chorus became nearly impossible to get out of your head. Not thinking too much of the song, the guys just gave it the placeholder name Song 2 just because it was the second song on the record and clocked in at just 2 minutes. For as much as it might hold up over time, Song 2 is still the one Blur song that is both a cheeky pun and a banger at the exact same time.