10 Bands That Ripped Off Themselves

The back half of the '90s seemed to be ruled by Oasis. After the grunge rock started to fade away and most rockers started to get burnt out, these Mancunian misfits led by the Gallagher Brothers ushered in the new era of Britpop, with some of the catchiest tunes of the modern age across albums like Definitely Maybe. While they may have been the biggest band in the world, Be Here Now showed the Britpop locomotive stalling right out of the gate.

Setting you up for something big, D'You Know What I Mean? feels epic, from the long intro to the gigantic soundscape the group created on the studio recording. Then again, it's about how you use the tools rather than the actual tools you have, and this song is practically creative regression.

Though it's filtered through an electric guitar now, the entire chord structure of the verse is lifted verbatim from Wonderwall, only with Liam's voice sounding a bit more snide this time around. Something like this could be forgivable if it's the first single, but the Gallagher Brothers felt the need to keep things rolling for over seven minutes, making this boring piece go on for what feels like an eternity. With many years of retrospect, Be Here Now is one of the biggest misfires in the history of rock music, and given that this was our first taste of what was to come, many fans were right to be worried.