Once again, Blur reinvented themselves. Their self-titled fifth album arrived in 1997 and “Song 2” became a smash hit ... the singer is just “babbling” lyrics. The band later made attempts ...

Blur’s early music employed a fading Madchester ... The lyrical abstraction of “Song 2” was replaced by Albarn’s deeply personal lyrics documenting his breakup with Elastica’s Justine ...