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Pulp's 'Common People' has been voted the public's favourite Britpop anthem, according to a new listener-voted poll.
The song topped a poll conducted by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music, which was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Britpop movement.
The track, which was released in May 1995, and reached No.2 in the UK singles chart, remains the band's most famous and iconic song.
The song tells the story of an upper class woman who reveals to the song's protagonist that she wants "to live like common people." The narrative escalates to an embittered conclusion, telling the woman, "You'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night, watching roaches climb the wall... If you called your Dad he could stop it all."
Watch Pulp's 'Common People' below
Speaking of the poll's result, Lamacq said: "I'm really pleased 'Common People' has won 6 Music's Favourite Britpop Anthem vote. It is one of the defining records of Britpop because it seemed to embrace the essence of the time so perfectly."
He added, "It was a big, bold anthem, but with a great narrative. And it seemed to sum up a feeling of 'us and them', as if to illustrate how the indie mavericks had taken on the pop stars and for once they'd won."
The Verve's 1997 'Bittersweet Symphony' was No.2 on the poll, and Oasis' 'Don't Look Back In Anger' No.3. The full top 10 is listed below. The full Top 10 is as follows:
1. Common People by Pulp
2. Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve
3. Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis
4. Wonderwall by Oasis
5. Parklife by Blur
6. Animal Nitrate by Suede
7. Girls & Boys by Blur
8. Slight Return by The Bluetones
9. Disco 2000 by Pulp
10. Girl From Mars by Ash
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