What with the Irish summer living up to its reputation I have found the oasis songs that I’m listening to at the moment are influenced by the weather. Which got me thinking:

DM to BHN ( including most b-sides from that era and one other i think)

Definitely Maybe:

This is definitely a summer album when played in it’s entirety.

Rock n Roll Star: Summer song night/day
Shakermaker: All year round night/day
Live Forever: All year round n/d, a testament to its greatness
Up in the Sky; Sunny Spring,Summer, Autumn Days
Columbia: All year round night-time
Supersonic: Summer Song, yet wouldn’t be out of place on a grey morning
Bring it on down: All year round night-time
Cigarettes and Alcohol: A Summer Days Song
Slide Away: Like Live Forever, but the reverb? in the chorus, makes me think of this as a great summer song
Digsy’s Dinner: A summer day’s song
Married with Children: All year round night/day


What’s The Story…

More cloudier than DM

Hello: Rainy Day
Roll with it: Summer Day
Wonderwall: All year round n/d
Don’t look back in Anger: Summer/Spring Day
Hey Now: Rainy Day
Some might Say: Rainy Day
Morning Glory: Summer Day
She’s Electric: a kinda summer day
Champagne Supernova: All year round n/d
Cast no Shadow: All year round evening/dusk
The Swamp Song : All year round evening/dusk



The Masterplan:

Similar to WTS MG

Acquiesce: All year round evening time
Underneath the Sky: A red summer’s night
Talk Tonight: All year round, night-time
Going Nowhere: Rainy Day
Fade Away: All year round, night/day
Listen Up: Summer’s Night
Stay Young: Summer Song d/n
The Masterplan: All year round n/d
Headshrinker: All year round night/ rainy day
Rockin Chair: A really cloudy/rainy day
It’s Good to be free: All year round night/cloudy,rainy day
Half the World Away: All year round night(Royle Family), rainy cloudy day

Be Here Now

I’ve found this to be a really Woody- Autumn album as a whole

DKWIM: All year round D/n, good in autumn
My Big Mouth: All year round night-time
Magic Pie: Autumn Song
Stand by Me: Summer Song-ish
I hope I think I know: Autumn Song
The Girl in the Dirty Shirt:
Fade In/Out: A summer’s day/evening…hard to pick for this one
Don’t Go Away: Winter Morning
Be Here Now: A Summer/autumn song
All Around the World: All year round n/d
It’s Getting Better Man: Autumn-ish day song

B-Sides

Flashbax: a real spring/autumn song
Alive: all year song/ good when you’re jogging in the wood
I will believe: all year song
Full On: When you’re hitting the town
Shout it out loud: All year round, cool in an airport
Heart of A star: All year round, nice at xmas
It’s Better People: Summer Song
Whatever: All year round
D’Yer wanna be A spaceman: Bright Autumn Summer Spring Winter Day
Take me Away: Bright Autumn Summer Spring Day
See the Sun: Overcast Rainy /Morning
Round Our Way:Bright Spring Autumn Day
Bonehead’s Bank Holiday: Summer Day (especially when you’re at the beach)
Idler’s Dream: A Summer’s Evening
Cloudburst: Cloudy Day usually during Winter/spring/autumn
Carry us All: All year round


It was quite a sunny day on the irish riviera yesterday though and strangely this was the song i couldn't stop listening to on repeat.




LOL