Blur's third album, 1994's 'Parklife', was released the same year as Oasis' debut 'Definitely Maybe'. And while many saw this as Britpop's answer to a Beatles/Stones rivalry, none other than Ray Davies himself considered Blur - and especially Parklife - as the heir apparent to ANOTHER classic British band, The Kinks. This week's returning guest Corey duBrowa once again brings the goods as he and Rob attempt to unpack this UK Classic. Songs discussed in this episode: Girls & Boys (Blur cover) - Terry Edwards and The Scapegoats; Love You (Syd Barrett cover) - Graham Coxon; For Tomorrow, Country House, Sing - Blur; Step On - Happy Mondays; This Is How It Feels - Inspiral Carpets; She's So High - Blur; Love Me For A Reason - The Osmonds; Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones; Girls & Boys, Tracy Jacks - Blur; David Watts - The Kinks; Helicopter - XTC; End Of A Century, Parklife - Blur; Mad John - Small Faces; Bank Holiday, Badhead - Blur; Connection - Elastica; The Debt Collector, Far Out, To The End - Blur; My Mistakes Were Made For You - The Last Shadow Puppets; You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra; To The End (French Version), London Loves, Trouble In The Message Centre, Clover Over Dover, Magic America, Charmless Man, Jubilee - Blur; 20th Century Boy - T-Rex; Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz; This Is A Low, Lot 105 - Blur; Waterloo Sunset - Ray Davies and Damon Albarn
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