95 Wonderwall

OASIS 1995

Supposedly inspired by his girlfriend at the time, Noel Gallagher wrote this unabashedly heartfelt ballad, which has become one of the biggest rock standards of the past 20 years. Ironically, Liam Gallagher was iffy on it at first. “I said, ‘I don’t like this — it’s a bit fonky,’ ” he told Rolling Stone last year. “I got Police vibes. It was a bit Sting. I like the heavier stuff.” But he decided to give it a go, and the whole song was finished in about two days, with Noel playing all the guitars, even bass, and Liam knocking out his vocal in a few hours. “I was always desperate to get to the pub,”

Liam said.