In the midst of a whirlwind international tour, now just finishing off the Australian leg, Oasis are back with their sixth album Don’t Believe the Truth. And from this album comes their third single release written by Noel Gallagher, Let There Be Love.
This track is not the typical trashing, grungy rock’n’roll we all love and have previously seen from Oasis, however this doesn’t mean to say it isn’t a good song. Let There Be Love is an acoustic track with vocals from both Liam, a more raw sounding voice, and Noel, a more smoothing sound. As the promo material best says it, it’s a song that sighs rather than shouts.
There is still an element of The Beatles, whom they are often compared to whether they like it or not, with the simplistic hand-clap rhythm and slow yet soaring guitar. The slow beat and lyrics well up simple thoughts and emotions which go from almost depressive and self-pity to motivation to make the best of life. This is through the opening lines sung by Liam:
Who kicked a hole in the sky, so the heavens would cry over me?
Who stole the soul from the sun in a world come undone at the seams?
Let there be love
It soon goes over to Noel who brings us back to life through the lyrics:
Come on baby blue
Shake up your tired eyes the world is waiting for you
May all your dreaming fill the empty sky
But if it makes you happy
Keep on clapping
Just remember I’ll be by your side
And if you don’t let go
Its gonna pass you by
This is when it goes into the inspirational guitar melody.
The film clip to the single, on high rotation on all your favourite music programs, was filmed live on the road from performances of their tour and also features behind the scenes footage. While the promotional version of Let There Be Love only had the title track, the UK single release version comes with the tracks Sittin’ Here In Silence (On My Own) and Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (Live at City Of Manchester Stadium July 05).
This single is definitely one of the true fans of Oasis, but not for those who only prefer their faster tracks. While this is an appealing song and one that I’ve got on repeat for the moment, it isn’t one Oasis will be remembered for.
