Chappell Roan’s ‘Lesbian Oasis’ Song
Mega-star Chappell Roan was born 4 years after Oasis launched their debut album. Her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, got here out over a decade after Oasis broke up. On stage she dons elaborate, drag queen-like make-up and indulgent outfits — nothing like Noel and Liam Gallagher’s extra informal apparel. And but, it seems the 2 artists have one thing in frequent.
Released in September of 2023, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess featured a number of sleeper hits that didn’t start incomes nationwide consideration till the spring of 2024. One of them was “Red Wine Supernova.”
“I needed a campy gay girl song that captured the magic of having feelings for another girl,” Roan, who identifies as a lesbian, mentioned in regards to the single in 2023 (by way of Flood Magazine). “I packed the song with fun raunchy lyrics that make it feel like a night out flirting with the girl across the bar!”
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Growing up in a small city in Missouri, Roan, whose actual identify is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, struggled with expressing her sexual orientation — till she moved to Los Angeles and located a supportive neighborhood in West Hollywood’s homosexual bars.
“I grew up thinking being gay was bad and a sin,” she instructed The Guardian in December of 2023. “I went to the gay club once and it was so impactful, like magic. It was the opposite of everything I was taught.”
Roan penned quite a lot of songs about this liberation, together with “Red Wine Supernova,” which she mentioned took her 4 years to write down. “It was horrible,” she instructed MTV, explaining that it took a number of individuals to assist full it. “I hated that song for most of its life.”
Listen to Chappell Roan’s ‘Red Wine Supernova’
A Supernova With a Different Kind of Wine
Oasis followers will little question spot the music title’s similarity to “Champagne Supernova” from 1995’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? Yes, the 2 are associated.
“It’s like the gay girl version,” Roan instructed Glamour in May 2023. “Lesbian Oasis.”
The which means and inspiration behind Oasis’ music is much less clear.
“It means different things when I’m in different moods,” Noel mentioned to NME the yr the music was launched. “When I’m in a bad mood, being caught beneath a landslide is like being suffocated. The song is a bit of an epic. It’s about when you’re young and you see people in groups and you think about what they did for you and they did nothing.”
Listen to Oasis’ ‘Champagne Supernova’
Lyrically talking, essentially the most direct connection between Oasis and Roan’s music are the traces having to do with toking up. “Where were you while we were getting high?” sings Liam. “I don’t care that you’re a stoner,” Roan sings.
But really, the 2 songs mash up fairly nicely, as evidenced beneath.
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