Funny thing, since I first did this challenge in 2020, quite a few of my favourite bands reunited:
- Pulp – Came back for More
- Blur – Released The Ballad of Darren
- Oasis – Against all odds, reunited for the Live 25 tour
- Radiohead – Also reunited out of the blue for a few shows
How time flies.
Day 24: A song by a band you wish were still together
2020: “Help the Aged”, Pulp
Ah, the one time during this series that I can most definitely call a choice of mine outdated. It’s been fantastic having Pulp back. The aged need no help as Jarvis and co. have proved these past few years.
2025: “Long Season” (98.12.28 version), Fishmans
Technically, Fishmans haven’t disbanded. But I think a lot of their fans would consider them so given that no material has been released in a long time, and their lead singer’s been dead for well over a quarter century.
Still, I’ve been on a bit of a binge of their work lately. 98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare remains one of the best live albums of all time, as the band not only replicate their best tracks note for note but also expand on them superbly, prime example being “Long Season”. Given that they didn’t even know that that was going to be the last song they ever did before Shinji Sato passed away, you’d never guess that it wasn’t being treated as the end of Fishmans. It’s that good.
In fact, if you’ve got some of that holiday buzz this Christmas Eve and you’re struggling to get to sleep this evening, stick this song on. If that doesn’t work, plonk the whole album on. Trust me, you’ll be in dreamland one way or another.
A-Side Glance 