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Includes all the demos and studio outtakes as well, this came as a pleasant surprise to me as I thought they’d be exclusive to the box set.

Blur 21: The Box contained 4 discs of (mostly) unreleased content. Many of these were simply demos or alternate takes of already-released songs, but there are some genuinely unique gems here. Many of the excellent tunes from these discs have already shown up on previous discussion posts, but some have not. That's what I'll be covering on the final installment of this series.

1. Beached Whale

2. Pap Pop

3. Coping (Andy Partridge Version)

4. Sunday Sleep (Andy Partridge Version)

5. 7 Days (Andy Partridge Version)

6. Cross Channel Love

7. Saturday Morning

8. Battle (Jam)

9. Caramel (Ambient Version)

10. 1

11. 3

12. Sir Elton John's Cock

13. Avoid The Traffic

14. Nutter

15. Piano

Think Tank was really the last Blur album to have b-sides, but these posts have never been limited to just the extra tracks on a single - this has really been a "rarities discussion" series. Keeping that in mind, this post will cover a series of uncommon tracks not exclusive to Blur 21.
Actually, I guess there were a few "proper" b-sides after Think Tank, but almost all of them are instrumental edits, so talking about them wouldn't be any different to talking about the original. Under The Westway, The Puritan, Lonesome Street, and Ong Ong are all available as instrumentals, but I think that UTW and LS have more interesting instrumentals than the other two.

1. Kissin' Time [From *Kissin'

Calling your song "Good Song" is a bit on-the-nose, but I can't say it's inaccurate. This is a lovely tune, with a simpler and softer tone than the other Think Tank singles. Good Song doesn't top a lot of lists, but I doubt many fans have anything against it.

Tracklist:

1. Good Song

2. Morricone

3. Me, White Noise (Alternate Version)

Bonus:

1. Colours [Fan Club Single]

2. Some Glad Morning [Fan Club Single]

Morricone has Graham on it, just like The Outsider. Also like The Outsider, it is really good. I love the way it builds so much with so little, turning a 3-note chromatic run into a 5 minute groove without getting boring. Like with many things on Think Tank, special mention goes

You know, I don't hate Crazy Beat. Don't get me wrong, I think it's the worst Blur single, but I generally find it pretty fun and harmless. I don't think the Donald Duck vocals ruin the song any more than BLUREMI. It's placed poorly on the album, though. I think it has the best b-sides of the three Think Tank singles, too.

Tracklist (Crazy Beat):

1. Crazy Beat

2. Don't Be

3. The Outsider

Tracklist (The Observer Exclusive 5 Track CD)

1. Ambulance

2. Don't Be (Acoustic Mix)

3. Sweet Song (Demo Idea)

4. Me, White Noise (Live)

5. Out Of Time (Acoustic Live)

Don't Be is a great tune. The texture of this song is quite unique, contrasting in-your-face horn blasts with dinky acoustic p

Goddamn, what a good song. The Group Regional du Marrakech does an excellent job, and the chorus gets me every time. Easily in my top 5 Blur songs. It's a shame to not have Graham Coxon on this single, but I suppose that's part of what gave Think Tank such a distinct sound.
For tracklist purposes, I'll ignore the Japanese enhanced CD which includes both Crazy Beat b-sides. I will, however, include both versions of Money Makes Me Crazy despite one not ever being paired with Out of Time.

Out of Time Tracklist:

1. Out of Time

2. Money Makes Me Crazy (Marrakech Mix)

3. Tune 2

From Benicàssim 2003:

1. Money Makes Me Crazy (Deepest Darkest Devon Mix)

The Marrakech Mix of Money Makes Me Cr

Music Is My Radar is one of my favorite Blur singles, full stop. I love the drumming and the guitars to death. The whole thing strikes an immensely pleasing balance between groove and noise. I don't know exactly how popular this one is with the fans, but it's got a good shot at my top three for singles.
In addition to the Radar-specific b-sides, I'll cover I Got Law and Caramel (Remix).

Music Is My Radar Tracklist:

1. Music Is My Radar

2. Black Book

3. Headist / Into Another (Live)

4. 7 Days (Live)

5. She's So High (Live)

Bonus:

1. I Got Law (Demo) [From Japanese release of 13]

2. Caramel (Remix) [From Japanese release of 13 Special Edition]

Black Book has grown on me since my f

What a lovely song. On an album marked by extreme sound and wild experimentation, the raw, relatively stripped-down sound of this song makes it hit all the harder. It dwarfs the other 13 singles in b-side count, mainly due to the DVD single having a unique set of b-sides.

Tracklist [Unofficial Order]:

1. No Distance Left To Run

2. Tender (Cornelius Remix)

3. So You

4. Battle (UNKLE Remix)

5. Beagle 2

6. No Distance Left To Run (Live) [From No Distance Left To Run (The Making Of)]

7. Tender (Live) [From No Distance Left To Run (The Making Of)]

8. Battle (Live) [From No Distance Left To Run (The Making Of)]

9. Far Out (Beagle 2 Remix) [From No Distance Left To Run (The Making Of)]

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