One Day Like This by Elbow - Song of the Decade

Artist Info

Elbow are an alternative rock band which formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, England in 1990 while at sixth-form college. The band consists of Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Mark Potter (guitar, vocals), Pete Turner (bass), Craig Potter (keyboards) and Richard Jupp (drums). Over the band's 18 year career they have released four studio albums, four EPs and ten top fifty singles in the UK. The band are named after a line in the BBC TV mini-series The Singing Detective which says that the word Read more...

Elbow

Song Stats

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Awards

Best song musically and lyrically
Ivor Novello Awards (2009)

Comments (51)

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StuEvans

@ 11:47am on 13 November 2009

Such an amazing song, the version with the BBC Orchestra could well be the finest piece of music I have ever heard.

djames1

@ 8:44pm on 12 November 2009

simply awesome

southerndan

@ 1:09pm on 12 November 2009

Simply the most lovely song in a long time

ian_lawn

@ 10:07pm on 9 November 2009

True true naughties anthem.

angie17

@ 6:04pm on 8 November 2009

beautiful, beautiful song, so inspiring - love it & love the guys!

CuttOff

@ 11:37am on 8 November 2009

A masterpiece

janettemorton

@ 5:52pm on 7 November 2009

My husband and I used this song for the first dance at our wedding last year so it always brings a smile to my face. We've been Elbow fans for years and they finally got the recognition they deserve with this song.

themint

@ 12:34pm on 7 November 2009

as a latecomer to the beauty of Elbow, this was the first track of theirs i payed any attention to, and still think it's their finest moment. But will follow the advice of Lazy_shadow and check out the other stuff....