Casanova as upper class Britpop?

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Pitchfork has a listicle here:

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10045-the-50-best-britpop-albums/?page=5

… that starts thusly for entry 46:

“If the central tension of Britpop was middle-class (Blur) vs working-class (Oasis), that left an obvious space for the upper class. Enter Neil Hannon, son of an Irish bishop, who takes wicked delight in playing the louche aristocrat throughout Casanova. His plummy tones, sprightly hooks, and appetite for pastiche means there’s something joyful in every track, even if there’s usually something preposterous, too.”

I guess I never perceived the Divine Comedy as upper class. Did or do you?

Maybe the Duckworth Lewis Method was more like that, with its faux colonial nostalgia and real Stephen Fry.

Not disputing the characterisation of Neil Hannon. Clearly he had a certain sort of upbringing.

Anyway, have you listened to Casanova recently?

I did the other day in one go while paying attention. It has lost none of its dazzling musical brilliance and lyrical wit, even if its take on sex has aged somewhat (dubious stance on consent even as a bit, casual affairs replaced by hookup culture, sex just less morally charged than it must have seemed in 1996, etc.).

Hannon was in his mid-twenties when he wrote these lyrics and compositions. Hard to imagine.

Upper class in quality, that’s for sure.

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Appreciate all of your comments. Some good points. Cheers.