The Story of 'Parklife' with Phil Daniels | Radio X

Phil Daniels has talked about how he came to feature on Blur's Parklife single 25 years on and how he decided to get paid for it. The album of the same name celebrated a quarter of a century since its release on 25 April 1994 this week, and the actor reminisced to Radio X's Chris Moyles about recording song with Damon Albarn and the Britpop band. Asked how it came about, Daniels revealed: "I used to play football for[...[ it might have been Melody Maker at the time, and Steve Sutherland was the Editor and the Manager and he said 'some young band are interested in you singing this song'". The Quandrophenia star added: "I said I haven't really heard of them, but then I got in contact with Damon and we had a chat, and then he sent me a tape and then I went into the studio and did it and it was about 40 minutes and that was it." Never miss a beat (or riff) by subscribing to Radio X here    / radiox   Get deeper into the music by visiting https://www.radiox.co.uk/ Radio X is the world’s best indie rock radio channel for music news, live performances and interviews with the world’s biggest rockstars. NEW Uploads: https://bit.ly/2yjlFuN Most Googled Questions: https://bit.ly/2GDcBWa Behind The Lyrics: https://bit.ly/30W8Na2 Radio X - Live Sessions: https://bit.ly/2ymuSCu Gallagher Corner: https://bit.ly/2Y9ijK1 Track By Track: https://bit.ly/2Ys7LRu Subscribe for more!    / radiox