Song 2 Blur — When I Feel Heavy Metal

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Promotional poster for an alternate-history music video release, positioning Blur's 1997 anthem 'Song 2' as a heavy metal confessional. Damon Albarn, rendered in warm, anguished tones against a decaying domestic interior, confronts the camera with raw intensity — a stark departure from the band's art-rock positioning. The bilingual subtitle (English/Japanese) suggests a direct-to-video market in East Asia, possibly a lost VHS or early digital release. Collects interest among archivists of 90s Britpop misdirection and those tracking Blur's unexplored genre experiments.

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Print specification

36×24 in

24×36 in

2752 × 1536 px · 4.2 MP · landscape

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Section: Music That Never Was
Style: VHS promotional still, warm-toned photography, late 90s MTV aesthetic
Mood: anguished, nostalgic, uncanny reframing
Palette: cream, brown, amber

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