Pure Morning: How Placebo Tried to Kill Their Own Image and the “Nancy Boy” Hangover

While the world debated the Britpop rivalry between Oasis and Blur, a new and quite different band took the stage. Placebo seemed to come out of nowhere and appeared to be the antithesis of Britpop. Their song “Nancy Boy” in 1997 announced them as “the Filthiest Band in Britain” full with androgynous frontman Brian Molko singing about hedonism and promiscuity. But the band quickly tired of that image. This is the story of their second album, Without You I’m Nothing, their follow up hit “Pure Morning,” and how they sought to quickly dismantle the image that made them famous.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Filthiest Band in Britain
2:13 Outsiders in the Era of Britpop
4:40 Placebo’s “Nancy Boy” Hangover and the Mentor
7:18 Into the Real World (The Recording Sessions)
11:07 The Pivot and the Choice (Pure Morning)
13:10 An Album for Outsiders

CLIPS & REFERENCES:
Placebo “Pure Morning” (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4JhtoR39M0
Placebo “Nancy Boy” (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBxuq_eWW94
Placebo on the Story of 1997 (BBC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poODZE6a1b8
Placebo “Nancy Boy” Top of the Pops (Jan. 1997) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIE7PeRtcJ8
BBC News: Blur Vs Oasis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIE7PeRtcJ8
Blur vs Oasis Battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T8xLoJc1P0
Placebo Interview (Pinkpop, May 18, 1997) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlYQvRSMreE
Placebo Interview 1997 with Gary Crowley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCAHrWT3SsU
Placebo in El Sol, Madrid, 6 June 1997 (MTV Superock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKrx5kCuCyQ
Cruel Intentions Opening Scene with Placebo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgsH8K-gpgw

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