Pulp released Common People 30 years ago this past week (I think May 22). Definitely considered one of the top songs of that year and a song that defines the brit-pop era. Besides the driving energy of the song -- starts slow and then comes at you like a freight train, the song also reflects working class sentiment at the ending of the Thatcher/Conservative era. Also, the Brit press pretty much figured out who the woman was in the song as there was literally only one woman who met the description "She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge/She studied sculpture at St Martin's College."

This version is from Glastonbury and basically blew people's mind at the time and is considered the definitive version of Common People. There is about a 90 second monologue from Jarvis Crocker in the beginning of this version so if you want to skip that part and get straight to the song, have at it. There's some talking at the end too so don't let the 9+ minute duration scare you away, probably only 6 minutes or so of music.

Finally, Joe Jackson and William Shatner did a version of this song that absolutely rips. I may throw that version in the comments.

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