These words suggest that while Britons’ won’t be enslaved, those from other nations can be, according to critics. Other lyrics that have been a source of controversy are “Britons never, never, never will be slaves.” Many believe songs such as this, celebrating the empire and its perceived links to colonialism and slavery are no longer appropriate. The song became more patriotic in the 1800s when the British Empire expanded across more of the world.Īccording to Historic UK, the lyrics changed in Victorian times from ‘Britannia, rule the waves’ to ‘Britannia rules the waves’, as the Royal Navy gained more dominance of the waters. However, according to Classic FM, when the piece was first written it was not celebrating naval success but instead “a cry for help” as the Royal Navy at that time did not have much control over the seas, while other countries were establishing empires. All five members are credited with writing “Summer Love” – a surprisingly rare instance across their discography – and it feels fitting that one of their most truly collaborative efforts should turn out to be their best.The song has military connections, particularly with the Royal Navy, made evident by the words “Britannia, rule the waves”.
The band’s most favoured themes – nostalgia, bittersweet memories, young love, friendship – are all present and correct. It doesn’t really fit at the end of the album on its own, it’s an impressive and rather moving pop ballad with some of the band’s best vocal work, including those superb harmonies on the chorus. Perhaps not the most obvious choice for number one, this enormously underrated track from Take Me Home has a title that belies its disarmingly mature approach, from the lyrics to the romantic production filled with sweeping violins and tender guitars. Meanwhile that driving, synth-pop backing track is a dead ringer for “Style” – Swift’s song widely believed to have been written about Styles himself (if the title wasn’t enough of a clue). He references knights in shining armour and a person “looking for someone to write your breakup songs about”. Harry Styles gets top marks for sheer audacity with this blatant riff on a classic song by his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift. Malik’s vocal performance here is particularly impressive, but each member gives the track their all. Yet after five virtually non-stop years, it was clear that even these energetic young lads were beginning to run out of steam.Ī defiant song that has 1D paying proper tribute to all the great boybands who came before them.
They won more than 200 awards, including seven Brits, four MTV Music Awards, seven AMAs and six Billboard Music Awards. They have sold 200 million records worldwide, and as recently as 2019, achieved 3.6 billion streams across Spotify, YouTube and other platforms. Over the course of five studio albums, “the boys” made music history on multiple occasions, smashing industry records previously set by The Beatles and achieving that rarest of feats: breaking America. While their potential for success was noted by many at the time, no one could have predicted the phenomenon they would become. After initially auditioning as solo artists, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne became One Direction. Ten years ago, five aspiring singers were grouped together by Simon Cowell to compete as a boyband on the then-popular reality show, The X-Factor.
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