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Common People
For when someone thinks your struggle is aesthetic 🛒
Who it's for
Jarvis Cocker skewers a wealthy student who wants to experience being "common", treating poverty as glamorous.
Irritated and condescended to→Vindicated and energized
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Common People" is the lead single from Pulp's album Different Class. In it, the narrator mocks a privileged woman who sees living among working-class people as glamorous, and points out that she can always fall back on her family's money. Frontman Jarvis Cocker based it on a woman he met while studying at Central Saint Martins in London, and has said he embellished the story.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Mild drinking and smoking references.
Age: Suggested 13+
Life finds its wealth by the claims of the world, and its worth by the claims of love.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 33
