Alternative Press Like the Union Jack, afternoon tea and Big Ben, great pop music is as British as the Queen herself. But the quintessential '90s Britpop group Blur were anything but flag wavers on their brilliant 1994 effort. Parklife. Part scathing class commentary, part postpunk pop extravaganza, the record spawned the most danceable social critique ever with the ultra-catchy decadence bshing disco number "Girls & Boys". Across 15 songs, the London group's third record also featured Beatlesque pop, soul grooves and jagged guitars, all supporting lyrics that poked ironic fun at all things English. But perhaps the bigger irony here is that in the process of twisting postmodern stereotypes, Blur couldn't avoid participating in one of the most enduring English institutions; sophisticated pop.