Artist: Pulp · Album: Different Class · Year: 1995 · Label: Island · Rank: 162 / 500
Different Class is Britpop seen from the inside and the margins. Jarvis Cocker writes as an observer who refuses detachment, turning social anxiety, class tension, and desire into sharp, articulate pop songs.
Lyrics as Social Mirror
Songs like “Common People” and “Disco 2000” feel conversational but surgical. Cocker’s narratives expose aspiration and performance without cruelty or nostalgia.
Pop with Intelligence
The music is immediate and danceable, but never empty. Synths, guitars, and rhythms serve the story, not the other way around.
Legacy
Different Class remains one of Britpop’s most enduring statements — proof that pop can be witty, critical, and emotionally grounded.