This iteration of "Borrowed Time" is, I think the second or third attempt at recording a demo. Now sporting an original drum track, it features a riff that might sound familiar if you've heard Oasis' "The Hindu Times." The funny thing is, Noel Gallagher himself confessed that he may have "borrowed" the riff from Stereophonics' "Same Size Feet" (find both songs and have a listen). Funnier still is that Abba's "Does Your Mother Know" hints at the same riff...

I've performed this song onstage quite a few times over the years, and sometimes I introduce it by citing the signature riff's similarity to all those other songs' riffs. And instead of calling the song by its proper name, I call it "Borrowed Riff."

(Yes, sometimes I think I'm a funny guy.)

Borrowed Time (Pre - Vocals Mix)

Borrowed Time is a note-to-self to "show some love today" before you or someone you love, someone who inspires you, runs out of time.

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time (demo)

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