Synopsis

Oasis perform "Live Forever" in a stark, office-like room, with the band framed by pools of light and heavy shadows. Liam Gallagher spends part of the video seated behind a desk, while photographs of influential musicians and cultural figures line the wall behind him. The portraits connect the song's defiant desire for immortality with a gallery of people whose lives and work continue to shape popular culture. The presentation is direct and performance-focused, giving the American version a darker, more deliberately iconic feel.

Factoids & Trivia

• Two separate promotional videos were made for "Live Forever": one for the British market and this version for American airplay.

• The US video was filmed in London in January 1995, despite being created for the American market.

• The wall displays photographs of Sid Vicious, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Marc Bolan and Bobby Moore.

• Bobby Moore's inclusion is a particularly British touch among the rock figures. He captained England when the national soccer team won the 1966 World Cup.

• The video was released in the United States in February 1995, several months after the single's original UK release.

• Both the British and American versions were collected on the 2004 DVD edition of "Definitely Maybe".