# Jarvis Cocker Blind-Ranks Pulp Songs

> Jarvis Cocker ranks Pulp songs without knowing the order, calling 'Spike Island' a 'manifesting workshop' vibe.
- Title: Jarvis Cocker Blind-Ranks Pulp Songs · NME | Shortify
- Summary: Jarvis Cocker ranks Pulp songs without knowing the order, calling 'Spike Island' a 'manifesting workshop' vibe. Jarvis Cocker blind-ranks five Pulp songs for…
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- Source: NME — https://nme.com/features/music-interviews/jarvis-cocker-blind-rank-pulp-songs-interview-3973463
- Published: 2026-10-19T09:00:12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jarvis cocker, pulp, mercury prize, glastonbury 2025, help 2 compilation, war child records, music, culture
## Spike Island
Jarvis Cocker starts blind-ranking Pulp songs with 'Spike Island', calling it a 'manifesting workshop' vibe.

> Sounds like I’ve been going to a manifesting workshop or something, but hopefully I will get it right.
## Babies
Cocker calls 'Babies' a big song, proud of its 'yeah, yeah, yeah' repetition.

> I’m proud of the use of the words 'yeah, yeah, yeah' in that song.
## This Is Hardcore
Cocker describes 'This Is Hardcore' as a song from a painful time, written while blind drunk.

> It’s a memory from a painful time of life. But I’m kind of glad that we got that song from it.
## Disco 2000
Cocker ranks 'Disco 2000' as a song from when Pulp started gaining popularity in 2000.

> I suppose it was when I knew that Pulp was starting to get popular, the year 2000.
## Common People
Cocker names 'Common People' as the ultimate Pulp song in his blind ranking.

> Cocker ranked the iconic 'Common People' as the ultimate Pulp song.
## Key takeaway

Jarvis Cocker blind-ranks five Pulp songs for NME, naming 'Spike Island' as the starting point and 'Common People' as the top choice.