![The band The Verve (guitarist Nick McCabe, drummer Peter Salisbury, vocalist Richard Ashcroft, standing, and bassist Simon Jones), during summer 1996 in New York.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JL2QIH7Y7RE5PE4T7QOKMG5NOY.jpg?auth=fc93f41faab8c77bfac2852fbb4c5b8d903753998fe02f86b7502cbda2099929&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
The bittersweet story of the song that ended ‘Britpop’
David Saavedra|
‘Bitter Sweet Symphony,’ the smash hit by The Verve, turns 25 after healing from some of its wounds, such as the fierce fight with the Rolling Stones for royalties. The song’s performers remain in the shadow of its success