No Way Sis

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No Way Sis were an official Oasis tribute band originating from Glasgow, their bass player was Sam Bellas.

The band had a top 40 hit in the UK in 1996 with their EP I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing, a cover of the New Seekers song made famous from its use on Coca Cola adverts in the 1970s. Oasis' unlicensed use of the tune from the original in their 1994 single "Shakermaker" led to their being successfully sued by The New Seekers. One of the B-sides - "The Quick Sand Song" - is a direct reference to Oasis' instrumental piece "The Swamp Song".

Oasis' lead guitarist Noel Gallagher has heralded No Way Sis as the "second best band in the world" and presented his doppelgänger Gerry Mckay with the golden Les Paul guitar he played in the video for "Some Might Say". As the hysteria surrounding Oasis died down towards the end of the 1990s, the demand for No Way Sis decreased and they split.

In the 2003 Britpop documentary film Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop, Gallagher humorously recalls meeting one of the members around 1997 who complained to Gallagher that the band were facing trouble due to the immense popularity of The Urban Verve, a Verve cover band. This mirrored Oasis' own declining popularity compared to The Verve's rising star. Gerry Mckay was interviewed for the documentary, but the footage was not used in the final cut.