The Style Council (Early) - Harvest for The World

[BONDYSCLASSICS]

Dire



[philquinton]

Weller never sold in or sold out ..this asshole calling himself the modfather today should really go back to the late 80s and see what damage he himself helped inflict on the charts with this throw away rubbish...of course we cant forget the Acid house phase Weller went through as well

[davidbar2001]

If I am not mistaken the first singer is Paul Barry from the Questions!!!!!!

[Ui2019]

Yeah Weller is tearing this track up

[1naokik]

トレーシー・ヤング、かわいいな!!

[2002ibiza]

I remember people dressing like this in the 80s. It was a fun time as a teenager

[bootjangler]

Always a great song, and yes, it was a cover, but this vid has always bothered me.

I saw it "live" on (I think) the comedy program Three of a Kind (might be wrong) back in the early 80's. Weller seemed to be trying to deflect attention to himself by having other lead singers. It didn't work and to me is a bit squirming. Whatever happened to "Tracy" or whatever her name was? And I also thought the first lead singer was a bloke.

[neil1par]

@bootjangler Tracy Young is now a DJ on a radio station in Essex, she is just about to release an album.  The male singer is from The Questions, signed to Wellers "Respond" label. Met the guys, they were really great. Just think having Paul Weller behind them didn't do them any favours - a real shame as they had great talent.

[brianab31]

Yeah, that first "guy", I did recognize as a chick, was quite good. The second chick musta been screwing someone in the band. She wasn't that great.

Oh, and why did it abruptly stop when it was really getting good? WTF?

[gtp174]

The "first guy" is actually the girl from The Questions lol

[mnhynes]

love TSC, but this is pretty thin compared to the original.

[7106798]

classic...thanx4thepost!

[keith2k1]

they sound good

[Hollybeth84]

Is it just me or is she reading the lyrics somewhere? haha

[rikstar23]

Weller on Conga's, class!



[rolskidrakeski]

:))))) i never knew that style council was the original and the group was so big!!!!

[brianab31]

@rolskidrakeski Not trying to bust yer chops, but I believe the Isley Brothers were the original band to do this song.

[ezfastway]

beautifullllllllll

[rekvelt2007]

Great vid but what is paul doing on the conga's ??? Kinda sweet  though :)

[RGordonR]

Paul and Tracey are excellent - the other singers are a bit weak.

[MrDuly01]

great copy of the isleys.whatever happened to style conucil?

[llorensl]

tracie young was so pretty.

[andrewshere]

she's seems too interested in her moves to put out a good vocal performance

[funkzoid]

priceless !

[tadahiro522]

ポール・ウェラーが歌うまでガマンして聴いて！！（曲は言わずと­知れたアイズレー・ブラザーズの超名曲）途中で終わっちゃうけど­・・・

[ekocentric]

I love it...who did this song first though? I've heard the isley brother's and Vanessa Williams do this song also....great advocates song.

[tonyskins19]

@ekocentric isley brothers did it first

[onlyonescalyback]

This from the Lenny Henry/Tracey Ullman 3 of a Kind Show, The Questions, Tracey and The Style Council, awesome track remember watching this.

[Vinnie206]

On the whole, this is a pretty poor cover - until Weller comes in and the song rocks!!

[groovesister1]

Clearly the rest are amateurish and Paul's is the only good voice among them.

[Isolar]

Wellers vocals are perfect:)

[Muddyrich]

Weller on bongoes!?! Other than Talbot, White and what appears to be the luscious Tracie, who are these other people? Random Merton Parkas?

[Muddyrich]

thanks for answering "the questions"...

[ady3825]

@Muddyrich The other people are a band called the Questions

[ashbash986]

The Questions

[mgalvan1973]

Fantastic song, but Paul Weller's the only one doing the vocal part justice.

[iwasanangryyoungman]

Well, the Wellah's always been a soulboy and nowhere is this more evident....

[chivauk]

Brilliant

[Leo060708]

Awful

[ozzyman212]

luved this as a one off stint..great tune

[JustAintthatWay]

sure those panning this cut are entitled to their opinions but i cant agree

it s a great take of a cover of one of the best songs of all time

thnx for the tube

[Capcoor]

That first guy is either trying too hard and/or is not breathing correctly,or else not using enough diaphragm support.I guess he imporved by the time they did "Everchanging Moods".

[Capcoor]

That should be improved.Sorry.

[PhilRebbeck]

I love the Style Council but this is grisly.

[gally56]

If my every changing memory serves me correctly this was taken from the Lenny Henry show he did with Tracy Ullman Three of a Kind and did Weller call this particular gathering the Council Collective?

[tennischick2228]

tracie young very cool also sang with the jam on beat surrender the questions really suck killed the fucking song

[ABCRE2]

Certainly before Dee C. Lee.

[bedsitter1982]

WTF?

[tenmuchocuidado]

wow man you really have to learn to sing !!! what an offense to Isley brother that you guys "copy"this song from the great Isley

[graphophone]

Man, I love this vid, as much as I admire Weller, Talbot, Lee and White during the days of "My Ever Changing Moods" to "Luck" to "Heavens Above" to "It's a Very Deep Sea." Say what you will, but I *adore* this band in all its permutations, and am quite sad indeed to see its passing.

[EnidBlytonne]

That first singer is really annoying. Paul Weller should have sung the whole thing himself.

[SteveWilks68]

i take back my comment the more i watch this the better it gets !!!!!

[saofornow]

an Isley brothers tune! Style Council...simply amazing!

[SteveWilks68]

I think this track was taken from the Lenny Henry show on bbc1 ?? I think the whole band were trying tom impress Weller some how quite cringe worthy !!!

[bandypaul]

as usual..awesome haircut from mr.weller

[peterwoods007]

They do sound a tad like an 'over zealous' school sixth form band particularly at the beginning. It's interesting to note that as soon as Weller's vocals kick in they sound infinitely more professional and accomplished ..this was a golden era for Weller as his singing voice at this particular time was in my opinion the best it's ever been (a lot better than it is now) and this track perfectly illustrates it..

[allmodcons71]

Wellers vocals were at their peak for me around the Stanley road / Heavy Soul period

[ModernDayMod]

Nah, The Cost of Loving / Confessions of a Pop Group for me.

[steelasophical]

Not good .. but Mr PW rescues it by the end!!

[troytempest64]

I always preferred TSC when they were performing Live.

This track is a brilliant. Thanks for reminding us how Weller can compliment some of the tracks he covers so well.

Excellent.

[downtwothenleft]

Fuck me, thats awful! They sound like a piss poor school band!

[RubyTwilite]

You said! Who is the first person that sings? All except Weller are horrible!

[posthumous5]

The bass player Paul Barry is from Edinburgh originally(I knew his younger brother very well).Paul actually went on to do much bigger things most notable would be as one of the main writers on Chers "believe " album which is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. He also has written for artists such as Enrique Iglesias, Lionel Richie and Tina Turner to name but a few.He and Weller got on well after The Questions supported The Jam in Edinburgh back in the early 80's.

[islezeus]

where's the Isley's version

[katieb65]

great version of a great song. the questions were a great band and also very nice people. shame weller got too up himself lol

[LB31981]

You do know that this is a Isley Brothers' Song right?

[ATS68]

It would be cool to have some of those tracks by the Questions posted up here. Tear Soup, Groove line, Price You Pay, Tuesday Sunshine, etc. They were a pretty hip group.

[disangjosa]

great!!!!

[onepebles]

well done!!!

[highgatetunnel]

I remember this, it is taken from the 1983 Tracy Ullman UK comedy seres Three Of A Kind. They had some great Uk soul funk groups as guests including I-Level and others. This was a one off appearence with Tracy Young, The Quetions and Mick and Paul under the Style Council name. I think originally Weller contrived that they should be like the 60s Motown's touring group, a band of musicians with different vocalists. It's great!

[StaytonHeyward]

who is the bass player

[keithmod]

never seen this before nor didn't even know it was done. Superb stuff. It's clear though that whilst a galliant effort by the Questions, Weller & Tracie certainly make this version. Nice.

[belletook]

I love this, this is what performance & music equal:- congruence, from the heart.

[kirkbyla]

youtube is great just when you think youve seen it all a gem like this apears paruomax i thank you

[birazyrus]

wonderful song sings for the most wonderful band : TSC!!!!!!

[efunkadelic]

nice to see another artist appreciate the Isley Brothers!

[gtsrec]

Perfection!!

[ATS68]

Does anyone have any other clips from the Questions or Tracie? I really dug their stuff. They really didn't get the airplay out here in Los Angeles, but thanks to the import stores back in the day I could buy all the 45s. LPs and 12" singles from Paul Weller's Respond label. The Questions "Belief" album is FANTASTIC! Maybe I'll have to dig out those records and post them all here.

[osbeyond]

Three of A Kind, April 1983

[19richy65]

the great man lost the plot here, stick the basics, that song is like reciting the bible!

[Reverberation]

Ha! This is what YouTube is all about. Last seen in 1983 but never forgotten. That said, I forgot how bad the Questions were!

[YeHe]

You've got to be joking... 1 true talent & back of the school disco kids...

[burnt62]

Who is the girl ? Good voice ... !

[PompeyScot]

The girl is Tracey Young (had a major crush on her back in the 80s, lol). She did back-up vocals for the Style Council for a while, and she released a couple of solo singles too.

[sx219]

The other guys are from the Questions. Top band also

[JamesAPScott]

It was Weller's Bulimia period......

[novecente]

its from the lenny henry show

respondrecords over at myspace

if its cool ill embed this video there - my format of this is corrupt

respond.

[chiswellgreen]

I remember this, pretty sure its from either Lenny Henry show or Tracey Ullman from '83

[KittyBaroque]

Just fabulous!! You don't happen to have any video or MP3 of 'The Questions' do you? (Paul Barry the Bass palyer who sings on this track first was their lead singer). Would SOOOOOO love to find some of their stuff.

Thanks for posting, KB

[Itsaverydeepsea]

this is great, probably from about 1983 judging by Weller's haircut, haha

[chipnoble]

The original version of "Harvest for the World" was done by the Isley Brothers. Get this song it is incredibly soulful.

[paulv125]

Weller/Talbot in the backgroud, the Respond kids leading, cooooool

[thejam1977]

fuck off purplewiwizard. Weller looks and sounds fucking amazing in this tune

[purplewizard]

what the hell is this? Kid's Incorporated? sesame street? I am fascinated! Paul looks anorexic

[RGordonR]

Tracey - brilliant.