@7thvenom I actually know and understand a lot of music. Disco isn't my bag so why would I like this? Weller's solo material is great but the Style Clowncil were total shit. Punk happened due to music such as this.
@wovokanarchy I can dig what your saying but i would more call this white mans soul music...and punk was around far before this !! but i feel u cheers
@7thvenom Well one can argue a lot of disco music during the 70s would be classified as ''white soul music''. It's all really semantics. Music is either good or bad and totally subjective. A lot of people may think Crass are perhaps the worst band in history but to me they are one of the greatest punk bands. If you want to hear how ''blue eyed soul'' should be performed listen to someone like Remy Shand who doesn't sound contrived and transparent. A lotof plastic soul sounds fake.
wimble womble, you prob dont know wat this song is about you fucking retard, go and have a wank over the beatles and mccartney you dick head, style council were a brilliant band that sung about thimgs that were relavant at the time, noyt about yellow fucking submerines!!!
@devster1987 I'll take Private Hell over this Disco shit anyday...as far as I know it takes brains to figure out what songs rock and get you moving than this sappy shit. Keep listening to old Bee Gee, and Linda Ronstadt music because this shit is in the same class...grow some balls mate.
Gotta hand it to weller. At least he had the balls to change his image and style of music. Which is probably why he has never been forgotten or deemed as boring. Unlike those such as Bon Jovi and radiohead who have pretty much sang the same two songs all of thier careers
@wimblewomble21 bon jovi yes, but to class radiohead as unimagitive is pure nonsense, have you ever listened to radiohead? the most innovative band in the world.
@MrTheAlabam i have nearly every single radiohead album apart from in rainbows. I admitt that yes they are good. But surely they have just been of the same genre of thier careers. Same goes with other artists like coldplay
@wimblewomble21 then u must realise ur talking crap if u have that radiohead collection, from creep through kid a to the king of limbs pure originality, by the way In Rainbows is my favourite album of all time and weird fishes is the best song ever written.
@MrTheAlabam Wierd fishes the best song ever written????!!!!!!!. Your parents must have locked you in a room for the past 50 years. I get the impression that you have never heard of the beatles, hendricks, stevey wonder, bob marley, david bowie etc. et.c You must be doctor who or something?? Cause youve travelled in time and skipped about 5 decades worth of better songs than wierd fishes. Typical fucking student fodder no reallity of life arsewipe pointless whailing and moaning = radiohead
And "Stevie", as in Stevie wonder... You spelt it Stevey when in fact its Stevie.... Just saying...Dont go mad now or anything.... Start abusing me.... I was just pointing out that you spelt Stevie wrong....
@ScubasteveScaryEire lol cheers mate. My dyslexia plays havoc with me constantly. I should be whipped for spelling his name wrong. such a master of music deserves maximum respect and homage
Man, I'm addicted to this song right now. Timeless lyrics and silly dancing Paul Weller in the beginning. I love that (like in Long Hot Summer) he is aware of his stick-like boogie.
I highly doubt your a fan if you think The Jam's music was ''simple". One only has to listen to such classic tunes as "Tubeway Station" or " Beat Surrender" to appreciate great rock tunes. If you think ''simple chords'' don't loan themselves to creativity then I would have you listen to The Beatles, Stones, or The Who who relied on ''simple chords'' for their art. Would you classify these bands as ''simple chord '' bands? This fake soul by the SC was total shit. Sorry.
@wovokanarchy Actually, I was just parodying the mentality that you seem to typify. Of course straightforward low-fi rock can embody great ideas and yield great tunes. It's just that some of us don't think that stuff is the beginning and end of music. I can't stand rockist-fundamentalist idiots who dislike exquisite melodies and strong production values.
Oh and if the songs that I listed are fake soul, then the Rolling Stones were fake blues and the Jam were fake new wave. But they're not.
@belzondium I agree most if not all of the early R n' B bands from the early 60s were fake blues but they used it as a vehicle to create their own art in the long run. When I heard shit bands in the 80s like ABC, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Tears for Fears who were creating similar work and sounds like the Style Council I knew Mr. Weller had lost that special ''thing'' that made his writing and energy so special. I recall reading how he used to call down music the SC were playing in the early days
@wovokanarchy Ha, the bands you just mentioned were mostly good. Early early Simple Minds ('79-'81) were exceptional art-house rock, Tears for Fears were touchy-feely synth pop with some brilliant compositions, and ABC's first album was an over-the-top masterpiece. Simply Red, not so much. You might call them a fake soul band but to lump in SC with them is complete nonsense. Fyi I love Squeeze, Elvis Costello, the Clash, Public Image Ltd, Joy Division, and countless other diverse new wave acts.
@belzondium To each their own as the old saying says. I just felt Weller totally took his fan base for granted and alienated most of them with such tepid music the Style Clowncil put out. I think he's won them back with his solo music.. which is probably far superior than The Jam's music.
@wovokanarchy 'Tepid' is the last word that could ever be applied to exquisite passionate recordings like Paris Match, Very Deep Sea, Headstart for Happiness, Spin Drifting, and others. Now that I think of it though, most of Style Council's output was *not* as exceptional as the songs I've mentioned. Much of it either sounds dated today or is just blah. But I generally prefer to remember bands by their best work and overlook or ignore the rest... music is made to give pleasure.
@belzondium Point taken. I agree the SC did have their moments but those were few and far between. When Weller gave up the guitar for a time it really affected his song writing. Glad he found it again in the early 90s.
@wovokanarchy Weller's writing may have gone down somewhat in the SC era, but I look at it as the era when his vocal prowess exponentially improved.... his self-transformation into soul style was remarkable and he is still easily one of the best white soul singers I've heard.
@belzondium You want to hear how ''blue eyed soul'' is supposed to be done listen to Remy Shand from Winnipeg, Canada. Now that's how it should be done..sounds real authentic. Weller's natural british singing voice is far above his ''soul'' singing. Sorry.
@belzondium Not really , mate. Your the one who purchased the music, not me. I spent my money on artists in the mid-80s who acutally mattered like The Replacements, Billy Bragg, The Wedding Present, The Stone Roses, and on and on. So I think your the one who 'lost''.
@wovokanarchy If you really thought the likes of ABC and Tears for Fears were the only other option at that time, with their fine tunes but admittedly saccharine veneer, then I can certainly understand your perspective :) Though I think it's an over-statement to say any of that laddish stuff 'mattered' much except to those who drank to it :) But as long as we both enjoy(ed) our music then I'm willing to saw we both won :)
@deancedwards Yeah, all of his ''new fans'' of the SC were probably people who were listening to the top 40 hits of the day....like I said, bands such as Simply Red, ABC, Tears for Fears. Total shit.
@wovokanarchy I know. It is a true shame that Paul didn't spend the rest of his younger years after the Jam broke up shouting out polemic and banging out simple chords.
Actually, I like the Jam though, despite their not being as good as Style Council. This track isn't really one of the better SC tunes. Long Hot Summer, Paris Match, My Ever Changing Moods, Speak Like a Child, Very Deep Sea, now those songs are much better than this or anything from the Jam.
@KeliMutiso Me too. Not that it matters at all, but when I first heard this album I was in the Wherehouse record shop on Sunset and Western street in Hollywood and I was surprised that they were black for some reason.
as far as i am concerend this is beautiful pop..Weller almost looks almost uneasy its that good..dee cee lee is terrific..and has to be said Talbot is ..a great melody writer..
@denpunk666mitsos wild wood into tomorrow- internationlists- whirlpools end- written in the stars-echoes round the sun- the weaver- whole point of no return- down in the seine- cmon lets go- the changing man-bullet for everyone- no tears to cry- country- walls come tumbling down and atleast a good 20 more- weller has written some great post jam tunes though the jam will always be the peak
Paul Weller is the dog's nuts - end off!!
bendiwendi69 3 days ago
I prefer Paul Weller playing The Jam
this doesnt look the true Paul Weller for me:(
I miss you The Jam!
94sealover 2 weeks ago
love the style, ha great stuff, xxx
coalpit1 3 weeks ago
Sounds like plain ol' disco shit to me. I hear no difference between the Style Council and, say, George McCrae's "Rock your Baby" or Boney M's music.
wovokanarchy 2 months ago
@wovokanarchy u feel this way because u dont know music
7thvenom 1 month ago
@7thvenom I actually know and understand a lot of music. Disco isn't my bag so why would I like this? Weller's solo material is great but the Style Clowncil were total shit. Punk happened due to music such as this.
wovokanarchy 1 month ago
@wovokanarchy I can dig what your saying but i would more call this white mans soul music...and punk was around far before this !! but i feel u cheers
7thvenom 1 month ago
@7thvenom Well one can argue a lot of disco music during the 70s would be classified as ''white soul music''. It's all really semantics. Music is either good or bad and totally subjective. A lot of people may think Crass are perhaps the worst band in history but to me they are one of the greatest punk bands. If you want to hear how ''blue eyed soul'' should be performed listen to someone like Remy Shand who doesn't sound contrived and transparent. A lotof plastic soul sounds fake.
wovokanarchy 1 month ago
@wovokanarchy llove remy shand i'm a old cat
7thvenom 1 month ago
I like most of the Style Council's songs. Love how the expressions change on the horses' faces from 1:39-1:56.
Bizarronumber4 3 months ago
missdevonlilly, ask your Dad wat he drinks, i want some, haha
58busby58 3 months ago
wimble womble, you prob dont know wat this song is about you fucking retard, go and have a wank over the beatles and mccartney you dick head, style council were a brilliant band that sung about thimgs that were relavant at the time, noyt about yellow fucking submerines!!!
58busby58 4 months ago
@58busby58 Dude ,the beatles did actually live in a yellow submarine,my dad said he saw it once!
Mind you he was a raging alchoholic!!
missdevonlilly 3 months ago
great lyrics- bad instrumentation and video- much better live!!!
salvadory 5 months ago
PAUL WELLER é FOODA o cara tem colhão e saiu de uma banda fera pra montar uma melhor ainda, contrariando um monte de nego, esse é macho...........
alexdopalestra 5 months ago
Gawd..fuckn' awful!
wovokanarchy 5 months ago
@wovokanarchy
you are a person of very little brain my friend
devster1987 2 months ago
@devster1987 I'll take Private Hell over this Disco shit anyday...as far as I know it takes brains to figure out what songs rock and get you moving than this sappy shit. Keep listening to old Bee Gee, and Linda Ronstadt music because this shit is in the same class...grow some balls mate.
wovokanarchy 2 months ago
@wovokanarchy its 80s soul mate, and you aint gone much of one by sound of i
IndependentGeorge76 2 months ago
Paul look so good here. Love me some Paul Weller back then.
sana1999 6 months ago
got to be my favourite weller track,just hits the right spot - a true classic.
ArmouredCharmer100 8 months ago
Gotta hand it to weller. At least he had the balls to change his image and style of music. Which is probably why he has never been forgotten or deemed as boring. Unlike those such as Bon Jovi and radiohead who have pretty much sang the same two songs all of thier careers
wimblewomble21 9 months ago
@wimblewomble21 bon jovi yes, but to class radiohead as unimagitive is pure nonsense, have you ever listened to radiohead? the most innovative band in the world.
MrTheAlabam 9 months ago
@MrTheAlabam i have nearly every single radiohead album apart from in rainbows. I admitt that yes they are good. But surely they have just been of the same genre of thier careers. Same goes with other artists like coldplay
wimblewomble21 9 months ago
@wimblewomble21 then u must realise ur talking crap if u have that radiohead collection, from creep through kid a to the king of limbs pure originality, by the way In Rainbows is my favourite album of all time and weird fishes is the best song ever written.
MrTheAlabam 9 months ago
@MrTheAlabam What is it that you do for a living mr Alabam?
wimblewomble21 9 months ago
@MrTheAlabam Wierd fishes the best song ever written????!!!!!!!. Your parents must have locked you in a room for the past 50 years. I get the impression that you have never heard of the beatles, hendricks, stevey wonder, bob marley, david bowie etc. et.c You must be doctor who or something?? Cause youve travelled in time and skipped about 5 decades worth of better songs than wierd fishes. Typical fucking student fodder no reallity of life arsewipe pointless whailing and moaning = radiohead
wimblewomble21 8 months ago
@wimblewomble21 it an opinion, are you not allowed to have one in ur world, by the way u misspelt hendrix, obviously u have never listened to him.
MrTheAlabam 8 months ago
@wimblewomble21
And "Stevie", as in Stevie wonder... You spelt it Stevey when in fact its Stevie.... Just saying...Dont go mad now or anything.... Start abusing me.... I was just pointing out that you spelt Stevie wrong....
ScubasteveScaryEire 8 months ago
@ScubasteveScaryEire lol cheers mate. My dyslexia plays havoc with me constantly. I should be whipped for spelling his name wrong. such a master of music deserves maximum respect and homage
wimblewomble21 8 months ago
How sexy does Paul Weller look in this vid!? x
TheKaz146 9 months ago
stylish!
tenglesfoly001 9 months ago
wooow this music is so smooth
I LOVE IT!!!!
VidaniLenin 9 months ago
Different to album version I see
JonnyKasabian 9 months ago
Man, I'm addicted to this song right now. Timeless lyrics and silly dancing Paul Weller in the beginning. I love that (like in Long Hot Summer) he is aware of his stick-like boogie.
somethingdiffrant 10 months ago
I highly doubt your a fan if you think The Jam's music was ''simple". One only has to listen to such classic tunes as "Tubeway Station" or " Beat Surrender" to appreciate great rock tunes. If you think ''simple chords'' don't loan themselves to creativity then I would have you listen to The Beatles, Stones, or The Who who relied on ''simple chords'' for their art. Would you classify these bands as ''simple chord '' bands? This fake soul by the SC was total shit. Sorry.
wovokanarchy 11 months ago
@wovokanarchy Actually, I was just parodying the mentality that you seem to typify. Of course straightforward low-fi rock can embody great ideas and yield great tunes. It's just that some of us don't think that stuff is the beginning and end of music. I can't stand rockist-fundamentalist idiots who dislike exquisite melodies and strong production values.
Oh and if the songs that I listed are fake soul, then the Rolling Stones were fake blues and the Jam were fake new wave. But they're not.
belzondium 11 months ago
@belzondium I agree most if not all of the early R n' B bands from the early 60s were fake blues but they used it as a vehicle to create their own art in the long run. When I heard shit bands in the 80s like ABC, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Tears for Fears who were creating similar work and sounds like the Style Council I knew Mr. Weller had lost that special ''thing'' that made his writing and energy so special. I recall reading how he used to call down music the SC were playing in the early days
wovokanarchy 11 months ago
@wovokanarchy Ha, the bands you just mentioned were mostly good. Early early Simple Minds ('79-'81) were exceptional art-house rock, Tears for Fears were touchy-feely synth pop with some brilliant compositions, and ABC's first album was an over-the-top masterpiece. Simply Red, not so much. You might call them a fake soul band but to lump in SC with them is complete nonsense. Fyi I love Squeeze, Elvis Costello, the Clash, Public Image Ltd, Joy Division, and countless other diverse new wave acts.
belzondium 11 months ago
@belzondium To each their own as the old saying says. I just felt Weller totally took his fan base for granted and alienated most of them with such tepid music the Style Clowncil put out. I think he's won them back with his solo music.. which is probably far superior than The Jam's music.
wovokanarchy 11 months ago
@wovokanarchy 'Tepid' is the last word that could ever be applied to exquisite passionate recordings like Paris Match, Very Deep Sea, Headstart for Happiness, Spin Drifting, and others. Now that I think of it though, most of Style Council's output was *not* as exceptional as the songs I've mentioned. Much of it either sounds dated today or is just blah. But I generally prefer to remember bands by their best work and overlook or ignore the rest... music is made to give pleasure.
belzondium 11 months ago
@belzondium Point taken. I agree the SC did have their moments but those were few and far between. When Weller gave up the guitar for a time it really affected his song writing. Glad he found it again in the early 90s.
wovokanarchy 11 months ago
@wovokanarchy Weller's writing may have gone down somewhat in the SC era, but I look at it as the era when his vocal prowess exponentially improved.... his self-transformation into soul style was remarkable and he is still easily one of the best white soul singers I've heard.
belzondium 11 months ago
@belzondium You want to hear how ''blue eyed soul'' is supposed to be done listen to Remy Shand from Winnipeg, Canada. Now that's how it should be done..sounds real authentic. Weller's natural british singing voice is far above his ''soul'' singing. Sorry.
wovokanarchy 11 months ago
@wovokanarchy No need to be sorry, it's your loss not mine! :)
belzondium 11 months ago
@belzondium Not really , mate. Your the one who purchased the music, not me. I spent my money on artists in the mid-80s who acutally mattered like The Replacements, Billy Bragg, The Wedding Present, The Stone Roses, and on and on. So I think your the one who 'lost''.
wovokanarchy 10 months ago
@wovokanarchy If you really thought the likes of ABC and Tears for Fears were the only other option at that time, with their fine tunes but admittedly saccharine veneer, then I can certainly understand your perspective :) Though I think it's an over-statement to say any of that laddish stuff 'mattered' much except to those who drank to it :) But as long as we both enjoy(ed) our music then I'm willing to saw we both won :)
belzondium 10 months ago
@belzondium Agreed
wovokanarchy 10 months ago
@wovokanarchy Oh please!! He gained many many more. I loved the Jam, but loved the Style Council more. One of the most stylish acts of the 80's
deancedwards 10 months ago
@deancedwards Yeah, all of his ''new fans'' of the SC were probably people who were listening to the top 40 hits of the day....like I said, bands such as Simply Red, ABC, Tears for Fears. Total shit.
wovokanarchy 10 months ago
@VoxPopuli666 Jesus Christ, you probably not even a Jam fan. How do you get from writing great artistic tunes like Eaton Rifles to this shyte?
wovokanarchy 11 months ago
Amazing! I love this song and it always brings me a smile even if I'm in a dark mood.
persona83 11 months ago
stile, classe, eleganza reano almeno 10 anni avanti rispetto il loro tempo.
SuperBigazza 11 months ago
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natsunasu 11 months ago
Dogs....
jds14 1 year ago
Gawd awful. Paul Weller wasted so much time, talent, creativity and his youth on such trepid drivel.
wovokanarchy 1 year ago
@wovokanarchy I know. It is a true shame that Paul didn't spend the rest of his younger years after the Jam broke up shouting out polemic and banging out simple chords.
Actually, I like the Jam though, despite their not being as good as Style Council. This track isn't really one of the better SC tunes. Long Hot Summer, Paris Match, My Ever Changing Moods, Speak Like a Child, Very Deep Sea, now those songs are much better than this or anything from the Jam.
belzondium 11 months ago
I think so. Dee C Lee is so pretty. And she's good singer. Paul isn't good dancer.
この曲、Love songかと思ったら結構辛らつな内容だったので驚いた記憶が。
yusaku0202 1 year ago
Oooh, she's so pretty!!!!!
osar2009 1 year ago
@zurbarab
You is racism.
beowulven 1 year ago
I loved the Jam, but these were the jams. It's too bad Weller thought TSC embarrassing. I'd be the first to welcome a reunion!
grovegreener 1 year ago
@connugy Four decent songs?
You underestimate Weller's writing ability.
DANNYM35 1 year ago
I'm glad Paul admits this chapter in his life to be "embarrassing". I thought I was the only one?
Long live The Modfather!
DANNYM35 1 year ago
@DANNYM35 Some of his Style Council outfits and haircuts might have been embarrassing but the songs were great!
richwicz 1 year ago
@richwicz He looks fantastic in this video.
belzondium 1 year ago
the lodgers terms are in disgrace ! love that chorus !
curtiscrush 1 year ago
@connugy "jam had four decent songs" what r u pissed,they had 100s of quality tunes
2bsom1 1 year ago
Man, I miss this shit
KeliMutiso 1 year ago
@KeliMutiso Me too. Not that it matters at all, but when I first heard this album I was in the Wherehouse record shop on Sunset and Western street in Hollywood and I was surprised that they were black for some reason.
ekocentric 1 year ago
as far as i am concerend this is beautiful pop..Weller almost looks almost uneasy its that good..dee cee lee is terrific..and has to be said Talbot is ..a great melody writer..
dickpox9 2 years ago
Sooo good. Class!
JeuneFilleaCarnival 2 years ago 2
Kinda reminds me of Loose Ends! :-)
gameshowluvr86 2 years ago
"Only room for those the same" says it all about Britain's class system. The Jam, The Style Council or solo Weller rocks.
DeadTimeX 2 years ago 2
I wannae marry DC LEE
RUSSIAN1968 3 years ago
mee too!!! she' s probably old by now, but no matter. she's gorgeous!!!
bolderr 2 years ago
i think d c lee was the most beautiful woman of the 80'.
Lukinho72 2 years ago
we all learn by our mistakes
soulsissal 3 years ago
connugy
the jam had about 4 decent songs....hahahaaaa
this is weller's worst moment
JoyDivisionSouth 3 years ago
@JoyDivisionSouth I agree with you
im so sad, see Weller so different,this isnt the true Paul Weller for me
94sealover 2 weeks ago
That is rubbish ,totally forgetable.
NickerSkids 3 years ago
Shouldn't they try spelling 'Style' correctly? Unless someone's got a painful growth on their eye.
kikijanzibar 3 years ago
Mick Talbot - a clear inspiration to Angus "statto" Loughran.
frogchorus 3 years ago
Why wont this cunt Fuck Off. He hasn't written a descent song since leaving the Jam. Get a haircut too. Wank!!
denpunk666mitsos 3 years ago 2
denpunk, i pity you, ur an ignorant prick
thefruitman1 3 years ago
@denpunk666mitsos wild wood into tomorrow- internationlists- whirlpools end- written in the stars-echoes round the sun- the weaver- whole point of no return- down in the seine- cmon lets go- the changing man-bullet for everyone- no tears to cry- country- walls come tumbling down and atleast a good 20 more- weller has written some great post jam tunes though the jam will always be the peak
salvadory 5 months ago
@denpunk666mitsos I agree
94sealover 2 weeks ago