john eden
male pale and stale
Yeah - a new town, created for post-war slum clearances. I think Weller lived on the same estate or street or went to the same school as Stewart Home...
did 'the jam' have good lyrics'
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john eden
male pale and stale
I liked The Jam but hated the Style Council, obviously.
"Going Underground" was an proper ear worm when that came out. There is a deterioration when you get to Town Called Malice though:
Better stop dreaming of the quiet life, 'cause it's the one we'll never know
And quit running for the runaway bus 'cause those rosy days are few
And stop apologizing for the things you've never done
'Cause time is short and life is cruel but it's up to us to change
This town called malice
Rows and rows of disused milk floats stand dying in the dairy yard
And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts
Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious
In a town called malice, yeah
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, oh
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Struggle after struggle, year after year
The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice, I'm almost stone cold dead
In a town called malice, ooh yeah
A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef
Gets dashed against the Co-op
To either cut down on beer or the kid's new gear
It's a big decision in a town called malice, ooh yeah
The ghost of a steam train, echoes down my track
It's at the moment bound for nowhere
Just going round and round, oh
Playground kids and creaking swings
Lost laughter in the breeze
I could go on for hours and I probably will
But I'd sooner put some joy back
In this town called malice, yeah
In this town called malice, yeah
In this town called malice, ooh yeah
"Going Underground" was an proper ear worm when that came out. There is a deterioration when you get to Town Called Malice though:
Better stop dreaming of the quiet life, 'cause it's the one we'll never know
And quit running for the runaway bus 'cause those rosy days are few
And stop apologizing for the things you've never done
'Cause time is short and life is cruel but it's up to us to change
This town called malice
Rows and rows of disused milk floats stand dying in the dairy yard
And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts
Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious
In a town called malice, yeah
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, oh
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Struggle after struggle, year after year
The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice, I'm almost stone cold dead
In a town called malice, ooh yeah
A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef
Gets dashed against the Co-op
To either cut down on beer or the kid's new gear
It's a big decision in a town called malice, ooh yeah
The ghost of a steam train, echoes down my track
It's at the moment bound for nowhere
Just going round and round, oh
Playground kids and creaking swings
Lost laughter in the breeze
I could go on for hours and I probably will
But I'd sooner put some joy back
In this town called malice, yeah
In this town called malice, yeah
In this town called malice, ooh yeah
Leo
Well-known member
john eden
male pale and stale
A smash of glass and the rumble of boots
An electric train and a ripped up phone booth
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls
That's Entertainment.
-- so it turns out I only like the early stuff ho ho. Up to 1980 they were gold.
An electric train and a ripped up phone booth
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls
That's Entertainment.
-- so it turns out I only like the early stuff ho ho. Up to 1980 they were gold.
No
they were my favourite band when I was 11 and were just splitting up. 11 was a great age for them (and that’s not being condescending - a great age for music generally) - but Style Council weren’t interesting to me (too southern) and never really bothered with Weller since.
Lyrics - the odd useful line but nothing remarkable
forclosure
Well-known member
dunno about good but "pubs, Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings" still defines a certain type of now old white british male
luka
Well-known member
Much better than Brian Ferry who is a tedious cunt
Was there some sort of rivalry between them?
luka
Well-known member
no, im just trying to annoy craner who hero worships brian ferry
The Style Council remind me of the 80s a lot. Men wearing stylish designer raincoats with belts, Blitz magazine, Robert Elms and Sade. It's an 80s I was slightly too young to experience but I saw it in the surrounding culture, the gestalt from magazines like The Face. Big emphasis on STYLE.