I remember when I was suicidal(I was 19) in the late 80's one night I heard this song and it gave me hope. I thought I may be down but "I can shout to the top". I never looked back. Sometimes it just takes a song.
I was one of a group, under the guidance of the late Michael Howells, who painted the backdrop. We got the job and had 3 days to produce and psint the whole thing. We did it but didn't sleep for 3 days. I delivered all the painted flats to the location and fell asleep in the van going around Shepherds Bush roundabout @ 6am. When we woz young!!@
It’s a shame that here in America Paul Weller’s isn’t recognized as the musical genius that he is…his music gets very little radio air play. Only true music fans know his brilliance.
I spent a few weeks in London on vacation in about 2005. I met a young man who had never heard of Paul Weller. I was shocked. I figured he was a national treasure! He is such a big deal in my mind.
@@gardenlover9663 He is, don't worry. One of the best known & most respected musicians these islands have ever produced. He's rarely in the media spotlight nowadays though so that may explain that young guy's ignorance.
Uh, did they have other songs? THis was a huge hit and still people remember it, but I dont really remember any other songs they had. From a bands perspective there is almost nothing else that needs to be said. Some bands say the same thing over and over again for decades.
It’s the only song that motivates me. I’ve lost all my family including my two sons.. however I still have a daughter. When you’re down at the bottom, shout to the top xxx I guess that’s God x
This has to be one of the best Style Council songs. Paul Weller's ability to change the genre of music from the Jam to the Style Council and still keep up the standard is a tribute to his genius. They certainly don't write tunes like this anymore.
This song is a masterpiece. I´m a guy from Vienna, was 20 and at the military then. Unbelievable, how the British bands delivered during the 80ies. So independent, talented, creative and cool. Real musicians, real bands, real enthusiasm. No computers, no fucking effects, no people as part of the show - and nobody knows, what´s their role and why they are here. If I think of 80ies music, more than 50% of the songs I remember, are from bands like Style Council.Paul Weller is a genius and was a great influencer of British music during these times.
Mass unemployment in Britain in the early 1980s lead to people forming bands to make money. Hence the Second British Invasion was born. All part of Thatcher's plan. Great music, though!
British musicians were definitely using computers and effects for music production, even in the 1980s. Don't blame the technology for the blandness of modern music when the issue is a lack of creativity and an industry that chooses to churn out derivative, overproduced garbage rather than take risks.
Also 20 in 84 & in the military in Australia, this song and so many others like it were transformative an optimistic time to be alive, I feel for the young kids of today indoctrinated to be fearful, pessimistic, & so angry, where are the songs that give hope.... nothing...
2023, & I am an old guy, in Canada, and suddenly a new fan of this song. Thanks to CZcams, am able to view several old tapes of Style Council & Weller performing this song over the years. This version is by far the CLEAREST where we can hear the genius of the lyrics matched to rhythms . Like so many here overseas, I don't understand why the group did not get more play at the time. Of course we knew of the song and their other UK hits, but it was mainly played in dance clubs. And now, thanks to archives & CZcams, it's fascinating to learn details of what led up to Style Council, details of the band members lives, and where they are at today.
I'm an oldish Canadian from Vancouver. I remember this song and video from Nightlines with Dave and Buzz, who introduced Slow, Red Herring, Bob's Your Uncle, No Fun, and Go 4 Three to the world. Does anyone remember that el cheapo video show from Vancouver in the Eighties?
This song has a different meaning for me. My brother was diagnosed with cancer in 1999. He lived for way longer than he was "supposed to". A few years ago, he was feeling really low. This song was my theme song for him. We both love The Style Council. I sent it to him. He appreciated it. He passed on September 6th.
@Garden Lover* So sorry for your loss 🕊 I lost my mum & big brother to cancer & we sang all our favourite songs mum was carpenters & my brother E.L.O hall & oates & his fav was Christopher Cross Sailing we played it at his funeral..Sending blessings your brother had good taste in music .🙏🏼🧡
I just left Japan, for Nebraska (in the Air Force)...I worked in a secured facility, they would allow cassette tapes in, to play music...but never let them out again. So, for a period of 2 years...this was usually playing very loudly while I did mundane midnight shift work.
i thought Weller's career would probably teeter out after the Jam, how wrong was i. The style Council was, has been and always will be one of my favourite bands.
i spent a couple of hours talking to Paul Weller in the early 90's when i lived in Denver.....he's one of the few superstars globally that could walk around virtually anywhere in America and be recognized by very few people......glad i got to spend some time with him.
Another incredible gem of a song from one of the most underrated bands of all time! Love the unique arrangement, the layers of vocals, the swanky vibe and big energy this number delivers!
As an Australian who lives in the Sunshine all the time, my theory is that in the gloomy England of the 80's, both weather and Thatcher, it created ideal conditions for the incredible creative output by the musicians of that era, I won't name the million bands that the UK produced in that time. It inspired worldwide music!!!
@@V8AmericanMuscleCar We sure did.....just dozens of them They all lead the time trodden path of doing gigs in pubs 8 nights a week. Getting it right. We're a small market compared to the USA. You know, back then about 15million. You can't be crap down here or you go nowhere. In the USA there's a massive niche market for talentless nobodys. 300 million
I was half in mind, I was half in need And as the rain came down I dropped to my knees and I prayed I said, "Oh heavenly thing, please cleanse my soul I've seen all on offer and I'm not impressed at all" I was halfway home, I was half insane And every shop window I looked in just looked the same I said, "Now send me a sign to save my life 'Cause at this moment in time there is nothing certain in These days of mine" You see it's a frightening thing when it dawns upon you That I know as much as the day I was born And though I wasn't asked, I might as well stay And promise myself each and every day That when you're knocked on your back and your life's a flop And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else But to shout to the top Well we're gonna shout to the top We're gonna shout to the top We're gonna shout to the top Hey, we're gonna shout to the top You see it's a frightening thing when it dawns upon you That I know as much as the day I was born And though I wasn't asked, I might as well stay And promise myself each and every day We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) So when you're knocked on your back and your life's a flop And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else But to shout to the top (shout) Well, we're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) And when you're knocked on your back and your life's a flop And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else But to shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) Hey, yeah, shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) Shout to the top (shout) Shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) Shout to the top (shout) Shout to the top (shout) We're gonna shout to the top (shout) Shout to the top (shout) Shout to the top (shout) Shout to the top (shout) Shout to the top (shout)
@@ngc-fo5te MJ is one artist. Britain had about a million great bands/ artists in the 80s. Also in the 60s, 70s and 90s for that matter. I remember reading something about how America produced the biggest selling/ best solo acts, but the UK produced the biggest selling/ best bands. There is the odd exception here and there in both cases of course. But generally speaking it's true if you look at all time album sales.
This song is so important to how our industries broke down under Thatcher the milk snatcher. Witch from hell, so proud of Paul and Style Coucil for lighting up that dark and dire situation. Nothing changes but actually everything has changed. This song says it all. More should speak out we are far too complacent 😢
+Nathalie Achtergaele yeah we never do know that eh. but we'll still try to tell our kids that......and when THEY realise the same thing they will try to tell their kids the same :)
This song is on the Soundtrack of the motion Picture called "Vision Quest" from 1985. That's where I first heard this song. It's a very cool song. I like it very much.
My elder brother worked down a mine in the late.80s. The pit collapsed. Shout to the top! Bless Paul Weller...and that pianist.....And everyone that song has helped in so many ways. X
@@Paul_John_Weller well. Hello, I hope ur well. I'm good thank u. I've been glossing and singing along with down @ the tube station @ midnight. Probs yelling would b a better word 4 it.
I'm not surprised @ all 2 see "official messages" 2 other fans with the exact words. Does the minions on this site think fans r numpties? The language used is defo not Paul Weller.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
For me they'll never be another decade like the '80's. It was exciting as I was young and life wasn't so serious. For those of us who were there we were lucky. Those who weren't born then missed a hell of a time to be alive.
The 80s were pretty great. Aside from the, y'know, ever present fear of nuclear annihilation. I always thought the decadent 80s mentality was more nihilistic than carefree. We were really just having as much fun as we could while riding the bomb down.
My Italian man and I fight the night before I am going back to Sweden. We are silent in the car on the highway to Pisa Airport, as Mario drives there. Suddenly this song is heard on the radio. "I was half way home I was half insane" is all I hear. I turn to Mario and say: Great song.. Mario turns up the volume. We smile a little. By the time we are at the airport we are lovers again. Mario holds me oh so tight outside the entrance and whispers: Come back soon... This song always reminds me of that trip, five years ago..
This was one of my favorite songs when it came out, just because it was so infectious but listening now as an adult with more knowledge on UK music history, it’s so evident how much of a Northern Soul tribute this was. Even down to Weller’s dance moves. Pure Wigan.
Not sure if people outside of the UK understand the sentiment of this song in its support of the Miners strike and the anti Thatcher government at the time. I’ve grown out of being a Socialist myself but back in the day I was supporting the picket lines at the local colliery whilst working as a Nurse in the local psychiatric asylum as it was then. Great memories, awesome tune.
It's thanks to all the shite weather they have in the UK - they've got no choice but to stay indoors most of the time learning to play their musical instruments. Mind you, New Zealand has an inordinate amount of brillo music too, & we're only 4.5 million people, at last count (though heaps of us are UK descendants too, so that supports your theory)! :-)
As a young music maker This song should be a learning curve!!!!!!! Can you hear how they do it with the vocals and everything! The tempo the skill the knowledge these guys had; So much to learn so little time!
Such a great song about being down and uncertain. So true, during Pandemic, economic crisis, and racial tension here in the U.S. This songs brings me to tears with a smile on my face. Thank you Style Council.
Fantastici i Mitici anni 80 .Questo brano se non ero risale al 1985 .Lo ballavo sempre in Discoteca , con il mio fidanzato di allora .Anni spensierati ,belli .Per una nostalgica come me ,ogni tanto fa ' bene un tuffo nel passato
2021 Covid late night CZcams binge...love this track..this band really was kool..Paul Weller one of the all time greatest songwriters...under-rated for sure...Great Man
Paul Weller is just such an incredible artist he is up there with the likes of well ...the best of the best. Big part of not only the UK but the world! The Mod Father rock and soul.
Yes, this song is giving me a drive to keep going in life, I was scammed in October last year and lost all my life savings, but I’m just over halfway towards earning it back through hard work. So when I was down on the bottom all I could do from then on was ‘SHOUT TO THE TOP!!!’
isto mesmo meu amigo vamos lutando e reconquistando tudo o que infelizmente perdemos,mais esta música é algo que nos renova e mostra que a vida é maravilhosa. Deus seja louvado - Amém
This is the best song to test your stereo system to. Full range of instruments, frequencies and vocals. I used to carry the vinyl with me when buying systems worth thousands of dollars.
I remember when I was suicidal(I was 19) in the late 80's one night I heard this song and it gave me hope. I thought I may be down but "I can shout to the top". I never looked back. Sometimes it just takes a song.
Wow that's so amazing that they turned your life around.
Keep on keeping on brother
well said wanger..i felt similar at that time ...the POWER of a great song can never be understated
i hop e your okay know! terrible story. so
good that you hear this song!
thewanger Or sometimes you just need to not be a puff.
I was one of a group, under the guidance of the late Michael Howells, who painted the backdrop. We got the job and had 3 days to produce and psint the whole thing. We did it but didn't sleep for 3 days. I delivered all the painted flats to the location and fell asleep in the van going around Shepherds Bush roundabout @ 6am. When we woz young!!@
That's just awesome. Do you know if the painting still excist?
You Brits are cooler than anything! Swellegant.
But what have you done lately?
Was always fascinated by the piece. Could you elaborate more on the instruction and the vision?
Happy days tho 😂😂❤
I'm listening in 2024
So am I !
Timeless song 👍
Great track.
Magic
Me too 👍
Who’s listening in 2024? Stunning 😊
Me in 2024
me !
Me,too.
Me from 40 years..and i'm french...!!!!
@@gordon8463 Moi aussi.
I absolutely adore how aggressively he is playing that piano.
Me too!
YAAAA!!! Bust those keys!!!
Angry key banging!
😂
He’s has tan ⛷ skin
Released in 1984 and still fresh as ever 40 years later.
Yes 😉👌👍👋
Actually in 1982, the best year of pop, new wave and also new york disco. Bought it then. Was 17.
YES, this is the song I was looking for, Shout to the Top by The Style Council and it is a super magnificent pure 1980's song with pure energy!!
one of the best album of the 80s
Paul Weller, the timeless magician of song writing.
And the King of Cool back then.
The second John Lennon
Sure, timeless being from 1978 to 1984.
That's why he's the No1 modfather ❤️
Decades later...This song still holds up!
Yep
It doesnt just hold up, it holds everything else up....Talent like this spawns its own universe.
@@davidhockley1082 I haven't heard this for ages, the only improvement I had was when I hear I think "we're going to climb to the top"
@@mikearchibald744 alr
Totally agree! Has been one of my favourite songs since it was first released.
It’s a shame that here in America Paul Weller’s isn’t recognized as the musical genius that he is…his music gets very little radio air play. Only true music fans know his brilliance.
Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
I agree
I spent a few weeks in London on vacation in about 2005. I met a young man who had never heard of Paul Weller. I was shocked. I figured he was a national treasure! He is such a big deal in my mind.
@@gardenlover9663 He is, don't worry. One of the best known & most respected musicians these islands have ever produced. He's rarely in the media spotlight nowadays though so that may explain that young guy's ignorance.
PAUL WELLER FAN HERE IN 🇨🇦 HELLO NEIGHBOUR🇺🇸👋
The most underrated band in modern times.
Uh, did they have other songs? THis was a huge hit and still people remember it, but I dont really remember any other songs they had. From a bands perspective there is almost nothing else that needs to be said. Some bands say the same thing over and over again for decades.
the tired "underrated" comment makes its inevitable appearance by some Millennial dullard
@@mikearchibald744"My Ever Changing Moods", "You're The Best Thing", "Long Hot Summer", "Paris Match", "The Lodgers", and more
@@mikearchibald744 Try 'Walls Come Tumbling Down' - oh and Dee C Lee is gorgeous, just luurvelee!
@@mikearchibald744 Try this one , czcams.com/video/fJYHXN8bjwg/video.html
It’s the only song that motivates me.
I’ve lost all my family including my two sons..
however I still have a daughter. When you’re down at the bottom, shout to the top xxx I guess that’s God x
I'm so sorry to hear this.
💙💔❤
Big respect
That's so sad god bless you stay strong
When you are at the bottom the only way is up all the best cliche but true
Like an old friend you have not seen for a long time brilliant
Una descrizione bellissima! Complimenti!
Nope! I hate Paul Weller, the Style Council, and The Jam. I accidentally hit this video again....for the 3425th time😳
or a song you hear on the radio every day
Awesome comment
This song reminds me of someone I dated years ago.😉
今聴いても最高！！
色褪せない、グルーヴ感最高！！
I'm absolutely agree with you
Arigatoooooo!!!!
More style than anything out here in 2023😂
True./.
This has to be one of the best Style Council songs. Paul Weller's ability to change the genre of music from the Jam to the Style Council and still keep up the standard is a tribute to his genius. They certainly don't write tunes like this anymore.
Actually this style was popping up on ast two jam albums!🤔
Jman
Exactement...la plus belle vie d'une chanson ❤
This song is a masterpiece. I´m a guy from Vienna, was 20 and at the military then. Unbelievable, how the British bands delivered during the 80ies. So independent, talented, creative and cool. Real musicians, real bands, real enthusiasm. No computers, no fucking effects, no people as part of the show - and nobody knows, what´s their role and why they are here. If I think of 80ies music, more than 50% of the songs I remember, are from bands like Style Council.Paul Weller is a genius and was a great influencer of British music during these times.
Mass unemployment in Britain in the early 1980s lead to people forming bands to make money. Hence the Second British Invasion was born. All part of Thatcher's plan. Great music, though!
I'm always proud of the creativity of this mediocre island
British musicians were definitely using computers and effects for music production, even in the 1980s. Don't blame the technology for the blandness of modern music when the issue is a lack of creativity and an industry that chooses to churn out derivative, overproduced garbage rather than take risks.
Also 20 in 84 & in the military in Australia, this song and so many others like it were transformative an optimistic time to be alive, I feel for the young kids of today indoctrinated to be fearful, pessimistic, & so angry, where are the songs that give hope.... nothing...
@@davidcarrol110 Wasn't a second invasion at all.
2023, & I am an old guy, in Canada, and suddenly a new fan of this song. Thanks to CZcams, am able to view several old tapes of Style Council & Weller performing this song over the years.
This version is by far the CLEAREST where we can hear the genius of the lyrics matched to rhythms . Like so many here overseas, I don't understand why the group did not get more play at the time. Of course we knew of the song and their other UK hits, but it was mainly played in dance clubs.
And now, thanks to archives & CZcams, it's fascinating to learn details of what led up to Style Council, details of the band members lives, and where they are at today.
I'm an oldish Canadian from Vancouver. I remember this song and video from Nightlines with Dave and Buzz, who introduced Slow, Red Herring, Bob's Your Uncle, No Fun, and Go 4 Three to the world. Does anyone remember that el cheapo video show from Vancouver in the Eighties?
Do you know mate what he’s singing about , watch a movie called brassed off , you won’t regret it, 👍
@@stephenbramley9405The 2nd Civil War Stephen....and Thatcher won 😢
We just hit 2023, I'm mid-life, total child of the 70s/80s, and totally forgot about this obscure gem. Still holds up to this day!!!
Same here. Same génération and I had forgotten about this song
母が80年代のアーティストが好きで車の中でずっとかかってた。小さい頃から洗脳済み。
すっごく好き。
I’ve put many comments up about Paul weller but I’m going to say it again. Mans a genius and he makes joyous music xxx
Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.
This song has a different meaning for me. My brother was diagnosed with cancer in 1999. He lived for way longer than he was "supposed to". A few years ago, he was feeling really low. This song was my theme song for him. We both love The Style Council. I sent it to him. He appreciated it. He passed on September 6th.
🙌🏻❣️
That is beautiful, sad but beautiful Garden Lover xxx
Sorry for your loss
@@andykippen2387 Thank you. How kind you are. I am okay. I just remember how much I love him.
@Garden Lover* So sorry for your loss 🕊 I lost my mum & big brother to cancer & we sang all our favourite songs mum was carpenters & my brother E.L.O hall & oates & his fav was Christopher Cross Sailing we played it at his funeral..Sending blessings your brother had good taste in music .🙏🏼🧡
One of the finest bands of the 80's
In Japan, it is the theme song of the morning TV show and is a famous song that many people know. and One of my favorite songs.
Iligato
I hate Tokudane but this song is beautiful.
@@user-im4vl3nq2v
No one doesn't know about this
I just left Japan, for Nebraska (in the Air Force)...I worked in a secured facility, they would allow cassette tapes in, to play music...but never let them out again. So, for a period of 2 years...this was usually playing very loudly while I did mundane midnight shift work.
Also famous as commercial of SUBARU.
Legacy? or Impreza??
i thought Weller's career would probably teeter out after the Jam, how wrong was i. The style Council was, has been and always will be one of my favourite bands.
If you’re a guitarist with songwriting skills the likes of weller has you’ll never go hungry lol.
Mine too!
Fade out, oh man!
I just don't think that talented brilliance won't, can't, will never, ever, simply go out "like rhat"...
😎🙏😀
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Listening to this song in 2024!
De
Those 80's bass lines, what a treasure trove.
i spent a couple of hours talking to Paul Weller in the early 90's when i lived in Denver.....he's one of the few superstars globally that could walk around virtually anywhere in America and be recognized by very few people......glad i got to spend some time with him.
Really need to release a Style Council box set or remastered albums for 2021 ... Thumbs up if you agree ..... Come on let's have it!!
Another incredible gem of a song from one of the most underrated bands of all time! Love the unique arrangement, the layers of vocals, the swanky vibe and big energy this number delivers!
I feel Weller has been underrated all his career
Great summary Doctor 👍
I'm listening in 2024.still great beats
Mr Weller is a legend!
Absolutely he is x
@@sharonguyver88 ..the guy oozes soul..and class!😊
Agreed!
Couldn't agree more 😀😀
My cousin met him on holiday in Italy last September.. Great littke video of them both I. was jealous as hell lol.
As an Australian who lives in the Sunshine all the time, my theory is that in the gloomy England of the 80's, both weather and Thatcher, it created ideal conditions for the incredible creative output by the musicians of that era, I won't name the million bands that the UK produced in that time. It inspired worldwide music!!!
Yeah im an Aussie. Fuck The Beatles. It's the billion bands after that changed the face of music. Personally I think it peaked with Radiohead
You guys had amazing bands and tunes in the 80s too.
@@V8AmericanMuscleCar We sure did.....just dozens of them
They all lead the time trodden path of doing gigs in pubs 8 nights a week. Getting it right. We're a small market compared to the USA. You know, back then about 15million. You can't be crap down here or you go nowhere. In the USA there's a massive niche market for talentless nobodys. 300 million
our weather and leaders are pretty grim now mate, hopefully we get some more good music soon
Nothing wrong with thatcher, you want to see our leaders now, a joke.
This is a F A N T A S T I C song. I love it🥰
I was half in mind, I was half in need
And as the rain came down
I dropped to my knees and I prayed
I said, "Oh heavenly thing, please cleanse my soul
I've seen all on offer and I'm not impressed at all"
I was halfway home, I was half insane
And every shop window I looked in just looked the same
I said, "Now send me a sign to save my life
'Cause at this moment in time there is nothing certain in
These days of mine"
You see it's a frightening thing when it dawns upon you
That I know as much as the day I was born
And though I wasn't asked, I might as well stay
And promise myself each and every day
That when you're knocked on your back and your life's a flop
And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else
But to shout to the top
Well we're gonna shout to the top
We're gonna shout to the top
We're gonna shout to the top
Hey, we're gonna shout to the top
You see it's a frightening thing when it dawns upon you
That I know as much as the day I was born
And though I wasn't asked, I might as well stay
And promise myself each and every day
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
So when you're knocked on your back and your life's a flop
And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else
But to shout to the top (shout)
Well, we're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
And when you're knocked on your back and your life's a flop
And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else
But to shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
Hey, yeah, shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
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We're gonna shout to the top (shout)
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Thanks!
From Canada, summer 2023: thanks for the lyrics in writing. I'm a new fan of this classic.
Thank you!!!!❤
It is impossible to read the words, I end up singing them in my head.
The Long Hot Summerx - The Story of The Style Council 😍
Paul Weller: so much talent crammed into one bloke! Unbelievable!
Never stopped listening
God, how could anyone not want to just groove to this song forever.....
Here during the Covid19 Pandemic...has there ever been a better reason to SHOUT TO THE TOP?
I’m right with mate 👍
Classic 80s the best
indeed
For a split second you can, and then they censor you.
Ahhh the modfather at his best 😀
England owned the 80's no question about it
Not his biggest fan but I think Michael Jackson might have a say in that.
70s & 80s where the best music & times to enjoy ... How lucky we were !?!? 👍
@@ngc-fo5te MJ is one artist. Britain had about a million great bands/ artists in the 80s. Also in the 60s, 70s and 90s for that matter.
I remember reading something about how America produced the biggest selling/ best solo acts, but the UK produced the biggest selling/ best bands. There is the odd exception here and there in both cases of course. But generally speaking it's true if you look at all time album sales.
ngc 5139 Beside having a unique voice he was good in dancing and performing while the britains in my opinion have really good taste in the sound.
By „he“ I mean Michael Jackson.
Still loving this in 2023 ❤
This song is so important to how our industries broke down under Thatcher the milk snatcher. Witch from hell, so proud of Paul and Style Coucil for lighting up that dark and dire situation. Nothing changes but actually everything has changed. This song says it all. More should speak out we are far too complacent 😢
Best days of my life (but i didn't know back then)
+Nathalie Achtergaele . Too right. What happened to our 80s, youth, health and life.
+Dennis Rhodes Lcc What happen to the music in general????? Where's MTV (MUSIC television...!) ;) d'ya remember?
+Nathalie Achtergaele Your shoulders start to sway, then you just want to dance.
+Darren Blake Indeeeeeeeed
+Nathalie Achtergaele yeah we never do know that eh. but we'll still try to tell our kids that......and when THEY realise the same thing they will try to tell their kids the same :)
This tune still kicks ass after more than three decades, just like Weller
Alex O'Dowd right
Alex O'dowd,Paul Weller died in 1982
Alex O'dowd,Your an idiot Weller died the day he split The Jam up!
I agree. really hates being called the MOD father. the style council and The jam were two of the best bands of the 1970s/1980s
Just listening before my Competition heats The best ever Mahalo !!!
I found them in 2023. Who's Still listening to?
かっこいい❤Cool❤
My late brother never let me forget this masterfully upbeat song due to his joy, thanks bro' 🤗
Otra pieza musical de los años 80 que nos lleva a épocas en donde se realizaba verdadera música 🧡🧡🧡🧡✌️✌️✌️✌️👌👌👌👌
これぞ！The British Music。お洒落でクールで本当に好きだったあの頃。今こんな音楽を生み出すグループってある!?
無い
イギリスっていうか、英国って感じだろうか。
This song is on the Soundtrack of the motion Picture called "Vision Quest" from 1985. That's where I first heard this song. It's a very cool song. I like it very much.
This song just shows how good the eighties was
2023 🔥 Shouting Out from Brooklyn NY USA
Shouting out from Huddersfield Yorkshire 🎉
My elder brother worked down a mine in the late.80s. The pit collapsed. Shout to the top! Bless Paul Weller...and that pianist.....And everyone that song has helped in so many ways. X
@@Paul_John_Weller well. Hello, I hope ur well. I'm good thank u. I've been glossing and singing along with down @ the tube station @ midnight. Probs yelling would b a better word 4 it.
@@Paul_John_Weller Not really. All bands have massive P. R. operatives .. hundreds of people sat on keyboards all day long answering the fans.
I'm not surprised @ all 2 see "official messages" 2 other fans with the exact words. Does the minions on this site think fans r numpties? The language used is defo not Paul Weller.
I'm still listening at 71 years old
Hai buoni gusti musicali
I hear u brother I'm 10 years your junior. It a song that keeps on and on giving.
just another reason the 80s slapped! i wore this album out!
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
My youth right there ..... and still love it today😍👍 ❤️
Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.
ポールウェラーカッコいい、そしてスタカンは定期的にめちゃくちゃ聴きたくなる
私が神経質そうで面倒くさそうな人が好きなのはポール・ウェラーから来ていると思っている。見た目の勝手なイメージで本人がそーだとは思っていないので念のため。
I always loved Dee Cee, still do, gorgeous
A Classic in my opinion
If you ever need a positive energy track before leaving your home in the morning this is the song to go out to the world with.
Dec 4, 2023 and still digging it.
One of my best songs even in 2020
For me they'll never be another decade like the '80's.
It was exciting as I was young and life wasn't so serious.
For those of us who were there we were lucky.
Those who weren't born then missed a hell of a time to be alive.
TOTP, Saturday morning TV, half pence sweets, great times.
The 80s were pretty great. Aside from the, y'know, ever present fear of nuclear annihilation. I always thought the decadent 80s mentality was more nihilistic than carefree. We were really just having as much fun as we could while riding the bomb down.
Dead right, the time to be a live was the 60s/70s/80s. We've gone hi-tech now but it seems to have killed the soul.
I miss very much my '80s.. and this music at all.I love It more now than in '80s! Good voices never die!
2023 toujours aussi bon
This magnificent song should have a lot more views.
Damn he's really getting into that piano
Kathleen Leydig Nevermind what all others are posting. I’m happy he’s into his groove..
i would be too if i wrote this absolute monster of a tune
Indeed I find it very sexy
He's awesome :)
Tatts Kink I love watching him!
My Italian man and I fight the night before I am going back to Sweden. We are silent in the car on the highway to Pisa Airport, as Mario drives there. Suddenly this song is heard on the radio. "I was half way home I was half insane" is all I hear. I turn to Mario and say: Great song.. Mario turns up the volume. We smile a little. By the time we are at the airport we are lovers again. Mario holds me oh so tight outside the entrance and whispers: Come back soon... This song always reminds me of that trip, five years ago..
and did you came back ?
Souvent une chanson marque un amour
@@Old-Skull. Oh yes
Wow that story sounds like a Hollywood Movie💯😘
@@Old-Skull. Yes
Mick Talbot is one of my favorite keyboardists, and The Style Council's one of my favorite groups.
It’s 3am last night , Im walking into a casino , this is the song that starts playing as soon as I walk in . Love it !
The Style Council great Band in the 80j great Song
I love it how Mick seems like he is agonizing while playing.
Paul weller awesome in everything he has ever done ✔️
This was one of my favorite songs when it came out, just because it was so infectious but listening now as an adult with more knowledge on UK music history, it’s so evident how much of a Northern Soul tribute this was. Even down to Weller’s dance moves. Pure Wigan.
Not sure if people outside of the UK understand the sentiment of this song in its support of the Miners strike and the anti Thatcher government at the time. I’ve grown out of being a Socialist myself but back in the day I was supporting the picket lines at the local colliery whilst working as a Nurse in the local psychiatric asylum as it was then. Great memories, awesome tune.
Look where it got you lol socialism always fails. Thatcher was one of the best leaders ever created
@watcher12222 Clearly satire.
It's funny because the left would close the mines and thacter would be seen as a strong women 😂
@@blingblinginyaface poor you
Are you a Tori now?
It's just mental the English produce the best music ever
josh jackson Your not wrong there Pal! 👍
yep mostly
Not English but the Britains produce the best Music ;)
josh jackson o
It's thanks to all the shite weather they have in the UK - they've got no choice but to stay indoors most of the time learning to play their musical instruments. Mind you, New Zealand has an inordinate amount of brillo music too, & we're only 4.5 million people, at last count (though heaps of us are UK descendants too, so that supports your theory)! :-)
As a young music maker
This song should be a learning curve!!!!!!!
Can you hear how they do it with the vocals and everything!
The tempo the skill the knowledge these guys had;
So much to learn so little time!
A timeless song, whose energy captures the human spirit; it is a gutsy soul singing and we can all relate to that courageous energetic spark.
Interesante lo que narras, siempre he pensado en esa unión entre el músico y su oyente, hay mucha conexión espiritual o lo que sea.
This is one of the best songs ever
Such a great song about being down and uncertain. So true, during Pandemic, economic crisis, and racial tension here in the U.S. This songs brings me to tears with a smile on my face. Thank you Style Council.
hope your doing well
Hang in there Nicole !!!
PCR can not detect infections.
Everything is fake.
❤
Come to New Zealand for a break
I was lucky enough to see Mr Weller perform this live this summer at The Lytham Festival- absolutely brilliant and something I’ll cherish forever
Fantastici i Mitici anni 80 .Questo brano se non ero risale al 1985 .Lo ballavo sempre in Discoteca , con il mio fidanzato di allora .Anni spensierati ,belli .Per una nostalgica come me ,ogni tanto fa ' bene un tuffo nel passato
Erro
Hello, how are you doing it's nice meeting you here ..
I was 13 yrs old in 1984...In TORONTO..best time of my life a teenager in the 80s decade.
Best of the 80's.
Perfect Pop
32 yrs old this tune.Was 14.today's shite isn't a patch on the 80's/early 90's..👍
YNT Hibs Manchester ....👍 GGTTH 💚
JohnnyAppleseed 👍
Manchester Hibs y
The 'Shite' just keeps on coming.. it's now November 2020!
2021 Covid late night CZcams binge...love this track..this band really was kool..Paul Weller one of the all time greatest songwriters...under-rated for sure...Great Man
Yes your right there kid great times with that song paddy lreland
Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.
Still love this
Music from my youth, I bloody love it
You just can't help but tap your legs and move your body. Fantastic.
Peter Evans. You're right, there.
This song always cleanses my soul!!!
I could not even dream of being this cool.
Thanks for all the wonderful music
Paul Weller is just such an incredible artist he is up there with the likes of well ...the best of the best. Big part of not only the UK but the world! The Mod Father rock and soul.
pure class, Weller and DeeCee looking fabulous, proper tune
That jacket, Weller's oh-so-cool slide/80s dancing...a fantastic track from a fantastic band!
What a great song! Lifts me up every time!!
Yes, this song is giving me a drive to keep going in life, I was scammed in October last year and lost all my life savings, but I’m just over halfway towards earning it back through hard work. So when I was down on the bottom all I could do from then on was ‘SHOUT TO THE TOP!!!’
isto mesmo meu amigo vamos lutando e reconquistando tudo o que infelizmente perdemos,mais esta música é algo que nos renova e mostra que a vida é maravilhosa.
Deus seja louvado - Amém
@@reinaldooliveira8680 sorry, can’t understand what you just said
We need this spirit back. Badly.
It's here mate !! 😎😎
This is the best song to test your stereo system to. Full range of instruments, frequencies and vocals. I used to carry the vinyl with me when buying systems worth thousands of dollars.
Was that trading your food stamps?🤔😂