Borders was blowing out a few CD sets and I bought a 3 CD set from the UK of dance music and the remake was on there. In my opinion ,he did a very admirable job enlisting Jay Mark of Philly soul fame to work on the record.The song was covered by dance diva Loleatta Holloway with her dance unit ,Fire Island. Interesting facts about this song: this was produced by Wellie. Ironically the individual is presented within some implied endgame of a broader class struggle. It's almost as if the socialist is looking for a divine sign to help him out of his crestfallen status, Even still in the end Weller sees light at the tunnel and the bosses aren't mentioned this time out. 'Cause at this moment in time there is nothing certain in But it is a pop song and it has some substance as evidenced by this:Īnd every shop window I looked in just looked the same Contrary to popular belief, this is not really a disco song, It was definitely was influenced by the Philly soul legends Gamble and Huff and Thom Bell, but it wasn't strictly disco by any means. The arrangement that Weller or the Style Council performed usually jettisoned the urgency and frenetic urgency of the original. quite frankly, I've never thought much of this tune live. Musically, the studio version is the standard. Inspirational and positive,the song is not a lyrical masterpiece BUT the lyrics work quite well in conjunction with the music in this tune. A little triumph in the battle of the downtrodden getting off the ground and bettering themselves. Shout to the Top is simply a wonderful single.
The Ghosts of Dachau, a brave subject even for Weller and a song which I think has only improved with age, one could say that some of the lyrics are a little "clunky" but it was made with the best intentions and one cannot help but be touched by the subject matter.Īll in all a great single and an A side that has remained a popular song with which to represent the Style Council. Piccadilly Trail a beautiful and sad song, very evocative, of something lost. This was backed by two very strong B sides, both of which are staples of compilation cds. Shout to the top is up there with Solid Bond as a really upbeat, positive message. Regarding the single, I considered this a return to form after the disappointing Groovin' single, I guess it was just having an already released song as a single that made it not as important to me. I ended up getting the one which listed it, although I suppose in hindsight, the other sleeve is probably rarer. I remember checking them at the time and the 12" had the instrumental on both versions though. I see DJW showed the 12" which doesn't list the instrumental version, so here is the other. There was two versions of the 12" sleeve, one which listed the instrumental version and one which omits it. No Cappuccino kid on this single, just this declaration Interesting sleeve notes, maybe the first time no Cappuccino Kid? the blurbs on the front, kinda cheeky. I love the languid percussive jaunt of this song and even with its dour subject of “betrayal”, it sounds like a joyous tune and I've always programmed it to end what is one of the finest 12” singles of Weller’s entire career. According to Paolo Hewitt this song was about a gay relationship gone wrong, about an older fellow falling for a prostitute, or "rent boy".certainly more a sort of Marc Almond subject line, lets face. Man that line resonates when things aren’t going my way. Picadilly Trail contains one of my favourite lines of all time “ I’m so scared of the week’s ahead”.
Inspired by the book “This Way For The Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” by Polish author Tadeusz Borowski…Paul states “even amongst the crime and degradation, there were still love affairs and relationships. the american public school system wasn't 'all that'.Mostly skipped this dour track as I wasn't getting it but now I do think its one of his stronger songs now.
Now Ghosts of Dachau, that’s a bit of a downtrodden pill and I had no idea at the time what Dachau really was. A very comforting song very inspiring, just an amazing song, with an amazing picture sleeve and about this time I was really thinking this band could do no wrong for my money. It feels very Philly Soul more than Northern Soul. Man I love this one, and I love the 12” where you get the single and instrumental version as one big 8:25 listen…slamming joy, soulful, some of my favourite Mick piano playing on this track.
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