Paul Weller’s 30 greatest songs –ranked!
by Alexis Petridis from on (#5SB93)
Drawn from the Jam, the Style Council and his solo work, all of it powered by romance, storytelling and political vim, here is the best of a British songwriter unbounded by genre
On the B-side of A Solid Bond in Your Heart lurks Weller's mea culpa take on the sudden demise of the Jam, the arrogance of youth and the perils of becoming the Voice of a Generation. I was a shit-stained statue / Schoolchildren would stand in awe ... I thought I was lord of this crappy jungle."
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