Paul Weller’s 30 greatest songs –ranked!

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."