The Style Council were an English musical group formed in 1983 by ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent lineup grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl) also collaborated with the group.
The band showed a diversity of musical styles. Singles "Speak Like a Child" (with its loud soul-influenced style)
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Written by Paul Weller Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Recorded at Solid Bond Studios, London, 1988. From the LP 'Confessions Of A Pop Group' (Polydor, 1988)
I'm a fool to myself when I think now, I believed in the why but didn't know how. And now I don't fit with no place to go, Only down in a comical show.
B/F#C#m All of the promises and all the dreams, F#E Couldn't put humpty back on his feet. B/F#C#m All the queens horses and all the queens guards, D#mF# Couldn't put money back in the yards.
C#m I'm on the move about to stay, always old in a very young way. (x4)
F#mC#m (x2)
C#m (instrumental verse)
All of the promises and all the dreams, Couldn't put Humpty back on his feet, All the Queen's horses and all the Queen's guards, Couldn't put money back in the yards.
There's better ways of losing your pride, Than waiting in queues for a cheque at a time. But I've been taught that it's me whose the ponce, And I can only act as I've been taught to respond.
But there's better ways to make ends meet, Than shuffling through life dead on your feet. But here we are and there they stay, With their very small handouts in a very big way.
N.C.
N.C. (C#m) I'm on the move, about to stay, always old in a very young way. (x10)