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Canada? Couldn't be England, the Jam were huge there.

whojamfan wrote:Canada? Couldn't be England, the Jam were huge there.

I'm sorry to say 'tis Oz. Ever Changing Moods hit number 1. Numerous singles made the top 20. Long Hots Summer was played to death. I was kind of bewildered that Sound Affects, Setting Sons and The Gift were basically ignored down here but from day one the Style Council was on everyone's playlist.

antipodean wrote:

whojamfan wrote:Canada? Couldn't be England, the Jam were huge there.

I'm sorry to say 'tis Oz. Ever Changing Moods hit number 1. Numerous singles made the top 20. Long Hots Summer was played to death. I was kind of bewildered that Sound Affects, Setting Sons and The Gift were basically ignored down here but from day one the Style Council was on everyone's playlist.

I think a lot of it was down to Paul's change in attitude about promoting himself and his music outside of the UK.

Whilst with The Jam he really wasn't bothered, but with the Style Council they actually played more gigs abroad than in the UK. They also did a few tours/festivals in OZ too, which obviously helps. His music with the Council, certainly in the early days, was also more mainstream and 'radio friendly'.

Did Paul and Mick ride their bicycles to these gigs?

The Style Council touring Holland in 1983 made an impromptu performance of Speak Like A Child for a dutch TV documentary crew.a rare live performance.With Weller,Talbot and Young and someone in the cupboard? love the bit when the tea is brought in! lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdW3DuP2 ... re=related
and a classic with a 360F from `84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vuxlKLDvRg
no embedding allowed!
another one of my personal performance's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDR6YWKu ... re=related

Here's the answer to this question:

"the phrase I heard it through the grapevine had its genesis in what city and and place?

To be more specific, what exactly took place to provide us with the orginal meaning of the phrase?"

The city was New York. The Grapevine was a cafe where all the reporters used to meet up to swap stories and give little known details behind the headlines.

Hence the phrase "I heard it through the Grapevine".......

winston wrote:Here's the answer to this question:

"the phrase I heard it through the grapevine had its genesis in what city and and place?

To be more specific, what exactly took place to provide us with the orginal meaning of the phrase?"

The city was New York. The Grapevine was a cafe where all the reporters used to meet up to swap stories and give little known details behind the headlines.

Hence the phrase "I heard it through the Grapevine".......

Brian, you are a veritable font of knowledge!

Brian is just plain veritable!!

It might appear that way Evan but there are days when I can't immediately remember much of anything.................let alone recall facts that are interesting.

You and Aitch are far to kind in your assessment.

Ok easy one! Which UK pop band had a hit single with `Open Your Heart` in 1981?

scotty wrote:Ok easy one! Which UK pop band had a hit single with `Open Your Heart` in 1981?

Human League. by the charts, they could do no wrong in the early '80s... what were we thinking? "Don't You Want Me" remains number 1 on my "Most Annoying Hits" chart.

Ceeeerect Evan! go to the top of the class!

Love the reference to them in the Undertones song "My perfect cousin".

Love the reference to them in the Undertones song "My perfect cousin".

It also includes one of my favourite "half" rhymes

He thinks that I'm a cabbage
Cos I hate university challenge

Classic New Wave.

Thanks, now that song is stuck in my head, no, now it's what's with Terry-" it wasn't his glasses, it's his horrible face!" Have to dig out that album now