He never bothered recording this in studio, just performed it once for a TV show, and it's one of his (very many) perfect songs (begins at 1:13)



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#139 Jul 14, 2023, 01:07 AM Last Edit: Jul 14, 2023, 01:25 AM by Saulaac
A couple of songs from Paul Weller at Brixton Academy in 1991. I really like these live versions which sound more jazzy and heavier than the album versions.

Kosmos - The Paul Weller Movement

Round And Round - The Paul Weller Movement



The need to listen to Schubert imo rarely indicates good things about one's mental state



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I was this cool the whole time.

This is what you want. This is what you get.

Quote from: Janszoon on Jul 17, 2023, 05:09 PMI love that song.

I forgot how much I loved it. It popped up into my playlist after my Green Day album finished and I was like wow haven't heard this in awhile and it's still so good.

I was this cool the whole time.

#145 Jul 21, 2023, 07:17 PM Last Edit: Jul 21, 2023, 07:32 PM by jadis
Really love this melody



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I had to find out what all the fuss was about.

I don't get how he doesn't see how racist this is on multiple levels.

I was this cool the whole time.

Yeah what a psychotic thing to say, like those "good old boys" would kill someone like me on the spot if I ever came through a "small town" and he'd probably cheer that they killed a "groomer". This happens to real people, to make a song celebrating it is on another level of heartlessness.

"stressed" is just "desserts" spelled backwards

The building they decided to film in front of was a popular spot for lynching back in the day. Also you are right those good ole boys would totally do that.

He's trying to make it seem like it's about local communities and just being prideful about where you live but nah it's clearly more than that especially with all the riot footage in the video.

I was this cool the whole time.

Yep. With all the talk about him having a gun and talking about "trying that" I interpret it as a threat directed at "criminals" (which is backed up by the top comments), but something tells me those small towns' definition of "criminals" would include unarmed teenagers in hoodies with bottles of iced tea, if recent history is anything to go by. So yeah definitely gives off racist vibes. I didn't know that about the building, but that's even sussier than I thought. Blech.

And judging by the amount of trans hatred and "groomer" rhetoric perpetuated by "good old boys" with American flags in their display names, I think that's how they would see me and my people as well. Violence against trans people in the name of "protecting the kids" seems to be a popular sentiment these days.

If Mr. Aldean wanted to paint "small towns" as being great communities where people take care of each other, he didn't do a very good job.

"stressed" is just "desserts" spelled backwards