Suburban 100: Selected Lyrics

by Paul Weller

Paul Weller first burst onto the music scene in 1977 with his first band, The Jam. Their singles “In The City" and "Going Underground" defined the group's signature tune and brought them fame both in native Britain and abroad. At the beginning of 1983 Weller formed a new group called The Style Council, a band at the vanguard of the jazz/pop revival that later joined the Britpop movement, which gave rise to such bands as Oasis and Blur. The number one selling 1995 album Stanley Road took Weller back to the top of the charts and went on to become the best selling album of his career. Collected here are the lyrics from 100 songs from across Weller’s diverse, stories, and accomplished career, ranging from the best-loved to the less known.

Genres: Music

176 pages, Hardcover

First published September 6, 2007

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who needs an autobiography when you've got lyrics that do the job for you. Take yourself on a poetic journey through the life and times of one of England's finest... Weller adds some insightful commentary and interesting background, although he is a bit brief in places. Or maybe that's deliberate, he always did prefer to let his music do the talking.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great written anecdotes from weller explaining the lyrics

[Lisa-Jaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Paul Weller is one of our finest lyricists (along with Brett Anderson) and I thought this book would shed some insight into the very private man that penned such lyrics.

I was expecting verses or perhaps couplets to be analysed perhaps where the words were perhaps ambiguous, but the whole song was replicated with a paragraph, two if we are lucky on Paul's feelings or what he meant when he wrote that song.

I never feel the need to dissect lyrics, I believe if it means something to you and something else to someone else then that's fine, the song has touched you.

Disappointed.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

To love the man is to love the lyrics!
A fabulous gift for anyone who has followed The Modfather through all his changing styles and iconic status!
And I've got a signed copy! Lovely.

[Esther · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is what it is! Great lyrics, good reference point and lovely to sift through