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Paul Weller — Wild Wood
Album: Wild Wood
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Released: 1994
Length: 3:17
Plays (last 30 days): 1
High tide, mid afternoon
People fly by, in the traffics boom
Knowing, just where you are blowing
Getting to where you should be going

Don't let them get you down
Making you feel guilty about
golden rain, will bring you riches
All the good things you deserve and now

Climbing, forever trying
Find your way out of the wild, wild wood
Now there's no justice
Only yourself that you can trust in

And I said high tide, mid afternoon
People fly by, in the traffics boom
Knowing, just where you are blowing
Getting to where you should be going

Day by day your world fades away
Waiting to feel all the dreams that say
Golden rain will bring you riches
All the good things you deserve now

And I say, climbing, forever trying
find you way out of the wild, wild wood
Said you are gonna find you way out of the wild, wild wood
Wild wild wood.
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Yes, my husband thinks this man is a total legend..
  
Would love to hear more Paul Weller👍
Brilliant song - the Portishead remix is worth a spin too! 👍
Godlike being from the UK!
 MojoJojo wrote:

My favorite Eric Clapton song. Ever.



Eric Clapton  did not write this song ,  Clapton  is not known for his songwriting 
( less than 25 throughout his entire career) street buskers are more prolific.  Although he is an OK musician.
 tony677 wrote:

Lo9lppppp

Yiigl4 love love the p6 n. Fkku6 and J n you. Cheers. Enjoy erb2.  E1uimnnn

Yki J bnu the m. 5 m 5n fjj66u 


[To waiter] "I'll have what this guy's smoking".
 neilp wrote:

As with pretty much everything Paul releases, it's the passion behind the lyrics that sets him apart. To me, it seems like he really means every word of every song. All hail Wokings finest!


Lo9lppppp

Yiigl4 love love the p6 n. Fkku6 and J n you. Cheers. Enjoy erb2.  E1uimnnn

Yki J bnu the m. 5 m 5n fjj66u 
This whole album was under rated in the US. “Hung up” was a great track too.
complete and utter Godlike
Godlike III
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:


Except Paul Weller wrote and released it in 1993. 
 
Whoosh.
Giving this an easy 8, so that I will revisit it.
A big one!
Welcome after the depression of other stuffs (U2 One Death Cab for Cutie I Dreamt We Spoke Again).
Lucky enough to see The Jam 6 times and to see how that angry young man has matured to produce this is astonishing. Stunning live act and The Jam were the soundtrack to my miss spent teans.
Wow. 
I haven't heard this in a while.

Refreshing!
I've seen him live a few times. Simply fabulous. And he's always done this song proud.
This whole album is outstanding. The Modfather is one of music's most prolific and underrated geniuses.
 MojoJojo wrote:
My favorite Eric Clapton song. Ever.
 

Except Paul Weller wrote and released it in 1993. 
I thought the voice sounded a bit like (older, recent) Clapton. 
Would love to hear Sunflower from same album.
 melzabutch wrote:
Why was Paul Weller not a BIG DEAL in the US?  Irish & British friends in OZ turned me on to him, and he is great.  Shame he does not get the praise that he deserves here in the States.  

 
The Jam's songs were particularly British, most people in the US didn't understand them.  While he was in the Style Council and now that he is a solo artist Mr. Weller himself has admitted that he had no desire to do the touring it would require to be big in the US.  Simply put he didn't like the idea of being on the road for half a year or more even when he was younger.  See him anytime you have the opportunity, he definitely is great.
Caught the tail end of this and wondered if this was an old Chicago tune I had missed or forgotten.  The voice.
 couldn't agree more with you!

melzabutch wrote:
Why was Paul Weller not a BIG DEAL in the US?  Irish & British friends in OZ turned me on to him, and he is great.  Shame he does not get the praise that he deserves here in the States.  

 


love PW
love RP
(k, where's my cc, time to join the crowd of seriously rockin good folk : )

{#Dancingbanana_2}Bill, I'm meant to be concentrating............ The Cult, She sells Sanctuary, then The Modfather Wild Wood.  I can't pretend to be doing anything except listening when I'm jigging at my desk..

Great set this afternoon, brightening a dull UK day!!


Why was Paul Weller not a BIG DEAL in the US?  Irish & British friends in OZ turned me on to him, and he is great.  Shame he does not get the praise that he deserves here in the States.  
 Steely_D wrote:
Coming to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year. Unexpected and now I'm all excited.

 
He kicked ass.
After a handful of songs it was almost time to stop and he was frustrated, "We're just getting warmed up!" Did two Jam songs, as well.

I'd see him again in a heartbeat. 
solid 8 and a new fan..love discovering new
Fantastic song - 9/10 for Paul from Woking (just up the road from here).
 stalfnzo wrote:
This is one of those albums that is greater than the sum of its parts. Great song. Greater album

 
This is one if those (rare) artists.... 
LOVE all things Weller. His own category.
Crikey, 22 years ago! Now I'm feeling old. Still glorious though (the tune I mean). 
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Outstanding album.
 Moonflower31 wrote:
His voice is warm and smooth and very sexy.

 
JEPP! {#Notworthy}
THANKS RP!
Coming to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year. Unexpected and now I'm all excited.
{#Fire}     {#Fire}     {#Fire}     {#Fire}     {#Fire}
Happy to hear that he is coming back to The Hague, great performer
This is one of those albums that is greater than the sum of its parts. Great song. Greater album
 janac13 wrote:
Just love this whole album {#Drunk}
 
.......agree, his best
 
Moonflower31 wrote:
His voice is warm and smooth and very sexy.

 
Yes!

Love this song. Love PW!

He still has it live, too - saw him a couple of years ago at the beautiful Forum in Melbourne.
Just love this whole album {#Drunk}
 Stranglersfan wrote:
I have been enjoying Paul Weller's music for 25 years!

 
I only listened to this album for the first time this year. I don't know what I was thinking - it's excellent!
Oh yes, the Portishead remix would be fantastic.
I once had a promo pressing of it, acquired stapled to an issue of Melody Maker ... or was it the NME? Anyway, long since lost
Fantastic transition from PJ's "Nothing as it Seems"
His voice is warm and smooth and very sexy.
 Segue wrote:
Just kicked my heart's barn door open and let the horse out. 
 
nice image  
great track, but i like the portishead remix even more
Just kicked my heart's barn door open and let the horse out. 
 sieversfam wrote:
There are many times when Bill "keeps the flow going."    However, going from the Cult's "She Sells Sanctuary" to this...Well, it's like jumping in a cold stream on a scorching July day.   Everythings just stops..
 
That's exactly what keeps it interesting!  Besides, jumping into cold water on a "scorching July day" sure sounds good to me. 

There are many times when Bill "keeps the flow going."    However, going from the Cult's "She Sells Sanctuary" to this...Well, it's like jumping in a cold stream on a scorching July day.   Everythings just stops..


  
calypsus_1:

Thanks for posting that photo of Strummer & Weller (which has since "vanished").

We always had heard there was a big rivalry and some bad blood between The Clash & The Jam (including the 'Burton Suits' lyric in "White Man in Hammersmith Palais"), but it's nice to see the boys let it go after the smoke cleared.

 SweTex wrote:

And also Paul Weller was a member of the Jam. Pearl Jam-the Jam?...Hell, I dont know.

 
How about the rythym guitar at end of NAIS and beginning of this?

Nice segue from Nothing As it Seems
 Stranglersfan wrote:
I have been enjoying Paul Weller's music for 25 years!
 
Longer than that for me - and The Stranglers too.  Since the late 1970's.
 rabbi_phil wrote:


You would probably really like his newest "Wake Up The Nation". Weller was with The Jam and then Style Council before his solo work.He's one of my Top 5 favorite artists,period. He's one of the few who have evolved musically without losing their 'edge' and yet more technically proficient and lyrically current.Most interesting is the change of style within an album of songs yet they all seem to fit together nicely but with such different range.
 
i'm with you.
loved the jam.
loved style council (mostly picadilly circle).
amazing talent. 

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 Stranglersfan wrote:
I have been enjoying Paul Weller's music for 25 years!
 
Non stop?
I have been enjoying Paul Weller's music for 25 years!
 whtahtefcuk wrote:
Nice... This why I live the RP... New artist to me.
 

You would probably really like his newest "Wake Up The Nation". Weller was with The Jam and then Style Council before his solo work.He's one of my Top 5 favorite artists,period. He's one of the few who have evolved musically without losing their 'edge' and yet more technically proficient and lyrically current.Most interesting is the change of style within an album of songs yet they all seem to fit together nicely but with such different range.

A true masterpiece!  Probabaly his best solo effort to date (IMHO).


 bpkengor wrote:
Personally, I mostly can't understand most of RP's song themes.      Whatever connection there is between songs mostly escapes me.  But presumably the connection between this song and the previous Pearl Jam song is the timber of Paul and Eddie's voices.    am i right or way off base (as is likely)
 
And also Paul Weller was a member of the Jam. Pearl Jam-the Jam?...Hell, I dont know.

 kaybee wrote:
Love the album cover... reminiscent of an ancient Greek vase.
 
Reminds me of Astral Weeks.

Genius. Sends shivers. 
Love the album cover... reminiscent of an ancient Greek vase.
Touches me every single time
Really enjoy the diversity of great music this gentleman has put out over the years.
...good ear coming from nothing as it seems, bill...
Personally, I mostly can't understand most of RP's song themes.      Whatever connection there is between songs mostly escapes me.  But presumably the connection between this song and the previous Pearl Jam song is the timber of Paul and Eddie's voices.    am i right or way off base (as is likely)
WELLER IS GREAT!
 planet_lizard wrote:
This is the only solo album of his I can listen to. The rest are, IMHO, pants.
 
"Pants"? LOL {#Roflol}I'm guessing that you're from England, where pants=underwear?

England's Pants Nicked by Staff
FRESH humiliation was piled on England's flops yesterday - after they lost their UNDERPANTS at the World Cup.

{#Music}
FINE MUSIC!

LIVE JUST BRILLIANT!
This is the only solo album of his I can listen to. The rest are, IMHO, pants.
interesting combination of styles...nice
I am so sorry, i have lost my only one cd from Paul! Cant find it. So I am happy to hear him from time to time on RP. Thanks!!
respect for the Modfather 
 scruffystevie wrote:
It's nuts how music transports you to a different moment in life in just a few notes - I've gone from the cult on my school bus to my grandad's funeral via paul weller. 

It's why I don't have a telly.  Telly doesn't take you anywhere like music does.
 

I agree ... this song brought me back to the time I lived in Ireland and traveled through Europe WAAAAAAY back. 
 whtahtefcuk wrote:
Nice... This why I live the RP... New artist to me.
 
Me, too. Hey, is Alpine Pizza still around? Used to hang out there in the 80's-90's.

It's nuts how music transports you to a different moment in life in just a few notes - I've gone from the cult on my school bus to my grandad's funeral via paul weller. 

It's why I don't have a telly.  Telly doesn't take you anywhere like music does.
Nice... This why I live the RP... New artist to me.
 madaxeman wrote:
I never liked The Jam and know nothing of Style Council, but Paul's solo work is of the highest order. At least an 8 for this song, hmmm maybe a 9.
 
Screw that...it's a 10 baby. 
I never liked The Jam and know nothing of Style Council, but Paul's solo work is of the highest order. At least an 8 for this song, hmmm maybe a 9.
This could have easily been written and recorded last week instead of a decade and a half ago.  Excellent.
I thought this might be new Subdudes.
He played last night at the Westonbirt Arboretum — great concert!
 RedGuitar wrote:

Wild Wood is a nice piece of work, indeed!

 

fully agree!!
Good, good stuff, imo! 
 Jungle_Jim wrote:
In 1993 I'd more or less given up on Weller, after loving The Jam but losing interest in the Style Council. And then a radio station played this track. It was a smoky voiced, maturer Weller who'd turned around and made perhaps the best record of his career.

 
Wild Wood is a nice piece of work, indeed!

NIce segue....!!  Struggling to see the conenction though aside from just 2 great tracks.
In 1993 I'd more or less given up on Weller, after loving The Jam but losing interest in the Style Council. And then a radio station played this track. It was a smoky voiced, maturer Weller who'd turned around and made perhaps the best record of his career.

 copymonkey wrote:
Does this guy ever make bad music? Whether's it's new mod rockers, pop dance or even when he's channeling 70s Blind Faith era Steve Winwood (like here), it all sounds fresh..and awesome!
 
Agreed. This is such a different style from his other work. But then again, he has always successfully explored different styles of music.


 keller1 wrote:
Hey Bill —- another darned inspired pick.

Keep up the good work.
 
exactly what i was thinking.
go bill!

Hey Bill —- another darned inspired pick.

Keep up the good work.
{#Hearteyes}gooooooddddddddddddddd
 copymonkey wrote:
Does this guy ever make bad music? Whether's it's new mod rockers, pop dance or even when he's channeling 70s Blind Faith era Steve Winwood (like here), it all sounds fresh..and awesome!
 
agreed. i am surprise RP does not play more from this guy.
Does this guy ever make bad music? Whether's it's new mod rockers, pop dance or even when he's channeling 70s Blind Faith era Steve Winwood (like here), it all sounds fresh..and awesome!
Verpeiler wrote:
OK that does it. Why don't I have any music by Weller? That's gotta change. Any suggestions what to get first?
The Jam's greatest hits... Then Style Council's greatest Hits... Then his solo work
Lkw wrote:
I'm one of a few I guess, but I can't stand his voice at all. For me it represents boring sunday afternoons and lack of energy.
I disagree...but I've spent many a Sunday afternoon suffering from "lack of energy" in Amsterdam..
My favorite Eric Clapton song. Ever.
I'm one of a few I guess, but I can't stand his voice at all. For me it represents boring sunday afternoons and lack of energy.
Thanks RP. I'm humbled to say I hadn't heard Paul Weller (or at least not to my knowledge) before. And I thought my musical info was pretty broad. I like it. I like it.
OK that does it. Why don't I have any music by Weller? That's gotta change. Any suggestions what to get first?
Uploaded two Jam songs that didn't even make it to the LRC list.
David_Watts wrote:
I can't believe RP scorecard for the modfather: 3 Jam tunes 0 Style Council 2 solo It's a crime there isn't more played here..
what David said ZERO style council, oy!
Paul Weller twice in one day? Life is good.
As with pretty much everything Paul releases, it\'s the passion behind the lyrics that sets him apart. To me, it seems like he really means every word of every song. All hail Wokings finest!
I can't believe RP scorecard for the modfather: 3 Jam tunes 0 Style Council 2 solo It's a crime there isn't more played here..
This is an awesome song . . . I apparently have some kind of a remixed version, cause the bass is thumping in mine. In this one I can hear the vocals better. . . gotta get this cd. Edited to say: I have the Portishead remix. It's very good.
im not a fan a Mr Weller but this track is still great
shakylegs wrote:
Moved my 9 to a 10. This song gets better with every listen.
i echo this remark.
Moved my 9 to a 10. This song gets better with every listen.
powerful vocals!
jah_blessed wrote:
Fine track. MORE Paul Weller please!
Ditto
Fine track. MORE Paul Weller please!
GREAT PLAYLIST TODAY! It's why I love RP!!! I was starting to worry about this thing descending into exclusively LesbianKuntrySoftRock.com after the last few weeks.