The Style Council - Head Start for Happiness

Great Rickenbacker. Great song. Paul Weller, Mick Talbot, DC Lee and Steve White performing on a BBC Saturday morning kids TV programme, possibly Saturday Superstore. This is from the original broadcast that I recorded at the time.

[@r.b.5524]

Such a positive, self-empowering song. You'll find you've got the strength You can move a mountain You just need confidence In your self and all you've got to take this world and shake it up. Let no one say they're better than you. You must believe you've got the power.

[@kevinbander2396]

Could listen to it a 1000x and it would be as fantastic as the 1st time.

[@TheHijodemona]

We love DC Lee.

[@RobinPerryman-jp9ke]

I do to. DC Lee has a great voice.

[@inuneko3pp5oz]

ミック・タルボットが歌い、D,C,リーが歌い、スティーブ・ホワイトが叩く、古き良き時代ののスタイルカウンシル。 おまけにガム噛んでるポール・ウエラー、全てが詰まってる ! 最高でしかない ! !

[@user-bb4zt7kp4g]

口パクってのがバレバレですよね😅

[@sharonsekhon9475]

I love that this was for a kids tv programme!

[@aversivespider]

This song always makes me happy

[@thekatie40]

love this , great days. D c Lee a underated singer

[@PlasticGangsta]

Indeed Katie, DC Lee corroborated with the Style Council on a few numbers and I love her voice...... Britain in better days

[@porkchop1797]

dude first of all you mean collaborated and when you are married to Paul Weller for 11 years and have 2 kids together it's really not called collaboration

[@user-ji6pn2et2k]

やば過ぎ。最高に良い曲。良い曲過ぎる

[@Smiffy830]

This song never gets old, I was gutted when the Jam split, but, as we all know Mr Weller just got better at what he does best. How sad life would be without Weller, his music & his spirit.

[@outofthesinking1]

This always gets played when I'm down and it most often does the trick. TSC overlooked by the majority but always in my heart

[@mosemose3690]

I played this track to death driving into work in my Mini, singing along at the top of my voice. Good times.

[@mrn13]

DC Lee, incredibly beautiful!

[@automatic84a842]

本当に素敵な曲ですね、大好きです＾＾

[@soulcarrot]

Always one of my favourites from such a great time to be young and so alive.

[@lacausa2000]

The space between us for days has been so far. What a great line!

[@chicagoviking1]

This song is fantastic! Picks me up.

[@giuseppecellamare4785]

Avete scandito la mia vita, la mia storia...semplicemente unici

[@BondNbgd]

This band is grossly underrated.

[@MsMiguel70]

What a wonderful feeling. Makes me want to be and do better by all counts. And I’ve got got cool cats behind me. Style Council, I owe you. Great post. 🎉

[@klausbecker7]

I love this song since almost 40 years...Thanks!

[@tonylowry980]

Brilliant. Everything About This Song Is So Heartfelt And Timeless. Total Classic.

[@gibbo5370]

@phlser absolutely stunning chap. never got the recognition for her talent that she deserved either

[@mhgilham]

Simply wonderful.

[@psibri1]

Just the best ever.

[@user-sn3zc4ze2p]

かっこよすぎでしょ🎉

[@L555HEP]

The most upbeat tune ever

[@lisameakin1706]

Its a headstart, its a headstart - yes it is!

[@romanjohncarlos2368]

My all time favorite band! Much love and respect from Los Angeles!❤❤

[@user-yr5zd8qy9n]

Love this. Makes you feel good. Love the voices of Paul and Mick…

[@simonespanu7768]

Love it, Mick! Miss ya.

[@loveconquersall143]

One of my all-time-favourite songs 🤩💕

[@jontyfrench1099]

Yes!

[@Mrbrbusby]

I wonder if I'm the only one who, when young Paul reaches out for those 6/9 chords, says "that's my boy."

[@wonderfullife3108]

I am a musician with not the best ear, but I can hear a load of lovely major 7th chords in this, my love of jazz came from these pop/ jazz crossovers.

[@Mrbrbusby]

@@wonderfullife3108. May we always carry the melodies of this wonderful poet, my friend Paul Weller and remember England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in the good old days.

[@koko-yi5uv]

Thanks for this, wicked track and awesome vid

[@inshreds66]

+mr josh leuii you're welcome.

[@user-xm7vj9it7s]

Fantastic

[@srj108]

Fantastic song.

[@mirrors23]

Always loved this!!!

[@BTC0288]

Love that there is bunch of different versions of this song

[@grosbec1698]

optimism at the top

[@inshreds66]

My pleasure. Thanks.

[@martinmedina9791]

Que música tan maravillosa que hacía EL CONSEJO DE ESTILO 🙂

[@douglasedwardhaight]

hahaha - spot on - I love Weller but you are so right there was always a dull edge to their videos - brilliantly put,

[@jemdad99]

Thanks for posting this video & song. One of my early 80s favorites

[@richardphillips6392]

Paul's Ricky looks like it was manufactured in Bulgaria during the Cold War. Great to see Jill Dando on trumpet.

[@kevbob]

Rickenbacker 360F- made from late 50s til mid 60s sometime. It was targeted at jazz players but didn’t move a lot of guitars, so they are very rare and pretty expensive when you can find one. When the Beatles kickstarted Rickenbacker’s business in 64, the other models they used became the guitars to get. I think it’s fabulous looking myself.

[@richardphillips6392]

@@kevbob Absolutely!

[@kevbob]

@@richardphillips6392 oh, and another thing about Rickenbackers, specifically to Beatles. So, one of their signature artists in the late 50s was Toots Thielemans, a Belgian jazz guy who we mostly know now for his harmonica playing, which he did for Sesame Street theme and the film 'Midnight Cowboy' and lots of other soundtracks. The story went is that Lennon saw Thielemans playing one of these- live, magazine, advert, I don't really know- and that influenced his purchase decision when they were playing in Hamburg- it looked cool. Lennon was known for disliking jazz, or at least saying so (except he played pickup basketball with Miles Davis in LA at a party!) so I wonder how much truth there is to the story. (I got to see Thielemans play at an old poker club in San Jose about 40 years ago- just harmonica, no fancy jazz Rickenbacker. :)

[@richardphillips6392]

@@kevbob That's fascinating. I've seen those old Ricky adverts in early 60s magazines. With the violin bass and the Rickenbackers the Beatles immediately looked like no-one, and I think that was a big part of their otherness in the early days.

[@user-lh4qu1of3b]

ｽﾀｶﾝ/最高に大好き！

[@davidwoolley3365]

Love this

[@derek-press]

Ric is still the star of this video

[@bjorn2run]

zghvbn1 The neck looks extremely narrow to me.

[@gavmusic]

Many thanks for uploading this - a really well preserved recording.

[@cherokeelair9796]

The Style Council videos we're so impossibly bad someone could do a whole documentary on them... so many other bands from the 80s weren't nearly as great but their videos were such great eye candy you had to watch and listen...

[@alexjewell2351]

They were meant to be, they were just taking the piss, unfortunately Weller just couldn't shake off his image from The Jam so not many people got it.

[@maxfr142]

Same was said about his life performances earlier, they said him on stage was like watching paint dry but his voice was incredible.

[@cherokeelair9796]

@@maxfr142 I never knew that about his live performances because in 94 he was absolutely brilliant live!

[@maxfr142]

Cherokee Lair I’ve heard it said by a few people in his earlier years 1984ish. He liked his gigs plain, but I think he grew from that haha

[@Janlg10]

Thanks for posting this.

[@richardelson3261]

Top Weller track this.

[@jontyfrench1637]

Ripping track!

[@fabdido330]

😢😢Avevo 20 anni quando uscirono gli.style.....che tristezza La vita e' volata....

[@akiuliano]

PW is a generational talent.

[@iiimusika]

woow

[@inshreds66]

@kramnesnay yes it is him singing.

[@ilikemusic76]

PW smart as usual.

[@neonana74]

Now listen!

[@inshreds66]

Cheers Janlg10.

[@someblokecalleddave1]

The best version he ever did of this was in March 1983 on a show with Kid Jensen around the time of the release of 'Speak Like a Child' . It was just him and a Rickenbacker and I reckon he must have just sussed the song out - it was kind of raw, but at the same time brilliant. I didn't have a video recorder and it was one of those one offs, I don't suppose it'll ever be seen again? I wonder what happens to the VT tapes of those kind of shows - are they archived I wonder?

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

Coming Up!

[@williambentley2802]

Go DC

[@chrisedwards3883]

Leah looks just like her mum.

[@Mrbrbusby]

I so wish they had stayed together. Now that Bowie's gone, in a way, Paul is the only good one left.

[@Lunatic4Bizcas]

They were a fabulous couple and duo. Leah is the lovely, beautiful and talented offspring of that wonderful relationship.

[@someblokecalleddave1]

It's such a long time ago. I just looked up Jensens CV and I don't think it was him it may have been Mike Read as he was a big Weller fan and was fronting Pop Quiz which was as far as i can make out an early evening program - making the memory feasible. ..... Just looked at that on IMDB and can't find the evidence though. It was definitely a show that he was far too cool to be on and yet he was there - possibly ITV - I dunno we're talking nearly 30 years ago now!

[@pablovonduckbill7802]

Thank God my 10th grade photos weren't digital, lol

[@kramnesnay]

Is that really Mick Talbot singing, he sounds a lot like Paul Weller, I know in these shows no one sang live anyway. Still great song and brings back many great memories thanks for posting

[@bricology]

It *is* Mick singing (on the record). It's been more than 35 years since I saw them play the song live in LA, but I recall being surprised by him taking the first verse.

[@chicanobear13]

@@bricology I seen them also in LA but I'm having a hard time remembering venue.. seen at Greek theater and a hotel in downtown trying to remember which was where.. thanks if u remember

[@bricology]

@@chicanobear13 -- I saw them at a big indoor civic auditorium kind of thing. It def. wasn't the Greek. It wasn't too far from the main train station, but since I went there at night, I don't recall any landmarks. There were maybe 15-20 scooters parked right in front, though.

[@chicanobear13]

@@bricology ah.. I think that's the place.. I kinda remember an upstairs part.. anyway thank you very kindly.. Paul Weller rarely comes our way..I always do my best to see him.. have a good day 😁

[@inshreds66]

Thanks. I pickled the VHS tape. No, not really. :)

[@mojohnnysteedland4149]

The stripped back acoustic version on Introducing so superior. Sorry this sucked and blew

[@wovokanarchy]

Goof!

[@fretfix1]

Who played bass on this?? Rippin'!!!

[@inshreds66]

I don't recall that one. Do you you know what station it was on?

[@katoness]

As good as The Jam.

[@greghunter8935]

Far better than the jam

[@kotare11]

149+K Hits 84 Comments Can I start Now 🦋Won One💖

[@blueequis9000]

¿Por qué me recomiendan esto?

[@pd1648]

Paul - a bit of a control freak - great music though

[@ronj9448]

Interesting historical recording. This version sounds a bit bland. I can hear "Swing Out Sister" in it. Ha.

[@iandainton1661]

Where's your song?? Armchair wanker

[@bricology]

Wonderful song, but some some truly cringe-worthy lip-syncing and fake instrument playing.

[@granto6738]

Mic Talbot god f terrible, could never stand Dc Lees voice

[@Mrbrbusby]

You don’t know what you’re bloody talking about. Check secret agent 88. Micks solo album. He had the same chops as Jimmy Smith. As for DC Lee. Don’t go there. Go back to your trump rally tosser.

[@granto6738]

@@Mrbrbusby crap

[@granto6738]

@@Mrbrbusby I'm English u f wit

[@granto6738]

@@Mrbrbusby u be telling me next that u r still in 2 weller, omg move on

[@granto6738]

@@Mrbrbusby Do u no how Talbot got in TSC?