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"Walls Come Tumbling Down!" is a song by English band the Style Council which was their ninth single. It was written by lead vocalist Paul Weller, and released in 1985. It is the first single from the band's second studio album, Our Favourite Shop (1985). Our Favourite Shop was renamed Internationalists for the U.S. market
Come to Milton Keynes is a single released by the English band the Style Council in 1985. It was the second single from the band's second studio album, Our Favourite Shop , and charted at No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 14 on the Irish Singles Chart .
They also took a more overtly political approach than The Jam in their lyrics, with tracks such as "Walls Come Tumbling Down", "The Lodgers", and "Come to Milton Keynes" being deliberate attacks on 'middle England' and Thatcherite principles prevalent in the 1980s. "A Man of Great Promise" was Weller's eulogy to his school friend and early Jam ...
The Style Council – "Walls Come Tumbling Down!" - 3:25; The Jam – "That's Entertainment" - 3:16; Paul Weller – "Broken Stones" - 3:22; Paul Weller – "Out of the Sinking" 3:51; The Style Council – "Long Hot Summer" - 3:48; The Style Council – "You're the Best Thing" - 4:24; Paul Weller – "Wild Wood" - 3:24
The preceding single "Walls Come Tumbling Down!" reached number 6 on the singles chart, while "Come to Milton Keynes" and "The Lodgers" reached number 23 and 13, respectively. [15] A fourth single "Boy Who Cried Wolf" was released in the US and was a chart hit in New Zealand. [27] Worldwide, it reached over one million sales. [25]
The Sound of the Style Council: Released: 18 March 2003; Label: Polydor; Formats: CD, 2xLP — — — — Long Hot Summers – The Story of the Style Council: Released: 4 September 2020; Label: Polydor; Formats: 2xCD, 3xLP, digital download; 8 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
"Walls Come Tumbling Down!" – 3:24 from Our Favourite Shop "Shout to the Top!" – 3:27 Non-album single "Wanted" – 3:25 Non-album single "It Didn't Matter (single edit)" – 4:51 original from The Cost of Loving "Speak Like a Child" – 3:15 from Introducing The Style Council "A Solid Bond in Your Heart" – 3:16 from My Ever Changing Moods
"The Whole Point II" – 2:49 (B side of Walls Come Tumbling Down!) "The Ghosts Of Dachau" – 2:47 (B side of Shout to the Top!) "Sweet Loving Ways" – 3:31 (B side of Life at a Top People's Health Farm) "A Casual Affair" – 3:24 "A Woman's Song" – 2:31 (Demo version) "Mick's Up" – 3:09 (B side of Money-Go-Round) "Waiting On A Connection ...