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this old town
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by Him Tall
  • Type: Single
  • Release date: 30/07/2007
  • Label: Regal

Coming on like a comfy pair of musical slippers, Graham Coxon and Paul Weller collaboration ‘This Old Town’ will warm your toes without challenging you in the slightest. But that’s okay! Whilst not being renowned for throwing compliments around at other musicians Weller has often expressed a penchant for Coxon’s guitar mangling, whilst Coxon has many times given the Modfather’s mighty old Woking three-piece the proverbial nod.

So it perhaps comes as no surprise that this meeting of the two musicians produces a tune so familiar you’ll want to scour your dusty vinyl to see if this really isn’t a long-lost Jam b-side or a Blur outtake. Anyone the wrong side of 35 with a fondness for a stomping mod anthem in the style of ‘When You’re Young’ or Weller’s recent solo output will feel a slight tingle on hearing this single track. Anyone under 35 may ask what these duffers are up to, and if they could please stop. I’m unapologetically in the former camp. So sue me.

  • Paul Weller And Graham Coxon 7 / 10
Words: Him Tall

Surprised

Was quite suprised by this collaboration. I have never once heard Weller say anything complimentary about Blur.


him and Coxon

have a lot in common then ;)


Don't like this

one bit. Sorry...


Coxon

was covering "All Mod Cons" for most of 2006


Steve Cradock

must be feeling well left out.


A bit of the beaten track but

looking down from my office on the 4th floor in Woking I can see THE Stanley Road. Yay me!!


*off*


wrong side of 35?

I just turned 35. Which side am I on?


Isn't the song actually based

on an old Jam song ?


Your a bit 'meh'

about it.


You're

It's too late.





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