Its all about politics and moral ideals - but sung in such a 'sweet' and upbeat way which totally clashes with the lyrics - yet it works!
I think that "kick out the style, bring back the jam' has a double meaning. On the surface, its saying bring back substance into music, and get rid of all these pop acts who are just there to look good. Delving deeper, it could be about the band the Jam. The Jam were all about politcs and depicted such intense social realism in their songs. Then Wellar left and formed the Style Council, and even though some songs were about politcal issues (Walls Come Tumbling Down for eg), they weren't known as a particularly political band. So the lads could be saying, bring back such bands that told you the truth and fought on the issues through their music. I may be completely wrong about this - that's just my perspective!
Its all about politics and moral ideals - but sung in such a 'sweet' and upbeat way which totally clashes with the lyrics - yet it works!
I think that "kick out the style, bring back the jam' has a double meaning. On the surface, its saying bring back substance into music, and get rid of all these pop acts who are just there to look good. Delving deeper, it could be about the band the Jam. The Jam were all about politcs and depicted such intense social realism in their songs. Then Wellar left and formed the Style Council, and even though some songs were about politcal issues (Walls Come Tumbling Down for eg), they weren't known as a particularly political band. So the lads could be saying, bring back such bands that told you the truth and fought on the issues through their music. I may be completely wrong about this - that's just my perspective!