It is about David Waller. A former member of the Jam and an old friend of Paul Weller's. Waller overdosed on Heroin and died after being an addict for some time.
I'm not sure if he killed himself, but something leads me to think he did. I can't remember what.
@dwitefry Thanks for posting that, and to andyd as well for his comment. This is a great tune, one of my favorite SC numbers. I've listened to it many times, and often wondered who Weller was singing about. Was it a politiician or an artist, somebody semi-famous? And what was his "dangerous passion"? I thought it might have been homosex. And I wondered about the last line too, which I thought was "in the corner" not "in the cold earth." Thanks for clearing that up. Now I would just like to know...
@dwitefry Thanks for posting that, and to andyd as well for his comment. This is a great tune, one of my favorite SC numbers. I've listened to it many times, and often wondered who Weller was singing about. Was it a politiician or an artist, somebody semi-famous? And what was his "dangerous passion"? I thought it might have been homosex. And I wondered about the last line too, which I thought was "in the corner" not "in the cold earth." Thanks for clearing that up. Now I would just like to know why they decided to take this dark elegy and add super catchy, jaunty music to it.
It is about David Waller. A former member of the Jam and an old friend of Paul Weller's. Waller overdosed on Heroin and died after being an addict for some time.
I'm not sure if he killed himself, but something leads me to think he did. I can't remember what.
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@dwitefry Thanks for posting that, and to andyd as well for his comment. This is a great tune, one of my favorite SC numbers. I've listened to it many times, and often wondered who Weller was singing about. Was it a politiician or an artist, somebody semi-famous? And what was his "dangerous passion"? I thought it might have been homosex. And I wondered about the last line too, which I thought was "in the corner" not "in the cold earth." Thanks for clearing that up. Now I would just like to know...
@dwitefry Thanks for posting that, and to andyd as well for his comment. This is a great tune, one of my favorite SC numbers. I've listened to it many times, and often wondered who Weller was singing about. Was it a politiician or an artist, somebody semi-famous? And what was his "dangerous passion"? I thought it might have been homosex. And I wondered about the last line too, which I thought was "in the corner" not "in the cold earth." Thanks for clearing that up. Now I would just like to know why they decided to take this dark elegy and add super catchy, jaunty music to it.