{"id":1533,"date":"2008-07-01T16:17:20","date_gmt":"2008-07-01T20:17:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-01-14T10:41:57","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T14:41:57","slug":"rock-crimes-paul-weller-s-cappucino-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rock-crimes-paul-weller-s-cappucino-kid\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Crimes: Paul Weller\u2019s Cappuccino Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From The Lodgers<\/em><\/p>\n

On my arrival I was greeted by four characters. Stephen White, who had just been proclaimed Master Of The Sticks by a pirate station in Cumbria run by a retired colonel. Miss Dee C. Lee who I espied on a clifftop alone with nothing but her sweet voice singing out into the clouds and a large parrott on her shoulder. Paul Weller, who sat naked in front of the sea on a deckchair shouting, “stop I say, hold thyselves, my parts freeze,” as the waves rushed past him, and Master Michael Talbot by a bonfire, splendidly clad in a lame blanket and hard at work on one of Stravinsky’s unfinished works he had come across in a disused priory.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Remember The Cappuccino Kid<\/strong>, that mysterious liner note writer<\/a> for releases by The Style Council<\/strong>? Nobody knew who exactly The Cappuccino Kid was, but many speculated<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

Not ringing a bell yet? Perhaps the following passage from Our Favourite Shop<\/em> will jog your memory:
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The Style Council would like to train the youth \u2013 in the art of revolution. It\u2019s laid out in \u201cInternationalists\u201d, a song about standing proud in the world. No, it\u2019s not a privatised club for intellectuals but a state of mind for all those who refuse to submit to the way our world is run. Stand fast and firm people for when they tell you that inequality is the way of the world or that natural order has to exist, it is only their self made lies for justifying their own means and ends.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Still fuzzy? Surely, the following passage, from Wanted<\/em>, will bring it all home:<\/p>\n

STEVE<\/strong>
\nStephen White is the first drummer in the history of contemporary music to actually grow younger as the years pass. When he joined the quality ranks of The Style Council he was a mere 18 years old. His current passport now places him at 12 years of age. \u201cAn old Red Indian chief, who I bumped into at a neighhour\u2019s Tupperware do, gave me the secret\u201d, Steve explains. \u201cand I\u2019ve been practicing it ever since. Mind you, my Equity card came in handy as well.\u201d <\/p>\n

MICK<\/strong>
\nGrandmaster Michael Talbot, now boasting the most extensive wardrobe this side of Chichester is currently filming \u201cThat Haircut\u201d, a self written, produced acted and directed epic which will last no longer than thirty five seconds and is already the talk of legal departments all over the land. As well as running an inimitable forgery service for retired deckchair attendants, the Grandmaster remains unfazed by all the fuss. \u201cIt\u2019s minimalism rather than mini skirts he quotes but then isn\u2019t that always the way?\u201d He promises that one day we will find out for sure. <\/p>\n

DEE<\/strong>
\nUnexpectedly Ms Dee C Lee has found herself in the middle of the fight against censorship aligning herself with the forces of good to allay the public\u2019s sense of humour. Organising marches and holding various soirees in the Gobi Desert Ms Lee has also found time in her busy schedule to work on a modern opera entitled, \u201cThe Death Of A Snorkel\u201d to be performed at all the country\u2019s leading Universities. \u201cA chameleon? Moi?” she expresses with evident surprise, cancelling yet another trip up the Amazon <\/p>\n

PAUL<\/strong>
\nHaving given up the ghost of bee keeping and re-claimed his title as chess champion of two continents, Paul Weller now contemplates a future as a classical interior decorator for the stately homes of Europe. He says \u201cmy grooves are rare and the air l breathe fair. L know the nation will agree with me.\u201d Always on the lookout for antique car tyres, you\u2019ll never catch Paul with newsprint on his face. <\/p>\n

JEDEMIAH<\/strong>
\nJedemiah Hampden is a new recruit to the talented forces of The Style Council, Labelling himself as a Renaissance Par Excellence kind of chappie. Jedemiah has a past cloaked in mystery and intrigue with some saying he was the mastermind behind the allied forces invasion of Riding-On-Thames whilst others believe that he single handedly set up the Hollywood film industry and a very dubious line in second hand apple carts, both of which he admits to having extensively upset over the years. whatever his past, it is generally acknowledged that the public at large will welcome with open arms the forceful personality of Jedemiah Hampden to the skilful ranks of The Style Council.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before I ever spun a Style Council record I thought it sucked! I was willing to get beyond Look, but those liner notes by The Cappuccino Kid? Forget about it! Perhaps no one knows just who The Cappuccino Kid is, but look up Cloying<\/em> in the dictionary and his silhouette appears next to the entry.<\/p>\n

Unless there’s even one Townsperson willing to defend The Cappuccino Kid, I think we can all save the Hall a lot of time and money and reach the one logical conclusion from the evidence: The Cappuccino Kid is…
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\nGUILTY!<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n

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