Noel Gallagher has created a playlist spanning Paul Weller’s entire career filled with “two hours of music, anecdotes, and impressions”.
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The former Oasis member was asked by BBC 6 to create a playlist of his favourite Weller tracks. According to the playlist’s description, Gallagher created a collection of tracks from Weller’s work in “The Jam to recent releases interspersed with personal recollections, anecdotes and impressions.”
It continued: “The programme also includes highlights from The Jam recorded live during what Noel Gallagher describes as their ‘imperious phase’ at the Rainbow Theatre in 1979 and the Golders Green Hippodrome in 1981.”
Noel was recently asked by @BBC6Music to put together a playlist of his favourite @paulwellerHQ tracks, which you can listen to now via @BBCSounds. Two hours of music, anecdotes, and impressions…
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— Noel Gallagher (@NoelGallagher) May 7, 2024
Noel Gallagher’s BBC 6 Paul Weller playlist is:
The Jam – ‘Start!’
The Jam – ‘That’s Entertainment’
The Jam – ‘A Town Called Malice’
The Jam – ‘Shopping’
The Jam – ‘No One In The World’
The Style Council – ‘Speak Like A Child’
The Style Council – ‘My Ever Changing Moods’
The Style Council – ‘Shout To The Top’
The Style Council – ‘It Just Came To Pieces In My Hand’
The Paul Weller Movement – ‘Into Tomorrow’
Paul Weller – ‘Wild Wood’
Paul Weller – ‘Broken Stones’
Paul Weller – ‘Push It Along’
Paul Weller – ‘Have You Made Up Your Mind’
Paul Weller – ‘White Horses’
The Jam – ‘It’s Too Bad (Live at Rainbow Theatre, 19 Dec 1979)’
The Jam – ‘Thick As Thieves (Live at Rainbow Theatre, 19 Dec 1979)’
The Jam – ‘Away From The Numbers (Live at Rainbow Theatre, 19 Dec 1979)’
The Jam – ‘Butterfly Collector (Live at Rainbow Theatre, 19 Dec 1979)’
The Jam – ‘The Gift – Golders Green Hippodrome 1981’
The Jam – ‘Down In The Tube Station At Midnight – Golders Green Hippodrome 1981’
The Jam – ‘Pretty Green – Golders Green Hippodrome 1981’
The Jam – ‘Circus – Golders Green Hippodrome 1981’
Weller has previously spoken out about his admiration for Gallagher. In a section dedicated to Noel Gallagher with an NME feature for The High Flying Birds from 2011, Weller hailed the former Oasis guitarist’s ability to ‘write an anthem’ – especially since he’s gone solo.
“I’ve liked everything he’s done solo,” Weller told NME Gold. “I don’t really need to talk about what a great songwriter he is, because everyone knows that. But, for me, he’s got better.
“I think his songs now have got a different sort of depth to them; lyrically as well. Especially the new one. I really like the words on it. He’s got his own thing together.”
As well as praising his abilities on guitar, bass and drums, Weller hailed his ‘magpie’ approach to music.
Weller added: “There’s some fucking great songs on the first two albums, some big tunes, and he is the master as well of that kind of anthem. And writing anthems is not an easy thing to do. And he really knows his shit on that.
Speaking to NME about his new album ‘On Sunset’ and more back on 2020, Weller responded to Liam Gallagher‘s claims that Noel and Weller held ‘secret meetings’ about Noel going solo, with Liam branding Weller “full of shit”.
Addressing Liam’s issues with Weller reportedly giving Noel advice on a solo career, he said: “Listen – to put the record straight, I would never, ever give Noel Gallagher advice.
“What do you say to somebody who’s just sold 50 million fucking records? ‘Oh, I know what you should do…’ So that’s not true.”
In other news, Gallagher recently joined The Black Keys on stage at their show in London last night (May 7).
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