The Style Council - the paris match, 1984

"Acting as a second part of a mini-suite beginning with the "Blue Café" instrumental, "Paris Match" continues the Bacharach/David, early-'60s-inspired mood. The melody is a delicious combination of pop and jazz, with a stately elegance that is unlike anything Paul Weller had ever written to date. A true torch ballad, the lyrics are a lonely, cinematic reflection of a lost lover in the wee hours of a London morning. The lead vocal is sung by Tracy Thorn, who delivers the emotion with a breathy grace."