My Ever Changing Moods
"My Ever Changing Moods" is a song by the English band The Style Council. It was their fifth single to be released. Background. "My Ever Changing Moods" was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, recorded at Weller's own studio Solid Bond Studios, and was released in 1984. It is the first single from the band's début album, "Café Bleu" (1984), which was renamed "My Ever Changing Moods" in the United States to capitalise on the success of that single. "My Ever Changing Moods," backed with the Hammond organ instrumental "Mick's Company", peaked at  No. 29 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 the week of June 9, 1984, in the US. The song remains Weller's greatest success in the US (including his efforts in The Jam and as a solo artist). Versions. The album version features vocals by Weller only accompanied by acoustic piano. This version is 3:37 long. There are two versions of the song with full band accompaniment. The 7" single version is 4:02 minutes long, while the 12" single version is 5:44 minutes long. Paul Weller shared a new version of My Ever Changing Moods in november 2021. The track features  on his album ‘An Orchestrated Songbook, set for release on December 3, 2021. Critical reception. In a 2020 article for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Thomas McLean called “My Ever Changing Moods” “one of Weller’s best compositions,” identifying the song’s debt to the Classics IV’s "Stormy" (1968) and its influence on Santana’s "The Game of Love". Calling attention to the song’s mix of personal and political, McLean reads the song lyric “the hush before the silence, the winds after the blast” as “a potent reference to nuclear fears in the Thatcher/Reagan era” and  praises the line “Evil turns to statues,” declaring it “as brisk a summing up of commemorative history as I know, and one that takes on new significance in 2020.” Compilation appearances. As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released by The Style Council. The song was included on "The Singular Adventures of The Style Council", "The Complete Adventures of The Style Council" and "Greatest Hits". Music video. The music video for "My Ever Changing Moods," which shows Talbot and Weller cycling down an avenue of trees, was directed by Tim Pope and  filmed at Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, UK. Personnel. Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.