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TSC9 Come to Milton Keynes is the second single from the band's second album, Our Favourite Shop. The title refers to Milton Keynes,new town established in 1967, midway between London and Birmingham. In an interview given at the time of the song's release, Paul Weller stated that the song was inspired by the "Red Balloon" Milton Keynes advert. Paul Weller biographer John Reed argues in Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods (1996) that: The song’s lyrics suggested a reality of drugs, violence, and ‘losing our way’ behind a façade of ‘luscious houses ‘ where the ‘curtains are drawn’, the idea being to create a musical pastiche which matched the supposed artificiality of Milton Keynes itself. More recently, Thomas McLean has called the song "a missing link between the Kinks’ “Village Green Preservation Society” and Blur’s “Country House”, " and "a dark commentary on one of the last of the new towns."  It peaks at No_ 23 and stays in the UK charts for 9 weeks

The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes 7"
The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes 7"
The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes 12"
The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes 12"
  • 7" Japan

  • 7" UK

  • 7" Spain

  • 7" Ireland

  • 12" Spain

  • 12" UK Promo

The Style Council Come To Milton Keynes UK Silver
The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes 7"
 The Style Council Come To Keynes 7" Spain
The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes 12"
The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes 12"
The Style Council Come To Milton Keynes 7" Spain
The Style Council Come To Milton Keynes 12" Spain
The Style Council Come To Milton Keynes 12" UK Pormo
Come To Milton Keynes - Spain 7"
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