Foxton absolutely shreds on that bass.

Paul Weller was a genius lyricist. How I miss all those angry young men from across the pond.

@zapbranigan5314

Ай бұрын

He’s still around, in fact he’s touring/ coming soon

I’m 65, still listening to this brilliant music.

@kieranmurphy4673

Ай бұрын

Yes me too. I'm 42 grew listening to the Jam mums fav band. Always play this on the juke box

@Stellarosie1

21 күн бұрын

62. Right there with you.

@yorkiegeoff1825

3 күн бұрын

64 mate, music from my youth , Bruce Foxton’s Bass is top drawer ! For something different have a listen to Amelia Coburn’s (songs from the shed ) acoustic cover 👍

Foxton is history’s most underrated bass guitar player. Dude plays melodies with that thing.

@honeychurchgipsy6

4 жыл бұрын

Sammy South - so do many bass players - check out a young woman called Tal Wilkenfield - and what about the late, great Jacko Pastorius? None of which is mean't to denegrate Foxton by the way - oh, and who could forget Stanley Clarke - me obviously - lol!!

@Eysenbeiss

9 ай бұрын

@@honeychurchgipsy6Nick Beggs

@honeychurchgipsy6

9 ай бұрын

@@Eysenbeiss - Nick Beggs - will check him out

@3ld919

6 ай бұрын

I liked the Jam as a kid when they were still together, but really didn't appreciate Foxton until I recently delved back into the Jam again. Foxton has made me appreciate bass for the first time in my life & now I make a point of actively listening to it. My God, the single bass intro note on "Ghosts" is unforgettable.

@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz

4 ай бұрын

Not only his technical facility, but his tone, intonation, and sheer musicality were rivaled by very few players. Truly one of the greats.

Bruce Foxton is without doubt one of the great bass players. His work with The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers was immense.

@chrisolagrim3597

Жыл бұрын

Amen brother. Very underrated musician.

@lauriemiller1690

Жыл бұрын

Definitely is so…..

@kbeesmot9928

Жыл бұрын

With a name like yours, no doubt a touch of bias about SLF.

@restojon1

Жыл бұрын

I have always been in metal bands. Throughout my musical "career". People have asked me about my playing style and what my influence (s) is/are. Everyone in the metal world would normally be influenced by such great players as Cliff Burton, Steve Harris or suchlike. Without a thought, I always say Bruce Foxton is my first influence. In fact, the energy and musicality of his playing when put into a metal context makes for a great combination and one, luckily, that falls naturally to me as a player.

@manu-tonyo9654

Жыл бұрын

Under-rated as fuk..

Greatest song ever written.

Sept 1979 and I'm 14. I skip off school and change into some "mod" clothes and go to Listen Ear record shop in Newcastle. The Jam turn up & I tap Paul on the back as they walk into the shop. He says alright mate and I am floating on air... off to the City Hall that night for an amazing experieince... wish I was 14 again and not 56...

Some of the most menacing lyrics ever written.the jam were true legends

" 'Cause they took the keys, and she'll think it's me." It's such a simple line, yet it evokes so much horror. Brilliant lyrics 👏🏼

@VirreFriberg

5 күн бұрын

That line never had the intended effect on me because there's no way in hell the thugs know their home address, even if they got the keys

@Matty3H.I

5 күн бұрын

​@VirreFriberg The thugs also have his wallet and drivers license. Thus, they have his home address. Use a little imagination

From hearing this as a 10yr old to hearing it at 52, still an absolute masterpiece.

@caughtinatrapelvis

Жыл бұрын

Lucky enough to have listened in my teens ..introduced by way of a mate at college ..Eton Rifles..but sadly missed the Cramps..so much good sounds then I guess.xx

@ianwhitehead691

Жыл бұрын

I was 14 when I heard it, bought it from Boots 7inch picture sleeve 😂& l still have it in my vinyl collection. Great Days. 👍

@Housephonestimes4

Жыл бұрын

I hit 9 years of age on November 13 1978. And The Jam were in the charts!

@joshuarizalforeman816

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I was 12 when it was released. I now live halfway across the world in the Philippines and still love it.

@beendoneagain

Жыл бұрын

I was 13. What a great a feeling it is!

To me this is The Jam at their very best. Love this song. Still constantly play this week in week out

@frederickglasser5617

3 ай бұрын

And to think that's entertainment, bitterest pill, a town called malice, and going underground were still to come

@yellofrazido

Ай бұрын

❗️❗️👍👍👍❗️❗️

Just about the greatest pop song ever with the best lyrics ever …loved The Jam

Paul Weller is a totally brilliant lyricist - and this song is chilling if you really listen to the lyrics.

@yorkiegeoff1825

11 ай бұрын

Amelia Coburn does an interesting cover ( songs from the shed ) 👍

@jennywilson5812

9 ай бұрын

Chilling and so terribly sad.

@risteardohaodha23

7 ай бұрын

A well crafted honest description of the harsh realities of life living in late seventies UK. It wasn’t a pretty place and times were tough.

@Jack_Warner

5 ай бұрын

His best lyrics to remind us of today is Trans Global Express.

@buy.to.let.britain

4 ай бұрын

i dont think i would be chilling.

As an American, I truly believe the reason why great bands like The Jam, Squeeze and Elvis Costello and The Attractions never took off in the USA is because the lyrics were always too complex for their short attention spans: one of the reasons why I loved them, they were all wonderful story-tellers!

@richdelgado3405

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Also, there was the factor of the lyrics being to "local", as in "What's a wormwood scrub?"

@torycollins6300

6 жыл бұрын

As am American, i remember radio was owned by payola and music companies shoving disco down tours truely... Thank God for the isles across the pond!

@harryflashman2029

5 жыл бұрын

Wormwood Scrubs is a prison in London.

@markanthony9098

5 жыл бұрын

That's a great call! Thank god for the Atlantic. (tongue in cheek)

@marsbeads

5 жыл бұрын

I was in L.A. and we had college radio and KROQ and got to listen to all this music and went to all concerts of the era. Best years of my life.

The bass on this is sublime...

The Jam are the reason I didn't get lost when I was just a kid looking for his own way in the world. They played the soundtrack of my maturity and formed my musical culture. The Jam are the reason I'm still here ..

@scottnever8732

Жыл бұрын

may be then you could help me out with the lyrics to town called malice, i never have been able to get it, thanks

@filipporimondi7857

Жыл бұрын

@@scottnever8732 Really??? You find them online everywhere

@filipporimondi7857

Жыл бұрын

@@scottnever8732 Better stop dreaming of the quiet life 'Cause it's the one we'll never know And quit running for that runaway bus 'Cause those rosy days are few And stop apologizing for the things you've never done 'Cause time is short and life is cruel but it's up to us to change This town called Malice Rows and rows of disused milk floats Stand dying in the dairy yard And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk Bottles to their hearts Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious In a town called Malice, yeah Struggle after struggle, year after year The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice I'm almost stone cold dead In a town called Malice, ooh yeah A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef Gets dashed against the Co-op To either cut down on beer or the kids new gear It's a big decision in a town called Malice, ooh yeah The ghost of a steam train echoes down my track It's at the moment bound for nowhere just going round and round Playground kids and creaking swings Lost laughter in the breeze Could go on for hours and I probably will But I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called Malice, yeah ooh In this town called Malice, yeah In this town called Malice, ooh yeah

@Wimmles_Emily

Жыл бұрын

litterally same

@caughtinatrapelvis

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Music is a saviour. Too many saviours to mention. Only heard the Cramps about 5 years ago..how the fuck did I miss them in my youth?

Complete poetry, it's hard to believe Weller wrote it when he was only 20!

@jasoncoffey240

Жыл бұрын

From experience of actually getting ass kkicked 😢

@jonathanbirch2022

Жыл бұрын

A prodigy

@paulscott4058

6 ай бұрын

I love this song , so much

Im 59 going on 60 Weller is the soundtrack to my life

@robertrussell9052

4 ай бұрын

Me too.

@gordi40

3 ай бұрын

And me !

@robertwalker9130

3 ай бұрын

Same here . Strange town is my favourite.

@gosportgeezer

2 ай бұрын

Same here.

The complexity of the lyrics in this song goes unnoticed, a full story told, rather than today's music which is a chorus and two verses (if you're lucky) filling up 3 & a half to 5 minutes.

@andyrushton7834

2 жыл бұрын

I never really noticed at the time, but listened properly on the radio recently, it's aged so well. Better than most of the poetry I learnt at school. My son now does a good ukulele version!

I listened to this with my dad. He has very sadly passed now, but the jam live on. Absolute best British band ever.

@suzannedavison2219

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your dad r.. I. P.

@lennymadhavan3361

4 жыл бұрын

I am still missing my own father. Bless you Ben and bless you Suzanne. xx

@mattinfullvision9598

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss, may he res2in peace. A great man I'm sure

@mattinfullvision9598

4 жыл бұрын

@@lennymadhavan3361 sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace

@lennymadhavan3361

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattinfullvision9598 Thank you so much bruv. That is very thoughtful and kind of you. xx

Quite possibly the best Jam song, ever. Yet you hardly ever hear it on the radio these days - if they play the Jam, always Town Called Malice.

@paulprac

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 56 in a few weeks... this is the second best single ever recorded...... The Clash ... White Man is the best.... weird both 1978.... depends on your age.

@ianblack7006

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah always town called malice

@barnijones2688

3 жыл бұрын

@@ianblack7006 both great tunes tho

@Billy-je6mq

3 жыл бұрын

@@barnijones2688 eton rifles

@ZarasDad07

3 жыл бұрын

Lyrics awesome. Not too left wing biased like some of their songs. Awesome record!

Bruce Foxton's bass on this is superb.

@mikemichelson5673

7 жыл бұрын

I had read years ago that he was heckled a lot. He wasn't 'Mod' enough.

@alandargie7180

6 жыл бұрын

One of the best in the world in my opinion

@reddevil9554

6 жыл бұрын

I know. Jumping up and down with harmonics too.

@pjc1954

5 жыл бұрын

True - as always.

@seanconway3000

5 жыл бұрын

Went to see from the jam in Middlesbrough Bruce foxtons band They were great

“And Mr Jones got run down” just has to be one of the greatest lyrics in the history of songwriting..Paul Weller a songwriting genius

I first felt a fist and then a kick, I could now smell their breath. They smelt of pubs and worm wood scrubs................Weller is a poet for the ages.....

@crystalidentity

3 жыл бұрын

And too many right-wing meetings! Although - how many right-wing meetings _are_ too many? I'd say one is bad enough, mate, lol!

@Harrylechat01

2 жыл бұрын

Dylan won a Nobel Prize for his lyrics, fair enough, but Weller deserves one too

when I go to heaven I hope the Brits are in charge of the music

@simoncollett4524

8 жыл бұрын

+mod69 Mate, that should be on a t-shirt somewhere!! :)

@deadzombie4477

8 жыл бұрын

+mod69 Sincerely I hope we Brits are too :)

@JARRE115

8 жыл бұрын

+mod69 Well said mate, Sadly, Music just ain`t made like this anymore.

@jayzacharias4136

8 жыл бұрын

Good shout mate

@stonedbatman2067

8 жыл бұрын

getting a tattoo of that phase! lol nice one 👍

The song that moved them on down the road. For a boy of 20 to write something like this is phenomenal. Musical and so insightful. He'd been exploring the English psyche and you'd see him down the Bag of Nails in Victoria, supping his pint, but that brain was ticking away. The three of them are so tight, one of the great three piece bands. Bruce with that style of his, so funky. When people slag you off for playing bass with a pick... show them this

@thedangerdogs9638

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on Paul! Bassists with picks rule!

@thedangerdogs9638

2 жыл бұрын

Especially Bruce

@leeroberts8114

2 жыл бұрын

I recall Weller saying if he hadn't made it by the time he was 18, he was going to pack in...In The City album was released in '77, just before his 18th birthday, so when All Mod Cons was released in '78, it made him 18...

Varsity underrated amazing band so glad I was around in England that those times

Bloody brilliant!..Weller at his most angst..God how we need him in these times..Come back mate your country needs you!!!

@stringcus

Жыл бұрын

did you see him on The Times this w/e, he’s an old man like me. Different times, gone, not forgotten, but, different,,,,,

It’s funny. This song is so accurate to being in England in the 70’s. God the jam were good

@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous

3 жыл бұрын

Saw them early on at the Marquee in Wardour Street. 76? 77?

@thomashardcastle6464

3 жыл бұрын

@@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous cant have been 76, they didnt form until 77

@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomashardcastle6464 It was probably early 77. They were the backup band to a French rocker name Little Bob Story. I took some excellent color slides, the good ones were permanently borrowed by Lincoln Imlay. I think I went with a Brummie named David Horton. That is all I can remember. Apologies for the lack of exact dates, I will do better next time. They were very good too, jumping all over the place. The crowd stood like statues as was the custom.

@ianwliamsoianwiliamson4467

3 жыл бұрын

The best band ever 1977- 1982 👍👐

@crystalidentity

3 жыл бұрын

@@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous Who's Lincoln Imlay, someone notable? Well, I'm sure all your mates were notable to yourself, of course.🎯

probably one of the very best bands to come out of great britain

@martincole34

5 жыл бұрын

agree 100%..... except for the word probably

@stephenhall3700

5 жыл бұрын

correct

@booishoois309

5 жыл бұрын

No way. There are at least 20 bands which have been way more impactful.

@giptonwhite3011

5 жыл бұрын

Not probably mate definitely

@mrtoptenatten

5 жыл бұрын

@@martincole34 I sound like a CARLSBERG ADVERT.......yes .....THE BEST

If your watching this in 2023 then I salute you ….different gravy

@rachelbanks9871

Ай бұрын

24+

One of the greatest tracks - The Jam are absolute legends. Bruce does a lot of work on this track. Underappreciated. I love the way Bruce Foxton plays!! An urban classic. Paul Weller tells the story.

@peterlawrence7851

Жыл бұрын

Class

YOU CANT KNOCK THE JAM THEY WERE PURE GOLD AND THEY STILL ARE PURE GOLD

@brianvanburen6938

4 жыл бұрын

The jam can't beaten and of

@timbayliss4153

3 жыл бұрын

Could someone please tell me, is this another true story, along with the song Eton Rifles? Did it ever sadly happen, to any of the band, surviving a mugging?

@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous

3 жыл бұрын

They are the North London counterpart to South London's Squeeze. Today Deptford, tomorrow the World.

@robertwalsh7527

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's the mark of a good song, how does it sounds decade's later. This still sounds Great 40 odd years later.

@julianshepherd2038

2 жыл бұрын

Foxton haircut is horrible

A terrific song that tells a frightening story......

Back to my youth, the days when we all brought records with our weekly pocket money. The Jam were the best of their time by a clear mile.

An absolute masterpiece. As relevant now as it was when released. Will still be relevant in 100 years.

@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it will be.

@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826

4 жыл бұрын

Well said Jeremy

@sexobscura

6 ай бұрын

how sad

Probably the best Jam song ever. Still as good today as it was the day it was released.

what a band and what a sound they had. Paul Weller singing in that hard as fuck accent, them tight mod haircuts and them no fucking about guitar riffs just sounds so cutting edge at the time. Hard music for hard times (late 70s, early 80s)

A chilling tale of inner city violence with a magnificent soundtrack.Pure poetry just a classy song from one of the great british bands.

Honestly their best song. It tells a story that is sadly still very relevant today. "They took the keys and she'll think it's me" is almost haunting.

@crystalidentity

3 жыл бұрын

But how do they know where he lives? Oh shit, they took his wallet as well!!! 😭

@mikedowns9461

Жыл бұрын

A real menace to the lyrics.

@NR-rv8rz

9 ай бұрын

Only it's too many left wing meetings that originate the violence now.

Bruce does a lot of work on this track. Underappreciated.

@TRJBASS

8 жыл бұрын

My biggest influence ..and the reason I play a black P-bass with a maple neck.

@nickw22689

7 жыл бұрын

Bruce Foxton...legend

@fooman65

7 жыл бұрын

great bass player, made me pick one up, I had a blue Rick..

@jpah8944

7 жыл бұрын

Foxton drove the sound of the Jam to what it was with his bass playing.

@benbattle

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Foxton often carried the melody on the bass line which was how they could do so much as a three piece with Weller on chord lead. Amazing talent.

One of the greatest tracks - The Jam are absolute legends.

@louiscaffrey3942

8 жыл бұрын

Absolute beginners

@joegroves446

8 жыл бұрын

+Louis Caffrey what?

@louiscaffrey3942

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Groves seriously?

@joegroves446

8 жыл бұрын

Louis Caffrey Are you saying they're amatuers?

@louiscaffrey3942

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Groves I'm quoting a title of one of their songs called absolute beginners

For the short time they were around no band has had such an impact on music and those who came later,probably one of the greatest songs ever written by one of the greatest bands to ever exist

@peteslater1

Жыл бұрын

I think you will find The Beatles had a far bigger influence , just ask Paul Weller

Blimey, Bruce was some bassist. Huge skill to play a piece like this.✅

I love the way Bruce Foxton plays!!

@charliecollins3826

5 жыл бұрын

Diego Medina what miming?

Paul Weller your'e a legend. Your music was the soundtrack of my teens, your songs really captured the essence of Life in England in the late 70's, the politics the weather, society and the dreary boredom we all lived through, Brilliant !!!

This song sums up the era so brilliantly I still get goosebumps when I hear it.

@raccooneyes2099

2 жыл бұрын

you mean THIS era lol

Still one of the tightest rock bands to ever grace my ears.

This song is a true poem! Just beautiful. I can’t believe he can actually string the words together, so the vocal talent is through the roof too.

This was the first song I heard from The Jam. I went out and bought the LP, and found out they'd already released a couple of LP's, so I was immersed in their music straight away. The Jam were a great British band, as important as The Kinks for their generation, and I miss them very much.

Brilliant, and not a bloke you’d want to mess with back then. Could well look after himself , genius of a songwriter

I met a feller in the pub last week and he's the only other one besides me who I've met who can sing all the lyrics 😁 it was great.

@Paul_John_Weller

Жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

@redcropuk

9 ай бұрын

That’s just great ! 😊

I'm here because I went to see From The Jam last night in Brisbane. As you can imagine, this song went off! Bruce has still got it and his bass remains impeccable.

@honeychurchgipsy6

4 жыл бұрын

Fiona Ryan - the lead singer lives down the road from me - I went to school with his brother and know his wife - lol!!!

A chilling and incredible bit of songwriting. As an ex Londoner this rang in my head for a long time. Weller was at his best with The Jam. He probably wouldn’t agree. Youth and fear and excitement and male violence and racism and the 70s - all there. It’s all still there unfortunately down in any tube station at midnight.

@Paul_John_Weller

Жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

40 years on & still one if not THE best bands to come out of England, i just wish they would get back together for one more tour

@philventress991

5 жыл бұрын

no never - leave it as it is - PERFECT. You cant expect Weller to have the raw energy in his voice that he did then. It would be a let down. Theyve all done good stuff after The Jam. Time UKs album was great TSC have got better as Ive got older and Weller has well had his ups and downs.

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

johnyboy66 johnyboy 66 they were true CLASS

@harveysmith100

4 жыл бұрын

Go watch Foxstot with "From The Jam." It's as close as you can get

@philventress991

4 жыл бұрын

@Warren Baldwin ok

@littlenicola6726

4 жыл бұрын

Me and my boyfriend got going on argument did the split up too soon 🤔

Urban poetry..brilliant track...bet all these people on totp watching this didnt realise what the lyrics were about...ps..if you listen to the Jams greatest hits there is not one single bad track..

@crystalidentity

3 жыл бұрын

Wellll . . . I never rated 'English Rose', I'm afraid. Sorry. Although - that might've only been on the vinyl version - I think the CD version left that one out. I do recall thinking the CD version called Compact Snap was the best version! 🎯 **ON TARGET**

OMFG..."put your hands together for the best band in the fuckin' world!" Followed them everywhere for about 3 years. Still makes me smile today (incidentally I'm the little muppet twitching away at the side of Paul's amp...the shame...lol) Love you lot in spades (still)

@qtHoneyBee

10 жыл бұрын

were you their groupie? :o

@vin2216

10 жыл бұрын

***** god no! I'm sure groupies never, ever looked like me (tho in fairness I never really saw many groupies hanging around the band...) :-)

@MsSutekh

10 жыл бұрын

Top claim to fame! Nice memory for you to have. Saw them a few times, when the were 'up north'. Preston guildhall and others. Fantastic!

@wembley6642

2 жыл бұрын

was this at TotP, Vivienne?

I heard the song yesterday. While I was 15-16 years old I listened to Undertones, Members, Stranglers, Clash and Skids. But yesterday I became a punk again at the age of 45. Great song and great group. The song is flooded with energy. Greetings from Serbia.

@yellofrazido

Ай бұрын

must see The Jam with this song in german tv from 30.11.1980 in WDR ROCKPALAST ❗️

The jam were the first to teach me about grief

43 years later it means a lot more to me than when I was 9. I listen to the lyrics & just imagine what he is singing. It has such a strong meaning which he shows with his fantastic raw voice. I always loved this song. More now than ever before. 💜

@Paul_John_Weller

Жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

You would never believe how much the lyrics of this song have pervaded and resonated in my life. They just keep cropping up. When I'm discomfited I often think of the line "the glazed dirty steps repeat my own". etc. It just does it for me.

this man wrote amazing lyrics.

@TheSeanm102

6 жыл бұрын

he still does

@antonystringfellow5152

6 жыл бұрын

Jakeb Arturio Braden He still puts on a good show too!

@andijw79

6 жыл бұрын

He did, all seem to be about real working class scenarios too

@crystalidentity

3 жыл бұрын

@@HaleBopp I kinda wish they'd stayed the same! I'm really shocked and bothered to find out that Johnny Lydon's a MAGA hat-wearing Trump supporter now. Un-fucking-believable...🙀

@crystalidentity

3 жыл бұрын

*@Authentic Gay Blog* But hey, at least Weller's still cool enough to openly say in interviews that he feels complimented and honoured to be considered a Gay Icon (even if he's not gay himself). NICE ONE!! 😘🏳️‍🌈👍

Bruce wasn’t messing about!

As brilliant as Paul Weller is Bruce really makes The Jam come alive

One of the greatest tracks - The Jam are absolute legends. I love the way Bruce Foxton plays!!

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

gris772 truly Superb gris

@danw1374

4 жыл бұрын

Those quickfire chord sequences are brilliant.

@kieranholohan7048

Жыл бұрын

What about Rick butler

Classic. You had to be in that area at that time to appreciate this track.. Pure genius.Anyone who has followed The Jam will appreciate why I started collecting Japanese vinyl.

Some of the greatest lyrics ever written .Weller was 20 years old !!!!!!!!

@Anglo_Saxon1

9 ай бұрын

I know! And when you go the Setting Sons album and think of the lyrics of,for example Private Hell,its hard to believe he was only 21 when the album was released.Very intelligent, meaningful and mature songwriting ability.

@Anthemika

9 ай бұрын

Undoubtedly a genius.

Possibly the greatest tune ever to be laid down on vinyl!

can remember playing this almost constantly when I was 15, must have heard this song more than any other song i every hear by some distance, it's a classic tune, great lyrics, and it felt so real.

Powerful 3 piece band. Fantastic songwriting. And with great style.

Theres not a single one of the British so-called musicians nowadays can write anything near this good (other than Weller himself obviously!) The man is a genius

@boomshanka4667

3 жыл бұрын

what about that fat ginger kid out of game of thrones?

@normanhaggerston8709

3 жыл бұрын

@@boomshanka4667 i hope u dont mean Ed Sheeran mate! 😂😂😂

This exhibits class when class like Jam were class. It is likely that class such as this has occupied a brief history but for me their brilliance will resonate for the entire of the universe to come.

@crystalidentity

3 жыл бұрын

I like your way with words, my friend! 🎯

what weller captures in less than 4 minutes is exceptional

So I'm a teenager in Hammond, Indiana (a rowdy working-class community in-between Gary and south Chicago) in the 70s and we buy tickets to see Angel, some early hair band that had one good song, "Tower," at the Hammond Civic Center. It's March 24, 1978. And who opens? Some punkish Brit band called The Jam. It's punk rock's debut in the Midwest! They come on stage and start playing, and it doesn't go down well with the local audience. I'd never seen anything quite like it. Paul (I didn't know his name until years later) and the boys were being abused verbally and attacked physically as the audience yelled insults and hurled beer bottles at the band. The band was absolutely in danger. After 2 or 3 songs, the Jam retreated backstage. Years later, I was informed that they were told, "Get back out there or you won't get paid." So they came back out. At this point, Paul is not even singing the lyrics. They're just banging chords and Paul is screaming, "Fuck you, motherfuckers" as the beer bottles continue to soar. Never forget.

@granto6738

5 жыл бұрын

Great story best band out of England ever f the beatles etc stones. No 1 could touch them,, Then he f it up

@donaldduck1828

4 жыл бұрын

Great story, man

@Marcel_Audubon

4 жыл бұрын

punk?

@221b-Maker-Street

4 жыл бұрын

@@Marcel_Audubon - Yep. The Jam are classified as a mod revival/punk rock band.

@Marcel_Audubon

4 жыл бұрын

@@221b-Maker-Street not by any punk

Paul Weller...probably one of the best song writers of his generation.

@BlackRain_

2 жыл бұрын

But did he write them though?

@nikaa4237

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackRain_ yes

@BlackRain_

2 жыл бұрын

@@nikaa4237 Prove it.

@lukegreengrow5352

7 ай бұрын

@@BlackRain_don’t need to prove it.

Still listening and have been since 1978 best song ever written

I have been through life ups and massive downs being a multi millioaire now totally skint but there is no one that can take your memories of great music and where you where when you heard such great music

The right 3 people forming the right band at the right time, brilliant.

happy birthday Paul love THE JAM this song is fantastic remember always 30.11.1980 THE JAM live in germany city Dortmund love THE JAM 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 25.5.2024 Frank Germany

I was in Stockwell station Dec 1987 near midnight and someone was killed two carriages down from where I was sitting. Being down in the tube station at midnight has a special meaning for me.

Must have been great waiting for the next single to come out from The Jam back in the late 70's & early 80's cause every one was top notch! There ain't anything anywhere near as good to my ears these days. Simply superb......

one of the greatest songs

♥️I love The Jam,they were one of my favourite groups of the late 70s and the 80s. Wish we had bands like that now.❤️

@andymatthews7617

2 жыл бұрын

WE HAD THE BEST, NOBODY BANDS WILL EVER COME CLOSE AGAIN.

The distant echo Of faraway voices boarding faraway trains To take them home to The ones that they love and who love them forever The glazed, dirty steps Repeat my own and reflect my thoughts Cold and uninviting, partially naked Except for toffee wrappers and this morning's papers Mr. Jones got run down Headlines of death and sorrow, they tell of tomorrow Madmen on the rampage And I'm down in the tube station at midnight, oh I fumble for change, and pull out the Queen Smiling, beguiling I put in the money and pull out a plum Behind me Whispers in the shadows, gruff blazing voices Hating, waiting "Hey boy" they shout, "Have you got any money?" And I say, "I've a little money and a takeaway curry I'm on my way home to my wife She'll be lining up the cutlery, you know she's expecting me Polishing the glasses and pulling out the cork" I'm down in the tube station at midnight, oh I first felt a fist, and then a kick I could now smell their breath They smelt of pubs, and wormwood scrubs And too many right wing meetings My life swam around me It took a look and drowned me in its own existence The smell of brown leather It blended in with the weather Filled my eyes, ears, nose and mouth, it blocked all my senses Couldn't see, hear, speak any longer I'm down in the tube station at midnight, oh I said I was down in the tube station at midnight, oh The last thing that I saw as I lay there on the floor Was "Jesus saves" painted by an atheist nutter And a British Rail poster read "Have an away day, a cheap holiday, do it today" I glanced back on my life, and thought about my wife 'Cause they took the keys, and she'll think it's me I'm down in the tube station at midnight The wine will be flat and the curry's gone cold I'm down in the tube station at midnight, oh Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight, oh Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight, oh Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight, oh Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight, oh

@stephencollingwood8591

2 жыл бұрын

Love it...

@stuartsmith6824

Жыл бұрын

Top Band in the years Barra hello

@vagnerpereira6507

2 ай бұрын

Wonderfull ❤❤

My first serious band. Absolutely adored them. Saw them in Brighton around 1980 & felt like I'd met God. Looking back at these TOTP type performances, it must have been very hard to pretend to play seriously! I mean, look at the audience? They're hardly moving. So weird! A troubled youth helped out a great deal by this band. They're in my blood. Now I'll have to listen to English Rose before signing off for the night ♥

The people in the audience actually have no idea what they are witnessing. Game changing band. Such youthful energy.

This song is EPIC!!!!

Nobody writes lyrics like this anymore brilliantly 👍

@BlackRain_

2 жыл бұрын

But... did _they_ actually write them?

@cyclingartist6827

Жыл бұрын

​@@BlackRain_ Yes. Paul Weller did.

A scary story told in this. A proper classic song!

What a banging British rock tune. Don't make em like this no more

@Paul_John_Weller

Жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

Weller the poet. A masterpiece and classic along with When You're Young, Thick as Thieves, Man In A Cornershop, That's Entertainment, Malice and many more - some of the best lyrics to come out of young Britain in that period. Weller wrote about things which affected kids and the youth of Britain, not just love and sex as many other bands concentrated on.

We’ve exported some terrible things, and some wonderful things but I truly believe our music is second to none. Rule Britannia

All Mod Cons written before his 21st birthday absolutely mind boggling up there with THE very best of all time if you have any issues with that I live in Derby come and find me

@dodibenabba1378

5 жыл бұрын

I'm outside...

@Mod-rw9cw

5 жыл бұрын

What's your address I'm on the way 👊Only joking mate couldn't agree more 🤝

@arshk3612

4 жыл бұрын

he was a kid when we wrote this - pure genius

@phils1014

4 жыл бұрын

No argument here!

@elliotskunk

4 жыл бұрын

wheyy east midlands rep

Probably my favourite track very underrated.

@captainclegg1651

6 жыл бұрын

John Stots wormwood scubs guests

Amazing bass 👊

Lockdown has been so special, as in digging out old classic tunes.

Bring back the best British bands ever The Jam & Madness

@lewisner

9 жыл бұрын

Tomcat Tomcat And Siouxsie.

@laurenforsyth8143

9 жыл бұрын

+Tomcat Tomcat and the corries

@markjones8775

8 жыл бұрын

+Tomcat Tomcat and the wurzels

@onlinefriend3889

4 жыл бұрын

and Queen

@dylanmurphy3195

4 жыл бұрын

Dire straits

If you ever want a great example of how rock music (or new wave music) doesn't work without a great bass line, this is it. Bruce Foxton gives this song it's groove.

You have to cry a little bit because of the memories. My student days. Amazing times explosive energy. Pogo and hippies, Punks, and wild haircuts.

So many memories. The words are a masterpiece…