Foxton's basslines are just astounding....

@debramelendi8220

2 жыл бұрын

He's an AMAZING bassist!!

@benweeks626

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta be the best!

@TBP-st3bn

2 жыл бұрын

Great player, big influence on me, doesn't get the credit he deserves.

@RamsFan93

2 жыл бұрын

As a bassist myself, I appreciate you appreciating the basslines

@willowman7721

2 жыл бұрын

Best bass line of any Jam song

What ever say you can't knock the The Jam, I now 57 and they were my favourite band as a teenager and the music still sounds raw, honest and relevant. They were the perfect band.

@jeffreykaufmann2867

2 жыл бұрын

Their "This is the Modern World" Album sound like the early Who

@georgehenry598

Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@kallumleader9110

Жыл бұрын

what a catalyst you turned out to be ;oP

@angelaandersons7918

Жыл бұрын

They are my favourites too x madness too x but Sir Paul Weller x is yummy x and his social activism makes him more beautiful x

@DukeOfKidderminster

Жыл бұрын

It’s a pity they are still relevant today; it shows how little progress we’ve made in the past forty years.

the bass,the bass... its all in the bass...truly fabulous bass playing.

@wtorules4743

2 жыл бұрын

It sure is. The drums are special too.

@nicolasmrn

2 жыл бұрын

The Jam... it's all in The Jam...

@cyclingartist6827

Жыл бұрын

Correct!

@coffermartin77

Жыл бұрын

Use to play this bass line all the time. Very fun to play.

@scaffmadd

3 ай бұрын

Bruce is still doing all this old stuff Looks just the same😎

What a catalyst you turned out to be, loaded the guns and you run off home for your tea.........what a lyric. Weller a poetic genius.

@peterbalac1915

Жыл бұрын

Spot on, and back then I wasn't a fan didn't like anything political especially music but for some reason I loved this song. All that rugby put hair on yr chest ect ,,,,,you hit the nail on the head with your comment, Respect bud.

@Willsey

11 ай бұрын

Also liked, all that rugby puts hairs on your chest, what chance have you got with a tie and a crest . So very true

17 and I just discovered The Jam, and may I say they're so amazing.

@david8_0

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats 👏 the jam are awesome

@garybrown5416

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Stiff Little Fingers!🤘

@paulineelyseperreras7931

2 жыл бұрын

@@garybrown5416 will do! Thanks😀

@andrew5845

Жыл бұрын

Best ever

@nitedreamer23

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the world of the Modfather, Paul Weller.

"What chance have you got against a tie and a crest?" This song is a huge dig at the English class system.

@douglasparkinson4123

3 жыл бұрын

the jams discogrpahy as a collective is a jab at britain in general.

@zaphodbeeblebrox9109

3 жыл бұрын

Most Jam songs are

@Lesterlock99

3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasparkinson4123 not Britain - the poliitcal elite who continue to fuck up government. EG, this tory gov who have utterly mishandled the covid crisis......

@thatone846

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lesterlock99 I'd understand if you said that 6-8 months ago, but this vaccination program is the best shot we have at normalcy again and it's primarily down to Boris. He's got my vote should he ever run again.

@Lesterlock99

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatone846 perhaps you should delete this comment before someone actually screen shots it LOL. The internet is forever after all......

I'm never anything but astounded by the fact the Jam were a three piece. They still seem to constantly fill the room with sound, which is no mean feat.

I was born in the year 2000, my dad used to always have this band playing in the car, I loved it so much. Sadly he died in 2012 I come back every now and then to bring back the memories we had in the car. The lengths I would go to give him one last hug are unimaginable.

@philipnorthfield

8 ай бұрын

Your dad had great taste in music. I am sure it gave him great pleasure that you enjoyed listening to it with him.

@JennySussex

4 ай бұрын

I’m sure he will be with you in spirit when you listen to The Jam. Did he have a favourite song do you remember? My favourite album is The Gift. 🎁

"What chance do you have against a tie and a crest?""- what a line.

@imanazam1510

7 жыл бұрын

Ian Squires Do you listen to the stone roses If so your username is fucking genius

@billmcelroy3307

7 жыл бұрын

Merle Haggard

@bennyhillschineseblokechar3689

6 жыл бұрын

20/09/17. Heard this today on Steve Wright In The Afternoon.

@alchemy432thefoolcardmagic7

6 жыл бұрын

mk ultra programming you all victim's on this reply.... MADONECHESTER I created the meme !!!!...fools

@Chrisamusic1

6 жыл бұрын

Especially if he owns some land ..then he's Squire Ian Squires. :-)

The Jam was the voice of a angry generation.The soundtrack and influence of so many and still fresh and relevant today.

Bruce’s bass sound can’t be beaten by anyone!

Paul Weller was and still is a great man who told us a story with his lyrics

One of the best rock songs ever written.

@sallyjoan

8 ай бұрын

wouldn't go that far

A masterpiece of a song!

Gotta say Paul Weller was a genius..

@anttee90

2 жыл бұрын

Still is

Grew up thinking why would a song about "eating trifles" be so good

weller is one of our fineist songwriters

Oid codger here when jam hit 1979 what a band. Outstanding

@gentillygirl545

3 жыл бұрын

Glorious noise coming from three great guys!

One of my all time favourite groups. Absolutely loved the music back then. Had all the albums sadly all lost along the years..also the specials. Selecter. Bad manners madness. The kinks. Merton parkas. There was so many.

As a Public school boy later a squaddie this is unbeatable 1980 age group

@peterbalac1915

Жыл бұрын

Growing up I lived on a council estate, some public school boys in our village used to come to the playing field for a kick around ect. They might have been posh boys but they could bloody handle themselves good lads, tbf that's the only time we seen em as they were in boarding schools.

@peterbalac1915

Жыл бұрын

Meant to put summer holidays 😂

Every generation has the music they deserve. The Jam was the music of my generation. Power.

@redparkes745

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, my generation has toxic, lazy and articulate music. It’s a good job I know where the good music is at.

@WAZOOMA

2 жыл бұрын

@@redparkes745 youtube comments make it seem like the ONLY music that gets made now is garbage, when clearly every generation has good and bad music. also what do you mean when you call modern music 'articulate' like it's a slur? articulate is a good thing right?

@redparkes745

2 жыл бұрын

@@WAZOOMA artificial*. Typo. And it is mostly garbage in comparison to the 80s, I’m sure there’s a lot of rubbish there, but this generation is what killed music.

I saw The Jam perform at the Winning Post in Whitton, Spring 1977. They were totally fantastic. From 1977-82, they couldn't put a foot wrong. This is a brilliant reminder of great pop music B.C (Before Cowell). Watch this and weep at the current state of pop today. No guts or passion......

@janetlittlewood1322

3 жыл бұрын

The jam best ever

@orwellknew3408

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh....the winning post Stackridge Thin Lizzy Budgie John Otway Brinsley Schwartz And DJ Alan Goff Happy days

@w00s3r2

2 жыл бұрын

My mate was at that gig and didn’t enjoy it and never got into The Jam I have of course informed him he was seeing history in the making and is a tosser

@markcf83

Жыл бұрын

@@w00s3r2 .... and you were right about your friend.....

@stormytempest6521

9 ай бұрын

SPOT ON!

The bass line is brilliant

How can you not like this?? Its the Jam!!! ~old memories :)

@murrayscott9546

4 жыл бұрын

Definition of Nostalgia : fond memories of things that didn't actually happen.Musta bin some good stuff.

@janetlittlewood1322

3 жыл бұрын

Class

Few things were more thrilling than seeing the Jam play this in concert. I was a lucky sob to have witnessed them.

Paul Weller is about 19 yrs old in this vid!, absolute genius!!

@TerryTanktop

7 жыл бұрын

He's 21, but I get your point.

@ballyman12

6 жыл бұрын

indeed

@skelly7987

6 жыл бұрын

21

@marksinthehouse1968

4 жыл бұрын

Runs in the family

@peaky859

3 жыл бұрын

Agree with u

Aberdeen Sotland Jam fan for life!

@murrayscott9546

4 жыл бұрын

Keep on, goin' on. On, on.

Wow! The Bassline!

Drumming on this is great, Rick suited the Jam so well and was a cracking player.

What a great talent Paul Weller is! He's up there with Marriot, Lane and Ray Davis!

@grahamhesketh5708

8 жыл бұрын

+Javed Singh who?

@charlessale409

8 жыл бұрын

+Graham Hesketh He means *Davies

@Kelly14UK

8 жыл бұрын

+Javed Singh Jam were a kind of punk approach to Mod. Shame punks never adopted them cos Weller seemed pissed at the establishment. Jam had similiar production/ energy to early Clash. Even the names have similiar ring.

@lewiscranston881

8 жыл бұрын

+Kelly14UK true that I think Weller was a quirkier and better vocalist in his prime. Also Foxton's bass is absolutely cracking.

@Kelly14UK

8 жыл бұрын

Power trios. Pure talent. The Police, Supergrass, Cream. One thing i can't do even if i COULD sing, is play an instrument and sing at the same time.Lewis Cranston

i was 16 when this came out, what a time to be alive!

@ThePersian61

3 жыл бұрын

So was I

@madmen4267

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePersian61 me too

@Willsey

11 ай бұрын

And me

the same for me ,weller really said something to people like me who lived in the suburbs ,i sort looked to london as that was were it was all happening but today i love the english countryside `the place i love` can reduce me to tears!

Had the pleasure of meeting Paul at a gig in Sheffield ,he introduced me to his dad ,and the girl on the t shirt stall who was Paul’s sister, I’ll never forget every time Paul had a drink of his can of lager on stage he passed me the can to Finnish off, good memory’s I’m 62 now , almost forgot Paul pushed the fire exit door open and let people in who didn’t have a ticket, and yes the ex wife got Paul’s autograph on her blouse happy days.

The jam just gets me in the mood for football

@StuWright

8 жыл бұрын

+Kai Pelekanos nah its real music , not footy crap

@StuWright

8 жыл бұрын

i imagine you are making that up snoop :-)

@clairduffy60

8 жыл бұрын

+snoopatomicdog It's the other way round, use your loaf.

@paulbarbour5682

7 жыл бұрын

snoopatomicdog rromper stomperub

@_teelerjooseeph7367

6 жыл бұрын

Kai Pelekanos it makes me wanna head down to the queens head and watch football 🤣

Aged 10, this blew me away. Aged 50, still works.

Fortunate to have seen them three times, still listen to them, where did the years go!

They foresaw the sheer bollocks of these last 13 Tory years. Brilliant.

What a group.And the lyrics have deep political meanings behind alot of what Paul wrote,so young.will ALWAYS love THE JAM😏😘

Get out your mat and pray to the west I'll get mine out and pray for myself Fuckin unbelievable lyrics

Paul Weller, the epitome of cool and easy on the eye ❤️

"What a catalyst you turned out to be, loaded the guns then you ran off home for your tea left me standing like a naughty schoolboy" Brilliant lyrics

As usual a great story-telling song from my favourite band. What a tune!

@andrew5845

Жыл бұрын

Best band ever

@sallyjoan

6 ай бұрын

i wouldn't go that far.@@andrew5845

We had some great music through the years but no one came close to The Jam 👍🏻

@Deadeye1967

4 жыл бұрын

The Specials

@ChannelRandy

4 жыл бұрын

Vastly under rated band.

@andylittler6389

3 жыл бұрын

In America they are massively underrated

@colingeddes2172

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on mate.eton rifles , my all time favourite song from my all time favourite band. The Jam!

@michaelharris4651

2 жыл бұрын

@Mark Hower 👍

I came out of an underground station in London yesterday and the first person I saw in daylight was British music Icon Paul Weller taking out his bin bags. I was photographing a party full of twenty-something Americans; of course, they had never heard of him. Who would the American equivalent be?

@Raider577

6 ай бұрын

I also saw him a couple of years go coming out of an off licence waved to him he waved back. It was in Little Venice area.

I didn't hear the jam till 1984--I was 14 and heard the Snap! compilation-definitely changed my life ..Paul Weller is one of my heroes

I still laugh at PM David Cameron's comment that this is one of his favourite songs. Which part of it did he not understand? ;-) All joking aside, cracking song! x

@boogieeck

6 жыл бұрын

Remind who won the ruck, both in the song and in life? Eton I think

@dopiaza2006

6 жыл бұрын

He understood it perfectly, unlike many of his detractors - you for example :) What chance do you stand against a tie and a crest? Every chance if you stop playing the victim.

@StarMan881Gaming

6 жыл бұрын

Good choice of phrase dopiaza. Playing the victim is now a national pastime. Hence the now popularity of Corbyn. His supporters that I know of don't know how to help themselves but think Jeremy's magic wand will give them everything they don't really deserve.

@Sxm_8

6 жыл бұрын

dopiaza2006 So you think someone who comes from a working class background and went to an average school has a chance against someone who’s born into wealth and power and goes to the best schools ? Deluded

@LB_129

5 жыл бұрын

@@Sxm_8 yes

What an incredible run of singles

didnt anyone hear that bass playing? absolutely genious.

@therealrodhull1

5 жыл бұрын

Bruce Foxton is said to have been one of the best bassists in pop music.

@jakmak1199

5 жыл бұрын

Nice n' twanky....

@gary1chester

5 жыл бұрын

Love that Rickenbacker sound. The guy's a class act.

@Kelly14UK

5 жыл бұрын

Rickenbacker. His sound here immediately put me in mind of The Damneds' Paul Gray 1980- 82. That amazing sound.

@Kelly14UK

5 жыл бұрын

Aye sorry, didn't see you mention the make. Those things cost a MINT. @@gary1chester

For me this is three young Men aka The Jam at their zenith. The Setting Sons album was a game changer for Music, The band and for a lot of Folk like myself. The Eton Rifles put into words and melody how I felt about the matters of Class, Standing, Wealth and all that bollocks that alas does really matter. Wasteland, Little Boy Soldiers & Thick as Thieves - need I say anymore :)

Absolute brilliant band The Jam........I was a teenager when this was out, and loved their music....thanks for posting TheJamVEVO

How can someone so young be so insightful?

I'm so Surrey. Had an Essex moment, there. The Jam, there. Though XTC was equally awesome.! Here's to all you Bristol-pistols out there. The one's still left, to remember.

One of the finist mod band's of all time it's a pleasure to listen to them 2021 🎼🎹🎼🎵🎸🎺🎷🪕🎻🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@willowman7721

2 жыл бұрын

The Jam never grow old

@christophermorrison3667

2 жыл бұрын

Best band ever

Possibly the best underrated drummer in history, and I still can't rememeber his name. He really made these songs work, swing and attack. So good. Plus the sound of that Rickenbacker, and Foxton's awesome bass lines. Yes, Weller's voice and his songs made it all possible, but what a great trio.

@simonealexander7313

4 ай бұрын

Rick Buckler was the drummer

The greatest band ever .😎🛵

ahhh when i was probably about 5/6 and my dad would play this in the car and i'd sing eating trifles haha oh dear

@JammyGit

3 жыл бұрын

@Shannon Smith - You weren't the only one 😆 From what I remember, eating trifle was a common bastardization of the lyrics 👍

@colingeddes2172

3 жыл бұрын

Forget all the politcs! This is simply the jam at their best!

@nigelthompson9899

3 жыл бұрын

At first I thought it was eating trifles haha

@axel8728

3 жыл бұрын

Lol it's what I though the first time hearing it.

@carolecochrane8173

3 жыл бұрын

Love misheard lyrics 😆😆😆

cant believe this came out in 1979, take me back remember it at the 4th form disco, thought this was early 80's tho

They were such a great band. I loved the jam. Great baselines

@colingeddes2172

Жыл бұрын

The greatest band ever imo💯👍

@sallyjoan

6 ай бұрын

not in my opinion@@colingeddes2172

Never be another group as good as the jam x

I love the way they have Rick Butler front and centre in a suit, on the drums!

Paul Weller absolute genius

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Singleton a GENIUS

Rickenbacker bass is unmistakable!

There are bands,then there is the JAM!!

What a bass line !!

Always loved Rick Buckler’s bolt upright drumming stance. Excellent posture.

@chrisst8922

4 жыл бұрын

Drumming in a collar and tie.

They were always stylish and so slim.paul always my fav member x

Great tune great band

Is this the most perfect lyric ever? Utterly wonderful.

As relevant today as it was then. The Jam meant so much to so many growing up in the UK, myself included. The irony was that for many their message was probably lost in the music as the quality was so high but regardless, some of the best storytellers ever.

@peterbalac1915

Жыл бұрын

Bit older than you the Jam weren't really my bag back then ,,,,BUT I loved the message in this song. You have probably put a better account of the song in your thread, not here lookin for a row there's one of them goin on down near Slough 😉 🤙

@stephencollins7714

Жыл бұрын

@@peterbalac1915 I am finding that as I get older I am much more receptive to music that I rejected in my youth. I will avoid Slough for now and I am clearly no match for your untamed wit.

Beautiful bass line...

Nothing changes. 2022 and thd Eton Rifles still in charge. Love The Jam. Look forwars to seeing From the Jam in Cardiff,November. 4th time

real music. Timeless

Love the sound of a Rickenbacker bass....

@dodibenabba1378

5 жыл бұрын

@MusicalElitist1 Nah...

3 fucking great singles and a top album in 79. I'm still in awe.

A fellow fan of the Jam once said to me over a beer or two in the sun!. How many members of oasis does it take to change a light bulb? I said " go on! " He said, 4, 3 to change a light bulb, and the other one rung Paul Weller, to ask if they were doing it right! I still chuckle. Much love.

Amazing sound, class lyrics from Paul ' MODfather'

2019 still loving this track and singing along WE ARE THE MODS

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

Mick Rudy and Paul the mod FATHER 🤘

this is one of his lyrical high points and one of jam's true greatest hits.

still awesome today is Paul Weller

@Paul_John_Weller

Жыл бұрын

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

Foxtons bass playing is fuckin class

Great lyrics

@robertpalacios3622

5 жыл бұрын

I took a bus from Hollywood to Pasadena to see the jam at Perkins Palace very long but well worth the trip

One of the best songs ever 🔥🔥

Fantastic song great memories where have the years gone

How talented and brilliant were The Jam? Seems like only yesterday when this single was released; they don't make bands like this anymore.

@trayc2762

3 жыл бұрын

Ali: Yes. Back when music was used as a tool for highlighting social injustice from a genuinely furious angry young Weller in his (at least in my irrelevant opinion) finest incarnation, as lead singer of The Jam. Obviously no social media, ergo no attempts to ingratiate himself with anybody for "likes" no faux-posturing to gain fans: That fury was totally authentic; the way he spits the words out.; What an amazing thing to see - Music made organically with the intention of making a contribution toward facilitating positive change in society. Fat chance of that today in an industry where the 'artists' are cynically put together in a strict, tightly controlled, conveyor belt, formulaic manufactured fashion; by Cowell or Fuller. Sing utterly meaningless lyrics and can't speak, dress or shit without the permission of their svengali bosses. What a shame. Okay Ali, I do apologise - hope I've not lulled you into a coma with my scintillating (irony present) blathering. I shall piss of now. Take care. Love and peace to you and to all persons.💙👌.

@Wilayaat

3 жыл бұрын

@@trayc2762 - You're not wrong at all, peace and love back at you!

@trayc2762

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wilayaat Bless you Ali; you're very tolerant! Take care. All the very best to you.💙👌

@colingeddes2172

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

@trayc2762

3 жыл бұрын

@@colingeddes2172 Hey Colin, hope you're well. 💙

In the 70’s there were Queen, David Bowie, and Elvis, and then there was the Jam. They were something else. Awesome. 🤘😎💪

Crackin' live band too, would have seen them 10 times live, but couldn't get out of a night shift just before they broke up... 👍

These lyrics are insane

Good tune on the way to an away day

Best band ever .

My favourite track from this band.

Fantastic 😍

I was a kid when i heard them first on radio,that played the whole album and i was hooked right away.Original voice,original style and gr8 energetic music.

@chrisst8922

4 жыл бұрын

The Eton Rifles was a stand alone single

Weller, Buckler and Foxton = The Jam

@andrewmatthews6861

5 жыл бұрын

Mace Matthew Colodny made great music mace

@andrewmatthews6861

4 жыл бұрын

Mace Matthew Colodny true Class

@riaingalligan8461

2 жыл бұрын

Paul Rick and Bruce = the jam

I saw the Jam early 80’s and thought they were the best 3 piece band in the world Then later same year saw the Police I then KNEW The Jam were the best 3 piece band in the world

A Gem of a song!.The Bass is absolutley brilliant + the Lyrics are awesome!. 😎

Paul Weller used to purposely mime badly to show that they weren't playing live, because he disliked TOTP fakery. Or at least, that's what they'e said in the past. Great song.

@thomaspatrickparker6648

7 жыл бұрын

I've tried telling people that they weren't really playing their instruments on this, thought I was insane. Oh well.

@IrukaSaaan

6 жыл бұрын

Also in the ranks of "protest bad miming" are Iron Maiden, Muse, and Nirvana. Love bands who have that kind of audacity. And I sure do love The Jam.

@monkeyspankerful

6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Patrick Parker Their guitars are not plugged in......

@neilread2799

6 жыл бұрын

Remember EMF doing 'Unbelievable' at The Brits? The guitarist wore a boxing glove on his playing hand.

@ericsflyingkick9945

6 жыл бұрын

Check out the stone roses on totp

The guitars indicate class 🤗💪🏼

Weller is a musical genius .

@basketburger

4 ай бұрын

Yep

WOW memory lane!

@Paul_John_Weller

Жыл бұрын

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

I love this song.. awesome lyrics..