DIFFERENT!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Jam - That's Entertainment REACTION

[@markstryshak539]

Song is about mundane/depressing life for lower class folks. “That’s Entertainment “ is sarcasm.

[@csn10]

A police car and a screaming siren A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete A baby wailing and stray dog howling The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking That's entertainment, that's entertainment Written in 10 minutes and ranked #306 in Rolling Stone's top 500 songs of all time. These were Paul Weller's observations one day in London. Worth another listen.

[@chrisballs6848]

Ah the heady days before disposable income.

[@sarahseery6288]

At a time when unemployment was high and a lot of people's lives were depressing

[@sloth_energy]

@@sarahseery6288 Note that you can edit comments on KZbin

[@sarahseery6288]

@@sloth_energy done, thanks

[@Pomdownuder]

The song for the disaffected youth in the UK. The anger over the economic depression. Trying to live on bugger all money, making do with what you've got. You never lived through those times. AMBER NAILED IT TOTALLY British sarcasm, something that makes the Brits who they are

[@PedroConejo1939]

And the violence, don't forget the fights at outside pubs, at gigs; media-inflamed tribal wars; the NF trying to ruin it for everyone; and the brutality of the police. If you were around then, everything Paul Weller wrote makes perfect sense. And you could dance to it. I nearly got my head kicked in the first time I saw the Jam live, and I could say that about half a dozen gigs I went to.

[@Pomdownuder]

@@PedroConejo1939yeah the early year's were a bit hairy walking to Brixton tube in winkle pickers, pin stripe boating blazer and stove pipes, never any trouble though except for the old bill. (I think they wanted any excuse) Certainly had a few run in's with the skins in Peckham. Ahh glory days. Poverty n pints 🍻 n punch ons

[@murraycruickshank4764]

Not far off what it’s like today! Especially with Social Media and the current divide between the monied and not 😢 keep up the great reactions

[@Ian-sl4uk]

Get sarcasm & the lyrics fall perfectly into place.

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

6:31 Amber's spot on observations surprise me every time. I don't know why, it's just rare that someone is willing to go under the hood of an admittedly esoteric song and dissect it as succinctly as she does. 👍

[@sandrahughes8645]

Spot on!

[@pumpwellington6631]

Amber is far more open than Rob.

[@drg3712]

Amber is definitely tuned it to stuff. She probably only got a few lines clear in her head, but she sussed it out based on the sarcastic chorus

[@Scary__fun]

That expression on his face was him in school.

[@smartenuphumans]

she is a phony pedophilias rape supporter who uses your loneliness to make money - wake up you big dummies!

[@XtheMystic244]

The Jam were all about social commentary , this is about working class life in England. Twenty years later Pulp brought out "Common People" which highlights the same satirical theme.

[@samhainkid]

Pulp's "Different Class" is such a perfect album!!! I hope they get around to reacting to more stuff like that.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

AMBER TOTALLY NAILED IT. This is a brilliant song about things that happen... things that he observes... rather than things he WISH would happen. Paul Weller is a poet. A beautiful song you might love: "MAN IN THE CORNER SHOP" which can bring me to tears with it's simple hopeful message. Cheers!

[@stephencolligan]

Soundtrack to life for an adolescent in late 1970’s Britain. High unemployment ,strikes,poor life prospects . At the same time appreciating the small pleasures - a walk in the park,cuddling a war m girl …….pure poetry

[@chrislewis118]

Try Saturdays Kids. Another accurate account of poverty in the 1970's UK

[@matthewelder3220]

The whole “Sound Affects” album is just bang on! Social commentary from a certain time in Britain baby!!

[@StephenDouthart-f8r]

Love The Jam. So Many good Songs. Going Underground Eton Rifles. The Bitterest Pil Thick As Thieves Beat Surrender...so many more. I love the line from this song : " two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude"

[@kevinfriel6182]

Indeed. And “reading the graffiti of our slashed seats affair” . My go to Jam song is The Bitterest Pill.

[@jaccilowe3842]

Paul Weller is a freaking genius! Known as the Modfather. The Jam were New Wave and sang gritty lyrics about the state of the country. He was asked in an interview recently why he didn't sing any protest songs anymore and he said, What would be the point, they'd all be about the same things! True dat.

[@TheClairem75]

To get this song you need to understand the British class system. This is about being seen as the lowest of the low by those that rule us. The newspapers that print stories to give us ‘entertainment’ are run by people who want us to hate each other & love our monarchy.

[@Robsan40]

Sounds a lot like USA, we have the same situation.

[@benshafer5198]

Absolutely. Applies to the working poor in the US then and now, as well. He's using sarcasm in describing the drudgery and monotonous nature of the lower end of the socio economic scale in which he (they) grew up ; almost finding a sardonic humor in it. Paul Weller was and is a true poet

[@ChelseaPensioner-DJW]

Isn't just about the class system though, if you remember at the time there was a revolution in the UK stock market, where stocks and shares dealers had moved on from the monied elite and old school tie brigade, to the sons and daughters of Clued Up Barrow Boys, Market Sellers from Covent Garden, Billingsgate and Smithfields Markets, who made the pound God, they were all from Working Class backgrounds but soon forgot that.

[@winstonsmith3690]

Nothing has changed since then. For the better at least.

[@TheTruthstalker]

Reply of the week!

[@SeeDaRipper...]

That's Entertainment... A police car and a screaming siren A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete A baby wailing and stray dog howling The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking That's entertainment, that's entertainment A smash of glass and the rumble of boots An electric train and a ripped up phone booth Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat Lights going out and a kick in the balls I tell ya that's entertainment, that's entertainment Days of speed and slow time Monday's Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday Watching the news and not eating your tea A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls I say that's entertainment, that's entertainment Waking up at six AM on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays That's entertainment, that's entertainment La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away That's entertainment, that's entertainment Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude Getting a cab and travelling on buses Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs I tell ya that's entertainment, that's entertainment La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la

[@SEANBANOG4]

poetry....beautiful

[@williammckay9229]

I re-watched because of your lyrics. Thanks.

[@rjjcms1]

The slashed seats being the ones in the cinema,no doubt.

[@willrichardson519]

Guess what, decades of the same old, same old and that's the case for far too many people, and plenty others have it even worse than that!

[@머피테리문과대학영어]

Weller wrote it “in 10 minutes” after coming home from the pub a bit drunk. The song is about the sadness that clings to the everyday aspects of an ordinary life.

[@vernongoodey5096]

I was going to write exactly this. Yes written after a night out possibly in Woking???

[@kf9346]

The lead singer, Paul Weller, goes on to create the blue-eyed soul The Style Council you guys will love: “Long Hot Summer,” “You’re the Best Thing,” “Ever Changing Moods” and “Shout to the Top!”

[@lynnejamieson2063]

I’m pretty sure ‘blue eyed soul’ was from the 60’s. However, during his Style Council days Weller was known as both ‘The Cappuccino Kid’ and ‘The Modfather’…the later of which he’s still known as. The Style Council also leaned a little more towards Jazz than Soul too.

[@samhainkid]

"Walls Come Tumbling Down" is still a total anthem for me.

[@zivo24]

‘Speak like a child’ is my fave of Style Council.

[@neilmccarthy5102]

….. and ‘reach out for happiness’ !

[@neilmccarthy5102]

Correction ‘HEAD START for happiness’

[@Roddy1965]

The lyrics are pure poetry. Open your mind. It's about everyday life for the working classes. Only one of the most popular Jam tunes ever.

[@drg3712]

I don’t think anyone’s mind is J open. Welles’s vials and lyrics are a little hard to decipher for unaccustomed ears

[@drg3712]

… meant ‘Anyone’s mind is in-opened’

[@drg3712]

‘un-opened’. F@CK not being able to edit message on an ipad

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@drg3712😂😂😂

[@tamcon72]

@@drg3712 That's entertainment . . .

[@irishbrneyes6978]

It's a sarcastic song about what's entertainment, and what's not. Kudos to Amber!

[@browntabproductions]

Great song. Very well written. The Jam were BIG! Releasing 18 consecutive top 40 singles in the UK, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in 1982, including four #1 hits. They’re known for their melodic songs & Mod image. Just like The Who in 1964. 😮

[@BGNOLA]

They had a cult following in the US; the first band I saw in a bar underage were mods who did a lot of Jam songs

[@Jeflar70]

Amber, you are rapidly becoming one of the best review voices upon songs and their meanings who is out there in the entire entertainment world. You have an unerring ability to pinpoint a song’s lyrical meaning and I’m here for it! As ever, with this song, a great piece of UK sociopolitical poetry, you have nailed the meaning and bought straight into it. What a journey the two of you have taken these past few years - and what a channel!

[@markthorley9511]

Paul weller the lead singer wrote this at age 18 in 16 minutes when you think about it like that it's a masterpiece.

[@BGNOLA]

He was 24 when they broke up; he thought 25 was "too old" (I wish I had that problem now)

[@gerardmccavana4905]

He wasn't quite 18...21/22...but doesn't take away from the fact that it's a great song

[@paulfield1]

He's written a number of masterpieces. He's up there with McCartney in the pantheon of musicial gods.

[@cejannuzi]

I think you are thinking of In the City or This is the Modern World or something.

[@jerryjackson7339]

If you didn't notice when you reacted to "Sowing the Seeds of Love", it includes the line: "Kick out the style, bring back the jam". Bring back the Jam!!!

[@fayesouthall6604]

I like both 😊

[@johnallison6474]

Some things needs to be left alone....bands like The Clash and The Jam are classic examples of leaving something special alone.

[@db-gb5xi]

Another British band to check out would be Xtc - Generals and Majors, Making Plans for Nigel, Dear God, Ballad of Peter Pumpkin Head, Senses Working Overtime, Mayor of Simpleton, King For A Day.

[@darrenw2890]

Greatest band since the fab four.

[@NS-ie2ld]

Definitely. XTC is great

[@willfromyadkinville]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@keithosmond5730]

... and that jusr scratches the surface. A few others: Sgt. Rock (I Going To Help Me); Respectable Street; pretty much anyrging from Oranges & Lemons...

[@elebenty5709]

​@@keithosmond5730That cd was my introduction to them. Do you think the Dukes of Stratosphere would be too much for them?

[@imposs-up1hg]

One of the greatest songs of all time. No debate.

[@keithwarrington2430]

That's debatable

[@ignitedfw]

Not really.

[@alexandercabeza2442]

I agree,imposs.🍻

[@MrSaltford]

You had to be in the right place and at the right time, the UK and 1980s and this is an open book of life in the UK. It is defo one of the best songs ever written because it's simple and correct

[@ignitedfw]

I was in the right place at the right time. Not a fan of the Jam or this song. Hence, not one of the best songs ever written.

[@akiuliano]

The Jam is very very British. It’s a serious social commentary. You have to hear the Eton Riffles next.

[@PedroConejo1939]

And anything off All Mod Cons.

[@thebillyhunt9216]

Fly

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

Yes good one. For me it's Down In A Tube Station At Midnight

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@MikePhillips-pl6ov I absolutely love Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, but it's a difficult theme for me - "They smelt of pubs And Wormwood Scrubs, and too many right wing meetings." They were tough times for some of us.

[@lennylush09]

Jay wouldn’t have felt this song as much as a Brit. It’s about life living in an urban environment surrounded by a mass of things you encounter, living in a damp flat because that’s what you can afford, opening the windows on a hot summers day hearing police sirens, the cry of a tomcat, howling dog, baby crying. Travelling on a bus, vandalised by knife slashed seats, reading graffiti about love affairs (the heart symbol), walking past paint splattered graffiti walls, the smell of stale perfume, feeding ducks at the park. For many these are the elements that surround your life on a daily basis, things that make you feel alive in this environment but also dreaming about your holidays, to escape, for many, the poverty of this urban life. That’s Entertainment.

[@geoffwright3692]

Rumour has it that Paul Weller came up with this in one session when staggering home from the pub. And after having had a few, followed by a kebab, that can be where you're in a mindset to reflect on the mundane nature of life- the rain, the police out on patrol (good luck seeing that these days), the ripped-up phone box, the sticky black tarmac.....this all typifies that in the grim landscape of 70's Britain, for many, this was as good as life got. Another cheery Jam one to take a look at if you haven't already is "Down in the Tube Station (subway) At Midnight"

[@drg3712]

Sticky black tarmac.. loved that lyric delivery. This is the song I always used to sing in my head as a teenager when I walked home from a friends house after a late night out. Lots of fun had but also bored of everything around me 😏😀

[@leethrelfalllt]

"Pissing down with rain, on a boring wednesday"!....says it all about life in the UK...😫😫

[@Vesparado]

Sang this very loud back when I was roofing houses in the mid-80's, just to get through it. That's entertainment.

[@shamisengupta984]

The Jam is so quintessentially English. You should check Style Council as well. Recommendation: Paul Weller (lead singer of The Jam and later, Style Council) as a solo artist with his song “You Do Something to Me”. Paul Weller is a genius and, Jay, I think you will really enjoy this song.

[@johnpratt3561]

Amber you're so good - well done.

[@tamcon72]

This may be a bit of a culture shock for young Americans unfamiliar with the Britain of the 1980s . . . thanks for posting!

[@jaydock1]

I was so surprised that J didn’t like it! I guess because I grew up on new wave and alternative, but this is one of my favorite songs ever

[@voxsilen]

Culture shock is a good thing for every generation.

[@stevetreloar3129]

The Brits have a wonderful way of making very aggressive lyrics into beautifully melodic songs!

[@Lianne108]

Amber got it. I grew up in London in the 70s and 80s. We had to make our own entertainment. There were only a couple of TV channels, no phones or computers. Life could be tough. What entertained you was the mundane things going on around you.

[@Trish-ql9kz]

Me too.. Brixton SW2

[@dklapec]

Spent 3 months there in '86, near King's Cross...still punk though fading...

[@suemcglone2151]

Amber's right, Jay...this one's more about the lyrics. It's just the singer commenting on everything he's seeing around him ... lots of working class sarcastic references. Plus, Paul Weller is pretty open about the fact he wrote this when he'd had a few too many lol. I've seen people suggest this to you before but you should check out Weller's next band; The Style Council. I think you'll be surprised. Try 'You're The Best Thing' and 'Walls Come Tumbling Down.'

[@dannybaldridge3529]

Yes please! I am anxiously waiting for them to react to either one of those 2 songs. Amber would love the sax in You're The Best Thing.

[@johnschofield8348]

It’s a British trait to wrap up the most cutting brutal and mundane situations lyrically with melodic music. It goes back for the longest time

[@surlechapeau]

J/A, The singer Paul Weller was in The Style Council which had hits with "My Ever Changing Moods" and "You're the Best Thing" !!

[@hedgewitchherbarium]

Yes! Also "Shout to the Top" - I'm sure they'd love that too ❣

[@imposs-up1hg]

Piano version of "My Ever Changing Moods".

[@tinahairston6383]

Amber nailed it! It's all about the lyrics and those pertain to observations and what someone would find entertaining in the every day normalcy of life, things that are subtle and others that aren't. Here are the lyrics... "A police car and a screaming siren Pneumatic drill and ripped-up concrete A baby wailing, a stray dog howling The screech of brakes and lamplight blinking A smash of glass and the rumble of boots An electric train and a ripped-up phone booth Paint-splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat Lights going out and a kick in the balls Days of speed and slow-time Mondays Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday Watching the news and not eating your tea A freezing cold flat with damp on the walls Waking up at 6 A.M. on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard Watching the telly and thinking 'bout your holidays Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude Getting a cab and travelling on buses Reading the grafitti about slashed-seat affairs."

[@MegaMrsKennedy]

This is the soundtrack to my youth. Dissafection, anger, poverty. The genius that is Paul Weller sang my life and gave a voice to my generation. You maybe had to be there, but this song still moves me

[@RaymondoRed]

Oh Jay…… I’m starting to wonder if you are emotionally mature enough to review all the wonderful and different types of music out there! Keep it up Amber, you’re doing great.

[@joemc1960]

My favorite band of the early ‘80s. They never really broke through in the US. They’re very British, like the Kinks.

[@jofoster1596]

Some of the lyrics around the late 70s and early 80s might seem strange to American listeners I guess but that was the language of the times in a messy Britain at the time

[@Mike_Huntt]

Thatcher's Britain

[@colettefitzpatrick9412]

One of the many things I love about watching Amber and Robs reactions is the fact that they both bring a different perspective to the songs , which in turn compliment each other perfectly.Never was it more clearer than in this reaction.Amber tends to focus on the meaning and lyrics of a song and with a band like the Jam is super important as their songs tend to carry a deeper meaning.Rob however leans more towards the music and you can especially see him picking up on the bass guitar riffs more and more as he learning to play this instrument. When the song doesn’t have as much of a music content as say ‘A town called malice ‘ or ‘ Going underground ‘ Rob isn’t as keen and this is were Amber comes in because she can see the song for what it is. which as viewers gives us the perfect reaction time and time again . I’ve loved watching them grow from the beginning to where they are now and as they continue to learn and grow in their love for music all over the world they take us along for the journey and we get to reminisce and learn with them to ❤❤

[@DavidQuaile]

This is an example of the commentary/criticism of the UK's political/social state during the 80s - with a heavy dose of sarcasm. If you weren't exposed to the context of the times, you could expected to miss the message. The Jam (Paul Weller) morphed into the Style Council and put out lighter classic tunes... "Long Hot Summer", "You're the Best Thing", My Ever Changing Mood", ""Shout to the Top", "Walls Come Tumbling Down"... prolific with quality.

[@harlowrioux5790]

I was a poor white teenaged Canadian girl of the late 80's and I understood this song perfectly. I often don't grasp why people don't listen to lyrics. I mean LISTEN. This song is about Wellers experience, but I believe anyone whose lived in a certain lower class economic system has this song in their bones. I love your comment. The Jam were so British but again, somehow universal.

[@scifimonkey3]

Brilliant lyrics that captured the mood of working class people in the UK at the time. The end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s when the Jam were at their peak was a turbulent time in the UK and the observations in their music form a great historical record and commentary on the times. The music is the vehicle for the delivery of the message in the lyrics. Sometimes you HAVE to listen to the words otherwise you miss the whole point.

[@TZ61]

Tongue, firmly in cheek here. The Jam consistently wrote great songs that made you think. Don't just follow the masses; dare to be different!

[@paullynn473]

Nostalgia for 1980 London❤🎸🎶Yes cheap entertainment when you got no Pretty Green🎉

[@ronaldmilner8932]

Haha! Good one!

[@Shabenn]

The everyday things you notice in life. Especially when you have nothing better to do.

[@AllysonRogers2729]

"Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude" Those lines always stood out to me as very clever.

[@parissimons6385]

Great song, great band, lots of other great songs by "the Modfather" over the decades, whether with The Jam (Private Hell, Butterfly Collectors, Start, Precious, etc. - a wide range), Style Council, or his long and successful solo career. The Jam were very exciting in concert when I was lucky enough to be there, and enjoyed Paul Weller in concert with his band just a few years ago. And sounds like you got the point in this one, Amber. In this song Paul Weller is singing about a fairly random combination of mundane observations and experiences for people who are not part of the privileged class in London and the UK generally at the time. However, he describes some of these poetically and others matter-of-factly, making the contrasts intriguing. And then, ironically tagging them with "that's entertainment" and a catchy acoustic guitar figure. He performed a live version on TV in a two-guitar duet with Noel Gallagher (formerly) of Oasis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmXFZWuArZyIpJI

[@BGNOLA]

"I was lucky enough to be there" I never got to see them; closest they got to New Orleans was Austin Texas (and that'a a loooong drive)

[@jkbezo1]

They remind me of The Smiths and XTC. It's older UK alternative rock. "80s. Influenced BritPop to come later (late '80s, '90s, '00s). "Kick in the balls" Brit humor!

[@SMccrate01]

I've always loved the guitar melody of this song entirely apart from the awesome, observational commentary. Reminds me of The Smiths where dark and despairing lyrics are laid over bright Jangle Pop. The contrast is both jarring and engaging.

[@cloudboy7750]

For The Jam fans out there. The demo for That's Entertainment is on the Snap! compilation album, and if anything, is possibly more powerful than the released version.

[@mikegateley8405]

A great tune about urban decay in the UK , in the 70s and 80s , you must try The Specials " Concrete Jungle " and The Enemy " We live and die in these Towns " 2 song in a similar vein but decades apart ! Cheers Mike from the UK 🇬🇧 👍 🍺 😊

[@dannyswygart6928]

I second The Enemy, so under-rated

[@kevinberry9033]

Now we're talking....awesome request.

[@MrDportjoe]

FYI we are on holiday to the WA coast and my wife of 40 years is singing along to her favorite Jam tune and so happy that another generation of educators has fallen into the music of our long ago youth (we are soon to be 68 and 66). She was in special ed, I was in university food service. Our oldest is also in education

[@andymageen5308]

The WA coast is indeed a very special place. Enjoy. ✌️

[@mkmstillstackin]

So glad you came back to The Jam! Awesome band and Weller is a legend. "Beat Surrender" and "Start" (which has an iconic bassline and riff) would be my next recommendations, but my all-time favorite of theirs is probably "The Bitterest Pill". I also recommend checking out his later band, The Style Council. Which had a bit of a more melodic, soulful, and jazzy flair to them. For Style Council I'd recommend "Solid Bond" or "My Ever Changing Moods" for starters, but they had a ton others. Weller even went on to have a really good solo career.

[@dannybaldridge3529]

Amber has such a beautiful mind to go with her beautiful face.🙂

[@cosmiccowboy7764]

Mike Scott and the Waterboys- Fisherman’s Blues

[@jemmajames6719]

I thought anyone anywhere who grew up working class in a typical working class area would know instantly what the song was about, and who could not love the energy of The Jam. Iconic band that is still loved.

[@peterdore8690]

Great reaction Amber 👍 Jay you’re on the naughty step sunshine 😂

[@zainlevett3731]

You realise how great bands like The jam. Specials and madness are in the uk . When your at a party and the 50 plus Yr old men have no interest. Then there songs come on and all sing and dance

[@palebeachbum]

I've never heard this song before (or this band), but I really enjoyed it. I like the guitar riffing, him hitting those falsetto notes and the vocal harmonies.

[@060stick]

Try ….Down in the tube station at midnight….. great tune

[@skinmeister1]

I agree with others suggesting that now you must react to Paul Weller's band The Style Council, either to "My Ever Changing Moods" or "You're the Best Thing" ...both great!

[@lawoftheuniverse8089]

Jay what he is doing is Deriding Kicking in the Balls, he doesn't advocate it he is really just dissing the ugly parts of English Culture back then in this Song and getting kicked in the Balls was indeed a part of English Culture back then and still is for that matter...

[@AllysonRogers2729]

Also, the phrase "kicked in the balls" is used in the UK metaphorically to denote being let down or betrayed in some way

[@jelly-baby]

​@@AllysonRogers2729exactly this

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Nope.

[@terryfowler4893]

For me Weller was our generation’s Ray Davies, such a clever songwriter, songs like this one and The Specials-Ghost town encapsulated the feeling of the time perfectly, it’s a literally a case of ‘you had to be there’

[@dankitcher1904]

Amber, as usual, more than usual, you are spot on. Beautiful inside your head as well. Jay, keep hold of her. Your reactions as a pair are so funny, both so very different yet a perfect couple.

[@jeffnorwood-brown8407]

There is that line about being kicked but then there's "Two lovers missing the tranquillity of solitude". So, Jay, if you ever decide to grow up living in the 80's lower class Britain, it might make a bit more sense. But hat's off once again to Amber - you've really got an instinct about these things. Unless you're secretly from Slough...

[@tamazina]

This was never released as a single in the UK but it got into the UK charts just on German imports. It was that good.

[@jax4538]

lol if you lived in New England in the 70s/80s which was very much still like old England, you’d get this. You guys in the mid west are in another country for sure. This was our life in Boston.

[@simondobson1980]

Amber is spot on with her comments and I grew up loving this song but I respect the hell outa Jay for being honest. Lot of reactors don’t and music is so diverse because everyone has their own taste. Respect to both for your reaction

[@Trish-ql9kz]

It was great listening to this at the time when it was all happening, we had so many great bands singing the same message

[@littlecatfeet9064]

Chills! I remember where I was when I heard this song. Paul Weller’s later band The Style Council was more slick sort of blue-eyed soul but still great. Shout To The Top and You’re The Best Thing That Ever Happened are good starts.

[@Stevenimich]

The lead singer went on to be the lead singer of the Style Council… hint hint… listen to, “Shout To the Top” by Style Council.

[@michelleb9808]

Love this album, Sound Affects!!!! Great song!!! My favorite on that album is Monday!! Aw that's OK Jay, we all have stuff we just don't like 😊 Punk (pop) sensibility. The Jam did not reach the popularity in the US they had in England where they were MASSIVELY popular. I was about 19 when this came out...enjoyed punky edgy type music, I did love this album.

[@TooDarnSoulful]

This song is irony ! tongue in cheek. Typical British sarcasm.

[@johnmaynardable]

I love The Jam. When they broke up, the lead singer Paul Weller formed another band called The Style Council. Totally different vibe than The Jam. The Style Council was jazzier and poppier.

[@jimdoyle8757]

Like others have said it's about a mundane life we live in and that's supposed to be entertainment, Amber got it . One of my favourite from the jam

[@pumpwellington6631]

Man Rob...this song is intense...lighten up

[@colibri1]

Other songs from this 1980 album would probably really appeal to Jordan, like "But I'm Different Now" and "Start!" This album showed this sixties-obsessed band moving forward in time in the sixties to about 1966-67, with one song off the album, "Start!," using the Beatles' "Taxman" riff. Jordan would definitely like some of those more aggressive songs. Also, seeing Paul Weller here reminded me of a girl in my late seventies-early eighties Dallas high school whose favorite musicians were the Jam and Tom Petty. I knew a number of people, too, during that time who were so inspired by Weller's societal views that they thought of themselves as "Wellerian" or "Wellerite."

[@plawrence8083]

Amber should have done this on her own. Her understanding is just so much better.

[@bulliboyz]

Well done Amber for picking the lyrics apart brilliantly

[@michaelisherwood8670]

Great song by a great band.

[@tcanders123]

Come on Rob! That driving acoustic rhythm, those cool backwards electic guitar fills. It's SO hypnotic. LOVE it~

[@scatton61]

Another great tune and good on the dancefloor. Went well with Sniff and the Tears, Blondie, The Specials, XTC, U2, The Stranglers and Squeeze

[@kategeraghty2591]

Great song! Fav lyrics “Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight, two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude” so good! Start! is another great song from The Jam you guys should check out!

[@markdermody9698]

They were known as angry young men when they started as they were only 14 or 15 years old when they did their first gigs! Their best tracks are early songs including Eaton Rifles and Down in the Tube Station at Midnight! I do still love them though as they were amazing gotta love The Jam ❤️

[@lunapuella2611]

As a moody, self punishing teenager when this came out I listened to it over and over. As with all The Jam songs it says something about life and times. The lyrics are pure poetry. In this case the music, although hugely important to act as emotional containment, is mainly to support the lyrics.

[@Phil.I.Am1]

Love that you came back to The Jam. Absolute legends. Perfect observation of working class life in the 70's. Although basically a list song, it beautifully captures the time. So poetic and slightly angry. 'Two lovers missing the tranquility of sollitude' - where else would you hear lyrics like this. 'The Mod-father' at his finest ❤❤❤❤

[@williamberry9013]

A police car and a screaming siren Pneumatic drill and ripped-up concrete A baby wailing, a stray dog howling The screech of brakes and lamplight blinking That's entertainment That's entertainment [Verse 2] A smash of glass and the rumble of boots An electric train and a ripped-up phone booth Paint-splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat Lights going out and a kick in the balls I say that's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah [Verse 3] Days of speed and slow-time Mondays Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday Watching the news and not eating your tea A freezing cold flat with damp on the walls I say that's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la La la la la la [Verse 4] Waking up at 6 A.M. on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard Watching the telly and thinking 'bout your holidays That's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la [Verse 5] Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away That's entertainment That's entertainment [Verse 6] Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude Getting a cab and travelling on buses Reading the grafitti about slashed-seat affairs I say that's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah

[@chefskiss6179]

England was in hard times for a LOT of people... so imagine just smelling petrol outside yer window is as close to 'entertainment' as you're ever going to experience. It was a political cry against the way the government was running the country.... sorta... ish. "That's Entertainment" was also the name of a series of movies that came out after 1974 showcasing MGM's collection of movies. So the song was sorta Weller saying this is what HIS world is like, not so rosy.

[@stevehamilton8824]

Paul Weller expresses a sarcastic message about the working class lives. He wrote the song coming back home drunk from the pub. The simplicity of the song is what makes it great. The lyrics simply list out what most working class at the time were seeing around them day to day and you add it with the acoustic JAM and it is a terrific song. You definitely have to understand the lyrics more and that is important for many songs in my opinion. Often times you may not feel the music right away but then you learn what the meaning of the song is and it takes on another level. Peter Weller is an incredible writer. I am like Amber in that lyrics are a huge part of music for me. Yes, the music can pull me in at first but good lyrics can transcend a song to another level.

[@bluepeter1519]

A snapshot of working class life in Britain in the 80,s jam where almost god like to a lot of young people,you had to live it ! Just brilliant😊

[@drg3712]

In some ways, most people think it’s the most accessible Jam song… but fair enough J, the accent is hard to decipher. As usual - Amber nails it with the day in the life / mundane day. Well done!

[@lesscarmel5527]

Amber, I love that you are able to capture the intent of a song so beautifully. This song is genius and Weller is a genuine legend. Long Live the Modfather!

[@bellodrade]

One of my favorite songs of all time is The Bitterest Pill. You must do that one.

[@Fakeaorta]

The Jam are so good! This is a great song!

[@justwantedtocomment28]

when Jay doesn’t understand a song, he always says he don’t like it or isn’t feeling it

[@hamiltonb.8468]

Late 70's / early 80's Britain captured in 3 and half minutes. Guess you had to be there to appreciate the song fully.

[@DukeOfKidderminster]

Paul Weller is one of the most underrated artists going. He really should be considered one of the greats alongside the likes of Bowie etc.

[@stuartmorgan1770]

“If I want to feel sorry for myself for 3minutes and 20’seconds, I would play this song” Amber, congratulations, you qualify as British. ❤😂 This is EXACTLY what the song is about. Yours very truly from the Woking area 1978.

[@markstevenson7577]

This sarcastic, acoustic punk song finds Paul Weller brooding over the heartaches of everyday working-class life. Speaking to Mojo magazine about the tune in 2015, the former Jam frontman said: "It's one of those list songs really. It was so easy to write. I came back from the pub, drunk, and just wrote it quick. I probably had more verses, which I cut." "It was just everything that was around me y'know. My little flat in Pimlico did have damp on the walls and it was f--king freezing." "I was doing a fanzine called December Child and Paul Drew wrote a poem called 'That's Entertainment.' It wasn't close to my song, but it kind of inspired me to write this anyway. I wrote to him saying, Look is it all right if I nick a bit of your idea, man? And he said, It's fine, yeah." This song is number 306 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs. According to the magazine, Weller claims he wrote this in 10 minutes after "Coming home pissed from the pub" (in England, "pissed" means drunk). >> This reached #21 in the UK despite only being available at the time as a German import. At the time it was the biggest-selling import release and record high chart placing.

[@robertbollard5475]

I heard this song in 1982 and it me like a sledgehammer. Here was a song that described my life as a working class bloke, with the joke reference to Hollywood and "That's Entertainment".

[@jamesaustin5486]

I can associate with this song coming from East London and being working-class It's a slice of British life in the late 70s and early 80s Absolutely brilliant song

[@jonathanmaybury5698]

This is a song that you have to read the lyrics for. A lot of people in the UK coincide with this because it is things that happened in our lifetime like "travelling on buses reading the graffiti of slash seat affairs" In the late 70s and 80s There was not a lot to do for youths So all these things we did to pass out the days until something better came along. If you add the lyrics to the song And knew what it was like in Britain at that time you would understand the song a lot more.