Squeeze Reaction - Up The Junction Song Reaction!

[@kennethowrutsky]

Squeeze is one of my favorite bands. Their discography is really amazing. Glenn and Chris are amazingly talented songwriters. The keyboards were done by Jools Holland, who would later go on to become a TV celebrity. And the drums were done by Gilson Lavis, who is one of my favorite drummers of all time. Glad you enjoyed the song and I would highly recommend you check out some of their other stuff.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Kenneth!! Didn't know Jools was with them. Happy New Year!

[@brianalmeida1964]

Great reaction guys, even though all these songs from my youth are making me feel quite old now. Can't believe it's been nearly 42 years since this was released! Happy New Year to you and all your family! Stay safe.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Brian! I am with you can't believe how old some of these songs are that I remember. Happy New Year to You and yours!

[@kennethlopez9295]

Thnx Guys!! Great reaction!! I love Squeeze. One of my fav bands. You should try "Pulling Muscles From A Shell", "Annie Get Your Gun" or "Black Coffee in Bed"

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching Kenneth! Happy New Year!

[@clarkhowell8267]

I do a solo gig and I JUST learned this one. SUCH a good tune, story, arrangement . . . . these guys were SO underrated in the States. Too English, I think.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

I agree and that is awesome you are playing it Clark!

[@kevinm4138]

Just a great album and another reaction to one of my favorite bands.This album and the follow up “ Argy Bargy “will never grow old to me.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Kevin! Happy New Year!

[@JohnJames-kw5de]

Thanks guys. Great shout out Peter. One of my favourite squeeze songs. SomeFantastic Place is another great Squeeze track

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Will check it out. Thanks John!

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Squeeze can really tell a story... Love this one. I'd recommend "His House, Her Home"... which never fails to move me. Well done, Peter... and thanks for the thoughtful reactions... which I've come to expect of you both.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks John really appreciate it. Happy New Year!

[@julia099]

Check out Cold Shoulder ... Some story lol. I've been listening to squeeze since 1978 and it's one of my favorite songs.

[@johnstevens9264]

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands of the early 80s!

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for Watching!

[@jedikiah1541]

For me, perhaps the best Squeeze song. It just seems to flow so effortlessly. Influenced by Roxy Music's "Virginia Plain" according to the band, with regard to its lack of chorus, and saving the song title until the end. 1979, the year of the song's release, was a standout for brilliant music, and this is a perfect example.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for watching Jedikiah!

[@neilymanadventures6577]

Thanks guys, this ones in my all time top 10. Other Squeeze songs to check out are Tempted, Last Time Forever and Cool For Cats, although you will need a copy of the Big Book Of Cockney Colloquialisms to understand the lyrics of that one. Happy New Year to you all.

[@kevinm4138]

Last time forever is a great song. Love the Jools piano intro combined with the sample from The Shining.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Now you got me curious about that one haha! Thanks Neil!

[@crestenify]

Squeeze----"Labelled With Love", Another Nail for My Heart", "Pulling Mussels From the Shell"

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching crestenify! Happy New Year!

[@piegadgie]

top band squeeze

[@piegadgie]

glen tilbrook got my daughter aged 5 up to do labelled with love with him at a gig👍👍👍

[@RichardSmith-ew3xz]

There was a famous TV Play made in the late 60s called "Up the Junction" about young love and teenage pregnancy. Keyboard player Jools Holland is well known in the UK for his TV show Later with Jools Holland, in which bands from every genre and type play live on his show. One huge stage with 6 or 7 bands set up and waiting their turn to perform.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Yes have reacted to a lot of life performances from Jools show, always so so good!

[@IgorTerrible]

One of the greatest, and most moving British pop songs IMHO. Translation (for non-Brits): Clapham - working class region of London (Clapham Junction train station is an important railway intersection), nappy - diaper, Railway Arms - name of local pub. Tennner - 10 pounds (sterling), nifty - quickly...

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for the insight Gary!

[@fast4wood]

One of my favorites from Squeeze. Another one i really like is, If I Didn't Love You I'd Hate You. Great reaction as always Guys.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks and will check that one out!

[@davidsouth9979]

Clapham Junction. Is a massive railway hub, biggest in Europe. So that links with the girl from Clapham plus a mention of RailwayArms, links into pubs, and finally being up the junction. Lyrics are slightly more intricate than would appear.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Appreciate the insight and you watching David!

[@JRichards93]

Definitely my favourite song ever written.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

High praise! It is a great one!

[@OntheBusesDatabase1]

Great song. Love it. Another man's songs to dig out is the legend that is Roy Wood. Sang with a great British rock band The Move in the late 1960s and then move on to help form ELO and moved onto Wizzard. A real legend.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Will check him out. Thanks!!

[@poetgb]

Shawn, I wish you and Trey and family a Happy New Year and hope you all have a healthy and happy and successful 2021. May your channel continue to grow and reach many more thousands with your videos.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Poet appreciate you and Happy New Year!

[@Ryolsen123gaming]

Was thinking of doing this one for my next reaction! Such an great song. Squeeze are such a cool band

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Ya this one was great. Thanks Ry!

[@richardw4336]

Really enjoyed what you made of this. It's quite an idiosyncratically British song but I think you absolutely got it which I think means you got to enjoy it. Have always liked Squeeze and you'e already got great recommendations. Happy New Year.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Richard we always do our best to do the songs and artists justice. Stay safe!

[@GooGooMuck72]

Great band/song!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@romeosyne]

Somebody probably already said this but up the Junction was the title of a novel by Nell Dunn which was made into a movie in 1968. Dunn also wrote Poor Cow, which was made into a classic film starring Terence Stamp...

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

They haven't, appreciate the info!

[@ForestFairywales]

Love this song, great reaction 👍and a happy new year to you x

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Forest! Happy New Year to you as well!

[@CH-vh8kg]

Guys great reactions . enjoy it . I have always been an English music fan re that era ( grew up in it) What these reaction vids have also encouraged me to do is listen to other genres . That I have enjoyed .

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Appreciate the kind words and this channel has really helped broaden both of our musical tastes significantly!

[@kevcall]

This song hits home so much. A great song.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for watching kevcal!

[@youandwhosearmy6339]

Well done, guys. Brilliant analysis. I thought this one might be a difficult one for non-British people to get, but you got the lot.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Hey we appreciate that. We always do our best but know sometimes we are just not going to get it!

[@PorcelainBus]

An absolutely great song - brilliant lyrics

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for watching! And Agreed!

[@markalexander3659]

Ahh, I love this song! Check out their sing Cool for Cats, too :)

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Will check it out. Thanks Mark!

[@romeosyne]

I wish my dad was still alive so that we could do cool stuff like this... He's the guy that told me about The Beatles...he wore Beatle boots too, though he had the good taste to hide them in the closet after a few days...

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

haha sounds like an awesome guy!

[@chantalmassicotte3934]

Squeeze is one if my favourite bands. So talented.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for watching Chantal!

[@patdonnelly9392]

Squeeze....awesome! Thanks for this. Always enjoy you guys!

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Pat really appreciate that!

[@MrRolandgent]

I suppose in USA country and western tends to be in the storytelling tradition. Uk tends to be more “Kitchen Sink Drama” Try Eleanor Rigby, Beatles Mother’s little helper, Stones That’s Entertainment, Jam Too Much Too Young, Specials Embarrassment, Madness Disco 2000, Pulp And more….people just get them

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

We do have a lot of Jam stuff up so know that one and have that Pulp up and we have over 60 Beatles vids up but will check out the other 2. Thanks Roland!

[@patrickdoolan9527]

Great comment about the 'no repetition'. Often missed.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Patrick!

[@raymondpcowie101]

Great storytellers in their lyrics and fantastico live!

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

I would be they are. Thanks Ray!

[@brxee]

Up the junction was also used to say a girl was pregnant. As others have said, Squeeze = great story telling. Definitely worth further investigation.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Didn't know that one. Thanks!

[@karenarcher10]

I'm not sure if you've covered him before but Joe Jackson is also a great storyteller. "Is she really going out with him", or "it's different for girls" are great

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

I remember Joe he was great!

[@karengray662]

Thank you, love Squeeze Try Labelled With Love x

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching Karen!

[@ExcellentChalsTransit]

2021 is starting in a few hours! Happy New Year!

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Happy New Year Chal!

[@BaronVonGreenback1882]

There are very few songs that don't have a chorus. this song is just a story from the start.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Yes Dylan does it best, Neil Young does a decent amount but great point!

[@karenarcher10]

Love this song, great story telling

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Yes we need to check out more! Thanks Carrie!

[@rbraxley]

This is a profoundly sad song set to a happy, poppy tune. The guy has learned a hard lesson, but cannot turn back time. The lyrics move at warp speed through this tale of failure.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@paulockenden4278]

Better than anything the Beatles ever wrote

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

lol can't get onboard with that one, but more power to you if it does that for you!

[@taxirob1297]

How lucky you are to be listening to this for the first time.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for Watching!

[@delorangeade]

I'm not convinced the phrase, "Up the junction," was in regular colloquial use before this song was written. It was just something, that when you heard it, you had an immediate sense of what was meant. The title comes from a 1960's film about working class life, set around the London areas of Clapham Junction and Battersea. So, if you've seen that, or any number of the British films and TV shows of the 1960's and 1970's dealing with similar themes, this song will resonate with you that much more. It's a bit like Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks, in that respect. A US equivalent might be some of Bruce Springsteen's early songs. The genre was sometimes known as "kitchen sink drama," marking the rise to prominence of the working class in cultural and political life during this period. Ironically, 1979, the year this song was released, saw the arrival in power of Margaret Thatcher's government, and the beginning of the end of the working class dream this song represents.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Really appreciate all the insight. Thanks!!!

[@Isleofskye]

Great analysis but this working-class Guy from a working-class family from the High Street where The Labour Party had its National HQ and near The largest Housing Estate in Northern Europe (then )and where there was 97% Social Housing had his life transformed for the better by Margeret Thatcher as she ended my dependency on The State and helped me buy my own House which I would never otherwise been able to afford to do...

[@delorangeade]

@@Isleofskye My point really was that 1979 marked a massive cultural change in this country, the legacy of which remains with us today. It worked out well for some, for others, not so much. The social, political and economic benefits, or not, could be argued over ad infinitum, but the old world is never coming back

[@Isleofskye]

@@delorangeade True,My Friend...

[@markhamer7220]

Please listen to labelled with love. Another great story.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching Mark!

[@poetgb]

I haven't heard of this artist. Those are cool facts Shawn and Trey that you shared. That is a high honor, to call these songwriters the heir apparent to Lennon and McCartney. I like this song. It is a really cool song. I like the rocking style and the music and instrumentation. The lyrics are an interesting way of telling a story. You guys describe the song very well in your comments as you analyze the meaning. Trey, your rating of 8.5 is very high and Shawn, your rating of 8.0 is also high. You guys really like this song. I would rate this a strong 7.75.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Glad you liked this one thought you might!

[@poetgb]

@@ReactionsToTheClassics You thought right. Lol

[@jeffsmith2253]

As others have mentioned here, Squeeze were regulars in the UK charts for many years, and have an extraordinary catalogue of outstanding songs. Maybe time for a Squeeze top 10 eh, Peter?

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for watching Jeff!

[@gayleshupack3532]

I saw Squeeze in concert in the 80's. How about reacting to "Pulling Muscles from the Shell," or "Another Nail in My Heart."

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Really appreciate the suggestions and thanks for watching Gayle!

[@WThomas66]

NO CHORUS… great song!

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@annother3350]

They nicked the melody to make 'Love is contagious'

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for the info

[@stuartbatchelor3208]

Still have the single record in Lilac Vinyl 😍

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks for watching Stuart! And nothing beats vinyl!

[@TheLjff]

If you like smart lyrics, try Cool for Cats by Squeeze. Bit more UK-specific, so worth reading the lyrics first before listening. Plenty of other good tracks, too. What a great band they were.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching Thoselittlegolden birdies!

[@piegadgie]

take some explaining those lyrics to someone from outside the uk😁

[@Miles849]

Great vid! Please react to Mos Def- Mathematics and De la Soul- Stakes is high, whenever you get back to the hip hop reactions

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Miles!

[@vashna3799]

Reacted to Cool for Cats?

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching Storm Hawk!

[@nesgimp6099]

I’m not liking the song sonically. The lyrics are fine but the drum and synth or whatever the piano is just sounds cheap. Bummer just not digging the sound.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

Thanks Nes!

[@alissawoolfolk]

how old are you? Shouldn't you know this song? Your son, no.

[@ReactionsToTheClassics]

lol Alissa we used to get these troll comments quite a bit when the channel started but its been a while. So the song was released in 1979 when i was 7 years old. It did NOT chart in the US. Exactly how should I know this song? Curious do you know Drake's catalogue really well? If not why not, according to Spotify and Billboard he is the biggest artist of this century and I am guessing you have been alive all century? Sse how illogical your question is? Now if you want to compare music knowledge I would be glad to do that with you all day. You did win the prize for rudest most illogical comment of the day so congrats on that.