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[@victorbortolussi2964]

Jools Holland is the original keyboardist. He's been a late-night TV Host in The UK for decades!

[@enajd9552]

⁠@misterstubbs1611absolutely gorgeous piano!

[@sixbladeknife44]

“Up the junction” = in deep 💩 So upbeat and poppy sounding, but gut wrenching lyrics…takes some talent to pull that off effectively. And one of the few songs where the last words cite the song title for the first time. Props to the lad w/ good taste who requested this one! 🤠

[@spruce381]

The bar, to street, to bookie ❤️

[@sixbladeknife44]

@@spruce381 Devestating line, huh?

[@joshb23]

Masters of melodies, amazing voice, and some of the best guitar solos you'll ever hear - SQUEEZE is a BRILLIANT band!!!

[@victorbortolussi2964]

" Pulling Mussels From The Shell" , " If I Didn't Love You I'd Hate You "!

[@6699sanchez]

This song has no chorus, and the title is sung as the very last line of the song. Brilliant storytelling in under 3 minutrs.

[@briancampbell6091]

Fantastic British band from the seventies

[@christophercattie]

still touring and killing it in 2023

[@Alef.93]

A curiosity about this video. It was recorded inside the kitchen of Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon's former mansion. At the time of this recording, the house belonged to Ringo Starr, who rented out the studio to other bands. The studio was small, so the bands had to record in the other rooms of the house.

[@tonycharlton4296]

I’m seeing them again later this year.

[@blowingfree6928]

'Up the Junction' is London slang for being in deep trouble, as in the American 'Up the creek without a paddle'. It is also, like other lines in the song, a reference to the (at the time) working-class area of Clapham Junction. Lines such as "The Railway Arms went missing" and "No more nappies smelling" simply mean that they stopped going to their local pub, called The Railway Arms, to save money, and 'nappies' are what you would call a diaper, so that line is self-explanatory! You may be interested to know that the kitchen where the vid was filmed was the kitchen of a house owned and lived in by John Lennon (of Beatles fame); it was located somewhere in the South of England but I cannot remember where. It may also be more accurate to say that Greenday has US Squeeze vibes as Squeeze came first and they may even have influenced Greenday! This is the first reaction of yours I have seen. Reactions are always difficult, and yours was OK, but not much of you came through, and reading from Wikipedia etc is not really very spontaneous. Having watched many reactions, and the wildly incorrect assumptions and statements they often make (not you!), I often think that reactors would benefit from reading something about the band, and perhaps the song (though not listen to it), before they actually react to it. This would give background and context to inform the reaction whilst not detracting from the reaction's spontaneity. No reactor seems to do that, so perhaps that could be your reaction's USP!! Sorry for banging on!!

[@aquablushgirl]

There are some songs that make you think of London (having lived there for many years) and this is one of them. The title refers to Clapham Junction in South London.

[@diogenesagogo]

Wonderful little bit of story telling. Set in Clapham, London, best known for its railway junction, hence the reference.

[@patdonnelly9392]

Great reaction! Squeeze was brilliant! Great talent, great story telling. Try 'Black Coffee in Bed' and 'Tempted' . I think you'll love those songs. I just subscribed 🙂

[@dmac8949]

My favourite Squeeze song 'Another Nail In My Heart"

[@romeosyne]

Inspired by Peter Collison's 1968 film, which was based on Neil Dunn's 1963 short story collection Up the Junction...

[@romeosyne]

Nell Dunn..stupid voice correction !

[@andywatts8654]

With Dennis waterman!

[@spruce381]

An amazing track - don’t know anyone from my era who doesn’t love it.

[@dianebrown8046]

LOVE IT !! Squeeze is a Top Fav of mine saw 1st in 81?....Tower Theater Upper Darby/Philly...they opened for Elvis Costello...one of my TOP 5 FAV concerts( && I've seen LOTS, my daughter made me make a list, I've seen 57 Billboard charted bands,Lots more than once & met alot too by making stage clothes & friends in bands) the concert was GREAT!!...FANTASTIC Encore....BOTH Bands on stage Glen Tilbrook & Elvis sharing Mic & singing From a Whisper to a Scream.... Was Supposed to see them in the 90's...they were going to tour with Fleetwood Mac & were going to do some Solo side shows...I had tickets to see them at local place called The Stone Balloon in Delaware....Tour got cancelled because Stevie Nicks had problems....DID get to see them February 2020 ( last concert I saw before COVID shut everything down) in Wilmington Delaware They Were FANTASTIC !!...My Fav song....Another Nail in My Heart...Love the Reaction ! Rock on John !!

[@Trish-ql9kz]

Great song of my era, especially as my school was near the junction. Up the Junction = in the shxt

[@timdelia4609]

Squeeze 45 and Under was a CD that every kid in the 80s had in their collection.

[@victorbortolussi2964]

I'm sure you will find that you know Squeeze. " Tempted " and " Black Coffee in Bed" were huge. But skip those!! Lol

[@WThomas66]

The only time the title is mentioned is the last sentence. Great story telling. Check out more of their stuff.

[@GiorgosDimitriadisArtist]

Also check out ANOTHER NAIL IN MY HEART!

[@rogerstarkey5390]

I actually married a girl from Clapham. (For real) . Didn't end well. . I identify with this....!

[@tonycharlton4296]

Great song, great band, great songwriters. I’ve loved them since 1979.

[@jessem470]

Cool for Cats should be next

[@TheLjff]

What's next? "Cool for Cats"!

[@warrenleonard2987]

Labbelled With Love , is similar , great story , keeps you hooked right to the end .

[@jonassundell9366]

Recorded in that kitchen. Great singing and melodie. Stay safe brother. Greetings from Sweden.

[@GinMae]

Hey, John, thanks much - Squeeze were amazing and under-rated.. great musicians all, with fantastic songwriting and balance between the instruments... (you may have heard their main hit: "Tempted"...) I hope you listen to more... appreciate your reaction...(p.s. "Up the Junction' - as you may have figured out is kind of like "up sh*t creek")

[@RyanSmith-cq1co]

Squeeze are top 10 band for me 💯

[@bostonwhofan]

The Who is performing several gigs in London in March 2024 at their annual Teenage Cancer Trust charity concert series. Squeeze is the open act.

[@kevcall]

Note.. There's no chorus and the title only appears in the lyrics as the final words. A great song, takes me back to being an early teenager and I can relate somewhat to the story.

[@clarkhowell8267]

This song is DO good. Chords go a little wild, but NUTHIN like some of their tunes. Awesome.

[@shaunsilver1029]

Begging’s not my business. Classic

[@britishknightakaminininja1123]

Squeeze are a very unique band, with some really passionate, serious musical talent (including Jules Holland, of course, who's one of the most connected musicians in the world), who somehow devoted all of that to very quirky, understated music. Their 2 best-known 'break-out' hits were "Cool For Cats" which is a really weird song lyrically, and the very Western sounding "Labelled With Love", which was a powerful and superb song, but so completely out of left-field from the band that gave us so many of their other songs. I think it is telling that they arose during the 'New Wave' when Punk first really went big, as in many ways they are a sort of inverse of the usual Punk style. Usually with Punk, the musical ability is questionable to focus on the message, while with Squeeze, the lyrical message is the odd bit, and the musical talent is superb. Both styles offer a kind of 'everyman' music, where the songs relate to those not living jet-set lifestyles of glitz and glamour - with glitz and glamour being things so associated with the 70s and the disco era.

[@BeeJayTen1]

THIS is a "clash of civilizations" , then and now. Like being observed by aliens !

[@mylesfinn66]

Proper song writing, telling a story.

[@mrupright]

Pulling Mussels From The Shell is a great listen.

[@hoznozhoznoz4261]

I friggin love squeeeze

[@user-mi9uy8vp7h]

my dad showed me this song i love it

Squeeze has, I believe 14 studio albums, and are still writing NEW music and performing to this day, 50 years since they started.

[@gsd4me00]

Up the Junction, as used in the song is slang for being in deep trouble. There was also a movie of the same name...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_the_Junction_(film).

[@jonjoreynoldsgranner7307]

Labeled with love and take me I'm yours are my favourites from squeeze

[@bab5panky]

The sound of summer to me

[@AlanaBassoFieldHocke]

Welcome! Another Squeeze convert.

[@faithhofeldt2283]

Phenomenal band. I'd recommend checking out their "Argy Bargy" lp.

[@kildogery]

Phil Difford and Glenn Tilbrook are often referenced as an underrated 80s, Lennon and McCartney, so you're very close.

[@robjessop5864]

…yep, one of my faves… nice reaction…

[@AlanaBassoFieldHocke]

Difford writes the lyrics..Glenn the music.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Oh good Stuff here love it love you

[@TheTrouserPuppetsOfficial]

Beautiful song

[@andyyoung9463]

Yep, agree...Cool For Cats next

[@BaronVonGreenback1882]

a song where the title is the last words said in the song

[@victorbortolussi2964]

Difford and Tillbrook have been compared to Lennon/McCartney as song writers .

[@kylewoolsey6635]

This is a good one, but I really like "Take Me I'm Yours". If I had a band it'd be Gun World Porn.

[@FLStelth]

...but beggin's not my business. That's a great line.

[@MeMe-mq4zu]

This is filmed in john lennons old house

[@stevev111]

did you notice that there isn't a chorus in the song?

[@BaronVonGreenback1882]

One of the few songs with no chorus, it's just a story from start to finish

[@sootikins]

Not sure what the keyboard is but it's definitely not a Hammond.

[@iainprendergast8311]

Tempted next

[@user-gh1gd3fl2p]

Check out Piccalilli

[@cazza649]

Of course you haven’t heard of them. You’re 12 years old and have been raised on music that sucks