The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight

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Music video by The Jam performing Down In The Tube Station At Midnight. (C) 1978 BBC Music

[@andycornell6942]

It never ages. We were spoiled .

[@ronsterronster2408]

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

[@benmacklin3884]

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

[@suzannedavison2219]

Sorry for your dad r.. I. P.

[@lennymadhavan3361]

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

[@mattinfullvision9598]

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

[@mattinfullvision9598]

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

[@lennymadhavan3361]

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

[@Matty3H.I]

" '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]

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]

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

[@tomleaf5790]

Agree. Horrendously poignant.

[@mickgriffin4939]

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

[@stringcus]

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

[@lenaphee5040]

Whose lìstening to this in 2024..👋👋

[@vincentcassidy]

how does right ear 👂 right now werk for you cuz!!😮

[@johnnorbury5521]

me August 02nd '24 in back garden. Cup o tea be swapped for a bevvie soon.

[@shauncalway62]

Watching in Bulgaria 2024 on the golden fish balchik up the gas

[@PhysioAl1]

Watching in Tasmania, Australia 🇦🇺

[@scottnever8732]

sounds the same as it did when it first came out. Pls explain what its about

[@sirtrevor10]

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

[@jayveebloggs9057]

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...

[@davidbrown5411]

Listen Ear was the place to hang out back in 79. Great days to be young.

[@2gramsovcoke]

😂😂😂

[@andrewlivingstone9641]

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

[@rachelbanks9871]

24+

[@lucibee1163]

​@@rachelbanks987124 Hhang onn 😅yea..thats rght.KTF.😊

[@wobblertv8083]

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

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

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]

Undoubtedly a genius.

[@jakeburns7331]

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

[@chrisolagrim3597]

Amen brother. Very underrated musician.

[@lauriemiller1690]

Definitely is so…..

[@kbeesmot9928]

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

[@restojon1]

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]

Under-rated as fuk..

[@postive-vibes]

Foxton absolutely shreds on that bass.

[@andywood286]

Greatest song ever written.

[@oolongoolong789]

Classic song by the awesome Jam. Love it!

[@Mark-ew1hn]

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

[@AcesMacRae]

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

[@zapbranigan5314]

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

[@SLUGGISHTOMCAT]

Bring back the best British bands ever The Jam & Madness

[@lewisner]

Tomcat Tomcat And Siouxsie.

[@laurenforsyth8143]

+Tomcat Tomcat and the corries

[@markjones8775]

+Tomcat Tomcat and the wurzels

[@onlinefriend3889]

and Queen

[@dylanmurphy3195]

Dire straits

[@sammysouth8372]

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

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

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]

@@honeychurchgipsy6Nick Beggs

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

@@Eysenbeiss - Nick Beggs - will check him out

[@3ld919]

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]

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

[@2020FIT]

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

[@stevebell9645]

This and strange town My all time favourite Jam songs

[@yampymusic]

When You're Young even better than Strange Town for me, but those two singles in '79 were the essence of my youth

[@jpmacc94]

quality ,total quality.....19 yrs old when he wrote this ,,,,,,amazing

[@metoo4017]

I agree with you. .. how this 19 year old lad from Woking had so much insight of life and the tribulations which come with it. ... no words for the script. .just amazing.

[@daniilcugunkin4733]

The tune is immortal

[@markyboyb32ify]

one of the greatest songs

[@richardquinn72]

A beautiful song with very dark lyrics.

[@ENGBriseB]

Absolutely Amazing Song.

[@mod69]

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

[@simoncollett4524]

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

[@deadzombie4477]

+mod69 Sincerely I hope we Brits are too :)

[@JARRE115]

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

[@jayzacharias4136]

Good shout mate

[@stonedbatman2067]

getting a tattoo of that phase! lol nice one 👍

[@NikkiHayes]

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

[@yorkiegeoff1825]

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

[@jennywilson5812]

Chilling and so terribly sad.

[@risteardohaodha23]

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.

[@buy.to.let.britain]

i dont think i would be chilling.

[@jasonsyers3948]

& lived through those times his lyrics were an accurate portrayal of life in urban uk & resonated with every teenager no matter where in the uk

[@filipporimondi7857]

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]

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]

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

[@filipporimondi7857]

@@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]

litterally same

[@caughtinatrapelvis]

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?

[@johndickens5370]

As a London boy I can totally relate to this.. I’ve been down the tube station at midnight on many occasions😬

[@warrenermish1454]

Sheer brilliance

[@robertanthony5509]

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]

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

[@torycollins6300]

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]

Wormwood Scrubs is a prison in London.

[@markanthony9098]

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

[@marsbeads]

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.

[@jonathanhadley2555]

They smelt of pubs, Wormword Scrubs & too many Right-Wing meetings

[@janeleray132]

I was at Bruce’s wedding reception and he offered me a puff of dope but as drugs make me sick , l had to decline.But the gesture was appreciated- such a gentleman. Thankyou Bruce. Oh yes, and he is the best bass guitarist ever. And gorgeously handsome

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

Jane Leray - my brother met him whilst doing some photography work and said he was really nice too.

[@stephanedajtlich]

I used to listen to the Jam in the very early 80s and I still today. I'm from France.

[@ronsterronster2408]

The greatest band ever.real songs about the here and now during the seventies and early eighties.during this period they were as the quote goes,the. Soundtrack of my life

[@HC_GUITAR]

Their masterpiece single, classic!!!

[@wadedel6478]

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

[@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous]

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

[@thomashardcastle6464]

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

[@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous]

@@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]

The best band ever 1977- 1982 👍👐

[@crystalidentity]

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

[@saweruh4]

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]

Love it...

[@stuartsmith6824]

Top Band in the years Barra hello

[@vagnerpereira6507]

Wonderfull ❤❤

[@stevecook3673]

Always loved this track . Paul Weller always captivates a scene in my head with his lyrics. Oh how I remember traveling on the northern line in the 80s at night. Grimey bleak and single.

[@bgierat]

Listen to those bass lines!!!!!

[@steelyman08]

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 ♥

[@markloveday2811]

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

[@robertrussell9052]

Me too.

[@gordi40]

And me !

[@robertwalker9130]

Same here . Strange town is my favourite.

[@gosportgeezer]

Same here.

[@garycartwright8543]

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]

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]

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

[@Housephonestimes4]

October 1978! I will never forget it!

[@Nicky-ys6uh]

Down in the.....and Tales from the Riverbank higher higher higher higher level. Unbelievable tunes

[@judithcroke7225]

One of their best songs

[@Paul_John_Weller]

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

[@chrishowarth6623]

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

[@frederickglasser5617]

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

[@yellofrazice]

❗️❗️👍👍👍❗️❗️

[@joshforde698]

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]

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!

[@angielotter3107]

Haha I love how the crowd are just standing... Bopping their heads... Hahaha

[@Paul_John_Weller]

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

[@thommytaranto]

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

[@jasoncoffey240]

From experience of actually getting ass kkicked 😢

[@paulscott4058]

I love this song , so much

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

Superb snapshot of late 70's uk!

[@alrobertson3642]

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]

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]

Yeah always town called malice

[@barnijones2688]

@@ianblack7006 both great tunes tho

[@Billy-je6mq]

@@barnijones2688 eton rifles

[@ZarasDad07]

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

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Jeez. Having been down in the Tube station at midnight too many nights, I feel this song in my very bones. Scary af at times.

[@Paul_John_Weller]

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

[@jamesphillips5813]

Used to put this on the Duke box in the pub and the whole pub went off on on one weird thing is this song only made the top the top twenty in the UK but is probably the best remembered song by The Jam..

[@tillymint2]

One of the best lyrics EVER: They smelled of pubs, and Wormwood Scrubs, and too many right wing meetings". Perfection. (For non-Brits, Wormwood Scrubs is a prison).

[@royparkinson3165]

She'll be polishing the glasses and pulling out the cork

[@neilwilliams8741]

Toffee wrappers and today's papers re Paul Weller...1978..I'm a gangst

[@Harrylechat01]

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 In fact let's be honest, every line is perfection and he was what, about 21 tops when he wrote it!

[@MyCharlesgreen]

Sadly, England, has become, very, very right wing..

[@posypoodle6034]

@@MyCharlesgreen you are being ironic, right? We are LEFTIES , unfortunately!

[@paulgardner9763]

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]

Spot on Paul! Bassists with picks rule!

[@thedangerdogs9638]

Especially Bruce

[@leeroberts8114]

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...

[@broomfs]

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

[@caughtinatrapelvis]

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]

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]

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

[@joshuarizalforeman816]

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

[@beendoneagain]

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

[@malibustacy3606]

I saw these guys in Toronto, Canada in 1981.

[@garymunro7561]

First group I saw live, set the bar high

[@luxford60]

Bruce Foxton's bass on this is superb.

[@mikemichelson5673]

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

[@alandargie7180]

One of the best in the world in my opinion

[@reddevil9554]

I know. Jumping up and down with harmonics too.

[@pjc1954]

True - as always.

[@seanconway3000]

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

[@mrtoptenatten]

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

[@martincole34]

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

[@stephenhall3700]

correct

[@booishoois309]

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

[@giptonwhite3011]

Not probably mate definitely

[@mrtoptenatten]

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

[@halloweenjack8683]

Really don’t think that crowd realised what a piece of music history they experienced there !

[@blairmcquarrie6070]

The first Jam song that really hit me hard. Absolute genius. And the single had a great version of The Who's So Sad About Us on the b-side, as a tribute to Keith Moon, who died not long before the single came out.

[@halloweenjack8683]

Really admire them with a crowd like that wtf ha top band

[@marialourdesgomes3630]

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]

Class

[@roblex63]

Bruce Foxton is one hell of a great bass player.....

[@barnijones2688]

indeed

[@DaveAnchovies]

And the hair to back it up

[@crystalidentity]

@@DaveAnchovies I like his fancy purple shades these days! 🕶🎯 He's aged well, like the finest wine...

[@billymerriman2620]

That's Ken Doherty !

[@jreno58]

NOBODY was cooler than Bruce Foxton

[@simonlhill-si4sx]

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

[@terence3692]

Only Paul Weller could lyrically paint a picture of a ' mugging' and lay the foundations for a Classic.....a genius plying his trade !. 🔥👍🏻

[@highlander72b69]

DEFINITELY one of England’s best!!!

[@buddyhell7100]

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.

[@pennylynneanderson2629]

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

[@brianvanburen6938]

The jam can't beaten and of

[@timbayliss4153]

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]

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

[@robertwalsh7527]

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]

Foxton haircut is horrible

[@chrismorfas7515]

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]

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

[@donaldduck1828]

Great story, man

[@Marcel_Audubon]

punk?

[@221b-Maker-Street]

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

[@Marcel_Audubon]

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

[@tonywebster7061]

Brilliant lyrics, can't believe it only got to number 15 in the charts...

[@SIRDKA]

What a song, what a band and what a time to be young in the UK!

[@davidd7036]

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]

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**

[@Growler57]

Now and then a song comes along and your never the same after you hear it this is said song great stuff

[@theonlyantony]

All the hairs on one's arms and legs have become erect. This is an hugely haunting piece. Weller was, in this his ebullient heyday, a genius.

[@DinoMedia1110]

***** you're implying he's no longer a genius? As they say, form is temporary, class is permanent

[@lewiscranston881]

+Ferdinand Gould but this is his prime

[@MrLydoyes]

Wise words mate

[@LegoDonut18]

Men

[@G3n3r4t0r1111]

true that

[@harrycooke6349]

Saw him in Brighton stand up living legend hats off 😃

[@iggypopsouthside]

It truly don't get any better than this !

[@mhoirawhite6457]

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]

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

[@Mpshfromlowell64]

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

[@garypearce3534]

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

[@jamesmartin8232]

Classic Jam track. 👏👏👏

[@markcf83]

Brilliant song from His Modness. Both he and myself are from the London commuter belt and this is the music for all of us.....

[@vin2216]

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]

were you their groupie? :o

[@vin2216]

***** 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]

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]

was this at TotP, Vivienne?

[@meganmorris4217]

Lyrics ; David Watts (BBC In Concert / Live At The Rainbow Theatre) The Jam Buy Lyrics 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 paper 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 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 said, "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 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 I said I was down in the tube station at midnight 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 Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight

[@Junebu99ie]

I love the way Bruce Foxton plays!!

[@charliecollins3826]

Diego Medina what miming?

[@lesleypope4593]

Tune no words guys!!!!

[@kalleeloranta2534]

Paul Weller is king

[@Paul_John_Weller]

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

[@Mark-ew1hn]

“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

[@robertrussell9052]

What an absolute classic track this is , goes about 20ft over the heads of most of that Top of the Pops audience.

[@mexicanwhite1]

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

[@kinkkee7628]

Proud to be a Mod. Best and most underrated Band ever.

[@patriciastokes1113]

I have no words

[@Krapkarma]

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 !!!

[@aprc1977a]

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)

[@jeremyclark7872]

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

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Yes it will be.

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Well said Jeremy

[@sexobscura]

how sad

[@andymatthews7617]

THE MODFATHER, THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT TRACKS.

[@johnpluck6126]

I love the 'Clash' but I seriously think The Jam are the band that really matters!! Bruce on bass!!

[@billrana2373]

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]

I'm outside...

[@Mod-rw9cw]

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

[@arshk3612]

he was a kid when we wrote this - pure genius

[@phils1014]

No argument here!

[@elliotskunk]

wheyy east midlands rep