The Jam - That's Entertainment

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Music video by The Jam performing That's Entertainment. (C) 1981 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

[@Smartass_Jedi]

1980: masterpiece 2024: masterpiece These guys had a bunch of em

[@ScrewyDriverTheMan]

Greatest band ever, for me! The Jam till I die

[@duckbrew]

I mean the quality and caliber of songwritng and musicianship at what 18/19? Writing those tunes?!! Nothing short of amazing. Been a fan since I discovered 'Snap' around '86.

[@oreally8605]

13 year old black kid in Chicago listening to the Jam. Now im 54, and I love it still..

[@draganadc]

Congratulation for good taste

[@colinsvid]

Sheldon Harris I'm 54 and I'm still listening from Essex , great memories flood back from the 70,s &80,s people, parties, Lambretta's

[@alicegibson63]

Love The Jam still at 62 and still have a scooter:)

[@monstermarkone]

I’m 55, from Suffolk, England. A biker all my life, rode a scooter once and crashed it (weird thing to ride 😂) Love the Jam!

[@Bigyin600]

The love of good music never dulls with age. I remember loving this as a 13 year old and now also 52 and always draws me back when its you tube wormhole time looking for music i love...... my dad was an original 60's Mod with a scooter but for me it was and is always bikes ;)

[@SAseeker101]

Weller is England`s modern day Byron. Captured the mood of the country beautifully and fantastic music.

[@petermcclenaghan5735]

this song stands up brilliantly in 2024 - fantastic boys

[@56squadron]

I will never understand comments like this. A thing is lovely or it is not... it's age is irrelevant. The Sistine chapel was painted in 1508 by Michelangelo.... does that "hold up?" If anything, a song like that, or a painting like the other do not stand up, they are beacons of just how far we have fallen because they should be illuminating how awful what passes as "music" and "art" is today. They represent ideals we should aspire to... and to say they "hold up" to the garbage of today is beyond insulting. You should have asked "Why has this gone from our lives?" The reason is the powers in control don't want beauty or God's truth. They want you in a pile of filth, eating bugs.

[@suze5359]

One of the greatest songs ever written

[@Chris-zh1ff]

Yuor sad

[@markpav9906]

4shore

[@JTH-bl7cj]

Absolutely, one of the greatest song writers ever

[@AmperRamone]

I am spanish 49 years old I know the lirycs of many The Jam songs and have the full collection of official studio tracks in vinil, bought in Carnaby St back in 1990

[@davidsouthwick6802]

Hi All. I'm a 62 year old white South African, & The Jam transformed the way I viewed society for the better as a young man. Our world now appears more precarious than ever, but I hope love wins the day. God Bless you all

[@gentillygirl545]

Hello, I am a 59 year old American woman. The Jam and others of our generation changed my worldview for the good. The world is precarious, but we have values and ethics -- and wherewithal. Keep on, and love from New Orleans, LA.

[@toiletpaper5770]

I’m a 45 y/o living in Arizona. Could you all please elaborate on how the Jam transformed the way you viewed society/changed your worldview for the good because it’s hard to find good in the world right now.

[@NormAppleton]

Good, just good

[@mariusgrose3256]

The jam sang about being alive in the UK at that time rather than drippy love songs. They remain relevant.@@toiletpaper5770

[@neverforever4787]

As an American who's never visited the UK this song paints such a vivid and realistic picture of working class life in England, just beautiful lyrics

[@oasis4life014]

Hard working and tough bastards... that what anyone from derbyshire and above are..... the South know nothing about it working class

[@TimmyTickle]

This song can also paint a picture of working class life in somewhere like NYC or Chicago

[@kedy9469]

As a working class Brit it sums up our life perfectly.

[@mikeymjh]

It's a fair summing up of the Times then

[@issyjas3309]

That was our life, still is !!

[@markbraid1985]

"Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight, two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude" is my favourite line from any song ever

[@adriancox8134]

A fave line...So little but Says so much....

[@freddonahue6420]

It is pretty awesome to me too.

[@BradArmourGarb]

I totally agree, Mark Braid!

[@mattinfullvision9598]

Yeah it's a very powerful line

[@bobshanks2505]

it's cringe to be honest

[@driscollmichaelmd]

Stood in the pub on Friday afternoon at the bar... This starts to play through the speakers and suddenly everything is OK for a short while.

[@julieclark8976]

Can't wait to get back to those days 🙏🙏

[@westboundbadger]

@@julieclark8976 They are open !

[@colingeddes2172]

1 of the great great songs weller wrote amongst many many others he wrote while being the frontman of the best band that ever existed. Kudos to the holy trinity of paul, bruce, rick,

[@anthonytaylor4473]

Cheeky key in the toilets

[@briandesormeau2643]

That perfectly sums up the experience of generations of music fans when they hear an old favourite, regardless of the group, composer, genre, etc. :)

[@SerialGothQueens]

Even as an American, I always connected with this song. Growing up in a working class family, in a working class neighborhood in Queens, NY, surrounded by dead end streets, train tracks, abandoned houses, auto garages and factories, this song described exactly where I came from, and what life was like. Some feelings and experiences are truly universal, and Weller perfectly captured some of those in this incredible song.

[@hjibakkkihjibakkki6408]

in the 70´s ?

[@SerialGothQueens]

@@hjibakkkihjibakkki6408...in the 70s and 80s, yes.

[@Jhewitt-ev6ye]

You should come to woking it's very glamourous

[@gavintimson5940]

They shouldve been a bigger band in the states

[@egodef7791]

excellent description

[@joemorgan636]

As a young black kid, I remember Jam all 80s music reminds me when I was boxing winning National boxing titles of England for my age from 14 years old upwards just cleaned up mate thanks to my dad. Remember all these records came on the radio in the gym while I was training hard for my fights. Brilliant father never would off won those major honours without him and music RIP Dad and Mum

[@gkmmlc]

You should be proud. God bless you.

[@user-xm9ti5mn7j]

Luv that mate x

[@simonwoodruff5235]

AND a bit of Carrol Thompson and some ska too 😊

[@chloesmith9624]

National boxing titles listening to the modfather what could be better 👍🏻

[@user-xn2dr3mc4h]

Great music and great era wish could go back to 80s

[@chrisrosales4219]

I love how he just keeps cramming more and more words into the same simple melody. Without raising his voice the intensity builds and builds. Absolutely brilliant. Give some love to that bass too.

[@jamescarey6988]

The bass and percussion are perfect for this song.. Not sure who's idea it was but they nailed it

[@pauleyles9536]

That's Entertainment by The Jam. Is very very addictive. It's that good. Eply when Paul Weller was drunk when he wrote it. Should definitely of been a massive number 1 hit single 4 The Jam.

[@trinihammer]

i'm a black guy and funk and soul is my music but this tune is just absolutely brilliant. the good old days late 70s and early 80s

[@s1050]

You would like the Style Council.

[@trinihammer]

@@s1050 you are spot on i do like a bit of Style Council.

[@themaxwellnator]

Paul weller was heavily 8nfluenced by black music

[@i.george2321]

hey stop the racism. im not black and i listen to funk, soul and even blues for a pinch of extra good measure. good music matters

[@Rick35kt]

If you like soul and funk, try Weller's new album 'On Sunset' - c40 years on and the man's still got it!

[@boobagboo5356]

Took Weller just 10 minutes to write one of the grittiest and iconic urban reality tunes! Absolute legend♥️

[@pauleyles9536]

Paul Weller should definitely get a well deserved knighthood 4 his great music. That's Entertainment is a fantastic track

[@pauleyles9536]

The Jam track IE That's Entertainment. Reminds me of a good Chess game 4 Portsmouth v Cosham. That I played in. In the Portsmouth Cole Cup Chess tournament. I was playing on. Board 6. I was 4 Pawns down v my opponent & I still 1 my Chess match. The Jam track IE That's Entertainment also reminds me of a very good Human League gig that I've been lucky enough 2 have seen.21 times in total now & later this year it will be 22 times. Paul Weller should definitely get a knighthood

[@davewilson9738]

Woke up this morning over 40 years later and realised nothings changed, now that's entertainment. Still such a strong song.

[@JJONNYREPP]

The Jam - That's Entertainment 0952am 5.7.23 whisky is for sipping... if you want the full effect. and the drink of choice for those who kick folk in the balls or are kicked in the balls...

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@talorcmacallan4268 The Jam - That's Entertainment 2122PM 7.7.23 as we say in england... pity you didnt comprehend your family tree all that well... your Ecosse resides in Manchester as opposed to the outer Hebrides... you hope... i see yer wandering round trynna curtail easy living and manners.

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@talorcmacallan4268 Comments on ‘The Jam - That's Entertainment’ 7.7.23 2124pm as my old acquaintances are happy to dish the dirt i will say jonny rep? excellent footballer... beats calling myself jonny krull - also another excellent footballer.. or jonny cruyff - another excellent footballer... i would no doubt end up, after all that, with the moniker: dino zoff!!! refer to ari haaan...

[@cherylluzinski2439]

The best line EVER!

[@user-ev4rp3qb6x]

For sure , just getting worse

[@toolatehello3345]

For me this was the Jam's best song.

[@Kristo1992-yq2gi]

Yet not even a single, but more a Japanese export.

[@toolatehello3345]

@@Kristo1992-yq2gi It describes , exactly how Britain was for people like me, as a teenager, in the late 70s

[@robertstanley7314]

One of them imo

[@AndyJarman]

Going underground is mine. Margaret Thatcher, Loadsamoney, 1987 poll tax riots. Horrible chintzy fashion of debauched money printing trough dwellers.

[@pauleyles9536]

@@Kristo1992-yq2gi The Jam song. That's Entertainment. Reminds me of a good Chess game 4 Portsmouth C team or maybe even Portsmouth B team. That I've played in. & That I've 1. 4 explample. I was playing Chess 4 Portsmouth C team v Cosham in a Cole Cup game. When my side. Was a player short. I was playing on board 5. & I was 4 pawns down v my opponent. & I still 1 the game & the Chess match v Cosham 4-1. My captain IE Brian was so in shock when I had 1 my Chess game. Being 4 pawns down v a much better player than me. That he promoted me 2. Board 1. In the Portsmouth Cole Cup Chess final in the year in question. & I 1 that Chess game 2. Unfortunately we lost the match. On board count. That's Entertainment also reminds me of a fantastic. Human League gig that I've been lucky enough 2 have seen. 21 times in total now so far. Later this year it will be 22 times in total. I've been lucky enough 2 have a great signed photo of my life time special hero IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ (of The Human League) who I've met 7 times in total now 4a good chat with them. . Little does my life time special hero IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ know it. But she is also largely responsible 4 the best night ever of my life. Even if the free unexpected journey home from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question.(After I'd had done a true Pikey from Dad's Army IE I had 4got 2 have my meds with me. & Missed the last Southern Railway company 🚆 service from Brighton 2 Portsmouth on the night in question.&2 every 1 who gets 2 read this story of mine. It true.

[@karenbittner6979]

This is one of the greatest and timeless songs of all time. Incredible lyrics and orchestrated beautifully. Magnificent!

[@alicegibson63]

Your right there.

[@franklinmix2455]

Agreed. So timely again in the age of COVID

[@mongo4511]

Load of old tosh

[@colingeddes2172]

Virtualy every jam song wrote by weller is a timeless classic. This masterpiece is a prime example.

[@leohufton4525]

@@alicegibson63 abc

[@wobblertv8083]

Some of the greatest lyrics ever written ..."Feeding ducks in the park ...and wishing you were far away " I feel so privileged I saw them live in 82

[@frederickglasser5617]

You were a very, very luck sonofagun. Where'd you see them?

[@gentillygirl545]

You are.

[@aidancorish284]

Born in 1960, grew up in Dublin, lived in London, NY since 1982. An era defining song.

[@markpav9906]

born 58 nobody likes my comments ever. there always favo songs just like this glorious one . no neg comments

[@markpav9906]

Kiwi Nz

[@markpav9906]

heres one u mite like Shark attack great kiwi band

[@michaelbonora9095]

Love Joe Strummer and the Clash, but The Jam really resonated with me. 40 years later, and still puts a big ass smile on my face!!

[@karenlomax6773]

60 years young & still gives me goosebumps when I listen to this tune. One of my favourites ❤

[@bharatpatel7682]

Me too - 60 yrs young next month

[@philruane5910]

Jam fans ❤❤

[@cyberteque]

there with you! 61 in december I'm pretty much "last man standing" of our "group" I miss the 80's

[@Sludge100001]

you youngsters....

[@darrenberry2037]

I know!! 63 years old but still trying to grimly cling on to tummy and zero hair but making others laugh. Shit, I miss these days!

[@pobletecodutti]

It's always struck me that Paul wrote this masterpiece in just 10 minutes. “Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude”, one of the greatest ever lines in music, must have just slipped off his pen. What a genius.

[@chrisdodson8118]

You're not wrong!

[@tamarayoung9861]

Shit lyrics re the ‘tranquility of solitude’ but slipped off the pen, is pure genius x

[@pauleyles9536]

Should definitely of been a number 1 hit 4 The Jam. Epy when Paul Weller was drunk when he wrote this Ace track

[@pauleyles9536]

Paul Weller should definitely get a knighthood by the Queen. 4 his great music. The Jam song ie That's Entertainment. Reminds me of a good Chess match 4 Portsmouth B side that I have played in. & A very good Human League gig that I have seen. 20 times & counting I've seen The Human League play live.

[@jack_kerins]

@@pauleyles9536 can’t get a knighthood from her now

[@rimfirefarmer3267]

Living in London in the 80's, my dad, by hook or crook, collected every record that The Jam ever produced. Fourty years later, I'm 17, spinning them on an old Dansette on a farm in southern Tasmania. If that vinyl could speak...

[@lindylavers3306]

it can!!! And it does...

[@chalkystring]

It does better than speak...it sings!

[@Clyntonsshed]

Hi from north tassie, I’ve literally just stumbled upon this song

[@2000toddowen]

So you were -33 years old fourty {um...forty} years ago? When I was - 33 I was all in to Jimmie Rodgers "The Singing Brakeman". Still listen to his stuff. Incredibly influential talent.

[@clivegoldhagen4600]

The Jam. Without doubt one of the greatest bands Britain has ever produced. What fantastic memories. Maybe an old cliche but they don’t write songs like this anymore.

[@joeoreilly5931]

your right they dont write them like this anymore, but there is an British band called The Enemy who have some good songs that have a jam feel to them

[@gow03333]

@@joeoreilly5931 thank you ,will listen 👍

[@56squadron]

God places souls where they need to be and when they need to be. That time and place will always be special, and it is quite possibly the most musically intense, prolific and diverse time ever. Even the powers that be could not stop it... and they wanted to. Punk screamed there are no rules... and the kids listened. Every avenue was explored, from burgeoning synths, to folk to ska to reggae... You could listen to Madness, UB40 and then Joy Division and it didn't seem out of place. It was all new and wonderful... and yes, we milked the hell out of it. When that scene faded at the end of the 80's corporate music took over and that was it. However there was a scene from about 1995 to about 2008 that was mainly from scandinavia, although similar bands could be found from all over the world, and they were kids who heard the above music when little and wanted to have their own bands. This music is less angry, but IMHO most of it is as good as anything from the period above... it's just that far far fewer people know about it.

[@gow03333]

@@56squadron I had forgotten about joy Division, I remember listening to them in the night clubs. As a young second wave mod (😂) I loved the sex pistols ,,spear of destiny , stray cats. You are so correct that the 80s music machine brought S/A/Waterman however they would not fully replace the two tone ,ska,mod ,punk,rocka /punka billy scene ,not in my soul anyway . Still riding my scooter now, with brilliant memories. Thank you for jogging my memory.

[@kateburke2620]

The amazing thing about this song is how timeless this is. I grew up in the late 80s / early 90s in New Zealand in a poor area and this is exactly what life was like.

[@alanfox691]

Hopefully you are well in New Zealand in 2021. I am from Scotland. Keep Safe.

[@fortboy66]

Never thought that New Zealand had poor areas, always looks so beautiful on the telly, living in East London, all I had for a view was the A13 and the Beckton Alps!

[@Colonel_Blimp]

Grew up in Christchurch in the late 60’s. Hearing this in the 80’s took me right back to the freezing flats and the buses..

[@bobdobalina547]

England life.

[@Snaily]

It shouldn't be as timeless as it is. The fact that even now life for the vast majority of the population is still as drab and unfulfilling is a bad sign.

[@jackgrover3788]

So glad my dad put me on to everything from 1977-1990

[@jackgrover3788]

@ciao214ZI don’t get it whats bad abt being happy for my music taste

[@bkipniss7451]

Good man, your dad.

[@Euadam]

Plenty of amazing stuff pre-1977.

[@guitarmatricide4834]

Why this band wasn’t big in The U.S., I’ll never know. I’m an American born in the mid-80s, and when I first discovered The Jam, I felt like someone hit me in the chest with a brick… Just an absolutely brilliant group. Paul Weller is right up there with Ray Davies as a simultaneously acclaimed yet underrated songwriter.

[@cowboysfan782008]

I'm an American born in 68', and if you were around and very much getting into music in 77/78' like I was you'd understand. It's similar to how the Ramones only had minimal popularity until ppl became nostalgic for them in the 90s. Also, during that whole time from say 1977 until 1987 ppl were kind of defined by what they were into, and the Mod Resurgence in the early 80s didn't last all that long, and was just a minor faction of the new wavers. That said, my bf was all into the Jam, and though more of a rocker I liked them too. I had the 1st two albums The Police put out, and they were about like The Jam in popularity until their 3rd with that stupid song Da do do do da da da, and then they were huge, and commercial. Joe Jackson I thought was way better than Elvis Costello, but got less notoriety. The long haired 70s into the new wave 80s AND having Disco and Punk to boot made that one weird but awesome period.

[@Erin-uz2gf]

I was born 1970 in the U.S. and it seems like I first heard of Paul Weller with Style Council. I could be wrong with that, I was a kid, but I was a kid who was lucky enough to be around when KROQ was my local radio station. Through them, I learned what real music was, and to this day I'm still so thankful to have that influence. I still love all that 80's music so much, and no one will ever compare to the Brits for me! Maybe I was born in the wrong country lol.

[@lukemcevoy2385]

..or a kick in the balls.

[@lamf4846]

The Jam were very British. Mod culture was an English phenomenon.

[@stevecarey2030]

There was a fairly significant mod subculture in Southern California in the early 1980s so the Jam had a sizable following at the time. The movement only lasted a few years though. That said, the Jam were very British and didn't make much of an effort to make it big in the US. They were so huge in the UK they probably just weren't worried about it. You could say the same for Oasis. Huge in the UK, meh in the US.

[@kieranbrennanmusic9261]

What a bass player

[@Mod-rw9cw]

I've played this song about ten thousand times and still sounds brand new after 39 years

[@marcalfredo9826]

With you on that

[@julieking9481]

I'm with you but ive played it 1001 times. I'm with you all the way.

[@pauleyles9536]

Same with me. It's very very addictive. That's Entertainment. Should definitely got much better than nummer 21 in the charts.

[@JoeKinney-ht7el]

Brilliant ​@@julieking9481

[@themarkmayes3411]

Why is no one talking about the amazing bass line

[@hesterclapp9717]

Because Foxton is always good, but only gets the attention of a bass guitarist and backing singer

[@dudemanbro2714]

Right??!!?!?!

[@jbuckley2546]

I'm listening, not talking.

[@themarkmayes3411]

JFB 101 ok

[@dudemanbro2714]

JFB 101 u just did

[@Archi-Bald]

An absolute gem, I hope Weller lives for ever

[@HamishBanish]

Weller was born in Woking so it would be doubtful he lives for ever. I know, If only Weller was born a little north in Henley then maybe he would live for ever.

[@rogeroliverbennett65]

One of my favourite classic tracks by The Jam, which, for me, tells a tale of alienation, frustration, and despair: Gritty, powerful, and yet sensitive.

[@inthepubagaineh6318]

As a yoof... I considered the lyrics a little bleak and somewhat nonsensical.. as an old un, I realise how stupid I was as a yoof

[@supernoodles91]

'two lovers missing the tranquillity of solitude.....' What a line!!

[@8MoonsOfJupiter]

Quite amazing how much emotional intensity Weller packs into that song - he's captured the entire life of a bored teenager in grimy, dead-end 1970's UK in 3m 32s; a masterpiece

[@Jack-lt7hi]

Reading through the comments I notice how many people love this song from all over the world. North America, South America, Germany, The U.K etc. Its a nice to think of all these people enjoying listening to this in their home towns

[@ptatpc7925]

He wrote this as a 21 year old. FFS. The best English poet since the war with words that engaged and resonated with a generation. 'Travelling on buses and reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs'. Genius

[@BritishBloke66]

er...slap stick affairs :)

[@c.w_]

Along with Sting

[@Xune2000]

Is it "slashed seat affairs" or "slapstick affairs"? Either way I don't understand the significance of the line, what does it mean?

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@BritishBloke66 I hope you were kidding, if you were it was brilliant, if you weren't, it was hilarious.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@Xune2000 It's "slashed seat affairs"

[@doofus4648]

This song epitomised everything about being a teenager in the UK in the late seventies, an absolute classic.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

The Jam and The Smiths really summed it all up for me.

[@julie5668]

The Jam, The Specials, Squeeze, and Madness - such great bands.

[@ctboy1989]

All 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English too!! Only the best country for bands

[@thescottishcrusader2781]

The Clash and the police too 😎😎😎

[@pauleyles9536]

U can also add my all time heroes ie. The Human League 2 that list.

[@MrStrocube]

Julie Van Berkel Agreed! BTW, I’m a 61-year-old Colombian dude from Southern California. Cheers!

[@andrewmatthews6861]

Great days wish we could go back 😢😢😢

[@stephencollins7714]

Some of the best storytelling ever, Paul Weller is a genius and the Jam were so cool without even trying. Always topical and reflecting the times perfectly. So much respect …

[@andrewmcilwraith1997]

Oh I think they tried very hard! They were from Weybridge or somewhere ghastly!

[@paulburrows6617]

"LIGHTS GOING OUT AND A KICK IN THE BALLS......"

[@gary6514]

The lyrics of this song is absolute genius. Weller is one of the greatest ever songwriters. Even Lennon and McCartney would bow to this masterpiece.

[@Propaganda80]

Lennon and McCartney who?

[@pauleyles9536]

It's my favourite A side track by the Jam. And I feel that. That's Entertainment should definitely of been a number 1 hit single 4 the Jam. Epy when Paul Weller was drunk when he wrote it. That's Entertainment. Reminds me of a good Chess match 4 Portsmouth B or C team that I have played in. And a good Human League gig that I've seen. Paul Weller should definitely get a knighthood

[@williamharker5464]

@@Propaganda80 Indeed.

[@jaydee4697]

The Beatles WISHED they wrote this.

[@Beastgrows]

The Beatles were commercial shite, it's The Stones, Jam, Clash and Stone Roses all day!

[@gary6514]

Paul Weller....the Shakespeare of my generation.

[@dTNT24]

I adore Paul Weller, but either that's a huge exaggeration, or our generations are truly fucked up, man.

[@faeembrugh]

He was. The 1980s working class British generation that is.

[@docsavage8640]

That's idiotic

[@richardabel2636]

this song got me to play guitar it will stay with me till i die .

[@rossmacnab2655]

Now what?...carry on.. yes slow af... Next:)

[@rossmacnab2655]

Slows af spazzy just saying..dis...Spazzy

[@rossmacnab2655]

Soryy means mongo means poosy

[@hugomilson6778]

u pissed up mate @@rossmacnab2655

[@timothygrayson]

Amazing how many Americans can relate to the Jam. Great stuff. Welcome to good old English songwriting.

[@SundaeExpress]

Pity they couldn't relate to them enough to buy their records.

[@TimmyTickle]

@@SundaeExpress They probably couldn’t find any record shops that had them in stock at the time

[@MrMrwaz]

​@@SundaeExpress😂😂

[@susanwoods7242]

Love Paul Weller his music the lot!! Don,'t make music like this anymore sadly at 62 I am so blessed to have lived in an era of great music like this!!!

[@gergez65]

55 myself and smile to tune ,irish fan could be wrong so many song remind of era as kid in England ,as I got older down in tube station is as relevent now as then slainte be safe

[@shinywarm6906]

"Feeding ducks in the park/And wishing you were far away" Too much of my life, right there....

[@GT380man]

I was twenty & living in a squat in Portsmouth. I had a motorbike, a shit job & an amazing girlfriend. Life was brilliant.

[@Ang543210]

I hope it got even better because I really love DJs !👍👯 🕴👭👫💃

[@HouseofVillians]

That made me happy. I have an extremely wealthy friend. Told me his happiest time in life wad when he and the wife were flat broke. Going to a park and laying on a blanket all day with just eachother.

[@PpAirO5]

THAT'S Entertainment !

[@brucecross1182]

I fucking love this. where did my youth go. I still feel the same when i hear this

[@alicegibson63]

Young as you feel. Named my scooter That's Entertainment

[@harryhopkins790]

Yeah Bruce,eternal youth comes from the speakers.

[@chriscairney8872]

My brother Scott was a bit older than me and first introduced me to The Jam. I remember when they split up in 1982, I was only 6, but I still remember the feeling of loss, almost like a bereavement that I shared with my brother. That’s Entertainment is one of the best songs to come out of Britain since The Beatles; the band that inspired them in the first place. I have since seen Paul Weller play three times with my elder brother and on least one occasion he has played this. I feel honoured to have seen The Modfather play it, but wish I was a little bit older so I could have seen and heard it in all its glory back in the day. I am thankful I have a brother with such good musical taste and if The Jam were ever to reform with Paul Weller ( even for a one off) I would be standing front and center with my big brother Scott watching it and enjoying every minute. That’s Entertainment is pure poetry, a great masterpiece that was supposedly written by Paul in 10 minutes whilst drunk. Along with Town Called Malice and Eton Rifles it is still one of not only my most favourite Jam songs, but one of my favourite songs of all time.

[@mikeymjh]

A very fair assessment of our life in the Uk at that time,without a doubt.

[@DD-it1th]

I’ve come here because growing up, groups like The Specials & The Jam etc were my childhood. This is by far my favourite because we at school all knew the words. Brilliant memories of of an overcrowded minibus full of kids singing this at the top of our voices.

[@themaxwells7658]

The Jam changed my life for the better when I was 12, 35 years ago, all the way over in Montana, and they still speak to me and move me today. Brilliant!!

[@hannecatton2179]

You are a very aware person to have been touched by The Jam at age 12 and far from the source of their inspiration !

[@darrenberry2037]

MONTANA!!! Love from Canada (ex- Brit)

[@MarpleSteve]

Very few songs can instantly evoke an atmosphere, place and time but, for me (and many others judging by the comments) this is one of them. You can almost smell it and feel it after the first bar.

[@TheCitizenmax]

talk about an acoustic classic - every line a gem! Nice cameo from Rick Buckler as well.

[@trevorsmith9261]

The best song Paul Weller ever wrote. “Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude”

[@gilldanier4129]

Sticky black tarmac......Love it...poetry in how it is format

[@pauleyles9536]

Quite right about that comment m8. The Jam track ie. That's Entertainment. Is fantastic & should of been at least a. Top 5 hit 4 The Jam. The Jam track ie. That's Entertainment. Reminds me of a good. Chess match 4 Portsmouth B team that I've played in. And a ace Human League gig that I've been 2c. 19 time's in total & it's going 2 b 20 times next week. Paul Weller is fantastic. Should get a knighthood 4 his great music.

[@Stig39Helmer]

60 years old BUT still love The Jam. Probably because I'm 60 and they grew while I was a teenager. I love them and Paul Weller and all other great performers that used the Punk vibe to get famous...like the Clash and some other bands...Called New Wave...Loved this era!

[@AladdinSaneNYC]

How true, friend...I still dig their sounds sometimes and LOVE them, not to relive an era but to appreciate their music still. Does that make sense? Hope so! ♐

[@trevorfitzjohn7273]

Nearly sixty no how you feel

[@kokosolapiy]

You know, I’m 26 who never lived in US, and I like this song too, from it’s guitar riffs to the emotions in voice and meaning of the song

[@user-sb9qn4xw7c]

This song makes me wish I was back in the early eighties again the beauty of youth how fast it passed

[@jdcahill1926]

Back to 1980- 15 years old playing pool and having a pint- great days🤣

[@chicobond89]

I always find comfort in my own loneliness whenever I hear this song. Takes me back to my university years. Me, my zune (which it still works btw) playing to this and going to the back of the bus all by myself. Still single and last man standing, but always finding comfort on this. A Mexican still sharing love to this.

[@huttthejabba875]

3 million views is criminal One of the greatest songs of all time

[@ewanoman1487]

yeah your right if you don't get it don't ask. if u like the jam listen to the spitfires brilliant mod band.

[@michaelharris4651]

Yeah its got to be way up there ,its kind of a summery of what we call LIFE ?

[@NorthernFella]

yeah people have no taste at all! This is an awesome track one of many from them,

[@ronanrogers4127]

Hutt the Jabba ...yep, but now it’s 5.6 million. Maybe there’s hope during Trumpian times after all.

[@pauleyles9536]

Quite frankly I have to agree with you. I simply adore this great song. And not bad. Consider the fact that. Paul Weller was well and truly pissed . When he wrote That's Entertainment. And in 10 minutes And That's Entertainment by the Jam. Also reminds me of a Chess match for Portsmouth B or C team that I've played in. And a ACE Human League gig that I have been 2c .

[@theradioattheendoftheworld4251]

a chap in my football team back in 1990 introduced me to the jam, he was a bit older than me so he knew a few things about life that I did not then. I can't hear this without thinking back to that time, youth gone in a flash

[@chriscarr7095]

If this doesn’t pump you up for a scrap…….. 👊🏼

[@rieskimo]

The Clash, The Jam, The Specials; these were all bands my mom had blaring in the background while we did laundry or the dishes when I was growing up. I'm lucky to get an early start in the world of music. In little ol' Rhode Island at that, I have no idea where she even found the cassette tapes and records.

[@filzzy922]

as a brit who grew up on the same stuff it's truly blissful

[@hannecatton2179]

Your Mum was a special (no pun intended ) lady to have such great taste in little ol´R.I. thousands of miles from the U.K.

[@davidhlavac3704]

The Smiths, The Jam and The Who...three reasons why I went to England straightaway for my gap year

[@cahillgreg]

yeah, you have to experience the flat caps, ale and whippet people first hand to appreciate whatever it is that they are up to

[@catherinefitzpatrick9144]

Agreed. My God, from the moment I landed at Heathrow I knew where I finally belonged! I’m the daughter of a Londoner and have asked my dad repeatedly WHY wasn’t I born there too? He’s given me whatever reasons he feels are correct but I still cannot believe he came here; and instead of being born in The Center Of The Universe-London, I was born in Detroit. You can understand why I’m still ticked all these years later!

[@hannecatton2179]

@@catherinefitzpatrick9144 Forget what your Dad did . He had his reasons. Stay in London and LIVE. There is no place on earth like it. The world meets (and very often settles) there. Good luck !

[@casanuestra5473]

@@catherinefitzpatrick9144 The grass is always greener. Some people think Detroit is the centre of the universe...

[@eduardomota2429]

The Stone Roses

[@westie9207]

Wicked tune. I use to love the jam when I use to be a MOD in the 80s

[@zipit9165]

what an amazing drum part

[@aaronarmstrongaa]

😊

[@20cFilmWannabe]

If you've grown up/lived in a British City the lyrics are very relateable even today

[@KilgoreTrout11235]

@Talorc MacAllan Woking even.

[@nayten0324]

True

[@porterhall27]

the more things change...

[@jkthemod]

I grew up in Portland, Oregon in the 70's. I lived in a neighborhood dominated by a steel mill smokestack and a canary. Many of the parents of my friends were employed at those places, many of my friends would later be. It was luck to be the right age/time/moment when the Jam hit; and they hit me like a bomb. I learned that the dread of adulthood, the doom of "work", and the eventual surrender to age were universal; that THESE people saw, recognized and documented the angst of the impending. I think on that time, that fuckin' smokestack, and my friends, and I still listen to the Jam. A lonely boy, in a dirty neighborhood found strength, resolve, purpose, and hope from recordings of this band. Biblical.

[@ac1dP1nk]

@Talorc MacAllan sleaford mods sleaford mods sleaford sleaford sleaford mods?

[@runningsuperska]

My lockdown hairdo is like Weller's in this video.

[@janetbutler6805]

Me too!!

[@LeofromFreo]

runningsuperska Mine is more like Saddam after they dragged him out of that storm water drain. 🙄

[@bloodhound9638]

probably an improvement then ;)

[@julieclark8976]

Bet it's like ozzy Osbourne's now 😁🤣

[@rakeshparekh4828]

Wow! 1980-81 all over again. One of the best British groups of the New Wave era. Love it!!!! They just don’t make songs like this anymore. 👌😊

[@exitcheese]

Those in the know just know when you're listening to perfection 👌🏾❤💯💫💫💫

[@NickFixHC]

2020. And this song is still gold. Forever.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

2021

[@gracielaperezleal7621]

2022 and this music is alive

[@tilerman]

Not saying i play this a lot but my 10 year old daughter just walked in while this was playing and she started singing along to it! My life, is complete.

[@cahillgreg]

her's has just gone downhill

[@georgeharrison70]

That’s amazing!

[@alicegibson63]

Wonderful

[@timmulligan5958]

You're a lucky man!

[@thursfield3107]

"watching the tele, thinking that's a holiday" superb

[@TimmyTickle]

I thought the line was “watching the telly and thinking about your holidays”

[@mjb4983]

Some things never age

[@leviwashere1362]

“If You Want To Be The King Of The Jungle, It Is Not Enough To Act Like The King, You Must Be The King, There Can Be No Doubt, Because Dought Causes Chaos In Ones Own Demise” - Mickey And Rosalind Pearson

[@katoness]

A kick in the balls......That's Entertainment!!

[@jesussavior6383]

hi

[@fiend_uk]

hi

[@sweetycamy]

hi

[@gaynorburley4942]

Zivar Rockoo n

[@mooseknuckle9657]

As long as it's someone else's Plum's getting kicked and not your own,it's indeed very entertaining.

[@metaldetectingtoursgeorgia4796]

Grew up in the U.K listening to the Jam , one of the best nostalgic tracks, Weller is a genius!!

[@klatewilson5170]

Great band, superb song. If I had to listen to the music of just one country, it would be England. Look at the size of that nation then look at the bands its produced.

[@Amick44]

NO disagreement from U.S

[@BartAlder]

Same as above, from Australia.

[@jungetrifftmadchen184]

look at earth not nations ... such a small spaceship in our galaxy

[@glitch373]

We are quite little, that is true.

[@BlameTheLag]

Wales UK is better we have BFMV

[@mickmcgowan7756]

Weller's a lyrical genius he was only 21 when he wrote this the jam were and are still untouchable in my opinion

[@dannykirton6445]

He said he wrote this in 15 minutes after coming home pissed from the pub, Hard to believe it's true and not just a young brash Weller being well a young brash Weller,

[@pauleyles9536]

@@dannykirton6445 Paul Weller should definitely get a knighthood 4 his great music. He's probably a good Chess player like me. If he is a very big Human League fan 2. Like me. Even better. That's Entertainment. Is a fantastic track.

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

The Police is better. And their songs are more memorable. The Jam is good but their songs are difficult to sing along with.

[@pauleyles9536]

@@theloniouscoltrane3778 I will often do my self t0 drum kit sound affect impression (which is done by my mouth alone.2 my favourite music on my iPad. & It sounds like the real thing) I even got a thing in common with Paul Weller (apart from being human of corse. & That's our anichils. Even if u reversed them. Stand 4 something in a game of Chess.

[@waynepinnock5874]

Despite his many influences Weller has a unique voice.

[@seanwinkel8890]

The day before my 16th birthday (June, 1984) I arrived in London for the first time. As soon as I got to where I was staying I opened the bedroom window. lit a Dunhill cigarette and put on this song. Wildly evocative.

[@michaelvronksy8748]

So good it makes me want to cry... for the days when music was great...

[@mrpurser6378]

The song of Britain.

[@joseluis84230]

MrPurser, Not at all. I am not British and I feel identified, those sound effects and sound affects that are distilled in That's Entertainment are a reflection of any city. Totally yours is The English Rose, That's Entertainment is more international.

[@IRVDawg]

We are the Mods

[@littlenicola6726]

@@IRVDawg it's way of life

[@rossbeake5779]

Should be the national anthem

[@pigknickers2975]

So true. If you grew up in a London suburb in the late70s/early80s this was your life in a song. XXX

[@denised.5598]

This song takes me right back to 1980's summertime after graduating high school...sounds just as fresh and relevant now as it did then.

[@klausbecker7]

When I hear the first notes of this song, I'm back in the cabin in the woods where we used to have parties in the early 1980s, no electricity, just a tape recorder with a battery and candles and wine and...first love.

[@JoaoGuilherme-hn7rp]

3 million views is criminal One of the greatest songs of all time The song of Britain.

[@hannecatton2179]

9 mill now , August 2020.

[@philfedora495]

The most accurate depiction of 70's England I've ever heard. Ripped up Phone books, so spot on.

[@pigknickers2975]

yes, this and London Calling just send me back to that time. Brilliant writing, captures the mood so perfectly. Can just shut my eyes and see it all now.

[@porterhall27]

it's phone booth

[@TheBenchPressMan]

inertia27 - as much as your right, it doesn’t matter both interpretations work - it’s almost like he meant it like that ;)

[@alicegibson63]

Freezing cold flat damp on the walls. Heard this first when living in a small bedsits in shrewsbury felt this was my song. Now can play it and have always loved it.

[@bulldogboy3127]

One of the greatest songs of all time. Such evocative lyrics.

[@mrbenn4385]

Brings back all the memories of playing this full blast whilst sitting in my freezing cold flat with damp on the walls. Absolute poetry!

[@keithfarr4838]

Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude. What more is there to say.

[@benhughes3602]

I think this is probably the best song lyrically ever written. Also love Morrissey's cover.

[@adamh6059]

So simple so beautiful

[@haroldofcardboard]

I watch this and just cry and cry my eyes out for a time gone by

[@euanelliott3613]

Memories of working a YTS course in early 1981. We had the radio on while we worked and this came on every half hour, along with Sgt. Rock by XTC, Jealous Guy by Roxy Music and Once In A Lifetime by Talking Heads. I was 16 with long hair and my whole life ahead of me. Now I'm 56 and running out of time. That's life.

[@catherinefitzpatrick9144]

You’re still very young! My dear dad said that you’re young even in your 70’s ! He did concede that in your 80’s, you weren’t young anymore. I’m holding on to those words of his about being young even when you’re 79 years of age for the rest of my life!

[@mmmk1616]

Ach! You're still young kiddo! I'm 60 and think I'm still young. Still make stupid mistakes, maybe not as many lol. And yeah, my health isn't perfect but my problems started in my late 20's, so...

[@yasminmant2666]

Youth is wasted on the young is what I say (53)

[@2000toddowen]

Wow. This must have inspired a lot of working class people back in the day to get guitars and become rock stars and start living the dream.

[@johnarvanitis3067]

35 years and still sounds unlike anything else

[@draganadc]

True....

[@fibritz]

The Gentlemen and Guy Ritchie brought me here. Amazing film!

[@pansztyc]

like this guy was 21 or 22 when he wrote this, Paul Weller is gifted beyond any measures

[@themask2609]

The GREATEST song of all time without a shadow of a doubt….