Paul Weller was a genius lyricist. How I miss all those angry young men from across the pond.
@zapbranigan53144 ай бұрын
He’s still around, in fact he’s touring/ coming soon
@andycornell69422 ай бұрын
It never ages. We were spoiled .
@ronsterronster24086 ай бұрын
Some of the most menacing lyrics ever written.the jam were true legends
@georgecairns73233 күн бұрын
So true. “ I glanced back at my life and thought about my wife, cause they took the keys and she,ll think it’s me” Still turns my blood cold ❤
@postive-vibes4 ай бұрын
Foxton absolutely shreds on that bass.
@sammysouth83724 жыл бұрын
Foxton is history’s most underrated bass guitar player. Dude plays melodies with that thing.
@honeychurchgipsy64 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@honeychurchgipsy6Nick Beggs
@honeychurchgipsy6 Жыл бұрын
@@Eysenbeiss - Nick Beggs - will check him out
@3ld91910 ай бұрын
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.
@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz8 ай бұрын
Not only his technical facility, but his tone, intonation, and sheer musicality were rivaled by very few players. Truly one of the greats.
@jayveebloggs90573 жыл бұрын
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...
@davidbrown54112 ай бұрын
Listen Ear was the place to hang out back in 79. Great days to be young.
@2gramsovcoke11 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@patrickskehill5589Күн бұрын
Love it!!!!!
@markloveday2811 Жыл бұрын
Im 59 going on 60 Weller is the soundtrack to my life
@robertrussell90527 ай бұрын
Me too.
@gordi406 ай бұрын
And me !
@robertwalker91306 ай бұрын
Same here . Strange town is my favourite.
@gosportgeezer6 ай бұрын
Same here.
@jakeburns73313 жыл бұрын
Bruce Foxton is without doubt one of the great bass players. His work with The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers was immense.
@chrisolagrim3597 Жыл бұрын
Amen brother. Very underrated musician.
@lauriemiller1690 Жыл бұрын
Definitely is so…..
@kbeesmot9928 Жыл бұрын
With a name like yours, no doubt a touch of bias about SLF.
@restojon1 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Under-rated as fuk..
@broomfs2 жыл бұрын
From hearing this as a 10yr old to hearing it at 52, still an absolute masterpiece.
@caughtinatrapelvis2 жыл бұрын
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
@ianwhitehead6912 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I hit 9 years of age on November 13 1978. And The Jam were in the charts!
@joshuarizalforeman816 Жыл бұрын
Same here. I was 12 when it was released. I now live halfway across the world in the Philippines and still love it.
@beendoneagain Жыл бұрын
I was 13. What a great a feeling it is!
@jonathanlambert261Ай бұрын
I was there the night they filmed it ,we had two Alsations with us and met all 3 of them..who took an interest in the dogs.
@Matty3H.I7 ай бұрын
" '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 👏🏼
@VirreFriberg3 ай бұрын
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.I3 ай бұрын
@VirreFriberg The thugs also have his wallet and drivers license. Thus, they have his home address. Use a little imagination
@tomleaf57903 ай бұрын
Agree. Horrendously poignant.
@chrishowarth66238 ай бұрын
To me this is The Jam at their very best. Love this song. Still constantly play this week in week out
@frederickglasser56176 ай бұрын
And to think that's entertainment, bitterest pill, a town called malice, and going underground were still to come
@yellofrazice4 ай бұрын
❗️❗️👍👍👍❗️❗️
@thommytaranto11 жыл бұрын
Complete poetry, it's hard to believe Weller wrote it when he was only 20!
@jasoncoffey2402 жыл бұрын
From experience of actually getting ass kkicked 😢
@paulscott40589 ай бұрын
I love this song , so much
@OldhamSteve524 ай бұрын
I’m 65, still listening to this brilliant music.
@kieranmurphy46734 ай бұрын
Yes me too. I'm 42 grew listening to the Jam mums fav band. Always play this on the juke box
@Stellarosie14 ай бұрын
62. Right there with you.
@yorkiegeoff18253 ай бұрын
64 mate, music from my youth , Bruce Foxton’s Bass is top drawer ! For something different have a listen to Amelia Coburn’s (songs from the shed ) acoustic cover 👍
@PhilipJames-i2qАй бұрын
I’m 50
@andrewlivingstone9641 Жыл бұрын
If your watching this in 2023 then I salute you ….different gravy
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.
@paulprac4 жыл бұрын
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.
@ianblack70064 жыл бұрын
Yeah always town called malice
@barnijones26884 жыл бұрын
@@ianblack7006 both great tunes tho
@Billy-je6mq4 жыл бұрын
@@barnijones2688 eton rifles
@ZarasDad074 жыл бұрын
Lyrics awesome. Not too left wing biased like some of their songs. Awesome record!
@filipporimondi78572 жыл бұрын
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 ..
@scottnever87322 жыл бұрын
may be then you could help me out with the lyrics to town called malice, i never have been able to get it, thanks
@filipporimondi78572 жыл бұрын
@@scottnever8732 Really??? You find them online everywhere
@filipporimondi78572 жыл бұрын
@@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_Emily2 жыл бұрын
litterally same
@caughtinatrapelvis2 жыл бұрын
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?
@wadedel64784 жыл бұрын
It’s funny. This song is so accurate to being in England in the 70’s. God the jam were good
@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous4 жыл бұрын
Saw them early on at the Marquee in Wardour Street. 76? 77?
@thomashardcastle64644 жыл бұрын
@@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous cant have been 76, they didnt form until 77
@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous4 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@ianwliamsoianwiliamson44674 жыл бұрын
The best band ever 1977- 1982 👍👐
@crystalidentity3 жыл бұрын
@@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous Who's Lincoln Imlay, someone notable? Well, I'm sure all your mates were notable to yourself, of course.🎯
@garycartwright85434 жыл бұрын
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.....
@crystalidentity3 жыл бұрын
And too many right-wing meetings! Although - how many right-wing meetings _are_ too many? I'd say one is bad enough, mate, lol!
@Harrylechat013 жыл бұрын
Dylan won a Nobel Prize for his lyrics, fair enough, but Weller deserves one too
@sammybaker47676 ай бұрын
The bass on this is sublime...
@luxford608 жыл бұрын
Bruce Foxton's bass on this is superb.
@mikemichelson56737 жыл бұрын
I had read years ago that he was heckled a lot. He wasn't 'Mod' enough.
@alandargie71807 жыл бұрын
One of the best in the world in my opinion
@reddevil95546 жыл бұрын
I know. Jumping up and down with harmonics too.
@pjc19546 жыл бұрын
True - as always.
@seanconway30006 жыл бұрын
Went to see from the jam in Middlesbrough Bruce foxtons band They were great
@NikkiHayes Жыл бұрын
Paul Weller is a totally brilliant lyricist - and this song is chilling if you really listen to the lyrics.
@yorkiegeoff1825 Жыл бұрын
Amelia Coburn does an interesting cover ( songs from the shed ) 👍
@jennywilson5812 Жыл бұрын
Chilling and so terribly sad.
@riklionheart2310 ай бұрын
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.britain7 ай бұрын
i dont think i would be chilling.
@jasonsyers39486 ай бұрын
& 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
@joshforde6983 жыл бұрын
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.
@andyrushton78342 жыл бұрын
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!
@Brian-hc3qx3 жыл бұрын
I was in Stockwell station Dec 1987 near midnight and someone was killed two carriages down from where I was sitting. Being down in the tube station at midnight has a special meaning for me.
@Mark-ew1hn11 ай бұрын
“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
@mrtoptenatten10 жыл бұрын
probably one of the very best bands to come out of great britain
@martincole346 жыл бұрын
agree 100%..... except for the word probably
@stephenhall37005 жыл бұрын
correct
@booishoois3095 жыл бұрын
No way. There are at least 20 bands which have been way more impactful.
@giptonwhite30115 жыл бұрын
Not probably mate definitely
@mrtoptenatten5 жыл бұрын
@@martincole34 I sound like a CARLSBERG ADVERT.......yes .....THE BEST
@pennylynneanderson26297 жыл бұрын
YOU CANT KNOCK THE JAM THEY WERE PURE GOLD AND THEY STILL ARE PURE GOLD
@brianvanburen69384 жыл бұрын
The jam can't beaten and of
@timbayliss41534 жыл бұрын
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?
@FernGullyandtheLastKlumous4 жыл бұрын
They are the North London counterpart to South London's Squeeze. Today Deptford, tomorrow the World.
@robertwalsh75273 жыл бұрын
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.
@julianshepherd20383 жыл бұрын
Foxton haircut is horrible
@benmacklin38845 жыл бұрын
I listened to this with my dad. He has very sadly passed now, but the jam live on. Absolute best British band ever.
@suzannedavison22194 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your dad r.. I. P.
@lennymadhavan33614 жыл бұрын
I am still missing my own father. Bless you Ben and bless you Suzanne. xx
@mattinfullvision95984 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss, may he res2in peace. A great man I'm sure
@mattinfullvision95984 жыл бұрын
@@lennymadhavan3361 sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace
@lennymadhavan33614 жыл бұрын
@@mattinfullvision9598 Thank you so much bruv. That is very thoughtful and kind of you. xx
@robs200020 күн бұрын
terrific !!
@simonlhill-si4sx7 ай бұрын
We’ve exported some terrible things, and some wonderful things but I truly believe our music is second to none. Rule Britannia
@mod699 жыл бұрын
when I go to heaven I hope the Brits are in charge of the music
@simoncollett45249 жыл бұрын
+mod69 Mate, that should be on a t-shirt somewhere!! :)
@deadzombie44779 жыл бұрын
+mod69 Sincerely I hope we Brits are too :)
@JARRE1159 жыл бұрын
+mod69 Well said mate, Sadly, Music just ain`t made like this anymore.
@jayzacharias41368 жыл бұрын
Good shout mate
@stonedbatman20678 жыл бұрын
getting a tattoo of that phase! lol nice one 👍
@mickgriffin49392 жыл бұрын
Bloody brilliant!..Weller at his most angst..God how we need him in these times..Come back mate your country needs you!!!
@stringcus2 жыл бұрын
did you see him on The Times this w/e, he’s an old man like me. Different times, gone, not forgotten, but, different,,,,,
@wobblertv8083 Жыл бұрын
Some of the greatest lyrics ever written .Weller was 20 years old !!!!!!!!
@Anglo_Saxon1 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Undoubtedly a genius.
@michaelobrien9825 Жыл бұрын
PAUL WELLER LEGEND IN THE 80S LEGEND NOW.
@robertrussell90527 ай бұрын
What an absolute classic track this is , goes about 20ft over the heads of most of that Top of the Pops audience.
@ericxpenner8 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest tracks - The Jam are absolute legends.
@louiscaffrey39428 жыл бұрын
Absolute beginners
@joegroves4468 жыл бұрын
+Louis Caffrey what?
@louiscaffrey39428 жыл бұрын
+Joe Groves seriously?
@joegroves4468 жыл бұрын
Louis Caffrey Are you saying they're amatuers?
@louiscaffrey39428 жыл бұрын
+Joe Groves I'm quoting a title of one of their songs called absolute beginners
@mexicanwhite111 жыл бұрын
Probably the best Jam song ever. Still as good today as it was the day it was released.
@arfer8 жыл бұрын
Bruce does a lot of work on this track. Underappreciated.
@TRJBASS8 жыл бұрын
My biggest influence ..and the reason I play a black P-bass with a maple neck.
@nickw226898 жыл бұрын
Bruce Foxton...legend
@fooman658 жыл бұрын
great bass player, made me pick one up, I had a blue Rick..
@jpah89447 жыл бұрын
Foxton drove the sound of the Jam to what it was with his bass playing.
@benbattle7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Foxton often carried the melody on the bass line which was how they could do so much as a three piece with Weller on chord lead. Amazing talent.
@buddyhell71005 жыл бұрын
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.
@paulgardner97633 жыл бұрын
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
@thedangerdogs96382 жыл бұрын
Spot on Paul! Bassists with picks rule!
@thedangerdogs96382 жыл бұрын
Especially Bruce
@leeroberts81142 жыл бұрын
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...
@Junebu99ie8 жыл бұрын
I love the way Bruce Foxton plays!!
@charliecollins38265 жыл бұрын
Diego Medina what miming?
@jeremyclark78724 жыл бұрын
An absolute masterpiece. As relevant now as it was when released. Will still be relevant in 100 years.
@geoffreyjonathanwilson58264 жыл бұрын
Yes it will be.
@geoffreyjonathanwilson58264 жыл бұрын
Well said Jeremy
@sexobscura10 ай бұрын
how sad
@marialourdesgomes36305 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Class
@michaelomeara66842 ай бұрын
To be young again
@thewkovacs316Ай бұрын
as that wont happen, we at least get to look forward to this type of music playing when they throw us into a care home
@robertanthony55097 жыл бұрын
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!
@richdelgado34056 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Also, there was the factor of the lyrics being to "local", as in "What's a wormwood scrub?"
@torycollins63006 жыл бұрын
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!
@harryflashman20296 жыл бұрын
Wormwood Scrubs is a prison in London.
@markanthony90986 жыл бұрын
That's a great call! Thank god for the Atlantic. (tongue in cheek)
@marsbeads6 жыл бұрын
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.
@johnyboyjohnyboy-jd3wr5 жыл бұрын
40 years on & still one if not THE best bands to come out of England, i just wish they would get back together for one more tour
@philventress9915 жыл бұрын
no never - leave it as it is - PERFECT. You cant expect Weller to have the raw energy in his voice that he did then. It would be a let down. Theyve all done good stuff after The Jam. Time UKs album was great TSC have got better as Ive got older and Weller has well had his ups and downs.
@andrewmatthews68615 жыл бұрын
johnyboy66 johnyboy 66 they were true CLASS
@harveysmith1005 жыл бұрын
Go watch Foxstot with "From The Jam." It's as close as you can get
@philventress9914 жыл бұрын
@Warren Baldwin ok
@littlenicola67264 жыл бұрын
Me and my boyfriend got going on argument did the split up too soon 🤔
@aprc1977a11 жыл бұрын
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)
@Wilayaat2 жыл бұрын
This song sums up the era so brilliantly I still get goosebumps when I hear it.
@raccooneyes20992 жыл бұрын
you mean THIS era lol
@mattbarber974 жыл бұрын
Honestly their best song. It tells a story that is sadly still very relevant today. "They took the keys and she'll think it's me" is almost haunting.
@crystalidentity3 жыл бұрын
But how do they know where he lives? Oh shit, they took his wallet as well!!! 😭
@mikedowns94612 жыл бұрын
A real menace to the lyrics.
@NR-rv8rz Жыл бұрын
Only it's too many left wing meetings that originate the violence now.
@Mpshfromlowell6410 жыл бұрын
A terrific song that tells a frightening story......
@thekidneedsjuice37853 жыл бұрын
Bruce wasn’t messing about!
@chrismorfas75156 жыл бұрын
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.
@granto67385 жыл бұрын
Great story best band out of England ever f the beatles etc stones. No 1 could touch them,, Then he f it up
@donaldduck18284 жыл бұрын
Great story, man
@Marcel_Audubon4 жыл бұрын
punk?
@221b-Maker-Street4 жыл бұрын
@@Marcel_Audubon - Yep. The Jam are classified as a mod revival/punk rock band.
@Marcel_Audubon4 жыл бұрын
@@221b-Maker-Street not by any punk
@supermodernfraktion28532 ай бұрын
Just a decade ahead of their time! ❤
@thesound-chameleonman35802 жыл бұрын
I am getting my vinyl sleeve of Down in the tube station at midnight signed by original drummer Rick Buckler! C.P. 2022.
@nikaa42373 жыл бұрын
Paul Weller...probably one of the best song writers of his generation.
@BlackRain_3 жыл бұрын
But did he write them though?
@nikaa42373 жыл бұрын
@@BlackRain_ yes
@BlackRain_3 жыл бұрын
@@nikaa4237 Prove it.
@lukegreengrow535210 ай бұрын
@@BlackRain_don’t need to prove it.
@jdre19765 жыл бұрын
Still one of the tightest rock bands to ever grace my ears.
@julieclark89763 жыл бұрын
I met a feller in the pub last week and he's the only other one besides me who I've met who can sing all the lyrics 😁 it was great.
@Paul_John_Weller Жыл бұрын
Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.
@redcropuk Жыл бұрын
That’s just great ! 😊
@ENGLISH_RESPONSEАй бұрын
Best jam track 🇬🇧
@davidd70364 жыл бұрын
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..
@crystalidentity3 жыл бұрын
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**
@mhoirawhite64573 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I think you will find The Beatles had a far bigger influence , just ask Paul Weller
@garypearce35342 жыл бұрын
A chilling tale of inner city violence with a magnificent soundtrack.Pure poetry just a classy song from one of the great british bands.
@AdamRamone15 күн бұрын
I love this song, it draws you in and engulfs you in the story and makes it feel that it's you getting mugged. Very visceral.
@aleksandarantic15933 жыл бұрын
I heard the song yesterday. While I was 15-16 years old I listened to Undertones, Members, Stranglers, Clash and Skids. But yesterday I became a punk again at the age of 45. Great song and great group. The song is flooded with energy. Greetings from Serbia.
@yellofrazice4 ай бұрын
must see The Jam with this song in german tv from 30.11.1980 in WDR ROCKPALAST ❗️
@terrypoole61383 жыл бұрын
Still listening and have been since 1978 best song ever written
@sirtrevor103 жыл бұрын
Blimey, Bruce was some bassist. Huge skill to play a piece like this.✅
@NorthernFella8 жыл бұрын
this man wrote amazing lyrics.
@TheSeanm1026 жыл бұрын
he still does
@antonystringfellow51526 жыл бұрын
Jakeb Arturio Braden He still puts on a good show too!
@andijw796 жыл бұрын
He did, all seem to be about real working class scenarios too
@crystalidentity3 жыл бұрын
@@HaleBopp I kinda wish they'd stayed the same! I'm really shocked and bothered to find out that Johnny Lydon's a MAGA hat-wearing Trump supporter now. Un-fucking-believable...🙀
@crystalidentity3 жыл бұрын
*@Authentic Gay Blog* But hey, at least Weller's still cool enough to openly say in interviews that he feels complimented and honoured to be considered a Gay Icon (even if he's not gay himself). NICE ONE!! 😘🏳️🌈👍
@Broonzied8 күн бұрын
For me, this track is the masterpiece, the Mona Lisa if you like, of that whole punk/new wave era. It is perfect.
@oolongoolong7893 ай бұрын
Classic song by the awesome Jam. Love it!
@patriciathewisher23152 жыл бұрын
A chilling and incredible bit of songwriting. As an ex Londoner this rang in my head for a long time. Weller was at his best with The Jam. He probably wouldn’t agree. Youth and fear and excitement and male violence and racism and the 70s - all there. It’s all still there unfortunately down in any tube station at midnight.
@Paul_John_Weller Жыл бұрын
Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.
@billrana23737 жыл бұрын
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
@dodibenabba13785 жыл бұрын
I'm outside...
@Mod-rw9cw5 жыл бұрын
What's your address I'm on the way 👊Only joking mate couldn't agree more 🤝
@arshk36125 жыл бұрын
he was a kid when we wrote this - pure genius
@phils10144 жыл бұрын
No argument here!
@elliotskunk4 жыл бұрын
wheyy east midlands rep
@sophiejay26046 жыл бұрын
What a banging British rock tune. Don't make em like this no more
@Paul_John_Weller Жыл бұрын
Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.
@DaBongo897 ай бұрын
So many memories. The words are a masterpiece…
@christopherdouglas23932 ай бұрын
I've been a sunderland fan for 58 years but the lads are right Sir Bobby Robson was an absolute gentleman a lovely man
@Krapkarma6 жыл бұрын
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 !!!
@normanhaggerston87094 жыл бұрын
Theres not a single one of the British so-called musicians nowadays can write anything near this good (other than Weller himself obviously!) The man is a genius
@boomshanka46674 жыл бұрын
what about that fat ginger kid out of game of thrones?
@normanhaggerston87094 жыл бұрын
@@boomshanka4667 i hope u dont mean Ed Sheeran mate! 😂😂😂
@SLUGGISHTOMCAT9 жыл бұрын
Bring back the best British bands ever The Jam & Madness
@lewisner9 жыл бұрын
Tomcat Tomcat And Siouxsie.
@laurenforsyth81439 жыл бұрын
+Tomcat Tomcat and the corries
@markjones87759 жыл бұрын
+Tomcat Tomcat and the wurzels
@onlinefriend38894 жыл бұрын
and Queen
@dylanmurphy31954 жыл бұрын
Dire straits
@dunilbaines66608 ай бұрын
Love this track. Classic
@Lpm-band Жыл бұрын
Ärligt Lelle från Lpm-band respect Ebba Grön från Sverige ok dom kanske inte bryr sej men det gör jag 🎸🍻🤷🙋
@Lpm-band8 күн бұрын
Svenska jätte svårt
@saweruh43 жыл бұрын
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
@stephencollingwood85912 жыл бұрын
Love it...
@stuartsmith68242 жыл бұрын
Top Band in the years Barra hello
@vagnerhchardcore6 ай бұрын
Wonderfull ❤❤
@fredfat16065 жыл бұрын
what weller captures in less than 4 minutes is exceptional
@andywood2864 ай бұрын
Greatest song ever written.
@stephenwride5695Ай бұрын
Wow fantastic memories from 80s what z grest time neverk to be seen again Fee, L
@richardjohnson13312 күн бұрын
My favourite jam song ever
@jduff594 жыл бұрын
This was the first song I heard from The Jam. I went out and bought the LP, and found out they'd already released a couple of LP's, so I was immersed in their music straight away. The Jam were a great British band, as important as The Kinks for their generation, and I miss them very much.
@samsuzza20082 жыл бұрын
As brilliant as Paul Weller is Bruce really makes The Jam come alive
@lenaphee50402 ай бұрын
Whose lìstening to this in 2024..👋👋
@vincentcassidy2 ай бұрын
how does right ear 👂 right now werk for you cuz!!😮
@johnnorbury55212 ай бұрын
me August 02nd '24 in back garden. Cup o tea be swapped for a bevvie soon.
@shauncalway622 ай бұрын
Watching in Bulgaria 2024 on the golden fish balchik up the gas
@PhysioAl12 ай бұрын
Watching in Tasmania, Australia 🇦🇺
@scottnever8732Ай бұрын
sounds the same as it did when it first came out. Pls explain what its about
@CinBubble4 жыл бұрын
This is my next karaoke song.
@Paul_John_Weller Жыл бұрын
Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.
@nevilebardos5702 Жыл бұрын
This and eton rifles gets me so pumped up
@vin221610 жыл бұрын
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)
@qtHoneyBee10 жыл бұрын
were you their groupie? :o
@vin221610 жыл бұрын
***** god no! I'm sure groupies never, ever looked like me (tho in fairness I never really saw many groupies hanging around the band...) :-)
@MsSutekh10 жыл бұрын
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!
@wembley66423 жыл бұрын
was this at TotP, Vivienne?
@rosevaleblue4 жыл бұрын
Lockdown has been so special, as in digging out old classic tunes.
@roblex637 жыл бұрын
Bruce Foxton is one hell of a great bass player.....
@barnijones26884 жыл бұрын
indeed
@DaveAnchovies3 жыл бұрын
And the hair to back it up
@crystalidentity3 жыл бұрын
@@DaveAnchovies I like his fancy purple shades these days! 🕶🎯 He's aged well, like the finest wine...
@billymerriman26203 жыл бұрын
That's Ken Doherty !
@jreno583 жыл бұрын
NOBODY was cooler than Bruce Foxton
@Ztandard32Ай бұрын
Love that bassline. It is the heart of the song.
@richardquinn7211 ай бұрын
A beautiful song with very dark lyrics.
@FionaRyanTIFFINbitesized5 жыл бұрын
I'm here because I went to see From The Jam last night in Brisbane. As you can imagine, this song went off! Bruce has still got it and his bass remains impeccable.
@honeychurchgipsy64 жыл бұрын
Fiona Ryan - the lead singer lives down the road from me - I went to school with his brother and know his wife - lol!!!
@briangriffin9283 жыл бұрын
The right 3 people forming the right band at the right time, brilliant.
@markyboyb32ify10 жыл бұрын
one of the greatest songs
@rudbel887 ай бұрын
Blissful music - Foxton’s bass line is superb. Weller the mod father . Rick Buckler on drums - magic
@ENGBriseBАй бұрын
Absolutely Amazing Song.
@johnPaul-qn3dg7 жыл бұрын
And they never broke America, they have to be the greatest UK band who didn't. Paul Weller is one of the greatest songwriters and frontmen ever to grace pop music.
@pauleyles95366 жыл бұрын
He is probably a good Chess player 2. And I love the Jam track That's Entertainment. Because the track That's Entertainment by the Jam. Always reminds me of a Chess match for Portsmouth C or B team that I have played in. And a ACE Human League gig that I have been 2c.
@robertmclachlan56695 жыл бұрын
Because they don't understand what their singing about
@jkthemod5 жыл бұрын
FAR too British for American youth; the Jam were introduced to America via a tour with Blue Oyster Cult, which was NOT the audience that the Jam would appeal to. @@robertmclachlan5669
@robertmclachlan56695 жыл бұрын
@@jkthemod that's what I meant
@robertmclachlan56695 жыл бұрын
I just didn't explain it like you. They wouldn't know what it was like in England under the Thatcher government and they wouldn't care. One of the most iconic bands to come out of England.
@PaulaJGlover7 жыл бұрын
I learnt every word to this song, as a kid. Still know them to this day aged 47.......class!
@Paul_John_Weller Жыл бұрын
Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.