The outro to this song is the best piece of lyric writing ever. ''Coz they've took the keys and she'll think its me'' has the effect of an electric shock.
I have loved this song from the day it was released! I love the 'outro' it gets me everytime, I learnt to play it on guitar many years ago and surprisingly it is not that difficult, but in doing so you come to realise that although Paul wrote it , the importance of Rick and Bruce's contribution in crafting it into the masterpiece that it is , should never be overlooked! A timeless classic! dx
This is the very first song I ever read the lyrics to and almost burst out crying reading them! Paul Weller's words are like poetry...this is the type of shit we should be learning about in English!
"I glanced back on my life and thought about my Wife 'cause they took the keys & she'll think it's me" - Fuckin hell.....just absolutely top, top, top writing / story telling. Blows me away.
Jimmy savile was my babysitter when I was a kid ,he was very affectionate as I remember, gave me lots of sweets , and loved tickling me and playing doctors and nurses
Aw, my most favourite song of all time! I remember when I was a lad, I was convinced it was Terry Mcann from Minder on drums and Ray Doyle from The Professionals on bass.
John Peel once said of this song which used to turn up in his Festive 50 always near the top as I recall, that it was one of the best crafted songs he'd ever heard.
@@iandainton2416 He was a top bloke JP, no-one since has come near his ability produce a programme with such an eclectic choice of music without distancing his audience.
This is a really harrowing bit of lyric, somehow managing to spiral from bad to worse as it goes along. Even more brutal is how clear it is that the beating he takes won't be the end of it. "'Coz they took the keys, and she'll think it's me..." Holy hell. A top song from a very strong album.
@@NickHarman My local Indian stays open until 1am and even later if you want a takeaway. I have often brought a curry home after a night out to share with my other half so it's not really nonsense it it Nick you pedantic deluded muppet!!
@@NickHarman Yes, they do. Understand the era of the last 70's. Many London office workers worked late and got home late and eat late. The London underground was crime ridden around that time.
i, as a bass player, learning never stops. I have played this since the 80`s but still cant get to this level of exicution. Foxton has a unique ability
This song is brilliant they just a set of kids here writing and playing songs like this is phenomenal second only to Alternative Ulster as greatest song of its kind imho
"They smelt of pubs, and Wormwood Scrubs, and too many right-wing meetings..." Unfortunately, the pack mentality, in combination with misdirected frustration, exists everywhere. Part of the brilliance of Weller here is that he captures the underlying sheer pointlessness and randomness of the goings-on. Could have happened to anybody -- whoever crossed paths with these hyenas -- but that night it was him. Great bit of art.
@Second Chance Do we? How? Are we the ones targeting people for the colour of their skin? Are we the ones still salty about the loss of the ‘British empire’? Cos last time I checked, it was you cretins. Off you f**k, you racist prick,
TheEyeOfOdin1 It was Brilliant .After years of listening to the Boring American crap in the early 70s Punk came along and Boom the music scene came back to life. The jam came along a little later along with New Wave bands
Great memories.... Now Check out Strangeways, Wills and Kate wedding tribute - on youtube Thefrankjohnsonmusic videos And ask if that spirit has died....Recommended!!!!
80s in the UK are much better in retrospect, loved The Jam as a tween but my memories of the 80s are of widespread unemployment, race riots, fear of nuclear war etc etc. There was a genuine reason that Weller was so angry.
I live in London and can guarantee if you get mugged down in a tube station at midnight these days the attackers will be from an entirely different demographic than the one described in this song.
Thanks for that! I have an African-American friend going on holiday there soon; I’ll let him know that the prejudiced trope of the ‘London skinhead’ and the football hooligan is just that and now part of past history along with the story this great track tells. I’ll reassure him he’s nothing to worry about apart from the usual crime that infects all leading cities! Cheers! 🍻
The outro to this song is the best piece of lyric writing ever.
''Coz they've took the keys and she'll think its me'' has the effect of an electric shock.
I have loved this song from the day it was released! I love the 'outro' it gets me everytime, I learnt to play it on guitar many years ago and surprisingly it is not that difficult, but in doing so you come to realise that although Paul wrote it , the importance of Rick and Bruce's contribution in crafting it into the masterpiece that it is , should never be overlooked! A timeless classic! dx
The greatest Jam song ever
This is the very first song I ever read the lyrics to and almost burst out crying reading them! Paul Weller's words are like poetry...this is the type of shit we should be learning about in English!
Agreed. This and Common People by Pulp. Modern poetry.
"I glanced back on my life and thought about my Wife 'cause they took the keys & she'll think it's me" - Fuckin hell.....just absolutely top, top, top writing / story telling. Blows me away.
Simply the best song by the Jam!
Agreed 👍 Strange town a close second for me
@@stevebell9645sorry Boss but that's entertainment is clear
It doesn’t get much better than this… class
Great performance of, imo, the best song of 1978. It evokes the late 70s perfectly, yet still sounds fresh today.
Clearly a different kind of human being. Wrote this when he was 20! One of the most brilliant songs of its era.
behave yourself ahole
Amazing sound for 3 people! Incredible lyrics that are as good as any poetry
Better
My favourite group ever.
Its sucks that this is the only live video of this great song. Wish they were more.
No, you are wrong, you just are not looking in the correct places
Please Please can I go back now. saw Jam in CB,s in 1978 and i want to go back now.......John k
Banned by BBC radio for being violent, meanwhile Jimmy Savile's got the sweeties out!
Now then now then.
Well said sir
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Jimmy savile was my babysitter when I was a kid ,he was very affectionate as I remember, gave me lots of sweets , and loved tickling me and playing doctors and nurses
Was it banned? Is this 1978? Exact date?
Your not human if these lyric’s don’t reduce you to tears.
Absolute genius lyrics by the Modfather.
The Jam, their music, Paul Weller's voice was furiously effective even when I listened to them on a rotten cassette..
Brilliant band, genius songwriter Weller is The Man 🎤🎤🎤
crap song writer
Top band at their best ....love IT!!!
Aw, my most favourite song of all time! I remember when I was a lad, I was convinced it was Terry Mcann from Minder on drums and Ray Doyle from The Professionals on bass.
Lol
great song for that year and statememts
I miss my youth.
Me too, I saw the Jam in 79. Music was sooooo good then.
Wow. Amazing song. amazing performance, amazing band.
Weller must be getting senile if he thinks this isn't one of his "perfect" songs!
@@stevensalemi6395 crap lefty song
Wrote this aged 19 years old. Class...
Unbelievable track. Great performance.
How does this video not have more likes?
The Smell of Brown Leather it blended in with the weather
Evening in with the weather
John Peel once said of this song which used to turn up in his Festive 50 always near the top as I recall, that it was one of the best crafted songs he'd ever heard.
He was right, rip, jp
@@iandainton2416 He was a top bloke JP, no-one since has come near his ability produce a programme with such an eclectic choice of music without distancing his audience.
top notch vocals
@ chalet365 I was at the Queens Hall gig in Leeds too and was also my first ever concert and to see my fav band it didn't disappoint.
This is a really harrowing bit of lyric, somehow managing to spiral from bad to worse as it goes along. Even more brutal is how clear it is that the beating he takes won't be the end of it. "'Coz they took the keys, and she'll think it's me..." Holy hell. A top song from a very strong album.
Except if it really is midnight it's not very likely his wife would be laying the table for dinner.
Nick Harman sing the lyrics from his creative point of view
@@headsinavice9706 They make no sense. That's not creative.
@@NickHarman
My local Indian stays open until 1am and even later if you want a takeaway.
I have often brought a curry home after a night out to share with my other half so it's not really nonsense it it Nick you pedantic deluded muppet!!
@@NickHarman Yes, they do. Understand the era of the last 70's. Many London office workers worked late and got home late and eat late. The London underground was crime ridden around that time.
great great song . Anyone cant make this song. from japan
social genius from a kid - the boy weller - 20 years old! 20!
If you say 20 is a kid, then you must be old.
DaveMcIroy If you go around calling people old , you must wear baby diapers. Any adult knows 20 years for a rock star is a ridiculous young age.
@@DaveMcIroy in fact today a person of 40 years old is considered young.
@@Pilcha., so?
@@carl_anderson9315bellend
That Rickenbacker is beautiful
Weller is brilliant - what a talent1
everyone talking about how good Bruce is, but Rick Buckler the drummers got chops
Bruce Foxton is up there with the best bass players of all time.
100%
Bruce Foxton is crap you idiot , you obviously know nothing about music you clown
i, as a bass player, learning never stops. I have played this since the 80`s but still cant get to this level of exicution. Foxton has a unique ability
I wish i was as cool as paul weller when i was 20 years old !
3:29 is perfection
Legends at work
Simply one of the best songs ever written. For me only London Calling ranks higher!
The Jam capture city living perfectly in this song and Town Called Malice to a lesser extent.
Town a called Malice was written about Woking
This song is brilliant they just a set of kids here writing and playing songs like this is phenomenal second only to Alternative Ulster as greatest song of its kind imho
Foxton killer bass player
Minder on the drums!
And Ray Doyle on bass!
I have done the tube station at midnight in the '90's, not a good place to be. This song embodies the fear and uncertainty of those times
You should of tried NYC subways in the 70s not a good place either especially when coming CB,s at 3 in the morning
Just Fuckin Brilliant .
You said it all
if this track was released today it would be no.1 all year unless folk are so thick they dont know what class is?
Legendary still to this day
ha ha ha , you mug
Bravo 👏 🎉
Simply the best song ever.
"They smelt of pubs, and Wormwood Scrubs, and too many right-wing meetings..." Unfortunately, the pack mentality, in combination with misdirected frustration, exists everywhere. Part of the brilliance of Weller here is that he captures the underlying sheer pointlessness and randomness of the goings-on. Could have happened to anybody -- whoever crossed paths with these hyenas -- but that night it was him. Great bit of art.
@Second Chance Do we? How? Are we the ones targeting people for the colour of their skin? Are we the ones still salty about the loss of the ‘British empire’? Cos last time I checked, it was you cretins.
Off you f**k, you racist prick,
Absolute magic
andy1234pandy that's what's ''scary'' about it. Weller was fooking 20 when he wrote thisl. Genius indeed
Apparemment la seule version live disponible de cette chanson... alors les 10 dislikes, là je ne comprends pas
I wish I was alive when this was happening. Would have got well involved.
TheEyeOfOdin1 It was Brilliant .After years of listening to the Boring American crap in the early 70s Punk came along and Boom the music scene came back to life. The jam came along a little later along with New Wave bands
+TheEyeOfOdin From The Jam is a great tribute act with Bruce Foxton still on bass, they tour and are great.
@@igorstein5616Well thank God the MC5, the Stooges & the New York Dolls came along to put an end to all that American crap!
Bruce Foxton,.... legendary bass player !
like see someone write a song as good as this, aint happening.
another clown that knows nothing about music
Class act
Love it from 0:00 onwards
The best
Great
Great song. I'm getting this signed by original drummer Rick Buckler!
he's going to sign a youtube video? impressive.
@@aubreylear 😂😂😂😂
Epic
please re-record in HD!
First bassline i learned..
Not my first but I did learn it and was made up with myself....jj burnell from stranglers great to learn from too
Hey, that's some fancy Bass work by Foxton, no?
1:59 how is he performing the harmonics there? his right hand doesnt seem to be near the strings at all
Those harmonics are played by Bruce, the bassist.
@@Metal_Horror aye i know that now, cheers! didnt realize basses could do harmonics like that
Whaou !!!
Shit man never even noticed that!
power
Great memories.... Now Check out
Strangeways, Wills and Kate wedding tribute - on youtube Thefrankjohnsonmusic videos
And ask if that spirit has died....Recommended!!!!
Weller with an Eton wedge
80s in the UK are much better in retrospect, loved The Jam as a tween but my memories of the 80s are of widespread unemployment, race riots, fear of nuclear war etc etc. There was a genuine reason that Weller was so angry.
2022 and we are back there again .....
@@samanthacarney7519not even close
love it from 3.42 onwards
Mod for it 😂
The last thing that I saw as I lay there on the floor was Jesus saves painted by an aethiest nutter.....fucking quality
but did they take the curry?
buh dih deh teh dah currah? 🤤
Yeah they might have got his keys but how would they know where he lived?
Because they would have taken his wallet...
🤤
seriously what is a plum..... as in pulled out a plum!
Underground tickets used to be burgundy/plum coloured - it's slang for ticket
You missed in the 😂
I live in London and can guarantee if you get mugged down in a tube station at midnight these days the attackers will be from an entirely different demographic than the one described in this song.
Thanks for that! I have an African-American friend going on holiday there soon; I’ll let him know that the prejudiced trope of the ‘London skinhead’ and the football hooligan is just that and now part of past history along with the story this great track tells. I’ll reassure him he’s nothing to worry about apart from the usual crime that infects all leading cities! Cheers! 🍻
Those ridiculous toms.
The singer is called Bob Geldof.
What?
@@krisp0114 The singer of The Jams is called Bob geldof.
@@penelopeoates511 What are you talking about?
Stop the nonsense comments, on the late 70s early 80s violence was bread and butter. Flunk the lyrics listen to that bass
Great song but this versions shocking!
Bruce Foxton...........WHAT A TOSSER!!!!