Each line was filled with detail -- the "smiling, beguiling" coin, the thugs that smell like "Wormwood scrubs" -- and he heightens the tension not by firing on all cylinders, as he did on "'A' Bomb," but by tightening the screws slowly throughout the song, only letting out a minimum amount of tension on the choruses. He would catch a train from Woking and carry a tape recorder around the capital just to be able to hear the streets again and again. They deemed the song too catchy, with authorities in wartime Britain concerned that factory workers would be distracted if they heard it during a shift.Julian tells the stories behind his hits "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes," and fills us in on his many non-musical pursuits.
Chastened by the experience, he emerged a more bitter, cynical person and he penned this song from the perspective of an ordinary working man on the way back to his suburban home, who is beaten senseless by skinheads.The sounds of an Underground train at the beginning of the song was recorded at St John's Wood Station.Originally Paul Weller had wanted to exclude the track from the record. "His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. It's a chilling scenario, to say the least, and even if it sprung from the headlines of the late '70s (actually, attacking jackbooted skinheads was sort of risky for punks, since they formed the backbone of the audience), Weller's details and narrative make "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" transcend its time. And its clever, impassioned lyrics and textured music, along with the Jam's impeccable sense of style, meant that it was the song that ushered in the Mod Revival era. The Jam Lyrics. 曲は地下鉄構内の効果音も入れて、緊迫感のある歌詞とともに、パンクスたちの心をもつかんでしまいました。 この曲はヒットして、このあたりからポール・ウェラーの人気が高まってきました。
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Elton John's "Rocket Man" is based on a Ray Bradbury story called The Rocket Man published in 1951. Picking up where he left off with "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street," Paul Weller drew a devastating character sketch of a young man attacked by jackbooted thugs in the subway station as he headed home to a romantic dinner with his wife. Prior to this song, Weller's work was stronger on its raw, vital musicality than it was on its lyrics, which tend to be passionate outbursts of rage and passion. The verse are shockingly sparse, driven by a tripping bass and light percussion. The Jam's reign at the top of the British charts really began with 1978's "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight." Vic Coppersmith-Heaven recalled to Also: what MTV meant to his career. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs "The seemingly inoffensive song, "Deep In The Heart Of Texas," was banned by the BBC when it was released in 1942. As a matter of fact, the band only breaks loose at the end, after the man lies beaten on the floor of the station, staring at graffiti ("Jesus Saves, written by some atheist nutter") as he realizes the thugs are headed back to his home to meet his wife, who's eagerly awaiting his arrival. Various Artists
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven recalled to Sound On Sound magazine: "I remember Paul throwing certain songs out of the All Mod Cons album, like 'Down in the Tube Station', which he rejected largely because the arrangement hadn't developed during the recording session. J. I was under the impression it was mispressed with Sandy - by yes - John Travolta. I'm not so sure about this entry. And I'm down in the tube station at midnight The wine will be flat and the curry's gone cold I'm down in the tube station at midnight Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight Submit Corrections. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Various Artists "Their frontman (Chris Cornell) started out as their drummer, so Soundgarden takes a linear approach when it comes to songwriting. This anti-racism song was a first-person narrative about a brutal mugging by jackbooted right-wing thugs in London. Despite having a BBC airplay ban due to its "disturbing nature," it became The Jam's second UK Top 20 hit. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight Chords by JAM. Can someone provide evidence of it please? With "'A' Bomb," he began to deepen his palette, but here, he knew how to harness and focus his vocabulary.