Down in the Tube Station at Midnight / So Sad About Us / The Night [7" VINYL]

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Phil from Antwerp, BelgiumThis song still sends shivers down my spine every time I listen to it, even after so many years. 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. So it was legitimately at 0000, as the pubs would have chucked out at 2330 (2345 to allow for 15 minutes drinking up time). The lyrics after "It blended in with the weather" I have only just found out and this has impressed me even more than the words I already knew.

Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (Live At Reading

Finally, and this is speculative and I may very well be wrong in this assumption, but is the London underground not shut at midnight? Do this with all the vocabulary and, over time, this will help improve all your English skills — reading, writing, speaking and listening. The many hints that this attack could be fatal: "Jesus Saves", "My life swam around me" and "drowned me". On the back cover was a portrait photograph of Keith Moon who had died a month prior to the single's release. Sister Christian" was written by Night Ranger drummer Kelly Keagy, who was imploring his younger sister to be careful in her reckless youth, especially when "motoring" (driving around) with friends.Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" is a single by the Jam, and was the second single from their third album, All Mod Cons. This anti-racism song was a first-person narrative about a brutal mugging by jackbooted right-wing thugs in London. Tony from BelfastNowhere in the song does Weller mention skinheads and he was a great admirer of the origianl skinhead and sudehead movements with it's emphasis on black music and sharp clothes. He heard the crackle of a radio, then the doors hissed closed and the train pulled out of the station and into the dark tunnel.

The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight Lyrics

Now it is usually held right after the funeral, but in most celtiic countries the wake is held before the funeral. With the nostalgic sentiment and the overall tone of the song, I think Keane is attempting to express a Portuguese term known as 'saudade', which does not have a direct English translation but roughly means "that which we remember because it is gone. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals.An overflowing rubbish bin with discarded fast-food wrappers and fizzy-pop cans at the bottom of it. Skiba sings it in a kind of exasperated way like He's tired of hearing this negative view constantly and just allowing that person to continue feeling the way they feel knowing he can't do anything about it. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives.

Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (1978, Vinyl The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (1978, Vinyl

Phil went on to play bass with the Cure during the Love Cats era, also with Edwyn Collins, playing and co-producing Never Met A Girl Like You. It wasn’t too far — sometimes he took a taxi — but other times he walked and the streets were empty with strange shadows creeping across between the houses. Davie from Scotland, IrelandThe Jam and Paul Weller at their absolute best - Brilliantly raw sound especially Live - The best song of All Mod Cons LP by a mile !Some of the other guys that worked in the station would put some energy into their voices or put on a funny voice. This person got really burned in a previous relationship, and because of this is unable to love and show care in his present one, even though he so badly wants to. John nodded at the train guard — he recognised him from the dozens of times he had seen him before but could not remember his name.