Here's a song Little Murders have covered in our acoustic set and one that a lot of other big stars have covered too. Morrissey and the Wonder Stuff come to mind not that the Wonder Stuff were really major but they did put out some great singles. It's also a song I like to play at home since it consists of minimal chords played in a sequence that rarely varies. Of course the problem is trying to learn al the lyrics. Six verses in all. And a lot of words which you can pick up as you sing along to the record but when you're on your own it's pretty hard. So I often have a cheat sheet taped somewhere close.
First heard the song back in 1981 when it was a track on Sound Effects. I was frequenting and sometimes DJing at a club in Richmond called Kommotion. A big Mod club in a small venue. Scooters out the back. Jumping off the speaker stacks. Mod girls in sixties gear. Boys in Parkas. Our music was sixties pop, soul, ska and the odd new Mod band from the UK. And The Jam featured heavily. Surprisingly or maybe not so surprisingly considering how good it is this song went down a storm. Everyone would get up and dance to this basically wordy acoustic song. Years later at the Lizard Lounge it would have the same affect. People filled the floor when it came on. And they sang along. And put in the La la Las.
Paul Weller says he wrote this in 10 minutes after coming home pissed from the pub. Magic.
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