A Town Called Malice .......

[Rattus Norvegicus]

The Jam come from Woking – Paul Weller, Rick Buckler & Bruce Foxton & in 1982 released a single called “A town called Malice” that is about Woking …….

“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”

Other songs from 1982 include Come on Eileen, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Golden Brown, The Look of Love & Young Guns (Go For It).

Southend United players at the time included Paul Clark, Garry Nelson & Steve Phillips.

I have added a poll so that we can guage the level of Shrimperzone interest in Woking & The Jam before the match this weekend.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Please let me know if there are other options that should be included in the poll.

 

[Liam AAS]

H.G.Wells's The War of the Worlds was also set in Woking lol

 

[flangejackrabbit]

Woking 9 to 5 of course!

 

[LCBB72]

Paul Wellers favorite album is 'Odessey & Oracle' by The Zombies , with Colin Blunstone being one of his favorite singers .

 

[Harry Bullocks]

How about "beat surrender" ?

 

[Swiss Tony]

Apparently Randy Andy reckons Woking is tops for pizzas.

 

[ESG]

If my old memory serves me right it was one of only select few that went straight in at number 1

 

[Mick]

H.G.Wells's The War of the Worlds was also set in Woking lol

....... because he lived there.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

....... because he lived there.

I didn't know that - it's not a big place - I wonder if H.G. knew Weller? Perhaps they both had a scooter & a parker?

 

[Richard Hearn]

I didn't know that - it's not a big place - I wonder if H.G. knew Weller? Perhaps they both had a scooter & a parker?

Is that like valet service?




Or a big-nosed chauffeur?

 

[Firestorm]

If my old memory serves me right it was one of only select few that went straight in at number 1

Slade had three in the 70s

The Jam had three

Straight in at No.1

The issue of a new single by a group or artist has always been a big event in modern pop-culture, and anticipation was often so high that the single would go straight into the charts at the no.1 position, without any hesitation. This phenomenon was quite rare in the 70s and 80s and up to the...

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[BEERMONSTER]

Managed to see The Jam live 5 times in my youth, needed to bunk off school early to make a gig at the Marquee I recall

 

[Mick]

I didn't know that - it's not a big place - I wonder if H.G. knew Weller? Perhaps they both had a scooter & a parker?

..... he'd have needed a time machine ....ah !

 

[NZamba Legend]

Did the Jam ever play in Southend?

 

[BEERMONSTER]

Did the Jam ever play in Southend?

Recall the Cliffs about 1980 and Chelmsford mid 70's

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Did the Jam ever play in Southend?

They certainly did, 20th.September 1982

 

[Mick]

Did the Jam ever play in Southend?

Cliffs in '82.
ps. as Dave just said.

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

H.G.Wells's The War of the Worlds was also set in Woking lol

and has 2 statues there - one of HG, one of a tripod. They love a statue in Woking, they're everywhere (including at the back post when Gus scored, haha)