Jam, The - Going Underground Lyrics
Some people might say my life is in a rut
But I'm quite happy with what I've got
People might say that I should strive for more
But I'm so happy I can't see the point
A show of strength with your boy's brigade
And I'm so happy and you're so kind
You want more money - of course I don't mind
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes
And the public gets what the public wants
But I want nothing this society's got
I'm going underground (going underground)
Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate
Me, I've enough already on my plate
People might need some tension to relax
Me, I'm too busy dodging between the flak
What you see is what you get
You've made your bed, you'd better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns
And the public wants what the public gets
But I don't get what this society wants
I'm going underground (going underground)
Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
La la la la...
We talk and we talk until my head explodes
I turn on the news and my body froze
These braying sheep on my TV screen
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
Going underground, I'm going underground!
La la la la...
These braying sheep on my TV screen
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
I'm going underground (going underground)
Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout,
Going underground (going underground)
Well, let the brass bands play and feet go pow, pow, pow
Going underground (going underground)
So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
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Jam, The Going Underground Comments
No one can match this guy in his day, the voice, the look, the attitude, the music, the lyrics. He was at the top and this from a old 80s soul boy.
Power Pop at it's Best !
Where did all those angry young people go?
Every generation has its spokesman. Someone who can sit behind a million pairs of eyes and told them what they saw. Paul Weller was the spokesman of my generation.
Came back to this after the conservative win, seems appropriate
Pirate Cat 🤡
😌😃💯☝🏾🤩💫✨💯💓💕
Ym for Spain but y LOVE inglis
Ym lovig the music
A Tory government, again. Unfortunately.
Football Factory ❤️
This is compete bullshit
I'm going underpants.
Great song I've never been a mod even thou I've wore clothing like Paul all my life and I hate scooters I ride a sports bike lol.
When you could say how you felt great song
Tories are the new Labor lol.
Best band ever and never had to try too hard ... Great lyrics
**chuckles **1:53*
**chuckles **1:53*
> *touches something*
> *enormous motorbike appears*
well,fuck
Now I remember why I never listened to any Bowie records. Truly I discoverd him in the 2000's
They are singing about the 2019 General Election result!
Jason McAteer on the drums 😂
So relevant now. RIP ‘ Great ‘ Britain 😭
Grow up this happens all around the world and it happened back you dont know what's going to happen in the future
He was telling us this 40 years ago and you never listened shame on your apathy,Liverpool stands alone again
Time to ban the right wing press in all towns
Labour thrives on dependency and stupidity.
Bothychickens - No more freedom of the press.. how progressive. I mean, I don’t read newspapers because I’m not a boomer, but m8.. just.. no.
@Z R no. No more corrupt and lying press. They have a duty to tell the truth, but they don't, they just lie
@zr the media should report the news not make the news
Who is listening today on Friday 13th 2019. a sad day for the British working class ?
@Karezza Kenosis Yea, the skin on my back gets dry during the winter and itches like crazy. Thanks for the concern, friendo.
@Coolostomy Add a drop of lavender to your bath, and soon you will soak yourself calm.
@Karezza Kenosis Genuinely surprised you implied a Labour voter would wash, my dude.
Thatcher spinning in her grave.
@Karezza Kenosis What part of the song did you not get ?
@John Morland Leftwing parties ruin countries.
Waiting until I bury myself deeper across the North Sea
Brexit will put everyone underground.
But the public gets, what the public wants...
@Anon I don't get what this society wants.
Foxton could punch. Great bass player.
This song means a lot today, RIP England.
psychotictactoe I agree
Labour is the anti-English party.
Karezza Kenosis no they arnt
psychotictactoe - I’m pretty sure no one said “stop whining” when Hitler came to power. No the German voters at the time were much more akin to the likes of you “Hitler is going to fix everything, Hitler is going to make everything better”... but your magic man didn’t win did he 😢
@psychotictactoe read about the circumstances that brought hitler to power. You are very wrong.
fuck it ...the fight goes on.....
Me for the next 5 years.
Leftwing parties ruin countries.
@Karezza Kenosis Oh, we're fine with our NHS, free schooling and other such nasty 'left wing' ideas.
@Department S Capitalism funds them.
@Karezza Kenosis None the less, they are Socialism in action. There's room for both.
@Department S There's no NHS or Welfare State without the City Of London.
Sadly soo fuckin apposite this grim winter morning in a country I struggle to relate to anymore ..
You should emigrate to Venezuela.
I'm going underpants.
First song I ever felt really connected to (a good few years ago) Feeling it just as strong right now. Genius
Exit Poll came in. Playing this on repeat for 5 hours.
Same and I’m not even british
Me too. Wonder how many posted it to their FB wall? I know I did...
Labour is for the foreign not the Briton.
I am getting chased by a motorbike
I *opened* the video and an angry guy in a motorbike attacked me...
Paul Weller: inspiring great bands and terrible haircuts across Britain since the 70s
what is what does this what who what? back to my insignificant temporary existence now.
For 1979/80, read 2019; as apt today as it ever was, and you can actually hear the venom in Weller’s voice when he spits out those lyrics.
Thanks to Hard Punk Radio in Elmira New York for playing this and the simple radio app.
Love it!
It cannot be overstated how important this band was and still is.
We need a UK rebellion today.
This guys knew how to play instruments.
Judge John gently on the bass?
Tips irie
A wanna shoot them all with a rifleeeee!!
The Jam (cherry for me) = XXIst century music industry Checkmate
The current situation in the U.K. We need this song played everywhere
and as loud as possible
arita2006 very loud that the U.K. Will have an earthquake of magnitude 9
Get a job, pay your taxes and stop blaming others for your circumstances.
Aren't Punks supposed to be humble and rough? Those two Rickenbackers are worth more than me. Hypocrits!
Paul Weller was cute
Anyone remember the spoof song London Underground?
令和も聴いている人ノ
R A Z A B L A N C A
Who is here from the London Underground song 😆
Trainspotting Kingdom more like who's at the London Underground song because of going underground
You are.
Bollocks to Boris and bollocks to Brexit
Timeless track this
Quad! Quad!
The jam👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Didn't know Joe Peschi can play bass guitar!
The bassline is so rich in melody. songwriters love that in a bassist.
the bass player is bruce foxton and he is still in a band called from the jam check them out they are quite good
It's the kidney machines that pay for the rockets and guns,but the public gets what the public wants.......Fantastic...Brings out the rebel in me.
Yes. 🥇. 🌟💙🌟💙🌟💙🤝😂😂😘😘😘
H l. 🤝. 🌟💙🌟💙🌟💙✊🏻😂😂😂🌟👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Yes, Lord Kitcherner .
Fantastic song brings back memories of old times yours sincerely Gary
Born this way?
great song still love it today2019
“You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust “
Cue Borrissey!....
Yes mate PW was telling us 40 years ago nothing changed. Vote weller
God bless the JAM
So true
What a Band they were, the mutts nuts!!!
✌️
so Relevant today and the great Jam
*BOLIX TO BREXIT*
Can't help but think of The Fratellis too
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band did it so much better.
holy shit cant believe this song is 40 years old
Reminds me of the film The Football Factory after Zeberdee gets his brains blown out and the credits start.
Mr. Weller had quite "the gift"...an incredible ear for a hook/melody...
Oh...and he wrote some of the bestest/greatest rock music tunes of the mid/late 70s. :)
Weller might not have liked the newThatcher government much, I loathed her myself, but everyone was on strike in the 70s and inflation was in double digits. Great time for music though (at least 77-79 were).
The god...of Mod!
The Jam rocked my world and Going Underground shook me awake..
What a tune 2019 anyone? 🤪
TOMMY JOHNSON NOW FOLLOWS RUGBY.. BOLLOCKS
Between this song and London Calling by The Clash for the shambles known as the British government. Poor Brits
Rickenbacker heaven!
Is a MOD,MOD WORLD! THE JAM!, Their The Who, Small Faces, The Creation, The Action, Paul & Barry Ryan, John's s Children all in ONE!!! Me Puerto Rican borned Steve Marriott lookalike(I was told many times!) left San Juan to England in 1981 to join the second Mod comeback scene! Tell you what, IT WAS AWSOME!!! The stories, TOO MANY! I'm old now, turned 65. After the day, I'm me MOD, I'm me MOD, I'm me MOD. After the night,I'm me MOD, I'm me MOD, I'm me MOD!!!
The bass tone makes me moist.
What a great band and great song!
still tryin to come up with one jam burga
An absolute classic
Johhny BAR BAR BAR nic e
Yes, my favorite part 8 stand, Going This Way/Born Underground
Exxxent band power tri.
Brexit away
Political statement that's entertainment! Cool as ice genius band
Don B they have a song called “That’s entertainment”. I’m sure that you already know this, but if you didn’t then you know now.
Had the honour and the privilege of seeing this band 16 times thank you to the best band in the fuckin world
Tommy Johnson now follows rugby...bollocks
...you made your bed...you better lie in it.........and that was 40 years ago....
Proud of these lads from my hometown
when you open your note and got chased by an edgy biker
The classic Paul Weller song. 39 years later nothing betters it . My all time favourite. A real rallying call unlike the crap today.