The Jam - Funeral Pyre Reaction
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- In this video we're listening to yet another one from The Jam. We're not sure how many more times we can go back to this band, considering all the requests for their music, and how many we've done so far. They are probably one of the most played bands on our channel. Yet, we still get excited on the idea of hear another tune from them. Let's get into it. Enjoy!
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Another powerful track from this stellar band 👏👏
70s and 80s punk is so fking good.
The song is about society in turmoil and the strong oppressing the weak and burning the old and bringing in the new, all with a warning of don't get to burnt or your on your own, the whole song is just driving energy and i love it!
Oh my goodness, I don't think I've heard this song for at least 20+ years. I live outside of the uk so it was lovely to be thrown back in time! And also reminded me that I was actually a Jam fan. An old boyfriend gave me the single 'You're the Best Thing' (The Style Council) and I thought it would last forever! Lol, not. Anyway, thanks for the nostalgia. xx
Well well ! Great little Brucey Bonus , one of the few that Rick Buckler got a writing credit for and one of the few in recent memory that had a drum solo in a hit record 🤷♂️
Cracking bass in this and a very good call 👏
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My favourite band at school in the late 70s.
The first group after Slade to have 3 songs enter at No.1 in the uk charts
Very cool 😎
The Jam were consistently brilliant in their brief career. The band have turned down millions of pounds 💷 to reunite over the years.
Bruce Foxton still tours with a tribute band , my brother seen them last autumn and he raved about them David
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I'm pretty sure "The Band" haven't turned down anything at all! Weller would never reunite with both Foxton & Buckler to perform as The Jam whatever was offered. They would I'm sure.
Snap! was the first compilation album of Jam songs, released a few months after the band spit in December 1982, and was my first real introduction to them.
I remember the album blurb mentioning that a new mix (or even a re-recording) of Funeral Pyre had been used for this release, as the band weren't happy with the original version, which reached no.4 in the UK singles charts in May 1981.
Thank you for reviewing this superb Jam track. Bruce and Rick proving how important they were to the sound of the Jam. Love the fact that this band and Weller are finally getting the deserved recognition thanks to channels like yours. ❤
The drumming on this is phenomenal - the bass is excellent too. Great song - the lyrics are a political protest against the street violence and racism that was evident in Britain in the early 1980s. "Snap!" was a compilation of The Jam's best tracks, several of which were remixed for it. It sounds very similar to the single version. PS - don't listen to this while you're driving. It makes your accelerator foot very heavy!
Compact SNAP! was an extended greatest hits after they split. Great song showing the depth of talent that made this band a trio. ❤
Thanks for another Jam reaction
This song was all about the situation in the Uk in 1981 at the height of Mrs Thatchers first term as Pm.
The record unemployment and hopelessness felt by many
As a lot of the Jam songs portrayed.
More to come,may I suggest
“Little Boy Soldiers”
I second Little Boy Soldiers.
The words are even more relevant now than they were back in the day .. listen carefully.. Farage, Tump, European Right..
Rick on the drums at his best.
Funeral Pyre was a reaction to early Thatcherism, which sent UK unemployment soaring and wrecked manufacturing industry and communities. There were riots across the UK around this time. Weller is singing about throwing communal ties and love on the fire. "The weak get crushed as the strong grow stronger." The version you listened to was a remix for the Snap! greatest hits LP. The band said they never liked the original mix. It's an incredible song and it made the top 5 in the UK with not much airplay because of the swearing.
YES!!!!! Thank you, Haniers!!! This version was absolutely fine. The original version was on the "ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS" EP (at least that's what it was in the US) along with four other fantastic songs (including Liza Radley, Tales From The Riverbank, and a great cover of THE WHO's Disguises.) THE JAM have the best combination of driving music with lyrical arrows that pierce every emotion under the sun. For a change of pace, I'd recommend their song "MAN IN THE CORNERSHOP"... which is a song that's so amazing it never fails to bring a tear to my eye...Maybe I'm just an old softy... but it's really a gem that I think you would enjoy. Cheers! (and thanks again!)
I second Man In The Cornershop.
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight ... for the lyrics. The Jam sure made a terrific sound for 3 guys!
we did that one
The jam and the stranglers had the 2 best bassists in my opinion. Stranglers JJ Burnell wins 🏆 though
Paul Gray the Damned is shit hot.... so is Sensible!
Yes , more Jam is always welcome on this watch ! Paul Wellers song writing is just on another level .
Down in the Tube Station , and Eton Rifles are two Ace examples , Cheers
we did those ones
@@hanierfamily Hi Chris and Cynthia , hope your house hunting is going well , and keeping calm , which is really hard ! I am not a huge fan of tech , never seems to go well for me , always end up with a bout of touretes or something similar . Can you guys ask Don if he got that thing from his Pal to let me know if said tech worked or not . Thank you and Blessings to you both Graham
Great stuff. the All Mod Cons album is my fav and"in the Crowd" from that well worth a spin where Wellers influences particularly the Kinks and the Beatles are front and centre.
Have you guys played any by the Anjelic Upstarts ? Teenage warning is one of many worth a listen 🎶
This 1981 non-LP 45 was the Jam's last gasp before they moved into a "Northern Soul" direction...
I'd hardly call 'A Town Called Malice' "Northern Soul". Motown, yes.
...or Absolute Beginners for that matter
Another great record and very much appreciate that you have played so many tracks from The Jam who really were massive in the UK in the early 80's
That's entertainment 1980 single.
Canada based band Toronto with “Silver Screen” , great song! Just an idea, thanks
Paul Weller is a lyrical genius. How about A Solid Bond in Your Heart by The Style Council 😊
Another banger from the Jam.
Great reaction fellas! Yeah, political theme again (as it was with many late 70’s early 80’s tracks)… but great tune - still pertinent today ‘the weak get cross as the strong grow stronger’ meaning the mega rich just accumulating wealth whilst the poor getting worse.
Should try ‘man in the corner shop’ - The Jam being philosophical!
This is the last great Jam single before they went white soul boy, which never quite hit the same stride. Subject matter is about the impact of the early days of the Thatcher Government on the UK economy, society and the politicians who inflicted it.
Quite like the Bitterest Pill never gets much attention
'Snap' was just a hits compilation, tbh it sounded just like the single mix to me. This was a non album single and one of my favourites. I guess my British ears must work differently to yours Cynthia as the bass sounds just ominous to me and the frenetic drums and sawing guitar sound anything but 'fun' to me, high energy yes but not 'fun' lol. Regarding the British tendency towards serious/political music, I think it is just part of our tradition of using music to speak out against the establishment and social injustice. I think 'Funeral pyre' shows how the Jam were developing musically, still the tight 3-piece but more complex and experimental. For something that shows Weller's move away from their traditional sound try 'Precious', it's very different! Cheers
There’s more than one school of thought , one says it’s about the racial tensions in the inner cities of the UK which boiled over at this time in the early 80’s - I personally subscribe to the other possible meaning , Weller is a well known lefty and at this time in the UK that demented Harpie Thatcher ( spit ) was busily dismantling our manufacturing base , beggaring whole communities with mine and steel closures , shipbuilding and other heavy industries also wrecked by that cow and her drooling henchmen who were figuratively “ pissing themselves laughing “ as Britain was sold down the river along with council houses and state industries … 🤯😡… I’ll never forgive Thatcher or her government and it seems like Weller feels the same . ✊
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I totally agree with you, Jay, that thing was scum and her bloody Tory party, ruined this country.
Tell you what ! Cant argue with that sir Jay !! Things dont change > Cheers pard
And they have been doing it ever since. Red Tory, Blue Tory, they are aw the same.
@@SPKdesign1 Yep ! All backed by the same Kabala ! They always back both teams , even though its the same team !
@@SPKdesign1 all I’ll say is this , I respect everybody’s politics and their right to attest and protest as they will , but I’m sure I’ll never feel the elation and positivity again I felt the day after Blair’s landslide in 97 had FINALLY cut all ties with that generation that voted for Thatcher and her cronies .. that optimism ultimately dimmed and finally capsized 10 years later and we’ve now had 14 years of Eton educated hooray Henry’s filling each other’s pockets and tipping us outta Europe 😡.. so no matter what happens Starmer MUST win in July … 😀
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Along with most of Wellers songs its more of a political statement being released at the height of Thatcherism, but compared to the inept politicians we have today what a difference, for myself like many others I hated her, I loved the fact that the Wicked Witch song from The Wizard of Oz reached No1 when she passed away showed the dark side of British humour.
It’s a funeral pyre of standards / values… not humans !!
There’s only minor changes in this version , which seems a waste of time to me 🤷♂️.. and it’s not about a literal funeral pyre Cynthia 😀
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Hi and welcome Manuel 👋
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Great track from, 'The Jam', I'm so glad that you did it.
I hope that your house hunting went well?
not particularly
@@hanierfamily I'm so sorry to learn that, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, I hope that you find something suitable soon. Please take care, you're in my thoughts.
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I really would choose these songs with creepy or obscure titles, songs with "love", "heart" or "kiss" in it are mostly boring.
This was the most unJam sounding Jam single if that makes any sense. Absolute Beginners was the other one in an uncharacteristically poor year for them.
Im not sure this mix is any better than the original single version. Vocals still buried,all a bit of a mess. Good,but not topnotch Jam.
All that head bobbing I want to know how you don't get a pain in your neck Cynthia!
Oh, I really do. But I just can't help myself.