The Jam - In The City 

The power and energy of the punk era has never been reproduced I'm so glad I lived through the great bands that were around then

Paul Weller is most definitely one of the preemptive songwriting legends of his and any generation.

One of the greatest bands the UK has ever produced...

So glad I made y son listen to The Jam on the way to school!!! He didn't have a chance, now he actually likes them!! That's how I know I'm a good Dad!!!!

Two amazing frontmen who have so much swag and then theres Rick who always make me smile....... he is so in control and makes it look like a cakewalk. What a band, pure class.

The Jam, Style Council, Paul Weller . . . Wonderful!!!!!!!!

The hook , the riff , the performance, just perfect.

One of my all time favourite Jam songs...Still sounds fresh today...Timeless Classic in my opnion :)

I'm reading these comments and yearning to have been a teenager in the late 70s but this song was released 31 years before I was even born :'(

Oh boy how I miss those days when you know you’re witnessing something beautiful history in the making nothing has ever been bettered and I think sadly those times have gone but I feel very honoured to have been there please please people be the cool grandparents who share their experiences and cd.’s with your grandchildren and never let these days go passed

My love for The Jam is huge. What a band!

Best band to come out of punk despite not being a punk band

sounds as fresh today as it did back then. The Jam were unparalleled. Exactly how you want your teenage heroes to be.

I have to say my favourite jam track , it’s full of energy hate life, simply my youth and the greatest band ever by far

The Jam really processed the Beatles and brought out something really uptempo just a few years on... soooo cool 😎

Absolutely-The Jam one of Britain's greatest Mod Bands-Paul Weller the Modfather

Impossibly Brilliant..drums,bass,guitar and sounds like an 'orchestra' of passion.

The essence of rock in a song

One of the best tracks ever made full stop.

This is why The Jam were in a league of their own . So pleased i witnessed them live on many occasions . Still my favourite song . The aggrestion and power in the vocals is so refreshing . The legacy still intact . Shame they are not all friends , would have been great to see them chat and laugh about their glory times . Not to reform thou . Think it would be just great to see them together .

You just know that Weller and The Jam are gonna be big and around for a long time...

Lucky to be a teenager in the late seventies and grow up with the jam.... Every song carries meaning and evokes emotion......A very special band who moved a generation.....and continue to do so.....

So much intensity in this performance...jam bammm!!! Paul, Bruce & Rick..👏👏👏

Absolute amazing track! takes me back to teenage years being rebel and trying to escape everywhere and only finding peace in art class listening to this music when painting..

How good is this. From a 19 year old. Legend

1:13 makes me cry with joy. Raw talent

I want to be born this era. The Best!!!

Since I was 15 (I am nearly 17 now but 16 at the moment) I listen to them everyday best band ever!

At the end of the Radio 4 news when the newsreader says, "In the City..." my head goes, "there's a thousand things I want to say to you." Every. Single. Day. Not complaining :)

JUST PURELY PERFECT...CHEERS FOR THE MEMORIES LADS AND FOREVER KEEP ON JAMMING❤

The best band ever.

Have to be the best band ever, nobody can top these boys ever ever ever

These lads made so much sound you'd think there were 5 of 'em.

I was asked at work what kind of music i like. "Guided by Voices" I replied.

The best British band ever.

My fave track by this band.It's a mix of pure chaos and musicality.

Holidays in the sun

Great singles band ..Weller what a talent

Timeless classic. Saw them in Carlisle and Sheffield. Both great concerts.

About the young Idea...The energy on The album is incredible.

OMG…the jam with burgundy Rickenbacker…supreme!!!

クラッシュを聴いてから、しばらくしてジャム知りました。 高校を卒業した頃、はまってしまいました。 プログレにもはまりつつ、この曲の短さのかっこよさ❗️ 若い頃、何を聴いても、いい曲ばかり。 日本語の書き込みをもっと！

Love the attacking bass line, it really drives this song

超カッコいい!!

Every note is still right when you are 9 years old or 53.

今😃56歳 高校生のとき よく聴いたなぁ 懐かしい

the jam is best mod band ever . mod it's a way of life . God bless the queen x

A punk classic, and still sounds great since 1977.

Young, energic & legit.

Happy 44th birthday In The City album. Still sounds boss.

Get in there best tune they ever did ive been with them from day one 🛵😎✊🇮🇪

Love the raw sound

Them words at that age from Weller! Saw them in Leeds in 82 at 14 !

His Modness at his supreme best.

Happy nappy 44 years "In the city" ;-)

Well shot video. Of course, with this band, just get out of the way, and let them shine. This song could be uninteresting in another band's hands, but the energy, tightness, and Weller's huge voice, and smart lyrics make it go the distance to great. What a rhythm section. Explosive. That Rickenbacker is really something else. This is the Byrds mixed with the Ramones. The engineer NAILED the drum, snare and bass sound. SO well produced, a good sight better than many other punk rock recordings. Must've been someone REAL good at Polydor who actually got how good this band could be.

Yeah! As a school kid in late 70’s/early 80’s this band helped to properly turn me on to music (Punk, Mod etc)….the Pistols, the Damned, Small Faces, the Who….!!!!

Lucky to be 16 in 1977👍

Punk rock my arse! Accomplished musicians all!!

For the English people who read this: there are bands from your country (like this one), that are so, so good, that I don't understand why they weren't ultra successful in America. Other great examples: The Cult, Bauhaus, Adam and the Ants, Joy Division, T. Rex, King Crimson...

I REALLY LOVE THE BRITISH ROCK SINCE THE BEATLES UNTIL TODAY!

Bought this single back in high school.And I like their dress style.Suits and ties fantastic. Blows away the sloppiness of today's youth.

The jam refresh the parts other bands cannot reach

I too grown up to listen to the Jam and still the best ever

Very good clip. Love it how it’s neither black-and-white nor color, but something in between. Really beautiful footage.

All the golden faces are aged 25

I was a early 70s lad . Nothing could touch my slade sweet t rex until the jam .

This is another band I’d love to reform just a Album & British Tour . Tickets would go in minutes .

The band that saved me..

oh, yes again, it's the best band

Those Rickenbackers, loved The Jam!

My favourite Jam song

Both my sons had to listen to the jam when in the car they realised what quality they were

IN A MOD WE TRUST

Paul weller and the jam very influential though I never got the same buzz listening to Paul welders next project the style council

In the city there's a thousand things I want to say to you But whenever I approach you, you make me look a fool I wanna say, I wanna tell you About the young ideas But you turn them into fears In the city there's a thousand faces all shining bright And those golden faces are under 25 They wanna say, they gonna tell ya About the young idea You better listen now you've said your bit-a And I know what you're thinking You still think I am crap But you'd better listen man Because the kids know where it's at In the city there's a thousand men in uniforms And I've heard they now have the right to kill a man We wanna say, we gonna tell ya About the young idea And if it don't work, at least we said we've tried In the city, in the city In the city there's a thousand things I want to say to you

Miffs me when people say The Jam weren't a punk band. If this song doesn't epitomise the punk rock style then I can't name a song that does.

Totally agree with you all! Best band and were amazing in concert!!

Dear lord why they do not form bands such as this ! Love the jam

I really like this group

Holidays in the sun perfected that riff

Great song 🎵ever ever 🎵

The Jam for me was the band that made the transition from Rock Mod 60s to Punk from the 70s....

fcuking amazing

Saw them a couple of times during This is the Modern World tour iirc. In the City was their best album....I wore my copy out it was on the turntable so much!

banda fantástica

Happy birthday Paul Weller 25 /5 /58

power trio

Rediscovering this again. What a flippin bass line! I can hear Small Faces and Dr Feelgood.

Love the energy....

Grande! Paul Weller

Awesome times early Jam. Clash , Buzzcocks etc

Im 15 writing this during May 2020 in lockdown, i should be doing school work but i just find myself listening to the jam and the beatles the greatest bands ever. EDIT: lol just came back and saw this haha. didn’t know then that i should have written “first lockdown” for future reference 😑😂

Once upon a time , I had 2 older brothers. Me mother. Let them practice their band in the front room. I use to clean their motorcycles for 10 Bob. So I was bought up on. Canned heat. Cream. Sabbath. Deep. Purple. Time goes on. Ray Charles. Van Morrison. Miles Davies. Doobie. Brothers. Isley brothers. Sorry if I’m waffling. On. But the jam. I c them. Wardour street. I was 15. Years old. Bunked in bluffed. It Then I c them. Wembley arena. Not sure of the date. Anyhow. They buzzed. My life. Then and now. Top tunes. 🤝

Viva el rock and roll al modo de The Jam!

Tried to get my hair like that - never quite managed it. Still got Weller's autograph on an old pound note.

I saw Bruce live 2 days ago! Amazing

saw them at leeds queens hall in 1982.fantastic is an understatement i do remember the st johns ambulance being busy that night with people fainting🙄

Tenían un Sonido y en estilo MUY PARECIDO a The CLASH !!..... 👍👌✌️🙏💯💯💯💯🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Awesome..2021..RESPECT