The Jam - That's Entertainment

On this date in 1978, THE JAM released the single DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT (Oct 13, 1978) With its classic intro of an Underground train pulling in at St John's Wood Station, ‘Down In A Tube Station At Midnight’ had its protagonist about to be kicked to pieces by a gang of right-wing thugs (“They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs, and too many right-wing meetings”) whilst buying his ticket (“I fumble for change, and pull out the Queen, smiling, beguiling”). Perhaps somewhat blunted