Number 859 – The Jam
Town Called Malice 1982
Excerpt ~ Def 1000 songs: Featuring one of the easily-recognisable bass-lines in British music history,”Town Called Malice” is a song recorded by The Jam from the album The Gift. It was the A-side of a single also featuring “Precious”. Released as the first single from the album on February 13, 1982, it reached number one on the British music charts, staying at the top for three weeks, but failed to chart in the United States. It was the band’s third #1 single in the UK. Paul Weller has said that it was written about his hometown Woking as a result of his teenage experiences there. A music video of the song was filmed and was in moderate rotation on MTV…… more
Number 859 - The Jam – 1982 – ENG – Genre: Punk Pop - Play Song – Vote Now!
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