He carried on walking to the very end of the platform, past the two benches on the side. He stopped and looked behind him again. An elderly woman, clutching her bag and looking nervous. A young woman, her eyes on the ground and walking straight ahead.

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight (Single Version) - Genius Down in the Tube Station at Midnight (Single Version) - Genius

Originally, Paul Weller had wanted to exclude the song from the All Mod Cons album, [2] on the grounds that the arrangement had not sufficiently developed during the recording sessions. [3] He was persuaded to include it by the record's producer Vic Coppersmith-Heaven. [3] [4] Lyrical theme and musical composition [ edit ] One of these days, Colin might move out of his chair. Although John couldn’t recall ever seeing Colin doing anything but sitting down every shift. He's clearly travelling home at dinner time "She'll be lining up the cutlery". Yet he is still in the tube station at midnight. Can you think of a reason why he should still be there about 6 hours later? Kwami from Washington Dc, DcAbsolutely great song, and agreed a great live one too. Highlight of "Live Jam" when whole crowd hums along after the chorus and then shouts "hoy!"

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She'll be lining up the cutlery, you know she's expecting me, polishing the glasses and pulling out the cork

Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (Live At Reading

The last strays of the night, all heading home or to anywhere else in the night that might welcome them. Then, when he finished work, he had to get home. It wasn’t too far — sometimes he took a taxi — but other times he walked and the streets were empty with strange shadows creeping across between the houses.John nodded at the train guard — he recognised him from the dozens of times he had seen him before but could not remember his name. Davie from Scotland, IrelandThe Jam and Paul Weller at their absolute best - Brilliantly raw sound especially Live - The best song of All Mod Cons LP by a mile !!! A short corridor led to another door and a public walkway. Both sides of the walkway were filled with advertising. An overflowing rubbish bin with discarded fast-food wrappers and fizzy-pop cans at the bottom of it. Artists - The Jam". Rolling Stone. 8 November 2001. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012 . Retrieved 7 November 2020. John marched down the corridor. He could hear the last train arriving. It pulled into the station and then he heard Colin’s tired monotone voice.