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A police car and a screamin' siren
Pneumatic drill and ripped-up concrete
A baby wailing, a stray dog howling
The screech of brakes and lamplight blinking
That's entertainment
That's entertainment
A smash of glass and the rumble of boots
An electric train and a ripped-up phone booth
Paint-splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls
I say that's entertainment
That's entertainment
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah
Days of speed and slow-time Mondays
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat with damp on the walls
I say that's entertainment
That's entertainment
La la la la la
La la la la la
Waking up at 6 A.M. on a cool warm morning
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard
Watching the telly and thinking 'bout your holidays
That's entertainment
That's entertainment
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la
Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac
Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away
That's entertainment
That's entertainment
Two lovers kissing masks a scream of midnight
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude
Getting a cab and travelling on buses
Reading the grafitti about slashed-seat affairs
I say that's entertainment
That's entertainment
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah
La la la la la, ah

hayduke2 May 19, 2013 - 13:08	in nymag.com there's a great series of photos by Janette Beckman, which includes Paul Weller and Pete Townshend in London, 1980 "Paul Weller always loved Pete Townshend, who was like the first-coming of the mods. This was the first time they met. They're standing outside the The Marquee Club, where The Jam and The Who probably both played. The headline was 'The Punk and the Mod-father.' Old mod meets new mod." oh yeah, and a super shot of young Adam Ant!!! [ Reply ]
oppositelock May 03, 2013 - 09:06	${#Dancingbanana_2}$ [ Reply ]
Proclivities Apr 18, 2013 - 05:42	kcar wrote: Captures a time and place so well...no matter where you lived and when. How the hell did Paul Weller go from this to Style Council?!? I guess a lot of things changed for him in three years or so. [ Reply ]
grant Apr 18, 2013 - 05:38	Fine British pop - definitely captures a time and place. One of my favorite bands from this era that has stood the test of time. [ Reply ]
kcar Mar 28, 2013 - 23:47	Captures a time and place so well...no matter where you lived and when. How the hell did Paul Weller go from this to Style Council?!? [ Reply ]
drewd Mar 17, 2013 - 19:25	gemtag wrote: This is a kick in the balls, in a good way.... There's a good way ? Certainly not on the receiving end of one .. That's NOT entertainment !!! [ Reply ]
The_Enemy Dec 13, 2012 - 16:49	I'm workin' late and Bill is rockin'. Needless to say, I'm not getting as much done as I'd like. Aw, well... the economy is in the tank, anyway. [ Reply ]
lily34 Dec 13, 2012 - 16:48	obviously, as i've said, i love this tune. this recording of it seems muffled. maybe it's me. but, i agree - from the other album, it is a bit more there. [ Reply ]
msymmes Nov 23, 2012 - 13:14	Stingray wrote: Never liked them! Not even Town Called Malice ? Number one in the UK for a while. [ Reply ]
DaidyBoy Nov 12, 2012 - 07:47	Fabulous. When I had maroon hair and grey loafers. When I had hair..... [ Reply ]
Stingray Sep 21, 2012 - 16:24	Never liked them! [ Reply ]
yuel Aug 21, 2012 - 05:47	rotten wrote: Great song from the Jam, but the demo version from "Snap" is far superior to this version from "Sound Affects". imo definitly right! [ Reply ]
Proclivities Jul 09, 2012 - 12:05	coloradojohn wrote: I will always feel thankful to Pete Townshend for reminding us in the late '70s and early '80s in our own already rather brain-dead and Profit-Driven media how we should be paying more and truly due attention to up and coming rockers The Jam and The Clash and all the stuff I was glad to get the scoop on and a tasty bite of then and really only still hear on RP anymore and thank God for that! As much as I always enjoyed Mr. Townshend's work, I didn't rely on him to tell me about the great changes and innovations in music from the mid-1970s forward, it was a good acknowledgement on his part, though. [ Reply ]
coloradojohn Jun 23, 2012 - 12:57	I will always feel thankful to Pete Townshend for reminding us in the late '70s and early '80s in our own already rather brain-dead and Profit-Driven media how we should be paying more and truly due attention to up and coming rockers The Jam and The Clash and all the stuff I was glad to get the scoop on and a tasty bite of then and really only still hear on RP anymore and thank God for that! [ Reply ]
kaybee Jun 07, 2012 - 18:14	I love the cleansing anger of this song! A great anthem for the British 80's but also for today everywhere. [ Reply ]
rotten Apr 16, 2012 - 18:04	Great song from the Jam, but the demo version from "Snap" is far superior to this version from "Sound Affects". [ Reply ]
aspicer Feb 17, 2012 - 13:00	A classic and always entertaining even after all these years! [ Reply ]
Purple_Turtle Feb 17, 2012 - 12:59	Love it! [ Reply ]
luvinlife Feb 13, 2012 - 07:37	YEAH - that's entertainment... [ Reply ]
gemtag Jan 12, 2012 - 13:16	This is a kick in the balls, in a good way.... [ Reply ]