The Bluemoon Song Cup 2023

[threespires]

I know he's not in this round but given the 'discussion' about him on this thread...

As I was wandering with my gelato I saw this and thought of both @Mad Eyed Screamer and @jimharri

Nice to know musical icons are given their due in Italy.

Jim, if you petition your local council I'm sure you can get something similar up in your neck of the woods ;-)

 

[threespires]

I'm not sure I'd go THAT far :) . . . but he was hookier than Paul Weller, which is one of my problems with some of The Jam's music. But their best stuff is still quite listenable. Also admittedly Yanks have a harder time "getting" them -- like some early Kinks, the Englishness of their topics/turns of phrase don't translate so well here IMO.

There's a decent amount of Jam songs where the hook is in the baseline rather than anything to do with Weller's melodies which were often focused on enabling the lyric. To your point I do think they embody a specific type of English sensibility that doesn't easily translate.

 

[doffer]

The Jam. All day, every day.

 

[levets]

I’ve picked Stevie, but the Jam will win easily

 

[LGWIO]

"I first felt a fist"...abit like I feel occasionally when I venture into the general football thread! ;-D

The Jam all day long. Never really bothered with Stevie Nicks as it was Debbie Harry for me.

 

[PinkFinal]

Two fantastic songs the Jam just shades it

 

[ctidcarl]

Atevie Nicks' song is a belter.

But, come on, the lyrical effort of Down In The Tube Station is genius.

The Jam for me

 

[bigstanhibbert]

'Could go on for hours, and I probably will, but I would sooner put some joy in....

A lad at 24 who decided to stop/leave at the time the biggest

 

[BlueHammer85]

The Jam score big here and knock out Nicks.

Down In The Tube At Midnight 32 - 13 Rooms On Fire

 

[BlueHammer85]

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