Talk:Going Underground/Archive 1

Archive 1

Not a rebuke to Thatcher

Despite popular claims to the contrary, the song was not aimed at Margaret Thatcher, but at successive governments, and the military-industrial complex in general. Going Underground was written in late 1979, only months after Thatcher was elected: in an election in which Paul Weller (famously) said that the Jam would all vote Conservative. Weller's hey-presto conversion to socialism during the Thatcher years makes for interesting (and anachronistic) claims about Going Underground (and, to a lesser extent, In the City and Pretty Green). I'll get A Beat Concerto and provide a reference; until then, the emphasis is on people to provide sources for things that are included, not that which isn't. Bastin 12:09, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Covers

Going Underground was covered by Mannfed Mann's Earth Band on "Criminal Tango" (1986), Down By Law on the compilation "Ten Years Later" (1997), and by Buffalo Tom for the tribute album to The Jam titled "Fire and Skill: The Songs of The Jam" (1999).

'Analysis'

I'm changing the analysis of what these lyrics mean. The interpretation here is frankly banal and reminds me of that book "Songs From the Street". It doesn't "get" what Weller is trying to convey. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.96.164.105 (talk) 22:52, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Going Under Ground

Going Under Ground this definitely deserves a mention in cultural impact, as well as a "did you mean..." Kanjo Kotr (talk) 15:54, 15 July 2010 (UTC)