The Jam's Down in the Tube Station at Midnight was the second single from the album All Mod Cons. Released in 1978, this London classic earned a BBC ban thanks to a lyric which the corporation deemed to be controversial – the subject of the song is racially motivated assault.
Here's The Jam performing the single on TV back in '78…
Two years later The Jam enjoyed their first of three number one singles with Going Underground…
And here’s our own Rock’n’Roll London video…
Our current London Walks Podcast deals with the London Underground. You can listen here…
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