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About This Track
This is an example of how to wear your influences on your sleeve, without being a complete plagiarist! Like many of the songs on “Sound Affects”, The Jam were obviously very heavily influenced by The Beatles’ LP “Revolver” at this time (the closing bass flutter on “Going Underground” is a subtle nod to McCartney’s final note on “And Your Bird Can Sing”, for example). The bassline on this track takes the guitar riff from “Taxman” and turns it into something new. Paul Weller is in touch (as always) with his feelings about loneliness and with the difficulties of breaking down barriers to achieve a real personal communication with someone else.
The result is 2 minutes and several seconds of pure pop brilliance. The B-side, “Liza Radley” is obviously their interpretation of “Eleanor Rigby”, and it’s just as good, in its own special way.
PS, hats off to whoever actually mastered The Jam’s 7” singles onto vinyl - they were always cut very loud and deep, and they boomed out from your turntable in a way that CDs just…don’t do.
PS, hats off to whoever actually mastered The Jam’s 7” singles onto vinyl - they were always cut very loud and deep, and they boomed out from your turntable in a way that CDs just…don’t do.
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Fonzythedog wrote:
CUZ I'M THE TAXMAN!
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ToTheWelshPoint wrote:
It's better than Taxman, but I can't understand why GH didn't sue PW over this ?
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ericstoner wrote:
Taxmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! [2]
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Krmgtsm7 wrote:
Tune!!
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ViniciusStilt wrote:
Taxmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
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prominence_la wrote:
@da_booka - Improper grammar. "How's he (or she) going to play" is the proper term. But I mean sick, as in infected with awesomeness.
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johnnyroenyc wrote:
Oh, Let's Jam ; D
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annieskinannie wrote:
magic ;)
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okcesar wrote:
Suena divertido, pero no es tan contundente como el clásico Taxman de Beatles.
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Da_booka wrote:
@ prominence_la If your bassist is sick, how're they going to play....
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prominence_la wrote:
Might I add, this is so fun on drums. Now, if I just had a sick bassist to play with, we'd be a killer combo...
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RAGGLEMAN wrote:
My feeing is that if you're going to pay hommage to the Beatles, you're better off taking inspiration from Taxman rather than other well known tracks (like Oasis did for much of their career). This is brilliant.....and so is Taxman!!
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bitelino wrote:
yeeeeeeeahhhhh I'm the taxman (x2)
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davidcapper wrote:
yeeeeeeeahhhhh I'm the taxman
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HunsworthBantam wrote:
one of my all time fave songs
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rockapalooza09 wrote:
who cares if it sounds like taxman it's a 'homage'...heck chuck berry re-wrote the same song over and over LOL....love this track!
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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
... ♥ ))
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Flariut wrote:
TAXMAN :|
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tea5girl wrote:
Makes me wanna.......Mrvarese????Felice 10th Anniversario weeman, mi amore xx
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jomabbs wrote:
What you give is what you get... And they gave so much.
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