A police car and a screaming siren A pnuematic drill and ripped up concrete A baby wailing and stray dog howling The screech of brakes and lamplights blinking 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 That's entertainment 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 and damp on the walls That's entertainment Waking up at 6 AM on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays That's entertainment Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume A hot summers' day and sticky black tarmac Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were faraway That's entertainment Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude Getting a cab and travelling on buses Reading the grafitti about slashed seat affairs That's entertainment
A police car and a screaming siren A pnuematic drill and ripped up concrete A baby wailing and stray dog howling The screech of brakes and lamplights blinking 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 That's entertainment 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 and damp on the walls That's entertainment Waking up at 6 AM on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays That's entertainment Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume A hot summers' day and sticky black tarmac Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were faraway That's entertainment Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude Getting a cab and travelling on buses Reading the grafitti about slashed seat affairs That's entertainment
A faixa foi lançada pelo The Jam em 1980, fazendo parte do quinto álbum da banda, o Sound Affects.
Embora nunca tenha sido lançada como single oficial no Reino Unido durante a existência da banda, emplacou nos gráficos devido a importações, alcançando a 21ª posição.
O título carrega a triste peculiaridade de ser um dos dois singles importados mais vendidos de todos os tempos no Reino Unido, compartilhando esse recorde com "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" do próprio grupo.
O single recebeu sua primeira liberação completa no mercado britânico apenas em 1983, chegando ao 60º lugar nas paradas de sucesso.
Desde seu primeiro lançamento, a música já teve ao menos mais uma reedição, especificamente a de 1991, que também conseguiu entrar na lista dos 50 mais tocados.
A BBC Radio 2 a reconheceu como a 43ª melhor música já lançada por qualquer artista em sua lista definitiva.
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