Down In The Tube Station At Midnight Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Pookster30 

Cover art for Down In The Tube Station At Midnight lyrics by Jam, The

Not sure that longliveconrad can quote that these are conservatives!! - I would suggest National Front as were prevalent in the late 70s / early 80s. Other info from other sources:

This anti-racism song was a first-person narrative about a brutal mugging by jackbooted right-wing thugs in London. Despite having a BBC airplay ban due to its "disturbing nature," it became The Jam's second UK Top 20 hit. The then Radio 1 DJ Tony Blackburn complained that, "It's disgusting the way punks sing about violence. Why can't they sing about trees and flowers?" Paul Weller wrote this in a matter of minutes. The song was recorded at St John's Wood Station.