The Jam : The Eton Rifles
On October 28, 1979, The Jam entered the U.K. pop charts at #29 with "The Eton Rifles" b/w "Seesaw". The Setting Sons track, pitting toffs against toughs, would peak at #3, thus becoming The Jam's first Top 10 hit. Its success would not, however, prevent Eton from pumping its elite graduates into the House of Commons decades later.
Weller grew up not far from Eton. He tells Mojo Magazine he wrote the A side while on vacation in a seaside town:
NME selected "The Eton Rifles" as the #1 single of 1979.
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