The Eton Rifles
| The Eton Rifles | |
|---|---|
| The Jam | |
| publication | 3rd November 1979 |
| length | 3:58 |
| Genre (s) | Punk , Mod Revival |
| Author (s) | Paul Weller |
| album | Setting Sons |
The Eton Rifles is a song by The Jam . It is the only single from their fourth album Setting Sons .
description
The lyrics of the song deal with the class struggle in England and the students at Eton College . The song was released on November 3, 1979 and reached number 3 in the UK charts, the highest chart position of a single by The Jam to date. The B-side of the song was See-Saw .
In May 2008 David Cameron , himself an Eton graduate, said that The Eton Rifles was one of his favorite songs. Paul Weller was outraged and suspected that Cameron might not have understood the content.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.mojo4music.com: Paul Weller: “Eton Rifles? What Did David Cameron Not Get? " Retrieved June 9, 2015.