The Eton Rifles
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"The Eton Rifles" is a politically charged 1979 punk/mod revival song by The Jam that critiques class privilege and remains one of the band's most iconic tracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Eton Rifles canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Setting Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 3 ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques | class privilege ⓘ |
| describes | clashes between right-wing marchers and left-wing protesters ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAs | lead single from Setting Sons ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
mod revival
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | See-Saw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChant | military-style backing vocals ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | The Eton Rifles single sleeve ⓘ |
| hasDigitalRelease | yes ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later politically themed British rock songs ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
frequently included on The Jam compilation albums
ⓘ
regarded as a classic British protest song ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersions | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
fast tempo
ⓘ
guitar-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformance | performed on British television ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | working-class viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
elite education
ⓘ
working-class youth ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | aggressive lead vocal ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Setting Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNotableAs | one of The Jam's most iconic songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:59 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | late 1970s UK punk and mod revival movement ⓘ |
| performer | The Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
The Jam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Polydor Records ⓘ |
| references | Eton College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-10-26 ⓘ |
| theme |
British politics
ⓘ
class conflict ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1979 ⓘ |
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