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The title is inspired by the 1950 Nevil Shute novel A Town Like Alice, although Paul Weller said in 2012 that he had not read the book at the time. [9] "Town Called Malice" was released as a double A-side single along with "Precious". A 12" version was also available with a live version of "Town Called Malice" backed by an extended version of ...
The biggest hit of the album was "Town Called Malice". The song's title riffs on the novel A Town Like Alice (1950) whilst its lyrics lament disappearing aspects of stereotypical working class life in Margaret Thatcher's Britain. The message is not altogether negative though and the song stands as a potent rallying call to roll with the changes.
It appeared on The Jam's 1982 album, The Gift, and also as a double A-side single along with "Town Called Malice".It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, [4] although the song received much less airplay than "Town Called Malice".
When "Town Called Malice" reached number one in the UK the group had the honour of performing both it and its double A-side, "Precious" on Top of the Pops. [50] After the string-laden soul ballad "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" peaked at No. 2, the band followed with their finale and another No. 1, "Beat Surrender". [11]
A Town Called Malice may refer to: Town Called Malice, a song by The Jam; A Town Called Malice (TV series) a British crime thriller television series; See also.
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Ronson's production of the cover is based around the beat from the Jam's 1982 song "Town Called Malice". Winehouse also recorded a jazzier, acoustic version for Radio 1's Live Lounge , which was issued at the same time as the Ronson collaboration and a success in its own right, possibly due to download confusion, though it was the Ronson ...
James Nelson-Joyce (born 1988 or 1989) [1] is an English actor, known for playing the tough guy or villainous characters, who has had roles in Shameless (2013) Mount Pleasant (2016), Little Boy Blue (2017), The Trap (2019), The Nest (2020), Time (2021), The Outlaws (2021), Industry (2022), The Gold (2023), A Town Called Malice (2023), and Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023).