The jam - David Watts

[ashleyw5490]

my grandad's called David watts

[ivorlottandtonybroke]

And I wish I could have all he has got, OY! David Watts is probably an accountant or investment analyst now.

[evilashxero]

I'm always saddened when I find out a song, that I like so much, is actually a remake. Oh well, The Jam have plenty of other great tunes. And this is a great cover.

[armpits17]

i saw a guy getting interviews about APES and his name was David watts... i

[LeavingOnAJetPlanex]

Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba!

[Thecabbageful]

mod, punk... very similar kettle of fish and i love both. why differentiate?

[MrSteviebabe]

Cut the crap (CTC) The Jam are the Jam end of!! Period, Full Stop!!!

I have read so many comments about the band being punk, MOD etc.

I guess they were around the period of punk and a mod revival but to my mind they were new and different!

At least we can agrre that they werent from the Disco scene of that time!

Stop the bitching and just remind yourselves of how good thay were/are

[MrMaxi61]

god love the mods dont fite lessu fancy glasgowboys

[truerock74]

Love this tune. Fun Fun!

[SirBanuTheFourth]

The Kinks.... The Jam.... two of the greatest English bands EVER

[tjsmith51]

This is one of my favourite Kinks songs and this cover sounds better than the one on Something Else by the Kinks.

[djclapham1]

David watts E B G D A E E B G D A E E B G D A E E B G D A E E B G D A E E B G D A E X6 FROM Daniel Clapham

[CiaraTheFireBreather]

3 people wish they could be like david watts

[TheManics4]

@CiaraTheFireBreather 74 people ARE David Watts :P

[CiaraTheFireBreather]

@TheManics4 and i am one of them!

[TheManics4]

@CiaraTheFireBreather w00t i am the 75th David Watts! :D

[REYRICO69]

This version is much better than The Kinks version. Don't u think that they received royalties from letting The Jam cover it?  Most bands consider it an honor when another band wants to cover their songs.

[mr123beau123]

lol i wish I could be like him

[SeanAndThePerverts]

so who is David Watts exactly?

[TheFlimOfFlam]

@SeanAndThePerverts Wikipedia it..........

[SeanAndThePerverts]

@TheFlimOfFlam well I didnt expect David Watts to be gay, but some of the lyrics make a lot of sense now haha

[TheFlimOfFlam]

@SeanAndThePerverts yea.....they do....

[1974superk]

full marks to the jam  for this version.

[incpuable]

Just me but I firmly believe that England made more for rock than any other countries ;-))

[vallgron]

@incpuable ya im jelouse of England you got the best music most famouse music to come from Ireland is U2 that really does upset me

[oUkzZFiinesTx]

i live next door to david hwattttttts he dont like me throwing darts past 9oclock :@ fuckin twat

[laticforlife]

I once had sex with david watts.. 

[rooskin2]

I went to school with a kid called David Watts. He was a right geek!

[vallgron]

@rooskin2 a right geek lol i thought people said that to amke fun of the engilish never know they said it

[zarathustra2k1]

Nice one! =]

[SirBanuTheFourth]

As much as I LOVE the Kinks, I prefer this version.

A lot more.

[davegangrena]

papapapapapapapa :D

[bigpfc]

my dads call david watts ;)

[WhoDoYouHaveToScrew]

I think I went to uni with David Watts

[catherine1853]

@WhoDoYouHaveToScrew yeah, this song is about one of their old friends from high school, but he sued them for using his name lol

[GersBJK1690]

Prefer this version far better than the Kinks!!

[Paxobo]

I hope people realise or know that this is a cover of the Kinks.

[sgtrayelwood]

@Paxobo

Oh, we do, we do.

[CharlieHurl]

The Kinks are better...

[1964PERRY]

@CharlieHurl your talking out of your arse paul wella pisses all over the kinks

[TheBeatlesLove1967]

@1964PERRY The Kinks and The Jam both piss all over you asshole.

[1964PERRY]

@TheBeatlesLove1967 wella was the jam prick

[Englishpedigree]

@1964PERRY mate u seriously dont know ur shit,, the kinks n the davies' are far far superior!!! jam were good weller good,,but rey davies and the kinks are way above,,... weller would agree im sure,,.. if u like the jam ( i do) then listen to the kinks,,.. u will honestly fall in love i promise..... both versions of this are good,,...

[jennie186]

great song

[cortinagxl]

I was 15 when this came out. Total class nostalgia.

[priyahp]

one of my fav tracks of all-time..!

[happentodie]

god i miss the jam !!!

[D1GZSTER]

The Jam are legendary!

get a perspective..

[jamreaper]

ggrrrrrrrr this is a goddamn cover : (

the kinks origional is way way better and this was taken from there "best of " album..

lolz this band was so shit one of their best friends was a cover lolz

[LiveForever9]

@jamreaper one of their best friends? Lol, poor.

[jamreaper]

??? ... ok watever u say

p.s. if u guys want ill remove my previous comment if it offends u but i still agree with wat i said

[somonelse666]

@jamreaper i have nothing to say to you but: you don't know how wrong you are, the kinks were a great band, but, the jam have definitely got a better version of this song

[jamreaper]

@somonelse666 look neither of us are going to agree, and i really cant be arsed to argue with you about this now, lets just agree to disagree

im too tired to even leave some bitchy point at the end of this comment

[somonelse666]

@jamreaper glad to know, i hate it when ppl are bichy about ppl whos names they don't even know...

it's pointless....

[jamreaper]

@somonelse666 yes ok take the moral high ground, even though you are trying to drag up an argument that happened over a year ago ...

[Lunatic4Bizcas]

@jamreaper : Well, millions of fans around the world would strongly disagree with you chap. Greetings from a simple chap who loves and appreciates good music.

[jamreaper]

@CarpCatcher141 ok two things, for one i was 14 when i made that comment (so quit talking about your age) two, this song is a copy, a bad copy of a song written by an older british band, whoose first song hit number 1 before my mother was born, so ... shove that in your pipe and smoke it :P

oh and btw, i am now alot less of an arsehole about the whole music thing .... i would remove that comment but it reminds me why i need to be more open and not a giant dick like i was

[CarpCatcher141]

@jamreaper the kinks, im not dumb? i love both of their music. And secondly, this song isn't a bad cover, it is a good cover, but doesn't compare to the original. shove that up your arse.

[jamreaper]

@CarpCatcher141 i dont think you want a question mark after the word dumb there :P

ok just so we are clear i am a huge kinks fan, and covers in general really piss me off, i personally thought the kinks did it better, and they wrote the song in the first place

seeing as the songs are so similar these guys might aswell have not made a cover, its just them making money off someone elses song, so i hate it ... ok?

[CarpCatcher141]

@jamreaper it's just like any other band covering a song... and i respect your opinions :P

[jamreaper]

@CarpCatcher141 so if we agree then what are we fighting about?

[CarpCatcher141]

@jamreaper i wasn't trying to fight:)

[jamreaper]

@CarpCatcher141 lol, sorry, just get a lot of hostility after i have been a giant dick here

its no less than i deserve, just usually people are insulting me on this thread XD

[madasahammer1]

@jamreaper its a better cover

[jamreaper]

@madasahammer1 you cant say anything to me that hasnt already been said, and i will still think the kinks was better, so we might aswell just not waste each others time

[stevyainzo]

yes we are my friend

[TrainToSkaville91]

WE ARE THE MODS!!!

[hiptrip99]

ray davis

[EmeraldSword]

I wish I could be like David Watts

[threecundies]

Take my exams, and pass the lot.

[SmithersJones87]

Not a Weller original, but it fit into the back catalogue neatly.

There's always a David Watts at school, eh? And a Billy Hunt too come to think of it....

[00ron75ooo]

a song i can relate to one of the best jam songs

[toothlesstim]

my favourite jam song!

the kinks wish they could make it sound this good.

[Englishpedigree]

@toothlesstim cant believe ppl even try to diss the kinks!!!! wtf both bands good,, but if u dont like the kinks u dont kno good music... probly sum youth thinking the jam were the real mods!!!!