The Jam , The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)

[lukas316815]

makes me think of combo being sent down and the girl i love but cant ever have and i would do anything for her

[MegaOsaro]

when this song was played at the end credits of This is England 86 it moved me greatly it had such a strong impact especially all the drama that unfolded before the song started playing.

[TheFakeyCakeMaker]

4 people have swallowed the bitterest pill...

[steeveep2006]

Ps, lasted 2 weeks and spent nearly ALL my grant (O yes, they are not the stuff of Myth, they DID exist) in that time. And the point of this waffle is that this track was the backdrop, over the endless pool tables, to the hopeless endeavours of the less wimpy students to try to persuade me to stay. My last word is that my College looked like the house in The Amityville Horror. Enough said

[steeveep2006]

Was at Uni of Lancaster in 1983, mercifully have forgotten the College. Went to do Politics. Changed after just 3 days to Archaeology, then short time later to English. Their desperation to accommodate me reveals just what a shithole this place was. I hope that for the current crop it has improved so do your own investigation and ignore this old fart, But for Gods sake, try not to end up in Halls next door to a bearded twat with a motorbike

[dicky466]

Only this track and Madness' One better day are totally able to reduce me to tears of notalgia.

[banlatbulldog]

Ditto plane 7

[plane7]

The Bitterest Pill is my favorite song of all time.And The Jam my NO.1 band.Great memories.

[andys001]

who is the stunner in the pics ?........absolutely stunning if i may be so bold :)

[switz223]

@andys001 It's Paul Weller's daughter.

[truerock74]

Quite possibly the most cathartic song ever.

[britneyandersonxox]

cant wait to see from the jam in liverpool 2nd dec!!!

[IFirePlacesLike]

One of The Jam's and Weller's finest moments.

[saintfunny]

if thats you in the pics s2trash you look fu*king wicked. Love etc.

[s2trash]

@saintfunny

If thats me in the pics i need to have a fiddle with myself now !!!! I only took em . Tom

[saintfunny]

@s2trash no need to fiddle mate,wicked pics,wicked bird!

[BridgetTHEmodette]

Cant seem to find the orginal video to this song.

[kirsty4carl]

i luv this song its awesome i luv the jam !!!!!!!

[plane7]

the 3 don't know great music,that's for sure.

[1familydayout]

Absolutely awesome ....

[daffodil97]

for the anti swansea crowd

[PrimalStones]

WE ARE THE MODS, WE ARE THE MODS

[bjorn2run]

@PrimalStones ...with all the mod cons.

[dan32113]

when we were kings! the jams nadir....

[TheEzekill]

wise man weller for one so young i think songs written then are true today this goverment makes the young think there kings but we know we are all there pawns

[spamspamsham]

rubbish

[TheMusicman12ize]

the jam outstanding band fantastic

[topmangaz]

Vespa 150 super? 8' wheels!

[shinlev]

i love this song

[OurnameisLegion66]

HELLO

[bowieloverr]

quite clearly a coffee ya fuckin idiot

[Grichal1981]

One of my favourite Jam songs.

[Sharpeee2010]

love this ;d

[captain1scarlet]

stunning scooter stunning modette stunning song what more could you ask from life ??

[MrJedi2master]

still waitin 4 porcelain gods tom??cheers sir

[s2trash]

@MrJedi2master

Have a backlog and some folks think this channel breaks copyright laws . You can uploads songs not Vids of songs , thats why its still running !!!! . iTunes love me the amount of tags they try to attach to the wrong songs lol .

[iw32]

Two people don't take pills.

[rembrandt1941]

love this track..never get bored of it

[tom1995w]

that cuppa tea (coffee?) looks absolutely fucking gorgeous.

[s2trash]

@tom1995w

That coffee was , and it was made and drunk in Italy mmmmmmmmm

[bowieloverr]

@tom1995w quite clearly a coffee ya fuckin idiot

[twistedsistaqteu]

@tom1995w i dont drink tea or coffee, it does nothing to me. sorry lol ;)

[gizmo6754]

well nice scooters(lambrettas) but my daughter wants 1 now and shes not having 1.

but it dunt matter ncos she.ll go out and buy it anyway.i,m only her daft dad. she doesnt listen 2 me. it,ll b parked in the driveway soonish i suppose. and she,s awkward as owt. uve got 2 text her when dinners ready.my sweet child of mine.

[gizmo6754]

well nice scooters(lambrettas) but my daughter wants 1 now and shes not having 1.

but it dunt matter ncos she.ll go out and buy it anyway.i,m only her daft dad. she doesnt listen 2 me. it,ll b parked in the driveway soonish i suppose.

[gizmo6754]

well nice scooters(lambrettas) but my daughter wants 1 now and shes not having 1.

[meganjohnson2O1O]

this is a classic tune takes me back to when i was young

[HarryPowell7]

The Jam are amazingly under appreciated outside Britain.This is the Britain which has supplied the world with it's greatest and best rock/pop bands... of which,needless to say, The Jam eminently belong.

They are the spawn of The Who/Kinks/Small Faces.. But just as great and essential. Looking through a window at the coolest English band since the fabs.

[tommason1984]

@mtaylor848 haha you missed out, and i bet you didnt even win! What a waste of peanuts and braincells

[djspl51bw]

Great song great photos too.

[HitchHikersBlues]

This is one of the finest ballads i've ever heard...

[Lunatic4Bizcas]

@HitchHikersBlues : I absolutely agree with you. This indeed is one of the finer ballads to ever be written and performed. For me it is beyond comprehension how a video for such a great and timeless ballad could garner such few views on Youtube. It just goes to show that one of the greatest and classiest bands of the last 30 years remains so unappreciated outside of the U.K.

[HitchHikersBlues]

@Lunatic4Bizcas : Yeah so true, specially when ya see the idiots today that call themselves musicians?? getting millions of hits for a disposable, rubbish bit of noise...

You should check out a tune called Rattlesnakes, by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.

I'm not a huge fan or anything, but i like the tune ; ) check it out!

[dulldy40]

what a tune brings back old great memories

[dontleademsomuch]

yeah man this ended the this is england mini series. fucking swell!

[killy1958able]

This is a brill song..........

[stretchmonkey]

Checked this out after hearing it on the end of This is England 86....pity the voice over guy ruined it by talking over it......

[oogie11]

@stretchmonkey Ha ha, you are right, it would have been better if he didn't talk over it...he could have said that stuff after the programme had ended really

[stretchmonkey]

Checked this out after hearing it on the end of This is England 86....pity the voice over guy ruined it by talking over it......

[stretchmonkey]

Checked this out after hearing it on the end of This is England 86....pity the voice over guy ruined it by talking over it......

[mrsmagoomcateer1]

ma wee sis has a better scooter than this original pink vespa ... falkirk scooter club

and beter lookin xxxxx

[MrLeomondo]

Last Jam song ever...great song, great group and really good series...I still have the 2 tone edition of this single in as new condition ; )

[kelvioford]

This is England 86 brought me here

[oogie11]

@kelvioford Oh cool....This Is England 86 reminded me of this song's existence because I haven't heard this tune in years....did you like This Is England 86? I thought it was good, if too harrowing at times

[marywalsh0903]

@oogie11 reminded me of this song as well,i thought this is england was brilliant...but very graphic ....good soundtrack tho

[oogie11]

@marywalsh0903 Yeah, it was very graphic...I was in shock with the last 2 episodes, very upsetting...indeed, the soundtrack is good....although I prefer the film This Is England to the tv series

[killy1958able]

@oogie11 Me too, thought it was brilliant.....

[oogie11]

@killy1958able It was really good tv, and the music on the show was great

[killy1958able]

@oogie11 Yeah it was harrowing at times but it was soo true to life back then.

[oogie11]

@killy1958able Yeah, I suppose so...and bad things have been happening to people all through the centuries...it's just that some scenes were really distressing, I was upset by it, I mean, Shane Meadows could have been a bit more subtle...but I guess it is his style

[oogie11]

Magic tune :)

[Skankanato]

bella! la vespa!

[ludders01]

TUNE !!!

[richwicz]

This sounds more Style Council than The Jam, classic song!

[oogie11]

@richwicz That's what Iused to think too

[sugarplumfairiie]

Just finished watching This is England 86, fantastic ending. Then Weller came along to top it off. Great 80's memories, hard times, but the greatest.

[kwahab1]

Great ending to This is England 86. A classic. Weller u r a phenomenon.

[deansarge]

@kwahab1 Yeah great song to finish a great series!...

[Nevaeh2Die4]

the is england 86!!!!!!!!

[shazz0610]

how many memories does this bring back?!?!?

[iwontshareyouify]

beautiful



[livisoul]

all i can say is WHAT A TUNE WELLER RULES

[LowBid86]

FYI, we managed to "vote" this song as #1 for 1983, well, for the local college station KZSU, Stanford. The DJ thought that the cure "let's go to bed" was the better tune, but we at IIS prevailed...thank you Doug Gonelli

[stefan1970lcfc]

my fav song ever

[CIMusic100]

A classic

[skoty9999n]

tnkx

[ElaniTreehouse]

thx 2 teh english rose who posed with the Vespa (and the Lambretta, too)

[pehintheskeh]

babe, gets my motor running.

[cricketbat08]

Still loving this song!

[samembyXD]

@s2trash he has got a point

[verbusen]

Watching all these Jam and Mod music vids is making me want to buy a scooter! lol.

[MrJedi2master]

you r welcome my friend mods rule 4 eva trust us

[MrJedi2master]

well done s2trash ignor  f yourself99 hes a knob a true gem of a song plus she looks ok to me

[s2trash]

@MrJedi2master

Tar Sir

[ferrers88]

@MrJedi2master ok ,shes a stunner ffs....crackin scooter as well

[s2trash]

@ferrers88

AND 14 at the time i photograhped her !! behave boys

Tom xxx

[ferrers88]

@s2trash oops,lol...

[bEnSlAtEr001]

@s2trash Only 14!! She looks 20!

[s2trash]

@bEnSlAtEr001

Waight another four years she will be (photo taken two years ago ) lol

[lavsmate]

@s2trash cracking picture mate

[s2trash]

@lavsmate

Thank you

Tom

[lavsmate]

@lavsmate more than welcome you have a very good eye for this kind of stuff

[wormwood67]

Well done to an amazing song!

[curvedglass]

@s2trash Beautiful girl picture anytime.

[s2trash]

@curvedglass

Thanks

Tom

[Braul44]

beautiful

[skoty9999n]

i like

[plushlush]

I kinda like the babe and the moped ;p-

[leedsbulldog]

I used to go out with her

[leedsbulldog]

I used to go out with her

[JennySussex]

Paul Weller rocks! :-)

[TheIkaraCult]

paul weller doesnt give a shit about how fans feel. thats why he's still going.

[justice4shaun]

bitterest pill,man in the corner shop,absolute beginners,when your young and strange town,best jam tracks ever

[vizsladog1]

this was written because they knew this was the end off the group and hence the bitterest pill is hardest to swallow. they reluctantely had to accept this. they were top draw. even my young daughter thinks they are great.

[earth123ism]

i absolutly love song takes me back to my school days

[twistedsistaqteu]

wasnt this a double A side? im sure it did get to number 1

[nick1137]

cant forget about the kinks and the small faces

[TheKenney81]

my fav jam song this

[earth123ism]

i absolutley love this track

[Usurped]

Why oh why have they banned the original video of this great song by The Jam! can anyone tell me?

[Usurped]

Is the original vid of this on here?

[nick1137]

i dont understand why paul weller is called the modfather

[TheKenney81]

@nick1137 i know, the who were the first starting it around 63/64 time

[RobandtheLash]

Don't know what happened to the original - but good on ya. Top song.

[youacccunt]

makes ,want to ,get a scooter in the garage again and toon the life out of it ...what memories.....

[AbAbabAb4766]

Great song,brought back memories of first hearing this song,along with my own heartbreak at that time it seemed to a good song to wallow in......!!

[vastariner]

Note Jennie Matthias/McKeown of the Bodysnatchers/Belle Stars providing the fantastic backing vocals which add so much to this classic.

[s2trash]

@theEWOKrevolution

I was because of J J i picked up the Bass at the tender age of 13

[s2trash]

@theEWOKrevolution

And the content of Golden Brown got past the BBC censours lol

[smithsfan1990]

ahh fair enough i thought i did well my mum was the one that said but she wasnt a hundred percent sure

[smithsfan1990]

it did

[smithsfan1990]

this song is amazing im glad paul weller got the genius award at the nme awards

[shortbusdriver1969]

keep up the good work

[harporocco]

fucking briliant!!!

[invideotape]

mannn, i really wish someone will upload the official video someday..

[s2trash]

Yes , i'll ask around if anybody has it . I do but on VHF but have a horrid feeling if i tansfer to right format for here i'll get blocked ie copyright as it is not on here already

Tom

[s2trash]

Because i never uploadid the video , i just upload tracks .

[stevearthur900]

great song,pity the video to it is unavailable

[s2trash]

Just have to do with my crap photography xx

[stevearthur900]

nothing wrong with the photos,really liked the video.thanks for posting, brings back a lot of memories

[AlexisCapri]

i apologise for swearing on your video, s2trash, thanks for uploading this, i listen to it every day and i love the images.

[s2trash]

LOL , it was funny , removed the comments from Ms HRT as she had lost the plot . Every body has opinions and quite right too but god knows what planet she was on .

Tom

Tom

[SOOTYSPAWS]

1 of the best songs ever made from a fantastic era

[mcrunt]

Love the song. Just the intro takes me back to my childhood. God bless the Modfather.

[nicecurtains]

still pointless pics that add nothing to the song! blank screen would have been better and no breach of copyright either!!!

[kiddysoulgirl99]

@nicecurtains blank screen would of looked terribly BORING ..its nice to see some good photographic work than nothing at all ...

[s2trash]

And breach of image copyright unles i had asked for permision to use them .

Tom

Photographer to Royal British Legion Industries .

[deathbythestairs]

Great riff

[gav549]

I`m not a big listener of jam stuff but this is a great song one of my faves.nice post mate.

[bartlemy]

The Weller did some of the best tunes ever and todays music just can't cut it for raw talent or songwriting skills....

[busterhoward95]

as heard on BAGPUSS

[s2trash]

lol that intro is a bit like the Bagpuss theme now you mention it

[busterhoward95]

im a big weller fan and by his own admision he " took " the opening title from bagpuss and like many other riffs he made it his own in a outstanding way....

love the song as well....

[rayymann]

Useless2112... very apt....God you are such a fukin First Class PRICK.........THIS IS FIRST CLASS

[s2trash]

Going by his home page there is a hint of a Nazi going on . Strange chap out to seek attention me thinks .

Tom

[7r3v0r]

Where are those two pictures from?

[s2trash]

Coffe cup i took in Italy and girl by Vespa Spotique i took in Battle East Sussex .

[jack94987002]

Hey Useless2112 interesting user name, obviously Useless must be the name your parents decided to stick with and is it safe to assume that 21 is your chronological age and 12 is approximately your mental age?

[s2trash]

He can't reply , i blocked him lol

[sj0509]

loved the proper video for this song, but can't seem to find it...fab song!!

[Useless2112]

I wrote this song.

[s2trash]

Is this a dum arse way of getting people to look at your channel with your comment ? . Please expand on the meaning of what you wrote .

Tom

[Useless2112]

@s2trash No, I am Paul Waller from the band The Jam. I wrote this song. It's about a really bitter pill I once swallowed. See one day I had a headache and I had to take an aspirin. But it tasted really bitter and it got stuck to my tongue. As I tried to dislodge it I began humming a tune: "buh buh bah bah buh buuuh, buh bah bah buh bah..." which obviously later became this song. I wrote this song.

[s2trash]

You have just hit on the wrong person to be a prat with , 1st warning .

[Useless2112]

@s2trash I wasn't hitting on you, I'm flattered but I have a wife and seven children and I'm just not in an experimental mood. Unlike when I made my 1962 album "Paul Waller Drops Out". It got two stars in Melody Maker, but I came back a year later with the now-classic "Paul Waller Does Bert Baccarracc".

[s2trash]

At 21 you need to grow up a little more befor sombody like me takes one great big swing at you and knocks you head clean off . Sitting at home being a prize prat armed with a keybord is for sad little no hopers , Maybe a good wank might stop you posting shite for a while , now feck off and stop anoying me you little scrot .

[fritshits77]

sooooooooo BEAUTIFUL !!!!

you can well hear his "punky" days are over by now .... sounds A LOT like Style Council already ..... will love Paul FOREVAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stormfronthero1939]

best tune ever in the history of music

[terminalelite]

really cool song!

to dodgydave1313..........i wanna fuckin kill im