Biography:
punk and mod group formed in Woking, UK, in 1976 consisting of Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and Rick Buckler (drums). The band split in 1982. The band released six albums and had 18 consecutive Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom between 1977 and 1982, including four #1 singles (Going Underground, Start!, Town Called Malice and Beat Surrender). Their singles "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the Five O'Clock Hero" are the best selling import singles in UK history.
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Other songs:
- That's Entertainment
- Town Called Malice
- To Be Someone
- A Bomb In Wardour Street
- Absolute Beginners
- All Around The World
- All Mod Cons
- Art School
- Away From The Numbers
- Beat Surrender
- Billy Hunt
- Boy About Town
- Burning Sky
- But Im Different Now
- Carnaby Street
- Carnation
- David Watts
- Disguises
- Dont Tell Them Youre Sane
- Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
- Dream Time
- Endless Love
- English Rose
- Eton Rifles
- Funeral Pyre
- Ghosts
- Give Me Just A Little More Time
- Going Underground
- Happy Together
- Heatwave
- Here Comes The Weekend
- I Got By In Time
- I Need You For Someone
- In The City
- In The Crowd
- In The Midnight Hour
- In The Street Today
- Its Too Bad
- Just Who Is The 5 Oclock Hero
- Just Who Is The Five O Clock Hero
- Kilos Kabataan
- Life From A Window
- Liza Radley
- London Girl
- London Traffic
- Man In The Corner Shop
- Modern World
- Mr Clean
- News Of The World
- Non Stop Dancing
- Pity Poor Alfie
- Planners Dream Goes Wrong
- Precious
- Private Hell
- Reach Out Ill Be There
- Saturdays Kids
- Slow Down
- Smithers Jones
- So Sad About Us
- Sounds From The Street
- Standards
- Start
- Strange Town
- Sweet Soul Music
- Tales From The Riverbank
- Thats Entertainment
- The Bitterest Pill
- The Butterfly Collector
- The Combine
- The Gift
- The Modern World
- The Night
- The Place I Love
- The Planners Dream Goes Wrong
- Thick As Thieves
- This Is The Modern World
- To Be
- Tonight At Noon
- War
- Wasteland
- When Youre Young
- Worlds Apart
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From: Harlan L Thompson
BURNING SKY- The Jam
D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A
D Bm G A
How are things in your little world, I hope they're going well and you
are too
D Bm G A
Do you still see the same old crowd, the ones who used to meet every
Friday?
D Bm
I'm really sorry that I can't be there
G A
But work comes first I'm sure you'll understand
D Bm
Things are really taking off for me
G A Bm
Business is thriving and I'm showing a profit and
Bm A D Bm A D
And in any case, it wouldn't be the same
Bm D Bm D
Cause we've all grown up and we've got our own lives
Bm D Bm D
And the values that we had once upon a time
Bm A
Seem stupid now 'cause the rent must be paid
Bm A Bm A D
And some bonds severed and others made
Bm A D Bm A D
Dit dit dit dit dit do n do dit dit dit dit dit do n do
D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A
D Bm G A
Now I don't want you to get me wrong, ideals are fine when you are young
D Bm G A
Bm
And I must admit we had a laugh, but that's all it was and ever will be cos
Bm A D Bm A D
Cos the burning sky keeps a burning bright
Bm D Bm D
And as long as it does, and it always will
Bm D Bm D
There's no time for dreams when commerce calls
Bm A
And the taxman's shouting 'cause he wants his dough
Bm A Bm A D
And the wheels of finance won't begin to slow
Bm A D Bm A D
Dit dit dit dit dit do n do dit dit dit dit dit do n do
Bm A D Bm A D Bm A D
Bm A D
Dit dit dit dit di do dit dit dit di do, dit dit dit dit di do dit dit
dit di do
Bm A
And it's only us realists who are gonna come through
Bm A
Cause there's only one power higher than that of truth
Bm A D Bm A D D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A
D Bm A
And that's the burning sky, it's the burning sky
Oh and by the way I must tell you, before I sign off I've got a meeting
next week
With the head of a big corporate
I can't disclose who but I'm sure you all know him and
And the burning sky keeps a burning bright
And it won't turn off til it's had enough
It's the greedy bastard who won't give up
And you're just a dreamer if you don't realise
And the sooner you do will be the better for you
And then we'll all be happy and we'll all be wise
And we'll all bow down to the burning sky
Dit dit dit dit dit do n do, dit dit dit dit do n do
Dit dit dit dit di do dit dit dit di do, dit dit dit dit di do dit dit
dit di do
Then we'll all be happy and we'll all be wise
And together we will live beneath the burning sky
NOTE: this is taken from the acoustic version from the album Extras.
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: Harlan L Thompson
BURNING SKY- The Jam
D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A
D Bm G A
How are things in your little world, I hope they're going well and you
are too
D Bm G A
Do you still see the same old crowd, the ones who used to meet every
Friday?
D Bm
I'm really sorry that I can't be there
G A
But work comes first I'm sure you'll understand
D Bm
Things are really taking off for me
G A Bm
Business is thriving and I'm showing a profit and
Bm A D Bm A D
And in any case, it wouldn't be the same
Bm D Bm D
Cause we've all grown up and we've got our own lives
Bm D Bm D
And the values that we had once upon a time
Bm A
Seem stupid now 'cause the rent must be paid
Bm A Bm A D
And some bonds severed and others made
Bm A D Bm A D
Dit dit dit dit dit do n do dit dit dit dit dit do n do
D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A
D Bm G A
Now I don't want you to get me wrong, ideals are fine when you are young
D Bm G A
Bm
And I must admit we had a laugh, but that's all it was and ever will be cos
Bm A D Bm A D
Cos the burning sky keeps a burning bright
Bm D Bm D
And as long as it does, and it always will
Bm D Bm D
There's no time for dreams when commerce calls
Bm A
And the taxman's shouting 'cause he wants his dough
Bm A Bm A D
And the wheels of finance won't begin to slow
Bm A D Bm A D
Dit dit dit dit dit do n do dit dit dit dit dit do n do
Bm A D Bm A D Bm A D
Bm A D
Dit dit dit dit di do dit dit dit di do, dit dit dit dit di do dit dit
dit di do
Bm A
And it's only us realists who are gonna come through
Bm A
Cause there's only one power higher than that of truth
Bm A D Bm A D D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A
D Bm A
And that's the burning sky, it's the burning sky
Oh and by the way I must tell you, before I sign off I've got a meeting
next week
With the head of a big corporate
I can't disclose who but I'm sure you all know him and
And the burning sky keeps a burning bright
And it won't turn off til it's had enough
It's the greedy bastard who won't give up
And you're just a dreamer if you don't realise
And the sooner you do will be the better for you
And then we'll all be happy and we'll all be wise
And we'll all bow down to the burning sky
Dit dit dit dit dit do n do, dit dit dit dit do n do
Dit dit dit dit di do dit dit dit di do, dit dit dit dit di do dit dit
dit di do
Then we'll all be happy and we'll all be wise
And together we will live beneath the burning sky
NOTE: this is taken from the acoustic version from the album Extras.
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