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Down in the Tube Station

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The lyrics of  Down in the Tube Station at Midnight tell the story of an unnamed narrator, travelling home, who enters a London Underground station at midnight. He is carrying a take-away meal for himself and his wife. As he attempts to buy a ticket for his train, he is accosted by two thugs (who smell of pubs, Wormwood Scrubs and ‘too many right-wing meetings’), asking him whether he is carrying any money. When he replies that he has ‘a little money’, the thugs attack him, stealing everything, including his keys. The song ends with the narrator lying on the floor, looking at graffiti and wall posters, reflecting on his life in contrast with the travel posters promising an enjoyable gettaway, as he realizes that the attackers now have the keys to his house.

The song starts with the sounds of a subway station, then a tense, syncopated beat carried by the bass guitar. The lyrics are sentimental, contrasting the warmth of home and domestic life with the horror of urban decay and violence.

This song really is a classic, like an urban folk tale, and I think any great songwriter of any generation would have been proud to have come up with it.

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