Funeral Pyre

"Funeral Pyre" is The Jam's thirteenth single released on 6 June 1981. Backed by the B-side "Disguises", a cover of a Who track, it reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Pyre is the only single co-written by the band, and only the second song which has writing credits for all three members, the other being "Music for the Last Couple" which features on the Sound Affects album.

The song begins as a studio jam between drummer Rick Buckler and bassist Bruce Foxton, with Paul Weller's contribution coming later.

The song does not appear on any of the band's studio albums. In the US, it appeared on the five-track EP The Jam (Polydor PX-1-503), which peaked at No. 176 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Music video

The video was shot at Horsell Common, near Woking. A sandpit, which featured in H.G. Wells War of the Worlds, was used for the location of the fire scene.

References

↑ "The Jam Singles - Funeral Pyre". Thejam.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

External links

The Jam

Paul Weller Rick Buckler Bruce Foxton Steve Brookes Dave Waller

Studio albums	In the City This Is the Modern World All Mod Cons Setting Sons Sound Affects The Gift

Live albums	Dig the New Breed Live Jam The Jam at the BBC Fire And Skill - The Jam Live

Compilations	Snap! Greatest Hits Extras Collection Direction Reaction Creation The Very Best of The Jam Beat Surrender 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977-1979 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982 The Sound of the Jam

Singles	"In the City" "All Around the World" "The Modern World" "News of the World" "David Watts" / "'A' Bomb In Wardour Street" "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" "Strange Town" "When You're Young" "The Eton Rifles" "Going Underground" / "Dreams of Children" "Start!" "That's Entertainment" "Funeral Pyre" "Absolute Beginners" "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" "Beat Surrender"

Related articles	Discography Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam Mod revival Polydor Records The Style Council The Merton Parkas Vic Coppersmith-Heaven

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