The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk and new wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and its mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam’s original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxton provided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band’s songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles", "Going Underground" and "Town Called Malice".
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Slow Down
The Jam Lyrics
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Won't you walk with me
Come on pretty baby
Won't you talk with me
Come on baby
Give me one more chance
Try to save me and our romance
Slow down
I'm not movin'away too fast
You better give me a little love,
Give a little love
Baby what I love the best
So I used to walk you home
Baby after school
Carry your books home too
And now you got a boyfriend
Down the street
Baby what you tryin' to do?
You better slow down
Babe,
I'm not movin'away too fast
You better give a little love,
Give a little love
Baby what I love the best
Solo
So your a little lover
Tell the way I do
Come on pretty baby
Walk two by two
I'll let you love me
Your so fine child
The best woman I've ever had
Slow down
Babe,
I'm not movin'away too fast
You better give a little love,
Give a little love
Baby what I love the best
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down baby
Slow down
Slow down
The Jam was an English punk rock band, and "Slow Down" is a song from their debut album, "In The City," released in 1977. The song has a moderate tempo and is based on a catchy blues riff, with a simple repeated chord progression. Lyrically, the song is a plea from the singer to a girl he once knew, asking her to slow down and give him another chance.
The opening lines "Come on pretty baby, won't you walk with me. Come on pretty baby, won't you talk with me?" indicate an invitation for the girl to come back to him. He then speaks of how he used to walk her home from school and carry her books, but she's now with another man. He asks her to stop and think before going too far with the new relationship and urges her to remember what they had.
The repeated chorus of "Slow down, baby, I'm not moving away too fast. You better give me a little love, give a little love, baby, what I love the best" is an appeal to her to take things slowly and also to give him the love he desires. The solo guitar that follows the chorus is a nod towards the blues, the genre that greatly inspired the band.
Line by Line Meaning
Well come on pretty baby
The singer is urging his lover to walk and talk to him.
Won't you walk with me
The singer is asking his lover to walk with him.
Come on pretty baby
The singer is urging his lover to come along with him.
Won't you talk with me
The singer is requesting his lover to speak with him.
Come on baby
The singer is addressing his lover affectionately.
Give me one more chance
The singer is asking for another opportunity to rekindle their relationship.
Try to save me and our romance
The singer is asking his lover to help him save their relationship.
Slow down
The singer is urging his lover to take things slow and not rush the relationship.
Baby, I'm not movin'away too fast
The singer is insisting that he is not moving too fast in the relationship.
You better give me a little love,
The singer is asking for some affection from his lover.
Baby what I love the best
The singer is asking for the love he values most.
So I used to walk you home
The singer is reminiscing about the past when he used to walk his lover home.
Baby after school
The singer is reminding his lover of their school days.
Carry your books home too
The singer is recalling how he used to carry his lover's books home.
And now you got a boyfriend
The singer is addressing his lover's current situation with another man.
Down the street
The singer is indicating that his lover's current boyfriend lives nearby.
Baby what you tryin' to do?
The singer is questioning his lover's intentions.
So your a little lover
The singer is appreciating his lover's loving nature.
Tell the way I do
The singer is confident that his lover enjoys his love-making prowess.
Walk two by two
The singer is proposing that they walk together in pairs.
I'll let you love me
The singer is offering to let his lover express her love for him.
Your so fine child
The singer is complimenting his lover on her beauty.
The best woman I've ever had
The singer is praising his lover by saying she's the best woman he's ever had.
Slow down Slow down Slow down Slow down baby Slow down Slow down
The singer is repeatedly urging his lover to slow down and not rush the relationship.
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Paul Lea
One of the best cover versions ever !.
settingson4
40 years n counting,great cover version.long live THE JAM.
Stuart Harrison
1st Jam song I ever heard, life-changer. And the live clip still freaks me out.
Stuart Harrison
@Jeff I was 16yo in Adelaide , into Quo , Elton , Beatles . Walked into an import store in the city & they had the LP on the counter , you know how cool they look on that cover . The guy played me Slow Down cause I knew the Beatles version , I thought it was the greatest song I'd ever heard - so fast,angry,exciting - made everything I'd been into old & boring . By the end of the song I was a Weller fan for life , the only punk at my school . Australia hadn't even heard of punk yet . Thank God for UK music ,the next few yrs were brilliant , by 79 Adelaide had a cool mod scene (heaps of English migrants ) I had a Vespa , Rickenbacker , suits - all thanks to The Jam . 🛵
Jeff
How did it change your life?
Andrew Roberts
I was. Skinhead and loved the Jam. Loads of people were into the Jam at the time. They really broke down barriers.
Luzimar Martins
banda muito boa
iain macfadyen
Keep the faith Weller is such a great guitar player
Andrea Prodan
My first shock of JAM energy....back then!
Bartol Marodi
Crazy bassline!