A Town Called Malice
Song by The Jam
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Sep 28, 2026
Lucy HinnieHOST
So there are chickens providing eggs, which Dwight uses to put in another amazing looking sandwich.
Lucy HinnieHOST
But then all of this has been set to the really upbeat Town Called Malice by The Jam, which is an absolute bop.
Lucy HinnieHOST
But it suddenly breaks down.
Lucy HinnieHOST
And we hear the roar of walkers.
50 MINS LATER
Lucy HinnieHOST
After the episode aired, the obscure indie song went viral, skyrocketing into the iTunes top charts.
RandyGUEST
Interestingly enough, watching this episode like nine times, it was actually the song at the beginning that was more, I was feeling that more than Easy Street.
Lucy HinnieHOST
Yeah, Town Called Malice.
Lucy HinnieHOST
Town Called Malice is a really pivotal song in the film of Billy Elliot.
LucyHOST
So there are chickens providing eggs, which Dwight uses to put in another amazing looking sandwich.
LucyHOST
But then all of this has been set to the really upbeat Town Called Malice by The Jam, which is an absolute bop.
LucyHOST
But it suddenly breaks down.
LucyHOST
and we hear the roar of walkers um we see dwight sitting to eat his beautiful sandwich but just across the barricade is this prisoner class of resident at the sanctuary at work and we see him watching them with this kind of really conflicted look on his face or quite a pained look and then we see him make a dog food sandwich for daryl we see daryl has become this kind of naked prisoner who doesn't mind a dog food sandwich and will eat it which is an interesting character choice
50 MINS LATER
LucyHOST
After the episode aired, the obscure indie song went viral, skyrocketing into the iTunes top charts.
RandyGUEST
Interestingly enough, watching this episode like nine times, it was actually the song at the beginning that was more, I was feeling that more than Easy Street.
LucyHOST
Yeah, Town Called Malice.
LucyHOST
Town Called Malice is a really pivotal song in the film of Billy Elliot.
BertHOST
As their first UK No. 1 single, and the jam were now one of Britain's biggest bands.
BertHOST
In 1982, they released The Gift, their final studio album, moved even further from the original punk-mod template, incorporating funk, soul, and R&B, a town called Malice.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's that shit, the guy in the car walk.
BertHOST
became another number one hit.
Weldon Gardner-HunterHOST
Leave it to the 500 Songs guy, Andrew Hickey or something.
Eric KomernickiHOST
I will say that because this is a rhythm that comes, as you were saying, comes up time and time again in songs like Town Called Malice by The Jam or
Weldon Gardner-HunterHOST
something,
Eric KomernickiHOST
that when popular bands do it, it is tracing back to this release.
Dwight SlappyHOST
So the jam popped up on an Elvis Costello playlist I put together.
Dwight SlappyHOST
And the first song I heard was a town called Malice, which is a real catchy song.
Dwight SlappyHOST
And that was just, that just lived on playlists that I made for a long time.
Dwight SlappyHOST
And the last year I've been like, why do I not do a deeper dive on this band? I like this one song.
Eric SenichHOST
Yeah, what would be his most popular song as a solo artist? And then what would be a song by the jam or style council that somebody here in the States knows?
Kevin SedelmeierGUEST
To me, in the States, probably Town Called Malice.
Kevin SedelmeierGUEST
It was the number one in England.
Kevin SedelmeierGUEST
I don't know if it's charted here.