Sounds of the seventies 090220 with Johnnie Walker BBC RADIO 2 Tracks Include Up The Junction by Squeeze Up the Junction is also the name of a collection of short stories by Nell Dunn, first published in 1963. Lyricist Chris Difford said that the title phrase was lifted from the 1965 TV play version of the work, directed by Ken Loach, and the subsequent 1968 movie version. The film had a soundtrack by Manfred Mann, and a song by them, also called Up the Junction Although the song is not the about the TV drama, it alludes to its themes and location: No Matter What You Are by Bad Company Its Only Rock And Roll by Rolling Stones https://hits-of-the-70s.blogspot.com/2014/07/in-1970s-rolling-stones.html
