Up the Junction soundtrack by Manfred Mann. The television version of the play was the inspiration for the 1979 Squeeze hit "Up the Junction". Up the Junction Up the Junction is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea and Clapham Junction. The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encounters, births, deaths and back-street abortion provided a view of life that was previously unrecognised by many people. The book won the 1963 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize. In 1965 it was adapted for television by the BBC
Strike Up the Band (song) Strike Up the Band (song) "Strike Up the Band" is a 1927 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin with the collaboration of Millie Raush. It was written for the 1927 musical "Strike Up the Band", where it formed part of a satire on war and militaristic music. Although the musical was not successful, the instrumental version of the song, titled the "March from "Strike Up the Band"", has become quite well known. The song was also used in the Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney 1940 film "Strike Up the Band". In 1936, UCLA students were looking for a