Up the Junction (song) Up the Junction (song) "Up the Junction" was the third single released from Squeeze's second album, "Cool for Cats", sung by Glenn Tilbrook. It is one of the band's most popular and well-remembered songs (especially in the UK), and reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, the same position as its predecessor, "Cool for Cats" . "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,
Up the Junction (The Wednesday Play) or the continuation of a news broadcast that had aired just before "The Wednesday Play". Audience research found that the programme was viewed by about 10 million people. The BBC received 400 complaints about the broadcast, mostly about its bad language and depiction of abortion. Christian morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse, responding to "Up the Junction", wrote in her book "Cleaning-up TV" (1967):"The sooner these terrible back-street abortionists are put out of business the better! True. But what about a play which would make it clear that any kind of abortion, legal or otherwise, has dangers to mental and bodily health