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===Fulham in popular music and film=== [[File:Thomas Robert Way00.jpg|right|thumb|Thomas Robert Way]] Fulham has several references in song lyrics: * The album, ''[[Passion Play (album)|Passion Play]]'', by [[progressive rock]] band, [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], contains: ''There was a rush along the Fulham Road/There was a hush in the Passion Play''. *''[[London's Brilliant Parade]]'' by [[Elvis Costello]], has the lyrics: ''From the gates of St. Mary's/There were horses in Olympia/And a trolley bus in Fulham Broadway''. * ''[[What A Waste]]'' by [[Ian Dury and the Blockheads]], contains the lines: ''I could be a writer with a growing reputation/I could be a ticket man at Fulham Broadway Station''. * ''[[Kiss Me Deadly (album)|Kiss Me Deadly]]'' by [[Billy Idol]]'s 1970s [[punk rock]] band, [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]], paints a gritty picture of casual street violence in 1970s Fulham. The song contains the refrain: ''Having fun, in South West Six,'' as well as the line, ''Hustling down the Fulham Road/Doing deals with Mr Cool''. The song also makes reference to The [[Greyhound Pub]], since closed, in Fulham Palace Road, and to the subway under [[Hammersmith Broadway]]. * ''[[Ejector Seat Reservation]]'' by [[alternative rock]] band, [[Swervedriver]], has the line: ''And just don't tell me the Fulham score''. * ''Pretty Things'' by [[Take That]] has the line: ''At Fulham Broadway Station, I see them every day'' in 2010 album ''[[Progress (Take That album)|Progress]]''. * West London [[hip-hop]] artist, [[Example (musician)|Example]], released a comedy song, ''[[You Can't Rap]]'', with the chorus line: ''You can't rap, my friend/You're white and you're from Fulham/Please put down the mic./ There's no way you can fool them''. Fulham has been featured in films including ''[[The Omen]]'' and ''[[The L-Shaped Room]]''. [[Fulham Broadway tube station|Fulham Broadway Underground station]] was used in ''[[Sliding Doors]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://art.tfl.gov.uk/labyrinth/artwork/fulham-broadway/|title=Labyrinth|website=art.tfl.gov.uk|date=18 October 2013}}</ref> [[Esther Rantzen]], presenter of long-running [[BBC One]] TV magazine, ''[[That's Life!]]'' frequently used [[North End Road|North End]] market to gauge public opinion (''[[Vox populi|vox pop]]'').
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