This song captures the joyless weekend activities of British youth. Going out, getting pissed, eating some shitty food in a taxi rank and going home. The Locarno was a night club in Coventry where the band are from, and was known for its fights. It is now a library. This culture of getting pissed at the weekend hasn't changed since this song was written in 1980. The best line is wish I had lipstick on my shirt instead of piss stains on my shoes. Every guy goes out on a friday night to 'pull a bird' yet inevitably goes home with nothing but a hangover.