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Kevin Cole :
02/08/2022 04:15 PM
The first single off "Give 'Em Enough Rope' -- Joe Strummer said that he got the idea for the song when he was thinking about terrorists, and how they probably enjoy reading about their killings as much as movie stars like seeing their films reviewed
"It's a product of the volatile climate of the late seventies – all those references to terrorist organizations like Baader-Meinhof and The Red Brigades. It's like a punk rock adaptation of The Beatles' "Revolution" -- Carl Barat, writing in the liner notes to the Clash' Singles box set
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Larry Mizell, Jr. :
02/04/2022 03:23 PM
Join Albina Cabrera, John Richards, Cheryl Waters, Larry Mizell Jr. and Kevin Cole for the 10th Annual International Clash Day on Tuesday, February 8th. We’ll be playing the Clash, diving into the band’s influences, and spinning artists who share the anti-racist, anti-fascist message that sits at the center of their ethos as a band.: https://www.kexp.org/internationalclashday/
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Jenn :
02/06/2021 10:54 PM
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Eva Walker :
11/10/2020 10:27 AM
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Troy Nelson :
02/07/2019 04:02 PM
Joe Strummer said that he got the idea for 'Tommy Gun' when he was thinking about terrorists, and how they probably enjoy reading about their killings as much as movie stars like seeing their films reviewed. While Topper Headon mimics the sound of gangster movie shootings with quick snare hits and the guitars are full of distortion and feedback, Strummer's sarcastic lyrics (I'm cutting out your picture from page one/I'm gonna get a jacket just like yours/And give my false support to your cause/Whatever you want, you're gonna get it!) condemn rather than condone violence: at the end of the song he sings, "If death comes so cheap/Then the same goes for life!"
Buy Clash Music: https://www.amazon.com/The-Clash/e/B000APF3RK/works/
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