What is your favourite Clash song ? [Archive]

Tarquin

22-01-2008, 20:36

guns of brixton

Yep that comes a close second in my book & I never get to tire of listening to London Calling espcially that opening bass line hook

whitehorses

22-01-2008, 20:41

I like most of them, but for dancing to..It has to be 'Rock the casbah'.Mind you , this was a little bit mainstream for my usual tastes!

whitehorses

22-01-2008, 20:42

Soz, posted twice!

melthebell

22-01-2008, 21:25

but as i get older i start to like the more mellow songs that i didnt really like as a young punk :P

the blaggers ITA version of guns of brixton is just immense...i have it on a promo 12" :)

PuressenceUK

22-01-2008, 22:07

Train in Vain for me

StarSparkle

22-01-2008, 22:23

So many to choose from... such a hard choice...

I can't decide between "Stay Free", "White Man in Hammersmith Palais", "Complete Control" and "Capital Radio" - with "Radio Clash" and "Know your Rights" right behind

StarSparkle

PS Add "Gates of the West" and "Pressure Drop"

e3sa934

22-01-2008, 23:29

white riot

JoeP

22-01-2008, 23:45

I can never answer these!

I'll go with the following.

"Gates of the West", "Whiteman in Hammersmith Palais", "Armagideon Time", "Something about England"

Sorry I can't choose one!

Longcol

23-01-2008, 00:11

"Spanish Bombs", "Working for the Clampdown", "White Man In Hammersmith Palais", "Jimmy Jazz", "The Right Profile","Rudy Can't Fail"..........and umpteen more.................

Mind you I think "Lovers Rock" and "Four Horsemen" on the "London Calling" album are some of the most embarrasing waste of vinyl since prog rock "concept albums".

zongamin

23-01-2008, 08:04

Complete Control

Rich

23-01-2008, 08:16

"I fought the law" is my fave song from them.

Billy Casper

23-01-2008, 08:17

Has to be, and still is one of my all time fav's 'Rock the Casbah'. I remember buying it from a second hand record shop in town and it had come from a jukebox so the vinyl record had no middle in it! :hihi: It also takes me back to the Limit days on a Saturday night, Great!

Merry_Legs

23-01-2008, 08:21

Magnificent Seven, Clampdown, I'm so bored of the U.S.A.

Merry_Legs

23-01-2008, 08:22

Oh yeah How could I forget 'This is England (this land of Sheffield steel)'!

Code13

23-01-2008, 10:46

Oddly enough probably Junco Pardner from the Sandinista album. I always felt a bit dubious about the Clash though. I loved the Pistols, Buzzcocks, Damned etc. The Clash always seemed like "the cool kids dressed up in punk fashions" to me.

pinhead

23-01-2008, 11:27

Pressure Drop. The Toots and the Maytals classic that was covered by The Specials some years later.

shakermaker

23-01-2008, 12:55

red angel dragnet
charlie don't surf
stay free
guns of brixton
white man hammersmith palais
julie's been working for the drug squad
koka kola
know your rights
train in vain
car jamming

it's impossible, i can't pick just one!

topshop_las

23-01-2008, 13:17

stay free/ train in vain

EdnaKrabappe

23-01-2008, 17:51

Very cliche but 'Should I stay or should I go?' and 'Rock the Casbah' , just because they are both great songs to dance to.

Ray Bentos

23-01-2008, 19:18

I asked my mate this one about 18 months ago & straight away he said White Man (In Hammersmith Palais) which is mine also. Fantastic track & it barely made the Top 40. Then again most of The Clash singles had little effect on the upper reaches of the British charts. I was only thinkin' the other day that I love a few of it's lyrics but it's the beat/rhythm that does it for me.

RAY.

Tarquin

23-01-2008, 19:26

I cant understand why the "London calling" album is often quoted as a great album;I find it quite mediocre.

StarSparkle

23-01-2008, 19:27

GreenAlien

23-01-2008, 23:25

on the route of the 19 bus....... 'rudie cant fail', either that or 'straight to hell'. depends on my mood :)

Annoni_mouse

24-01-2008, 08:58

Always "Straight to hell" for me.

No song shows what a fantastic band they were more than this one.

shakermaker

24-01-2008, 09:33

I cant understand why the "London calling" album is often quoted as a great album;I find it quite mediocre.

best album ever recorded my friend ;-)

shakermaker

24-01-2008, 09:36

Fabulous song.

It's always been in my Top 3 of all time since it came out.

"Turning rebellion into money" - ain't it the truth :(

StarSparkle

the best thing about that song is the way strummer's voice gets more aggressive as the song goes on... a calm start, but by the time he gets to 'and if adolf hitler' then 'and the white man' after that, it's full of anger and violence

Merry_Legs

24-01-2008, 09:37

Hitsville in UK is a feelgood song too.

BasilRathbon

24-01-2008, 10:22

That one they did for the Levi's ad that proved that you can turn a socialist into a capitalist whore simply by waving a wad of cash at them. :rolleyes:

Tess

24-01-2008, 10:30

Train in Vain orr Police and Thieves :)

shakermaker

24-01-2008, 11:19

That one they did for the Levi's ad that proved that you can turn a socialist into a capitalist whore simply by waving a wad of cash at them. :rolleyes:

they didn't record a song for a levi's ad

their record company sold the song to levi's, then re-issued it as a single ten years after it was written and six years after the band had split-up

:rolleyes:

StarSparkle

24-01-2008, 12:26

That one they did for the Levi's ad that proved that you can turn a socialist into a capitalist whore simply by waving a wad of cash at them. :rolleyes:

********, Basil :rant:

They had no choice about that - it's an excellent example of what Joe is so angry about in "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - "turning rebellion into money". The band had no hand in it.

The Clash never, EVER sold out - and that is one of the many reasons why so many of their fans still love them to this day. They were different. And they 'meant it man'.

StarSparkle

Code13

24-01-2008, 12:36

It is my understanding that an artist has the right to refuse to allow a recording to be used for an ad. The Beatles went to court over the use of "Revolution" in an ad, even though their record company and publishers had given permission - and they won.

Ousetunes

24-01-2008, 12:44

Not a fan of the Clash but I have to admit I liked Bank Robber (1980).

Then again, it reminds me of being in Miami, lovely hot weather and in a hotel overlooking the sea, aged 11.

Come now. If Long Haired Lover From Liverpool had been on the ghetto during my hols in Florida I'd probably feel quite fond of that too.

Code13

24-01-2008, 13:03

Come on Ousetunes, I was expecting a chapter and verse recounting of the Beatles' court case re Revolution, including name of the judge and key barristers, dates, what the jury had for lunch etc! :D

Ousetunes

24-01-2008, 13:15

Come on Ousetunes, I was expecting a chapter and verse recounting of the Beatles' court case re Revolution, including name of the judge and key barristers, dates, what the jury had for lunch etc! :D

I think it was Yoko who brought the case to court, Beatles Versus Nike.

Sadly, this is only the beginning as the surviving Beatles and the estates of the deceased Beatles have given permission for Beatles songs to be used in adverts with almost immediate effect.

Rumour has it that a certain nappy manufacturer in the US will lead the way, selling their products to the sounds of All You Need Is Love.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2199252.ece

It's an apt precedent to set as the whole idea is, frankly, a load of ****.

Merry_Legs

24-01-2008, 13:20

********, Basil :rant:

They had no choice about that - it's an excellent example of what Joe is so angry about in "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - "turning rebellion into money". The band had no hand in it.

The Clash never, EVER sold out - and that is one of the many reasons why so many of their fans still love them to this day. They were different. And they 'meant it man'.

StarSparkle

I lost a bit of respect for Joe Strummer a few years back at Glastonbury with the Mescalinero's.

He vented his frustrations on the camera man, called him a c*** and tried to smack him. The poor bloke had done nothing wrong, just wrong place, wrong time.

Code13

24-01-2008, 13:23

Sadly, this is only the beginning as the surviving Beatles and the estates of the deceased Beatles have given permission for Beatles songs to be used in adverts with almost immediate effect.

Ah, but the fact is there is an issue of permission to give. Can't be done without their permssion. So I would suggest the Clash gave their permission for Levi's to use their song. Not that I have a problem with that, personally.

Ousetunes

24-01-2008, 13:26

Code13 - In the Beatles case it was Sony/ATV who own the rights to Northern Songs.

I've inserted a link into my post above.

A skint Michael Jackson also might have something to do with the mass sell-out/cash-in/blasphemy.

Code13

24-01-2008, 13:36

Hmmm, I wonder why it keeps saying "lyric" rather than song? Wonder if the ad will only quote the lyrics but not use the record?

JoeP

26-01-2008, 07:13

Code13 - actually, AFAIK permissions tend to be given by the people who own the IPR of the songs - not necessarily the song writers.

This is why you occasionally hear of song writers really trashing a cover of one of their songs - they didn't give permission.

madowl

26-01-2008, 09:03

The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
London is drowning-and I live by the river......

london calling...

surfinjim

26-01-2008, 10:02

"Straight to hell" and "Should I Stay" get my vote.

Should I stay reminds me of my years working in the Leadmill and I'm planning on using it at my funeral!:hihi:

Jim

Markstevo

10-05-2011, 23:18

Jail Guitar Doors
Protex Blue
Safe European Home
Tommy Gun
Police on my Back

Halibut

11-05-2011, 05:30

Stay Free,

sibon

11-05-2011, 15:24

Pressure Drop. Even better than the original.

Rich

11-05-2011, 15:28

I fought the law.. Cos I can 5 star it on vocals on Lego Rock Band for Xbox 360.

bellis

11-05-2011, 15:33

tommy gun
i fought the law
the call up
london calling
hitsville uk

Rah Rah Rah

11-05-2011, 16:59

Rock The Casbah

the_rudeboy

11-05-2011, 22:32

So many great songs but if I had to pick one, it would be Bankrobber.

simonj

11-05-2011, 22:39

The "Cost Of Living" EP on 7" vinyl remains one of my most treasured original purchases:

I Fought The Law
Groovy Times
Gates Of The West
Capital Radio Two

Superb stuff :cool:

Nagel

12-05-2011, 01:35

Everything from their first album. All subsequent albums were crap in comparison.

If I was forced to choose it would be one of these. White Riot is the one for me. :thumbsup:

Here I am, one of those little blobs in the audience in 1978 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9eLeZS9OeY

Janie Jones
Remote Control
I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
White Riot
Hate & War
What's My Name
Deny
London's Burning
Career Opportunities
Cheat
Protex Blue
Police & Thieves
48 Hours
Garage Land

Halibut

12-05-2011, 05:34

The "Cost Of Living" EP on 7" vinyl remains one of my most treasured original purchases:

I Fought The Law
Groovy Times
Gates Of The West
Capital Radio Two

Superb stuff :cool:

Not half - my big brother had a copy of this.
Just love that acoustic solo in 'Groovy Times'.