What is your favourite Clash song ?

[GreenAlien 10]

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

[Annoni_mouse 10]

Always "Straight to hell" for me.

 

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

[shakermaker 10]

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 10]

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 10]

Hitsville in UK is a feelgood song too.

[BasilRathbon 10]

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.

[Tess 10]

Train in Vain orr Police and Thieves

[shakermaker 10]

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.

 

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

 

[StarSparkle 10]

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.

 

 

********, Basil

 

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 10]

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 10]

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 10]

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!