August 1979 and I was 17 years old. The Clash were headlining The Ruisrock Festival in Turku, Finland. I scraped enough money to get the ferry over from Stockholm where I lived. Upon arrival in Turku, I crashed the festival area, jumped over the fence to the backstage area and went up to The Clash's mobile home that served as their dressing room. Paul and Joe were lovely and gave me a few beers and sandwiches + a backstage pass. They were impressed that I made it from Stockholm to Finland and asked me tons of questions about life in Sweden and were genuinely the nicest blokes. Like big brothers, guys you respect and look up to. They opened their show with "Clash City Rockers" and the crowd went nuts! They also played a fantastic new song live for the first time: "London Calling". I was in heaven! After the show, The Clash hosted a fun backstage party and hung out with their fans for several hours (while Graham Parker & The Rumour played their show). The Clash...the only band that matters.
*The greatest moment of my life...sitting at a bar in a Cambridge festival did a double take as Joe Strummer sat next to me ..all black leather jacket and smiles..bought him a Guinness...shared a joint with him...he invited me back stage...a humble ordinary genius of a man ...R.I.P*
Holy shit I really would have loved being there. Just crossed him back in the days at the London airport and just told him they were heroes for me and he said smiling "take care of your heroes, boy!" (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). He laughed more when I showed him my walkman with Clash cassette in! I still got that walkman and that cassette. That's a trophy of my life.
I learned more from the Clash than any other source growing up. They propelled me to law school, and I do indigent criminal defense now. Every time I visit a client in jail, I hear Mick Jones' oddly sweet voice singing "bang bang go the jail guitar doors ." "Somebody Got Murdered" was the first song my husband and I sang to our daughter when she was born. God bless them all.
Agreed. To me The Clash is the perfect blend of the raw passion and idealistic nature of punk with the complexity and showmanship of more traditional rock and roll. These guys were truly ahead of their time
Passion is right. The first gig I saw was at Brixton Academy in July 1982, age 14. Guess who it was?!! I'll never forget the sight of fucking steam coming off the side of Joe Strummer's shaved Mohican head. It was all kind of downhill after that.....
You cannot credit Topper's drumming enough for The Clash's sound. He was, in my opinion, the best musician in punk rock and, as Strummer said, the band wasn't the same without him. He was the John Bonham of punk.
Met the Clash at the Orpheum Theatre in 1981, I was 16. Never new then I was in greatness till years later, Joe I miss you. Mick, Paul, Topper if you reading this, Love you Guys,
One of my favorite guitar arrangements ever. As a kid I was blown away by Mick Jones’s melodies perfectly accompanying Strummer’s growling chords and vocals. Neither overwhelmingly the other. So inspirational! I always see this as the example when I’m in a 2-guitarist band
I'm a teacher & I've been into the clash since I was 15. I'm 52 now. One of my proudest moments as a teacher was when an ex-student came back when he was about 24, not long ago. I asked him what he was doing. He said he was working in music. He then thanked me from the bottom of his heart because I had been the person who had first played The Clash to him & encouraged him to check them out. He told me they were his favourite group and meant so much to him.
Filmed in Vancouver bc. I made that studded wrist band Paul is wearing. The guys had all their wristbands seized at the airport, so I spent the night before the gig making new ones for em. Awesome guys. Awesome band!
I had a back molar tooth knocked clean out of my head at a Clash concert at the Brixton Academy. Headbutted by a punk in the mosh pit (we didn't call it that then) I watched the tooth hit the floor and saw it disappear under the heaving crush of Doc Martens. I still miss the very first bit of my body that dropped off. Did it grow by itself to become a mini-punk, mostly tooth-based? I still wonder.
Lucky you. I had a ticket to see them but my elder brother flogged it to a mate of his who offered him a fiver more. Took me years to forgive him! Still, seen nearly all the other punk bands and more so not too much to complain about.
This is one of the best and most powerful Clash songs ever! The power and chords behind it, show just how progressive the Clash were. They managed to take the punk sound to another level of rock! Another song which exemplifies this; is English Civil War. I think the latter came first, and then the evolution to Tommy Gun!
The Clash did not hate this song, as OroborusFMA asserts, nor did they 'ditch it' as soon as possible. Tommy Gun is a fan favorite and the Clash played it for years.
ClueSign The guitar sound is unreal too.... amazing. This album has a tonne of depth. I call it the Clash's sleeper album- it gets better and better every year. Yeah Sandy Pearlman did an amazing job on it. Too bad it got slagged at the time it came out by 'purists' yawn. The Clash truly were/ are the only band that matters. I play this album all the time; especially Safe, Stay Free, All the Young Punks...genius
He polished off the bands edge on too many tracks. Last gang in town and guns on the roof are good examples. This track is the exception because it muscles through. Self titled is mixed like a live gig and really in your face compare uk white riot to us white riot to understand. London calling is a far better production and sound for the band.
The guitars are too dominant in the mix, and on last gang in town you can barely fucking hear the fucking cowbell. Honestly i think he buried a lot of toppers sound and went balls out for snare and bass drum at expense of the rest of the kit. The british mixes were always superior for this band. Same thing happened to combat rock and about 1/3 of sandinista.
I was lucky enough to see them 4 times. They were probably the best live rock band, ever. Not the most technically gifted (ELP, Crimson, Yes, etc), but the best with life changing visceral impact. Yes I include The Beatles in that list. The Clash were that good. What you think of them, completely true. I wish all of you could have witnessed their mighty power, live. My God, what a band.
I look at all the comments here of people's awesome stories and comments and wish I myself could have met Strummer myself. I listen to these legendary compositions every second I can, hoping one day I might meet one of the remaining members of this awesome band. RIP Joe and let the remaining members know that they will not be forgotten when they pass. Long love The Clash!
"The Clash have to be one of the MOST inspirational and intelligent Bands to take Rock and Roll and drive it into a new dimension. Their DIVERSE TALENT made them the quintessential Band that they were." - Danny Marquis (San Jose, CA)
Lesley May I meant that from the heart. They STOOD OUT talent wise from their Punk Counterparts. I love their song "Lost in a Supermarket, " especially.
that was the first song I heard that got me into them!! I thought it was a cute song for a punk band lol and then I heard Should I Stay or Should I Go and I was hooked !!
Lesley May "Should I Stay or Should I go" is a GREAT SONG, I love the Music Video which is Live. The tempo is sped up just a bit. You have EXCELLENT taste in Music. The Clash will always be my favorite Punk Rock Band.
Daniel Marquis this is punk rock? i watched the making of the Clash documentary, this is business mixed with a great idea, plus creative talent. but whatever it is i really like it, and i still like it and im 53
My god, the guitars on this song!!! The riffs at 1:17 and 2:20 just send me into an infinite universe of Rock n Roll ecstasy. Really reminds me of the killer riffs Mick Ronson came up with. Mick Jones was on fire! And then there's Topper Headon's spot on drumming with passionate precision. As always he and Paul Simonon were the rhythm backbone of the group. And of course Joe Strummer's impassioned delivery. He truly was the voice of a generation with his heartfelt sincerity for decrying injustice and brutality and evoking the better nature of humanity. That last line: "And if death comes so cheap, then the same goes for life!" Devastating. Will there ever be another band as epic as The Clash?
Music like this is still being made in 2017!! Bands such as HeadAche are keeping the spirit of The Clash alive. Search up 'Trepidation' by HeadAche.. real DIY punk rock!!
Es difícil encontrar una canción de The Clash que no sea una excelente canción... Siempre me sorprende la cantidad de excelentes composiciones de esta banda, la calidad musical, el sonido, las letras, la música, la instrumentalización, la variedad, la creatividad y la estética, me resultan cada día más alucinantes.
I remember my brother who was all of 12 years old running in with this single, he couldn't wait to drop the needle on it. Seems like yesterday but it was another life ago.
Pro-Pel Clan Joe and Johnny are great punks, but I'd say the true godfather of punk is every member of the Sex Pistols. If you want to go into American punk, I'd say either Greg Graffin of bad religion or jello from DK
Toast Busters I'm not sure about the godfathers but the Grand Father of punk rock would have to be Woody Guthrie. wait , I'm old. Woody would be the Great Grand Father by now .
my proudest moment as a father was when my (then) primary 1 year old son came home from school. I asked him how he got on. "fine", the answer. what did you get up to? I asked. Well, we had music and the teacher asked what our favourite bands were. Everybody else said like One Direction and stuff> "What did you say?" I said The Clash, daddy.
I was listening to the Clash today on my way back home. There was a Juggler doing his business for money by the traffic light. He overheard what I was listening to- White Riot. He simply raised his thumb and mentioned the title of the song. It was nice to me!. So young and light-hearted, and listening to the Clash! I just love them!
This is the only band (that mattered) where you couldn't take your eyes off any of them equally! And this track just cannot be labelled! Sheer power perhaps!
I bought a Clash album when I was 12 years old because I liked the album cover, in the early 80s this would be a way of choosing a vinyl record. Played it on my Scooby Doo record player when I got home....... over and over again. Heard this song and knew what I was born for. A little punk rocker was born that day.
The thing I love about the clash is that they just made universally good music so you don't have to be absolutely obsessed with rock to enjoy their songs , I love reggae but I can tell you that I have a playlist with atleast 15 songs by the clash because they were just something else 🔥🔥
August 1979 and I was 17 years old. The Clash were headlining The Ruisrock Festival in Turku, Finland. I scraped enough money to get the ferry over from Stockholm where I lived. Upon arrival in Turku, I crashed the festival area, jumped over the fence to the backstage area and went up to The Clash's mobile home that served as their dressing room. Paul and Joe were lovely and gave me a few beers and sandwiches + a backstage pass. They were impressed that I made it from Stockholm to Finland and asked me tons of questions about life in Sweden and were genuinely the nicest blokes. Like big brothers, guys you respect and look up to. They opened their show with "Clash City Rockers" and the crowd went nuts! They also played a fantastic new song live for the first time: "London Calling". I was in heaven! After the show, The Clash hosted a fun backstage party and hung out with their fans for several hours (while Graham Parker & The Rumour played their show). The Clash...the only band that matters.
you lucky duck
Great story!
Graham Parker and the Rumour. Shadowing The Clash. FM! The dog's...
pah que suertudo, tremenda historia.
DUDE!! That’s so damn cool!!
*The greatest moment of my life...sitting at a bar in a Cambridge festival did a double take as Joe Strummer sat next to me ..all black leather jacket and smiles..bought him a Guinness...shared a joint with him...he invited me back stage...a humble ordinary genius of a man ...R.I.P*
Damn you were lucky!! 😁
I was named after him
Jealous! What a great memory ❤️
Man good job when I was born he was dead
Holy shit I really would have loved being there. Just crossed him back in the days at the London airport and just told him they were heroes for me and he said smiling "take care of your heroes, boy!" (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). He laughed more when I showed him my walkman with Clash cassette in! I still got that walkman and that cassette. That's a trophy of my life.
トゲトゲの14歳の頃に毎日聴いていた。人は14歳に聴いた音楽指向から逃れられないらしい。いつの間にかジョーより年上になったけど、やっぱり聴いてしまいます。
RIP Joe Strummer (August 21, 1952 - December 22, 2002), aged 50
You will be remembered as a legend.
And Keith Richards is alive definitely sad Rip Jor
Amen😢❤
I learned more from the Clash than any other source growing up. They propelled me to law school, and I do indigent criminal defense now. Every time I visit a client in jail, I hear Mick Jones' oddly sweet voice singing "bang bang go the jail guitar doors ." "Somebody Got Murdered" was the first song my husband and I sang to our daughter when she was born. God bless them all.
Nice story but I'm afraid you have become the problem, liberalism. Do wrong, pay the price. I did. You learn or don't, choice is there.
One of the strangest comments I’ve ever seen
God keep you all ! How brave and undaunted ~~~~~~~~~
Most people sing Rock-a-bye baby to their children. 😅
Thought they were working class kids. Turns out they had more in common with you Uni types, pretend punks.
One of the best songs by one of the best bands ever. The band that had it all.
Exactly!!!
Joe, Mick, Paul and Topper are legends!!!
@PatrickMorris-sm8dv shut up
No other band has ever come close to the everyday passion The Clash had in their music.
Agreed. To me The Clash is the perfect blend of the raw passion and idealistic nature of punk with the complexity and showmanship of more traditional rock and roll. These guys were truly ahead of their time
Song sung with a lot of strength and vigor
Wrong.
Passion is right. The first gig I saw was at Brixton Academy in July 1982, age 14. Guess who it was?!! I'll never forget the sight of fucking steam coming off the side of Joe Strummer's shaved Mohican head. It was all kind of downhill after that.....
true ENRage!
“I see all the innocence and the human sacrifice, but if death comes so cheap, then the same goes for life” ...DAMN what a great songwriter!
The Clash and the Ramones forever🤘🤘
50 オーバーの親父だけど 英語が少しもわからないのに なぜこの曲はこんなに人を熱くさせるのか
You cannot credit Topper's drumming enough for The Clash's sound. He was, in my opinion, the best musician in punk rock and, as Strummer said, the band wasn't the same without him. He was the John Bonham of punk.
Absolutely !
Secret of many great Rock bands was a great JAZZ drummer.
Charlie Watts
Topper Headon
Earl Hudson
Carl Palmer
@@sammencia7945 Very True Sam
Joe himself said it best in "Westway To The World" - "You're only as good as your drummer."
ABSOLUTELY AGREE MATE, TERRY CHIMES JUST NEVER STOOD OUT LIKE TOPPER.
Met the Clash at the Orpheum Theatre in 1981, I was 16. Never new then I was in greatness till years later, Joe I miss you. Mick, Paul, Topper if you reading this, Love you Guys,
Never have I ever heard a British song describe America so accurately!
That's kind of ridiculous.
@@Splube
It's a joke
3 minutes and 13 seconds of punk perfection. Still gets me on my feet all these years later. RIP Joe. U R missed.
Still love them and I'm way too old.
CBS sell out crap ..fuck major label punk bands...,Strummer lived in a £1m mansion in Notting hill ,fake as fuck
Found these guys 42 years ago and still love the energy and passion.
One of my favorite guitar arrangements ever. As a kid I was blown away by Mick Jones’s melodies perfectly accompanying Strummer’s growling chords and vocals. Neither overwhelmingly the other. So inspirational! I always see this as the example when I’m in a 2-guitarist band
i think mick wrote the tunes when joe sang and reverse
As I get older I realize how lucky I was to have been a teenager during the punk era.
An I wish I did
Thank you Carol
I envy u.
Actually young people were quite unhappy in the late seventies. That's why punk came about.
Lucky bitch
I'm a teacher & I've been into the clash since I was 15. I'm 52 now. One of my proudest moments as a teacher was when an ex-student came back when he was about 24, not long ago. I asked him what he was doing. He said he was working in music. He then thanked me from the bottom of his heart because I had been the person who had first played The Clash to him & encouraged him to check them out. He told me they were his favourite group and meant so much to him.
Well done !
Haha your teacher how much do you hate white people and culture
Filmed in Vancouver bc. I made that studded wrist band Paul is wearing. The guys had all their wristbands seized at the airport, so I spent the night before the gig making new ones for em. Awesome guys. Awesome band!
You will NEVER hear a better song.....God Bless you Joe Strummer and the Clash forever!
I had a back molar tooth knocked clean out of my head at a Clash concert at the Brixton Academy. Headbutted by a punk in the mosh pit (we didn't call it that then) I watched the tooth hit the floor and saw it disappear under the heaving crush of Doc Martens. I still miss the very first bit of my body that dropped off. Did it grow by itself to become a mini-punk, mostly tooth-based? I still wonder.
Bollocks, unless you went to see them as a five-year old before you started to lose your milk teeth.
@@nookiebroon4424 wanker
I lurve yr sentiment.
U need2 write a book or play Scrabble...they r both great& wonderful ways2 meet people.
Lol
My first concert was The Clash - I am so damn proud to say that! I was 15 years old...
I love you
lucky
Anne de Groot i wish to be as cool as you are 😍
i hope you know, how lucky you are.
Lucky you. I had a ticket to see them but my elder brother flogged it to a mate of his who offered him a fiver more. Took me years to forgive him! Still, seen nearly all the other punk bands and more so not too much to complain about.
The clash the only band that mattered!!
"Give em enough rope" is such a good album!
it's their best isn't it?
Buddha159 either that or The Clash
For me their best
When it came out it was panned.
I loved it. AS usual the critics were not experts.
Spittin straight facts
great!
saw the clash in 1978&79,bloody fantastic!!!still one of my all time fave bands
Not just a great punk band but a great rock band.
This is one of the best and most powerful Clash songs ever! The power and chords behind it, show just how progressive the Clash were. They managed to take the punk sound to another level of rock! Another song which exemplifies this; is English Civil War. I think the latter came first, and then the evolution to Tommy Gun!
Punk was never a "sound."
This was the studio suits trying to pass off the Clash as hard rock. They hated it and ditched it as soon as possible.
The Clash did not hate this song, as OroborusFMA asserts, nor did they 'ditch it' as soon as possible. Tommy Gun is a fan favorite and the Clash played it for years.
I am your Tommy Gun; I am Marine.
Tommy Gun was the first Clash song that made my interest in the band
Topper was an awesome drummer back then
Best drum intro ever by the best band ever
The last 60 seconds of this track are some of the best 60 seconds in rock history.
Well said freind 👍
Just said exactly that to my son. It's phenomenal.
One of the best bands ever... An absolute classic...
That guitar solo at 2:19 always gets me, what a fucking band.
katoness I always wonder about what solo is more brilliant, this or the one played in I wanna be sedated
Josiashv95 great producers
Barry McCall and thats not the correct canadian flag in the back ground
katoness Agreed. Gives me goosebumps every single time.
Josiashv95 try a Dave Moustaine (Megedeth) solo from Metallica- Kill em all
Magical Clash never will ever be matched pure gold .R.I.P. Joe .
Raise your kids on The Clash from a young age. Best bit of parenting advise I can give.
As a now 20 year old, I can say one of the things I’m most thankful for is my dad letting me listen to the clash with him all the time 🫀
Are you me? 😂@@z3rker
Topper has got to be one of the greatest drummers of all time top class ,
5-round bursts
For punk of, unfortunately he can't make
Topper the class
Are you related to Janie Jones or under witness protection program
@@crazyclash7038 WTF are you even saying ? too much White Widow ? GTF !😁
The (real) Clash 🎸🎸
STILL FUCKIN' ROCKS 44YRS ON. CLASH CITY ROCKS ON 4EVER.
R.I.P. Sandy Pearlman because the drum sound on this entire album has been blowing my guts out for almost 35+ years.
ClueSign The guitar sound is unreal too.... amazing. This album has a tonne of depth. I call it the Clash's sleeper album- it gets better and better every year. Yeah Sandy Pearlman did an amazing job on it. Too bad it got slagged at the time it came out by 'purists' yawn. The Clash truly were/ are the only band that matters. I play this album all the time; especially Safe, Stay Free, All the Young Punks...genius
ClueSign Sandy Peralman wouldn't have much to work with if not for Topper's fucking brilliance . Give first credits , man .
He polished off the bands edge on too many tracks. Last gang in town and guns on the roof are good examples. This track is the exception because it muscles through. Self titled is mixed like a live gig and really in your face compare uk white riot to us white riot to understand. London calling is a far better production and sound for the band.
The guitars are too dominant in the mix, and on last gang in town you can barely fucking hear the fucking cowbell. Honestly i think he buried a lot of toppers sound and went balls out for snare and bass drum at expense of the rest of the kit. The british mixes were always superior for this band. Same thing happened to combat rock and about 1/3 of sandinista.
смерть империализму.
the way Mick stands at 0:05 is so cool, from the beginning to end he's just badass Ahh lovely lil Mick Jones
Yeah, he was really good.
+Lesley May I thought it was David Essex!!......................................... just joking
+HOW TO PUNK Hell yeah - STILL one of my fave Clash vids, even after - wot - 35 years? Holee fuck! Cheerz, & keep the faith, all u jung punx! :-)
No one can even touch this song. So direct and perfect.
I was lucky enough to see them 4 times.
They were probably the best live rock band, ever. Not the most technically gifted (ELP, Crimson, Yes, etc), but the best with life changing visceral impact.
Yes I include The Beatles in that list.
The Clash were that good.
What you think of them, completely true.
I wish all of you could have witnessed their mighty power, live.
My God, what a band.
1977 We all went to heaven
What a fantastic rock band still playing the clash forty years on
When music had BALLS!!!
RIP - Joe Strummer
Wicked track all respect to all the Tommy's who gave so much 🇬🇧
Gosh I love the lead and the drums are killer. Perfect punk song!
0:41 one of the best guitar riffs of rock history. so simple and so good.
One of the best clash songs , topper on drums. Magnificent
I look at all the comments here of people's awesome stories and comments and wish I myself could have met Strummer myself. I listen to these legendary compositions every second I can, hoping one day I might meet one of the remaining members of this awesome band. RIP Joe and let the remaining members know that they will not be forgotten when they pass. Long love The Clash!
全てが神ががっているぜ！！
Greatest punk song and video ever.
This man loves an audience he's excellent and brilliant he loves showing off and love's people god bless him.
im named after this song! when I was little my dad used to sing it to me when I was about to go to sleep :')
Did his honking keep you awake? The thoughtless numbskull. I'll bet they told you it was a wizards hat when they put you in the corner.
sing you to sleep about war lmao
The songs called Tommy gun, not Tommy fuck-wit, I'm sorry if this has spoiled your delusion.
I think this song is a little dark for a kid
You're dads a bad ass then
Stood the test of time. An absolute classic tune.
Wow ! Ringing true to this day !!!!! The truth never ceases to be truth. This madness must end. Let us all live in peace!
A true masterpiece from the "only band that matters".
Steve Shaha the clash are my second favourite for me, the jam are just slightly better in my opinion
@@liamregan4810 both of them were top drawer
Lmao only? They're good but only band that matters?
@@brodown64 That was a nickname for them that came from an excerpt in a review for one of their albums.
@@SteveShaha Oh, well I apologize for what I said.
Without doubt, one of THE BEST EVER bands ever to have graces music and across all types of music 🇬🇧
I wish I had appreciated them more at the time
Classic of punk rock!
This is gold! R.I.P Joe you legend!
Yeahhhhh
a very young angry clash.....amazing band....joe strummer sadly missed r.i.p.
ACID ROCK PRODS he never dies
Clash has a good line in what comes next of your final right's too live after tomorrow
"The Clash have to be one of the MOST inspirational and intelligent Bands to take Rock and Roll and drive it into a new dimension. Their DIVERSE TALENT made them the quintessential Band that they were."
- Danny Marquis
(San Jose, CA)
That's a very true statement
Lesley May I meant that from the heart. They STOOD OUT talent wise from their Punk Counterparts. I love their song "Lost in a Supermarket, " especially.
that was the first song I heard that got me into them!! I thought it was a cute song for a punk band lol and then I heard Should I Stay or Should I Go and I was hooked !!
Lesley May "Should I Stay or Should I go" is a GREAT SONG, I love the Music Video which is Live. The tempo is sped up just a bit. You have EXCELLENT taste in Music. The Clash will always be my favorite Punk Rock Band.
Daniel Marquis this is punk rock? i watched the making of the Clash documentary, this is business mixed with a great idea, plus creative talent. but whatever it is i really like it, and i still like it and im 53
perfection in music - I Love this band ❤
Same
Wow! The Clash. Just Wow!
My god, the guitars on this song!!! The riffs at 1:17 and 2:20 just send me into an infinite universe of Rock n Roll ecstasy. Really reminds me of the killer riffs Mick Ronson came up with. Mick Jones was on fire!
And then there's Topper Headon's spot on drumming with passionate precision. As always he and Paul Simonon were the rhythm backbone of the group.
And of course Joe Strummer's impassioned delivery. He truly was the voice of a generation with his heartfelt sincerity for decrying injustice and brutality and evoking the better nature of humanity. That last line: "And if death comes so cheap, then the same goes for life!" Devastating.
Will there ever be another band as epic as The Clash?
one of the best comments I read about this band and in general 🎸🥰
@@rsuman Thank You! ❤️
High Energy
That's The Clash for ya!!!
Music like this is still being made in 2017!! Bands such as HeadAche are keeping the spirit of The Clash alive. Search up 'Trepidation' by HeadAche.. real DIY punk rock!!
Es difícil encontrar una canción de The Clash que no sea una excelente canción... Siempre me sorprende la cantidad de excelentes composiciones de esta banda, la calidad musical, el sonido, las letras, la música, la instrumentalización, la variedad, la creatividad y la estética, me resultan cada día más alucinantes.
Love The Clash
Same
The epitome of COOLNESS...simply the best.
トッパーヒードンのドラムが冴え渡る名曲！
クラッシュの曲で1番好きかも！
トミーガン青春
Topper, if you sometimes read this: I admire you so much!
One of my favorites
Saw them twice in Paris France. Energy, power, two of the Best gigs in my life.
the clash rock my soul
I remember my brother who was all of 12 years old running in with this single, he couldn't wait to drop the needle on it. Seems like yesterday but it was another life ago.
Man it's just too bad we'll never be able to do that with a new Clash song again
Joe should be the icon of punk. You know, like Arnold was to body building. Joe changed everything.
johnny ramone is the godfather of punk
Pro-Pel Clan Joe and Johnny are great punks, but I'd say the true godfather of punk is every member of the Sex Pistols. If you want to go into American punk, I'd say either Greg Graffin of bad religion or jello from DK
Toast Busters I'm not sure about the godfathers but the Grand Father of punk rock would have to be Woody Guthrie. wait , I'm old. Woody would be the Great Grand Father by now .
the clash are the biggest punk rock band... so ofc he is an icon
Gabriel Klopp sid is so reverred because of how controversial he was and how soon he died but the clash were much better songwriters in every way
just like every song by the clash, i herd un a million tins and still love then!!
VIVA LA CLASH!!!
They rocked every juke-joint dive with this one. Just when rock n' roll needed a good kick in the ass, The Clash came calling!
一番好きな瞬間の
クラッシュ。
so cool!
What a voiceto sing punk, a drum, guitar & bass to play it & a group of musicians .. ❤️
Happy B-day Joe Strummer. We miss you.
This was the first song i brought in the Kings Rd Chelsea on vinyl !! Miss those good ole days !!🎧
I bought this at Honest Johns in Camden the day after release...I miss them too.
Thanx for the music Joe, it still stirs me to the core.
Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 brilliant song 🎵 from a brilliant 👏 👏 👏 group.........God bless b kind to each other 🥰 love animals ❤ and yourself ❤ 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Sempre mitici !!!
Love the intro to this-not as much as london calling but a close second.
my proudest moment as a father was when my (then) primary 1 year old son came home from school. I asked him how he got on.
"fine", the answer.
what did you get up to? I asked.
Well, we had music and the teacher asked what our favourite bands were. Everybody else said like One Direction and stuff>
"What did you say?"
I said The Clash, daddy.
Buy that kid a telecaster .
Steve Fairlie Parenting done right
parenting +10
unclemort1960 or as Joe says " a Fender Stratosphere " - If Music Could Talk , Sandinista .
Tf ur one year old goes to school ok whatever but still good parenting
"And if death come so cheap, then the same goes for life!"
Can't beat that line.
I was listening to the Clash today on my way back home. There was a Juggler doing his business for money by the traffic light. He overheard what I was listening to- White Riot. He simply raised his thumb and mentioned the title of the song. It was nice to me!. So young and light-hearted, and listening to the Clash! I just love them!
This is hands down THE COOLEST opening to any song. That tone, style, attitude, and conviction. Fucking love it.
This is the only band (that mattered) where you couldn't take your eyes off any of them equally! And this track just cannot be labelled! Sheer power perhaps!
If one day I have a child that plays drums like Topper Headon... I'll be the most proud woman in this fuck*ng world :D LOVE HIM WTF!!!
Best clash song
I bought a Clash album when I was 12 years old because I liked the album cover, in the early 80s this would be a way of choosing a vinyl record. Played it on my Scooby Doo record player when I got home....... over and over again. Heard this song and knew what I was born for. A little punk rocker was born that day.
Best band ever!!
Mick Jones! A true guitar hero!
Topper headon the greatest Drummer that ever lived.
Jack Irwin well, even tough I think The Clash is one of the best bands ever, it sounds you don’t know much about drumming.
The thing I love about the clash is that they just made universally good music so you don't have to be absolutely obsessed with rock to enjoy their songs
, I love reggae but I can tell you that I have a playlist with atleast 15 songs by the clash because they were just something else 🔥🔥
To be fair, The Clash incorporates several genres in their music.
That's prolly one of the reasons you like them.
このミックジョーンズのアクションのカッコいいのなんのって完璧なだね。
少年時代に何度見たからわからないが、今見ても震えるぐらいカッコいいと思える。もちろん肝心のギターも最高のフレーズを弾いてる。単音のギターソロでこれほどカッコいいなんてミックのセンスには脱帽する。他に何も言葉が見つからない。ただただカッコ良すぎる！