This song alone justifies the triple album. It’s everything a good song can ever be. Thought provoking, well produced, well written, well performed, and just rocks. I’ve listened to it for decades now and I still love it.
Couldn’t agree more. This is my favorite Clash song. When someone insults Sandinista I just walk away. No other album has an atmosphere like this. Thank God for The Clash.
This is the first album that Paul played using only finger plucking. He literally learned how to finger pluck in two months while making this album to get that “less than crisp sound” for the album that Joe and Mick wanted from Paul compared to the “pick sound” that was used previously by Paul.
@@yyz4761 Paul didn't play the bass at all as he was otherwise engaged, the bass was played by Blockheads' bass player Norman Watt-Roy and other members of the cast.
As a middle and high school Modern World History teacher, I have used the content of this song as the context of several units of instruction before- (as well as the basis for corresponding essays written and final exams taken by-) my students in class. It adds the icing to the cake of worldly historical awareness.
This album came out when I was 13. I had no idea who Victor Jara was (since I'm an American), but I knew Joe wasn't singing about Washington Bullets because they were friendly and nice. The Clash sang about stuff they never taught me in school and shaped my politics for life. This song (and many others) are still relevant to this day. So glad to hear their music is still teaching kids about the world like it did me.
It’s way up there. The thing is that its really hard to pick a favorite, but I’ll say this. If someone wants to know why the clash is one of the best bands of all time, Washington bullets it’s a prime example. It’s like this crazy party that sucks you in, but has a much more important message than any party anthem. That’s the clash in a nutshell
A Chilean national who’s been wanted in the killing of Victor Jara 50 years ago is now in custody in Florida, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Well that’s a reason for celebration, I thought for a minute that the old cockroach would live forever but I guess even the powerful have to face judgement one day. Their money can’t buy their way out of that
That’s the whole point for me. We were never supposed to be like this, we’ve allowed the bankers and the corporations to pervert everything and now we have brought nothing but sorrow and despair to the rest of the world and upon ourselves
Funny how The Clash and hell, me too at the time , thought the Sandinistas would turn out to be some great advance for their country. The Who came closer to figuring out Revolution though. "Meet the New boss, same as the old boss"
• Reduction of poverty from 48% to 24% • Extreme poverty from 17% to 7%. • 5th place in the world in gender equality. • 98% electricity coverage. • 70% and 60% reduction in maternal and infant mortality. The Sandinista Nicaragua that they won't tell you about on MSNBC.
It’s possible to be thankful for American involvement in WWII whilst at the same time condemn them for their actions in overthrowing democracy in South America
Well... Musically totally ok, not fantastic, but ok. When it came, absolutely a new angle to old punk. But, the lyrics are really more naive than is really ok. Back then, maybe we thought the world was like this, but, now, really, guys! Chile was going bankrupcy, Allende tried to take over in a classical Putin/socialistic/antiliberal way. The military answer had to come, and really saved the country from even worse repression. And, sandinista, jeesus, Nicaragua. And Cuba. Come on! This naivity is really something extra. Ultimate proof: anyone think a band with those lyrics would have survived a week in; Russia?; Soviet?; Cuba?; Nicaragua?; Allende Chile?; and so on. And more to it, professionally, musically, etc, how come those countries/systems don't breed any musical (or other) creativity at all? Guys, come on...!
this si the most braindead comment ever. I suppose you woud like to be thrown of the helicopter like how the American implanted dictator pinochet wouldve liked like the other thousands he killed. There is plenty of musical creativity in these countries too. Shame that the dictators you are an apolgist for killed so many of them. Viva Victor Jara. Viva Allende.
'N' if you can find a Afghan rebel That the Moscow bullets missed Ask him what he thinks of voting Communist... ...Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet, How many monks did the Chinese get? Only my opinion, but the lyrics are fairly balanced....
I think they were just pointing out the Fascism and Nazism that goes on all over the world, all the time. It's nothing new. I honestly think Joe was being somewhat sarcastic with the Sandinista call outs. Everybody thinks they're going to fight off the bad guys but it's harder when the USA or Russia or China is backing them! I really don't think The Clash were that naive. I think you're misunderstanding this song. The Sandinistas turned out to be total clowns, of course.
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This song alone justifies the triple album. It’s everything a good song can ever be. Thought provoking, well produced, well written, well performed, and just rocks. I’ve listened to it for decades now and I still love it.
Me too, I come back every two or three months to listen to it...
Couldn’t agree more. This is my favorite Clash song. When someone insults Sandinista I just walk away. No other album has an atmosphere like this. Thank God for The Clash.
jumps off the record catchy af with soul
Beautiful, love the organ break down at the end, the drums, everything, amazing lyrics
Gives me goosebumps and a tear to my eye even now. 42 years later. God bless you Joe. One of the very best Clash songs. ❤❤
If the imagery of this song doesn’t bring you to tears idk what will
Allende y Victor Jara presentes!
Gracias a Dios que Allende está ausente. Un dictador menos
Then and forever.
A rock and roll masterpiece.
One of the BEST songs ever! I like it soooooo much! Thank you for remastering and sharing.
This is the first album that Paul played using only finger plucking. He literally learned how to finger pluck in two months while making this album to get that “less than crisp sound” for the album that Joe and Mick wanted from Paul compared to the “pick sound” that was used previously by Paul.
That’s interesting because I love the bass in this.
@@yyz4761 Paul didn't play the bass at all as he was otherwise engaged, the bass was played by Blockheads' bass player Norman Watt-Roy and other members of the cast.
As a middle and high school Modern World History teacher, I have used the content of this song as the context of several units of instruction before- (as well as the basis for corresponding essays written and final exams taken by-) my students in class. It adds the icing to the cake of worldly historical awareness.
Very cool teacher, both for showing your students the clash as well as teaching about imperialism!
Thank you very much! I do my best! 🙂
This album came out when I was 13. I had no idea who Victor Jara was (since I'm an American), but I knew Joe wasn't singing about Washington Bullets because they were friendly and nice. The Clash sang about stuff they never taught me in school and shaped my politics for life. This song (and many others) are still relevant to this day. So glad to hear their music is still teaching kids about the world like it did me.
@@missusladypants Yep. For sure! :)
So you just teach Communist propaganda then?
Only band that ever matters
I think that this is my favorite Clash song
It’s way up there. The thing is that its really hard to pick a favorite, but I’ll say this. If someone wants to know why the clash is one of the best bands of all time, Washington bullets it’s a prime example. It’s like this crazy party that sucks you in, but has a much more important message than any party anthem. That’s the clash in a nutshell
I agree, it is really hard to pick a favorite but this is one of them
Please remember Victor Jara
My favorite The Clash song ................... an inmense hug of light from Perú 💋💋💋💋💋♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹☀️☀️⚡😎👍....
Great great song great lyric
This Band not only sings but also explains dark history of America Intervention. Goddamn Respect from Indonesia - Batavia
3:11 topper headon craaa
Brillante
masterpiece.
There were reasons why they were known as the only band that mattered...
How ahead of time Stummer was is just totally insane
0:34 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Joe at the top of his game lyrically. This would have been a classic had it been a double album. Way ahead of it’s time.
Allende Vive
Miss you, Joe
Grew up at 16 with this album, politically and in self confidence. Vale Joe
Punk rock with a xylophone! Who knew?
Sounds more like a marimba
Saw them perform this live at the Lyceum Ballroom in 1981
Me too...
Best line is the reference to the mercenary’s British bullets…in other words, no one escapes judgement .
The Clash goes Singer-Songwriter
A Chilean national who’s been wanted in the killing of Victor Jara 50 years ago is now in custody in Florida, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Please remember Victor Jara.
My favorite from Sandinista
Mine too.
Chile
HUMAN RIGHTS, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!!!
Coolingfin marimba!
long live the sandinistas! 🇳🇮🇨🇺🇧🇷🇬🇹🇿🇦🇵🇸 the resistance will NEVER stop
What is this most awesome sounding percussion instrument? a Xither?
Marimba
Back here because Henry Kissinger has finally died and this song felt appropriate to add to the celebratory playlist. Solidarity forever!
Well that’s a reason for celebration, I thought for a minute that the old cockroach would live forever but I guess even the powerful have to face judgement one day. Their money can’t buy their way out of that
🤘
🖤
the whole songs great but that fucking outro dude so good
Marx had a poster of The Clash on his room.
Viva Nicaragua Libre. Viva nuestra revolución Sandinista.
Contra el golpismo!
No pasaran!
how that turned out? clown
@@maGastEr1973 jajaja A.FA.B.
I’m a right wing freedom lover and love the clash music
@@turnmeondeadman4221 same, but centre-right. One can be with freedom and aware of the disasters the US has done (coming from a Colombian)
That’s the whole point for me. We were never supposed to be like this, we’ve allowed the bankers and the corporations to pervert everything and now we have brought nothing but sorrow and despair to the rest of the world and upon ourselves
those washington bullets again
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Victor Jara
¡VIVA BORIC!
Those Washington Bullets again arriving to Europe again... 🤬🤬🤬👹💀
You're missing the point of the song. Imperialism is bad. What do you think Russia is doing in Ukraine?...
viva allende
Gracias a Dios que Allende no está vivo. Un dictador menos.
@@siyosoyasi follow your leader
@@siyosoyasimi loco el que llama dictadores a presidentes democráticos:
Does anyone find the irony of Americans complaining of foreign interference in their elections hilarious? Haha
Exactly, specially from so called "liberals".
Yeah like that famous "liberal" Ronald Reagan who sold arms to Iran to help fund the Contras who were attacking the Sandinistas.
In the words of the fight manager Joe Jacobs: "It hurts too much to laugh, and I'm too old to cry."
We've been interfering since our beginning.
Clash aren't American
Speaking of, "Election Interference", Mr R. Regan, H. Bush Sr. & of course Mr Oliver North please stand up, just saying!
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Los Somoza jugaban en otra liga (mucho más terrible y sangrienta) pero Daniel lleva camino de dictador vitalicio hasta dónde yo sé.
BoMb was here 🧷
Palestina livre 🇵🇸
I praise the very courageous lyrics. The melody seems too "happy" for the terrible subject.
The Clash não conhecia o PT e nem o Lula, se conhecesse, saberia o que é ser de esquerda no Brasil.
Got it on vynle I a scouser
Not even English >> Modern English
Funny how The Clash and hell, me too at the time , thought the Sandinistas would turn out to be some great advance for their country. The Who came closer to figuring out Revolution though. "Meet the New boss, same as the old boss"
• Reduction of poverty from 48% to 24%
• Extreme poverty from 17% to 7%.
• 5th place in the world in gender equality.
• 98% electricity coverage.
• 70% and 60% reduction in maternal and infant mortality.
The Sandinista Nicaragua that they won't tell you about on MSNBC.
True.
@@Diogenes_Parrhesiastes "Your Revolution is Beautiful" -Elizabeth Jennings, "The Americans"
(Of course, we know how that plot ends. But still.)
@@Jessica_Roth I'm more familiar with the real Elizabeth Jennings Graham than with the fiction created by a CIA agent.
Read from Wikipedia the life expectancy grew some 13 years and the hospitals/health care system had been worldwide praised as 'top'
remember allende
remember víctor jara
Lula won!!!
thought this song is for Washington Bullets NBA team. HAHAHAHA
Vijay Prashad brought me here
Vijay is a wise man
Je suis droite pro-américain, et donc déteste Allende et les sandinistes. J'adore Pinochet. Mais j'adores ce chant aussi.
Eat a lead breakfast
Hmmmmm….wonder how many Washington bullets saved their asses from the Nazis?
Not many, lol, It was mostly Soviet bullets ;)
Remember who took over Berlin
It’s possible to be thankful for American involvement in WWII whilst at the same time condemn them for their actions in overthrowing democracy in South America
Also. You were three years late to the party in WWII, so get off your high horse. We were fighting and dying whilst you were profiteering
And now they give bullets to Nazis …and applaud them in the Canadian parliament
Can’t spell
Well... Musically totally ok, not fantastic, but ok. When it came, absolutely a new angle to old punk. But, the lyrics are really more naive than is really ok. Back then, maybe we thought the world was like this, but, now, really, guys! Chile was going bankrupcy, Allende tried to take over in a classical Putin/socialistic/antiliberal way. The military answer had to come, and really saved the country from even worse repression. And, sandinista, jeesus, Nicaragua. And Cuba. Come on! This naivity is really something extra.
Ultimate proof: anyone think a band with those lyrics would have survived a week in; Russia?; Soviet?; Cuba?; Nicaragua?; Allende Chile?; and so on. And more to it, professionally, musically, etc, how come those countries/systems don't breed any musical (or other) creativity at all? Guys, come on...!
this si the most braindead comment ever. I suppose you woud like to be thrown of the helicopter like how the American implanted dictator pinochet wouldve liked like the other thousands he killed. There is plenty of musical creativity in these countries too. Shame that the dictators you are an apolgist for killed so many of them. Viva Victor Jara. Viva Allende.
'N' if you can find a Afghan rebel
That the Moscow bullets missed
Ask him what he thinks of voting Communist...
...Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet,
How many monks did the Chinese get? Only my opinion, but the lyrics are fairly balanced....
I think they were just pointing out the Fascism and Nazism that goes on all over the world, all the time. It's nothing new. I honestly think Joe was being somewhat
sarcastic with the Sandinista call outs. Everybody thinks they're going to fight off the bad guys but it's harder when the USA or Russia or China is backing them!
I really don't think The Clash were that naive. I think you're misunderstanding this song. The Sandinistas turned out to be total clowns, of course.
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