This is the best cut on London Calling. It's the definition of hard driving Rock & Roll. I saw the The Clash in Munich Germany May 14, 1980 when I worked security. We confiscated a box full of chains, a dozen switchblades and two revolvers. Rough crowd. Fantastic Concert. They played most everything off London Calling and the majority of Sandinista! I saw them again in SF during the Combat Rock tour as well, but it just did not have the same electrical jolt as Munich which will be stored in my memory banks forever.
Wish I'd seen 'em live too. I should've... that cover photo on London Calling was taken at the Armadillo World HQ in Austin, and I lived nearby, dammit...
Saw the Clash two times. First at a concert in Paris organised by a left wing newspaper named Rouge.A hundred of real anarchists which called themselves autonomists tried to enter without paying for a ticket so the security service of the left wing fighted them during the Clash concert in front of the stage. Joe was laughing watching that. It was at this concert that it was said Joe got hepatitis after someone spat on him. Think it's 1978.Second time in 1979 also in Paris The Clash was big at this time. It was after Sandinista. I preferred the first concert coz I preferred the first two albums.
Saw the Clash in 1980 in San Francisco, at 17 years old i was amazed at the thrashing violence in the mosh pit in front of the stage. Had my first drink in a bar that night and wont ever forget the intensity of London Calling.
Have you heard of They Might Be Giants? Their album "Flood" was an eye-opener for me. Before then, I had never heard an album, all from the same band, present me with a new genre of music with literally every one of its dozen+ pieces. It didn't set a new standard or anything (hard to expect that kind of musicianship from everyone), but it did endear me to them greatly. Granted, some of the tracks might need to grow on ya (Minimum Wage comes to mind). Still, it's one of my favorites!
London Calling was a miracle! They took the power of the 1st 2 albums, put in some finesse, and voila! I had a big loud stereo in 1980 and Brand New Cadillac was its favorite menu item!
I know--saw them twice--Bonds NYC and Asbury Park convention hall.Joe Strummer once said "we sucked that whole tour. except that one show in New Jersey"....
This doesn't have to be "best" song on Album. But it is a perfect hard driving rampage of sound followed by the more meandering "JImmy Jazz" which sets a pace of ebb and flow to the songs that make an arrangement of perfection on this Great Album. You can no more say this is the best song as much as a Mother could state which child of her brood she loves most. You can say, though, this collection of songs makes for one of the Greatest Albums ever. And Brand New Cadillac gives the Whole a part of that driving Rock n Roll back beat which defines this genre slipping and stylistic sliding of tempo and greatness that stands the rest of time.
The best song they ever did. One good thing about this band is one guy played a Tele and one played a Les Paul. Great sound combination. One of my fav guitar solos is on this song.
Back in the day I recorded this from the LP onto a cassette tape so I could listen to it in the car, the cassette player was battery operated and, unbeknown to me, the batteries were running out and it was very slowly slowing down while it was recording. Consequently, when I played it back, it had the effect that the song gradually got slightly faster and faster towards the end, it was absolutely brilliant! Is there a way this can be done with modern technology?
Saw The Clash thrice, though once was the tour without Mick Jones or Topper Headon. Saw Strummer solo twice in Tokyo and I very well remember him playing this song. His intro was: ``There's really only two rock'n'roll songs, and this is one of 'em ...''
@@menelaos2554 I don't quite recall. I think someone immediately yelled out, "What's the other" ... but I don't think he answered. I do recall that this was a matter of some discussion with my friends after the show. We did not arrive at any consensus...
Completely agree, a classic 50's bass sound and line with a classic 80's punk guitar, the perfect sample of rock'n'roll. 70 years later, Rock'n'roll still makes me react.
@@ChrisCrossClash I hesitated between 70's and 80's before making a choice. I thought that Led Zepelin, Deep Purple and lot of other band were more representative of 70's guitar sound than the Clash and that's why I finally chose 80's. Punk Rock came in the late 70's and were starting a different approach of the guitar more based on sound than on technic. No more 5mn guitar solo but heavy dirty sound aded with lyrics talking more about their audience daily life. And it led to the 80's guitar song still based on sound even if they were given a "second role to leave more room to the keyboards. (no need to tell you it wasn't my favourite period as I'm a drummer and I wouldn't have been one only with 80's kind of music). And I think The Clash career has more year in the 80's than the 70's, hasn't it ? Anyway, I always known them as a 80's rock band more than 70's, an other reason of my choice. That's the reason behind my 80's choice.
I happen to catch this tune totally by surprise on a local University student-run radio station here in western Canada today. I had totally forgotten about it
Thank you so much for mentioning this! I've been trying to remember Taylor's name for ages but all i had to go on was the time period and the "inspired Bowie" bit, and that doesn't really narrow it down.
Drive! Drive! My baby drove up in a brand new Cadillac Yes, she did My baby drove up in a brand new Cadillac She said, "Hey, come here, Daddy" "I ain't never comin' back" Baby, baby, won't you hear my plea? C'mon, sugar, just come on back to me She said, "Balls to you, Big Daddy" Baby, baby, won't you hear my plea? Oh come on, just hear my plea She said, "Balls to you, Daddy" She ain't coming back to me Baby, baby drove up in a Cadillac I said, "Jesus Christ, where'd you get that Cadillac?" She said, "Balls to you, big Daddy" She ain't never coming back! She ain't never coming back! She ain't never coming back! She ain't never coming back! She ain't never coming back!
It's a great cover of the Vince Taylor classic! Joe always loved 50's r'nr! I prefer it to a lot of original songs by the Clash. By the way, I'm a fan of the 101ers
There original songs were fantastic! Hailed as one of the best songwriters since the Beatles! But, their covers they did better than the original artist.
@@realityrealestate5755 The lyrics are great.Joe Strummer ,for me ,is ,with Jagger and Bon Scott,one of the best lyricist in rock History.But I don't like all the music .I like all the songs of the first album(UK,USA records or what you want),and I also like all the songs of the second album.They knew their r'n'r.But ,after,for me,it's more marketing than anything else.But the lyrics, it's something else.For instance,Know your rights,it's pure sarcasm and it's for me.
This is the best cut on London Calling. It's the definition of hard driving Rock & Roll. I saw the The Clash in Munich Germany May 14, 1980 when I worked security. We confiscated a box full of chains, a dozen switchblades and two revolvers. Rough crowd. Fantastic Concert. They played most everything off London Calling and the majority of Sandinista! I saw them again in SF during the Combat Rock tour as well, but it just did not have the same electrical jolt as Munich which will be stored in my memory banks forever.
you lucky lucky man
...and that was the Sunday matinee crowd. 🤣
Yikes, rough crowd indeed. Still must have been an epic show though.
Wish I'd seen 'em live too. I should've... that cover photo on London Calling was taken at the Armadillo World HQ in Austin, and I lived nearby, dammit...
Saw the Clash two times. First at a concert in Paris organised by a left wing newspaper named Rouge.A hundred of real anarchists which called themselves autonomists tried to enter without paying for a ticket so the security service of the left wing fighted them during the Clash concert in front of the stage. Joe was laughing watching that. It was at this concert that it was said Joe got hepatitis after someone spat on him. Think it's 1978.Second time in 1979 also in Paris The Clash was big at this time. It was after Sandinista. I preferred the first concert coz I preferred the first two albums.
Saw the Clash in 1980 in San Francisco, at 17 years old i was amazed at the thrashing violence in the mosh pit in front of the stage. Had my first drink in a bar that night and wont ever forget the intensity of London Calling.
No group can genre hop like The Clash with such effortless sophistication. RIP Joe.❤
Have you heard of They Might Be Giants? Their album "Flood" was an eye-opener for me. Before then, I had never heard an album, all from the same band, present me with a new genre of music with literally every one of its dozen+ pieces. It didn't set a new standard or anything (hard to expect that kind of musicianship from everyone), but it did endear me to them greatly.
Granted, some of the tracks might need to grow on ya (Minimum Wage comes to mind). Still, it's one of my favorites!
@@seymourdemonica9264 merci ont comprends rien tu est en psychatrie aie ferme les yeux c est mieux pour jouir cerebrazlement allez
Their bass bass player is so damn good. He just walks all over the place in every song. Fucking sick
agree ... the cover sums him up :-)
Yeah Paul Simonon has his own fuckin Bass style
Oh hell! You`re so right! WOW!!!
That's why I don't get people who only praise Mick Jones
He made a mistake at 1:48 though :D
London Calling was a miracle! They took the power of the 1st 2 albums, put in some finesse, and voila! I had a big loud stereo in 1980 and Brand New Cadillac was its favorite menu item!
My Mom just drove up in a brand new Cadillac. She's 81. Radiant red. Go go go girl!!!
This is the best comment
61 like 21 ( me...
Possibly the best British rock n' roll song ever.
And the best British rock n roll band ever so much more than a punk band
@@antonyward8971 I like lots of bands so I can't agree.
But their version of probably the best British R'n'R song is amazing.
The Evil that Men Do by Iron Maiden in my opinion
@@TySenior Good track but I meant rock 'n' roll not all genres.
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A bruisin' classic redone up right by The Clash! Light the fuse and run! Great LP. Great memories!
London Calling e Exile On Main Street são os melhores álbuns duplos da história. 🇧🇷❤️
Espetacular banda!eu adoro....que energia!
La batería,lo mejor... pa parapa takatakata
This a epic cover
No, time bomb
the best cover art in rock and roll history
they borrowed an elvis lp cover
@@jackednstrong7851
they improved it
I know--saw them twice--Bonds NYC and Asbury Park convention hall.Joe Strummer once said "we sucked that whole tour. except that one show in New Jersey"....
Escutei isso há 35 anos. Hoje, me voltou à mente. Deus existe e me deu um toque.
2019... 40 años de éste gran disco...! 👏👏👏
No one was better at rockin than these guys.
Absolutely
I love the clash so much 😍
I also love Clash
Love this jam!
This doesn't have to be "best" song on Album. But it is a perfect hard driving rampage of sound followed by the more meandering "JImmy Jazz" which sets a pace of ebb and flow to the songs that make an arrangement of perfection on this Great Album. You can no more say this is the best song as much as a Mother could state which child of her brood she loves most. You can say, though, this collection of songs makes for one of the Greatest Albums ever. And Brand New Cadillac gives the Whole a part of that driving Rock n Roll back beat which defines this genre slipping and stylistic sliding of tempo and greatness that stands the rest of time.
Fantastic. The only Band that matters..RIP joe ❤
This is good shit. WHY IS THIS SO UNDERRATED WTF ??
Because of the class war. This is anti-bourgeois, it will never be advertised on TV or radio, or anywhere that money dominates.
At the time it wasn't.
This is one of my favorite songs I ever sang to my daughter.
I saw The Clash i think in 1982 in Providence RI and they killed it.
Spectaclur song
Facts!!!
O melhor disco de punk rock, e um dos melhores da música no geral!
Ich bin erstaunt über die Einfachheit und den Mangel an wirklicher Bedeutung in den Kommentaren der Leute.
Bass line is awesome!
The best song they ever did. One good thing about this band is one guy played a Tele and one played a Les Paul. Great sound combination. One of my fav guitar solos is on this song.
Batmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. Just brilliant.
astronite london calling is a spectacular song.
No. It's not. Behave.
It is in my opinion
One of the best , of many 👍
Not compared to the rest of the album
サイコーーーッ🎵🎵🎵
大好き🎵🎵🎵
うっわー！ブランニューキャデラック、めちゃめちゃ久々に聴いた！
カッコイイけど
Vince Taylor lives!
I love The Clash
Listening to this whilst thrashing my CTS V down a country lane!
Back in the day I recorded this from the LP onto a cassette tape so I could listen to it in the car, the cassette player was battery operated and, unbeknown to me, the batteries were running out and it was very slowly slowing down while it was recording. Consequently, when I played it back, it had the effect that the song gradually got slightly faster and faster towards the end, it was absolutely brilliant! Is there a way this can be done with modern technology?
Ignore the username- I'm sure there is I'd try asking somewhere like reddit hopefully that helps
@@jesuschrist788 The Lord Himself has granted wisdom on an internet user
@@dash_R where did he go?..... I'm supposed to kill him when he comes back
@@jesuschrist788, where did you get that Cadillac?
This song is so fucking cool haha. First time I heard it, was when I was driving. It has a real rockabilly sound to it.
That’s because it is a rockabilly song lol
No te olvido nunca. Jamassssss
Golden
Killing it ❤
Saw The Clash thrice, though once was the tour without Mick Jones or Topper Headon. Saw Strummer solo twice in Tokyo and I very well remember him playing this song. His intro was: ``There's really only two rock'n'roll songs, and this is one of 'em ...''
did he say whats the other?
@@menelaos2554 I don't quite recall. I think someone immediately yelled out, "What's the other" ... but I don't think he answered. I do recall that this was a matter of some discussion with my friends after the show. We did not arrive at any consensus...
@@Kikikuhio johnny b goode
Ma ma ma main serooong !!!
Sendal jepit - stop asking me im not a fucking juke box juga mirip
Topper Headon is Top !!!
Definitely my fav Clash song
Brillante
CoooL Music !!!
😎👍
Batman riff .....cool. RIP Joe !
Otto Warm Beer Cover of a tune made back in 1957......
Lembra The Who
@@johnallison6474 Otto is too stupid to know that...
Vince Taylor and the Playboys
I thought it's a Spider-man riff?
If Aliens said 'we want to learn what is your rock-n-roll, play us some songs', this would be a fine choice for the short list.
Aliens have been listening to the Clash since 1977.
Showing up shortly, better tidy this place up a bit.
Completely agree, a classic 50's bass sound and line with a classic 80's punk guitar, the perfect sample of rock'n'roll.
70 years later, Rock'n'roll still makes me react.
@@gillesgrindel7985 70s guitar
@@ChrisCrossClash I hesitated between 70's and 80's before making a choice.
I thought that Led Zepelin, Deep Purple and lot of other band were more representative of 70's guitar sound than the Clash and that's why I finally chose 80's.
Punk Rock came in the late 70's and were starting a different approach of the guitar more based on sound than on technic.
No more 5mn guitar solo but heavy dirty sound aded with lyrics talking more about their audience daily life.
And it led to the 80's guitar song still based on sound even if they were given a "second role to leave more room to the keyboards. (no need to tell you it wasn't my favourite period as I'm a drummer and I wouldn't have been one only with 80's kind of music).
And I think The Clash career has more year in the 80's than the 70's, hasn't it ? Anyway, I always known them as a 80's rock band more than 70's, an other reason of my choice.
That's the reason behind my 80's choice.
Another brilliant band out of Britain…xx
Eternal The Clash 😊
The Clash are very high in the conversation about the Best Band Ever.
Corta y contundente.
.... so good...!!!
Head banging at its best
Incrível
Mi compañerita del nocturno ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋🕇🕇
Supernatural purity ! :>
This song has the same vibe as The Cramps with the classic rockabilly sound.
This belongs to rock and roll...
Nothing else
The best rock n roll band so much more than a punk band they are labelled with.
Its a punk rock version of the original rockabilly song
I happen to catch this tune totally by surprise on a local University student-run radio station here in western Canada today. I had totally forgotten about it
💥💥💥BOOM!💥💥💥
Ακόμα δεν το έχω βαρεθεί!
magkas
For Paul, Michael and Tim - memories of 1980 - what energy we had then
Energy... You can say that again.
Dem daze izz long gone, fer me.😐
the clash knew how to do a cover!
Really nice that The Clash designed their debut album cover after Elvis's debut album cover as a tribute to him..
London Calling wasn't their first album, but yes it's an homage to Elvis.
Yes, sorry about that. It was their first LP to crack the top 40 in the U.S..
With A Vince Taylor Cover song... and esthetic.
And I designed my avatar as a tribute to the Clash ;)
@@Coolrockndad nope
2020 listening in the quarentine
I saw the clah at the capitol theatre in passaic in 1980 they opened up with police on my back they were freakn awesome
This is a Vince Taylor cover. Vince Taylor was the inspiration for Ziggy Stardust.
Thank you so much for mentioning this! I've been trying to remember Taylor's name for ages but all i had to go on was the time period and the "inspired Bowie" bit, and that doesn't really narrow it down.
Holy Sh*t!
❤
Great R&R!! Vocal is a different take than on the CD I bought in early 90s. Perhaps a re-mix?
1985 The Royal Albert Arms & Buck from Combo Combo good memories!!!!!!!!!
RIP Vince Taylor, the original Ziggy Stardust.
Drive!
Drive!
My baby drove up in a brand new Cadillac
Yes, she did
My baby drove up in a brand new Cadillac
She said, "Hey, come here, Daddy"
"I ain't never comin' back"
Baby, baby, won't you hear my plea?
C'mon, sugar, just come on back to me
She said, "Balls to you, Big Daddy"
Baby, baby, won't you hear my plea?
Oh come on, just hear my plea
She said, "Balls to you, Daddy"
She ain't coming back to me
Baby, baby drove up in a Cadillac
I said, "Jesus Christ, where'd you get that Cadillac?"
She said, "Balls to you, big Daddy"
She ain't never coming back!
She ain't never coming back!
She ain't never coming back!
She ain't never coming back!
She ain't never coming back!
Thank you!
カッコいいなあ😂
I said JESUS CHRIST where'd you get that Cadillac ?!
It's a great cover of the Vince Taylor classic! Joe always loved 50's r'nr! I prefer it to a lot of original songs by the Clash. By the way, I'm a fan of the 101ers
There original songs were fantastic! Hailed as one of the best songwriters since the Beatles! But, their covers they did better than the original artist.
@@realityrealestate5755 The lyrics are great.Joe Strummer ,for me ,is ,with Jagger and Bon Scott,one of the best lyricist in rock History.But I don't like all the music .I like all the songs of the first album(UK,USA records or what you want),and I also like all the songs of the second album.They knew their r'n'r.But ,after,for me,it's more marketing than anything else.But the lyrics, it's something else.For instance,Know your rights,it's pure sarcasm and it's for me.
Before Christian Death, my band Rude Pets opened for this show in St.Louis 1984
Topper Rules!! 🤟
Awesome...shared to the Netshows Radio "Program 157" Playlist on youtube
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11_21_2024❤
Vince taylor rock n roll
I just wanna play this song the first time I drive a car.
I do the same. When I get my first car in three months, I'll have a playlist "Roadtrip" with this one included.
My favourite Clash song
Paul Simonon is fucking devastating in this. All hail the king.
I only recently discovered this was a cover. I heard the Vince Taylor and renegades versions after reading about it a book about Bowie.
Mick Jones Frikkin rules
Gotta love the Batman riff at the beginning!
Nope, the song comes from Vince Taylor in the late 1950's.
RIP Keith Levene
Excellent cover. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular
Joeeeee
super car
Eres bomm
😍
The beginning bass sounds so much like a TF2 soundtrack!
"JESUS CHRIST, where'd you get that Cadillac?"
he: JESUS CHRIST
me: (pregnant)
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@@nicolettasp7208same
Christine!!
Cover of Vince Taylor and the Playboys!
Party Party..!! Fast flash motor...
Many people don't know this. Vice Taylor wrote Brand New Cadillac in 1964. Joe Strummer and the Clash covered this song! I did a great version!
It's actually from the 50s
They didn't call him 'Strummer' for nothing. Still the only band that matters.