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TheMally98
You got no money So you got no power They think you're useless An' so you are puuuuuuunk!
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DanLovesAlice
Even though the band scorned it after CBS released it as a single, I still think this song is a work of genius. 'They've got you down, they wanna keep you there!'
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HarryFearless
I'm pretty sure this is the album version and what's so wrong with it? But why does LastFM say it came off the London calling album??? x
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silvasonicsurfa
...reminds me of a certain nicked woolies cassette and a holiday in Swanage 30+ years ago....lol
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joaquinsdad
Dear lastfm, what is the correlation between the clash and the beastie boys? Cause the clash keeps playing on beastie boys radio. I'm definitely not complaining, just a bit baffled.
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ctd55
The contrast in vocal styles is key here: it's Jones's aching, drawn-out syllables vs. Strummer's bark. In other words, it's pop vs. punk. Jones's pop-inflected vocals express dissatisfaction and hopeless; Strummer's punkish yammering amplifies those feelings and goads us into action. Throw in a slower tempo, a relatively restrained guitar solo, and additional space between the instruments, and you have a song with a poppier touch and less muddy, sped-up punk blur. Which is all a little surprising, since this is as close as the album comes to a pissed-off political protest song. It sounds more resigned than angry, as though the band can't quite muster enough rage to adequately respond to their survey of the political scene facing the young and repressed and powerless. Oh, there's an undeniable martial stomp to the rhythm section (you can see the punks marching the streets packed with corporate drones, bankers, and pols), but the song never develops into nervy, angry defiance.
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shallow_dave
The version on the Vanilla Tapes (London Calling 25th Anniversary CD) is particularly good. Busts the myth that the band 'disowned' the song.
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sidfletcher
joe strummer's mum comes through with the ironing board half way through...and woman next door drops off the lawnmower.....
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