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yolatengos
the fact that joe strummer was talking about white privilege in 1977 is something that still blows my mind bc you know. people can't seem to accept that white privilege exists still these days
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Disvisonpunk86
I ❤️ this song it's one of their classics and one of my fav also one of greatest punk rock classics ❤️😎👊👍
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Oppressotron
WOW! So, I'm reading the news this morning and Lo and behold... London is on fire because of riots and as I get to the 2nd page of the article this lovely tune comes on. Spot on timing! BURN!
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ctd55
Punk, the story goes, revived straight-ahead, guitar-heavy rock--and yet, in many Clash standards, the rhythm section seems key and guitar is relegated to a secondary role, adding texture, reinforcing the beat, etc. That's not the case here--not by a long shot. Muddy, wild guitar playing is splattered all over this song, and Jones refuses to stop soloing and simply lay down the melody. Which leads to a duel between Strummer's voice and Jones's guitar: both are frantic, scratchy, and excessive, and both demand the spotlight. But Jones's playing is just too much, and Strummer yields again and again, holding up his singing, and the song as a whole, and allowing another frenzied shot of guitar noise to voice the yearning for a riot--for storming the street, feeling the of the crowd throb around you, and releasing pent-up energy driven by the allure of destruction. It's time to throw aside the caution of the caucasian, the guitar tells us. It's time. Honkies of the world, unite!
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InfamousParker
RIP Joe! [2] This is from the american version of there first album. Not as good, but more raw/punk.
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st3ppinraz0r
First heard this song when I was 12 years old. Totally got me into anything and everything that was punk.
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