What's your favorite Clash song?

[JimmyJazz]

[proud patriot]

1. "know your rights"

:hi:

[JimmyJazz]

2. I wonder who voted for White Man in Hammersmith Palais!

:shrug:

[asthmaticeog]

8. Meeeeeeee!

:bounce:

[JimmyJazz]

10. I know.

;)

[Bossy Monkey]

18. Me too n/t

[Crazy Guggenheim]

3. London Calling. Runner up is Mustafa Dance, which was the

instrumental version of "Rock the Casbah". Joe Strummer R.I.P.

[Zomby Woof]

4. Spanish Bombs

Reminds me of my chldhood in Andalucia, in which old vets of the Civil War were still quite present.

[JimmyJazz]

9. There are a lot of songs I could have added to the list,

Spanish Bombs definitely being one and Clampdown being another. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

92. VERY close second for me

[flamingyouth]

5. I voted "Washington Bullets" for Fenris

He's stuck without cable or internet this weekend. :hi:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. Rock The Casbah

Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin’ to the top
The sheik he drove his cadillac
He went a’ cruisnin’ down the ville
The muezzin was a’ standing
On the radiator grille

Chorus
The shareef don’t like it
Rockin’ the casbah
Rock the casbah
The shareef don’t like it
Rockin’ the casbah
Rock the casbah

By order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy casbah sound
But the bedouin they brought out
The electric camel drum
The local guitar picker
Got his guitar picking thumb
As soon as the shareef
Had cleared the square
They began to wail

Chorus

Now over at the temple
Oh! they really pack ’em in
The in crowd say it’s cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the wind changed direction
The temple band took five
The crowd caught a wiff
Of that crazy casbah jive

Chorus

The king called up his jet fighters
He said you better earn your pay
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the casbah way

As soon as the shareef was
Chauffeured outta there
The jet pilots tuned to
The cockpit radio blare

As soon as the shareef was
Outta their hair
The jet pilots wailed

Chorus

He thinks it’s not kosher
Fundamentally he can’t take it.
You know he really hates it.

[khashka]

7. Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Also..

Rockin' the Casbah


Khash,

[hippywife]

11. Ditto, Khash! n/t

[kedrys]

12. I'm with you on this one n/t

[JimmyJazz]

13. I tried to stay away from the obvious choices!

:) Besides, the Clash discography is too extensive for this sort of poll.

[benny05]

46. Ditto

:headbang:

[NMMNG]

98. Another dittohead chiming in

for both of the songs you mentioned.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. "London Calling"...the bassline pulls me in every time

[swag]

90. That's a really audacious bassline. Good choice, P1.

Amazing, and that crazy stacatto guitar chording from the Em to the G.

Another perfectly executed Clash song.

[CanuckAmok]

15. The Card Cheat, or maybe I'm Not Down.

Both from London Calling.

[JimmyJazz]

16. Death or Glory - classic lyrics!

[swag]

91. Yes.

"I believe in this, and it's been tested by research
that he who fucks nuns will later join the church."

[CrownPrinceBandar]

17. "Ghetto Defendant"

[JimmyJazz]

19. Excellent choice. - I also could have added "Safe European Home"

[CrownPrinceBandar]

20. You must be psychic!.......

cos that was my #2:wow:

[shugh514]

21. Lost in the Supermarket

second choice "Stay Free"

You're right JimmyJazz you need a much bigger poll for this question.
There's so much to choose from.

[IcyPeas]

22. Daddy was a bankrobber....

he never hurt nobody............

[henslee]

23. Death or Glory, Spanish Bombs, Lover's Rock. Coca Cola....

"Every cheap hood tries to bargain with the world...
but ends up making payments on a sofa or a girl"

""Elevator goooin up!"

[Bryan]

24. "Wrong 'Em Boyo"

Their reggae covers are also great: "Pressure Drop", "Armagideon Time", et al.

[JimmyJazz]

25. I didn't name any covers - I wanted to add "I Fought the Law"

I think that is one of their finest :)

[jpgray]

26. Their cover of Junior Murvin's "Police and Thieves"

Great track--I can't believe it almost didn't make it on their debut.

[tigereye]

27. White Riot

from the earlier stuff.

London Calling, Lost in the Supermarket, (Working for) the Clampdown, it's really hard to pick just one! I like all their stuff!

:thumbsup:

[JimmyJazz]

28. I really just posted the first nine songs that came to mind!

It's too long of a list to have a real poll. :)

I just finished watching Westway - GAWDS - okay, now I'm watching the extra footage of the Joe Strummer interview. :cry:

[tigereye]

93. aw JJ

:grouphug:

Everytime I hear his version of Redemption Song on his last Mescaleros album, I get teary. ( actually the whole album affects me that way)

Did you know him well? Or have I missed that story? He always sounded like such a cool guy, and I love those stories of his being a sweetheart at his "public" school. I think it is so unfair to have lost him, there was so much more cool stuff he would have done.

( I actually have comtemplated getting a Joe and Joey RIP bumper sticker... not sure if there is one.) I do have the Joey Ramone memorial t.. I should get one for Joe.

(ok, I'm done mourning my punk heroes for a while. :) )

[Radical Activist]

29. Kind of hard to choose one.

London Calling is great of course, but I don't know if I have a favorite.

JJ, you would be proud of me. I burned a couple clash CD's for my 13 year old niece and now she's a big fan. woohoo!

[JimmyJazz]

31. I'm amazed at how many young people are fans!

I just goes to show that their music is still relevant. :)

[Radical Activist]

33. Yes it is.

For many ages. I went on a date with a 20 year old who was obsessed with the clash.

[name not needed]

30. Spanish Bombs

[gmoney]

32. "Charlie Don't Surf"

...among the non-mainstream stuff. "Train in Vain" may be my favorite "hi" and "Brand New Cadillac" for the covers.

The Clash - The Only Band That Matters™

[Tikki]

34. I get pretty excited whenever I hear 'Garageland'...it reminds me...

..of some amazingly fun times....


Tikki

[6000eliot]

35. I voted for "Washington Bullets,"

but my favorite is "Sound of the Sinners."

[JimmyJazz]

36. I almost put Sound of Sinners on the list, but it's pretty obscure.

It is on my work out CD, though. :hi:

[driver8]

37. "Clampdown" and "Guns of Brixton".

"Washington Bullets" is up there, too.

[JohnnyBoots]

38. Guns of Brixton for me.

[Donailin]

88. love that one too

and clampdown and train in vain.

When I was 20 and the Clash were the shit, little did I know how much their lyrics would be so meaningful to me 23 year later

[deutsey]

83. Definitely, "Clampdown" and "Lost in the Supermarket"

[jonnyblitz]

39. know your rights. (it changes...) nt

[JimmyJazz]

40. Hey darling!

:hi:

[jonnyblitz]

41. hello...:D

:hug:

[JimmyJazz]

42. I'm now watching Hell 10W - then I'm onto more concert footage!

After that, I think I'll watch Mystery Train - I'm a mess :)

[LibraLiz1973]

43. Train in Vain

[malta blue]

60. the absolute best!

[miss_kitty]

44. I think almost all are my favourite

'Silicon on Sapphire' and 'Street Parade' may edge out but then I think of the 4 different versions of 'This Is Radio Clash' I have on vinyl, or the 'Mustapha Dance' come to mind and when I saw this thread 'Clampdown' popped into my head, but I love 'Safe European Home,' 'Justice Tonight/Kick it Over' and 'Stay Free' as well as 'White Riot,' however 'Julie's in the Drug Squad' is great and so is 'Something about England' along with 'Lost in the Supermarket,' and 'Clash City Rockers' but then I remember 'Pressure Drop,' 'Innoculated City' and 'Bored with the USA' of course 'Brand New Cadillac,' 'Ivan meets GI Joe' and 'Ghetto Defendant' are right up in the top choices, but I can't forget 'Washington Bullets' or 'Know your Rights' or 'Rebel Waltz' and I could not overlook 'Junkie Slip,' 'Train in Vain,' the fabulous 'Drug Stabbing Time' and 'Kingston Advice,' and 'London's Burning,' 'Rudie Can't Fail' 'Lover's Rock' and 'All the Young Punks' are hard to pass up but I can not overlook 'Janie Jones,' 'Sean Flynn' or Jimmy Jazz.' I think I might have missed a few of my faves in there, but that's a start.

J-A-Z-Z

[JimmyJazz]

48. Picky thing, aren't you?

:silly:

I know - for real the list is WAY too long to do a poll. I was just being silly.

[miss_kitty]

53. After I hit 'Enter,' I thought of about

50 more, but my typing is so slow...I started that reply before you posted the OP :silly:

[Atlas Mugged]

66. Oh, yes.....'Rudy Can't Fail'

I love that song.

[tjwmason]

45. Who/what is/are Clash?

I'm guessing that in a short while I'll have to :hide: to avoid JimmyJazz's wrath.

[merh]

47. Who is Jimmy Jazz?

:shrug:

[JimmyJazz]

49. A gay man who doesn't know how HOT Paul and Joe were? What's

WRONG with you, love? SEE:



**************

and for being a smarty pants: :spank:

[tjwmason]

52. But I can tell English renaissance polyphony from continental

On a good day can even tell Iberian from Italian - so give me a wee bit of slack on the patchy parts of my musical knowledge (plus aren't left-wingers supposed to be extreme elitists, a freeper once told me so).

I knew this was the wrong place to post the question anyhow.

Now it's beddybyes for me anyway.

[JimmyJazz]

57. Good night, love!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

and don't worry - I'll get you Clashified soon enough :)

[Atlas Mugged]

50. 'Hateful'

But my favorite Clash song changes on a regular basis. 'Straight To Hell' was a recent one.

[JimmyJazz]

55. I was listening to Straight to Hell on the way to the store -

I never really considered the Clash to be the most talented musicians, but that was some serious drumming on that song. :)

[JVS]

51. Where is Rock the Casbah?

[miss_kitty]

54. On 'Combat Rock'

:P

[BrewerJohn]

56. The Call Up

So I could have the first vote for it.
"You must not act the way you were brought up"

But really, would life be the same without
Rudie Can't Fail
Death or Glory
I'm Not Down
Clampdown
Magnificent Seven
Let's Go Crazy
Street Parade

just off the top of my fevered head.

[SOteric]

58. This. Is. Radio Clash on Pirate Satellite.

This is radio clash using audio ammunition
This is radio clash can we get that world to listen?

[JimmyJazz]

62. I just watched the video for that. Day-um they knew there shit

politically. FFS, they named an album "Sandinista" two years before most people even heard of the Sandinistas and the Contras.

[jpak]

59. "Guns on the Roof " and "Drug Stabbing Time"

Played LOUD...

[JimmyJazz]

64. NO WAY!

PLAYED REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LOUD :D

Guns on the Roof is a funny, funny song :)

[Beware the Beast Man]

61. I don't know any obscure ones- I'm a poser.

To be honest, when I was into British punk, I was more into the hardcore stuff like GBH and Exploited.

[JimmyJazz]

63. the Damned, the Slits?

You could ask asthmaticeog to burn you some good stuff. Or I could send you some downloads. :)

[Beware the Beast Man]

67. Yes- he's long overdue with that Drunks with Guns recording...

That's right, asthmatic- I'm calling you out! :P

[JimmyJazz]

73. I call him out all the time....

I think he has me on ignore :silly:

[bridgit]

65. rock the catbox...

:thumbsup: no wait, that can't be right x(

[merh]

68. Why Complete Control of course!

:smoke: :evilgrin: B-)

[JimmyJazz]

69. That song title would make a really cool tattoo!

:loveya:

[merh]

70. Yeah it would.

But ever since I got my belly button pierced and watched folks getting tattooed, I just don't think I could do it.

The belly button was enough for me! :crazy: :rofl:

:loveya:

[JimmyJazz]

72. I admit the tat was rougher than the piercing, but I thought the

piercing was nothing :)

[merh]

76. The piercing wasn't bad

It was the 6 month healing process! :-(

[Merrick]

71. I voted for 'The Call Up' with Armagideon Time,

Bankrobber
Street Parade
Ghetto Defendant
The Card Cheat
Washington Bullets
Straight To Hell
White Man in Hammersmith Palais

mounting the stiffest competition

[lutefisk]

74. Red Angel Dragnet

...along with a few other tunes from Combat Rock, was a sing-a-long favorite in a Northern Wisconsin bar called the Header. Interesting place, back in the early Eighties..

[two gun sid]

75. Charlie Don't Surf.

I think that was name of it. It's been a while.

[JimmyJazz]

77. that is the name - good tune!

:thumbsup:

[Lady Effingbroke]

78. "Career Opportunities"

"...the ones that never knock."

[JimmyJazz]

79. That has always been one of mine as well.

"....so you really wanna be a cop...." :)

[Lady Effingbroke]

81. It's a song that is certainly easy to identify with!

:loveya: Clash!

:hi:

[usedtobesick]

80. Should I stay or should I go...

still one of my favorite songs. Tied with London Calling.

[NaturalHigh]

82. Rock the Casbah gets my vote.

[Donailin]

84. "THIS IS RADIO CLASH FROM PIRATE SATELLITE"

This is radio clash from pirate satellite

Orbiting your living room,
Cashing in the bill of rights
Cuban army surplus or refusing all third lights
This is radio clash on pirate satellite

This sound does not subscribe
To the international plan
In the psycho shadow of the white right hand
Then that see ghettology as an urban viet nam
Giving deadly exhibitions of murder by napalm

This is radio clash tearing up the seven veils
This is radio clash please save us, not the whales
This is radio clash underneath a mushroom cloud
This is radio clash
You don’t need that funeral shroud

Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty

Hands of law have sorted through
My identity
But now this sound is brave
And wants to be free - anyway to be free

This is radio clash on pirate satellite
This is not free europe
Noh an armed force network
This is radio clash using audio ammunition
This is radio clash can we get that world to listen?
This is radio clash using aural ammunition
This is radio clash can we get that world to listen?
This is radio clash on pirate satellite
Orbiting your living room,
Cashing in the bill of rights
This is radio clash on pirate satellite
This is radio clash everybody hold on tight

A-riggy diggy dig dang dang

Go back to urban ’nam

[swag]

85. "Complete Control" most days, but "Clampdown" a close second.

As was evidenced by last night's abortive lyric post, "Guns on the Roof" rates right up there. There are so many good ones. Used to be "White Man in Hammersmith Palais," for a few years. Hard to narrow it down to one.

Oh, my underdog choice: "The Right Profile."

[AtomicKitten]

86. Gotta go with Rock the Casbah

[peekaloo]

87. Safe European Home

[JimmyJazz]

89. ...they got the weed and they got the taxis.....

how can you possibly go wrong with lyrics like that? :7

[miss_kitty]

94. I went to a place where every white

face is an invitation to robbery, sitting here in my safe european home-I don't wanna go back there again

[MrScorpio]

95. Rock the Casbah

With the video shot in Austin TX

SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO running a close second

[enigmatic]

96. "Armageddon Time"

[AllieB]

97. Clampdown and Remote Control

those two are my favorites.