So glad you guys appreciated that. An all time fav! This was released only a few months after Rapper's Delight in 1980 which was the first rap/hip-hop track to be released on radio. UK band, but they were living in NY when this was recorded and were plugged into the local scene there, and this is what resulted. Worker exploitation, consumerism, assassinations of MLK/Gandhi. So many lyrical gems in one song….& that friggin' bass line! Joe Strummer = legend 🔥
Joe wrote the lyrics on the spot. Not well received at the time outside of NYC. First 'white' hip hop song, preceding Blondie's Rapture by a few months. I think Blondie's was released first, but this was written first, but not sure about release dates. Yes, Joe Strummer was absolutely a legend!
"The Only Band That Mattered" The Clash were called this after their 1979 release of "London Calling" Which was an amazing LP And worthy of a listen. Magnificent Seven was off of the follow up LP "Sandinista" These guys are legendary
The Clash are punk...plus so much more! My all time favorite band. Joe Strummer is my favorite frontman. They are hands down the most "worldly" punk band you will ever find.
True that. What made the Clash ''punk'' was their incorporation of worldly varieties of music into their socialist world view. This approach alone is what made them ''the only band that mattered''...
Loved the review (and all the others). Fun fact: this song had a pretty sizable impact on hip hop. After recording the album London Calling, they were gaining traction in America and really wanted to break through with their next album, Sandinista! They recorded it in NYC in 1980 and basically were soaking up the city the entire time they were recording the album - making friends with cab drivers, interviewing kids in the projects, meeting with Martin Scorsese and William S Burroughs. According to Strummer (and many others): "A hip-hop mix of Mag 7 was coming out of every ghetto blaster (portable stereo player) in the city."
I remember running home with the Sandinista album when it came to dig into three whole records! A masterpiece! I loved The Clash, and they're one of my top concerts. Check out "Radio Clash" next. And give their songs another listen to catch the historical and political themes. They were more than just great music. I used their "Straight to Hell" for a college documentary -- and won a national award. Thanks for your help boys! 😁
@octoberguy When I first got home with "London Calling" it was an experience, when you consider the quality of the music that was around at the time it is saying a lot.
@@isabelsilva62023 My intro to The Clash was someone blasting London Calling down the hall in my dorm. I ran in and said "Wow, what is this?" And I was a fan from that moment. 😄
Saw them live once, on the 3rd encore there was a sea of lights in the crowd and unforgettable Joe Strummer goes "Oh it's Christmas!". Brilliant one of a kind, timeless group.
After the Clash, Mick Jones went on to form Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) and they had some great songs. "Rush" and "The Bottom Line" were probably two of my favorites.
YESS! B.A.D. (Mick Jones) were unsung pioneers with the sampling game. Sudden Impact or Stone Thames were good ones too. Actually there was not a bad cut on the first 2 albums.
@@FlamesCagney I was just listening to "Rush" and caught the riff from "Baba O'Reilly." I don't think I'd really paid much attention to the sampling previously.
Jay & Amber, you really gotta TRAINL IN VAIN !!! I know you guys will love this song 😊 !!! Please 🙏 do TRAIN IN VAIN next. * Love ❤️ Peace ✌️ and Happiness 😃 Y'all !!!*
My favorite Clash song is probably "White man in Hammersmith Palais" follwed closely by "Bankrobber" but their entire catalog is pretty great to be honest.
They're album "London Calling" is one of the great albums of the late 70's. I won't pretend to be an expert on the band, but I can tell you that the album is phenomenal, and it made me shake my head in amazement. The various genres of music in the album is sensational. I encourage you to start out with "London Calling" and go from there. Thanks.
Met and talked to Joe Strummer for about 15 min. at a Penthouse Pet of the Year party about a week or so before they opened for the Who at Shea Stadium, NY. Very nice guy, I told him Who fans would like the Clash if they give them a chance but some would ignore them. Sometime after I talked to him and the show he shaved his head to a mohigan and gave a ferocious performance. They did not ignore them lol.
The band, especially Mick Jones was enamored of the early hip hop scene happening in New York City, and so inspired this song. Joe Strummer wrote the lyrics on the spot. The song was the first all white band hip hop song. It was a blend of their pop punk sound with hip hop/rap over a funk inspired bass line. It's my favorite song by the Clash (of many). Joe Strummer was a legend. This song and their album Sandinista was not well received outside of NYC at the time. The world wasn't ready for hip hop quite yet lol!
I saw the Clash back in 1982 and they were the best live band I've ever seen. Gig went for three hours over two encores. Joe asked us to take the seats away and was all standing (dancing) in the middle of Festival Hall Melbourne
After the Clash broke up, the bassist Paul Simonon cofounded the group Havana 3am in 1986, they released their only album in 1991, they broke up after their lead singer passed away from cancer in 1993. I have never seen anybody react to them, I would suggest giving “Reach the Rock” or “Hey Amigo” a watch, they are my favorite little known band from that era.
The Clash are incredible. Nothing more needs to be said. As rap was beginning to become a real music style in the late 70's/early 80's Joe Strummer wanted to make a song where he could rap. This was the outcome. Many white artists were stepping into the rap arena, including Blondie that released "Rapture" around this same time 1980. The influence of rap cannot be denied. When a band like the Clash is inspired to rap then you know the style is special.
I crossed paths with Joe Strummer, the singer/guitar of this tune. I was living in Chicago in the 90’s, going through my Fine Arts Masters. I was at Tower Records, in 1997, shopping and, I looked over the next aisle -and Joe Strummer, was also looking through CD’s. He gave me a salute, realizing I knew him, and went back to his search. I was “amazed” yet didn’t want to bother him - a salute from Joe -I was worthy as a fan. I found he was in the city for a concert. The next year, I had a similar experience with seeing Davy Jones, of The Monkeys. Chicago can be that, crossing paths with famous talent. .
"Don't ya ever stop, long enough to start, get your car outta that gear!" Such a cool song and one I danced to a lot in the 80's in clubs in DC. The Clash were so good in so many ways.
Yaaay! Thank you! Clash FTW! When asked what my favorite music is I say Carpenters to The Clash. And that’s just the letter C. Sandinista was 5 sides of glorious Clash and one side of experimental hoowee but hey nothing is perfect and they were great! Standing O! You know Mick Jones was dating Ellen Foley (The real singer female Paradise By The Dashboard Light). 7 was one of my faves, just get up and mooooove! Train In Vain Guns of Brixton I Fought The Law Lost In The Supermarket London’s Burning I didn’t research, one above gotta be new to you. Rock! Joe
I first heard the Clash in 1978 when my oldest brother began listening to punk; he was 15, I was 9. I've liked them ever since. 'Straight To Hell', 'Guns Of Brixton', and 'Spanish Bombs' are a few of my favorites.
The Clash were heavily influenced by 70’s 2tone ska, as well as the original 60’s ska. Whenever you hear what you think is reggae in a non-reggae song, it’s almost always actually ska. Lol
If you are loving The Clash (and who doesn't? 😁) you might want to give Big Audio Dynamite a try. It's Mick Jones' band that formed after The Clash ended. Their sound is a bit more "clubby" but very entertaining. Rush, E=MC2, The Globe and The Bottom Line are a few of their hits.
My absolute all-time favorite Clash tune, hands down! You guys have outdone yourselves this time! Thanks for this! Edit: Oh Yeah, and What was I thinking?! You guys also have to do "Radio Clash" at some point!
Always loved the clash throughout their development, from probably the most talented punk band to their later years as a revolutionary dance band. Getting kids out on the floor hoppin n boppin n just hopefully catching a few lyrics and realizing they can have a great time on the floor, but the world must change. They really evolved so much over their time. One of the all time greats.
Janie Jones, Safe European Home, Washington Bullets, Guns of Brixton, and Rudie Can’t Fail are my faves. Honestly you can’t go wrong with the Clash. You could do their whole catalogue.
Definitely This Is Radio Clash has a similar vibe. This video was the studio audio recording with live video. And shortened. In the full version Joe comments towards the end "f***ing long innit?". Always loved that part.
I saw this legendary band as a very impressionable 14 year old in 1980, before they imploded. My hands were bruised from banging on the stage. All killer, no filler.
This song is from their 1980 triple album Sandinista. There are so many different genres of music on this album I’m still discovering it’s expansiveness 43 years later.
My most played Clash tune is "Armagiddeon Time" it was B side to "London Calling" on vinyl 45. The lyrics still as meaningful today. To a reggae beat, "A lotta people won't get no supper tonight "A lotta people won't get no justice tonight The battle is getting harder In this iration, Armagideon time A lotta people running and hiding tonight, ah A lotta people won't get no justice tonight Remember to kick it over No one will guide you, Armagideon time"
One of my favorite songs of all time honestly. The clash is such a creative band. It blows me away more and more as I ve gotten older 😭 loved the reaction ❤️
My older brother was a huge Clash fan, so that is how I got into them. Great stuff. They were very much music lovers and did plenty of styles. Started as punk but also drew from other styles including rap, hip-hop and more. Lots to choose from in their back catalog.
The Clash were so versatile. For something very different by them check out “Hitsville UK” which features guest singer Ellen Foley , Meatloaf’s counterpart in “Paradise by the dashboard light” and then girlfriend of Clash guitarist Mick Jones. For a real kick ass banger , try “Janie Jones”.. that’s a fun one!
I was at that concert. It was wild and madness. the Clash was outstanding. The promoters oversold the show The firemen shut it down. But no matter The clash played an extra week of shows to make it up. I met the band. They were great blokes and Gods. The best rock band ever! You had ti be there. NYC was a gas.
From the Wiki about the song: "The song was inspired by old school hip hop acts from New York City, like the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.[4] Rap was still a new and emerging music genre at the time, and the band, especially Mick Jones, was very impressed with it, so much so that Jones took to carrying a boombox around and got the nickname "Whack Attack". "The Magnificent Seven" was recorded in April 1980 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, built around a funky bass loop played by Norman Watt-Roy[5] of the Blockheads. Joe Strummer wrote the words on the spot, a technique that was also used to create Sandinista!'s other rap track, "Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)". This white rap single is earlier than Blondie's "Rapture" by six months. Strummer said of the group's encounter with hip hop:"
Probably the most eclectic band since The Beatles. Couldn't pin them down. The dynamic between Strummer and Jones is uncanny. Mick was always experimenting and looking to expand their sound while Joe wanted to stick to their roots and Rock out. Who does that remind you of? My favorite bands, in no particular order, are The Clash, Yes, and The Beatles. Can one ask for anything better?
The 1981 album this came off of, cited at the beginning by the announcer, had such variety. I was a teenager at the time and had friends who would listen to that "Sandinista!" album over and over for days and not get sick of it. Y'all would probably also enjoy a funk-and-dance successor band to the Clash called Big Audio Dynamite. They had a few hits in the US later in the eighties.
Complete Control Complete Control Complete Control Not only the best Clash song but arguably one of the best songs ever recorded. Seriously. You dont have to even react to it if you dont want to but play it for yourselves ... LOUD!!!!!
Big Audio Dynamite is a must do -- B.A.D. came after the Clash when co-founder of the Clash Mick Jones left to set up B.A.D. Great vibes and creative sound... dive in to danceable tracks like; The Bottom Line, E=MC2, Medicine Show, C'mon Every Beatbox, Rush, and The Globe!
I was lucky to attend 3 of the Bond shows, including the first and last matinee shows. They opened with "London Calling" and it was breathtaking. Great band!! RIP joe Strummer.
Magnificent 7 is my favorite Clash song. I don’t mean it as a brag but I saw 12 out of those 15 Bond shows. In for free . . .friends with . . . One night I hung out with Poly Styrene (x-Ray specs) at the dj booth. Saw them a few times before and once after, at the west side pier thst Shaeffer moved their shows to . Had a ticket to see Strummer and the Mescaleros in my hood in Brooklyn but couldn’t make it. Never had a chance again. I love their song Johnny Appleseed. I miss Joe (and Lou Reed) every day.
Those were the days eh? IWere you into Big Audio Dynamite? Saw them at Irving Plaza andthey were probably the tightest band I ever saw. Anyhow, rock on. @@foxandscout
@@NSacristanCSAT yes those indeed were the days. Yes I love Big Audio Dynamite but I never got a chance to see them. NYC-so many clubs, so many great bands and musicians. You were fortunate. And I love Irving Plaza -saw many great shows there. Used to go annually, for years, to see Echo and the Bunnymen. Again, NYC: saw many bands when they were just beginning. . . This was a big Big Audio Dynamite hit; I still have it on rotation. Inspired by Nicholas Roeg films, which I love, especially Performance, Don't Look Now, and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Saw them all upon release during my college years (except Performance-1970- I was still in high school). th-cam.com/video/cHTDkJ-bQqM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=OBQm2svggpNF2AhP
The mostly instrumental remix of this was a hit on R&B radio in NYC back in the 80s. The Clash had a lot of good stuff. I was shocked by their faithful redo of the classic Motown ballad "Every Little Bit Hurts."
The entire “Sandinista” record is very complex, layered and adventurous. Check out “Hitsville U.K.,” “Something About England,” and “Somebody Got Murdered.”
They're a cool no holds barred band. Good song. I do suggest "Bankrobber" "Complete Control" "White Riot" "Brand New Cadillac" "The Guns Of Brixton" "Clampdown" "Spanish Bombs" "Straight To Hell."
A very important band in the UK. Emerged from the punk scene with influences from Black music. On a side note I often see Mick Jones at Loftus Rd the home of Queens Park Rangers Football Club.
Check out Tasmin Archer-Sleeping Satellite Maria McKee-Show Me Heaven Gabrielle-Rise Sarah McLachlan-Building A Mystery Neneh Cherry-Buffalo Stance,Manchild The Corrs-Radio
Always good to hear some Clash. How about doing a spin off band Big Audio Dynamite or B.A.D. The lead singer is Clash guitarist Mick Jones. Try their songs E=MC2, Medicine Show or Bottom Line.
Loved the Clash, loved Sandinista! I was fortunate enough to see them half a dozen times and they never failed to get the place jumping. I believe the amazing Norman Watt-Roy played bass on this recording. Pick up on the Flamenco clapping in this too. They had some stuff produced by Lee Scratch Perry, but I don't know if this was. To see the recorded beginning of their reggae vibe, listen to Police and Thieves on their first album. There was a huge cross-bleed between punk and reggae/dub at that time. That got lost in the mists of time though.
Wishlist: 01) Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly: Moonlight Shadow 02) De'Lacy: Hideaway (deep dish radio edit 03) Vaya Con Dios: What's a Woman, Nah Neh Nah, Puerto Rico, Just a Friend of Mine 04) Mental as Anything: Live It Up 05) Jo Lemaire: Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais, Parfum de rêve, Memoire en exil 06) Iliona: Une autre vie, Moins jolie 07) Robin S: Show Me Love 08) Joe Smooth feat. Anthony Thomas: Promised Land 09) China Crisis: Wishful Thinking 10) Soulsister: Well Well Well, Way to Your Heart,... 11) Wallace Collection: Daydream 12) DöF: Codo 13) Tears for Fears: Woman in Chains, Advice for the Young at Heart 14) Texas: I Don't Want a Lover 15) Technotronic: Pump Up the Jam 16) Inner City: Good Life, Big Fjn 17) Specials: Ghost Town 18) Bananarama & Fun Boy Three: It Ain't What You Do 19) Christians: Words 20) Mentissa: Mamma Mia 21) Novastar: Wrong 22) Lunascape: Tears from the Moon 23) Fern Kinney: Groove Me 24) Rah Band: Clouds Across the Moon 25) Chi Coltrane: Go Like Elijah 26) Arsenal: Mr Doorman, Longee 27) Dalida: Gigi l'amoroso 28) Propaganda: Duel, P Machinery, Dr Mabuse 29) Telex: Moskow Disko 30) Nacht und Nebel: Beats of Love 31) Joe Jackson: Is She Really Going Out with Hime (Live) 32) Cockney Rebel: Sebastian 33) Godley & Creme: Englishman in New York 34) Yello: Bistich 35) Front 242: Headhunter 36) Red Box: For America 37) Juliane Werding: Stimmen im Wind 38) Matia Bazar: Ti sento 39) Tom Tom Club: Wordy Rappinghood, Genius if Love 40) Soul II Soul: Get a Life 41) Cheryl Linn: Got to Be Real 42) Shannon: Let the Music Play 43) June Lodge: Someone Loves You Honey 44) Tina Charles: I Love to Love 45) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm in Love 46) Annie Lennox & Al Green: Put a Little Love in Your Heart 47) Moments & Whatnauts: Girls 48) 10cc: I'm Not in Love 49) Robert Cray: Right Next Door 50) Little Steven: Bitter Fruit 51) A-Ha: Hunting High and Low 52) Gwen Guthrie: Ain't Nothing Goin On but the Rent 53) Change: Change of Heart, A Lover's Holiday 54) Lio: Sage comme une image, banana split, les brunes,... 55) Terence Trent D'Arby: Sign Your Name 56) Tracy Chapman: Fast Car 57) CeCe Peniston: Finally 58) Melanie De Biasio: Your Freedom Is the End of Me 59) Beautiful South: Song for Whoever, A Little Time 60) Housemartins: Happy Hour 61) Gwen McCrae: Keep the Fire Burning 62) Grace Jones: I've Seen That Face Before 63) Phil Fearon & Galaxy: What Do I Do 64) Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Stool Pigeon 65) Oran Juice Jones: The Rain 66) Freeez: IOU
Joe Strummer formed a band, The Mescalaros, twenty-five years ago and they put out three albums (Joe passed away which ended the band). They had some great tunes and may be fun to give a listen to. Johnny Appleseed would be a good number to start with.
français de 58 ans....les clash sont un des plus grands groupes rock punk....meme 45 ans après...cette musique cette energie..cet engagement...meme aujourd hui si vous connaissez pas ya juste a écouter le triple album SANDANISTA.... LEGENDAIRE ET UNIQUE PARIS FRANCE MARS 2024
Bass was played by Norman Watt Roy (Blockheads) on the original Sandinista recording.
Did not know that, NW-R was a great player,saw him with Wilko Johnson many moons ago,one of the best gigs I ever saw,those guys knew how to work hard
Fucking right it was! I'm 95% certain that the track was created by Norman Watt Roy and Micky Gallagher.
So glad you guys appreciated that. An all time fav! This was released only a few months after Rapper's Delight in 1980 which was the first rap/hip-hop track to be released on radio. UK band, but they were living in NY when this was recorded and were plugged into the local scene there, and this is what resulted. Worker exploitation, consumerism, assassinations of MLK/Gandhi. So many lyrical gems in one song….& that friggin' bass line! Joe Strummer = legend 🔥
Joe wrote the lyrics on the spot. Not well received at the time outside of NYC. First 'white' hip hop song, preceding Blondie's Rapture by a few months. I think Blondie's was released first, but this was written first, but not sure about release dates. Yes, Joe Strummer was absolutely a legend!
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Train In Vain" and "Police On My Back"!!!
Eddy Grant wrote Police on my back
And police and theives, a junior murvin cover
@@bbb462cid he's from Bahamas
As a member of The Equals. Supercool band!!@@bbb462cid
Thumbs up , but don’t forget Straight to Hell and Charlie Don’t Surf.
"The Only Band That Mattered"
The Clash were called this after their 1979 release of "London Calling" Which was an amazing LP And worthy of a listen.
Magnificent Seven was off of the follow up LP "Sandinista"
These guys are legendary
The Clash are punk...plus so much more! My all time favorite band. Joe Strummer is my favorite frontman. They are hands down the most "worldly" punk band you will ever find.
True that. What made the Clash ''punk'' was their incorporation of worldly varieties of music into their socialist world view.
This approach alone is what made them ''the only band that mattered''...
The Clash. “The only band that matters”. Rock, Reggae, Funk, Dub; it didn’t matter, they could nail it.
Loved the review (and all the others). Fun fact: this song had a pretty sizable impact on hip hop. After recording the album London Calling, they were gaining traction in America and really wanted to break through with their next album, Sandinista! They recorded it in NYC in 1980 and basically were soaking up the city the entire time they were recording the album - making friends with cab drivers, interviewing kids in the projects, meeting with Martin Scorsese and William S Burroughs. According to Strummer (and many others): "A hip-hop mix of Mag 7 was coming out of every ghetto blaster (portable stereo player) in the city."
Great comment, I remember my older brother, Clash fan from the start found this album confusing!
Fabulous Band!! Everything they did was Golden. Thank you Joe Strummer❤ J & Amber try... RADIO CLASH..So Funky!!!
Thank you JOE STRUMMER for providing me with a lifetime of Musical Joy and the name for my oldest son STRUMMER CLASH PALACE (Palace is my surname)
@caroleann is 100% correct!!
Yes!! Radio Clash for sure!!
@@that1dragonkid THE BEST BAND EVER!!!
My favorite Clash song is "Hateful".....it's actually a very upbeat song that makes me wanna dance every time I hear it. Thanks for the punk!
I remember running home with the Sandinista album when it came to dig into three whole records! A masterpiece! I loved The Clash, and they're one of my top concerts. Check out "Radio Clash" next. And give their songs another listen to catch the historical and political themes. They were more than just great music. I used their "Straight to Hell" for a college documentary -- and won a national award. Thanks for your help boys! 😁
@octoberguy When I first got home with "London Calling" it was an experience, when you consider the quality of the music that was around at the time it is saying a lot.
@@isabelsilva62023 My intro to The Clash was someone blasting London Calling down the hall in my dorm. I ran in and said "Wow, what is this?" And I was a fan from that moment. 😄
Some say combat rock was one of their weaker recordings, I was obsessed with it.
Saw them live once, on the 3rd encore there was a sea of lights in the crowd and unforgettable Joe Strummer goes "Oh it's Christmas!". Brilliant one of a kind, timeless group.
After the Clash, Mick Jones went on to form Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) and they had some great songs. "Rush" and "The Bottom Line" were probably two of my favorites.
YESS! B.A.D. (Mick Jones) were unsung pioneers with the sampling game. Sudden Impact or Stone Thames were good ones too. Actually there was not a bad cut on the first 2 albums.
Don Letts, a Dub/Reggae DJ who was popular in the UK Punk scene was also a founding member of B.A.D.
I'd like to see them do Bottom Line and Sightsee M.C.
@@anthonydomicello6849 There are so many good ones to choose from.
@@FlamesCagney I was just listening to "Rush" and caught the riff from "Baba O'Reilly." I don't think I'd really paid much attention to the sampling previously.
Jay & Amber, you really gotta TRAINL IN VAIN !!! I know you guys will love this song 😊 !!! Please 🙏 do TRAIN IN VAIN next. * Love ❤️ Peace ✌️ and Happiness 😃 Y'all !!!*
I love the clash! One of the cornerstone bands of my lifetime
Thanks for the reaction. Sandinista is my favorite Clash album. So much variety and creativity. The entire album is worth a listen.
Absolute masterpiece!
My favorite Clash song is probably "White man in Hammersmith Palais" follwed closely by "Bankrobber" but their entire catalog is pretty great to be honest.
I was in a ska band that covered Revolution Rock! Look for a song called Riverside by the Allstonians it's a very Clash inspired reggae tune.
ok I love the comments but...................Topper. He's the guy who sets it up
The Clash 🔥"Train In Vain",, "Radio Clash" & "Lost In The Supermarket"🔥
They're album "London Calling" is one of the great albums of the late 70's. I won't pretend to be an expert on the band, but I can tell you that the album is phenomenal, and it made me shake my head in amazement. The various genres of music in the album is sensational. I encourage you to start out with "London Calling" and go from there. Thanks.
With strings & horns too!!
Speaking of Magnificent Seven,that’s another classic western you guys would love.
Met and talked to Joe Strummer for about 15 min. at a Penthouse Pet of the Year party about a week or so before they opened for the Who at Shea Stadium, NY. Very nice guy, I told him Who fans would like the Clash if they give them a chance but some would ignore them. Sometime after I talked to him and the show he shaved his head to a mohigan and gave a ferocious performance. They did not ignore them lol.
This was all over New York at the time. Rap and the beat boxes on the corners and dancing was quite a new thing. Incredible.
The band, especially Mick Jones was enamored of the early hip hop scene happening in New York City, and so inspired this song. Joe Strummer wrote the lyrics on the spot. The song was the first all white band hip hop song. It was a blend of their pop punk sound with hip hop/rap over a funk inspired bass line. It's my favorite song by the Clash (of many). Joe Strummer was a legend. This song and their album Sandinista was not well received outside of NYC at the time. The world wasn't ready for hip hop quite yet lol!
I saw the Clash back in 1982 and they were the best live band I've ever seen. Gig went for three hours over two encores. Joe asked us to take the seats away and was all standing (dancing) in the middle of Festival Hall Melbourne
One of my favorite bands. Other songs to try are Clampdown, Lost in the Supermarket, Train in Vain and Police on my Back.
After the Clash broke up, the bassist Paul Simonon cofounded the group Havana 3am in 1986, they released their only album in 1991, they broke up after their lead singer passed away from cancer in 1993. I have never seen anybody react to them, I would suggest giving “Reach the Rock” or “Hey Amigo” a watch, they are my favorite little known band from that era.
This is The Clash high on early Hip Hop (which was often called Black Punk Rock back then)!
The Clash are incredible. Nothing more needs to be said. As rap was beginning to become a real music style in the late 70's/early 80's Joe Strummer wanted to make a song where he could rap. This was the outcome. Many white artists were stepping into the rap arena, including Blondie that released "Rapture" around this same time 1980. The influence of rap cannot be denied. When a band like the Clash is inspired to rap then you know the style is special.
I crossed paths with Joe Strummer, the singer/guitar of this tune. I was living in Chicago in the 90’s, going through my Fine Arts Masters. I was at Tower Records, in 1997, shopping and, I looked over the next aisle -and Joe Strummer, was also looking through CD’s. He gave me a salute, realizing I knew him, and went back to his search. I was “amazed” yet didn’t want to bother him - a salute from Joe -I was worthy as a fan. I found he was in the city for a concert.
The next year, I had a similar experience with seeing Davy Jones, of The Monkeys. Chicago can be that, crossing paths with famous talent. .
Blimey mate ,
Bumping into a lot of Brits
And now they’re both dead. Coincidence……? 😕
"Don't ya ever stop, long enough to start, get your car outta that gear!" Such a cool song and one I danced to a lot in the 80's in clubs in DC. The Clash were so good in so many ways.
The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots",, "Do You Realize" & "Sunrise" (Eyes Of The Young)
🔥Butthole Surfers "Who Was In My Room Last Night?" & "Pepper"🔥
パンクは進化する音楽。当時はまだメジャーではなかったヒップホップの要素を取り入れた楽曲。
サンディニスタは冒険的名盤。
Yeah, with "Rat patrol from fort bragg"...
Here are three more for you, Somebody Got Murdered, Lost In The Supermarket, Radio Clash.
The Clash have so many great songs. Probably could do 20 reactions and consider them all bangers. On their heavier end, check out “Clampdown.”
“Clampdown” is pure 🔥
Definitely in my Top 5 favorite Clash tunes!
Much more interesting than many of the pop hits people usually request, imho.
Looove clampdown.
Always here for the only band that matters!
Came here to say this. Lol!
Yaaay! Thank you! Clash FTW! When asked what my favorite music is I say Carpenters to The Clash. And that’s just the letter C. Sandinista was 5 sides of glorious Clash and one side of experimental hoowee but hey nothing is perfect and they were great! Standing O!
You know Mick Jones was dating Ellen Foley (The real singer female Paradise By The Dashboard Light).
7 was one of my faves, just get up and mooooove!
Train In Vain
Guns of Brixton
I Fought The Law
Lost In The Supermarket
London’s Burning
I didn’t research, one above gotta be new to you.
Rock!
Joe
back in the day, they use to say - The Clash was the only band that mattered... this song, and many others by them had a serious message...
Glad to see you hittng the Clash again. There's an extensive discography to chose from
I first heard the Clash in 1978 when my oldest brother began listening to punk; he was 15, I was 9. I've liked them ever since. 'Straight To Hell', 'Guns Of Brixton', and 'Spanish Bombs' are a few of my favorites.
All that I can say is check out " White Man in Hammersmith Palais" this one of Joe Strummers favorite songs and was played at his funeral
Love their British funky punky reggae rappy sound, load of history of British Communities in that sound ❤❤❤ like The Specials
The Clash were heavily influenced by 70’s 2tone ska, as well as the original 60’s ska.
Whenever you hear what you think is reggae in a non-reggae song, it’s almost always actually ska. Lol
If you are loving The Clash (and who doesn't? 😁) you might want to give Big Audio Dynamite a try. It's Mick Jones' band that formed after The Clash ended. Their sound is a bit more "clubby" but very entertaining. Rush, E=MC2, The Globe and The Bottom Line are a few of their hits.
My absolute all-time favorite Clash tune, hands down! You guys have outdone yourselves this time! Thanks for this!
Edit: Oh Yeah, and What was I thinking?! You guys also have to do "Radio Clash" at some point!
Always loved the clash throughout their development, from probably the most talented punk band to their later years as a revolutionary dance band. Getting kids out on the floor hoppin n boppin n just hopefully catching a few lyrics and realizing they can have a great time on the floor, but the world must change. They really evolved so much over their time. One of the all time greats.
Janie Jones, Safe European Home, Washington Bullets, Guns of Brixton, and Rudie Can’t Fail are my faves. Honestly you can’t go wrong with the Clash. You could do their whole catalogue.
Rudie Can't Fail and (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais are my favourites.
Definitely This Is Radio Clash has a similar vibe.
This video was the studio audio recording with live video. And shortened. In the full version Joe comments towards the end "f***ing long innit?". Always loved that part.
Sounded different than the version on 'The Story Of The Clash - Vol.1', though! Way more reverb and also additional keyboards here and there.
The Dead Milkmen "Punk Rock Girl" (Official Music Video A MUST!!)
Great song, so many good ones from the Clash. My favorites- Train in Vain, Lost in the Supermarket and Straight to Hell.
This white rap single is earlier than Blondie's "Rapture" by six months
I saw this legendary band as a very impressionable 14 year old in 1980, before they imploded. My hands were bruised from banging on the stage. All killer, no filler.
This song is from their 1980 triple album Sandinista. There are so many different genres of music on this album I’m still discovering it’s expansiveness 43 years later.
My most played Clash tune is "Armagiddeon Time" it was B side to "London Calling" on vinyl 45. The lyrics still as meaningful today. To a reggae beat,
"A lotta people won't get no supper tonight
"A lotta people won't get no justice tonight
The battle is getting harder
In this iration, Armagideon time
A lotta people running and hiding tonight, ah
A lotta people won't get no justice tonight
Remember to kick it over
No one will guide you, Armagideon time"
One of my favorite songs of all time honestly. The clash is such a creative band. It blows me away more and more as I ve gotten older 😭 loved the reaction ❤️
Please do “Clampdown” and “Train in Vain.” Thanks.
For a great upbeat tune also from the 80s try “Buffalo Stance” from Neneh Cherry!
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I have requested this so many times! Hopefully they'll get to her one day.
Buddy X would be another good one.
My older brother was a huge Clash fan, so that is how I got into them. Great stuff. They were very much music lovers and did plenty of styles. Started as punk but also drew from other styles including rap, hip-hop and more. Lots to choose from in their back catalog.
Love the Clash. RIP Joe Strummer. Great to see them regarded as fun. Probably not an adjective they heard much when they were around.
The Morlocks "My Friend The Bird"
The best Clash song -
White Man in Hammersmith Palais.
Please check out The Foundations. “ Build me up Buttercup,” or “ Now that I’ve found you.”
R.E.M. "Fall On Me",, "Near Wild Heaven" & "Radio Song"
Please, do Train In Vain, you won't regret it!
The Clash were so versatile. For something very different by them check out “Hitsville UK” which features guest singer Ellen Foley , Meatloaf’s counterpart in “Paradise by the dashboard light” and then girlfriend of Clash guitarist Mick Jones. For a real kick ass banger , try “Janie Jones”.. that’s a fun one!
CLAMPDOWN, TRAIN IN VAIN, POLICE ON MY BACK, LOST IN THE SUPERMARKET... all brilliant... and well worth a listen! Cheers!
I was at that concert. It was wild and madness. the Clash was outstanding. The promoters oversold the show The firemen shut it down. But no matter The clash played an extra week of shows to make it up. I met the band. They were great blokes and Gods. The best rock band ever! You had ti be there. NYC was a gas.
This song and mostly the instrumental part was a huge club classic in NYC back in the day. Love this song.
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The instrumental on the Loft compilation album is fire
From the Wiki about the song:
"The song was inspired by old school hip hop acts from New York City, like the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.[4] Rap was still a new and emerging music genre at the time, and the band, especially Mick Jones, was very impressed with it, so much so that Jones took to carrying a boombox around and got the nickname "Whack Attack".
"The Magnificent Seven" was recorded in April 1980 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, built around a funky bass loop played by Norman Watt-Roy[5] of the Blockheads. Joe Strummer wrote the words on the spot, a technique that was also used to create Sandinista!'s other rap track, "Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)". This white rap single is earlier than Blondie's "Rapture" by six months. Strummer said of the group's encounter with hip hop:"
My favorite Clash song. My favorite “punk” band. Miss you, Joe.
Probably the most eclectic band since The Beatles. Couldn't pin them down. The dynamic between Strummer and Jones is uncanny. Mick was always experimenting and looking to expand their sound while Joe wanted to stick to their roots and Rock out. Who does that remind you of? My favorite bands, in no particular order, are The Clash, Yes, and The Beatles. Can one ask for anything better?
They love making great music & always have fun doing it,, General Public "Never You Done That" (Official Music Video)
The 1981 album this came off of, cited at the beginning by the announcer, had such variety. I was a teenager at the time and had friends who would listen to that "Sandinista!" album over and over for days and not get sick of it. Y'all would probably also enjoy a funk-and-dance successor band to the Clash called Big Audio Dynamite. They had a few hits in the US later in the eighties.
Lots of suggestions to react to "Train in Vain." The Clash performance is terrific and so is the cover by Annie Lennox.
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Not only the best Clash song but arguably one of the best songs ever recorded. Seriously. You dont have to even react to it if you dont want to but play it for yourselves ... LOUD!!!!!
THE CLASH….the ONLY band that mattered in their time 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Big Audio Dynamite is a must do -- B.A.D. came after the Clash when co-founder of the Clash Mick Jones left to set up B.A.D. Great vibes and creative sound... dive in to danceable tracks like; The Bottom Line, E=MC2, Medicine Show, C'mon Every Beatbox, Rush, and The Globe!
For people who doubted the creativity behind punk, B.A.D. and PIL showed that there was some great talent in the scene.
I was lucky to attend 3 of the Bond shows, including the first and last matinee shows. They opened with "London Calling" and it was breathtaking. Great band!! RIP joe Strummer.
Magnificent 7 is my favorite Clash song. I don’t mean it as a brag but I saw 12 out of those 15 Bond shows. In for free . . .friends with . . . One night I hung out with Poly Styrene (x-Ray specs) at the dj booth. Saw them a few times before and once after, at the west side pier thst Shaeffer moved their shows to . Had a ticket to see Strummer and the Mescaleros in my hood in Brooklyn but couldn’t make it. Never had a chance again. I love their song Johnny Appleseed. I miss Joe (and Lou Reed) every day.
Those were the days eh? IWere you into Big Audio Dynamite? Saw them at Irving Plaza andthey were probably the tightest band I ever saw. Anyhow, rock on.
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@@NSacristanCSAT yes those indeed were the days. Yes I love Big Audio Dynamite but I never got a chance to see them. NYC-so many clubs, so many great bands and musicians. You were fortunate. And I love Irving Plaza -saw many great shows there. Used to go annually, for years, to see Echo and the Bunnymen. Again, NYC: saw many bands when they were just beginning. . . This was a big Big Audio Dynamite hit; I still have it on rotation. Inspired by Nicholas Roeg films, which I love, especially Performance, Don't Look Now, and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Saw them all upon release during my college years (except Performance-1970- I was still in high school).
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Great pick...but please do Train In Vain next
You will absolutely love the bass play in this song its so funky
The mostly instrumental remix of this was a hit on R&B radio in NYC back in the 80s. The Clash had a lot of good stuff. I was shocked by their faithful redo of the classic Motown ballad "Every Little Bit Hurts."
The entire “Sandinista” record is very complex, layered and adventurous. Check out “Hitsville U.K.,” “Something About England,” and “Somebody Got Murdered.”
They're a cool no holds barred band. Good song. I do suggest "Bankrobber" "Complete Control" "White Riot" "Brand New Cadillac" "The Guns Of Brixton" "Clampdown" "Spanish Bombs" "Straight To Hell."
Off their triple album Sandinista
"Vacuum cleaner sucks up budgie" was a real newspaper headline, New York if I remember. Joe got his inspiration everywhere!
A very important band in the UK. Emerged from the punk scene with influences from Black music. On a side note I often see Mick Jones at Loftus Rd the home of Queens Park Rangers Football Club.
Check out “Lost In The Supermarket” and “Wrong Em Boyo”.
Billy boy has been shot
and Stagger has come out on top
Joe Strummer that's my boy!!!🙏❤️ Forevermore.
Lost in the Supermarket is also good
Check out
Tasmin Archer-Sleeping Satellite
Maria McKee-Show Me Heaven
Gabrielle-Rise
Sarah McLachlan-Building A Mystery
Neneh Cherry-Buffalo Stance,Manchild
The Corrs-Radio
Always good to hear some Clash. How about doing a spin off band Big Audio Dynamite or B.A.D. The lead singer is Clash guitarist Mick Jones. Try their songs E=MC2, Medicine Show or Bottom Line.
Saw The Clash several times, once in Brighton. Didn’t have a ticket but made the journey & a guy sold me his for £2.50. What memories.
Thus was released in 1981 around the time Blondie did Rapture. 3 years before Run-DMC's debut album.
"Brand New Cadillac" and "Car Jamming"
Influenced by the NY rap scene. Came out around same time as Sugar Hill Gang's 'Rappers Delight' the first actual charted rap song. (Pretty sure)
This takes me back to Middle School! Sometimes fun, sometimes serious, always great Punk Rock Band putting out good music.
Loved the Clash, loved Sandinista! I was fortunate enough to see them half a dozen times and they never failed to get the place jumping.
I believe the amazing Norman Watt-Roy played bass on this recording. Pick up on the Flamenco clapping in this too.
They had some stuff produced by Lee Scratch Perry, but I don't know if this was.
To see the recorded beginning of their reggae vibe, listen to Police and Thieves on their first album. There was a huge cross-bleed between punk and reggae/dub at that time. That got lost in the mists of time though.
Wishlist:
01) Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly: Moonlight Shadow
02) De'Lacy: Hideaway (deep dish radio edit
03) Vaya Con Dios: What's a Woman, Nah Neh Nah, Puerto Rico, Just a Friend of Mine
04) Mental as Anything: Live It Up
05) Jo Lemaire: Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais, Parfum de rêve, Memoire en exil
06) Iliona: Une autre vie, Moins jolie
07) Robin S: Show Me Love
08) Joe Smooth feat. Anthony Thomas: Promised Land
09) China Crisis: Wishful Thinking
10) Soulsister: Well Well Well, Way to Your Heart,...
11) Wallace Collection: Daydream
12) DöF: Codo
13) Tears for Fears: Woman in Chains, Advice for the Young at Heart
14) Texas: I Don't Want a Lover
15) Technotronic: Pump Up the Jam
16) Inner City: Good Life, Big Fjn
17) Specials: Ghost Town
18) Bananarama & Fun Boy Three: It Ain't What You Do
19) Christians: Words
20) Mentissa: Mamma Mia
21) Novastar: Wrong
22) Lunascape: Tears from the Moon
23) Fern Kinney: Groove Me
24) Rah Band: Clouds Across the Moon
25) Chi Coltrane: Go Like Elijah
26) Arsenal: Mr Doorman, Longee
27) Dalida: Gigi l'amoroso
28) Propaganda: Duel, P Machinery, Dr Mabuse
29) Telex: Moskow Disko
30) Nacht und Nebel: Beats of Love
31) Joe Jackson: Is She Really Going Out with Hime (Live)
32) Cockney Rebel: Sebastian
33) Godley & Creme: Englishman in New York
34) Yello: Bistich
35) Front 242: Headhunter
36) Red Box: For America
37) Juliane Werding: Stimmen im Wind
38) Matia Bazar: Ti sento
39) Tom Tom Club: Wordy Rappinghood, Genius if Love
40) Soul II Soul: Get a Life
41) Cheryl Linn: Got to Be Real
42) Shannon: Let the Music Play
43) June Lodge: Someone Loves You Honey
44) Tina Charles: I Love to Love
45) Kelly Marie: Feels Like I'm in Love
46) Annie Lennox & Al Green: Put a Little Love in Your Heart
47) Moments & Whatnauts: Girls
48) 10cc: I'm Not in Love
49) Robert Cray: Right Next Door
50) Little Steven: Bitter Fruit
51) A-Ha: Hunting High and Low
52) Gwen Guthrie: Ain't Nothing Goin On but the Rent
53) Change: Change of Heart, A Lover's Holiday
54) Lio: Sage comme une image, banana split, les brunes,...
55) Terence Trent D'Arby: Sign Your Name
56) Tracy Chapman: Fast Car
57) CeCe Peniston: Finally
58) Melanie De Biasio: Your Freedom Is the End of Me
59) Beautiful South: Song for Whoever, A Little Time
60) Housemartins: Happy Hour
61) Gwen McCrae: Keep the Fire Burning
62) Grace Jones: I've Seen That Face Before
63) Phil Fearon & Galaxy: What Do I Do
64) Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Stool Pigeon
65) Oran Juice Jones: The Rain
66) Freeez: IOU
Joe Strummer formed a band, The Mescalaros, twenty-five years ago and they put out three albums (Joe passed away which ended the band). They had some great tunes and may be fun to give a listen to. Johnny Appleseed would be a good number to start with.
For The Clash..try " Car Jammin ".. " Red Angel Dragnet".. " Bank Robber".. Train In Vain ".. " I Fought The Law "..and " Rock The Casbah ".
Great Clash reaction. One of the original punk bands. Old school punk had a lot of reggae influence. This song is a comment on capitalism.
français de 58 ans....les clash sont un des plus grands groupes rock punk....meme 45 ans après...cette musique cette energie..cet engagement...meme aujourd hui si vous connaissez pas ya juste a écouter le triple album SANDANISTA.... LEGENDAIRE ET UNIQUE PARIS FRANCE MARS 2024