Favourite Clash song?!

I was there, ran straight up to Thr Rock Garden after to see Pere Ubu and just missed the fight near the Princess Alice if memory serves..
I was stuck in the town hall foyer as people who were leaving encountered a brawl outside and were trying to turn round and get back in to avoid it!!!
 
Wow, so much to say here.

I’d have to agree with ‘The Card Cheat’ I’d say. Not going to be everyone’s cup of tea but dark, sinister and mysterious. Musically can’t think of another Clash song like it in their catalogue.

Great to see Sandanista! getting the praise it deserves. Many Clash fans Ive spoken to haven’t even heard of it. ‘Hitsville U.K.’ would be my stand out on it although there’s just so many to choose from. I don’t think it’s their best album (probably not even second best) but it’s my favourite. I personally think the fact they tried their hand at pretty much every genre known to man, put out a triple LP for the price of a single AND took royalty cuts to do so makes it even more ‘punk’ than many of their other offerings.

Joe Solo recently did a show on Coast and Country Radio documenting his ‘ultimate 12 track Sandanista!’ LP and listeners were invited to discuss their opinions with each other online. I felt like I was apart of an exclusive gang (a bit like the Free Masons must feel) and it was one of my favourite moments during our ‘lockdown’ period. I’ve written a piece on it in #20 of my POINT BLANK TEESSIDE fanzine - you can get the PDF below (shameless plug).

Too young to have seen The Clash live but I did see The Mescaleros twice and the first time they genuinely made me cry when ‘Rock the Casbah’ was dedicated to Topper H. What a moment.

Streetcore is excellent yeah - a bit disjointed occasionally but I think it was put out after Joe Strummer’s death and it does have that slightly ‘unfinished’ feel to it. Global a Go-Go isn’t my favourite but it pretty much sums Joe Strummer up musically with all its different influences. As someone previously mentioned they were a very good band indeed.

www.pointblankteesside.com
 
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