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I really don't care much about punk. I love more sofisticated way of doing rock, but the Clash is a band to be put aside this rock style. They understand many ways of doing music and added to their personal conception of rock, spawning one of the best rock music ever.
London Calling has many great songs along boring stuff that fans should consider cool. But not in my book.
The main title song is one of my favourites and I think is amazing how great this proclaim works so well after all this years. In 1979, at the very end of the first wave of punk music, they combined the experience of harsh rock and ska with fresh pop and rockabilly. An explosive mix.
I remember the song in Bill Elliot movie and the scene was great. Some stuff is graved in stone.
London Calling has many great songs along boring stuff that fans should consider cool. But not in my book.
The main title song is one of my favourites and I think is amazing how great this proclaim works so well after all this years. In 1979, at the very end of the first wave of punk music, they combined the experience of harsh rock and ska with fresh pop and rockabilly. An explosive mix.
I remember the song in Bill Elliot movie and the scene was great. Some stuff is graved in stone.
I watch Rude Boy, the movie made with the music of The Clash and I don't remember if London Calling was in it, but I do remember the powerful portrait of the punk society. A great documentary, indeed.
Musicaly, London Calling has an imaginative structure, with one of the best bass lines ever played. And the cover, so cool, a homage to Elvis First LP.
From a Metal-head, I salute the great Clash!
Musicaly, London Calling has an imaginative structure, with one of the best bass lines ever played. And the cover, so cool, a homage to Elvis First LP.
From a Metal-head, I salute the great Clash!
The Clash - London Calling (Official Music Video) [720p]
This is the official music video for The Clash's London Calling, in brilliant 720p!!
Lyrics:
London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared - and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard,you boys and girls
London calling, now don't look at us
All that phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
'Cept for the REIGN of that truncheon thing
CHORUS
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning - I, I live by the river
London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go at it alone
London calling upon the zombies of death
Quit holding out - and draw another breath
London calling - and I don't wanna shout
But while we were talking I saw you running out
London calling, see we ain't got no HIGH
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes
CHORUS x2
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear ERROR, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning - I, I live by the river
Now get this
London calling, yes, I was there, too
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?
London Calling
I never felt so much a' like
Lyrics:
London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared - and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard,you boys and girls
London calling, now don't look at us
All that phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
'Cept for the REIGN of that truncheon thing
CHORUS
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning - I, I live by the river
London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go at it alone
London calling upon the zombies of death
Quit holding out - and draw another breath
London calling - and I don't wanna shout
But while we were talking I saw you running out
London calling, see we ain't got no HIGH
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes
CHORUS x2
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear ERROR, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning - I, I live by the river
Now get this
London calling, yes, I was there, too
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?
London Calling
I never felt so much a' like
[Text and Video and Lyrics via StreetSurvivors77]
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7 comments:
Gran disco y gran canción La falsa beatlemanía mordió el polvo, pero la música permanece (es la única pega que le pude encontrar a la letra). Y es que a mí los Beatles (aparte de ser mi grupo preferido, favorito y al que en mejor consideración tengo) siempre me han parecido a la larga más revolucionarios que los Clash (incluso sin pretenderlo como si hacían ellos).
Un saludo.
Precisamente este fin de semana vi el fantástico documental sobre Joe Strummer, y lo vi dos veces y media. Te lo recomiendo vivamente, ayuda mucho a entender a aquella gente, su idiosincrasia, sus circunstancias y su supervivencia más allá de los días de vino y rosas.
London calling, esa maravilla, aparece traducida:
http://www.imdb.es/title/tt0800099/
Mítico, si señor...música de la buena
David, me adhiero a tus palabras. Yo también soy beatlemaniaco y aunque estoy acostumbrado a oír que están sobrevalorados, no puedo estar más en desacuerdo. Seguirán siendo un referente para los músicos del futuro.
Sabía que existía el documental de Strummer a raíz de su fallecimiento, Doctor. Me quedo con la recomendación para ver si la encuentro por la biblioteca (tienen muchos videos de música y documentales de músicos). Fue una época impresionante. The Great R'n'R Swindle es otra película, más chorra, supongo, pero se ve como muchas cosas del rock son puro marketing.
Dav, gracias y me alegro que te guste.
The Clash fueron una gran banda, de mis favoritas, aunque el punk se lo dejaron en el primer disco. Eran una mezcla de rock, pop y reggae, incluso les influyó la música negra como demostraron más tarde en "Sandinista". Lo que comentas de la pelicula "Rude boy", no se halla "London Calling" entre ellas, es "London´s burning", ya que solo hay canciones de los dos primeros discos. Tengo el vinilo de "London Calling", con su sticker impreso que dice "Créetelo!! Paga uno, llévate dos"
Sí, Carlos. Justo hace pocos días le comenté a mi hijo lo de que aquel doble (yo no lo tengo en vinilo, lo adquirí en cd muchos años después) costaba el precio de uno en plan "Fíjate qué buen rollo tenían los Clash".. Y me salta: "estrategia comercial" o algo parecido. Señor! 14 años y qué manera de matar el romanticismo (ja,ja).
Por cierto, el All thing must pass si no recuerdo mal costaba lo que dos y eran tres (aunque el tercero... menuda jam más floja).
Un saludo.
Carlos, el mismo Sandinista era un triple a precio de doble. Fue una cosa corriente por lo que podemos ver con los Clash.
David, el chaval no está equivocado. Ser majo con los fans es una estrategia muy común.
Una cosa, ¿os acordáis de las ofertas de vinilos por doscientas pesetas?
Eso sí que era barato.
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