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The Clash – London's Burning
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Taking its name from the nursery rhyme of the same title, “London’s Burning” is yet another explosive track off of The Clash’s eponymous debut album. With Joe Strummer leading the
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The Clash – London’s Burning (Live)
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[Intro] / London's burnin'! London's burnin'! / [Verse 1] / All across the town, all across the night / Everybody's drivin' with full headlights / Black or white ya' turn it on, ya
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The Clash – London Calling
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The title “London Calling” alludes to the BBC World Service’s station identification: “This is London calling …”, which was used during World War II, often in broadcasts to
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The Temper Trap – London's Burning
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[Intro] / Another night of rioting in England / As police clash with youths in several cities / You went to the stores that you had applied for a job at? / Yeah, I went across
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The Clash – London Calling (Live)
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[Verse 1] / London calling to the faraway towns / Now war is declared and battle come down / London calling to the underworld / Come outta' the cupboard, ya' boys and girls
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Darkbuster – D.J.
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I drive all night till early morning light / And still can't make it home / The hours seem long / I flip the radio on / And hear my favorite song / Won't you play it play it play
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The Urge – This Is Radio Clash
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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
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The Clash – White Riot
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On 31 August 1976 band members Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon, then living in squats nearby, joined the rioting in Notting Hill, West London, when hundreds of black youths fought
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The Clash – Career Opportunities
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[Verse 1] / They offered me the office, offered me the shop / They said I'd better take anything they'd got / Do you wanna make tea at the BBC? / Do you wanna be, do you really
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Face To Face – Tommy Gun
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Tommy gun / You ain't happy less you got one / Tommy gun / Ain't gonna shoot the place up / Just for fun / Maybe he wants to die for the money / Maybe he wants to kill for his
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Unwritten Law – Guns Of Brixton
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When they kick at your front door / How you gonna come? / With your hands on yoru head / Or on the trigger of your gun / When the law break in / How you gonna go? / Shot down on
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The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
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[Intro] / 1,2, a'1, 2,3,4 / [Verse 1] / Ooh / Midnight to six, man / For the first time from Jamaica / Dillinger and a'Leroy Smart / Delroy Wilson, your cool operator / [Verse 2
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The Clash – Clash City Rockers
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[Verse 1] / And I wanna move the town to the Clash City rockers / Ya' need a little jump of electrical shocker / Better leave town if you only wanna knock us / Nothing stands the
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Moby (Ft. Heather Nova) – Straight to Hell
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If you can play on the fiddle / How's about a British reel? / Speaking in quotations / As railhead towns feel the steel / Water froze / Clear as winter ice / This is your paradise
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The Clash – Remote Control
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[Verse 1] / Who needs remote control / From the Civic Hall? / Push a button / Activate / You gotta work / You're late / [Verse 2] / It's so grey in London town / Panda car crawlin
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The Clash – Train in Vain
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Originally recorded as a promo single for NME, “Train in Vain” was added last minute to London Calling after the album artwork was finalised. As a result, it was not included in
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The Clash – Janie Jones
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[Chorus] / He's in love with the rock 'n' roll world / He's in love with getting stoned, whoa / He's in love with Janie Jones' world / He don't like his borin' job, no / He's in
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The Clash – Jail Guitar Doors
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This is a cover version of The 101'ers song “Lonely Mother’s Son”. Mick Jones: “The lyric was the same as The 101'ers' version for the chorus, and I put the new verses in.”
“Jail
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The Clash – Cheat
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[Verse 1] / I get violent when I'm fucked up / I get silent when I'm drugged up / Want excitement, don't get none, I go wild / I don't know what can be done about it / If you play
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The Clash – What's My Name
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Off of The Clash’s debut album of the same name, “What’s My Name” is one of the most explosive tracks on the LP. With a brief but powerful chorus, The Clash commands the listener
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Cracker – White Riot
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White riot, I wanna riot / White riot, riot of my own / White riot, I wanna riot / White riot, riot of my own / Black man's got a lot of problems / But he don't mind throwing a
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The Clash – Capital Radio One
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Yes, it's time for / The Doctor Goebbles show / There's a tower in the heart of London / With a radio station right at the top / They don't make the city beat / They're making all
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The Clash – The Guns of Brixton
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Classic song from UK punk band The Clash’s most successful and influential album, 1979’s London Calling. Written as a protest about the economic situation for UK youth at the time
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The Afghan Whigs – Lost In The Supermarket
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[Intro] / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / I'm all lost / [Verse 1] / I wasn't
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The Clash – Hate & War
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[Intro] / Hate and war / The only things we got today / [Verse 1] / And if I close my eyes / It will not go away / You have to deal with it / It is the currency / [Break] / Hate
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The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live)
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[Intro] / Oh! Hola! / [Verse 1] / Darling, you got to let me know / Should I stay or should I go? / If you say that you are mine / I'll be here 'till the end of time / So you got
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Rudie Can't Fail
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(Sing, Michael, sing) / (On the route of the 19 bus) / (Hear them sayin') / How you get rude and a reckless? / Don't you be so crude and feckless / You been drinking brew for
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The Clash – Protex Blue
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[Verse 1] / Standin' in the bog of a West End bar / Guy on the right leanin' over too far / Money in my pocket gonna put it in the slot / Open up the pack, see what type I got / [
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The Clash – Complete Control
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This classic, seething punk single was released on the US version of The Clash’s debut album and takes aim at the band’s label, CBS records, as well as meddling punk managers of
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Face To Face – Tommy Gun
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Tommy gun / You ain't happy less you got one / Tommy gun / Ain't gonna shoot the place up / Just for fun / Maybe he wants to die for the money / Maybe he wants to kill for his
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The Clash – Capital Radio (Live)
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[Intro] / Yes, it's time for the Dr. Goebbels Show! / [Verse 1] / There's a tower in the heart of London / With a radio station right at the top / They don't make the city beat
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Third Eye Blind – Train in Vain
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[Verse 1] / You say you stand by your man / Tell me something I don't understand / You said you loved me, that's a fact / Then you left me, said you felt trapped / Well, some
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The Clash – Hateful
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Written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones with vocals by Strummer, the song is about how drugs are simultaneously delightful – because they keep you “from the lonely” – and hateful
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