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To all wavebands on earth
Reconnoitre on the killahertz
This tune is going out to Marconi
To all corners of the globe
There ain't no hut in the Serengeti
Where my wavelengths do not probe
If a rocket went to Saturn
We sure hope a D.J. is on board
For some anti-gravity mixing
With two dub plates of U-Roy
Throwdown Stray Cat strut in Bulawayo - hey, Bulawayo
Buddy Rich in Burundi
Quadrophenia in Armenia
Armenia City In The Sky
Big Youth booming in Djkarta
Nina Simone over Sierra Leone
Wild sound of Joujouka in Nevada - hey, Joujouka
Everywhere, everywhere Bob's bringing it all back home
Yeah, I let the boogie-woogie rumble
In the back of Bangalore
I get complaints from Bondi Beach
What, no longboard surf hardcore?
Oh, send the rock steady out to Freddy
Who juggles plates in Tsing Tao City
'Cause tonight Bo Diddley's in Finland Station - hey, Bo Diddley
Sun Ra's in Omaha
The Skatalites in New York City - hey, Skatalites
The Stooges rule over Habana
The Bhundu Boys rock Acapulco - hey, hey Bhundu Boys
Good hip hop in Islamabad
Ali Farke Toure's in Oaxaca - hey, Farke Toure
And Baaba Maal's all over Stalingrad
Yeah, while some are waking, some are sleeping
From Kamchatka to the Gabon
Above the tradewind, wingtips beating
We calling out for Ronnie and da-do Ron, Ron, Ron
We call the Cumbria to tumble
From the peak of the Himalayas
We send the funk into the jungle
To the last outpost of the bass player
DOG like, I think this web-site offers,
or Joe Strummer's right hand (with all do respect to Mr. Cale).
Bob had a good right hand as well...green.....
whut?
"Talk in 79" by Phil Lynott
In addition to the groovy beat and killer hooks, I've always loved the lyrics of this and how they reflect my own experiences around the world... On the topmost ridge of Pulau Samosir, near Lake Sidihoni, where I'd ridden on a dirt-bike with Lady Veronica -- Singapore Airlines stewardess and one of the best travel companions ever -- we met a little boy tending a herd of goats who was wearing an "Elton John Live in Concert" T-shirt! The penetration of Music among global cultures is truly amazing, and Joe's spirit lives on in an infinite multitude of places... RP rules!
I guess this beats arriving at the Fifth Station on Mt. Fuji, a site with all the accoutrements of modern Japanese modern culture, and hearing piped over the ubiquitous public loudspeakers, was Creedence Clearwater's, I put a Spell on You (yes, SJ Hawkins). It seemed so odd, yet so characteristically Japanese. I miss the strangeness yet familiarity of the culture.
or Joe Strummer's right hand (with all do respect to Mr. Cale).
Bob had a good right hand as well...green.....
Punk had moments of brilliance, but mostly moments of just shit music. Sex Pistols were just idiotic, no talent other than being novel for their dirty image and lyrics of rage. Then you have the Clash; brilliant songwriting, true political/social commentary, great music composition, and actual melodies. There were other decent punk bands, but The Clash was the best.
Then I discovered JS & Mescaleros; wow. Great production, musicianship, and songwriting all around. Joe left us way too early.
The Pistols very quickly became idiotic, I'll give you that, but for a brief moment in time they gave us some of the most powerful music known to man. Matlock and Lydon had plenty of talent. Cook and Jones.. average for a punk band. Viscious.. yes, idiotic! It's not their fault if you didn't get it. Great production, great songs, and the musicianship, well, it was, err, adequate.
When I saw Joe live (the Clash) I was underwhelmed.... Yet find myself amazed at how almost 20 years after his death the Mescaleros stuff continues to grow on me.
I saw the Clash in Chicago touring to support Combat Rock album - weak show - I guess w/o Topper, they were average.
Punk had moments of brilliance, but mostly moments of just shit music. Sex Pistols were just idiotic, no talent other than being novel for their dirty image and lyrics of rage. Then you have the Clash; brilliant songwriting, true political/social commentary, great music composition, and actual melodies. There were other decent punk bands, but The Clash was the best.
Then I discovered JS & Mescaleros; wow. Great production, musicianship, and songwriting all around. Joe left us way too early.
If you are a fan of punk, you would know that the Crass always called out he Clash for being main stream!
Then I discovered JS & Mescaleros; wow. Great production, musicianship, and songwriting all around. Joe left us way too early.
Joe Strummer's London Calling
Not the 'piercing blue' that some people have - no they were a light brown but just as intense.
He was the 'real deal' - not just a singer frontman like John Lydon of the Sex Pistols - more like a punk version of Bruce Springsteen singing and playing the guitar.
You are sorely missed Joe but thanks for the memories.
First comment on this is listed above - Posted: Jan 16, 2003 14:27
Joe Strummer at his best!!! One of my all-time favorite songs.
Just today I finally "heard" the lyrics and BOY am I impressed with his geography lesson AND a Bob Dylan reference!! Bumping my 8 to a 9 now....thanks and as always, Long Live RP!!
This tune is going out to Marconi / To all corners of the globe / There ain't no hut in the Serengeti / Where my wavelengths do not roam
Joe Strummer at his best!!! One of my all-time favorite songs.
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Thanks for sharing Redpoint. Good to know. This is a terrific song.
I don't even think this is the best song on the album. If you like this, you'll love the whole disc.
Thanks for sharing Redpoint. Good to know. This is a terrific song.
agreed, this disc is amazing I think, he is missed by many! RIP Joe
We all do
I guess Joe was & you weren't...
Strummer and the Mescaleros is one of those acts that some people just dislike for some reason, like Talking Heads (or in my case Bob Dylan.)
I guess Joe was & you weren't...
You got that right
There is just something about the rambling in this song that leave me cold. rated a 6
Agreed. 6.4 is a crime.
Commercial pop radio awaits you... go to the white zone. You'll love it. It's a way of life!
Have you been jammin' in Joe's Garage again (with a coupla quarts of beer)?
Yes, UNFORTUNATELY it does stay with you long after it stops. Please make it go away .
Strummer could neither sing nor play the guitar!
Still - "it" works anyway!
BRAVO JOE - R.I.P.
yeah, me too.
I'm in. Great song. Great album.
Me too.
yeah, me too.
Me too.
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Thanks*10^3 fred!
To forests everywhere; to fish and forest people everywhere. Long may you thrive.
Commercial pop radio awaits you... go to the white zone. You'll love it. It's a way of life!
...and it looks like a Telefunken U47.
you are too kind! this is a mish mash of crap!
Commercial pop radio awaits you... go to the white zone. You'll love it. It's a way of life!
oh really, Erwin, you could not FOUND it. Poor thing!
I forgot that Roger Daltrey sings on this....
I'd never listened that closely but I'd always wondered about the "Armenia city in the sky" line.
So diggin' this.
Love the chorus.
Great beat, you can dance to it...
Pleeeeeeeeeeeease !
Just what I was thinking! Hello from Peachtree City!
Greetings neighbor!
Just what I was thinking! Hello from Peachtree City!
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I really like some of their stuff a lot, but it was inconsistant.
And so was Joe.......
And thats why we love him, but not the mainstream.
No contest! Clash overrated; Joe was too good for em and proved it!
The music the Clash made was wonderful, I loved em!
I love Joe!
Joe Strummer 2 by ~spoof-or-not-spoof
Richard Stone ©2009-2010 ~spoof-or-not-spoof
Oil on canvas. 45x30 cm. Slightly blurred photo of this, shame because the cigarette smoke came out really well in the original.
Why is that the damn Marxists are always the best artists, the best novel writers? Couldn't run a lemonade stand if their life depended upon it but the instances of grace.
The best artists were traditionally not efficient businessmen - whether or not they were all Marxists is debatable.
Why is that the damn Marxists are always the best artists, the best novel writers? Couldn't run a lemonade stand if their life depended upon it but the instances of grace
Arf! :-D Actually, I always thought it was anarchists made better artists as they're less hidebound, but wtf, I'm not proud. Quite a coincidence as I was just listening to Rock The Casbah, so this made an excellent unintentional segue.
It was an awful loss yer man Strummer croaking early. It brought a lump to my throat a few years back when walking on Skye I came across a newly-planted wood, at the entrance of which was a sign dedicating it to Joe Strummer's memory.
'Fraid not - yer man Strummer was a Marxist (he's dead now, very sadly).
Why is that the damn Marxists are always the best artists, the best novel writers? Couldn't run a lemonade stand if their life depended upon it but the instances of grace.
Anybody like Julio Cortazar?
Shultz...Shultz!!!
I forgot that Roger Daltrey sings on this....
I agree with all of that except I would go further extremes with both, Clash pretty much sucked except for a few exceptions and everything of Joe Strummer is absolutely Golden!!
Well, we were hoping for something a little more Sunday night-ish. Snuggly stuff. So, Jaclyn and I must be off. 'Night all.
(Coming, dear ...)
Well, we were hoping for something a little more Sunday night-ish. Snuggly stuff. So, Jaclyn and I must be off. 'Night all.
(Coming, dear ...)
storytelling
what did he say ?