The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band active from 1976 to 1986. Its members were Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Nicky "Topper" Heado.
Song lyrics
[edit]All tracks written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, except where noted.
- He's in love with the rock' n' roll world;
He's in love with getting stoned world;
He's in love with Janie Jones' world;
He don't like his borin' job, no.
- Yankee soldier,
He wanna shoot some skag.
He met it in Cambodia,
But now he can't afford a bag.
Yankee dollar talk
To the dictator of the world.
In fact it's giving orders
And they can't afford to miss a word.
- All the power's in the hands
Of the people rich enough to buy it.
While we walk the street
Too chicken to even try it.
- All across the town, all across the night
Everybody's drivin' with full headlights.
Black or white ya' turn it on, ya' face the new religion,
Everybody's sittin' 'round watching television!
- Career opportunity the one that never knocks
Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock
Career opportunity, the one that never knocks.
London Calling (1979)
[edit]- 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.
London calling, now don't look to us,
Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust.
London calling, see we ain't got no swing,
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing.
- The voices in your head are callin'
Stop wasting your time, there's nothing comin'
Only a fool would think someone could save you
The men at the factory are old and cunning
You don't owe nothin', so boy get running
It's the best years of your life they want to steal.
- When they kick at your front door,
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head,
Or on the trigger of your gun?- The Guns of Brixton, written by Paul Simonon
- You say you stand by your man
So tell me something I don't understand
You said you love me and that's a fact
And then you left me, said you felt trapped
Well some things you can explain away
But the heartache's in me 'til this day.
Combat Rock (1982)
[edit]- You have the right not to be killed.
Murder is a crime,
Unless it was done
By a Policeman
Or an aristocrat.
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 to let me know,
Should I stay or should I go?It's always tease, tease, tease;
You're happy when I'm on my knees.
One day it's fine and next it's black.
So if you want me off your back.
Well, come on and let me know,
Should I stay or should I go?
- If I go, there will be trouble;
And if I stay it will be double.
So come on and let me know.- Should I Stay or Should I Go
- Shareef don't like it.
Rockin' the Casbah,
Rock the Casbah.
- By order of the prophet,
We ban that boogie sound.
Degenerate the faithful,
With that crazy Casbah sound.- Rock the Casbah
- If you can play on fiddle,
How's about a British jig and reel?
Speaking King's English in quotation
As railhead towns feel the steel mills rust.
Water froze in the generation,
Clear as winter ice.
This is your paradise.
