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Your children are playing in the street again
Don't you know what happened down there
A youth of 14 got shot down there
The cocaine guns of Jamdown Town
The killing clowns, the blood money men
Are shooting those Washington bullets again
As every cell in Chile will tell
The cries of the tortured men
Remember Allende and the days before
Before the army came
Please remember Victor Jara
In the Santiago Stadium
Es Verdas
Those Washington bullets again
And in The Bay of Pigs in 1961
Havana for the playboy in the Cuban sun
For Castro is the colour
Is a redder than red
Those Washington bullets want Castro dead
For Castro is the colour
That will earn you a spray of lead
Sandinista
For the very first time ever
When they had a revolution in Nicaragua
There was no interference from America
Human rights in America
Well the people fought the leader
And up he flew
With no Washington bullets what else could he do
Sandinista
And if you can find an Afghan rebel
That the Moscow bullets missed
Ask him what he thinks of voting Communist
Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet
How many monks did the Chinese get
In a war-torn swamp stop any mercenary
And check the British bullets in his armoury
Sandinista
Que?
Sandinista
I love it when the Clash are political.
That would have been "Bullet Fever" by Maryland's own Nils Lofgren. Doubt that he gets any requests to play it though.
I'll make that request! Stupid song, but so much fun back in the day. Forget the Wizards, bring back the Les Boulez!
I agree it's a great tune, but I just don't see it as a fit for hardcore punk. Early Clash is fairly classified as hardcore punk, but very little of Sandinista! really qualifies, and you could see them moving away on London Calling. Compare the version of "Career Opportunities" on Sandinista to the original on their first album. Now that was hardcore punk! "Hitsville, UK" sounds much more like the 1980 version of "Career Opportunities" than the '77 version. And the guest vocal from Ellen Foley makes me see paradise by the dashboard light. (not really, but I had to toss that in.)
Love this classic song...
As every cell in Chile will tell
The cries of the tortured men
Remember Allende, and the days before,
Before the army came
Please remember Victor Jara,
In the Santiago Stadium,
Es verdad - those Washington Bullets again...
still true as ever...
Three Democratic myths used to demean the Paul filibuster
Commencing immediately upon the 9/11 attack, the US government under two successive administrations has spent 12 straight years inventing and implementing new theories of government power in the name of Terrorism. Literally every year since 9/11 has ushered in increased authorities of exactly the type Americans are inculcated to believe only exist in those Other, Non-Free societies: ubiquitous surveillance, impenetrable secrecy, and the power to imprison and even kill without charges or due process...
thank you " Patriot Act " the Bush cure for freedom
if you count our governments killing it will be the world leader forever. lets see, how many years has the cia been at war with every freedom wanting people on the planet? before them oss, before them......
Castro is the world's longest ruling dictator. No dissent is tolerated there and there is no freedom of speech. A doctor earns a few dollars a day. Cubans risk their lives to escape to the US every day. For all practical purposes, there are no cases of Americans trying to emigrate into the socialist utopia of Cuba.
Some listeners might not know that the Bullets changed their name to Wizards, for obvious reasons. DC was the "murder capitol of the world" in the 80s and 90s.
if you count our governments killing it will be the world leader forever. lets see, how many years has the cia been at war with every freedom wanting people on the planet? before them oss, before them......
That would have been "Bullet Fever" by Maryland's own Nils Lofgren. Doubt that he gets any requests to play it though.
How about Hitsville UK! There's a great hardcore punk song!
LOVE LOVE LOVE The Clash.
Love this classic song...
As every cell in Chile will tell
The cries of the tortured men
Remember Allende, and the days before,
Before the army came
Please remember Victor Jara,
In the Santiago Stadium,
Es verdad - those Washington Bullets again...
still true as ever...
Three Democratic myths used to demean the Paul filibuster
Commencing immediately upon the 9/11 attack, the US government under two successive administrations has spent 12 straight years inventing and implementing new theories of government power in the name of Terrorism. Literally every year since 9/11 has ushered in increased authorities of exactly the type Americans are inculcated to believe only exist in those Other, Non-Free societies: ubiquitous surveillance, impenetrable secrecy, and the power to imprison and even kill without charges or due process...
Have you noted how many Clash songs refer to guns?
Sandinista was a triple (!) album when it came out originally on vinyl. A bit self-indulgent, but it is all interesting to listen to.
Well... if it were a single album that would be true, but there are just too many so-so songs on this triple album, IMHO. Triple albums are usually a mistake. This came out after the brilliant double album London Calling and I thought it was a bit of a let down. But it does have some great songs on it.
One rock critics loved it—can't remember who—but said he didn't think anyone would listen to it all the way through a second time. A friend of mine who decided for a week or so that he was going to be hard leftist played me one track from "Sandinista" that had very young kids reciting words...or lyrics...and not very well. I'd guess you could charitably call that so-so.
The Clash did put a lot of great music, although I think some of their early stuff sounds crappy now because they were so keen on sounding raw at the time. I'd agree with you that triple albums often had filler and dragged on too long. The Clash had moments of greatness but like the Rolling Stones they put out a lot of stuff that I could do without.
Some listeners might not know that the Bullets changed their name to Wizards, for obvious reasons. DC was the "murder capitol of the world" in the 80s and 90s.
The Clash sing about Victor Jara in the song "Washington Bullets" on their 1980 album Sandinista!. Joe Strummer sings: "As every cell in Chile will tell, the cries of the tortured men. Remember Allende in the days before, before the army came. Please remember Victor Jara, in the Santiago Stadium. Es Verdad, those Washington Bullets again."
Oh! Mama, Mama look there!
Your children are playing in that street again
Don't you know what happened down there?
A youth of fourteen got shot down there
The Kokane guns of Jamdown Town
The killing clowns, the blood money men
Are shooting those Washington bullets again
As every cell in Chile will tell
The cries of the tortured men
Remember Allende, and the days before,
Before the army came
Please remember Victor Jara,
In the Santiago Stadium,
Es verdad - those Washington Bullets again
And in the Bay of Pigs in 1961,
Havana fought the playboy in the Cuban sun,
For Castro is a colour,
Is a redder than red,
Those Washington bullets want Castro dead
For Castro is the colour...
...That will earn you a spray of lead
For the very first time ever,
When they had a revolution in Nicaragua,
There was no interference from America
Human rights in America
Well the people fought the leader,
And up he flew...
With no Washington bullets what else could he do?
'N' if you can find a Afghan rebel
That the Moscow bullets missed
Ask him what he thinks of voting Communist...
...Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet,
How many monks did the Chinese get?
In a war-torn swamp stop any mercenary,
'N' check the British bullets in his armoury
Que?
Sandinist
Good for about 10 minutes??
Well, after their brilliant debut album they released Give 'Em Enough Rope, London Calling (!), and Sandinista! - how in God's name would you call that a 10 minute career? London Calling is easliy one of the all-time great albums. Contains classic song after classic song and in a variety of styles. It was quite rightly at the top of many best-albums-of-the-eighties lists. Give 'Em Enough Rope has "Safe European Home", "English Civil War", "Tommy Gun", and "All The Young Punks" among others. Sandinista! has "Police On My Back", "The Call Up", "The Magnificent Seven", and "Somebody Got Murdered" among others. Then even Combat Rock has "Know Your Rights", "Should I Stay Or Should I Go", and "Straight To Hell" - classic songs. How in the world is that "good for about 10 minutes"??
They were extremely busy in those "10 minutes".
I've reprinted the track listing from the 3-disc compiation set Clash on Broadway, and here's 64 mostly-awesome cuts & all but 7 of 'em were originals!
Title | Composer | Time | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Janie Jones | Jones, Strummer | 2:11 | |||
2 | Career Opportunities | Jones, Strummer | 1:58 | |||
3 | White Riot | Jones, Strummer | 1:59 | |||
4 | 1977 | Jones, Strummer | 1:41 | |||
5 | I'm So Bored With the U.S.A. | Jones, Strummer | 2:25 | |||
6 | Hate & War | Jones, Strummer | 2:06 | |||
7 | What's My Name | Jones, Levene, Strummer | 1:40 | |||
8 | Deny | Jones, Strummer | 3:05 | |||
9 | London's Burning | Jones, Strummer | 2:10 | |||
10 | Protex Blue | Jones, Strummer | 1:46 | |||
11 | Police & Thieves | Murvin, Perry | 6:00 | |||
12 | 48 Hours | Jones, Strummer | 1:36 | |||
13 | Cheat | Jones, Strummer | 2:07 | |||
14 | Garageland | Jones, Strummer | 3:14 | |||
15 | Capital Radio One | Jones, Strummer | 2:09 | |||
16 | Complete Control | Jones, Strummer | 3:14 | |||
17 | Clash City Rockers | Jones, Strummer | 3:49 | |||
18 | City of the Dead | Jones, Strummer | 2:24 | |||
19 | Jail Guitar Doors | Jones, Strummer | 3:05 | |||
20 | The Prisoner | Jones, Strummer | 3:00 | |||
21 | (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais | Jones, Strummer | 4:01 | |||
22 | Pressure Drop | Hibbert | 3:26 | |||
23 | 1-2 Crush on You | Jones, Strummer | 3:01 | |||
24 | English Civil War | Jones, Strummer, Traditional | 2:41 | |||
25 | I Fought the Law | Curtis | 2:26 |
Disc 2
Title | Composer | Time | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Safe European Home | Jones, Strummer | 3:51 | |||
2 | Tommy Gun | Jones, Strummer | 3:17 | |||
3 | Julie's Been Working for theDrug Squad | Jones, Strummer | 3:04 | |||
4 | Stay Free | Jones, Strummer | 3:40 | |||
5 | One Emotion | Jones, Strummer | 4:40 | |||
6 | Groovy Times | Jones, Strummer | 3:30 | |||
7 | Gates of the West | Jones, Strummer | 3:27 | |||
8 | Armagideon Time | Dodd, Mittoo, Williams | 3:50 | |||
9 | London Calling | Jones, Strummer | 3:20 | |||
10 | Brand New Cadillac | Taylor | 2:10 | |||
11 | Rudie Can't Fail | Jones, Strummer | 3:30 | |||
12 | The Guns of Brixton | Simonon | 3:11 | |||
13 | Spanish Bombs | Jones, Strummer | 3:20 | |||
14 | Lost in the Supermarket | Jones, Strummer | 3:48 | |||
15 | The Right Profile | Jones, Strummer | 3:55 | |||
16 | The Card Cheat | Clash , Jones, Strummer | 3:51 | |||
17 | Death or Glory | Jones, Strummer | 3:57 | |||
18 | Clampdown | Jones, Strummer | 3:50 | |||
19 | Train in Vain | Jones, Strummer | 3:11 | |||
20 | Bankrobber | Jones, Strummer | 4:33 |
Disc 3
Title | Composer | Time | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Police on My Back | Grant | 3:18 | |||
2 | The Magnificent Seven | Clash | 5:33 | |||
3 | The Leader | Clash | 1:42 | |||
4 | The Call Up | Clash | 5:28 | |||
5 | Somebody Got Murdered | Clash | 3:35 | |||
6 | Washington Bullets | Clash | 3:52 | |||
7 | Broadway | Clash | 4:57 | |||
8 | Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice) | Clash | 3:38 | |||
9 | Every Little Bit Hurts | Cobb | 4:38 | |||
10 | Stop the World | Clash , Headon, Jones, Simonon... | 2:33 | |||
Composed by: Clash , Headon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer | ||||||
11 | Midnight to Stevens | Headon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer | 4:39 | |||
12 | This Is Radio Clash | Clash | 4:11 | |||
13 | Cool Confusion | Clash , Headon, Jones, Simonon... | 3:15 | |||
Composed by: Clash , Headon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer | ||||||
14 | Red Angel Dragnet | Clash | 3:25 | |||
15 | Ghetto Defendant | Clash | 4:15 | |||
16 | Rock the Casbah | Clash | 3:42 | |||
17 | Should I Stay or Should I Go | Clash | 3:09 | |||
18 | Straight to Hell | Clash | 6:56 | |||
19 | The Street Parade | Clash | 3:27 |
RP's Clash library really needs to be expanded NOW!
Good for about 10 minutes??
Well, after their brilliant debut album they released Give 'Em Enough Rope, London Calling (!), and Sandinista! - how in God's name would you call that a 10 minute career? London Calling is easliy one of the all-time great albums. Contains classic song after classic song and in a variety of styles. It was quite rightly at the top of many best-albums-of-the-eighties lists. Give 'Em Enough Rope has "Safe European Home", "English Civil War", "Tommy Gun", and "All The Young Punks" among others. Sandinista! has "Police On My Back", "The Call Up", "The Magnificent Seven", and "Somebody Got Murdered" among others. Then even Combat Rock has "Know Your Rights", "Should I Stay Or Should I Go", and "Straight To Hell" - classic songs. How in the world is that "good for about 10 minutes"??
Very well said! The Clash have had a very good career, and then the band members themselves did well but in a little less of the limelight. They were very popular but thankfully stayed true to their origins. I haven't heard this song in many years, have dig the vinyl out of the attic and dust off the turntable!
Ummm..... no. Hell, the Bullet's had already changed their name to the Wizards by then.
leads one to think it might be the CD !
Ummm..... no. Hell, the Bullet's had already changed their name to the Wizards by then.
Have you noted how many Clash songs refer to guns?
Good for about 10 minutes??
Well, after their brilliant debut album they released Give 'Em Enough Rope, London Calling (!), and Sandinista! - how in God's name would you call that a 10 minute career? London Calling is easliy one of the all-time great albums. Contains classic song after classic song and in a variety of styles. It was quite rightly at the top of many best-albums-of-the-eighties lists. Give 'Em Enough Rope has "Safe European Home", "English Civil War", "Tommy Gun", and "All The Young Punks" among others. Sandinista! has "Police On My Back", "The Call Up", "The Magnificent Seven", and "Somebody Got Murdered" among others. Then even Combat Rock has "Know Your Rights", "Should I Stay Or Should I Go", and "Straight To Hell" - classic songs. How in the world is that "good for about 10 minutes"??
If you can't dance,stay out of the revolution !
-HazzeSwede
Well... if it were a single album that would be true, but there are just too many so-so songs on this triple album, IMHO. Triple albums are usually a mistake. This came out after the brilliant double album London Calling and I thought it was a bit of a let down. But it does have some great songs on it.
I'm not so sure - I thought that Sandinista! had one disk too many, and the good material was swamped by the so-so and plain poor tracks. It was a groundbreaking album in that it was explicitly agitprop, and that it had a maximum price - £4.99 IIRC though it was a long time back - which was terrific value for a double LP, let alone a triple, but which left little over for the boys once the record company had taken its cut.
Undoubtedly their best album!
"London Calling" gets my vote. But I love all of them.
aye aye aye
Undoubtedly their best album!
My thoughts exactly.
Timmy Mack, Brooklyn Born and Bred