Calling all The Clash fans.........?

Question

Just a survey for fans of The Clash. Forgive me, some questions are specific:

Favorite Mick Jones lead vocal?
Favorite Paul Simonon bassline?
Favorite cover song performed by the Clash?
Favorite dub Clash song?
Favorite Clash song before 1980?
Favorite Clash song after 1980?
Top 5 songs on 'Sandinista'?
Favorite use of a Clash song in a movie?
Favorite Clash song under 2 minutes?
Favorite Clash song over 5 minutes?
Least favorite Clash song?
Least favorite song on 'London Calling?'
Favorite offshoot of the Clash (ie anything the band members have been involved in)?

BQ: 'Sandinista,' overambitious mess or a flawed masterpiece?

Answer 1

"Train in Vain"

"London Calling"

"I Fought the Law"

"Guns of Brixton" (I assume by 'dub' you mean the genre)

"Train in Vain"

"Straight to Hell"

I've never listened to it straight through, but I like "The Magnificent Seven", "Hitsville UK", "Junco Partner", "Version Pardner", and "The Call Up".

Pass.

"Career Opportunities"

"Revolution Rock"

Don't really have one.

"Koka Kola"

The Pogues.



BA: I don't know, I've never listened to it straight through. Didn't we just go over this?

Answer 2

Mick Jones vocal - Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)

Paul Simonon bassline - London Calling

Cover song - Armagideon Time (particularly some of the live versions)

Dub Clash song - if you mean reggae White Man In hammersmith Palais ... if you mean specifically "dub" - I'll get back to you

Song before 1980 - Complete Control

After 1980 - Straight To Hell

Top 5 Sandinista - The Call Up, Broadway, Somebody Got Murdered, Up In Heaven , Lose This Skin (unusual and not strictly Clash but I think it's great)

In a movie - does Complete Control in Rude Boy count?

Under 2 minutes - I think What's My Name is under...?

Over 5 minutes - Straight To Hell

Least favourite - We Are The Clash (makes me cringe...and I like Oi!)

Least favourite on London Calling - Wrong 'Em Boyo

Offshoot - Joe Strummer's "Love Kills" single



BQ - somewhere between the two - overambitious certainly but can't help but admire the ambition. I've read that when recording Strummer had moved into the studio and built his own hideaway known as the "spliff bunker" - I think that explains a lot!

Answer 3

Favorite Mick Jones lead vocal? Police on My Back

Favorite Paul Simonon bassline? - not sure

Favorite cover song performed by the Clash? - I Fought The Law

Favorite dub Clash song? - One More Dub

Favorite Clash song before 1980? - Garageland

Favorite Clash song after 1980? - Rebel Waltz

Top 5 songs on 'Sandinista'? - The Magnificent Seven, Rebel Waltz, Police on My Back, Midnight log, Washington Bullets

Favorite use of a Clash song in a movie? - hmm i cant think of any right now :S

Favorite Clash song under 2 minutes? - White Riot

Favorite Clash song over 5 minutes? - Police & Thieves

Least favorite Clash song? - most stuff off 'Cut The Crap'

Least favorite song on 'London Calling?' - Spanish Bombs

Favorite offshoot of the Clash (ie anything the band members have been involved in)? - Joe Strummer in Mystery Train (finally saw it) or The King Of Comedy



BQ: 'Sandinista,' overambitious mess or a flawed masterpiece? - flawed masterpiece

Answer 4

Police on My Back

Wrong 'Em Boyo

Police and Theives

.....

Career Opportunites

Know Your Rights

only 5!!

i haven't personally heard a clash song in a movie but my guitar teacher allways talked about career opportunties being used in a movie.

White Riot

Police & Thieves

hmm I can't really thing of my least favorite song. I remember the beat to it, but that's it, maybe ill remember it later

ooo that's a tought one.....

honestly i can not think right now



flawed masterpiece

Answer 5

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Guns of Brixton

I Fought the Law

Know Your Rights

Career Opportunities

Rock the Casbah

Career Opportunities

Straight to Hell

Death or Glory

Guns of Brixton

Mick and Paul working with the Gorillaz

Answer 6

LOL. I want I knew there exchange right into a custom. people who attend those conventions are somewhat severe-high quality, uhmm in line with hazard on the somewhat extraordinary area, yet often severe-high quality. As for the clashing, in line with hazard they have been in basic terms the onlookers. not each and every attendee are followers, ideologically talking of direction. some are retailers out to attain revenues with memorabilia, shop sakes and tshirts, contraptions and uniforms. i'd think of they'd be scuffling with for high revenues places.

Answer 7

stay free

guns of brixton

i fought the law

justice tonight/kick it over

white man in hammersmith palais

straight to hell

magnificent 7not going to pretend dont like it sorry

stay free school of rock

white riot uk version the usa version is longer for some reason

straight to hell

the call up

lovers rock,the name puts me off

aztec camera and mick jones good morning britain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YlO9vvUvXE

i also like his straight to hell with lilly allen



BQ Really not into it it,its an overambitious mess nice words mate.