I just finished reading the excellent book Redemption Song: The Ballad Of Joe Strummer by Chris Salewicz and thought it would only be appropriate to post a of The Clash’s (and Joe Strummer’s) songs. The book was a bit too academic but awesome nonetheless. Despite the excellent post over at Berkeley Place, this is (IMHO) I’ve collected a pretty nice supplement of cover songs. Awhile back I also did a post of various versions of Jimmy Cliff’s “Pressure Drop” which was covered by The Clash as well. If you’d like a repost of that one, just ask.
MP3 | Rancore – Janie Jones
MP3 | Bruce Springsteen & Elvis Costello – London Calling
MP3 | Dropkick Murphys – Guns Of Brixton
MP3 | Kid Dynamite – Hateful
MP3 | Solar Twins – Rock The Casbah
MP3 | Calexico – Guns Of Brixton
MP3 | Ben Folds – Lost In The Supermarket
MP3 | Rancid – Cheat
MP3 | Nouvelle Vague – Guns Of Brixton
MP3 | Saves The Day – Clash City Rockers
MP3 | Long Tall Texans – Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
MP3 | Wall Have Ears – Spanish Bombs
MP3 | The National – Clampdown
MP3 | Third Eye Blind – Train In Vain
MP3 | Social Distortion – Death Or Glory
Pretty awesome. Did you ever hear the Clash mash-up CD from a few years ago? It was pretty good but had some real losers on it too.
thanks for the shout out. i think you meant to dis me but your sentence has a disconnect (at “IMHO”). so you were sabotaged in your attempt! ha!
ekko
http://www.berkeleyplace.wordpress.com
would totally love to see a repost of “Pressure Drop”. that would be sweet. thanks.
You have a few tracks from the “Burning London” tribute, but I’m saddened that Cracker’s Southern fried version of “White Riot” didn’t make the cut. It’s choice.
Diggin the Clash love. Thanks for the tracks.
i’ve never been right as i’ve never been wrong, but i believe that toots and the maytals originally did “pressure drop”
thanks.