This is a CLASH POLL service announcement...WITH RESULTS!!!!!! ILX Artist Poll #41

I almost always wrote my own basslines to Clash stuff, being unable to hack Simonon's parts -- but this one fell right under my baby fingers for some reason.

I love Joe's antiromantic tyranny, imagine what a bunch of sops they'd be without him rampaging over their broken hearts, lol

26. Know Your Rights - 310 pts - 19 votes

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6168/x58v.jpg

"It's called 'Lovely Call Me' about a girl I broke up with and I want her to call me"
"RAGH. Sod that. London Calling."

xpost nooooooooooo too low

THIS IS A PUBLIC
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"Stay Free" quoted on The Wire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPScohqtbyo

ha. never noticed that.

"Stay Free" is the first one that makes me really wanna yell TOO LOW. My favorite Mick vocal.

I didn't vote for "Know Your Rights" but two things: One of my favorite Youtube sights is seeing Paul play bass on it; and it's the only Clash song I've ever seen a high-school student of mine (Mexican American sophomore) get excited about.

I cited Know Your Rights in a law school exam once. The class was called Law In Society and when I got into the exam there was an essay question about depictions of law in popular culture. We hadn't studied that in the class at all but I thought 'fuck it, I'm doing that one', and Know Your Rights was one of the things I wrote about.

I had never heard Know Your Rights at the time, I just knew the title.

Really not an obvious cover choice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbLlQxMjmqc

voted for "Stay Free." Jones is rather fey on it, no?

Jones is Guy to Strummer's Ian MacKaye.

xpost I really dig the PJ version

25. Somebody Got Murdered - 325 pts - 24 votes

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3830/2mxf.jpg

OH SHITE
SOUNDS LIKE MURDER

Know Your Rights was my #2. Bummed that it just missed the top 25.

Too good for the movie Scarface

24. Armagideon Time/Justice Tonight/Kick It Over - 339 pts - 17 votes - 3 #1

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/4104/uags.jpg

woooh

I don't know why my expectations when I started this had this in the top 5.

By "this" I mean Armagideon Time.

Oh, and this is where "The Call Up" would have placed if I had added "The Cool Out".

Gotcha. I do wish the combination policy was clear before voting, but at the same time my two votes for a few songs & dubs pushed them higher. 6 of one, half dozen of another.

Yeah, that's my bad.

23. Death or Glory - 356 pts - 24 votes - 1 #1

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6165/pe2v.jpg

It's no biggie. I doubt any of the dubs would have placed on their own.

xpost

way too low

"He who POLLS nuns later joins the church"

oh man i wish i had thought of that

22. I'm So Bored with the U.S.A. - 369 pts - 19 votes - 1 #1

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5508/nt7i.jpg

I am too, Clash. I am too.

aren't we all.

ok, last one for today.

Police and Thieves - 396 pts - 23 votes - 1 #1

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2811/dmx8.jpg

what a way to go out

i'M

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I was one of the #1 votes for "Tommy Gun," I really had no idea how well regarded the song was so I'm a little disappointed it's that low

It was in my top 10, at #10 I think. I could've easily bumped it up and felt no remorse. Great song!

Oops, #9 even.

cf Death or Glory imo. expect it'll tank in this poll due to antirockist bias but to my ear it's nothing short of a complete musical and spiritual triumph and kinda encapsulates everything i love about the band.

― resulting post (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 9 July 2013

I stand by my post in the voting thread.

I held off on using that iconic picture just for that song.

it's a great match

as good a place as any to mention that among its many virtues: crack-pate backing vox worthy of keith richards

Rundown so far...

60. Hate and War - 96 pts - 6 votes
58. (TIE) Car Jamming - 104 pts - 7 votes
58. (TIE) Pressure Drop - 104 pts - 10 votes
57.Ghetto Defendant - 106 pts - 10 votes
56. Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) - 111 pts - 10 votes
55. Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad - 113 pts - 11 votes
54. Jail Guitar Doors - 122 pts - 11 votes
53. Capital Radio - 124 pts - 7 votes
52. Remote Control - 126 pts - 9 votes
51. Gates of the West - 127 pts - 6 votes - 1 #1
50. 1977 - 131 pts - 10 votes
48. (TIE) Groovy Times - 136 pts - 8 votes
48. (TIE) Jimmy Jazz - 136 points - 8 votes
47. Garageland - 138 pts - 9 votes
46. Wrong 'Em Boyo - 140 pts - 10 votes
45. Charlie Don't Surf - 142 pts - 12 votes
44. What's My Name - 145 pts - 10 votes
43. This is England - 148 pts - 10 votes
43. The Prisoner - 151 pts - 8 votes
41. Hitsville U.K. - 157 pts - 12 votes

40. The Street Parade - 162 pts - 8 votes - 1 #1
39. The Right Profile - 168 pts - 8 votes - 2 #1
38. Lose This Skin - 173 pts - 9 votes - 1 #1
37. Washington Bullets - 174 pts - 10 votes
36. Brand New Cadillac - 190 pts - 8 votes
35. London's Burning - 220 pts - 14 votes
34. I'm Not Down - 226 pts - 15 votes
33. Clash City Rockers - 277 pts - 18 votes
32. The Card Cheat - 278 pts - 15 votes - 1 #1
31. Should I Stay or Should I Go - 280 pts - 19 votes
30. The Call Up - 290 pts - 19 votes
29. Tommy Gun - 291 pts - 17 votes - 2 #1
28. Hateful - 298 pts - 15 votes
27. Stay Free - 299 pts - 17 votes - 1 #1
26. Know Your Rights - 310 pts - 19 votes
25. Somebody Got Murdered - 325 pts - 24 votes
24. Armagideon Time/Justice Tonight/Kick It Over - 339 pts - 17 votes - 3 #1
23. Death or Glory - 356 pts - 24 votes - 1 #1
22. I'm So Bored with the U.S.A. - 369 pts - 19 votes - 1 #1
21. Police and Thieves - 396 pts - 23 votes - 1 #1

You know, with all the Clash lyrics Joe wrote, the only 'romantic' line he had was the mention of 'my sweet Gabriella' (his rl girlfriend) in 'Junco Partner'

That smart girl wouldn't sign her name