โฒ 0 โผ Why I love The Clash's London Calling, by Tom Morello (www.loudersound.com) submitted 5 years ago by LeninWalksTheWorld@hexbear.net to c/music@hexbear.net 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments Still the only band that matters sorry not sorry
[โ] sam5673@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago (5 children) Aren't Clash the band that did rock the Kasbah about how the middle east isn't as enlightened tm as the west permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [โ] LeninWalksTheWorld@hexbear.net [S] 2 points 5 years ago nah the Clash were OG anti-imperialists. When Strummer found out that US pilots played that song whole bombing Iraqi civilians during the the 1st Gulf War, he said he broke down and cried. Named a whole album after the Sandinistas. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago (2 children) The lyrics of Rock the Casbah are about the leader of a nation trying to ban rock music, and the population doing the complete opposite the moment he has his back turned. It's basically just the plot of Footloose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sam5673@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago (1 child) All's I'm saying is that by setting it in Iran it was manufacturing some consent. What they couldn't find an example of prudish censorship in England permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago Have you listened to them before? Shitting on England is kinda their thing. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] MonteCristo@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago It's inspired by Iran's ban on western music. I don't think it's comparing cultures, just saying cultural conservatism sucks. Joe Strummer was cool. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] LeninWalksTheWorld@hexbear.net [S] 2 points 5 years ago nah the Clash were OG anti-imperialists. When Strummer found out that US pilots played that song whole bombing Iraqi civilians during the the 1st Gulf War, he said he broke down and cried. Named a whole album after the Sandinistas. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago (2 children) The lyrics of Rock the Casbah are about the leader of a nation trying to ban rock music, and the population doing the complete opposite the moment he has his back turned. It's basically just the plot of Footloose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sam5673@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago (1 child) All's I'm saying is that by setting it in Iran it was manufacturing some consent. What they couldn't find an example of prudish censorship in England permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago Have you listened to them before? Shitting on England is kinda their thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] sam5673@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago (1 child) All's I'm saying is that by setting it in Iran it was manufacturing some consent. What they couldn't find an example of prudish censorship in England permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago Have you listened to them before? Shitting on England is kinda their thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago Have you listened to them before? Shitting on England is kinda their thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] MonteCristo@hexbear.net 1 point 5 years ago It's inspired by Iran's ban on western music. I don't think it's comparing cultures, just saying cultural conservatism sucks. Joe Strummer was cool. permalink fedilink source parent
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