Inoculated City-The Clash

[electricmonk]

I usually try to avoid posting song lyrics but I've been listening to a lot of the Clash and Joe Strummer lately and this song is still too damn relevant 22 years after it's release.


The soldier boy for his soliders pay
Obeys the seargent at arms whatever he says

The seargent will for his seargent's pay
Obey the general order of the battle play

The generals bow to the government
Obey the charge you must not relent

What of the neighbors and the prophets in bars?
What are they saying in the public bazaar?
We are tired of the tune
You must not relent

At every stroke of the bell in the tower there goes
Another boy from another side

The bulletins that steady come in say those
Familiar words at the top of the hour

The jamming city increases its hum
And those terrible words continue to come

Through brass music of government hear those
Guns tattoo a roll on the drums

No-one mentions the neighboring war
No one knows what they're fighting for
We are tired of the tune
You must not relent

[DougieZero]

1. Awesome

A fellow Clash fan?... I was just talking about this song last night with a few friends.

[electricmonk]

3. Definitely a fan

I know it's a bit of a cliche to say but they changed my life. London Calling came out when I was in 10th grade and that album plus Los Angeles by X made me do a complete 180 and it's safe to say that without the Clash I wouldn't be a "bleeding heart pinko commie liberal"

[XNASA]

2. I miss the Clash.

People of my generation were really lucky to have bands like the Clash at the forefront of music when we were young.

Music today is shite. Even the bands who try and be political fall way short nowadays.

[Theres-a]

4. I'll second that!

:hi: