“Safe European Home” is something of a song about growing up, being shocked into reality, and admitting it. It could be looked at as a song that’s about appreciating one’s own life at home. Lyrically a call and response technique is used throughout the song as the lead vocals are split between the two songwriters of the song: Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. The meaning behind this song is made clear by a story The Clash have told about a writing trip to Jamaica gone wrong. Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones were sent to Jamaica for two weeks in December 1977 to write songs fo… read more
“Safe European Home” is something of a song about growing up, being shocked into reality, and admitting it. It could be looked at as a song that’s ab… read more
“Safe European Home” is something of a song about growing up, being shocked into reality, and admitting it. It could be looked at as a song that’s about appreciating one’s own life at ho… read more
The Clash were a punk rock band from London, England, active from 1976 to 1985. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 70s, they incorporated rock and roll, reggae, rockabilly, and many other music styles into their repertoire. They were legendary for their uncommonly intense stage performances. From their earliest days as a band, The Clash stood apart from their peers with their musicianship as well as their lyrics, the passionate, left-wing political idealism in the lyrics by frontman Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones contrasting with th… read more
The Clash were a punk rock band from London, England, active from 1976 to 1985. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 70s, they incorporated rock an…read more
The Clash were a punk rock band from London, England, active from 1976 to 1985. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 70s, they incorporated rock and roll, reggae, rockabilly, and many other mus… read more