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silvasonicsurfa
...remember discovering this track for the first time on the first album, happy days....
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ctd55
A cynical song about the false promise of rock 'n' roll rebellion is a funny opener (UK edition) for the group probably most associated with rock as righteous rebellion. We go from the love of rock (first verse/chorus) and the fantasy of a better tomorrow (second verse) to the daily drudgery that foils those dreams (last two verses). And the kicker: "He's gonna tell his boss exactly how he feels"--yeah, he's gonna, but he hasn't and we suspect he'll never do much more than sit and stew in his cubicle. Not even the just-shy-of-explosive music believes: the drums are a little thin--more clattering than pounding--and the guitar saws away too low in the mix--loud enough to announce its presence, not loud enough to inspire. Invert the structure, go from boring working life to rock fantasy, and it might be uplifting--a song about needing, loving, and then living the dream. But what they actually do, going from dreams to day-to-day crap, denies the dream rather than advancing it.
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TheMed1977
still maes me bounce off walls, argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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imaginaryangie
Killer track from the best Clash album, in my opinion. This is a desert island cd if I ever heard one!
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