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[Music] Joe Strummer Day







Rdodge30

Rdodge30

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Still remember playing London calling on vinyl for the first time - pay no more than a fiver sticker 😊 told all my kids when they were 12/13 I truly hope you’re still listening to the same music now when you’re in your 50’s because I am

I may have my timelines mixed up but I think when I heard it on the radio at work… wasn’t it quite soon after Mick Jones had jumped up on stage with the Mescaleros at the firmans benefit gig and played white riot? … and we all thought ……but no.

1. Miiiiiidnight to six, man
2. There’s a solitary man crying hold me
3. Sitting on the route of the 19 bus
 




Herr Tubthumper

Herr Tubthumper

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The Fatherland
Peteinblack said:
Lucky enough to have seen them live 11 times, including the Anti-Nazi League/Rock Against Racism Rally at Victoria Park, when they shared the bill with X-Ray Spex, Tom Robinson Band, and Steel Pulse.
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I never saw them live together but did see the individual components live.

Terry Chimes: drumming for Cherry Bombz
Joe Strummer - solo
Paul Simenon - The Good, The Bad, The Queen
Mick Jones - Pre-match tombola at Loftus Road QPR v Brighton New Year’s Day 20 odd years ago.

But then I got to see Jones with Gorillaz.
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Herr Tubthumper said:
1) White Man
2) Death or Glory
3) London’s Burning.
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The first two are my favourites, London Burning holds a special place in my heart as I played it a lot as a kid, it was a b-side and I loved it. I could interchange this is any number of other tracks though.
 






Rdodge30

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Herr Tubthumper said:
I never saw them live together but did see the individual components live.

Terry Chimes: drumming for Cherry Bombz
Joe Strummer - solo
Paul Simenon - The Good, The Bad, The Queen
Mick Jones - Pre-match tombola at Loftus Road QPR v Brighton New Year’s Day 20 odd years ago.

But then I got to see Jones with Gorillaz.
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Where did you see Strummer solo…hopefully some tiny, smoky back street pub that was crammed full on a Friday night 😎
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Rdodge30 said:
Where did you see Strummer solo…hopefully some tiny, smoky back street pub that was crammed full on a Friday night 😎
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I saw him live in Paris, Elysee Montmartre and London Astoria. Saw him at Glasto as well.

But, as for smokey places, we went to to St Moritz Club in Soho after the Astoria gig and so see a blues band playing at Gaz Mayal’s night and Joe came in with a girl and literally sat down with us. A mate had gone to the bar and Joe saw the spare seat and sat down. We chatted for ages. The former NSC poster London Calling (yes I know) and current occasional poster @Cesar Chavez plus some other Albion fans were there. That was a quite memorable night. He was so nice.
 








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I am a long way from giving the credit for all that to Joe. Mick was essential.

And this, my favourite ever Clash track seems to have little of Joe in it....

 




The Clamp

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And my favourite; Lost in the Supermarket….


Sublime opening lyrics…

I'm all lost in the supermarket
I can no longer shop happily
I came in here for that special offer
A guaranteed personality

I wasn't born so much as I fell out
Nobody seemed to notice me
We had a hedge back home in the suburbs
Over which I never could see

I heard the people who lived on the ceiling
Scream and fight most scarily
Hearing that noise was my first ever feeling
That's how it's been all around me
 




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Herr Tubthumper said:
I saw him live in Paris, Elysee Montmartre and London Astoria. Saw him at Glasto as well.

But, as for smokey places, we went to to St Moritz Club in Soho after the Astoria gig and so see a blues band playing at Gaz Mayal’s night and Joe came in with a girl and literally sat down with us. A mate had gone to the bar and Joe saw the spare seat and sat down. We chatted for ages. The former NSC poster London Calling (yes I know) and current occasional poster @Cesar Chavez plus some other Albion fans were there. That was a quite memorable night. He was so nice.
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I remember that evening - came back from the bar and a punk legend is sat in my chair! Think he may even have got a round in, not certain about that though!
Remember seeing the Clash in Purley at that big venue which was formerly the Orchid Ballroom. Chaotic evening, more Police outside than a Palace game.
 






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Not a massive Clash fan but went along with a friend to see to see tribute band London Calling and thought they were brilliant highly recommended.
 








Deportivo Seagull

Deportivo Seagull

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Jul 22, 2003
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The Clash first Album was the first Album I ever bought and is my favourite Clash Album. But top five would be.

1. White Riot
2. Garageland
3. Stay Free
4. Train in Vain
5. London Calling
 


Deportivo Seagull

Deportivo Seagull

I should coco
Jul 22, 2003
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Mid Sussex
Deportivo Seagull said:
The Clash first Album was the first Album I ever bought and is my favourite Clash Album. But top five would be.

1. White Riot
2. Garageland
3. Stay Free
4. Train in Vain
5. London Calling
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an honourable mention for London’s Burning, in fact i’d replace London’s Calling with it.
 


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