Great song by the Clash


Just a great, great song.

 

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„Lost in the Supermarket“ is a great song. The whole „London Calling“ album is a gem. If I had to name a perfect album, this is the one for me. No fillers.

Strangely no other Clash album manages to captivate me like that, only the late Joe Strummer albums come close.

As for „I fought the law“: I have to mention the great version by the Dead Kennedys, in which „I won“. 

The Clash's cover of I Fought the Law first appeared on The High Cost of Living EP which also included outstanding songs like Groovy Times and Gates of the West. It was never off my turntable after it was released in 1979 - before London Calling. Topper Headon is a massively underrated drummer.

I caught the first wave of punk in 77 and love it to this day. As for the Clash, their earliest stuff is still my favorite including the S/T LP and Give Them Enough Rope. The DKs version of IFTL is solid but I do like the Clash version better. 
 

For a fun Clash related song, check out The News by Carbon Silicon……😎