Isn’t this just the greatest music? I loved the punk sounds (and all) the late 70/80’s music. I was a teenager back then and we totally rocked to all this music ❤!
Joe Strummer was a child of diplomats,growing up in all kinds of different countries and continents.The influence of Africa and other places is strong in The Clash music.He never really liked the fame,he'd rather strum his guitar at a camp fire with friends.Great reaction ❤R.I.P. Joe
More specifically, it was addressing the cultural revolution in Iran. Artists and singers and dancers were put to death by the hundreds for blasphemy. Some, mostly men, were given a chance to repent. Women were killed or had to flee the country. There is also something else in the video. It portrays a Muslim and a Jew, two supposed mortal enemies, united in the love of oil/money. Behind the scenes all of the leaders of the world are in bed together.
This track was/is a reaction to the Iranian Revolution, which went down from January 1978 - February 1979... and the fact that all Western music was banned. As a result, serious threats were made toward the band members of CLASH. Before January 1978, the people in Iran were living in a modern, progressive culture/country. After February 1979, the citizens of Iran were thrust 1400 years back in time.
_Before January 1978, the people in Iran were living in a modern, progressive culture/country_ That is not entirely true. After their first democratic leader, Mossadegh, was removed in a coup fomented by the US and the UK in the early 1950s (look up Operation Ajax, if this is news to you), the Shah was installed as an autocratic ruler, who became increasingly tyrannical and oppressive, leading to persecution, imprisonment and torture of political opponents and whoever else he didn't like. That is part of the reason that the uprising in '78 had such wide popular support, especially before the whole movement was hijacked by ultra-religious assh*les.
@@Jacob_Junge I wrote my comment as I remember experiencing Iranian teenagers, prior to the Revolution. I saw them attending university... dressed in Western clothing, listening to all kinds of music... young men and women laughing and talking about their classes, their future professions - while enjoying each other's company. All that came to an abrupt end, in February, 1979. As far as your little mini lecture, you're preaching to the choir.
@@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036 I know things were _less_ oppressive before the clerics seized power, I just balk at calling a despotic dictatorshop, run by a puppet, 'modern' or 'progressive'. It doesn't help people understand what happened.
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Iran was run by a US-backed despot in 1978; it wasn't progressive.
I think the Dire Straits Sultans of Swing from Alchemy live reaction is just a matter of time. It seems to get everyone. And everyone loves it, absolutely amazing performance.
True story: During that time when there was the gulf war with Iran, the U.S. soldiers would blast this song super loud over the sand dune hills and it made the Iranian troops very upset !
You mean Iraq and Iraqis during the first Gulf War. Joe Strummer wasn't a fan of that. Iranians are not Arabs and nothing about this song had anything to do with them or their culture or customs. But that war came after the US funded Saddam and the Iraqis to go to war with the Iranians and hundreds of thousands died. And that was because the radicals in Iran overthrew the US's installed puppet in Iran in 1979. Now we've been back in Iraq for 21 years with withdrawal not scheduled for at least a couple more years and basically being controlled by Iran now. Us being there made the whole Middle East worse and what it is today. The US needs to stay out of the Middle East because they just make it worse than it would be otherwise.
I love this song! The hook is crazy and catchy. I remember it playing all the time on MTV. And I think back then younger people didn’t really understand that it was a protest song they were just vibing to it. At least that’s how it was for me as a 13 yr old kid
Christians, Jews and Muslims would rock out and party at an Iranian club called the Casbah. When the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power, he banned rock and roll, dancing, drinking and anything he felt was sinful against Islam. All freedoms were taken away basically.
@santacruz7455, The word "casbah" can also be used to describe an old part of a city. That's what Joe Strummer was talking about when he wrote the lyrics to the song "Rock The Casbah." The Clash song "Rock The Casbah" was Joe & the boys giving a shout out to the people who protested against the King's ban on rock music by holding rock concerts in an old part of the city where the "temple" sits in the middle of town "square." IDK what Joe's up to now today, but back in the day Joe Strummer was a big political rebel rouser himself. The bands name alone should give you an indication about that, "The Clash." So it only seems fitting Joe & the boys would pay homage to other rebels around the world who share their rebellion ideologies. 🤔 Just saying...
@@cjstato You're absolutely right my friend. I guess Joe hasn't been very active in political circles lately. Boy now I feel a bit silly for being in the dark this long of Joe's passing. I appreciate the heads up, I mean '85 was The Clash's last album & my last year of HS. Either way you get the point I was trying to make here, right? 🤔
@@realityrealestate5755 a casbah is actually similar to a castle. A fortified building that was like the center of a town or village. While there was a fictional club named that you're both wrong.
I remember watching MTV's premiere broadcast!! LOL... yes, I'm getting up there in age! John Mellencamp sang the song "I Fought the Law". I remember this song from my youth and it had tons of airplay! This video is hilarious because the person driving the Cadillac is a Jewish person picking up an Arab person and the armadillo running around denoting they are in Texas, the whole video is just a comical parody. Thanks Krizz and BP!!
Back in the day MTV wasn't just music videos, MTV was random music videos. There was no rhyme or reason to the playlist or order of videos. We sat and watched MTV for hours, suffering through genres we couldn't care less about, waiting for the few videos we wanted to see. This is classic...
The Clash's song "Rock the Casbah" is about a Middle Eastern king's attempt to ban Western rock music, and the people's protest against it. The song's events are similar to the actual ban on Western music in Iran, which has been in place since the Iranian Revolution. Here are some more details about the song's meaning: The song's lyrics include words from Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, and Sanskrit, such as "sharif", "bedouin", "sheikh", "kosher", "rāga", "muezzin", "minaret", and "casbah". The song's events include the king ordering his military to bomb the protesters, but the pilots ignore his orders and instead play rock music on their radios. The song's events imply the loss of the king's power. The song started out as a love song, but became about people rising up from oppression.
Sharif = 'sheriff' in English. Casbah = the citadel of a fort or fortress city. The Clash were political and they didn't care who knew it. This song is a political protest song over the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Thank you! You guys are great. This cassette was one of the only 2 I had on my boom box (with headphones..., I had a good one!) on a Greyhound bus from Ca. to Wyoming. Loong trip! But, at least I had The Clash!
Lyrics Now the king told the boogie men "You have to let that raga drop" The oil down the desert way Has been shaken to the top The Sheik he drove his Cadillac He went a-cruisin' down the ville The Muezzin was a-standin' On the radiator grille, ow Shareef don't like it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah By order of the prophet We'll ban that boogie sound Degenerate the faithful With that crazy Casbah sound But the Bedouin they brought out an electric camel drum The local guitar picker got his guitar pickin' thumb As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square They began to wail Shareef don't like it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah Shareef don't like it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah Now, over at the temple Oh, they really pack 'em in The in-crowd say it's cool To dig this chanting thing But as the wind changed direction And the temple band took five The crowd caught a whiff Of that crazy Casbah jive Shareef don't like it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah Shareef don't like it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah The king called up his jet fighters He said, "You better earn your pay Drop your bombs between the minarets Down the Casbah way" As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured outta there The jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare Soon as the Shareef was outta their hair The jet pilots wail Shareef don't like it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah Shareef don't like it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah Shareef don't like it, he thinks it's not kosher Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah Shareef don't like it, fundamentally can't take it Rockin' the Casbah, Rock the Casbah Shareef don't like it, you know he really hates it Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah Shareef don't like it, really, really hates it
I saw a 1948 film noir movie about a wanted criminal who escaped the law by hiding in a lawless portion of the city called The Casbah. The plot of the movie was how to lure him out to be captured.
Hey Krizz... even those of us who were teenagers/ young adults when these songs of the 70s and 80s hit airwaves... even we were sleeping when it comes to understanding what the songs were actually about!!! it was just great music! That's why I'm totally enjoying these Reactions! Thank you!
This video was shot in and around Austin Texas. Lot's of great spots show in the video....like: The Posse East...still a great spot to have a burger and beer. Burger King on Guadalupe...still there. The City Colosseum where tons of great bands played back in the day. And the pool at a hotel at Congress and 1st street...which has changed owners many times since the 80's. It was either a Radison or Holiday Inn back in the 80's. Great reaction!
The casbah is originally the fortified structure near the cultural center of the town, usually in the center of the market place where everyone gathers. It was sanctuary and refuge from outside attackers.
Yes, it's the same singer with The Clash, so he did sing I Fought The Law as well. This is one of my sisters' favourite songs, it was played at her wedding reception :0)
The Clash are an intense & incredible band. One of the very best in history. They do have other ones as well: 'London Calling', 'Know Your Rights', 'Ghetto Defendant'...and many more! It is worth a dive. Thanks for this one.
Congrats on your sample of Genius getting used in the latest Apple A.I. commercials Krizz! Been listening for a long time and to hear that while i watching an NFL game was great!
Mick Jones is the other vocalist for the Clash who moved on/asked to leave - when the band splintered, Mick co-created the group called, General Public - "Tenderness," and Big Audio Dynamite "Rush." These were groups reconstructed from Dexy's Midnight Runners (Come on Eileen), The English Beat (I'll Stop the World and Melt With You). Mick was more into experimental new wave than punk.
Derived from the Arabic word “qasaba,” meaning “fortress” or “citadel,” a Kasbah is a unique type of structure that holds significant historical and architectural value. Predominantly found in Morocco, Kasbahs have served various purposes throughout history, from military strongholds to royal residences.
A kasbah (casbah) is a fortress of a city, containing parts deemed most important. E.g., enclosed in it would be the palace, mosque, etc. with a garrison.
Love me a bit of clash i remember the persecution of musicians in iran ,it was horrific to us teens and early twenties, it was the first time alot of realised that there were people in the world that we would never understand
I recognize this background. It's a few miles from my house. Follow the armadillo and he runs toward the "Armadillo World Headquarters" off Riverside in Austin Texas. It looks nothing like this now. Take their little desert and add a million people.
I saw The Clash a looong time ago at the "Us Festival". Their fans were... 4' tall mohawks, mosh pittin, wild ones. The clash were the closing act & put on a great show, small band at a giant venue, but their sound wasn't small.
Dudes I just made reference to this very song in the comments of BPs diss recently to Michele & King Dotta lol. I loved his verse about the song from Johnny Cash a Boy Named Sue dissing Michelles name of which I referred to BP rocking the Cash bar😅😅 man I can believe the 2 of you actually have had done this very reaction being posted soon after ...lol what a coinkydink 😅
Mick Jones sang I fought the law, this is the lead guitarist Joe Strummer singing. Mick was essentially the lead singer, but Joe did sing on quite a few songs. R.I.P JOE STRUMMER!!!!
Wrong. Joe Strummer was the lead singer and he sang on "I Fought The Law" but Mick Jones, the lead guitarist sang lead on a few songs, like "Should I Stay Or Should I Go," "Remote Control" "Lost In The Superarket" and a couple of others.
I Fought the Law was originally done by the Crickets in 1959. The Clash covered it in 1979. This song was banned at my high school because we changed the word Rock to F the Casbah.
The Arabic sharif is where we get the English word sheriff. A sharif was a type of ruler; a sheriff isn't exactly a ruler, but he is the ruler of the law in a town.
In the 1930s the film Algiers (hedy Lamar- Charles Boyer) featured the famous line "come with me to the casbah' which became a sort of cliche They're saying fuck the casbah but disguising it enough to sound like rock the casbah
No doubt this has already been answered but you asked at the beginning whether it was the same singer as before... assuming you were talking about "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" then you're correct. Joe Strummer was the main vocalist and he sings on this tune but Mick Jones, the lead guitarist, also sang on a few songs, including "Should I Stay..." Edit to say: I was mistaken - you were asking about "I Fought The Law," in which case, yeah, same singer on both - Joe Strummer.
❤❤ you did this NOT my Fav Clash song..But 65yr old Lucky girl..Clash my favorite band only thing to come close ARTIST REN..met The Clash in 82 got to meet Hero JOE STUMMER talked backstage asked him about lyrics of my Fav song Clampdown..asked if working Hard in Harrisburg, waiting to be melted down was about the near nuclear disaster at 3 Mile Island in Pennsylvania was about that He said Yes...NO ONE KNOWS HOW CLOSE we came to a Chernobyl there .. only burb of radiation released..but caused cancer and miscarriages to humans and livestock after..JOE STRUMMER was Awesome Man RIP lost life too soon..undiagnosed heart problem 😢PS Love the Meatloaf reaction with you and wife met him in 79. He was SO Sweet, showed at a midnight screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show in NYC hugged people and signed stuff 😊😢😊❤
in many ways punk was more about the values of love and unity... expressed through exasperation, anger & fury... kinda like demanding the world to do better... peace!
Isn’t this just the greatest music? I loved the punk sounds (and all) the late 70/80’s music. I was a teenager back then and we totally rocked to all this music ❤!
Joe Strummer was a child of diplomats,growing up in all kinds of different countries and continents.The influence of Africa and other places is strong in The Clash music.He never really liked the fame,he'd rather strum his guitar at a camp fire with friends.Great reaction ❤R.I.P. Joe
More specifically, it was addressing the cultural revolution in Iran. Artists and singers and dancers were put to death by the hundreds for blasphemy. Some, mostly men, were given a chance to repent. Women were killed or had to flee the country.
There is also something else in the video. It portrays a Muslim and a Jew, two supposed mortal enemies, united in the love of oil/money. Behind the scenes all of the leaders of the world are in bed together.
In love with oil and money? Or maybe they're visiting Austin and are having a good time together at the show? Goddamn.
This track was/is a reaction to the Iranian Revolution, which went down from January 1978 - February 1979... and the fact that all Western music was banned.
As a result, serious threats were made toward the band members of CLASH.
Before January 1978, the people in Iran were living in a modern, progressive culture/country.
After February 1979, the citizens of Iran were thrust 1400 years back in time.
And now trump is trying to do that to us.
_Before January 1978, the people in Iran were living in a modern, progressive culture/country_
That is not entirely true. After their first democratic leader, Mossadegh, was removed in a coup fomented by the US and the UK in the early 1950s (look up Operation Ajax, if this is news to you), the Shah was installed as an autocratic ruler, who became increasingly tyrannical and oppressive, leading to persecution, imprisonment and torture of political opponents and whoever else he didn't like.
That is part of the reason that the uprising in '78 had such wide popular support, especially before the whole movement was hijacked by ultra-religious assh*les.
@@Jacob_Junge
I wrote my comment as I remember experiencing Iranian teenagers, prior to the Revolution.
I saw them attending university... dressed in Western clothing, listening to all kinds of music... young men and women laughing and talking about their classes, their future professions - while enjoying each other's company.
All that came to an abrupt end, in February, 1979.
As far as your little mini lecture, you're preaching to the choir.
@@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036 I know things were _less_ oppressive before the clerics seized power, I just balk at calling a despotic dictatorshop, run by a puppet, 'modern' or 'progressive'. It doesn't help people understand what happened.
Iran was run by a US-backed despot in 1978; it wasn't progressive.
Now this is a classic.
I think the Dire Straits Sultans of Swing from Alchemy live reaction is just a matter of time. It seems to get everyone. And everyone loves it, absolutely amazing performance.
I'm 52 and remember when this came out as a single in Australia. It's one of my top 100 songs
One of my fave Clash songs!
Should I Stay or Should I Go or London Calling are other great The Clash songs!
A big FU to the middle east banning rock music.😂😂 He says it's not kosher.😂 Wine..Roller please 🙏 Great reaction guys and Peace out ✌️ ☮️ 🙏
True story: During that time when there was the gulf war with Iran, the U.S. soldiers would blast this song super loud over the sand dune hills and it made the Iranian troops very upset !
Joe Strummer was very upset by this use of the Song
You mean Iraq and Iraqis during the first Gulf War. Joe Strummer wasn't a fan of that. Iranians are not Arabs and nothing about this song had anything to do with them or their culture or customs. But that war came after the US funded Saddam and the Iraqis to go to war with the Iranians and hundreds of thousands died. And that was because the radicals in Iran overthrew the US's installed puppet in Iran in 1979. Now we've been back in Iraq for 21 years with withdrawal not scheduled for at least a couple more years and basically being controlled by Iran now. Us being there made the whole Middle East worse and what it is today. The US needs to stay out of the Middle East because they just make it worse than it would be otherwise.
@@GarageAccount-pj2ttfreedom at the point of a gun is never successful
@@GarageAccount-pj2tt Maybe they should stop blowing shit up and funding terrorism...
This song was a protest to oil rich dictators using their money to control and terrorize the citizens.
Filmed in Austin , same singer. Love em
This song is about the 1979 "Iranian Revolution".
I love this song! The hook is crazy and catchy. I remember it playing all the time on MTV. And I think back then younger people didn’t really understand that it was a protest song they were just vibing to it. At least that’s how it was for me as a 13 yr old kid
Christians, Jews and Muslims would rock out and party at an Iranian club called the Casbah. When the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power, he banned rock and roll, dancing, drinking and anything he felt was sinful against Islam. All freedoms were taken away basically.
Casbah is a Citadel/Fortress that functions as a meeting place or market place - it is NOT Har*m.
Casbah/Citadel is more like a fort or a castle that is very hard to conquer because of its thick walls- its not a sacred place ..
yup. its a military installation, ancient would be a castle, modern would be a base in the rear...
@santacruz7455, The word "casbah" can also be used to describe an old part of a city. That's what Joe Strummer was talking about when he wrote the lyrics to the song "Rock The Casbah." The Clash song "Rock The Casbah" was Joe & the boys giving a shout out to the people who protested against the King's ban on rock music by holding rock concerts in an old part of the city where the "temple" sits in the middle of town "square." IDK what Joe's up to now today, but back in the day Joe Strummer was a big political rebel rouser himself. The bands name alone should give you an indication about that, "The Clash." So it only seems fitting Joe & the boys would pay homage to other rebels around the world who share their rebellion ideologies. 🤔 Just saying...
@@216Numbskullhe's not up to a lot as he died 22 years ago.
@@cjstato You're absolutely right my friend. I guess Joe hasn't been very active in political circles lately. Boy now I feel a bit silly for being in the dark this long of Joe's passing. I appreciate the heads up, I mean '85 was The Clash's last album & my last year of HS. Either way you get the point I was trying to make here, right? 🤔
@@216Numbskull yeh man, all cool! Loved your comment...sorry to be the bearer of bad news!
Casbah is actually a term for a music nightclub in Iran.
It's the public market in all the Islamic towns. Also where you might meet with some local entertainment.
Thank you. It's like Rick's in Casablanca. Definitely not a sacred place. The Clash, especially Joe, would never encourage desecration.
@@realityrealestate5755 a casbah is actually similar to a castle. A fortified building that was like the center of a town or village. While there was a fictional club named that you're both wrong.
A casbah is a market, like the big one in Istanbul Turkey.
Joe Strummer sings lead on both songs. Mick Jones is singing back up.
I remember watching MTV's premiere broadcast!! LOL... yes, I'm getting up there in age! John Mellencamp sang the song "I Fought the Law". I remember this song from my youth and it had tons of airplay! This video is hilarious because the person driving the Cadillac is a Jewish person picking up an Arab person and the armadillo running around denoting they are in Texas, the whole video is just a comical parody. Thanks Krizz and BP!!
Back in the day MTV wasn't just music videos, MTV was random music videos. There was no rhyme or reason to the playlist or order of videos.
We sat and watched MTV for hours, suffering through genres we couldn't care less about, waiting for the few videos we wanted to see.
This is classic...
And we sat there, because we didn't have computers or cell phones or internet. Talking.
The Clash's song "Rock the Casbah" is about a Middle Eastern king's attempt to ban Western rock music, and the people's protest against it. The song's events are similar to the actual ban on Western music in Iran, which has been in place since the Iranian Revolution.
Here are some more details about the song's meaning:
The song's lyrics include words from Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, and Sanskrit, such as "sharif", "bedouin", "sheikh", "kosher", "rāga", "muezzin", "minaret", and "casbah".
The song's events include the king ordering his military to bomb the protesters, but the pilots ignore his orders and instead play rock music on their radios.
The song's events imply the loss of the king's power.
The song started out as a love song, but became about people rising up from oppression.
Sharif = 'sheriff' in English.
Casbah = the citadel of a fort or fortress city.
The Clash were political and they didn't care who knew it. This song is a political protest song over the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Thank you! You guys are great. This cassette was one of the only 2 I had on my boom box (with headphones..., I had a good one!) on a Greyhound bus from Ca. to Wyoming. Loong trip! But, at least I had The Clash!
Lyrics
Now the king told the boogie men
"You have to let that raga drop"
The oil down the desert way
Has been shaken to the top
The Sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a-cruisin' down the ville
The Muezzin was a-standin'
On the radiator grille, ow
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
By order of the prophet
We'll ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound
But the Bedouin they brought out an electric camel drum
The local guitar picker got his guitar pickin' thumb
As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square
They began to wail
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Now, over at the temple
Oh, they really pack 'em in
The in-crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the wind changed direction
And the temple band took five
The crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The king called up his jet fighters
He said, "You better earn your pay
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the Casbah way"
As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured outta there
The jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare
Soon as the Shareef was outta their hair
The jet pilots wail
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it, he thinks it's not kosher
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it, fundamentally can't take it
Rockin' the Casbah, Rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it, you know he really hates it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it, really, really hates it
I saw a 1948 film noir movie about a wanted criminal who escaped the law by hiding in a lawless portion of the city called The Casbah. The plot of the movie was how to lure him out to be captured.
The only band that matters
Hey Krizz... even those of us who were teenagers/ young adults when these songs of the 70s and 80s hit airwaves... even we were sleeping when it comes to understanding what the songs were actually about!!! it was just great music! That's why I'm totally enjoying these Reactions! Thank you!
Love The Clash. one of my all time favourites is Rudie can't Fail, I'd love to see a reaction to that!
The Clash were considered the next Beatles . Both groups had similar similarities !
one of the catchiest choruses of all time
This video was shot in and around Austin Texas. Lot's of great spots show in the video....like: The Posse East...still a great spot to have a burger and beer. Burger King on Guadalupe...still there. The City Colosseum where tons of great bands played back in the day. And the pool at a hotel at Congress and 1st street...which has changed owners many times since the 80's. It was either a Radison or Holiday Inn back in the 80's.
Great reaction!
The casbah is originally the fortified structure near the cultural center of the town, usually in the center of the market place where everyone gathers. It was sanctuary and refuge from outside attackers.
Such a great fun song with so much depth! Try to do that rapper!
Casbah: the native section of a North African city. Essentially a marketplace/main part of town.
One of my favorites!!! Rock it
"put your bombs between the minarets" ...best believe American Pilots were rocking this song in Desert Storm and later conflicts over there...
Yes, it's the same singer with The Clash, so he did sing I Fought The Law as well. This is one of my sisters' favourite songs, it was played at her wedding reception :0)
The Clash are an intense & incredible band. One of the very best in history. They do have other ones as well: 'London Calling', 'Know Your Rights', 'Ghetto Defendant'...and many more! It is worth a dive. Thanks for this one.
I like these reaction videos because I learn so much watching other’s POV. I thought I knew !
Wanna request "Groove Is In the Heart" by Deee-Lite. I wanna hear your take on their genre mashup
Congrats on your sample of Genius getting used in the latest Apple A.I. commercials Krizz! Been listening for a long time and to hear that while i watching an NFL game was great!
Mick Jones is the other vocalist for the Clash who moved on/asked to leave - when the band splintered, Mick co-created the group called, General Public - "Tenderness," and Big Audio Dynamite "Rush." These were groups reconstructed from Dexy's Midnight Runners (Come on Eileen), The English Beat (I'll Stop the World and Melt With You). Mick was more into experimental new wave than punk.
LOVE that you’re doing
Some Punk, New Wave
Alternative!
DEPECHE MODE!! 🖤🌹🖤
Always loved the Clash
Such a banger, great beat!!!!❤❤❤
used to cut class smoke dope and watch mtv back in the early 80's
Saw their first North American tour, London Calling.
Derived from the Arabic word “qasaba,” meaning “fortress” or “citadel,” a Kasbah is a unique type of structure that holds significant historical and architectural value. Predominantly found in Morocco, Kasbahs have served various purposes throughout history, from military strongholds to royal residences.
One of the members ended up in a band called Big Audio Dynamite, which was heavily influenced by hip hop
I fought the Law was originally by The Bobby Fuller Four. The misheard lyrics by Clash is "rock the catbox".
The middle east, unfortunately, has been a hot mess my whole life. Same shit, different day. 😣
I have always loved that song...
A kasbah (casbah) is a fortress of a city, containing parts deemed most important. E.g., enclosed in it would be the palace, mosque, etc. with a garrison.
Love me a bit of clash i remember the persecution of musicians in iran ,it was horrific to us teens and early twenties, it was the first time alot of realised that there were people in the world that we would never understand
Notice the Texas stuff: long horns on the car, armadillo, burger king...nice
I recognize this background. It's a few miles from my house. Follow the armadillo and he runs toward the "Armadillo World Headquarters" off Riverside in Austin Texas. It looks nothing like this now. Take their little desert and add a million people.
I saw The Clash a looong time ago at the "Us Festival". Their fans were... 4' tall mohawks, mosh pittin, wild ones. The clash were the closing act & put on a great show, small band at a giant venue, but their sound wasn't small.
Dudes I just made reference to this very song in the comments of BPs diss recently to Michele & King Dotta lol. I loved his verse about the song from Johnny Cash a Boy Named Sue dissing Michelles name of which I referred to BP rocking the Cash bar😅😅 man I can believe the 2 of you actually have had done this very reaction being posted soon after ...lol what a coinkydink 😅
Mick Jones sang I fought the law, this is the lead guitarist Joe Strummer singing. Mick was essentially the lead singer, but Joe did sing on quite a few songs. R.I.P JOE STRUMMER!!!!
Wrong.
Joe Strummer was the lead singer and he sang on "I Fought The Law" but Mick Jones, the lead guitarist sang lead on a few songs, like "Should I Stay Or Should I Go," "Remote Control" "Lost In The Superarket" and a couple of others.
I Fought the Law was originally done by the Crickets in 1959. The Clash covered it in 1979.
This song was banned at my high school because we changed the word Rock to F the Casbah.
Subtitles, subtitles, subtitles. You can turn the subtitles on so you wont get confused.
I can remember a myth when I was young that if you played a Prince record backwards you could hear the devil! 😂😂
We in uk used to say fk
The casbah 😂😂😂
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A kasbah, is a North African citidel, a stronghold on higher ground, surrounded by a town/city
Check out Big Audio Dynamite - has some of these guys (not the Lead singer).
Mick Jones took it in a totally different direction with Big Audio Dynamite - check out the song `Rush` or `The Bottom Line`
The Casbah is basically a big public market place.
The Arabic sharif is where we get the English word sheriff. A sharif was a type of ruler; a sheriff isn't exactly a ruler, but he is the ruler of the law in a town.
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Combat Rock! My era!!
Kasbah is the older part of an Arab city Algiers.
You may like their song Radio Clash and one called Straight to Hell.....
Casbah is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city.
Modern terms the night club
This video was filmed in Austin, Texas.
In the 1930s the film Algiers (hedy Lamar- Charles Boyer) featured the famous line "come with me to the casbah' which became a sort of cliche They're saying fuck the casbah but disguising it enough to sound like rock the casbah
Allegedly, this was the first song played by the US Military in the Gulf War.
Filmed in Austin Texas 🤘
The definition of cashbah is a North African castle or fortress.
The lead singer is the same for their song London Calling.
TWO GUYS SINGING...🎤🎤🎤🎤
Top five bands.
A Casbah is the central market place dudes.
Want to see Krizz reach to NF!
How are you guys? Thanks for keeping me company.
I just hope Black Pegasus and Krizz Kalico have never been do a Diddy party.
Hahaha! Why did this make me laugh so loud?!?!?
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Casbah is like a fort
I fought the law and the law won was done by an artist by the name of Sonny Curtis that song was originally published in 1959
Same singer just younger😊
Fun fact i just learned actually, the man who co-created BET was the first Black Billionaire in America.
No doubt this has already been answered but you asked at the beginning whether it was the same singer as before... assuming you were talking about "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" then you're correct. Joe Strummer was the main vocalist and he sings on this tune but Mick Jones, the lead guitarist, also sang on a few songs, including "Should I Stay..."
Edit to say: I was mistaken - you were asking about "I Fought The Law," in which case, yeah, same singer on both - Joe Strummer.
Filmed in Austin, TX
Epic!
I'm surprised people don't mention Will Smith's Rock the Dancefloor when they hear this song.
you guys together need to listen to either their song magnificent seven or lightning strikes not once but twice.
Sheriff came from the word. Tax collector.
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I always thought it was some kind of market or merchant district - a casbah that is.
❤❤ you did this NOT my Fav Clash song..But 65yr old Lucky girl..Clash my favorite band only thing to come close ARTIST REN..met The Clash in 82 got to meet Hero JOE STUMMER talked backstage asked him about lyrics of my Fav song Clampdown..asked if working Hard in Harrisburg, waiting to be melted down was about the near nuclear disaster at 3 Mile Island in Pennsylvania was about that
He said Yes...NO ONE KNOWS HOW CLOSE we came to a Chernobyl there .. only burb of radiation released..but caused cancer and miscarriages to humans and livestock after..JOE STRUMMER was Awesome Man RIP lost life too soon..undiagnosed heart problem 😢PS Love the Meatloaf reaction with you and wife met him in 79.
He was SO Sweet, showed at a midnight screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show in NYC hugged people and signed stuff 😊😢😊❤
in many ways punk was more about the values of love and unity... expressed through exasperation, anger & fury... kinda like demanding the world to do better... peace!
Rock the catbox!