Ahh! That makes sense. Curious to know about I’m Not Down. That has to be a Mick lyric.matedog wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 7:06pmSorry, I meant confirmed lyrics that Mick did write those songs I listed (Stay Free, for example). But Lost in the Supermarket, etc. are Joe lyrics.WestwayKid wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 6:52pmThat is very interesting, but makes sense. Not to take anything away from Mick. Just that Joe was the lyric guy and Mick was the music guy. Both amongst the very best at what they did. I could envision times where Joe could pick up something from Mick’s life...Stay Free, for instance...and put it into words. Almost like Joe was an interpreter for Mick and a lot of other people. Just a great team: one guy could write killer words and the other guy could write killer music. I love ‘em both.matedog wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 6:07pmOne epiphany I had from Route 19 was that Mick didn't write a lot of lyrics. Confirmed are: Janie Jones, 1, 2 Crush On You, Complete Control, Stay Free, Train in Vain, SISOSIG. A lot of Mick vocals are Joe lyrics which makes sense because the lyricist for Card Cheat certainly wasn't the same lyricist for BAD's catalog.
Any tracks Joe did NOT play on?
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No one can live with Joe but I thought Mick did a helluva job on This Is BAD with the lyrics. I know Don wrote the E=MC2 lyric, but he admits to being Mick's lyrical apprentice around this time so Mick must have weighed in with quite a few. Whatever, they made a decent fist of it between them.
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Yep. I was just going to post about the lyrics on This Is BAD, mate. Every song is genius. Check out "A Party", folks (Don may or may not have contributed lyrically). Mick could certainly hold his own in the lyrics department. Still can (just listened to Carbon/Silicon's 'Last Post' with the b-sides; the man's in a league of his own as far as writing, and, yeah -lyrics too).Heston wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 7:39pmNo one can live with Joe but I thought Mick did a helluva job on This Is BAD with the lyrics. I know Don wrote the E=MC2 lyric, but he admits to being Mick's lyrical apprentice around this time so Mick must have weighed in with quite a few. Whatever, they made a decent fist of it between them.
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What's the word on SGM? I always thought that was a Mick'er but now I'm not sure.matedog wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 7:06pmSorry, I meant confirmed lyrics that Mick did write those songs I listed (Stay Free, for example). But Lost in the Supermarket, etc. are Joe lyrics.WestwayKid wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 6:52pmThat is very interesting, but makes sense. Not to take anything away from Mick. Just that Joe was the lyric guy and Mick was the music guy. Both amongst the very best at what they did. I could envision times where Joe could pick up something from Mick’s life...Stay Free, for instance...and put it into words. Almost like Joe was an interpreter for Mick and a lot of other people. Just a great team: one guy could write killer words and the other guy could write killer music. I love ‘em both.matedog wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 6:07pmOne epiphany I had from Route 19 was that Mick didn't write a lot of lyrics. Confirmed are: Janie Jones, 1, 2 Crush On You, Complete Control, Stay Free, Train in Vain, SISOSIG. A lot of Mick vocals are Joe lyrics which makes sense because the lyricist for Card Cheat certainly wasn't the same lyricist for BAD's catalog.
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Joe.Kory wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 12:42amWhat's the word on SGM? I always thought that was a Mick'er but now I'm not sure.matedog wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 7:06pmSorry, I meant confirmed lyrics that Mick did write those songs I listed (Stay Free, for example). But Lost in the Supermarket, etc. are Joe lyrics.WestwayKid wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 6:52pmThat is very interesting, but makes sense. Not to take anything away from Mick. Just that Joe was the lyric guy and Mick was the music guy. Both amongst the very best at what they did. I could envision times where Joe could pick up something from Mick’s life...Stay Free, for instance...and put it into words. Almost like Joe was an interpreter for Mick and a lot of other people. Just a great team: one guy could write killer words and the other guy could write killer music. I love ‘em both.matedog wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 6:07pmOne epiphany I had from Route 19 was that Mick didn't write a lot of lyrics. Confirmed are: Janie Jones, 1, 2 Crush On You, Complete Control, Stay Free, Train in Vain, SISOSIG. A lot of Mick vocals are Joe lyrics which makes sense because the lyricist for Card Cheat certainly wasn't the same lyricist for BAD's catalog.
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Joe per Route 19 which cites handwritten lyrics in Joe's handwriting with revisions.WestwayKid wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 7:10pmAhh! That makes sense. Curious to know about I’m Not Down. That has to be a Mick lyric.matedog wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 7:06pmSorry, I meant confirmed lyrics that Mick did write those songs I listed (Stay Free, for example). But Lost in the Supermarket, etc. are Joe lyrics.WestwayKid wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 6:52pmThat is very interesting, but makes sense. Not to take anything away from Mick. Just that Joe was the lyric guy and Mick was the music guy. Both amongst the very best at what they did. I could envision times where Joe could pick up something from Mick’s life...Stay Free, for instance...and put it into words. Almost like Joe was an interpreter for Mick and a lot of other people. Just a great team: one guy could write killer words and the other guy could write killer music. I love ‘em both.matedog wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 6:07pmOne epiphany I had from Route 19 was that Mick didn't write a lot of lyrics. Confirmed are: Janie Jones, 1, 2 Crush On You, Complete Control, Stay Free, Train in Vain, SISOSIG. A lot of Mick vocals are Joe lyrics which makes sense because the lyricist for Card Cheat certainly wasn't the same lyricist for BAD's catalog.
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What about Mick? Any Mick-less Clash tracks there or is such a thing even conceivable? Lose This Skin perhaps?
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Red Angel Dragnet?Low Down Low wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 3:05pmWhat about Mick? Any Mick-less Clash tracks there or is such a thing even conceivable? Lose This Skin perhaps?
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All of Cut the Crap.Low Down Low wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 3:05pmWhat about Mick? Any Mick-less Clash tracks there or is such a thing even conceivable? Lose This Skin perhaps?
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Don't shoot the messenger, but it just proves they were better off without him.Heston wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 3:19pmAll of Cut the Crap.Low Down Low wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 3:05pmWhat about Mick? Any Mick-less Clash tracks there or is such a thing even conceivable? Lose This Skin perhaps?
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Re: Any tracks Joe did NOT play on?
Pretty sure Stop The World is just Joe and Topper
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Eh?Silent Majority wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 3:06pmRed Angel Dragnet?Low Down Low wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 3:05pmWhat about Mick? Any Mick-less Clash tracks there or is such a thing even conceivable? Lose This Skin perhaps?
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