ROUND 7 - Non-Album Tracks - Part Two

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 11 Apr 2019, 1:30pm

Voted off: Groovy Times

BitterTom · Post by **BitterTom** » 11 Apr 2019, 1:39pm

Insanely difficult. Don't want to vote for any but sorry, GOTW. I still love you.

JennyB · Post by **JennyB** » 11 Apr 2019, 1:43pm

WHOEVER VOTES GOTW IS DEAD TO ME.

Flex · Post by **Flex** » 11 Apr 2019, 1:57pm

Sticking with Bankrobber. Listened to it this morning and as with many of my picks for near-perfect songs, my criticism is it just goes on a few seconds too long.

matedog · Post by **matedog** » 11 Apr 2019, 2:08pm

JennyB wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 1:43pm
WHOEVER VOTES GOTW IS DEAD TO ME.

It got my vote barely over Bankrobber.

Heston · Post by **Heston** » 11 Apr 2019, 2:30pm

Bankrobber for me, too repetitive. If they'd been a bit cleverer and added something else to it I could have loved it. I'm thinking the way the Specials broke up Ghost Town with that great middle 8 and ominous ontro/outro.

Kory · Post by **Kory** » 11 Apr 2019, 3:49pm

Bankrobber is in my head almost more than any other Clash song, but it's not as good as the remaining choices.

deny · Post by **deny** » 11 Apr 2019, 4:44pm

Bankrobber to go as I don't like the lyrics.

Flex · Post by **Flex** » 11 Apr 2019, 4:50pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:44pm
Bankrobber to go as I don't like the lyrics.

Interesting. I think the lyrics are quite strong but the song itself just runs a bit long. What's wrong with the lyrics? Really nice morality tale, imho. Probably as resonant today as ever.

deny · Post by **deny** » 11 Apr 2019, 4:53pm

Flex wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:50pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:44pm
Bankrobber to go as I don't like the lyrics.
Interesting. I think the lyrics are quite strong but the song itself just runs a bit long. What's wrong with the lyrics? Really nice morality tale, imho. Probably as resonant today as ever.

He never hurt nobody?? He is more likely to be robbing sweet shops than banks. Therefore IMHO the lyrics are a misrepresentation of reality.

Flex · Post by **Flex** » 11 Apr 2019, 4:58pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:53pm
He never hurt nobody?? He is more likely to be robbing sweet shops than banks. Therefore IMHO the lyrics are a misrepresentation of reality.

It's artistic license. He's drawing from a tradition of folk hero bank robbers to tell a parable about power structures between employer and employed and the way a system that requires employment to survive restricts freedom. The song isn't trying to make the argument that bank robbers in real life never hurt anyone, because the song isn't really about the actual activity of bankrobbing. Like, Joe's dad wasn't really a bankrobber, as people often point out.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 11 Apr 2019, 5:33pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:53pm

Flex wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:50pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:44pm
Bankrobber to go as I don't like the lyrics.
Interesting. I think the lyrics are quite strong but the song itself just runs a bit long. What's wrong with the lyrics? Really nice morality tale, imho. Probably as resonant today as ever.
He never hurt nobody?? He is more likely to be robbing sweet shops than banks. Therefore IMHO the lyrics are a misrepresentation of reality.

But you are grey and thinning tho' right?

101Walterton · Post by **101Walterton** » 11 Apr 2019, 7:22pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:53pm

Flex wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:50pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:44pm
Bankrobber to go as I don't like the lyrics.
Interesting. I think the lyrics are quite strong but the song itself just runs a bit long. What's wrong with the lyrics? Really nice morality tale, imho. Probably as resonant today as ever.
He never hurt nobody?? He is more likely to be robbing sweet shops than banks. Therefore IMHO the lyrics are a misrepresentation of reality.

Sting was never going to break his legs walking on the moon the gravity isn't strong enough!!!

Dr. Medulla · Post by **Dr. Medulla** » 11 Apr 2019, 7:42pm

101Walterton wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 7:22pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:53pm

Flex wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:50pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:44pm
Bankrobber to go as I don't like the lyrics.
Interesting. I think the lyrics are quite strong but the song itself just runs a bit long. What's wrong with the lyrics? Really nice morality tale, imho. Probably as resonant today as ever.
He never hurt nobody?? He is more likely to be robbing sweet shops than banks. Therefore IMHO the lyrics are a misrepresentation of reality.
Sting was never going to break his legs walking on the moon the gravity isn't strong enough!!!

That's just defeatist talk!

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 12 Apr 2019, 5:46am

101Walterton wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 7:22pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:53pm

Flex wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:50pm

deny wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2019, 4:44pm
Bankrobber to go as I don't like the lyrics.
Interesting. I think the lyrics are quite strong but the song itself just runs a bit long. What's wrong with the lyrics? Really nice morality tale, imho. Probably as resonant today as ever.
He never hurt nobody?? He is more likely to be robbing sweet shops than banks. Therefore IMHO the lyrics are a misrepresentation of reality.
Sting was never going to break his legs walking on the moon the gravity isn't strong enough!!!

Every cake you bake every leg you break I'll be watching you.

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