ROUND 11 - The Clash - Side Two

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 16 Apr 2019, 3:10pm

Voted off: Police & Thieves

BitterTom · Post by **BitterTom** » 16 Apr 2019, 3:12pm

Keeping my bullshit detector in the poll, sorry CO. A very good song but not my favourite on the album.

Flex · Post by **Flex** » 16 Apr 2019, 4:02pm

Voted Garageland last time, will vote it again. CO is about as pure a Clash song as ever existed.

deny · Post by **deny** » 16 Apr 2019, 4:16pm

Voted Garageland because I want to make tea at the BBC.

BitterTom · Post by **BitterTom** » 16 Apr 2019, 4:17pm

Early days but surprised to see CO losing.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 16 Apr 2019, 5:25pm

BitterTom wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 3:12pm
Keeping my bullshit detector in the poll, sorry CO. A very good song but not my favourite on the album.

An agreement...it had to happen sooner or later.

Wolter · Post by **Wolter** » 16 Apr 2019, 9:21pm

I do not understand the admittedly great Garageland, a nostalgic song ON A DEBUT ALBUM beating the amazing and snarling Career Opportunities, but time and again this SRP board SRPs.

Heston · Post by **Heston** » 16 Apr 2019, 9:23pm

CO is the Clash distilled, superb. What the fuck is going on?

Flex · Post by **Flex** » 16 Apr 2019, 9:24pm

I'm thinking some people fucked up their vote. The Garageland defenders aren't coming out for the song.

msza2 · Post by **msza2** » 16 Apr 2019, 9:26pm

I voted to keep Garageland. Love the drumming pattern and that third verse.

Wolter · Post by **Wolter** » 16 Apr 2019, 9:31pm

Heston wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 9:23pm
CO is the Clash distilled, superb. What the fuck is going on?

I’m flat out baffled. I consider that an all time ur-Clash song.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 16 Apr 2019, 9:58pm

Wolter wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 9:21pm
I do not understand the admittedly great Garageland, a nostalgic song ON A DEBUT ALBUM beating the amazing and snarling Career Opportunities, but time and again this SRP board SRPs.

...and yet the obvious punk rock classic Hate & War was voted off.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 16 Apr 2019, 10:06pm

Heston wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 9:23pm
CO is the Clash distilled, superb. What the fuck is going on?

Moaning about Career Opportunities when your in a band going places. You've got a job your one of the lucky ones you managed to escape the system. While the rest of us can only dream. Never got the love for CO to be honest. Much better tracks on the debut. Remote Control eats it for breakfast.

Heston · Post by **Heston** » 16 Apr 2019, 10:12pm

Marky Dread wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 10:06pm

Heston wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 9:23pm
CO is the Clash distilled, superb. What the fuck is going on?
Moaning about Career Opportunities when your in a band going places. You've got a job your one of the lucky ones you managed to escape the system. While the rest of us can only dream. Never got the love CO to be honest. Much better tracks on the debut. Remote Control eats it for breakfast.

Have to disagree because they had shit jobs (Joe grave digging, Mick civil service), and surely they are allowed to write from experience? Career Opps is similar to London's Burning for me in that it is an iconic Clash song, but unlike LB it has a great tune.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 16 Apr 2019, 10:19pm

Heston wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 10:12pm

Marky Dread wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 10:06pm

Heston wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 9:23pm
CO is the Clash distilled, superb. What the fuck is going on?
Moaning about Career Opportunities when your in a band going places. You've got a job your one of the lucky ones you managed to escape the system. While the rest of us can only dream. Never got the love CO to be honest. Much better tracks on the debut. Remote Control eats it for breakfast.
Have to disagree because they had shit jobs (Joe grave digging, Mick civil service), and surely they are allowed to write from experience? Career Opps is similar to London's Burning for me in that it is an iconic Clash song, but unlike LB it has a great tune.

I don't remember any lyrics in CO that mention grave digging. Making tea for the BBC and the overblown nonsense of Mick opening a letter bomb sure. Yes the IRA were releasing letter bombs at the time but Mick wasn't at any more risk than someone working for the GPO. The only job they offer you is to keep you out the doc is a shit line also. Cause you know you only cause trouble when you haven't got a job.

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