Well as a confirmed fan of over half of CtC I would have to agree with you there! Long Time Jerk just has bit of fun beat and it doesn't take itself seriously at all, unlike Cool Confusion and First Night Back in London.BitterTom wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 3:05pmI agree with you when it comes to Starship but that ends there I'm afraid.
I'd take a fair chunk of CTC and say it was better than Jerk.
Friday Poll Thread #3 - Worst Clash Song
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There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Man of taste, forgot sorry!Heston wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 3:18pmWell as a confirmed fan of over half of CtC I would have to agree with you there!BitterTom wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 3:05pmI agree with you when it comes to Starship but that ends there I'm afraid.
I'd take a fair chunk of CTC and say it was better than Jerk.
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So, Heston and BitterTom have some kind of Sith lord and evil apprentice thing going, is that right?
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I'm no apprentice but you're nearly there.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 4:42pmSo, Heston and BitterTom have some kind of Sith lord and evil apprentice thing going, is that right?
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Whelp, time to get out the old lightsabre and go back to work …BitterTom wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 4:53pmI'm no apprentice but you're nearly there.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 4:42pmSo, Heston and BitterTom have some kind of Sith lord and evil apprentice thing going, is that right?
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I hate Star Wars.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 4:42pmSo, Heston and BitterTom have some kind of Sith lord and evil apprentice thing going, is that right?
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Stop saying things I agree with man!Heston wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 5:05pmI hate Star Wars.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 4:42pmSo, Heston and BitterTom have some kind of Sith lord and evil apprentice thing going, is that right?
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Well, of course you would.Heston wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 5:05pmI hate Star Wars.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 4:42pmSo, Heston and BitterTom have some kind of Sith lord and evil apprentice thing going, is that right?
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Right after much thought and repeated listens of the tracks listed I've chosen "Junkie Slip" as the worst track. Just has nothing going for it. I don't find it awful but it has none of the fun/sillines of the CR B-sides.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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Ah yes. If I could, I would change my vote to LTJ. I had forgotten all about that (rather forgettable) number.
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Not me. Favorite track on the 12".
Among other delights, Ellen Foley's vx are superb.
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Kind of baffled that Hitsville UK is included. One of my favorite Clash tunes.
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Love LTJSyndrumJunction wrote: ↑28 Jul 2021, 6:33pmAh yes. If I could, I would change my vote to LTJ. I had forgotten all about that (rather forgettable) number.
Stop The World is pretty poor.
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One of my favorites, too, especially considering what it's about. I also don't agree with including Crooked Beat, Ivan Meets GI Joe, and Lover's Rock -- all quirky little highlights that I don't mind revisiting, depending on the mood I'm in.Kind of baffled that Hitsville UK is included. One of my favorite Clash tunes.
Hell, they thought enough of Ivan to play it throughout '81, even Topper was no great shakes as a singer!
Look Here's the only cover -- should we really count it? It's neither good nor bad, but it just kind of sits there. Stop The World is another one that registers a bing-bing-bing on the old meh-meter ("This is the Clash on Nyquil. Any questions?"), though I'd have to hear the corrected version to make a final judgment.
I don't mind First Night Back In London, either. It's basically a mood piece, one that best lends itself to late night listening (depending on how I feel). I've probably listened to it more than Long Time Jerk, though (sorry, Paul).
I wound up voting for Cool Confusion, which sinks under a skeletal, repetitive riff that goes nowhere, and obtrusive, gimmicky effects. What lyrics you can make out are quirky, but hardly stellar ("Long time I feel cold/To send Cinderella's shoe back" -- say what?).
So it wasn't a hard choice, though if I could have had more than one, I'd have put Junkie Slip right up (or down?) there, too. Sounds weak and undercooked, thrown together at the last minute -- appropriate, given the subject matter, but one that I skip with a clear conscience.
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I like all of the songs on the list except Look Here, never dug the jazz thing