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Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 3:40pm
by white man
New to me

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 3:55pm
by Kory
white man wrote:
28 Sep 2022, 3:40pm
New to me
Nick seems really into it, I feel bad for him.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 4:04pm
by Equaliser
That is new to me as well! Thanks for sharing that, interesting to see. I was let down that there were no break dance moves by Paul though.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 4:17pm
by Low Down Low
Equaliser wrote:
28 Sep 2022, 4:04pm
That is new to me as well! Thanks for sharing that, interesting to see. I was let down that there were no break dance moves by Paul though.
Joe does his level best to make up for it. Seems a bit wired there but very entertaining and songs don't sound too bad.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 4:50pm
by matedog
Holy shit this is cool. I only knew if that 85 festival and that short snippet from Entertainment Tonight in early 84. I’ve never seen Joe like this but it’s so cool.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 5:29pm
by drowninghere
Love it - classic comedy when Joe hangs upside down from the gate and then the two doors open!

Also, sounds great - somehow makes me hate Bernie/Cut the Crap even more.

Finally, shout out to Ralph - I finally read the final chapters of We Are The Clash this summer and I've got to say how much I loved the interviews with the band members and others, and the re-telling of the busking tour was so well done and quite touching actually.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 5:40pm
by Inder
Amazing!

Nice to see them having a good time after what sounds like a miserable year-and-a-half.

Love Joe hamming it up for the camera as well.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 5:58pm
by vrouwenverwarmer
This is really great, I've been waiting for this for 37 (!) years. why wasn't this uploaded before? are there any more recordings like this?

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 6:05pm
by Heston
Amazing...just amazing.

Two songs that show the lyrical and melodic worth of this line up, unencumbered by Bernie's madness.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 6:12pm
by matedog
Heston wrote:
28 Sep 2022, 6:05pm
Amazing...just amazing.

Two songs that show the lyrical and melodic worth of this line up, unencumbered by Bernie's madness.
Yeah it's great that the two tracks recorded are both CTC tracks.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 6:18pm
by cat
Amazing footage, and really great renditions of both songs, Thankfully, Kosmo wasn’t there to have the camera switched off.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 6:39pm
by Low Down Low
North and South really does sound quite good there, have always thought it wasn't a bad tune but could never quite get with it without being able to put my finger on it. Nice to at least have this take on it.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 7:08pm
by Heston
I never knew anyone who had a camcorder until 1988 so we are lucky to have this.

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 7:32pm
by APACHES67
white man wrote:
28 Sep 2022, 3:40pm
New to me
I think it's new to everyone here. Just Amazing. Probably The Clash were the first famous Group to go around busking, and maybe the only to play among the folks, on the road, bars, pubs, underground and without a manager a promoter and without a plan. I love this. Thanks For the eternity to share this video. This is a Great lesson... without People you are nothing, stay close with the people

Re: Clash busking in Edinburgh

Posted: 28 Sep 2022, 7:33pm
by msza2
drowninghere wrote:
28 Sep 2022, 5:29pm
Love it - classic comedy when Joe hangs upside down from the gate and then the two doors open!
I laughed out loud, especially the close-up of him still singing as he was spilling onto the pavement.

Awesome video.