Favourite little moments in Clash songs

[Dr. Medulla]

Eumaas took exception to your assertion that the song "swings."

Any linkage? I miss eumaas's precise, pedantic style.

http://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic.p ... ng#p168630

Retroactively, I agree with young master Hoy about the growth of the verb swing.

[Heston]

Always forget about Right Profile's greatness. True gem, that one, even the title is cool. I think it was eumaas who said he didn't like it. He's probably not hearing it loud enough...

Yeah, I remember a big disagreement about The Right Profile a few years back. I love it myself. Joe's singing is so ragged, yet full of personality and emotion. The drumming is also wonderful.

Eumaas took exception to your assertion that the song "swings."

Any linkage? I miss eumaas's precise, pedantic style.

http://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic.p ... ng#p168630

That's our eumaas

[Dr. Medulla]

http://clashcity.com/boards/viewtopic.p ... ng#p167083

An observation in a thread not titled observations: If not for parodies of CK's "theorizing," the Last Gang thread would be about 28% lighter.

[Heston]

The bit in Drug Stabbing Time where Joe sings "There's tape recorder on the telephone line and it's ringing from the floor" is fucking great.

[YoungParisians]

"A spliff, a pound, a half a pint of Brown / this is the way we spell Camden Town" with Topper's military fills in the background.

[Carpentologist]

The bit in Drug Stabbing Time where Joe sings "There's tape recorder on the telephone line and it's ringing from the floor" is fucking great.

Oh my fucking God, I was dead set about to get on here and mention the bit immediately preceding this, where Joe sings, then Mick repeats the “In the bedroom crying!” line!

[Carpentologist]

Another bit I love is in the unedited “Ghetto Defendant” when Joe sings “check the heroin pity!”
I wish it had made it on to the Combat Rock version!

[KCportland]

Another bit I love is in the unedited “Ghetto Defendant” when Joe sings “check the heroin pity!”
I wish it had made it on to the Combat Rock version!

Yes! I also love that little bit of echo Mick splashed on Ginsberg's voice when he says "strung out committee" on the Rat Patrol version of GD.

But my favorite little moment on Rat Patrol is on the unedited Inoculated City when Mick's guitar starts to spiral into that instrumental outro, that key change when the riff drops a full step down gives me chiiiills.

If Mick ever decided to release that edit in full fidelity I could die happy. It's really THE missing link as far as a full Rat Patrol release goes.

[Heston]

Another bit I love is in the unedited “Ghetto Defendant” when Joe sings “check the heroin pity!”
I wish it had made it on to the Combat Rock version!

Yes! I also love that little bit of echo Mick splashed on Ginsberg's voice when he says "strung out committee" on the Rat Patrol version of GD.

But my favorite little moment on Rat Patrol is on the unedited Inoculated City when Mick's guitar starts to spiral into that instrumental outro, that key change when the riff drops a full step down gives me chiiiills.

If Mick ever decided to release that edit in full fidelity I could die happy. It's really THE missing link as far as a full Rat Patrol release goes.

Totally agree. That outro is magnificent, you're right about the key change, totally unexpected. Then there's the abstract noise behind it. Oh for the full fidelity mix.

[Marky Dread]

Another bit I love is in the unedited “Ghetto Defendant” when Joe sings “check the heroin pity!”
I wish it had made it on to the Combat Rock version!

Yes! I also love that little bit of echo Mick splashed on Ginsberg's voice when he says "strung out committee" on the Rat Patrol version of GD.

But my favorite little moment on Rat Patrol is on the unedited Inoculated City when Mick's guitar starts to spiral into that instrumental outro, that key change when the riff drops a full step down gives me chiiiills.

If Mick ever decided to release that edit in full fidelity I could die happy. It's really THE missing link as far as a full Rat Patrol release goes.

Totally agree. That outro is magnificent, you're right about the key change, totally unexpected. Then there's the abstract noise behind it. Oh for the full fidelity mix.

I'm not so sure there are master tapes of the Rat Patrol versions. Only cassette recordings and acetates. Maybe Teddy could give far better information. They are obviously better than what is floating around the web.

[Silent Majority]

"A spliff, a pound, a half a pint of Brown / this is the way we spell Camden Town" with Topper's military fills in the background.

Listening to Dillenger just now, and, first time ever, realised that this line is obviously a play on Cocaine In My Brain. Talk about slow.

"… A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York"

[Heston]

Another bit I love is in the unedited “Ghetto Defendant” when Joe sings “check the heroin pity!”
I wish it had made it on to the Combat Rock version!

Yes! I also love that little bit of echo Mick splashed on Ginsberg's voice when he says "strung out committee" on the Rat Patrol version of GD.

But my favorite little moment on Rat Patrol is on the unedited Inoculated City when Mick's guitar starts to spiral into that instrumental outro, that key change when the riff drops a full step down gives me chiiiills.

If Mick ever decided to release that edit in full fidelity I could die happy. It's really THE missing link as far as a full Rat Patrol release goes.

Totally agree. That outro is magnificent, you're right about the key change, totally unexpected. Then there's the abstract noise behind it. Oh for the full fidelity mix.

I'm not so sure there are master tapes of the Rat Patrol versions. Only cassette recordings and acetates. Maybe Teddy could give far better information. They are obviously better than what is floating around the web.

In a similar quality to SISOSIG, Kill Time and Beautiful People would be fine.

[Wolter]

"A spliff, a pound, a half a pint of Brown / this is the way we spell Camden Town" with Topper's military fills in the background.

Listening to Dillenger just now, and, first time ever, realised that this line is obviously a play on Cocaine In My Brain. Talk about slow.

"… A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York"

Someone pointed this out on these forums years ago, probably before the Great Board Crash, but I wouldn’t have noticed it without that.

[Marky Dread]

"A spliff, a pound, a half a pint of Brown / this is the way we spell Camden Town" with Topper's military fills in the background.

Listening to Dillenger just now, and, first time ever, realised that this line is obviously a play on Cocaine In My Brain. Talk about slow.

"… A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York"

They were known as "Riddle Rhymes" that taught kids the names of the 50 states back in the day.

Chicken in the Car, and the Car Can't Go! that's how you spell Chicago.

[dave202]

"A spliff, a pound, a half a pint of Brown / this is the way we spell Camden Town" with Topper's military fills in the background.

Listening to Dillenger just now, and, first time ever, realised that this line is obviously a play on Cocaine In My Brain. Talk about slow.

"… A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York"

They were known as "Riddle Rhymes" that taught kids the names of the 50 states back in the day.

Chicken in the Car, and the Car Can't Go! that's how you spell Chicago.

Devo did this on 'Jocko Homo' or Ohio - what's round on the edge and high in the middle? - O - HI - O.