The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
Has anyone else noticed how immediate and quick Joe Strummer's lyrics were?
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
Welcome mate. What do you mean by quick?
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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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
He talked fast and got a lot of words in a line?
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
I've grown convinced that
A) Strummer was reading a lot of Marxist stuff around the time of Sandinista!
B) the faux New York "Cheeseboiger!" in Mag 7 - a lyric that's all about the immorality of wage labour and consumer culture - is about McDonalds in the UK and the redundancy of encroaching globalisation.
A) Strummer was reading a lot of Marxist stuff around the time of Sandinista!
B) the faux New York "Cheeseboiger!" in Mag 7 - a lyric that's all about the immorality of wage labour and consumer culture - is about McDonalds in the UK and the redundancy of encroaching globalisation.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
All Joe's songs are about cheese.
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.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
This is true. Can’t remember if I ever posted my Deep Cheese Theory.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
He used to hate the taste of cheese.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
Then he joined The Clash and it became cheese heaven.
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.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
He only joined after he was grilled by Mick and Paul.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
How can I understand the cheese?. Maybe that was Joe's statement. Also it was a time of police and cheese in the street. I think Joe found it hard at first and this was reflected in his writing "White Stilton Riot" but then he took "Cheese Control" and by the time of their 4th single they were totally on it with "Clash City Cheddars".101Walterton wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 4:59amHe only joined after he was grilled by Mick and Paul.
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.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
Did you think Protex Blue was about Johnnies?Marky Dread wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 5:12amHow can I understand the cheese?. Maybe that was Joe's statement. Also it was a time of police and cheese in the street. I think Joe found it hard at first and this was reflected in his writing "White Stilton Riot" but then he took "Cheese Control" and by the time of their 4th single they were totally on it with "Clash City Cheddars".101Walterton wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 4:59amHe only joined after he was grilled by Mick and Paul.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
Protex Bleu Cheese101Walterton wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 5:22amDid you think Protex Blue was about Johnnies?Marky Dread wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 5:12amHow can I understand the cheese?. Maybe that was Joe's statement. Also it was a time of police and cheese in the street. I think Joe found it hard at first and this was reflected in his writing "White Stilton Riot" but then he took "Cheese Control" and by the time of their 4th single they were totally on it with "Clash City Cheddars".101Walterton wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 4:59amHe only joined after he was grilled by Mick and Paul.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
Mick was big on the cheese as well that is why he wrote Stay Brie.
Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
You just need to listen to the Future is Unwritten soundtrack. Keys to your heart already mentioned (used to hate the taste of cheese) through to Willesden to Cricklewood (get the mozarella in) via MC5 Kick out the Jams sandwiches (in favour of cheese ones obviously), and the original version of the song we know was rewritten and toughened up, Smorgasbord in the USA.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer
Johhnie was the name of the guy that Joe knew from the local butter market where he bought his cheese.101Walterton wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 5:22amDid you think Protex Blue was about Johnnies?Marky Dread wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 5:12amHow can I understand the cheese?. Maybe that was Joe's statement. Also it was a time of police and cheese in the street. I think Joe found it hard at first and this was reflected in his writing "White Stilton Riot" but then he took "Cheese Control" and by the time of their 4th single they were totally on it with "Clash City Cheddars".101Walterton wrote: ↑05 Jun 2018, 4:59amHe only joined after he was grilled by Mick and Paul.
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.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia