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Re: The Clash Discography in covers
Posted: 22 Jan 2018, 6:10pm
by Flex
1979 in covers
English Civil War B-Side:
Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
The Cost of Living EP (excluding Capital Radio, since that is a re-recording):
The Crickets - I Fought the Law
None - Groovy Times
Not professionally covered, to my knowledge
Jesse Malin - Gates of the West
London Calling:
The Pogues - London Calling
Vince Taylor and His Playboys - Brand New Cadillac
Frantic Flintstones - Jimmy Jazz
No Doubt - Hateful
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Rudie Can't Fail
Tijuana No! - Spanish Bombs
None - The Right Profile
Not professionally covered, to my knowledge
Dub Spencer and Trance Hill - Lost in the Supermarket
Rage Against The Machine - Clampdown
Jimmy Cliff - The Guns of Brixton (Lotta good covers of this one)
The Rulers - Wrong Emboyo
Social Distortion - Death or Glory
Destroy Babylon - Koka Kola
None - The Card Cheat
Not professionally covered, to my knowledge
Hervé Peawee & Kepi Ghoulie - Lover's Rock
Creation Rockers - Four Horsemen
Thea Gilmore - I'm Not Down
Danny Ray & The Revolutioneers - Revolution Rock
Dwight Yoakam - Train in Vain (this one might be a controversial pick, with the Manic Street Preacher sitting there. But I'm standing by Dwight.)
London Calling B-Side:
Willie Williams - Armagideon Time
I didn't include bands I'd never heard or couldn't find a wikipedia page about who had some shaky live footage of some them playing a cover in some broken down pub, I should note. Or any youtube bass covers or whatever the hell else. I did include two live-only covers from known bands.