1. White Riot
2. Remote Control
3. Complete Control
4. Clash City Rockers
5. White Man In Hammersmith Palais
6. Tommy Gun
7. English Civil War (Traditional)
8. I Fought The Law (Sonny Curtis cover
song)
9. London Calling
10. Train In Vain
11. Bankrobber
12. The Call Up
13. Hitsville U.K.
14. The Magnificent Seven
15. This Is Radio Clash
16. Know Your Rights
17. Rock The Casbah
18. Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
White Riot
white riot... i wanna riot. white riot...
a riot of my own. white riot... i wanna riot. white riot...
a riot of my own. black people gotta lot a problems. but they
don't mind throwing a brick. white people go to school. where
they teach you how to be thick. and everybody's doing just what they're
told to. and nobody wants to go to jail! all the power's in
the hands of people rich enough to buy it. while we walk the street
too chicken to even try it. everybody's doing just what they're told
to. nobody wants to go to jail! are you taking over or are
you taking orders? are you going backwards or are you going forwards?
Remote Control
who needs remote control from the civic hall push
a button activate you gotta work and you're late it's so grey in london
town with a panda car crawling around here it comes eleven o'clock where
can we go now? can't make a noise can't get no gear can't make no
money can't get outta here big business it don't like you it don't like
the things you do you got no money so you got no power they think you're
useless and so you are... puuuuuuunnnnnk! they had a meeting in mayfair
they got you down and they wanna keep you there it makes them worried their
bank accounts that's all that matters and you don't count can't make no
progress can't get ahead can't stop the regress don't wanna be dead look
out those rules and regulations who needs the parliament sitting making
laws all day they're all fat and old queuing for the house of lords repression...
gonna start on tuesday repression... gonna be a dalek repression... i am
a robot repression... i obey.
Complete Control
they said release 'remote control' but we didn't
want it on the label they said, "fly to amsterdam" the people laughed but
the press went mad ooh ooh ooh someone's really smart ooh ooh ooh complete
control, that's a laugh on the last tour my mates couldn't get in i'd open
up the back door but they'd get run out again at every hotel we was met
by the law come for the party... come to make sure! ooh ooh ooh have
we done something wrong? ooh ooh ooh complete control, even over
this song they said we'd be artistically free when we signed that bit of
paper they meant let's make a lotsa mon-ee and worry about it later ooh
ooh ooh i'll never understand ooh ooh ooh complete control... lemme see
your other hand! all over the news spread fast they're dirty, they're
filthy they ain't gonna last! this is joe public speaking i'm controlled
in the body, controlled in the mind total c... o... n... control... that
means you!
Clash City Rockers
and i wanna move the town to the clash city rockers.
you need a little jump of electrical shockers. you better leave town
if you only wanna knock us. nothing stands the pressure of the clash
city rockers. you see the rate they come down the escalator.
now listen to the tube train accelerator. then you realise that you
got to have a purpose. or this place is gonna knock you out sooner
or later. so don't complain about your useless employment.
jack it in forever tonight. or shut your mouth and pretend you enjoy
it. think of all the money you've got. and i wanna liquefy
everybody gone dry. or plug into the aerials that poke up in the
sky. or burn down the suburbs with the half-closed eyes. you
won't succeed unless you try. you owe me a move say the bells of
st. groove. come on and show me say the bells of old bowie.
when i am fitter say the bells of gary glitter. no one but you and
i say the bells of prince Far-I. no one but you and i say the bells
of prince Far-I. and i wanna move the town to the clash city rockers.
you need a little jump of electrical shockers. you better leave town
if you only wanna knock us. nothing stands the pressure of the clash
city rockers. rock, rock, clash city rockers.
White Man In Hammersmith Palais
midnight to six man for the first time from jamaica
dillinger and leroy smart delroy wilson, your cool operator ken boothe
for U.K. pop reggae with backing bands sound systems and if they've got
anything to say there's many black ears here to listen but it was four
tops all night with encores from stage right charging from the bass knives
to the treble but onstage they ain't got no roots rock rebel onstage they
ain't got no... roots rock rebel dress back jump back this is a bluebeat
attack cause it won't get you anywhere fooling with your guns the british
army is waiting out there and it weighs fifteen hundred tons white youth,
black youth better find another solution why not phone up robin hood and
ask him for some wealth distribution punk rockers in the U.K. they won't
notice anyway they're all too busy fighting for a good place under the
lighting the new groups are not concerned with what there is to be learned
they got burton suits, ha you think it's funny turning rebellion into money
all over people changing their votes along with their overcoats if adolf
hitler flew in today they'd send a limousine anyway i'm the all night drug-prowling
wolf who looks so sick in the sun i'm the white man in the palais just
lookin' for fun i'm only looking for fun.
Tommy Gun
tommy gun. you ain't happy less you got one.
tommy gun. ain't gonna shoot the place up just for fun. maybe
he wants to die for the money. maybe he wants to kill for his country.
whatever he wants, he's gonna get it! tommy gun. waiting in
the airport till kingdom come. and we can watch you make it on the
nine o'clock news. standing there in palestine lighting the fuse.
whatever you want, you're gonna get it. tommy gun. you'll be
dead when your war is won. tommy gun. but did you have to gun
down everyone? i can see it's kill or be killed. a nation of
destiny has got to be fulfilled. whatever you want, you're gonna
get it! tommy gun. you can be a hero in an age of none.
tommy gun. i'm cutting out your picture from page one. i'm
gonna get a jacket just like yours. and give my false support to
your cause. whatever you want, you're gonna get it! boats and
tanks and planes, it's your game. kings and queens and generals learn
your name. i see all the innocents, the human sacrifice. and
if death comes so cheap then the same goes for life!
English Civil War (Traditional)
when johnny comes marching home again. he's
coming by bus or underground. a woman's eye will shed a tear.
to see his face so beaten in fear. and it was just around the corner
in the english civil war. it was still at the stage of clubs and
fists when that well-known face got beaten to bits. your face was
blue in the light of the screen as we watched the speech of an animal scream.
the new party army was marching right over our heads. alright.
there you are. "ha, ha. i told you so.", says everybody that
we know. but who hid a radio under the stairs? and who got
caught out on their unawares? when that new party army came marching
right up the stairs. when johnny comes marching home again.
nobody understands it can happen again. the sun is shining and the
kids are shouting loud. but you gotta know it's shining through a
crack in the cloud. and the shadows keep falling when johnny comes
marching home.
I Fought The Law (Sonny Curtis cover song)
breakin' rocks in the hot sun i fought the law
and the law won i needed money cause i had none i fought the law and the
law won i left my baby and it feels so bad guess my race is run she's the
best girl that i ever had i fought the law and the law won i fought the
law and the robbin' people with a six-gun i fought the law and the law
won i lost my girl and i lost my fun i fought the law and the law won i
left my baby and it feels so bad guess my race is run she's the best girl
that i ever had i fought the law and the law won i fought the law and the
i fought the law and the law won i fought the law and the...
London Calling
london calling to the faraway towns now that war
is declared and battle come down london calling to the underworld come
out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls London calling, now don't look
at us Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust London calling, see we ain't
got no swing except for the ring of that truncheon thing The ice age is
coming, the sun is zooming in Meltdown expected the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running but I have no fear cause London is drowning and I
live by the river London calling to the imitation zone Forget it brother,
you can go it alone London calling to the zombies of death Quit holding
out and draw another breath London calling and I don't wanna shout But
while we were talking I saw you nodding out London calling, see we ain't
got no highs Except for that one with the yellowy eyes The ice age is coming
the sun is zooming in Engines stop running the wheat is growing thin A
nuclear error but I have no fear cause London is drowning and I live by
the river Now get this London calling, yes I was there too and you know
what they said... well, some of it was true! London calling at the
top of the dial and after all this, won't you give me a smile? I
never felt so much alike...
Train In Vain
Say you stand by your man Tell me something I don't
understand You said you love me and that's a fact Then you left me, said
you felt trapped Well some things you can explain away But my heartache's
in me till this day Did you stand by me No, not at all Did you stand by
me No way All the times When we were close I'll remember these things the
most I see all my dreams come tumbling down I won't be happy without you
around So all alone I keep the wolves at bay There is only one thing that
I can say You must explain why this must be Did you lie when you spoke
to me Did you stand by me No, not at all Now I got a job But it don't pay
I need new clothes I need somewhere to stay But without all these things
I can do But without your love I won't make it through But you don't understand
my point of view I suppose there's nothing I can do You must explain why
this must be Did you lie when you spoke to me? Did you stand by me
Did you stand by me No, not at all Did you stand by me No way Did you stand
by me No, not at all Did you stand by me No way.
Bankrobber
my daddy was a bankrobber, but he never hurt nobody.
he just loved to steal your money. some is rich and some is poor.
that's the way the world is. but i don't believe in lying back.
sayin' how bad your luck is. so we came to jazz it up. we never
loved a shovel. break your back to earn your pay. and don't
forget to grovel. the old man spoke up in a bar. said i never
been in prison. a lifetime serving one machine is ten times worse
than prison. imagine if all the boys in jail could get out now together.
whadda you think they'd want to say to us? while we was being clever.
someday you'll meet your rocking chair. cause that's where we're
spinning. there's no point to wanna comb your hair when it's grey
and thinning. run rabbit run. strike out boys, for the hills.
i can find that hole in the wall. and i know that they never will.
The Call Up
It's up to you not to heed the call-up and you
must not act the way you were brought up Who knows the reasons why you
have grown up? Who knows the plans or why they were drawn up? It's up to
you not to heed the call-up I don't wanna die! It's up to you not to hear
the call-up I don't wanna kill! For he who will die Is he who will kill
Maybe I wanna see the wheatfields Over Kiev and down to the sea All the
young people down the ages They gladly marched off to die Proud city fathers
used to watch them Tears in their eyes There is a rose that I want to live
for Although, God knows, I may not have met her There is a dance and I
should be with her There is a town... unlike any other It's up to you not
to hear the call-up and you must not act the way you were brought up Who
give you work an' why should you do it? At fifty five minutes past eleven
There is a rose... Yeah!
Hitsville U.K.
They cried the tears, they shed the fears Up and
down the land They stole guitars or used guitars So the tape would understand
Without even the slightest hope of a 1000 sales Just as if, as if there
was, a hitsville in U.K. I know the boy was all alone, til the hitsville
hit U.K. They say true talent will allways emerge in time When lightening
hits small wonder Its fast rough factory trade No expense accounts, or
lunch discounts Or hypeing up the charts The band went in, and knocked
'em dead, in 2 min. 59 No slimy deals, with smarmy eels - in hitsville
U.K. Lets shake'n say, we'll operate - in hitsville U.K. The mutants, creeps
and musclemen Are shaking like a leaf It blows a hole in the radio When
it hasnt sounded good all week A mike'n boom, in your living room - in
hitsville U.K. No consumer trials, or A.O.R., in hitsville U.K. Now the
boys and girls are not alone Now the hitsville's hit U.K.
The Magnificent Seven
Ring! Ring! It's 7:00 A.M.! Move y'self to go again
Cold water in the face Brings you back to this awful place Knuckle merchants
and you bankers, too Must get up an' learn those rules Weather man and
the crazy chief One says sun and one says sleet A.M., the F.M. the P.M.
too Churning out that boogaloo Gets you up and gets you out But how long
can you keep it up? Gimme Honda, Gimme Sony So cheap and real phony Hong
Kong dollars and Indian cents English pounds and Eskimo pence You lot!
What? Don't stop! Give it all you got! You lot! What? Don't stop! Yeah!
Working for a rise, better my station Take my baby to sophistication She's
seen the ads, she thinks it's nice Better work hard - I seen the price
Never mind that it's time for the bus We got to work - an' you're one of
us Clocks go slow in a place of work Minutes drag and the hours jerk "When
can I tell 'em wot I do? In a second, maaan... oright Chuck!" Wave bub-bub-bub-bye
to the boss It's our profit, it's his loss But anyway lunch bells ring
Take one hour and do your thanng! Cheeesboiger! What do we have for entertainment?
Cops kickin' Gypsies on the pavement Now the news - snap to attention!
The lunar landing of the dentist convention Italian mobster shoots a lobster
Seafood restaurant gets out of hand A car in the fridge Or a fridge in
the car? Like cowboys do - in T.V. land You lot! What? Don't stop. Huh?
So get back to work and sweat some more The sun will sink and we'll get
out the door It's no good for man to work in cages Hits the town, he drinks
his wages You're frettin', you're sweatin' But did you notice you ain't
gettin'? Don't you ever stop long enough to start? To take your car outta
that gear Don't you ever stop long enough to start? To get your car outta
that gear Karlo Marx and Fredrich Engels Came to the checkout at the 7-11
Marx was skint - but he had sense Engels lent him the necessary pence What
have we got? Yeh-o, magnificence! Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi Went to
the park to check on the game But they was murdered by the other team Who
went on to win 50-nil You can be true, you can be false You be given the
same reward Socrates and Milhous Nixon Both went the same way - through
the kitchen Plato the Greek or Rin Tin Tin Who's more famous to the billion
millions? News Flash: Vacuum Cleaner Sucks Up Budgie Oooohh... bub-bye
Magnificence!
This Is Radio Clash
interrupting all programes. this is radio
clash from pirate satellite. orbiting your living room. cashing
in the bill of rights. cuban army surplus or refusing all third lights.
this is radio clash on pirate satellite. this sound does not subscribe
to the international plan. in the psycho shadow of the white right
hand. then that see ghettology as an urban viet nam. giving
deadly exhibitions of murder by napalm. this is radio clash.
tearing up the seven veils. this is radio clash. please save
us, not the whales. this is radio clash. underneath a mushroom
cloud. this is radio clash. you don't need that funeral shroud.
forces have been looting my humanity. curfews have been curbing the
end of liberty. hands of law have sorted through my identity.
but now this sound is brave and wants to be free. anyway to be free.
this is radio clash on pirate satellite. this is not free europe.
not an armed force network. this is radio clash. using audio
ammunition. this is radio clash. can we get that world to listen?
this is radio clash. using aural ammunition. this is radio
clash. can we get that world to listen? this is radio clash
on pirate satellite. orbiting your living room. cashing in
the bill of rights. this is radio clash on pirate satellite.
this is radio clash. everybody hold on tight. a-riggy diggy
dig dang dang. go back to urban nam.
Know Your Rights
This is a public service announcement With guitar
Know your rights all three of them Number 1 You have the right not to be
killed Murder is a crime! Unless it was done by a Policeman or aristocrat
Know your rights And Number 2 You have the right to food money Providing
of course you Don't mind a little Investigation, humiliation And if you
cross your fingers Rehabilitation Know your rights These are your rights
Wang Know these rights Number 3 You have the right to free Speech as long
as you're not Dumb enough to actually try it Know your rights These are
your rights All three of 'em It has been suggested In some quarters that
this is not enough! Well... Get off the streets Get off the streets
Run You don't have a home to go to Smush Finally then I will read you your
rights You have the right to remain silent You are warned that anything
you say Can and will be taken down And used as evidence against you Listen
to this Run.
Rock The Casbah
Now the king told the boogie men You have to let
that raga drop The oil down the desert way Has been shaken to the top The
sheik he drove his Cadillac He went a-cruisin' down the ville The muezzin
was a-standing On the radiator grille The shariff don't like it Rockin'
the Casbah Rock the Casbah The shariff don't like it Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah By order of the prophet We ban that boogie sound Degenerate
the faithful With that crazy Casbah sound But the Bedouin they brought
out The electric camel drum The local guitar picker Got his guitar picking
thumb As soon as the shariff Had cleared the square They began to wail
The shariff don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah The shariff
don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah Now over at the temple
Oh! They really pack 'em in The in crowd say it's cool To dig this
chanting thing But as the wind changed direction The temple band took five
The crowd caught a whiff Of that crazy Casbah jive The shariff don't like
it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah The shariff don't like it Rockin'
the Casbah Rock the Casbah The king called up his jet fighters He said
you better earn your pay Drop your bombs between the minarets Down the
Casbah way As soon as the shariff was Chauffeured outta there The jet pilots
tuned to The cockpit radio blare As soon as the shariff was Outta their
hair The jet pilots wailed The shariff don't like it Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah The shariff don't like it Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah
He thinks it's not kosher Fundamentally he can't take it You know he really
hates it.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Darling you gotta let me know Should I stay or
should I go? If you say that you are mine I'll be here 'til the end
of time So you got to let me know Should I stay or should I go? Always
tease tease tease Siempre coqetiando y enganyando You're happy when I'm
on my knees Me arrodilla y estas feliz One day is fine, next is black Un
dias bien el otro negro So if you want me off your back Al rededar en tu
espalda Well come on and let me know Me tienes que desir Should I Stay
or should I go? Me debo ir o que darme Should I stay or should I
go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will
be trouble and if I stay it will be double So come on and let me know This
indecision's bugging me Esta undecision me molesta If you don't want me,
set me free Si no me quieres, librame Exactly who'm I'm supposed to be
Diga me que tengo ser Don't you know which clothes even fit me? ¿Saves
que robas me queurda? Come on and let me know Me tienes que desir
Should I cool it or should I blow? ¿Me debo ir o quedarme?
Should I stay or should I go now? ¿Yo me frio o lo sophlo?
If I go there will be trouble Si me voi va ver peligro And if I stay it
will be double Si me quedo es doble So you gotta let me know Me tienes
que decir Should I stay or should I go? ¿Yo me frio o lo sophlo?