Today would have been
Joe Strummer's birthday. Vocalist, guitarist and founding member of
The Clash, Joe made some great music that has stood the test of time - if you can find a copy on
YouTube (I couldn't, amazingly) witness how contemporary both the song and video for
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? still feel. Not only that, here was a man with strong social and political principles, with The Clash being very much involved in the early days of the
Rock Against Racism initiative. Unbelievably, it's more than five years since Joe died - doesn't time fly?
Anyway, enough potted history - more music, I hear you cry! The Clash are a band I have come to enjoy more the older I get and if you don't already own a copy of
Give 'Em Enough Rope and
London Calling, why not?! Are you
unwell?! At least treat yourself to a copy of
The Story Of The Clash or, for today's attention-deficit generation,
Singles. In the meantime, in honour of what would have been Joe's 56th birthday, let me direct you to an MP3 of probably my favourite Clash song,
Stay Free. Enjoy.
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