tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post4042313522184825600..comments2024-01-21T05:09:52.743-06:00Comments on music ruined my life: The Clash: Straight to Helljeffenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-84329559570906792652012-08-30T06:12:56.623-05:002012-08-30T06:12:56.623-05:00Thanks for the effort that went into this, I know ...Thanks for the effort that went into this, I know it was a while back now, but I enjoyed it.<br />The reason I'm commenting is that I need to check if I am going mad... but the U2 song "numb" does owe a lot to "straight to hell".... right? Or is it just me? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-78313861212712530392011-12-12T21:37:22.020-06:002011-12-12T21:37:22.020-06:00I am gonna try to listen to the compilation. That...I am gonna try to listen to the compilation. That is one doozy of a comp, but I will try. That picture disc is, as george clinton would say, the BOMB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-78387872528307097002009-07-05T21:49:27.766-05:002009-07-05T21:49:27.766-05:00Tim
Thanks for the link. Looking back at all the ...Tim<br /><br />Thanks for the link. Looking back at all the comments (which kinda dribbled), in all my replies I complained about the time involved in this post, which looks kinda whiny. <br /><br />I loved putting this post together.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-78405987746892571462009-07-05T03:30:41.303-05:002009-07-05T03:30:41.303-05:00Thanks again Jeffen - post about this is up tonigh...Thanks again Jeffen - post about this is up tonight on my site.<br /><br />I actually listened to all 22 as well....I'm liking Hot Club de Paris' version a lot. I like them in general, good angular stuff - wish they'd play over here.<br /><br />TimTimhttp://www.theclashblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-3563406935653221582009-06-30T16:44:10.446-05:002009-06-30T16:44:10.446-05:00Tim
Thanks for the comment - it was an unusually ...Tim<br /><br />Thanks for the comment - it was an unusually laborious post.<br /><br />I'd love a direct link on your blog to this post!<br /><br />(You'd be amazed that almost 200 people have downloaded that compilation even though it consists of the same song twenty-two times!)<br /><br />(Speaking of which I'll put you on my links under 'blogs'.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-53434344563501396002009-06-30T12:03:49.355-05:002009-06-30T12:03:49.355-05:00Brilliant research, can I link to it on my next bl...Brilliant research, can I link to it on my next blog post?<br /><br />Thanks<br />Tim<br />http://www.theclashblog.comTimhttp://www.theclashblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-30683535174833539192009-05-10T11:41:00.000-05:002009-05-10T11:41:00.000-05:00Yeah this post turned into an obsessive quest but ...Yeah this post turned into an obsessive quest but I'm glad lots of people enjoyed it.<br /><br />I may need to not hear that song for awhile now.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-86110412452611444362009-05-10T11:24:00.000-05:002009-05-10T11:24:00.000-05:00Hi jeffen, a brilliant post, I never realised how ...Hi jeffen, a brilliant post, I never realised how any covers of this great song there were.<br /><br />I'm with you, the long version is the best, and it would have to be an outstanding cover to ever beat the Clash original. It was great fun listening to all of those covers, thanks for the incredible effort you must of put into this post.Punkzer0https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863961322955578815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-34201264072916434082009-05-09T07:09:00.000-05:002009-05-09T07:09:00.000-05:00Alphish
Thanks,those sort of kind words keep us b...Alphish<br /><br />Thanks,those sort of kind words keep us business.<br /><br />I found the LRW song on its lonesome but I will see if I can dig up the rest of the show.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-34721949690951466692009-05-05T23:19:00.000-05:002009-05-05T23:19:00.000-05:00WOW! I had noticed several covers recently, but wa...WOW! I had noticed several covers recently, but was not aware of so many. Thanks, also for your "liner notes" that I always enjoy. Do you happen to know form which show the JS & Latino Rockabilly War version comes? I have never heard a live recording of them in such good quality and would love to hear the whole show.<br />-Aalphishhttp://www.alphish.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-21962887711526852892009-05-04T18:31:00.000-05:002009-05-04T18:31:00.000-05:00Just8
I appreciate a lot of the covers just for c...Just8<br /><br />I appreciate a lot of the covers just for choosing a blunt yet poetic song that was never a hit.<br /><br />I to would take the long version as the definitive one (and I's usually all for brevity).<br /><br />Hope you enjoy the Pogues + Strummer version<br /><br />Gobshyte<br /><br />Yeah the Lilly Allen version ain't great but in this case even the weak covers build the song's stature.<br /><br />Marky <br /><br />Thanks again and glad you enjoyed the whole piece (fuck I spent a lot of time with that song this last week!).<br /><br />Now if I can plan my Sandinista live album...jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-63645337293531022162009-05-03T23:04:00.000-05:002009-05-03T23:04:00.000-05:00Nice work Jeff a couple here I don't have and am p...Nice work Jeff a couple here I don't have and am pleased to have the Bill Janovitz version. Glad the Elvis Costello rip was useful,<br />All the best great site.Marky Dreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750519202288418134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-48983840463998617442009-05-03T17:09:00.000-05:002009-05-03T17:09:00.000-05:00mate this is brilliant.like just8 i love the long ...mate this is brilliant.like just8 i love the long version too.im not sure if im quite ready for a lily allen version though as i remember how she butchered a specials track.but hey what do i know?all the best old chapgobshytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504018197903412296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-89014655547685328482009-05-03T16:49:00.000-05:002009-05-03T16:49:00.000-05:00Always thought 'Straight to hell' was a brilliant ...Always thought 'Straight to hell' was a brilliant song.<br />I first heard it on 'Combat Rock'; later, when I saw the cover of the 12" I thought it quite inappropriate; it looked like a bad hardrock single, while it was a great, moody, immensely sad but beautiful song. You explained it very well in your post.<br />The subject of the song (lots of people to whom is being said: sorry folks, right now we can't be bothered to help you in any way, even if it's our fault you lead such miserable lives) comes across perfectly (especially during the lines: "There ain't no need for ya, go straight to hell boys" - the crime of simply refusing to do anything about this kind of injustice is made very clear, and the delivery - the lyrics, the way they are sung, and the music maximize the effect)<br />I know a couple of versions of the Clash: the long version from Clash On Broadway may be the best (although possibly this is the best version because it's the longest: for me, it just can't go on long anough)<br />From the cover versions I know the Lily Allen version and the Moby/Heather Nova version: the last one is very good: it's quite different than the original, but the atmosphere is retained.<br />I'm curious about the Pogues version; I've got almost everything from both The Pogues and the Clash, but not this version.Just8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15797732994311292729noreply@blogger.com