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The kingdom is ransacked, the jewels all taken back
And the chopper descends
They're hidden in the back, with a message on a half-baked tape
With the spool going round, saying I'm back here in this place
And I could cry
And there's smoke you could click on
What are we going to do now?
Taking off his turban, they said, is this man a Jew?
'Cause working for the clampdown
They put up a poster saying we earn more than you!
When we're working for the clampdown
We will teach our twisted speech
To the young believers
We will train our blue-eyed men
To be young believers
The judge said five to ten but I say double that again
I'm not working for the clampdown
No man born with a living soul
Can be working for the clampdown
Kick over the wall 'cause government's to fall
How can you refuse it?
Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
Do you know that you can use it?
The voices in your head are calling
Stop wasting your time, there's nothing coming
Only a fool would think someone could save you
The men at the factory are old and cunning
You don't owe nothing, so boy, get running
It's the best years of your life they want to steal
You grow up and you calm down
And you're working for the clampdown
You start wearing the blue and brown
And you're working for the clampdown
So you got someone to boss around
It makes you feel big now
You drift until you brutalize
You made your first kill now
In these days of evil presidentes
Working for the clampdown
But lately one or two has fully paid their due
For working for the clampdown
Ha, get along, get along
Working for the clampdown
Ha, get along, get along
Working for the clampdown
Yeah, I'm working hard in Harrisburg
Working hard in Petersburg
Working for the clampdown
Working for the clampdown
Begging to be melted down
Work, work, work
And I give away no secrets
Work, more work, more work

GreggH May 17, 2013 - 18:52	Play this entirely too much [ Reply ]
Foot Apr 21, 2013 - 18:39	Thank you (again) - one of the best of all time! [ Reply ]
paultron Jan 17, 2013 - 14:24	johnjconn wrote: The Crash hirarious! working for the crampdown! [ Reply ]
johnjconn Nov 10, 2012 - 13:17	The Crash [ Reply ]
B-ness Sep 25, 2012 - 17:45	sirdroseph wrote: Well put, I agree wholeheartedly. Bollocks! [ Reply ]
wlpendley Jul 24, 2012 - 19:04	wlpendley wrote: get along — get along Ha! get along — get along... [ Reply ]
jhorton Jul 04, 2012 - 14:50	RIP, " Woody," you did what you set out to do! [ Reply ]
hayduke2 May 26, 2012 - 14:48	that's thatcher's neck under the blade of that guitar man! these boys were much needed prophets [ Reply ]
alaken May 22, 2012 - 12:50	Thanks, that's a great interview clip from Scorsese. I had forgotten they were acquainted, and that he wanted to use them in a film. petarsubotic wrote: Martin Scorsese on how Clampdown inspired him to take the force, the energy he heard from the music and develop creative elements of his own: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwzZpXiwm60&t=1m40s From: Future Is Unwritten, 2007 . [ Reply ]
alaken May 22, 2012 - 12:44	Never ceases to amaze. Rarely do musicians catch lightning in a bottle like London Calling. 9 -> 10 [ Reply ]
petarsubotic May 10, 2012 - 20:03	Martin Scorsese on how Clampdown inspired him to take the force, the energy he heard from the music and develop creative elements of his own: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwzZpXiwm60&t=1m40s From: Future Is Unwritten, 2007 . [ Reply ]
ScottFromWyoming Apr 26, 2012 - 05:14	[ Reply ]
lemmoth Apr 03, 2012 - 12:18	yayo wrote: good! Outstanding!! [ Reply ]
yayo Mar 08, 2012 - 11:00	good! [ Reply ]
gemtag Mar 08, 2012 - 09:54	Papernapkin wrote: But that was such a long, long time ago. You've probably forgotten what bad taste you had when you were young. Or you haven't changed in the past half century. HA!!! probably right. I remember a time when I thought Micheal Jackson was the shit. But I have changed. At least an inch shorter and maybe 20 lbs heavier. Still I like this though. [ Reply ]
Troutnskibum Mar 08, 2012 - 09:48	Perfect song from perfect album.... [ Reply ]
sirdroseph Feb 17, 2012 - 08:31	kcar wrote: Yeah, but isn't there a fairly long history of the Angry Young Man in British culture? Were the Clash that ground-breaking? I didn't grow up in England so I can't say whether they were at the vanguard of punk or socially conscious music, but I wonder whether they were just at the top of another cycle of youth rebellion in British culture. I bought "London Calling" shortly after it came out and liked some of the songs, but a lot of it felt ragged and and willfully dumb. There didn't seem to be a whole lot of message. Well put, I agree wholeheartedly. [ Reply ]
Papernapkin Feb 05, 2012 - 17:10	But that was such a long, long time ago. You've probably forgotten what bad taste you had when you were young. Or you haven't changed in the past half century. gemtag wrote: What a great album. It screams my youth. [ Reply ]
neuticle Jan 20, 2012 - 18:13	Seems like people want to compare a band like the Clash to a like YES or something. if anything, the Clash were a reaction to overplayed, overextended and over produced song writing . Not that there isn't a place for those bands, obviously plenty of people like that kind of music, so it's valid of course. To deride a band for not being "technical" is just plain musical snobbery. Are you going to dis Chuck Berry, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan and the Beatles on and on etc..? These artist wrote some of the most important and ground breaking music of our times all on 3 chords. A simple 3 chord song that sticks with the listener is arguably harder than some opus. I would suggest to those that think a band like the Clash were musical simpletons go try to learn one of their songs . If you enjoy playing it and find even just one creative element in any one song, guess what? That's called creativity , anyone can learn to play a tune, coming up with something hooky fresh and valid with a message is much harder. IMO. You don't have to like it to appreciate it's worth [ Reply ]
rdo Jan 20, 2012 - 17:51	sirdroseph wrote: Thanks fred, you actually did a very good job of addressing my point without getting nasty. I agree with your assessment. Miracles do happen. (OK, OK, I'll stop it. Could not resist) [ Reply ]