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The Clash - Rock The Casbah (1982)

10 comments

  1. [7]
    unknown user
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    I've only recently discovered this track thanks to a YouTube haiku and decided to share. It has a very Madness-ey, very ska-ish feel to it.

    I've only recently discovered this track thanks to a YouTube haiku and decided to share. It has a very Madness-ey, very ska-ish feel to it.

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    1. [5]
      stephen
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      Oh my god I love this. It reminds me of that legendary video where there's like a word playing over and over but you hear it different when pictures on the screen change. can't remember what it's...

      Oh my god I love this. It reminds me of that legendary video where there's like a word playing over and over but you hear it different when pictures on the screen change. can't remember what it's called tho... :\

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      1. [4]
        unknown user
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        This one?
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        1. [3]
          stephen
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          YES YES YES YES!!!!! AHHHH I love that video.

          YES YES YES YES!!!!! AHHHH I love that video.

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          1. [2]
            unknown user
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            You're welcome. You might also enjoy: Bruh Nye I'm The Science Guy

            You're welcome. You might also enjoy:

            1. stephen
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              The internet is a vast and many-splendored place.

              The internet is a vast and many-splendored place.

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    2. papasquat
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      I was just thinking about this song with the Iran-US tensions going on. This song was actually somewhat inspired by the 1979 Iranian revolution, and is mostly about Iran banning "secular...

      I was just thinking about this song with the Iran-US tensions going on. This song was actually somewhat inspired by the 1979 Iranian revolution, and is mostly about Iran banning "secular influences" after the Islamists took over.

      With the events of the past week, and all of the tension of Iranian missiles being launched, important Persian generals being assassinated, and all of this stuff going on in current events made me think about that same sort of early 80s middle east tension replayed all over again.

      This song has been playing over and over in my head over the past couple of days so it's kind of coincidental that you happened to post the vid.

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  2. [3]
    balooga
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    Great tune, but I can't hear it without this YouTube classic popping into my head.

    Great tune, but I can't hear it without this YouTube classic popping into my head.

    1. [2]
      unknown user
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      That's exactly the haiku I've mentioned (and linked to) in my post :-)

      That's exactly the haiku I've mentioned (and linked to) in my post :-)

      1. balooga
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        Ha! I feel silly now, I missed your comment when I posted that.

        Ha! I feel silly now, I missed your comment when I posted that.

        1 vote