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Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash

Biografie van de kunstenaar The Clash

The Clash Were A Punk Rock Band From London England United Kingdom Active From 1976 To 1985. One Of The Most Successful And Iconic Bands From The First Wave Of Punk In The 70s They Incorporated Rock And Roll Reggae Rockabilly And Eventually Many Other Music Styles Into Their Repertoire. They Were Legendary For Their Uncommonly Intense Stage Performances. From Their Earliest Days As A Band The Clash Stood Apart From Their Peers With Their Musicianship As Well As Their Lyrics The Passionate Left-Wing Political Idealism In The Lyrics By Frontman Joe Strummer And Guitarist Mick Jones Contrasting With The Lyrical Nihilism Of The Sex Pistols And The Musical Minimalism Of The Ramones. Their 1979 Album 'London Calling' Is Considered By Critics As One Of The Greatest Albums In The History Of Rock Music. Rolling Stone Declared It The Best Album Of The 80s Even Though It Was Released Near The End Of 1979 At First Technically Jan 1980 In The United States . The Clash's Attitude And Style As Much As Their Music Has Influenced Countless Bands Both Within And Outside The Sphere Of Punk Rock. Often Lauded As "the Only Band That Matters " The Clash Were Canonized As Rock Saints Even Before They Broke Up. This Was Officially Confirmed In 2003 When They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Their Five Big Albums From Their Heyday 'The Clash' 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' 'London Calling' 'Sandinista!' And 'Combat Rock' Continue To Earn A Great Deal Of Interest From Rock Fans Into The New Millennium. Mick Jones Went On To Form Big Audio Dynamite After Being Fired From The Clash And He More Recently Has Produced Albums By Artists Such As The Libertines And Babyshambles. In 2004 He Formed Carbon/silicon With Musician Tony James Of Generation X And Sigue Sigue Sputnik Fame . Exploring Various Genres Such As Alternative Rock And Electronic Music He Continues To Collaborate With Other Modern Groups Such As Gorillaz. Joe Strummer Went On To Form And Front Joe Strummer And The Latino Rockabilly War And Then Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros. He Also Had A Notable Solo Career That Involved Work In Films And Other Endeavors Often Earning Critical Acclaim. He Died On December 22 2002 The Victim Of An Un-Diagnosed Congenital Heart Defect. Mourned By Countless Punk Fans His Life Has Been Subject To Several Tributes And Was Memorialized In The 2007 Documentary 'Joe Strummer The Future Is Unwritten'. Bass Player Paul Simonon Went On To Form Havana 3 A.M. A Group That Released A Self-Titled Album In 1991 Yet He Decided To Quit Music In The Early 90s In Favour Of Becoming An Artist. In 2006 He Returned To Music As Bass Player In A Musical Project Together With Singer-Songwriter Damon Albarn. The Project Is Often Referred To As The Good The Bad & The Queen The Name Of The Groups First Recorded Album That Came Out In 2007. In Terms Of His Paintings His Well-Received Work Notably Was In An Exhibition At Thomas Williams Fine Art In London. Drummer Topper Headon Released A Solo Album 1986's 'Waking Up' Before Leaving The Music Business To Become A Taxi Driver And Escape The Heroin Addiction That Cost Him His Legacy In The Clash. Over The Years He's Had Sporadic Involvement In Various Music-Related Endeavors Such As Being A Key Part Of The Aforementioned 'The Future Is Unwritten' Film. He's Currently Residing In The Seaside Town Of Dover England. Members 1976 Original Line-Up
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Keith Levene – Lead Guitar
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Terry Chimes – Drums Percussion 1977
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Terry Chimes – Drums Percussion 1977-1982 Classic Line-Up
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Topper Headon – Drums Percussion 1982-1983
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Terry Chimes – Drums Percussion 1983
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Pete Howard – Drums Percussion 1983-1986 Final Line-Up
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Nick Sheppard – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Vince White – Lead Guitar
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Pete Howard – Drums Percussion

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"Should I Stay Or Should I Go" Is A Song By The Clash From Their Album Combat Rock. It Was Written In 1981 And Featured Mick Jones On Lead Vocals. It Became The Band's Only Number-One Single A Decade After It Was Originally Released. In November 2004 It Was Ranked At 228 On Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. The Tune Leans Towards More Of A Retro Punk Rock Sound Than Most Of The Other Tracks On The Album. Though Many Legends Have Arisen About What The Song Is About One Of Which Is Jones' Impending Dismissal From The Clash In 1983 It Is Actually About A Rocky Personal Relationship Between Jones And Former Meat Loaf Backup Singer Ellen Foley That Would Soon Implode. The Lyrics Seem To Reflect Ups And Downs Concerning The Relationship And The Dilemma Of Sticking With Or Ending It. The Spanish Backing Vocals Are Courtesy Of Joe Strummer “ On The Spur Of The Moment I Said 'I'm Going To Do The Backing Vocals In Spanish '...We Needed A Translator So Eddie Garcia The Tape Operator Called His Mother In Brooklyn Heights And Read Her The Lyrics Over The Phone And She Translated Them. But Eddie And His Mum Are Ecuadorian So It's Ecuadorian Spanish That Me And Joe Ely Are Singing On The Backing Vocals. ” —Joe Strummer 1991 Releases The Single Was Reissued Several Times. In 1982 With A Different Cover As A Double A-Side With "Straight To Hell" And With "Cool Confusion" As Its B-Side. In 1983 With "First Night Back In London" On The Side Two And In 1991 With "Rush" By Mick Jones' Group Big Audio Dynamite II As Its B-Side Cover Versions "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" Has Been Covered By Many Artists Including Skin Ice Cube And Mack 10 Errortype 11 Living Colour The Long Tall Texans Spastic Vibrations Guitar Wolf Die Toten Hosen Bai Bang Super Green The Picketts And "The One And Only Queen" Kylie Minogue. Post Punk Band The Libertines Performed A Live Version Of The Song With Mick Jones Featured On Guitar. Jones Also Sampled The Track For His Big Audio Dynamite II Song "The Globe". The American Punk Band MxPx Frequently Covers The Song During Live Sets. ZZ Top Also Covered It In The Early 1980s. On December 22 2007 Love And Rockets Played "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" At The Strummerville Benefit Show At The Key Club In Los Angeles. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Also Included It In Their Sets In The Past. Cover Band Camp Freddy Have Performed An Acoustic Version Of The Song. B-Side - "Inoculated City"
Released - June 10 1982 1982-06-10 Format - 7" Single Cassette Tape
Genre - Punk Rock Pop Punk
Length - 3 06
Label - Epic 14-03006
Writer S - The Clash
Producer - The Clash

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