Joe Strummer anniversary...

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can't believe that it's 5 yrs (at least I think it must be) since he died...Robert Elms was playing some Clash and Mescaleros stuff earlier...

Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - country -ish - she sings with Rilo Kiley

I have a secret fondness for old Vanessa too

oooh I love Vanessa. I have emailed her in the past and had my emails read out!! so exciting! Bit too scared to phone in though.

I found another secret Vanessa listener the other day, a friend who runs his own business. A real guilty pleasure, much guiltier than Sean Rowley's guilty pleasures!

lol indiemummy, i've emailed vanessa too and the kath and eddie show, but been too scared to call in.

did talk to robert elms years ago on a phone in. he was very nice.

another big Strummer fan here - I saw them loads of times in my teens and hang out with friends round Portobello, where he lived although this is going back a LONG time!so I used to see him about qiute a bit. I always idolised him and still do in a way - my dd1 quite likes the Clash now I am proud to say.

what are people's fave Clash songs? mine are :
white man
straight to hell
complete control
janie jones
spanish bombs

( and all the others of course!)

what about others?

uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1H5yOfRG-RE
Jenny Lewis - this is the track Robert Elms played which made me seek her out.
I email Vanessa all the time and she reads them out - so exciting - have been read out by Kath and Eddie too !!

I will check out Jenny Lewis. I used to love Neko Case, she had a record out a few years back, Neko Case & her Boyfriends. That was countryish.

Oh so many Clash songs, White Man, Guns of Brixton, London Calling, etc. i liked the recent Babyshambles version of Janie Jones. And Nouvelle Vague's version of Guns of Brixton - check it out if you've not heard it.

Off out now but I'll catch up with you guys another time - or you'll hear me ringing in on Robert Elms or Vanessa!! x

i like the sandinista album to my dp's horror.

favourite clash songs...
London Calling
Rock the Casbah
Jimmy Jazz
Train in Vain ...ooh,lots of them really - and Janie Jones of course

oh forgot Guns of Brixton - love Paul Simonon

my ds1 is also called Joe indiemummy, though can't claim its entirely cos of JS, was a contributing factor tho! Dh not from this country so does not share my musical history/tastes!

my ds1 is also called Joe indiemummy, though can't claim its entirely cos of JS, was a contributing factor tho! Dh not from this country so does not share my musical history/tastes!

wasn't joe strummer in a film a while ago? an american thing can't think of the name

My favourite Clash track is This is England.
RIP Joe.................
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yZAW7Yh4CeU

thanks for that lottie - ds has just been listening and liked it !

can't think of that film though southeast - might say in the Redemption Song book

Nps Merry, its not one of their more well known songs which is why i like it so much!!

Is this the film??
www.imdb.com/title/tt0800099/

I was thinking there was something from some years back...

no, but i remembered it was mystery train.

YES - jIM Jarmusch film !

i remembered really enjoying it but can't remember much now apart from the japanese couple who wanted to go to gracelands (i think)

www.imdb.com/title/tt0097940/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Train_(film)
this is what i can find.........

that's it, it's very funny - worth watching.

i was too young to see the clash live but wish i had.

Oooh, I love the Clash, can't believe it's been 5 years since Joe Strummer dies

fave tracks are
Rock the Casbah,
Bankrobber,
Ghetto Defendant,
White Riot
Police and Thieves