Biggest Impact @ UK?

In music?

well i know they r around rock/punk but i think they made the basics of indie rock and alt.rock too...(and nowadays UK is the home of these 2 genres)

with this song i think they made the biggest impact on the youngsters in england.
ofc i m talking about The Clash (once not the beatles)

London Calling (1979)

London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared - and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard,you boys and girls
London calling, now don't look to us
Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
'Cept for the reign of that truncheon thing

CHORUS
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
Cause London is burning and I, I live by the river

London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go at it alone
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out - and draw another breath
London calling - and I don't wanna shout
But while we were talking I saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain't got no high
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

CHORUS x2
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning and I, I live by the river

Now get this
London calling, yes, I was there, too
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?
London Calling

I never felt so much alike, like-a, like-a...



yes i m bored and soz for my english probs
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United Kingdom Impact Gaming?!
good song
were u even born then?
so how do u know? =]
Parent
how u know anything about The Rolling Stones for example? or lets start with Nirvana?
Parent
well ur saying that it is that biggest impact in 1979 but u werent even born back then. btw dont think the song is very special, talking heads and stones sound alot better to me.
Parent
why all your journals are music :(
r u listening to movies while porn?
The Clash are fantastic but that's one of their worst tracks :p

They've such an amazing back catalogue, progressing from the On Broadway collection to discovering the likes of Give 'em Enough Rope & Sandinista! to the reggae on London Calling - there's no band like it.

Their later bands are equally great...Big Audio Dynamite, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros and Carbon/Silicon are all worth a listen.
Yeah good choice, every track on London Calling is amazing.

If you're interested in bootlegs of live performances - http://www.clashcity.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=c00838b49fd36834c883dd0fa924ca6b
Parent
good music taste.

in general britians can be proud to have such a good music scene even nowadays with bands like libertines, kasier chiefs, arctic monkeys, ff etc.
dont forget babyshambles by pete doherty :)
Parent
yes, yes babyshambles are very good, too. <3 fuck forever

and what pete doherty adapted from libertines was the mix of different types of muisc from indie over punk to reggae. this makes babyshambles sweet ;)
Parent
It's nice that you listed shit bands with 1 hit wonder songs, while you left out masterminds like Radiohead, Coldplay, Genesis, u2 out.....
Parent
radiohead ye, coldplay and genesis and u2 are not too unique imo
Parent
Well since the topic is about the impact on british society, I think u2 made quite an impact with Sunday Bloody Sunday. :P

Concerning Coldplay & Genesis, they both contributed in their own way, Genesis besides Pink Floyd is the best progressive/psyhedelic rock bend ever, while Coldplay is surely one of the best alternative bands out there, and they're songs just have amazing lyrics...
Parent
i donno why but i dont find coldplay so good... i only like Talk from them... have the same feelings from u2 too... only Vertigo :) so for me these 2 bands are the one hit wonder bands :D
Parent
Both these songs are from their new albums... You should listen to some older stuff

u2 : Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby
Coldplay : A rush of blood to the head or Live 2003 album where most of their songs sound quite better.

If you think that classics from u2 like With or without you, Where the streets have no name, Beautiful Day, One, I still haven't found what I'm looking for ( I could go on for ages), are bad, than I guess you can't call yourself a rock fan
Parent
hmm i would paint myself as an Alt.rock fan mainly not rly like the classic rock style...i mean like some unique but there are too much simply with same voice and same guitarstyles :)
Parent
1 album wonders, more than 1 great track :)

Coldplay & U2 are overrated shit.
Parent
1 album wonders? :)

Kaiser Chiefs :
1. album - I predict a Riot - nothing else was worth mentioning
2. album - Ruby - overrated song sold to the masses

Anyway I saw KC live less than 3 weeks ago, together with Placebo & Queens of the stone age, they had the worse performance by far.
Parent
And I saw them live the other year & they where fantastic. Modern Way, Oh My God, Everyday I Love You Less and Less & Na Na Na Na Naa can all stand alone.

Kaisers aint a ground breaking band, but they're good.
Parent
Everyday I Love You Less and Less BEST
Parent
first: arctic monkeys and kasier chiefs are not one-hit-wonders anymore, new arctic monkeys lp is a certain evolution in the wrong way.

second: i was giving examples of the new britian music culture and not he good oldies. should i mention sex pistols ? ;)

what i wanted to say was, look at the new great bands in britain: more examples like the kooks (one hit wonder yeah), bloc party, fratellis, hot hot heat, (razorlight yeah bassit from sweden)
and look at the influence of the scene and the variety: the streets, morrisey etc.
Parent
Well, Bloc Party is awesome, I'll agree on that! :P
Parent
but first lp > second lp
Parent
People always overlook The Specials ! One of the most influential bands in British culture.
Parent
okay never heard something of them, shame on me :/
Parent
yer makin me show my age with these groups Nellie :) fave track was when they was known as the Special AKA, Gangsters. Cant believe no ones mention UB 40 yet.
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Their first album is way better than 'London Calling' imo.
THE CLASH! i got london calling lp, first edition!
lucky somalian lol
Parent
haha D: i think it's quite expensive nowadays!
Parent
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