Wow. Really strong opening. Falsetto oohs that really rock and then it ... devolves into reggae, of course (it's a critically praised Clash song, so you had to see that coming)
When the Clash really are doing the genre merging they get all that credit for, this song really works. but for too long in the middle, this song is not genre merging. It's only a ska song, and so it's british white guys doing ska, and there's a limit on how good that can be (even if it is the clash, and even if it is a ska song that calls out old time reggae guys, which is pretty fucking ballsy for joe strummer, and has other nice lyrics).
Rating: 70
OK with it: N, the Clash will appear again, but they have lots better than this.
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