Let's play stump the Clash nut

[JimmyJazz]

G'head - hit me with your best shot!

[RevolutionaryActs]

1. How tall was Joe Strummer?

:shrug:

[JimmyJazz]

3. maybe 5'5" on a VERY good day.

:hi: sweetie - where ya been tonite?

[RevolutionaryActs]

5. I been around...

My ma is sick, has been for two weeks now(she was getting better then she pushed herself and got sick all over :() so I helped with dinner and clean up. :)

[JimmyJazz]

6. Good to see you, schmoopie!

[RevolutionaryActs]

10. schmoopie? I like that!

:7

[GOPisEvil]

60. Stealing my words again, eh?

:P

[Longgrain]

2. Who was Bob Dylan thinking of when he wrote

"You've Got to Serve somebody"?

[JimmyJazz]

4. no se kimosabe

:shrug: - GOD?

[Longgrain]

7. Pretty good

It twas Jesus.

[JimmyJazz]

8. And that's Clashified information, how?

:P

[RevolutionaryActs]

9. Ok missy! Name all the songs on the London Calling album....

With out looking of course! :o

[JimmyJazz]

13. Oy! -

London Calling, Brand New Cadillac, Jimmy Jazz, Guns of Brixton, Clampdown, Four Horseman, Card Cheat, Lover's Rock, Right Profile, Train in Vain, Hateful, Rudie Can't Fail, Spanish Bombs, Lost in the Supermarket, Wrong em boyo, Koka Kola, I'm Not Down, Revolution Rock, Death or Glory

Next Question.

[RevolutionaryActs]

16. But you didn't say them in order!.....

:silly:

[gater]

14. Would that be a "disc" version, or the original vynil...

where one song title was omitted! (Name the song).

[JimmyJazz]

15. Train in Vain

[gater]

18. Very Good...You win a cookie! I have London Calling in right now!!

[JimmyJazz]

22. Did you know that those noises Joe makes on the song

London Calling are copied from Captain Beefheart?

[RevolutionaryActs]

19. I'm young, I ain't got me no vinyl...

:cry:

Ask JJ about the name change, we're trying to stump HER not me. ;)

[Longgrain]

11. Ok missy! Name all the songs on the Highway 61 Revisited album....

Without looking of course.

[RevolutionaryActs]

12. Did we scare her off?

I mean... we're not that ugly...... :crazy:

[Dirk39]

17. 3

1) What about Mickey Dread?

2) What's the name of the european city, where a guy did spit right into Strummer's mouth - and as a reply, Strummer did hit him with his guitar right over the head. (There was a kind of riot going on, because the punks thought, the Clash are about to sell out with >London Calling<)

3) Which band did write the following lyrics:
"CBS promote the Clash/ But it's not for revolution, it's just for Cash"

Hello from Germany,
Dirk

[gater]

20. Aint that from Sandinista?

[JimmyJazz]

21. .

1. Mickey Dread sings on White Man in Hammersmith Palais and Armigiddeon Time

2. I dont' know, but I know that Joe got hepatitis as a result of that incident.

3. Crass

Hello from Pennsylvania

Donna

[Dirk39]

23. You're hard to beat!

1. I have to reseach this. He did write - as many suspect - most of the reggae stuff on Sandinista - I mostly remember his voice from "One more time" and other stuff. I know his voice very well from his solo stuff and don't recognize his voice in Armagideon Time or White man..., but maybe you're right. At least live, he contributed to Armagideon Times. BTW The original is incredible good. One of the most common Dub-Riddims.

2. It was Hamburg and he got hepatitis before, so this time Strummer decided to fight back. It was a kind of scandal, 'cause newspapers in Germany reported the story as though the guy would be half-dead. But he was seen in a prominent punk-club just one day after the accident in 1980.

3. Yes! During the concert in Hamburg, people were wearing banners with this lyrics from the Crass and tried to stop the Clash playing Stuff like >Brand New Cadillac< from London Calling. "You're traitors! You're the next fucking Rolling Stones! You're the next big thing in the USSA!"

No comment,
Dirk

[miss_kitty]

24. Who wrote

Junco Partner?

[JimmyJazz]

25. Answer:

I don't know! However, I do know that it was part of the 101ers repertoire. - So, who wrote it?

[miss_kitty]

36. It's hard to say

I was playing Sandinsta for my friend, Freda, when her husband Tom walked in (http://pnwbands.com/magnetics.html). He said "Shit! is nothing sacred? The Clash are covering _______?" He was joking with the "is nothing sacred" part.

It's a Louisiana thing-about Angola prison-and the guy Tom named was a New Orleans musician. The Holy Modal Rounders, James Booker, Dr. John and Professor Longhair (a friend of Tom's, IIRC) all have versions of it. It has thousands of verses, because they make them up in prison.

The author is not listed on the vinyl. It's under 'Copyright Control.' The CD claims 'All selections by The Clash'

Hope your kiddie is feeling better! :hi:

[Magrittes Pipe]

26. When, according to Mark Perry, did punk die?

:P

[JimmyJazz]

27. you gotta make em tougher than that:

When the Clash signed with CBS :P

[JimmyJazz]

28. Back at ya: who are Shane and Jane?

[Magrittes Pipe]

29. Hell if I know.

I just wanted to note that I like the first Alternative TV album better than any Clash album.

[JimmyJazz]

30. Shane and Jane were at a Clash concert (very, very early days)

and they were both out of their minds on drugs and started making out right in front of Joe and then Jane broke a beer bottle and sliced Shane badly with it - skeeved Joe out terribly.

I admit that was a really obscure question.

[no name no slogan]

67. Was that Shane the same Shane who

Joe replaced in the Pogues? I know he was a very prominent early Clash supporter, before he replaced his Union Jack t-shirt with a tricolor....

[Longgrain]

31. Okay bigshot Clash fan. Here's one.

What famous figure is in the alley, with his pointed shoes and his bells, speaking to some French girl, who says she knew me well?

Huh?

[JimmyJazz]

32. I'm really out on a limb with this one, but I'll guess:

Bob Dylan...

Although, one can sing that lyric to the tune of Death or Glory!

[Longgrain]

34. *BUZZ*

It was Shakespeare!

The Bob Dylan of the 17th century.

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[JimmyJazz]

35. Fourth track of "give em enough rope?"

[Patiod]

37. A two-parter from my SO, who wants to know if you're single

(very, funny, hon)

OK here goes:
Name the album that Strummer and Jones wrote for a TV sitcom "star"

name the "artist" - name the album

---

Also from Ralph:
What punk diva accompanied the Clash on their tour of Japan
Name of "artist" - name of her band

[JimmyJazz]

38. Dayum - these questions are *tough*

I know Jones/Strummer produced an Ellen Foley album, who was Mick Jones' longtime girlfriend, but I don't think she was ever on television.

I'm gonna take a wild stab at the second part of this (only because Joe was rumored to have hooked up with her at one time) Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow - I don't know if she would be considered a "punk diva" though. I know Palmolive wasn't a diva, either - so I'm pretty sure it wasn't her - that was a total stab in the dark, btw.

Do I have to turn in my official membership card now?

tell Ralph I said, "damn you" :P

[miss_kitty]

39. Ellen Foley was an attorney on Night Court

IIRC, she was replaced by Markie Post. I didn't even look that up, so I might be wrong

[JimmyJazz]

40. Oh Really! - I did not know that - so maybe I got that one right!

What about the second question?

BTW - The girlfriend Mick was with in 1982 appears in Hell10 - she gets shot in the end.

[Patiod]

41. Wow - you got Q#1 right off the top of your head

You are a truly the Clash Queen!!!!

As for the second one, I'm informed that it was Pearl Harbor, from "Pearl Harbor & the Explosions" and that she sang something called "Fujiama Mama" at the shows

[JimmyJazz]

43. Ask Ralph to name two Rap artists who opened for the Clash

in the early 80s

[Patiod]

45. You stumped Ralph!

He wants to know if it was during the Bond's Casino 16-show run in NY?

He has one for you:
What Martin Scorese film did The Clash appear in?

[JimmyJazz]

46. Bringing out the Dead?

Answer to my question: Grand Master Flash and Kurtis Blow.
Both were New York shows - I'm pretty sure GMF was Bond's But Kurits Blow was not.

[Patiod]

42. Another one from my Ralph - food oriented (???)

on their first US tour, bassist Paul Simonon would exclusively eat two very American concoctions. What were they?

(this from our extensive "library" of Clash stuff, much of which is going onto ebay - especially the autographed stuff - if anything happens to him)

[JimmyJazz]

48. how should I know? Cheeseburgers and chocolate shakes

would be my guess based on this:




BTW - that's Caroline Coons hand in the picture.

[Patiod]

61. Food question

Ralph said to give you kudos. You're half right. Chili and milkshakes.

[Strawman]

44. What band were Billy Idol, Brian James, and Mick Jones in together?

[JimmyJazz]

51. Gee - Mick was only in about 20 different bands before

the Clash - are you googling these questions or do you know the answer.

I'm gonna guess Chelsea because I don't think anyone was in London SS

[Strawman]

65. Yep

I knew this one because I was a Billy Idol fan when I was a kid.

[Atlas Mugged]

47. What Clash related song is this line from:

Wanted: one man to lead a crusade
Payment: a bullet on a big parade

[JimmyJazz]

49. Jeebus - these questions are tough -

What is the quotation from?

[Atlas Mugged]

53. 'Gangsterville'

The first song on Joe Strummer's freshman solo effort - 'Earthquake Weather'.

Great song. Another wonderful line is, "The flag reeled out in a cotton kite, flying high above the wheatlands in a single stripe". I love the image.

[Patiod]

55. Earthquake Weather

Ralph fooled me into listening to that record, he swore it wasn't The Clash and after I said how good it was he fessed up that it was Joe's first solo record.

[Atlas Mugged]

63. Well....

...you're the only person I've ever "met" that's even heard of it! I love it.

[Atlas Mugged]

50. Sound effects question

What did the band members use to simulate the sound of crackling fire on the song 'Guns of Brixton'.

[Atlas Mugged]

57. Since you hate the song...

...I'll just go ahead and supply the answer. The band members used the velco strips on the chairs in the studio. I find it amusing 'cause it had to be a funny sight with these rock stars playing with seat cushions and asking for level checks.

[Atlas Mugged]

52. What film inspired the lyrics of 'Guns of Brixton'?

Hint: they use the name of one of the film's characters.

A related question:

What song did Paul Simonon cop the bass line from to practice with when he was first learning to play bass?

Hint: they eventually recorded the song as a single.

[JimmyJazz]

54. Bleh - can I tell you how much I can't stand that song.

I skip it when it comes on - I think they only put it on every CD to throw Paul some royalties for it. That being said, I have no idea - but I do know that on From Here to Eternity - in the song "Straight to Hell" - you can hear Joe flicking his Zippo lighter.

[Atlas Mugged]

56. Regardless!!!!

It's a Clash question!!!

Anyway, it was inspired by 'The Harder They Come' with Jimmy Cliff.

The bass line in question is from 'Pressure Drop' by Toots & The Maytals.

I, on the other hand, love the song. Shit, I love everything on that album.

FWIW, Paul wrote some of the liner notes for the "Deluxe Edition" re-release of the soundtrack 'The Harder They Come'. Well worth getting if you love Reggae, and indispensable if you're interested in the early influences of The Clash.

In Paul's bio in the nifty booklet:

"A noted reggae aficionado, Paul Simonn is a founding member of The Clash and Havana 3AM. Since abandoning the world of Rock & Roll he has returned to his first love: painting. He currently lives and works in London where his most recent exhibition is a St James' gallery was a huge success."

[JimmyJazz]

58. I love his art - he's amazing

[sundog]

59. stump

[KG]

62. rock the casbah refrain

sounds like someone is saying 'fuck the casbah'. could it be so?

[mr blur]

64. OK, here's one:

When London Calling first came out in the UK the band insisted that although it was a double album it had to be sold at the same price as a single album. They got their way. So how much was it?

[JimmyJazz]

66. Are you sure about that?

I thought it was Sandinista that was sold at the lower price and Joe didn't take royalites on the album in an effort to keep the price down.

[mr blur]

68. Nope, I remember going out and buying it.

And I'm afraid I didn't buy Sandinista.

[Atlas Mugged]

69. That's true about 'Sandinista'.

I don't know about 'London Calling', though.

[Zomby Woof]

70. What is "Spanish Bombs" about?

It's my favorite by them, btw. :hi:

[JimmyJazz]

73. The Spanish Civil War? My brain is starting to fry, here!

I do know that the beginning of Washington Bullets is about the Pinochet coup in Chile :shrug:

[Zomby Woof]

75. ding ding!

You are corrrrect! :thumbsup:

I lived in Spain as a kid, and am obsessed with anything about Spain. Good thing I love the "London Calling" album, or it would be pricey to buy it for just one song.

[MrScorpio]

71. Exactly what kind of jets were featured in the Rock The Casbah Video?

Type and model

And what air field were they flying out of?

[JimmyJazz]

72. I dunno anything about the military, but I know the video was

shot in Austin, Texas! - Mick is in a pool while Joe is reading a Dick Tracy magazine in a chaise - Paul and Topper are also sitting by the pool. 'nuff said?

[MrScorpio]

77. Let me bring You up on it

Yes it was shot in Austin Texas.

It was near Bergstrom AFB. I used to be stationed there.

The planes were the old RF-4, recon jets.

They were flying over Ben White Blvd.

Ahh, the good old days

[Aristus]

74. What was the very first television commercial to use

"Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" on its soundtrack.

For the record, I don't know the answer. Must be millions to choose from.

[JimmyJazz]

76. Levi's Jeans

on edit: sorry for the short answer - I was doing a fly by!

:hi: