WEDNESDAY CLUB - The Clash - Complete Control

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THE CLASH - Complete Control (1977)

There are some songs you will always remember the first time you heard them, 'Complete Control' by the Clash is one. I had to pick my wife up from Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 and I was a bit late. I was just going through the tunnel to the terminals when the song came on. I was totally stunned and must have gone into auto pilot (airport - get it?) and I missed my turning so I stopped in a lay by until it had finished. It took me a couple of minutes before I could compose myself to pick my wife up as my head was still in a spin.  I had to tell someone, I tried to tell her about this great song but all I got was a bollocking for being late.
 


THE CLASH - Complete Control (Live)

My love affair with the Clash had well and trully started. I had the great pleasure of seeing Jo Strummer with his band the Mescaleros they were supporting The Who. Oh! boy that was a night to remember it took me days to come down. I still have the T-shirt from that night (I won't get fooled again)
In control
What songs did you hear for a first that will be there forever in the memory bank?

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Comments

Shell Hunter said…
I like a lot of The Clash stuff but haven't given them the attention they need. I remember when you played me Straight To Hell for the first time after I was raving about the Lily Allen cover. It was a revelation. It also had the guitar sample used on MIA's song Paper Planes. It is probably my favourite Clash song because of that.
flycasual said…
sensational song, especially the live version. The song I remember hearing, although not very Rock n' Roll, was Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game'. I heard it late at night, everybody was asleep and I was bowled over by the guitar that I just had to wake everyone to hear it. I was young! But will always remember it!