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Who Performed London Calling?
The Clash
London Calling (song)
| “London Calling” | |
|---|---|
| Label | CBS 8087 |
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Strummer, Mick Jones |
| Producer(s) | Guy Stevens |
| The Clash singles chronology |
Who is smashing the guitar in London calling?
Paul Simonon’s
Paul Simonon’s smashed up bass guitar and one of Joe Strummer’s lyric notebooks feature as part of an exhibition on London Calling by The Clash. This winter marks 40 years since the London boundary-breaking punk band’s third — and subsequently most lauded — album was released.
Why did Paul Simonon smash his guitar?
Frustrated at the stiffness of the audience, Simonon raised his guitar like a giant axe, turned his back to singer Joe Strummer, and brought it crashing down. He later said it was an emotional response to an audience sitting in their seats and not moving.
Who smashed guitar in Clash?
Paul Simonon
The bass guitar that was memorably smashed by The Clash’s Paul Simonon is to go on permanent display at the Museum of London later this year. Simonon smashed his Fender Precision bass at New York’s Palladium in September 1979, with photographer Pennie Smith capturing the dramatic moment on her 35mm Pentax camera.
What was London Calling originally going to be called?
1. The title track was originally called “Ice Age.” Joe Strummer’s early drafts of “London Calling” are far different than what wound up on the album.
Why did The Clash write London Calling?
As Strummer told Uncut magazine, “There was a lot of Cold War nonsense going on, and we knew that London was susceptible to flooding. She told me to write something about that.” “Joe Strummer was living in a building along the Thames and feared potential flooding,” Jones said.
Where is Paul Simonon smashed bass?
the Museum of London
The splintered remains of a Fender Precision Bass smashed by The Clash’s Paul Simonon at a gig in 1979 will be on permanent display at the Museum of London starting July 23.
When did Paul Simonon smash his bass?
September 21, 1979
The Fender P-Bass that The Clash’s Paul Simonon smashed during a September 21, 1979 concert at New York’s Palladium will go on permanent display at the Museum of London later this month.
Why did Paul Simonon smashed his bass?
In a 2011 interview with Fender, Simonon explained that he smashed the bass due to his annoyance with the bouncers prohibiting the audience from standing. The picture that would become the album cover was taken by photographer Pennie Smith, on a 35mm Pentax.
What Bass does Paul Simonon?
Fender Precision
Though he has occasionally been photographed with a Rickenbacker 4001 in The Clash’s early years, Paul’s primary weapon of choice and the one he will always be identified with is the Fender Precision.
Why did the clash write London Calling?
Why is London Calling so important?
Arguably the zeitgeist portrait of late 20th Century urban life in The Fog, London Calling is a modern masterpiece. The 19 track album clocks in at 65 minutes, unusually long for a punk record, yet the band’s ambition and experimentation allowed them to express their talents far beyond the typical punk pedigree.