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Rhythm 9.5
Melody 9.5
Instruments 9.5
Lyrics 9.7
Vocal 9.5
This song has been reviewed 22 times. Overall score for this song, 9.5.
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The Clash - London Calling Lyrics

Song details
TitleLondon Calling
ArtistThe Clash
AlbumFrom Here To Eternity (1999) , Track 10 ,
London Calling (1979) , Track 1 ,
The Story Of The Clash, Vol. 1 (1988) , Track 12 Disc 2,
The Singles (1991) , Track 9
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Rank6,071 (+2,846) history
Referring urlstop 10

Song lyrics
London Calling, to the far away 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
Except for the ring of that truncheon thing

The Ice Age is coming, the sun zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river

London Calling, to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go 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 highs
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

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

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

Now get this...

London Calling, yes, I was there too
And 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

And I never felt so much I like
lyrics corrected on 13-05-2008




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16-07-2004 20:29New_Born is offline New_Born 

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this song is the best clash song ever
17-07-2004 02:12punk kid is offline punk kid 

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Man i was rocking my head the whole song five stars!
04-08-2004 18:05CTOGZ is offline CTOGZ 

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genius of a song
xx
08-08-2004 23:58big_dave is offline big_dave 

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i kinda like it but it is no way the best song the clash done. something like spanish bombs or my personal favourite clampdown are some of the best clash songs. i'm just remembring now how good a band the clash were.
31-08-2004 09:55Mike_Riot is offline Mike_Riot 

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All you guys suck except for big dave up there. He's right, this song sucks ass. Yeah it used to be cool. But no, everywhere and everything that's popular had to go and take an underground true band's song, and make it popular. And yeah, Guns of Brixton was a good song. But a little gay rap band called 'Cypruss Hill' had to steal it and fag it up! The Clash used to be cool untill they hit new wave. They were cool when they were punks, they were cool when they were rude boys. It doesn't matter. They kick ass. You guys need to appreciate good music! Cheers, to The Clash. One of the best damn bands out there.
04-11-2004 03:00Mien is offline Mien 

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Delectable...
09-12-2004 22:02joeofthej is offline joeofthej 

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this song is probably the best of it's genre. the clash is so different than most bands that they are so much more interesting to listen to.
20-12-2004 04:12Jack_is_awesome is offline Jack_is_awesome 

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I like the vocals, man.
03-01-2005 18:15LizzieLizard is offline LizzieLizard 

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One of the best songs they made
20-01-2005 00:22sweetmischief is offline sweetmischief 

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this is one of my favourite clash songs. i really like guns of brixton and rock the casbah. i think what happened with this song is like what happened with smells like teen spirit. it becomes a big hit and the band gains popularity and you get assholes saying shit like "this band was good until they got all mainstream, now they suck". that bothers me almost as much as when people do things only because that's what everyone else is doing. changing yourself to be different is the same as changing yourself to be like everyone else. this is an amazing song regardless of how "mainstream" or "overplayed" it is.
02-02-2005 06:42rootsrockrebel is offline rootsrockrebel 

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dude, mike riot (sick name) teh clash never hit new wave, the clash did more for punk rock than any band ever, expanded it to its farthest reaches, and punk died the day that sandinista was rejected by punk. And i am not somebody who likes that modern pop music called punk today, through and through roots punk only. but the clash at their mellowest were more punk than any band ever.
11-02-2005 00:52Kat797 is offline Kat797 

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yeah, the song is awesome and all of that, but what the heck does it mean, it has to have meaning behind it.
13-02-2005 12:31Nacilme is offline Nacilme 

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I agree with sweetmischief.
23-02-2005 11:06Valo_is_god is offline Valo_is_god 

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how amazing are the clash!
11-03-2005 01:20clash_775 is offline clash_775 

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The Clash kick ass...one of their best songs are 'I Fought The Law'...great song..


RIP JOHNNY RAMONE
14-04-2005 15:01smellymellyrock is offline smellymellyrock 

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luv the clash
14-04-2005 15:46moa_dumbass is offline moa_dumbass 

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I think London Calling is a great song. On the other hand, I think it's far from the best one they have ever made. I think Tommy Gun is a really great song, but who don't wanna listen to for example Straight To Hell?
05-05-2005 16:53kurtbestever is offline kurtbestever 

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i havent heard this song since a long time ago and i cannot even remeber the rhytm but i remember this was one of my favorites songs
im gonna download it
13-06-2005 00:06sara_iceland is offline sara_iceland 

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WOW I mean WWWWWOOOOOOOOWWWWW THIS SONG IS THE BEST! i just can't get enough of it! I LOVE THE CLASH!
07-07-2005 22:32dools2 is offline dools2 

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clash_775 your right ramones rock and the clash. [offtopic]i like greenday and gorillaz too.
07-07-2005 22:34Squareheaddude is offline Squareheaddude 

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man one of the few i heard from em... but because of London Callin i wanna know The Clash...so it deserves top grade
21-09-2005 13:36Chrisrocks53 is offline Chrisrocks53 


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Awesome Song
29-10-2005 00:46jonstewart is offline jonstewart 

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SOOO GOOD....gotta love it
29-10-2005 00:51Masterful_Ally is offline Masterful_Ally 

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"Yeah it used to be cool. But no, everywhere and everything that's popular had to go and take an underground true band's song, and make it popular."



I don't know where you've been living for the past 30 years but The Clash are anything but underground. And dislking a song you fully admit was once 'cool' just because it is popular is plain shallow...


Great song, not their best but pretty damn good.
31-10-2005 01:03ramonesrule is offline ramonesrule 

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Mike Riot your stupid. What kind of a retarted reason to hate a song is that its popular? its not the clash's fault everyone likes it... besides if everyone likes it isn't it a sign its good?

me hitting mike in the head with a hammer ->

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