What songs have The Clash covered?

Songs covered by The Clash

Song	Play Count
Police and Thieves (Junior Murvin cover)	211
Brand New Cadillac (Vince Taylor & The Playboys cover)	206
I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover)	198
Armigedeon Time (Willi Williams cover)	176

What bands did the Clash influence?

In their words, The Clash “influenced more than twenty-five years of music and musicians.” Bad Religion – Their heavy punk sound was undoubtedly lifted from the likes of the Ramones, The Clash and The Sex Pistols.

Who is on the cover of The Clash album?

The Clash played New York’s Palladium on September 20th and 21st, 1979. When they were done, photographer Pennie Smith walked away with a photo of Paul Simonon smashing his bass onstage that became the cover of the album. For decades, it’s been written that the photo was taken on the 21st.

What hits did the Clash have?

Songs

Song	Original release	Year
“Complete Control”	The Clash (1979 US version)	1979
“Cool Confusion”	B-side of “Should I Stay or Should I Go”	1982
“The Cool Out”	B-side of “The Magnificent Seven” (12″ Maxi-single)	1981
“Cool Under Heat”	Cut the Crap	1985

Did the clash invent ska?

Pioneering punk rock band the Clash incorporated influences from ska alongside a range of other genres on their seminal 1979 post-punk album London Calling. Songs like 1978’s “Kill The Hippies” by the Deadbeats prominently featured horns, although there are no ska elements.

What is the only band that ever mattered?

the Clash
During this period, the Clash began to be regularly billed as “The Only Band That Matters”. Musician Gary Lucas, then employed by CBS Records’ creative services department, claims to have coined the tagline. The epithet was soon widely adopted by fans and music journalists.

What was Elvis Presley first album?

Rock ‘N’ Roll (Remastering From Original 1956)
Elvis Presley/First album

What was The Clash’s first hit?

White Riot
The band’s first single, “White Riot”, was released in March 1977 and reached number 34. The album, The Clash, came out the following month. Filled with fiery punk tracks, it also presaged the many eclectic turns the band would take with its cover of the reggae song “Police and Thieves”.

What is the clash Best Song?

Rock the Casbah, 1982 One of the highlights of Combat Rock and probably as mainstream as the band got, this song combines Strummer’s lyrics, inspired by the ban on disco music in Iran, and Topper Headon’s music, which helped make it the most danceable of Clash songs.

What was the clash biggest hit?

Rock the Casbah
‘Rock the Casbah’ ‘ Although the song is not without a political bent, it shows the Clash at their most playful. ‘Rock the Casbah’ was also the band’s biggest American hit, landing in the Top 10.

Are the specials reggae?

In 1980, the song “Too Much Too Young”, the lead track on their The Special AKA Live!…

The Specials
Genres	2 Tone ska reggae punk rock
Years active	1977–1981, 1982-1984, 1993, 1996–2001, 2008–present
Labels	2 Tone Chrysalis Virgin Kuff Cleopatra