Garageland
"Garageland" is a song by English punk rock band The Clash, featured on their first album, The Clash.
| "Garageland" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Clash | |
| from The Clash" | |
| Language | English |
| Released | 8 April 1977 |
| Recorded | 27 February 1977, London |
| Genre | Punk Rock |
| Length | 3:12 |
| Label | CBS |
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Strummer |
| Composer(s) | Mick Jones |
| Producer(s) | Mickey Foote |
Writing
Upon The Clash's appearance at the Sex Pistols 'Screen on the Green' concert, NME critic Charles Shaar Murray said:
"The Clash are the kind of garage band who should be returned to the garage immediately, preferably with the engine running,[1][2] which would undoubtedly be more of a loss to their friends and families than to either rock or roll."[3]
The Clash responded immediately by writing the song 'Garageland'.[4] The opening verses are: "Back in the garage with my bullshit detector / Carbon monoxide makes sure it's effective", followed by the chorus: "We're a garage band / We come from garageland", and concluding with "Back in the garage".[5]
Yet, only two years later, Murray was describing the band as "the greatest rock band in the world" in the same paper.
References
- ↑ Murray, Charles Shaar (2003-04-05). "Joe is dead, but the Clash are immortal". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
I described them as the kind of garage band who should be speedily returned to their garage, preferably with the engine running
- ↑ Don Letts; Rick Elgood, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Terry Chimes, The Clash. The Clash: Westway to the World [DVD]. New York, NY: Sony Music Entertainment; Dorismo; Uptown Films.
- ↑ "Screen on the Green - Islington". BlackMarketClash.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ↑ Salewicz, Chris (2006). Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer. New York: Macmillan. p. 162. ISBN 9780571211784. OCLC 76794852.
- ↑ Coon, Caroline (1977). 1988: The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion. London: Hawthorn. ISBN 0801561299. OCLC 79262599. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
