This is a CLASH POLL service announcement...WITH RESULTS!!!!!! ILX Artist Poll #41

I would've voted for something other than London Calling at no.1, were it not complete insanity to do so

I even rep for most of the weirdo-dub shit. "Silicone on Sapphire" is awes.

I think you either accept the kitchen sink nature of Sandinista or it drives you batty. I find it's more than the sum of it's parts, and when you take it apart for something like a tracks poll a lot of those parts seem a little daft.

Because of my misadventures at the impound lot today, I'm running behind schedule, so #60-41 are going to come faster than I'd like. I'll slow it down tomorrow.

A note on ranking: A number of people combined o.g. versions with their dub counterpart, so I combined certain tracks with their other version at my subjective discretion. I did not count different versions (a la Sandinista "Career Opportunities") in the tally for their o.g. As we go through I'll try to list the breakdown if I combined tracks. If you don't like it, well too bad, because The Clash ain't about RULES, maan.

Also apologies for the images. Never done them before and I just now realised I made them too big so I'll scale them down but they'll look (even!) worse.

60. Hate and War - 96 pts - 6 votes

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leave them HUGE! The Clash deserve big fuckoff pictures.

The ska "hate hate hate hate" only one part of all-amazing.

58. (TIE) Car Jamming - 104 pts - 7 votes

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"Car Jamming" placing makes me happy even though it missed my ballot.

otm

"Car Jamming" the best song on Combat Rock after "Straight to Hell."

agreed

"selling is what selling sells but only saints of the seven avenues can sell the seven hells" is one of my favourite lyrics

i struggled with leaving car jamming off my ballot, am glad my comrades could make it happen

he fellllass

58. (TIE) Pressure Drop - 104 pts - 10 votes

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"car jamming" was the first clash song i really dug outside of the hits

it's not a GOOD cover, but the guitar is so addictive I can't help but love it

Ghetto Defendant - 106 pts - 10 votes

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should have said 57.Ghetto Defendant - 106 pts - 10 votes

Not much to say about old Allen there

56. Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) - 111 pts - 10 votes

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My vote. I vacillate b/w thinking it's one of their best songs and disappointment at its lack of vim. Maybe Jones and Strummer sharing vocals is the problem?

I didn't realise that song had a Phil Ochs quote.

Yeah they don't *quite* match up together, which is a shame because the melody is great. I get a good Killers vibe off the guitar riff :)

55. Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad - 113 pts - 11 votes

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YEAH! love this track

Should note for legal purposes that even though that is Leif Fielding in the centre there, the girl is probably not Julie.

My first to place!

54. Jail Guitar Doors - 122 pts - 11 votes

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My first to place!

I love the honky-tonk swing of Julie -- and the piano <3

53. Capital Radio - 124 pts - 7 votes

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"Capital Radio" got 50 pts, "Capital Radio Two" got 74 pts. I combined them because afaik they re-recorded it and released it because people were spending a lot of money to get the oop original version.

Two wins for me for "Hey Jonesy!! "yeah whut"

52. Remote Control - 126 pts - 9 votes

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(typo on the image re: number of votes)

51. Gates of the West - 127 pts - 6 votes - 1 #1

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My Number 1 btw

this band, they had an awful lot of good songs

lol that's very Grudenesque.

"the immigrants and remnants of all the glory years are huddled 'round the bar again for another round of beers. Little Richard's in the kitchen playing spoons and plates he's telling the waitress he's great"

lol JF. this band, the clash! they might be one of the best pure punk rock bands in the charts today. i love watching these guys play.

50. 1977 - 131 pts - 10 votes

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For anyone that loves "Gates of the west" : You have to track down "Ooh Baby Ooh (It's not over)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig9cibn4gY4

49. Groovy Times - 136 pts - 8 votes

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lool nice Grudenism, Spiralli :D

48. (TIE) Groovy Times - 136 pts - 8 votes

rather

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