10 Incredible Songs from The Clash You Probably Won’t Hear on the Radio

Pirate satellite is not needed to enjoy this Radio Clash Mix (Part 1)

Walter Bowne
The Riff

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If you’ve “discovered” The Clash after watching the popular Stranger Things and the recurring song which fits the theme of the first season well, “Should I Stay or Should I Go,” you’re not alone.

Perhaps you were not alive in 1982. Or in the “glory days” of punk — the late 1970s. But there is so much more to explore. And I’m here to help. I’m 52, but when I play The Clash, I return to my roots as a “shit-kicker and rabble-rouser” who just loves honesty, sincerity, sweat, and love in music — and music that has a message to Authority.

Like “We’re Not Gonna Take It” from Twisted Sister— but just the sentiment, and not that awful song.

For me, The Clash tore me away from the excesses of Progressive Rock

I was young in 1984, only fifteen, but when “Combat Rock” came out in May 14, 1982, with the two smash hits — “Should I Stay or Should I Go” and “Rock the Casbah.” I was like — hey — a song can kick ass and not be thirty minutes long. The Clash also turned me on to other punk bands — like the…

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Walter Bowne
The Riff

This “trophy husband” writes fiction, poetry, narrative non-fiction, travel essays, music essays, book reviews, and essays about his belly button.