tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post1924952456315629564..comments2024-02-17T03:35:22.796-05:00Comments on Innocents and Accidents, Hints and Allegations: Rock The Casbah8http://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636875216996092noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-27604236267772109142009-11-12T16:42:11.886-05:002009-11-12T16:42:11.886-05:00With the whole "bomb the Middle East" th...With the whole "bomb the Middle East" thing going on in it, some could probably accuse the song of being jingoistic. But that is probably very far from the truth.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-85770967640647515902009-11-11T09:07:28.000-05:002009-11-11T09:07:28.000-05:00Oh, I don't disagree one bit. I understand the...Oh, I don't disagree one bit. I understand they are important-you can't write a decent history of rock music, and certainly not one of punk, without covering them. <br /><br />But I just don't feel it, don't love them, the way I love, say, REM or the Beatles.8https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636875216996092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-4122322468875996482009-11-10T19:25:21.242-05:002009-11-10T19:25:21.242-05:00Okay... so I am late to this post and no one is go...Okay... so I am late to this post and no one is going to read this now. But here is another thing about The Clash... prior to their arrival, punk had a brash sound that did not have a lot of detail to it. The Clash changed that for punk by adding important elements with a variety of instruments, melody lines, etc. that had been over-run by the basic loud angry noise sound associated with punk upAnanda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-466282118516441512009-11-09T16:10:06.074-05:002009-11-09T16:10:06.074-05:00Okay... gotta weigh in on this one. I love love l...Okay... gotta weigh in on this one. I love love love the Clash. I think the problem here is that songs like Rock the Casbah were acceptable for radio. The true nature of the Clash is in their other songs. They had some savvy social commentary intwined with the angst. I tend to think of them in the smart punk catagory.<br />Just my opinion... and I am sure that you can find some songs that youAnanda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-17245700527194976672009-11-09T08:48:14.141-05:002009-11-09T08:48:14.141-05:00Rock the Casbah is one of my guilty pleasure. I do...Rock the Casbah is one of my guilty pleasure. I don't quite get the Clash either, along with you or Mr. dmarks, but I do like to rock out to the song. <br /><br />Often.<br /><br />Okay, everyday.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146643110178297610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014331.post-90759971851335150892009-11-09T08:22:24.965-05:002009-11-09T08:22:24.965-05:00I don't get The Clash either (just like I tend...I don't get The Clash either (just like I tend not to get punk rock), but I think this "Rock the Casbah" is a great novelty song.<br /><br />The video is great, with the dancing sheik, oil wells, and armadillos. Sure, there are no armadillos in the Middle East, but that is what makes it fun.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com