They didn't write this one either.

18 hours ago, strider6004 said:

I heard this by chance and was surprised to see that it was not a Clash original yet an earlier song

And here's the original. Written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets.

11 minutes ago, Boyne said:

And here's the original. Written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets.

Talented lad is Sonny Curtis. Also wrote, amongst other things, the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore show:

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11 minutes ago, dermott said:

Talented lad is Sonny Curtis. Also wrote, amongst other things, the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore show:

That takes me back. I watched the Mary Tyler Moore show back in the day.

3 hours ago, Boyne said:

That takes me back. I watched the Mary Tyler Moore show back in the day.

Me too. Daniels and Weinberger, who wrote a lot of episodes, went on to create the wonderful "Taxi". And the Charles brothers, who wrote for "Taxi", went on to co-create "Cheers". Some outstanding sitcom-writing pedigrees. Days long gone, sadly.

21 hours ago, Boyne said:

And here's the original. Written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets.

And here's a great Tom Petty cover:

Jesus, Jesus, what's it all about?
Trying to clout these little ingrates into shape
When I was their age all the lights went out
There was no time to whine or mope about . .

Lofty is remembered.

another Clash classic

Demis is a god imho

This was one of the first singles I ever bought. Reached No9 in the UK charts. Didn't get released on an album, as it was meant to go on Townshend's Lifehouse album, which never got released.

That was the same fate as this single, which they recorded 4 days later in May 1972. It got to number 21 in the Uk.

The Who were a great singles band, although they are best known for their epic albums Tommy, Who's Next, Quadrophenia and Live at Leeds. This article is worth reading:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/17/the-who-uk-singles-ranked

18 hours ago, Backbiter said:

This was one of the first singles I ever bought. Reached No9 in the UK charts. Didn't get released on an album, as it was meant to go on Townshend's Lifehouse album, which never got released.

That was the same fate as this single, which they recorded 4 days later in May 1972. It got to number 21 in the Uk.

The Who were a great singles band, although they are best known for their epic albums Tommy, Who's Next, Quadrophenia and Live at Leeds. This article is worth reading:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/17/the-who-uk-singles-ranked

I would argue over some of the rankings but that's what those Guardian lists are all about. The Ox played french horn on Pictures of Lily and the Tommy overture. The only one of them with classical music training.

Great great band though losing Keith cost them dearly . As I've posted before, saw them live in 1968. Unforgettable.

2 hours ago, dermott said:

I would argue over some of the rankings but that's what those Guardian lists are all about. The Ox played french horn on Pictures of Lily and the Tommy overture. The only one of them with classical music training.

Great great band though losing Keith cost them dearly . As I've posted before, saw them live in 1968. Unforgettable.

A friend of mine saw The Who at The Valley in the mid-1970s. Stood too close to one of the speakers and affected his hearing. When you speak to him you have to stand to one side and raise your voice.

2 hours ago, Boyne said:

A friend of mine saw The Who at The Valley in the mid-1970s. Stood too close to one of the speakers and affected his hearing. When you speak to him you have to stand to one side and raise your voice.

I can well believe it. So many musos themselves from those days have hearing issues.

10 hours ago, Boyne said:

A friend of mine saw The Who at The Valley in the mid-1970s. Stood too close to one of the speakers and affected his hearing. When you speak to him you have to stand to one side and raise your voice.

I saw them in 1975. They were loud but not deafening. The loudest band I've ever heard were (I kid you not) a country and western band at a friend's duaghter's wedding. My ears hurt so much I had to go outside.