Guns of Brixton**arcadefire**

[gunsnrosen]

paul plays guitar on this track not bass

[RZAODBGZA]

this is fucking terrible

[dylanyoung22]

That sounds so cool in that lobby

[MrBuckwilliam]

woohoo, dig it !!! friggin awesome post :)

[peterthemophead]

Idk the names of the bandmates very well, but the other brother should definitely being singing this song

[bobjoshilly]

@peterthemophead what the main singer with the stripe on his pants?

becuase the stipe pant man has the best voice.

the orange hair doesnt have the best voice for the drama guns of brixton is trying to create.

the clash did theirs all off time and lovely, so lyrically they do it well

[indiekid4051]

They were not from upper/middle class backgrounds...joe only went to bording school because his father was a civil servant who often went abroad so the government gave joe (or rather John) a place at a good school

[voularas]

Great !!!

[AlecGray7]

Anyone realize that most of the Clash came from middle to upper-class background? Joe Strummer was well off, but he's as punk as they get. Its not about the men behind the ideas, its the quality of the ideas put forward.

[clipboard34]

OOOOOOOOOHHHH, THE GUNS OF BRIXTON!! Despite being a bit of a slower tempo that this is a very good modern day cover of such a classic song!

[ttncscx]

dios que puto destrozo de la cancion espero que simonon no se entere de esto ,

...por favor...

yesterday bristol , today brixton

[Synskin]

Pretty good re-interpretation of the song. Kinda takes out the urban feel of the original and makes it more haunting instead. Where are they playing this?

[indietramp1]

Brixton acadamy

[ArcticGirli]

that's ironic.

lol

[JustStayFree]

Je sais pas si cette 'Cover' serai dans l'esprit des clash et particuliérement celui de Simonon. Mais il faut avouer qu'elle est originale, mais je trouve que l'esprit des clash est trop peu présent, et on perd tout le rythme et la rudesse du morceau. Bien sur ce n'est que mon avis...

[Uncle24Bobby]

I agree. They kind of missed the point. The original was socio-political reggae -- one of Paul Simonon's "white" reggae pieces. This arrangement is original, but it is also kind of maudlin or sulky. I am not certain any of these nice kids from nice homes (albeit in dirty clothes) would know what a "Black Maria" is., to say nothing of having seen the inside of one.

[JustStayFree]

You are allright, English Friend ^^

[JustStayFree]

And the clash is not a music, or clothes.

This is a life style, with idea style.

You make, You Buy, You Die, Thats The Model Of America !

[Childinyou]

You guys just don't get Arcade Fire

[andrewmartelli]

I know man. People just dont understand how intense this band is live. Theres nothing quite like it. Plus the chicks are hot in the band

[bbeaup]

nah hipster man. this is a disgraceful cover. they try to hard to be cool. they should stick to their own.

[mannystreet]

Perfectly said. This version is a parody.

[wzdunczyk]

Oh My god ! It's Fuckng Amazing !

[artintheforest]

sounds like i'm naked in a forest with dark, hooded figures enclosing in on me in the night with fire torches...singing this song...vulnerable

[romi63]

Nice tribute to a great song.

Even though the famous Paul Simonon bass line it's been replaced by mandolin, I will always have goose bumps listening to those words.

[GiliafT9]

Espero que esta cancion la agregen a su tercer disco.

[renethann]

totally different from the original version, but quiet good.

the the clash version has something more groving in it, but this has something frightening.

[patrickchanning]

wheres the bass

[heguirabass]

Excelente...

[Ma965]

Great! Very good and original cover! God Bless The Clash

[igrewfeathers]

Why are they allowed to be this wonderful? This is genre-less. They make it sound like a protest rally.

[conorcar]

only arcade fire could cover the clash and do this song justice :)