Joe Strummer - Yalla Yalla

[smoku46]

i never understood strummer singing, always thought it was horrible to listen to. But i liked songs like should i stay or go

[HeathInClearLake]

@smoku46, Dude, Should I stay was sung by Mick not Joe. And the rest of your words are not worth responding to.

[EroIoQuellaDonna]

adoro Joe Strummer

[headfuel]

I miss JOE STRUMMER so much.

[MarlboroShinobi]

GET ON WITH IT =D

I just read the Joe Strummer book "Redemption Song". What a life.

[chloeag321]

@MarlboroShinobi i'm reading it now, his life was never boring

[AumakuaHuna]

SonyVor how come you're not on top??

And as a random question - anyone know where "mescaleros" came from? Carlos Casteneda had the name "Mescalito" for the spirit of the peyote cactus and it's pretty accepted that this was part of one of the first countercultures we saw in the US...

(Google this stuff if you don't know what I'm talking about, it's interesting believe me)

[AumakuaHuna]

And hey Joe, Liberty is here now. She was just hiding.

[AumakuaHuna]

I was always confused by the "godfather of punk" tile ...

Joe's work went so far beyond even the idea of Punk - the biggest difference being that he actually cared about actively changing things on this little planet in a positive way.

Can anyone agree that he possibly had more in common with Bob Marley than anyone else in the genre he's usually associated with?

[HeathInClearLake]

Joe had the 2 key ingredients of Punk down pat: Value for money and do it yourself because no-one is going to do it for you. He just wanted people to have a good time.

[SonyVor]

@AumakuaHuna Joe was a pretty secular guy who had a lot in common with Joey Ramone, Johnny Thunders, and Richard Hell when I think about it for a bit. Those other three cared so much it seemed like they didn't care at all.

[bigboredthing]

Three words. Punk Rock Warlord. R.I.P Joe, you will always be a part of my soul. See you at the fires in heaven xx

[BobMescalero]

God needed a poet, that´s why he took Strummer to heaven.

[Spraycando]

You so damn right mate. I'm sure he's in the biggest practice room he could wish for.

[blythethebeast]

@BobMescalero that is true like RIP Joe

[coolcatjerk]

only joe could say some she like jambalaya on the bayou and not sound like a prick

[ELnabuko]

I hope that world will never forget this man and this song. It's not important ours religions but to find time for sing and play.

[FredRocksWilma]

"Yalla" is a common arabic expression, loosely meaning "hurry up" and often used by american soldiers in place of "hurry up" or "let's go". Like every war Iraq war soldiers have developed their own unique slang based on their experiences. Oftentimes these slang words creep into our nations vocabulary many years after the original conflict. ."Yalla" or "Yalla Yalla" may not become as common as RADAR, AWOL or SNAFU but it will certainly be used by soldiers for many years to come.

[no1232]

"Yalla" is also a very common word in Israel (like many other arabic expressions we use. somewhat ironic.)

Just some random fact..

[hockeyrocks5757]

Such a great song

[tsungvarsky]

What is this line about?

"Trying to get a signal through from Ragga F.M.

Do the D.T.I., bust CNN"

[36clashfan77]

People can tell you what they think, but only one man actually knows what he mean't

[chivauk]

D.T.I. is, I suspect, the Dept for Trade and Industry. I think it was their job to trace and shut down rogue broadcasters in the UK; pirate radio stations in other words. So they'd have been stopping innovative stations (eg Ragga FM) from getting the word out but obviously wouldn't have any interest in CNN and the like because they're legal.

[TheSpineyOne]

The best, at his best. Today's generation desperately needs a Joe Strummer.

[tsungvarsky]

yalla yalla

[stugats1]

Bravo!!!

[hairymary1962]

joe strummer,evolution at its best from one band to the next getting better with every move.sadly missed rip joe ...

[americanxtragedy]

Amen.