Yeah not one of my personal favorites of the Clash (which by the way is my favorite band). It's a shame to, I saw a lot of potential in the song. Sort of like how they destroyed the amazing "Career Opportunities" from the self titled debut, when they had the children's choir verson of it on Sandanista. But oh well.
I think the kid version of Career Opportunities is more about the symbolism than the musical value of it, myself. It, along with the girl that sings Guns of Brixton in Broadway, depict the fact that these things the Clash hated so much (meaningless jobs that won't take you anyplace and the constant threat of police violence, respectively) that they sang about in those songs had become the new normal under Thatcher, and were the only things that the children of the world had to look forward to. But yeah I like the original versions of those songs way better...
I think the kid version of Career Opportunities is more about the symbolism than the musical value of it, myself. It, along with the girl that sings Guns of Brixton in Broadway, depict the fact that these things the Clash hated so much (meaningless jobs that won't take you anyplace and the constant threat of police violence, respectively) that they sang about in those songs had become the new normal under Thatcher, and were the only things that the children of the world had to look forward to. But yeah I like the original versions of those songs way better anyhow.
Yeah not one of my personal favorites of the Clash (which by the way is my favorite band). It's a shame to, I saw a lot of potential in the song. Sort of like how they destroyed the amazing "Career Opportunities" from the self titled debut, when they had the children's choir verson of it on Sandanista. But oh well.
are you really dissing children singing career opportunities?? whatever man !
are you really dissing children singing career opportunities?? whatever man !
I think the kid version of Career Opportunities is more about the symbolism than the musical value of it, myself. It, along with the girl that sings Guns of Brixton in Broadway, depict the fact that these things the Clash hated so much (meaningless jobs that won't take you anyplace and the constant threat of police violence, respectively) that they sang about in those songs had become the new normal under Thatcher, and were the only things that the children of the world had to look forward to. But yeah I like the original versions of those songs way better...
I think the kid version of Career Opportunities is more about the symbolism than the musical value of it, myself. It, along with the girl that sings Guns of Brixton in Broadway, depict the fact that these things the Clash hated so much (meaningless jobs that won't take you anyplace and the constant threat of police violence, respectively) that they sang about in those songs had become the new normal under Thatcher, and were the only things that the children of the world had to look forward to. But yeah I like the original versions of those songs way better anyhow.