The first part was written by Joe Strummer after he went to a reggae concert featurin "Dillinger, Leroy Smart, Delroy Wilson..." He expected the concert to be really political, but it sounded like commercial pop, so he was upset. Then the song goes on to talk about wealth distribution in the UK, and mentions Hitler, referring to the rise of facism in England. Basically, this song is talking about alot of the problems in England at that time. (In Strummers opinion). This was also one of Strummers favourite songs by the Clash, and was played at his funeral.
The first part was written by Joe Strummer after he went to a reggae concert featurin "Dillinger, Leroy Smart, Delroy Wilson..." He expected the concert to be really political, but it sounded like commercial pop, so he was upset. Then the song goes on to talk about wealth distribution in the UK, and mentions Hitler, referring to the rise of facism in England. Basically, this song is talking about alot of the problems in England at that time. (In Strummers opinion). This was also one of Strummers favourite songs by the Clash, and was played at his funeral.