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Revolution Rock Lyrics
Revolution rock, it is a brand new rock
A bad, bad rock, this here revolution rock
Careful how you move, Mac, you dig me in me back
An' I'm so pilled up that I rattle
I have got the sharpeest knife, so I cut the biggest slice
But I have no time to do battle
Everybody smash up your seats and rock to this
Brand new beat
This here music mash up the nation
This here music cause a sensation
Tell your ma, tell your pa everything's gonna be all right
Can't you feel it? DOn't ignore it
Gonna be Arl-right
Revolution rock, I am in a state of shock
So bad, bad rock, this here revolution rock
Careful how you slide, Clyde, all you did was glide
And you poured your beer in me hat
With my good eye on the beat, living on fixation strete
And I ai't got no time for that
May I draw attention to the fact that this song was not actually written by The Clash, but by a little-known reggae singer called Danny Ray, who rather confusingly shares his name with the sax player. Joe Strummer did change some of the lyrics- "Get up from your seat" was changed to "Smash up your seat", and so on. The lyrical improvisation at the end was added by Strummer too.
I think this song talks about letting music in general (but particularly this song) take over shit that goes on in your life instead of being like "Clyde", and also when Joe sings out "I've seen people shoot their days away, I've seen talent thrown away" (even though it's not listed in the above lyrics, he says it toward the end of the song), that really speaks to me. I'd write more but I have to pee.
you gotta check the cover of los fabulosos cadillacs, is so cool and fun
the organ in this song gives me goosebumps....my favorite clash tune.
Agreed, love the organ. When it's silent at first, then Joe shouts and it kicks in for full, magic! And yeah, it's one my favourites as well. It's so bouncy and optimistic, it never fails to cheer me up.
What a whopper of a song – trumpets, ska beat, organ and the atmosphere that only Bono could describe as “the greatest band that ever lived” – my favourite Clash song – a song that will always make you boogie and cheer ya up
My favourite parts are the miscellaneous lyrics that Joe sings near the end, likie
“Organ play!” "I've seen people shoot their days away, I've seen talent thrown away" “This must be the way out”
and my favourite - “Cheesegrater!”
RIP Joe
its about how conservatives were afraid of punk music. It adresses that all punk rockers are druged up crazies who are dangerous to society.
which they werent. I guess i wasnt really clear abot that. They just wanted change, and conservatives are afraid of change.
The first verse of this is referring to "Mack the Knife," which I believe was made famous by Bobby Darin. See Wikipedia
Get that cheese grater going... against the grain.
It's food for thought mobsters.