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THE REVIEW
Gentlemen!
Gentlemen.
I really don't know how to start. For now, I can tell you that I see... Red. Red. You know, at night, I don't sleep anymore. Since my wife left me, I don't sleep. At first, I didn't sleep because of my constant grins in the night, deep night. Now, I don't sleep because I see... Red.
The communist danger has never ceased to exist; over the years, it has only learned to change form. But what gives it away is the red. That's not always visible to the naked eye. Like on this cover, where there is a communist who, like anyone incapable of appreciating the value of things, destroys their instrument. Specifically, an air pressure ukulele.
And what can one say?
I was 7 years old, Pavarotti had just started screaming, and I was a happy child happily raised in a happy house in a very happy province of Rome, in our happy Italy: I'm still happy about my past. In front of our little house, there was a nice garden with many ferns, and in the right corner, my father used to keep various scythes with which he mowed the lawn and made us all happy. Very much.
Gentlemen, but this is absolutely not the problem!
The problem is the network. It spares no chance for us free thinkers, bearers of the Great Ultimate Truth That If You’re Not Careful Hits You From Behind And Takes You Away.
And damn it, pardon my French. That short guy who stole the beautiful Brüni.
We of the Right...
The word no longer works, it doesn't evoke what it used to. By now, everything is lost.
And people are still listening to ‘these damned communist groups stuffed with syrup with a side of apples at dusk...
PS: The Spanish bombs in Andalusia
PS2 (cool the playstation 2, huh?): follows a review by my wife
Sorry but I can't listen to this record just because of the cover!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But, has no one ever learned that things have value and you just can't do it that way??!??
PS: my ex-husband.
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This emotionally charged review struggles with the album's communist symbolism, especially its iconic cover. The reviewer shares personal turmoil connected to the imagery, revealing how political meaning and personal history collide. Despite a declared rating of 5 stars, there's a conflicted attitude towards the artwork and themes of The Clash's London Calling. The review blends nostalgia with political critique and personal anecdotes.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
The Clash
English punk rock band formed in London in 1976. Core lineup included Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. Influential for blending punk with reggae, rockabilly, funk and early rap; disbanded mid-1980s.35 Reviews
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