Category
page 1Song recordings produced by Guy Stevens
London Calling
1979 single by the Clash
Spanish Bombs
song by the Clash
Lost in the Supermarket
song performed by The Clash
Train in Vain
original song written, composed, and performed by The Clash
Clampdown
"Clampdown" is a song by the English rock band the Clash from their 1979 album London Calling. The song began as an instrumental track called "Working and Waiting". It is sometimes called "Working for the Clampdown", which is the main lyric of the song and also the title provided on the album's lyric sheet. Its lyrics concern those who have forsaken the idealism of youth and urges young people to fight the status quo. The word "clampdown" is a neat cover-all term the writers adopted to define the oppressive Establishment, notably its more reactionary voices who were to be heard throughout the