Lake Taupo

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

The Clash- "Brand New Cadillac"

The Clash released one of the most important rock albums of all time in 1979 with 'London Calling' and its cover artwork was a homage to Elvis Presley's self titled debut album, which was possibly the very first of the most important rock albums ever.... from 23 years earlier. It wasn't just the cover that had some similarities... there was also a bit of rockabilly or rock n' roll on 'London Calling' along with their usual punk, pop, ska and reggae sounds spread out over a double album. "Brand New Cadillac" was a rock n' roll number that followed the title track on the album. It is a cover of a Vince Taylor b-side from 1959 and The Clash don't reinvent it too much. A slice of good old rock n' roll with a punk swagger.




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