Joe Strummer
John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), better known by his… Read Full Bio ↴John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), better known by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash. He was also a member of the The 101'ers and Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros.
Following the end of the Clash, Joe spent a period moving from project to project. He acted in films like Walker and Straight to Hell, and OF COURSE his most unforgettable role as the awesome Johnny aka Elvis in the Jim Jarmusch masterpiece, "Mystery Train." He even sang for The Pogues after Shane MacGowan bizarrely quit/was sacked on the Hell's Ditch tour.
Finally, in the mid-to-late 1990s, Strummer gathered top-flight musicians into a backing band he called The Mescaleros. Strummer and the band signed with the Californian punk label Hellcat Records, and issued a stunning album in 1999, which was co-written with Anthony Genn, called Rock Art and the X-Ray Style. A tour of England and North America soon followed; sets included several Clash fan favourites. In 2001 the band released their second album, "Global A Go-Go". The album was supported with a 21-date tour of North America, Britain, and Ireland. Once again, these concerts featured Clash material ("London Calling", "Rudie Can't Fail," "White Man in Hammersmith Palais"), as well as classic covers of reggae hits ("The Harder They Come", "A Message To You, Rudie") and the band regularly closed the show with a nod to the late Joey Ramone by playing The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop".
Following the end of the Clash, Joe spent a period moving from project to project. He acted in films like Walker and Straight to Hell, and OF COURSE his most unforgettable role as the awesome Johnny aka Elvis in the Jim Jarmusch masterpiece, "Mystery Train." He even sang for The Pogues after Shane MacGowan bizarrely quit/was sacked on the Hell's Ditch tour.
Finally, in the mid-to-late 1990s, Strummer gathered top-flight musicians into a backing band he called The Mescaleros. Strummer and the band signed with the Californian punk label Hellcat Records, and issued a stunning album in 1999, which was co-written with Anthony Genn, called Rock Art and the X-Ray Style. A tour of England and North America soon followed; sets included several Clash fan favourites. In 2001 the band released their second album, "Global A Go-Go". The album was supported with a 21-date tour of North America, Britain, and Ireland. Once again, these concerts featured Clash material ("London Calling", "Rudie Can't Fail," "White Man in Hammersmith Palais"), as well as classic covers of reggae hits ("The Harder They Come", "A Message To You, Rudie") and the band regularly closed the show with a nod to the late Joey Ramone by playing The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop".
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Joe Strummer Lyrics
15th Brigade Viva la Quince Brigada Rumba la rumba la rumba la Viva la…
Afro-cuban be-bop Give me some Afro-Cuban be-bop some snazzy clothes I have a…
All In a Day Hey ho hey! Its the acid test. Got a busy day, I'm…
Armagideon Time Stay around don't play around This old town and all Seems li…
Arms Aloft Sometimes there's no star shining Scouting the edge of the…
Arms Aloft In Aberdeen Sometimes there's no star shining Scouting the edge of the u…
At The Border Guy One, two, one Line check One, one We built the buildings of…
Bhindi Bhagee Well, I was walking down the High Road And this guy…
Boogie With Your Children Boogie with your children In peace and love Sing Marvin…
Bummed Out City It was me, drove off the off ramp Of the sweetheart…
Burnin' Streets The sirens' risin' There's a distant blues dance on a crowde…
Burning Lights Some dreams are made for children But most grow old with…
Burning Streets The sirens' risin' There's a distant blues dance on a crowd…
Cholo Vest Nobody really thinks about you when you′re gone... no no…
Coma Girl I was crawling through a festival way out west I…
Cool 'N' Out Late news breaking this just in yeah, cool 'n' out!…
Corrina Corrina Corrina, Corrina Gal, where you been so long? Corrina, Corri…
Crawfish Well, I went to the bayou just last night There was…
Czechoslovak Song / Where Is England? One, two, three, four I hear a gang cry on a…
Diggin' The New Yeah, oh, one of those top nights of the year And…
Dizzy's Goatee Like to meet some of these idiots Who put up the…
Dum Dum Club This is New York, boy We wanna hear you talk, boy This…
Evil Darling In this town, that's the way-ay-ay-aaaaay it goes. Say seve…
Forbidden City I hope you dream of freedom Under the moon in the…
Gamma Ray It's nine o'clock in the Chinese take-away And I blame the…
Gangsterville Now's the time your visions and your shreds Turned out to…
Get Down Moses Once I got to the mountain top, everywhere I could…
Global A Go-Go World service bulletin from the nightshift D.J. To all waveb…
Highway One Zero Street Highway One Zero Street where Elvis buys his Pabst You're…
I Fought the Law Breakin' rocks in the hot sun I fought the law and…
Island Hopping Chop down the cherry trees on Mango Street That's the…
It's a Rockin' World Well, it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about it It's…
Jewellers & Bums Check into a car wash, eat out at Bowlmore Go…
Johnny Appleseed Lord, there goes Johnny Appleseed He might pass by in the…
Junco Partner I say down the road come a Junco Partner He was…
Kick Out the Jams Kick out the jams motherfuckers ! Yeah! I, I, I, I,…
King of the Bayou Cory is the one - she'll never ever die young…
Leopardskin Limousines Noontime the lunch stand tilts It's you baby walking in with…
Letsagetabitarockin' Letsagetabitarockin Why can't we do it tonight? Don't wanna …
London is Burning The sirens' risin' There's a distant blues dance on a crowde…
Long Shadow Well I'll tell you one thing that I know You don't…
Love Kills Walking out of England Thinking you were the king taking…
Mega Bottle Ride I took a tram into the fourth dimension 'Cause I had…
Midnight Jam LI transmitters to fall All receivers to thirst This is Lond…
Minstrel Boy The minstrel boy to the war is gone In the ranks…
Mondo Bongo There's something there (La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,…
Nitcomb [Chorus] Gonna take a nitcomb To get rid of me Cause…
Passport to Detroit In Hong Kong city At a chowder stand down from Kowloon Met…
pouring rain I could see as I rode in The ships were gone…
Ramshackle Day Parade Muffle the drums The hope of a new century comes…
Ranger's Command Come all of you cowboys all over this land, I'll teach…
Redemption Song Old pirates, yes, they rob I Sold I to the merchant…
Ride Your Donkey When I was but a little laddie My daddy bought a…
Road to Rock 'N' Roll On the road to rock 'n' roll There's a lot of…
Rock the Casbah Now the king told the boogie man You have to let…
Rudie Can't Fail On the route of the nineteen bus So we get a…
Sandpaper Blues It's gonna boom Mariachi This really fine piece of madera An…
Shaktar Donetsk Possible chance, storm, possible chance, gale Welcome to Br…
Shouting Street Down on the corner under the railway I hear the…
Sikorsky Parts Somebody call an ambulance There's no waiting allowed Can't…
Silver and Gold (One, two, a one, two, three K) I'm gonna go out…
Slant Six Youth, money, success and power Expressing your soul to crit…
Sleepwalk Matchbooks of lonely places I'll never find Clocks on wall…
Techno D-Day Well it was a techno D-day out on Omaha beach…
Tennessee Rain I well I wish I was drunk in Havana I wish…
The Harder They Come Well they tell me I'm a pie up in the…
The long shadow Well I'll tell you one thing that I know You don't…
The Road To Rock ‘N’ Roll On the road to rock 'n' roll There's a lot of…
The Road to Rock'n'roll On the road to rock 'n' roll There's a lot of…
The Unknown Immortal Dal e mi soula Y me incuerdo Did you see…
Tony Adams Late news breakin', this just in Tonight there was a power…
trash city In Trash City on Party Avenue I got a girl from…
White Riot White riot, I want to riot White riot, a riot of…
Willesden to Cricklewood From Willesden to Cricklewood I tell you the town looked go…
X-Ray Style I see a million walk the city mile The ticker-tape kings…
Yalla Yalla Well, so long liberty Let's forget you didn't show Not in my…