mustapha dance
July 29, 2008
The most obvious ‘dance’ record by The Clash is probably Magnificent Seven. It got spins at the Garage and was a direct result of the band’s time in New York.
However, I’ve always had a soft spot for this version of Rock The Casbah. And if you’re really lucky you can get the release with both tracks on one 12″.
If you haven’t seen it, I recommend The Future Is Unwritten - the movie recounts a powerful story of how Joe Strummer reacted to finding out GIs were writing ‘Rock The Casbah’ on bombs before they dropped them in the first Gulf War.
The Clash - Mustapha Dance
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That is a such a great cut. Another sleeper dance cut by them is The Cool Out, basically an instrumental version of The Call Up (about the draft) and it’s got loads of boogie and groove. Peace
Love it Jez…another purchase from
your blog’s introduction…
…and i couldn’t not buy it with a track called ‘mustapha dance’ on there…
will check out ‘the cool out’ too…thanks for sharing Matt Macqueen…
Thanks for the info Matt.
Baya - glad you liked it
There’s a nice little Maurice Fulton mix where he drops “LIghtning strikes (not once but twice)” in a mix too