Friday, February 25, 2022

Musical Interlude: Rock The Casbah (1982)

 Talk about making a statement for MTV!

The Clash's 1982 album, "Combat Rock", produced its first single, "Rock The Casbah", but the visuals were not what you might've expected. A wandering armadillo, a Hasidic limo driver partying with a Muslim, and one of the band members reading a DC Limited Collectors Edition compilation of classic Dick Tracy

The story is that guitarist Mick Jones was not in a good mood when the video shoot started, hence the camo hat & mask until being removed by singer Joe Strummer. Drummer Topper Headden left the band after the album was recorded, so another drummer is keeping time in the clip.

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