song of the day 06.29.11
(white man) in hammersmith palais - the clash 1978
almost posted a song from sandinista, but i decided to start at the source. this track was not included on the original release of their self titled debut, but put out as a single the following year. it was then included on the u.s. release a year later. (white man) in hammersmith palais was the first clue that the clash was not just going to be another punk rock band. one of my all-time favorite clash songs and one of the first songs known to fuse punk and reggae.