tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post5975616416691315126..comments2024-03-12T20:57:55.805-07:00Comments on Just A Song: I Fought The LawUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-6446268912603820922011-12-28T08:48:16.953-08:002011-12-28T08:48:16.953-08:00I actually prefer the version by Social Distortion...I actually prefer the version by Social Distortion over the Clash. It is surprising how many artists have covered this tune. A true legacy for writer Sonny Curtis!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-18849387632968083892010-01-09T10:38:13.753-08:002010-01-09T10:38:13.753-08:00Dont forget the Dead Kennedy's too.Dont forget the Dead Kennedy's too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-49403988573743844662009-06-18T13:02:28.177-07:002009-06-18T13:02:28.177-07:00The version by The Clash is only on the American r...The version by The Clash is only on the American release of their first album, not on the British version. Both are great, but I have to give the nod to the US version because of I Fought The Law and White Man In Hammersmith Palais.<br /><br />rggAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-58303983681703504852009-06-17T21:18:23.678-07:002009-06-17T21:18:23.678-07:00Great post, & right on about the Clash really ...Great post, & right on about the Clash really doing that song right. I actually have the Bobby Fuller Four album you have pictured & I like their recorded version. I'm with Roy both on Green Day & on Mike Ness-- his version is also really on the money!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-68773915332246231762009-06-17T08:35:47.544-07:002009-06-17T08:35:47.544-07:00With Bruce, it wasn't hard to imagine go-go gi...With Bruce, it wasn't hard to imagine go-go girls. That's impossible with The Clash.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-27657143924766798662009-06-17T08:35:09.724-07:002009-06-17T08:35:09.724-07:00Thanks! And great story about learning to play it!...Thanks! And great story about learning to play it!<br /><br />The Clash's version will never be equalled. If I had to choose the best cover anyone has ever done of anything, it would be this. (Or Bob Dylan doing "Baby Let Me Follow You Down," which is pretty legit competition). I like the way the end of The Clash's video politicizes the song.<br /><br />For all of his political leftism -- which I subscribe to 100% -- Bruce S. is a musical conservative. His rendition, when I saw it, was plenty vital but definitely of a piece with the BF4. Amazing to think that a year later, The Clash completely redefined the song and pretty much immortalized it.<br /><br />I had no idea about the Crickets connection until I researched this entry. But it does make perfect sense. And I agree: Mike Ness sort of brings it all back home. Have you ever heard Social Distortion's cover of "Ring Of Fire"? It's pretty amazing, too.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402985451299910936.post-34069134072108152432009-06-17T05:39:56.655-07:002009-06-17T05:39:56.655-07:00Now this was way cool! A beautiful progression of ...Now <i>this</i> was way cool! A beautiful progression of the song's history. I always thought the Bobby Fuller version sounded like Buddy Holly, and to learn that it was written by Sonny Curtis and to hear it performed by him and the Crickets just emphasizes that sound. Of course The Clash did the song the way it was meant to be played. A friend of mine brought the record over when it first came out, and we just had to learn to play it; those stop-start riffs are irresistible. I don't like the Green Day version so much - far too mannered compared to The Clash. But Mike Ness's version is brilliant, and it brings the song full circle, back to its Rockabilly roots.<br /><br />Thanks K, this was great!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com