Rock's Backpages Library Rock's Backpages

Rash Clash Mash In Motor City Bash

Dave DiMartino, Creem, December 1979

JOE STRUMMER and I are sitting in a bar, talking about his band. I ask him about ‘I Fought the Law’ and its relatively unexpected success on American radio. Doesn't he think it odd that the one song promising to break the Clash in America is a tune he didn't even write?

Total word count of piece: 3063

Subscribe

Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.

Click here to go to Subscribe page.

Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.

Login

Login via your library

If your local library has signed up with Rock's Backpages, please enter your card number below: