The Clash was an important band for me in the 80s. I went from listening to Niel Young, Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa, to First Wave and punk rock. I like the Supermarket Song the best. It’s like a slap in the face to commercialism. I still listen to Zappa though. The Bee Gees made me wanna throw up
„Lost in the Supermarket“ is a great song. The whole „London Calling“ album is a gem. If I had to name a perfect album, this is the one for me. No fillers.
Strangely no other Clash album manages to captivate me like that, only the late Joe Strummer albums come close.
As for „I fought the law“: I have to mention the great version by the Dead Kennedys, in which „I won“.
The Clash's cover of I Fought the Law first appeared on The High Cost of Living EP which also included outstanding songs like Groovy Times and Gates of the West. It was never off my turntable after it was released in 1979 - before London Calling. Topper Headon is a massively underrated drummer.
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