What’s My Name Lyrics
What the hell is wrong with me?
I'm not who I want to be
I tried spot cream and I tried it all
Crawlin' up the wall
[Chorus]
What's my name?
Name
Name
[Verse 2]
I tried to join a ping-pong club
Sign on the door said "All full up"
I got nicked, fightin' in the road
The judge didn't even know
[Chorus]
What's my name?
Name
Name
[Bridge]
Dad got pissed so I got clocked
Couldn't hear the Tannoy so he lost the lot
Offers mum a bribe through the letter box
Drives you fucking mad
I'm 'round the back of your house at night
Peepin' in the window, are you sleepin' tight?
I laugh at your locks with my celluloid strip
And you won't know who came
[Outro]
What's my name?
Name
Name
What's my name?
Name
Name
About
Off of The Clash’s debut album of the same name, “What’s My Name” is one of the most explosive tracks on the LP. With a brief but powerful chorus, The Clash commands the listener into hearing out the life of crime they’ve committed.
The song’s hook itself could hold numerous meanings, though the song brings up topics often employed in New Wave tracks. From Blondie to The Police, many emerging artists would raise the situation of stalking in their music; The Clash, however, were among the first.
Though the song would fail to make waves in the music industry as their later music would, it would appear on the US release of The Clash. It’s track position, though, would change from being the sixth track on the UK version to the eleventh track on the American release.
Q&A
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- 1.Janie Jones
- 4.White Riot
- 5.Hate & War
- 6.What’s My Name
- 7.Deny
- 10.Cheat
- 11.Protex Blue
- 12.Police & Thieves
- 13.48 Hours
- 14.Garageland