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Genius Annotation

Written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones with vocals by Strummer, the song is about how drugs are simultaneously delightful – because they keep you “from the lonely” – and hateful – because they aren’t free, but “paid for”.

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Percussion
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Copyright (c)
Phonographic Copyright (p)
Recorded At
Wessex Sound Studios - London, England
Release Date
December 14, 1979
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