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(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais

Jun. 16, 19781 viewer49.8K views

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What did The Clash say about "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais"?
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“I was trying to talk about revolution and how we weren’t ever gonna have one”

Joe Strummer skewering the punk scene as sellout, with some self criticism.

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Lead Vocals
Harmonica
Backing Vocals
Copyright (c)
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Recorded At
Basing Street Studios - London, England
Release Date
June 16, 1978
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