Talk:The Guns of Brixton
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Source
edit"Paul wrote the song because he was jealous about the money that Mick Jones and Joe Strummer were receiving from royalties." Is there a source for this?
- Yeah, I think thats just conjecture and should be stated as such or not at all and even then a citation is needed. On a cheerier note, it's lovely to see how my little stub has blossomed! :)
- Rowley, Scott (1999). "Paul Simonon Interview". Bassist Magazine (10). Retrieved 2008-01-10.
By London Calling, Paul had learned to play guitar, and started contributing more to the songwriting. ("You don't get paid for designing posters or doing the clothes," he points out. "You get paid for doing the songs.") His first song, The Guns of Brixton, appeared on London Calling and also featured Paul on vocals.
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Scractchy
editIs this song supposed to be scratchy at the beginning, or is my CD screwed up?
- Yeah, I think so. I believe it's one of the percussion instruments.
If I remember correctly velcro was pulled apart as part of the soundtrack
Maria Gallagher
editIs Maria Gallagher, the young girl who sings a part of Guns of Brixton at the end of Broadway on Sandinista! Mickey Gallagher's daughter? Might be helpful to put in. --Soetermans 10:25, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
- Sure! —PJoe F. (talk • contribs) 18:54, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Talk Box
editIs Paul Simonon using a talk box during the chorus of the song?
German cover
editUnless this is somehow justified, I'm going to delete all the superfluous information about the German cover at the bottom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.164.213 (talk) 18:04, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Became famous a decade or so later?
editThe article says "The Guns of Brixton" bass line became famous when..." which implies that it wasn't famous before. Its a very distinctive bassline that would have been well recognized at the time of its release. 96.252.96.228 (talk) 04:46, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
Nouvelle Vague
editDid a atmospheric cover... not sure when
Another great cover that links its influences from The Harder They Come with its origin in Brixton
editBerlin based band "Arthur & the Spooners" on their 2017 album "Skinhead Spoonstomp" released a song called "From Brixton to Kingston and back" as a hommage to both The Clash and Jimmy Cliff. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ay5Kibuehg 193.176.30.183 (talk) 10:03, 26 July 2022 (UTC)