Talk:Rock the Casbah

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Why is this entry being disputed?

Stop the silly revert war. There simply is no objective measure to say that it's "One of The Clash's all time great songs". Therefore, "Generally regarded as one of The Clash's all time great songs" should be the entry.

"Bah" what does that have to do with neutrallity? It played on the radio for years, even 50 year old men who listen to the doors know that song. I think that renown qualifies for greatest. Ask an old man about remote control of clash city rockers and he'll go what??? Ask about rock the casbah or should I stay or should I go and he'll go ohhh! I know that song.

You can't go from claiming popularity to asserting greatness. A well-known song is not necessarily a great song and 'great' is clearly POV. Midlem 07:08, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

In the 2002 Documentary Westway to the World Headon describes that he played drums, bass, and piano on the record. While he thought he was merely playing the song for the rest of the band, it was, unbeknownst to him, recorded.

Um, unless he played the drums, bass and piano simultaneously, there's no way he couldn't know he was being recorded. He'd have to be able to hear the previous tracks to be able to play along with them. Unless this is total BS, I'm qualifying this statement with "Headon claims." Dyfsunctional 18:54, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

I should rewatch Westway to the World to confirm, but I'm pretty sure Topper didn't say that. --Loopy e 21:18, 3 February 2006 (UTC)




Contents

[edit] The Cashbar

Here are some commonly used alternate versions. Sing along! You know you want to!

Jimmy:

Jimbo dont like it

Block the user

Block the user


XP:

XP dont like it

Lock the task bar!

Lock the taskbar!


Dfrg.msc 01:23, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Whose cell phone is ringing?"

Anyone have any ideas why there is a bit in the song that sounds confusingly similar to a ringtone? It starts at "The incrowd says its cool" and ends at "That crazy casbah jive." Was it a common electronic music noise before it became a ringtone? I swear to god, every time I play this song, everybody looks at there cell phones at that part.

Lizz612 03:16, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Hmmmmmm.... I don't hear it. Perhaps something wrong with your song? Where did you get it? What is the format?
It appears at 1:58 and is more prominent in some mixes than others ( e.g. on Story of the Clash Volume 1 ).

This is not Kosher! Dfrg.msc 08:01, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

I always understood it to have been Mick Jones' electronic watch alarm clock going off (intentionally). I think it's noted as such in Johnny Green's "A Riot Of Our Own". --Loopy e 19:35, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] LA Venue, The Casbah

Im just wondering if there is anyone who can verify the existence of a Los Angeles? venue called The Casbah. I thought I heard that there might be a venue call that and I was wondering if it had anything to do with this song. Xsxex 15:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Final Paragraph

The final paragraph is not notable in the history of the song. Dr. Cohen may be prominent in Australia, but is only so in a small community. This is not as if Einstein was quoting the song. It needs to be removed.

Yes,i agree that the following paragraph is probably not notable if one is notability-freak:

Dr Jonathan Cohen (Jonathan Sammy Cohen), one of the most prominent physicians in Australia, and an 80s music aficionado, is well known amongst his students to say to them and to more junior physicians when he does not concur with their diagnosis or suggested course of action "The sherif don't like it," a line taken from Rock the Casbah. As a result, he has often been nicknamed (non-pejoratively) by medical students as "The Sherif," a nickname he relishes. 134.7.248.137 05:51, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Will Smith

Yes he samples the instruemntal of the track, but the article in its current incarnation (21:28 GMT) states that he samples the lyrics as well. I am a fan of Will Smith and cannot recall him sampling any of the lyrics in Rock The Casbah. Either someone can show me the lyrics he copied or I would ask that the article be edited and the part stating that he samples the lyrics be ommited, thank you.

[edit] National Review

Should link to the National Review site itself (if possible), not to an article on the NYTimes site which is inaccessible texcept to paying customers... AnonMoos 15:45, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soundtrack listing

Why does this article list the entire track listing & graphic for a movie soundtrack that is only a cover version at that? I think that whole section should be struck and replaced with a one-line trivia entry instead.

[edit] Cell phone ringtone again

I've noticed that the aforementioned "cell phone ringtone" sounds like the opening measure of Dixie. I wonder if this was deliberate? Was it inadvertant, or intentional? It seems like it may certainly add to the meaning of the song. Any ideas?

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