Ja, dieses Riff scheint sich enormer Beliebtheit zu erfreuen. Man denke an The Nazz‘ „Open My Eyes“, das von den Bangles auf „Sweetheart Of The Sun“ gecovert wurde. Oder „Like I Do“ von den Sugar Stems.
Elvis Costello hat das Riff auch benutzt:
„‚(I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea‘ had originally used the same stop-start guitar figure as The Who’s ‚I Can’t Explain‘ (or for that matter The Clash’s ‚Clash City Rockers‘). Now Bruce and Pete came up with a more syncopated rhythm pattern and Steve found a part that sounded like sirens (…) I changed my guitar part to the sort of clicky figure that I’d heard on old Pioneers rock-steady records, only sped up quite a bit.“
Anyway, „Clash City Rockers“ ist ziemlich gut, aber meines Erachtens etwas steif.
Mein aktuelles Ranking:
1. PRETENDERS – Kid * * * * *
2. BANGLES – Going Down To Liverpool * * * * 1/2
3. KIRSTY MacCOLL – There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis * * * * 1/2
4. GARY VALENTINE – The First One * * * *
5. X-RAY SPEX – Oh Bondage Up Yours! * * * *
6. TALKING HEADS – Once In A Lifetime * * * *
7. THE HOUSE OF LOVE – I Don’t Know Why I Love You * * * *
8. DIRE STRAITS – Romeo And Juliet * * * *
9. THE CLASH – Bankrobber * * * *
10. THE CLASH – Know Your Rights * * * 1/2
11. MILLIE – My Boy Lollipop * * * 1/2
12. HABIBI – Habibi * * * 1/2
13. THE CLASH – Clash City Rockers * * * 1/2
14. THE MIGHTY WAH! – Come Back * * *
15. SHEILA E. – The Belle Of St. Mark * * 1/2
16. ELLEN FOLEY – The Shuttered Palace (Sons Of Europe) * *
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