The makings of a Clash song
It was one of those surreal moments that shock us awake from time to time.I flicked on the television first thing this morning to see GEORGIA VS. RUSSIA.
Only instead of tanks and town square rallies, this conflict involved girls in bikinis playing volleyball on a beach in China.
Women's sand volleyball amid the killings?
The Georgian women were native Brazilians, Christine Santanna and Andrezza Martins, which made the scene even more surreal.
I immediately thought: This story would make a great song for THE CLASH.
The Clash were great at so many things, including placing politics into the context of a catchy song.
I imagine The Clash would have set the volleyball-lyrics to a REGGAE beat -- they were one of the few rock bands to successfully play reggae. The late Joe Strummer would probably sing lead, I thought, with Mick Jones' pop sensibilities emerging in the chorus.
It would have made a great song.


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