Understanding London Calling

The Clash didn’t have to go that hard. They did that for us. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! Watch this video on Nebula: The Clash’s London Calling is one of the most important albums in punk rock history, reimagining what punk was allowed to sound like and pushing the genre forward without losing any of its intensity or spirit. The title track is a scathing critique of contemporary British society, but more than that, it’s an anthem for change, putting a voice to issues that have plagued society for generations, and it remains just as relevant today as it was in 1979. It’s also a great demonstration of how much skill and craft goes into making an iconic punk song! Merch: Discord: Facebook: Mastodon: @12tonevideos Email: 12tonevideos@ Script: Huge thanks to our Elephant Club members: Susan Jones Jill Jones Duck Howard Levine Kevin Wilamowski Len Lanphar Warren Huart Ken Arnold Elaine Pratt William (Bill) Boston Chris Prentice Jack Carlson Christopher Lucas Andrew Beals Dov Zazkis Hendrik P Thomas Morley Jacob Helwig Kelly Christoffersen Donal Botkin Davis Sprague Damien Fuller-Sutherland Stephen Cook b-rom Hendrik Stüwe Dan Bonelli Kevin Boyce Darius Rudominer Luke Ian Seymour Jon Hancock Dhruv Monga Ken Jones Obadiah Wright Neil Moore Carlos Rendon Kylie McInnes Michael Mol RAD Donato Jody Reiji Kobayashi OrionWolfie Laurence T Maloney Catherine Berry Matt Ivaliotes Kai Chris Davis Luke Klima HardScale Chris Piro Matt Robbins Ryan Evans Fred Kroon Shanta Kaneshiro Chris Burgess Leigh VanHandel Aaron Boodman Samuel Ollesh Leo Bellantoni Steven Fines Mikko Koli Direangel Jonathan Lonowski DrJRad David Krieger And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Gene Lushtak, Eugene Bulkin, Logan Jones, Oliver, Anna Work, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, CodenaCrow, Arnas, Caroline Simpson, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Trevor Sullivan, Tom Evans, David Conrad, Ducky, Chris Connett, Kenneth Kousen, h2g2guy, W. Dennis Sorrell, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, naomio, Alex Mole, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Dave Shapiro, Walther, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Rebel RMS, Jim Hayes, Scott Albertine, Evan Satinsky, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, Dragix PL, רועי סיני, Kottolett, Brian Miller, Pamela O’Neill, Thomas Morgan, Mark James, Matty Crocker, Adam Ziegenhals, Mark, Amelia Lewis, William Merryman, DialMForManning, Justin St John-Brooks, JD White, Andrew Wyld, Joe Johnston, A Devoted Servant of the Holy Water Bottle, vivi mouse emoji, Claymore Alexander, gunnito, Taylor Malik, Graham Orndorff, Daniel Sim, Drunk Wookiee, Douglas Anderson, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Boomer Dell, Paul Tanenholz, Tom, William Christie, Jeffrey Mann, Joyce Orndorff, Stephen Tolputt, Messier42, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Andy Maurer, William Spratley, Don Jennings, Cormag81, Derek Hiemforth, Bryan, Mikeyxote, Milan Durnell, Dan Whitmer, Thel ’Vadam, N Zaph, M3RK Chaos Official Patreon page, StephAgosta, Ceri Williams, Kyle Kinkaid, Marc Testart, Carlfish, Peter, Michael Morris, Bill Owens, Martin Romano, George Burgyan, Mike Wyer, Belinda Reid, Matthew Soddy, DraconicDon, John W Campbell, StellarDrift, Isaac Hampton, Jimmy2Guys, Megan Oberfield, acefusti138, morolin, An Oni Moose, Ken Birdwell, Blue 5alamander, Panda, Cliff Hudson, Olivia Herald, doug lute, or dahan, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Trudii, Macy Allen, Patrick McKenna, Alin Nica, juneau, Sina Bahram, Ira Kroll, Patrick Minton, Justin Katz, Roahn Wynar, Chuck Dukhoff of The Stagger Lee Archives, Bob D’Errico, Robert Shaw, Shawn Beshears, David Shlapak, JD, Rennie Allen, Travis Briggs, Donald Murray, Cindy Klenk (Highlands Recording Arts LLC), Jonah C., Head_Canon, rondell merrill, Greyson Erickson, Matt Deeds, Claire Postlethwaite, Strife, Brian Covey, Miles_Naismith, and paganpuppy! Your support helps make 12tone even better! Also, thanks to Jareth Arnold!