WATCH Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, and Stevie van Zandt perform the title track, live at the Grammy Awards in a 2003 Joe Strummer tribute. The iconic album was ranked at No.8 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Playing at the Palladium in New York City earlier that year, he was frustrated because the bouncers would not allow the audience to stand up out of their seats. The front cover of London Calling features a photograph of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass, which is now on display at the Museum of London. With this LP, the band expanded into styles beyond punk, including reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock-and reflected themes like unemployment, racial conflict, drug use, and the responsibilities of adulthood. The double album, certified platinum in the US, received widespread acclaim and sold over five million copies worldwide. 42 years ago today, The Clash released their third studio album London Calling. Intro: D / A / E / Fm / Verse 1 Fm When He's rollin' up his sleeves he ain't just puttin' on the ritz A E Fm (our God is an awesome God) Fm There's thunder in His footsteps and lightning in His fists A E Fm (our God is an awesome God) D And the Lord He wasn't jokin' when He kicked them out of Eden E Wasn't for no reason that he shed His blood D His return is coming soon so you better be believin' that our E A A/G Fm God is an awesome God.
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