Another year passes without Joe Strummer, as we enter into our ninth year without the self-described “punk-rock warlord”. It was December 22nd, 2002 when Joe Strummer died unexpectedly at the age of 50 – 50! – because of an undiagnosed heart defect. It’s still hard to fathom a world without Joe Strummer, and still hard to believe he’s never coming back.
But the music lives on.
I put together a YouTube video playlist tonight featuring a few of my favorites. Click the Play button, sit back, and take a moment to appreciate a true legend, gone way too soon.
While you’re enjoying the video playlist, download a great Mescaleros show from 1999, in the fair city of Philadelphia, PA. Check out the set list below.
I’m down for making December 22nd an all-Joe Strummer day. Let’s fire up our Clash and our Mescaleros, our Walker
Intro / Shouting Street / Diggin’ The New / X-Ray Style / Rock The Casbah / Ishen > Brand New Cadillac / Tony Adams / Trash City / Nitcomb / The Road To Rock n’ Roll / White Man In Hammersmith Palais / Safe European Home / Yalla Yalla / Rudie Can’t Fail / London Calling / Pressure Drop / Tommy Gun / Island Hopping / Forbidden City / Junco Partner / Straight To Hell / I Fought The Law / Bankrobber / White Riot
“Safe European Home”:
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