Old music: The Clash – The Magnificent Seven

New York hip-hop met London punk as the Clash embarked on their love affair with the music of black America As well as being comfortably the best thing the Clash ever recorded (sue me), this song, recorded in April 1980, comes from one of the really exciting moments in pop history. Just as the fire of early punk was starting to ignite more interesting experiments in Britain, hip-hop was emerging from its long underground gestation and breakbeats and rapping were starting to reach an audience bey...

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