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"London's Burning" (round), a nursery rhyme derived from the Great Fire of London "London's Burning" (The Clash song), a song by the Clash; London's Burning, a 2011 British television film; London's Burning, a television series about fire fighters in London; London's Burning (audio drama), based on the American television series Dark Shadows
The song can be sung as a round when each part starts two bars after the previous one. It may be an example of a nursery rhyme with tragic or violent themes. The London lyrics are said to be about the Great Fire of London, a five-day fire in the city of London in 1666. [1] The first notation of a round in this theme dates from 1580. [2]
"London Bridge Is Falling Down" "London's Burning" "Michael Finnegan" "Miss Susie" "My Ding-a-Ling" "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" "One, Two, Three, Four, Five" "On Top of Old Smokey" "Fast Food Song" (a song using the names of several fast food franchises) "Popeye the Sailor Man" (theme song from the 20th-century cartoon series) "Ring Around the ...
"London's Burning" is a song by The Clash from their eponymous debut album. It is the eighth track in the U.K. version of this album, and the seventh track in the U.S. version, from 1979. It is sung by Joe Strummer (and Mick Jones, with Paul Simonon in the chorus), who starts the song shouting "London's Burning!" two times.
In 1980, he appeared in Not the Nine O'Clock News, joining in a song about a strike-breaking train driver. In 1993, prior to his solo singing career, he took his highest profile adult role as fireman Billy Ray in ITV's London's Burning, remaining in the role for five years. In 1996 this led to a short-lived singing career during which he ...
The round "London's Burning" is said to be about the Great Fire. [1] However, the first notation of a song in this theme dates from 1580 as "Scotland's Burning". [4] The musical, Bumblescratch by Robert J. Sherman is set during the Great Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London in 1666.
The album's songs were selected from various Clash concerts recorded between 1977 and 1982. Some of the recordings featured also appear in the film Rude Boy (1980). "London's Burning", "What's My Name" and "I Fought the Law" were instrumentally overdubbed to repair some technical deficiencies of the original live recording.
The following is a list of all the episodes that featured in all 14 series of London's Burning (1988–2002). This list includes the original 1986 TV film that the series was based on and the Christmas special "Ding Dong Merrily", which aired between Series 1 and Series 2. Additionally it is the only episode of London's Burning with a title.