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"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.
"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]
The song "What's My Name" is co-credited to Clash founding member Keith Levene, who left the band in September 1976. Several songs from the album's recording sessions, including "Janie Jones", "White Riot", and "London's Burning" became classics of the punk genre and were among the first punk songs to see significant presence on singles charts.
With their double album London Calling, the band expanded the breadth of their musical styles. [139] Consequently, band's music has also been described as experimental rock [140] [141] and new wave. [142] Since their beginnings, the band has covered and composed songs in the reggae genre, and incorporated lovers' rock into London Calling. [143]
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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.
In 2019, Taylor Swift released the upbeat pop song “London Boy.” Five years later, she’s saying “so long” to the city with her new song “So Long London.”