London Calling

Their most well-known album, “London Calling,” was named number 8 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The title track was partially influenced by the March 1979 nuclear accident on Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania. It also comments on rising unemployment, racial conflict, and drug use in Britain. Their lyrics about equality in job opportunities and racial equality are all anarchist ideals.

"The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat tastes so thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river

London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go it alone
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out, and draw another breath
London calling, and I don't wanna shoutBut while we were talking, I saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain't got no Hyde
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat tastes so thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river"

Eleni Mitoulis