I was a massive Clash fan so I went about the business of trying to get all their singles as they came out. I think it was in 78 down in Missing Link when I saw this single in the racks. I'd read about Joe Strummer's previous band and how it was a ramshackle bunch of misfits. And how he left them because they were the old way. So I wasn't prepared for just how bloody good this single actually was. It was marvellous. And wasn't so far removed from the Clash if a bit slower than their stuff. Oh yeah and it was a love song. But Joe's voice is no different so this could easily have been one of the Clash's later songs if administered with a bit of polish.
That was the summer my girlfriend and I drove to Sydney to check out there scene. We stayed at Leonie's sister's house near the beach. I sang this song so much her neice started singing it too. Apparently for the next six months going Keys..keys!
being so close to the beach one day we spent a few hours there and got completely roasted. Had to lie on beds for a few days it was so bad. Managed to get to a few gigs. But nothing that blew my mind. A lot of big venues near the beach. I did pick up an excellent Sex Pistols poster at a shop in the city.
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