The Clash “London Calling” 1979. It’s February 5th and International Clash Day! “London Calling” was the title track and lead single from The Clash’s third LP; one of the best anthems of the era, the single went to #11 in the UK and #30 in the US. A urgently stomping anti-nuclear weapon/energy, anti-police brutality, anti-corporate capitalism and pro-environmental awareness song, its themes still, unfortunately, are more than relevant 42 years later. And the band’s ethos, as espoused by Joe Strummer, is something he’d still likely be fighting for as well: “We’re anti-fascist, we’re anti-violence, we’re anti-racist, and we’re pro-creative. We’re against ignorance.” Oof, he’d have his work cut out for himself, for sure.

The B-side to “London Calling” is a cover of the 1978 song by Willie Williams “Armagdieon Time,” a reggae tune that also appears on The Clash’s Black Market Clash (1980), a collection of “b-sides and rarities”).