The Clash- Lost in the Supermarket REACTION & REVIEW

[@burmajones803]

The Clash doing melancholy. I love this song. Strummer often gave his more sentimental songs to Jones to sing. Was a great choice because somehow Jones' idiosyncratic voice has a tenderness that serves these songs well.

[@sunny70299]

Mick Jones wrote the more sentimental songs, that's why he sung them. These are not Strummers lyrics. If it's a love song or sentimental, it's Jones.

[@maddie8415]

@@sunny70299 Joe actually did write these lyrics for Mick to sing. It's pretty well known. I agree that Mick was the one to usually write the more personal/sentimental lyrics, but Joe was imagining how Mick's childhood was when he wrote this. Joe also wrote The Card Cheat lyrics but Mick sings them, I do think it was about whose voice suited the song best.

[@sunny70299]

@@maddie8415 I stand corrected. That is a lovely of Joe.

[@oceanfrog]

That last verse has a definite Eleanor Rigby-esque theme to it. One of my favorite Clash songs. Shows off the quality of their musicianship.

[@B.R.0101]

And what's the line?

[@oceanfrog]

@@B.R.0101 basically the whole verse: "The kids in the halls and the pipes in the walls Make me noises for company Long distance callers make long distance calls And the silence makes me lonely" Lonely people, unable to connect...

[@Wayner71]

Topper Headon is on fire in this one. The whole band cooks here.

[@ytcai4535]

Another Clash song that will show you variance in the Clashes sound is Magnificent 7. It has a rap vibe to it.

[@stlmopoet]

This is probably my favorite Clash song. I thought your analysis was fine. It fit the lyrics. Everyone is going to have a little different take.

[@heathcornbeef]

Kia Ora hello from Aotearoa new zealand hay my favourite song of all time is COMPLETE CONTROL my 17 year old son is called STRUMMER CLASH Palace (palace is my surname)

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

I always read this a metaphor. That's where we are, with or without money.

[@RickTBL]

I don't know a lot of Clash, but this one always gets me. It's kind of sad to be sad when you are shopping.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Also,, Speaking of hitting different in the best of ways,, Timbuk 3 "Life Is Hard" (Official Music Video A MUST!!)

[@peteriuliano5846]

AMAZING!

[@hq9684]

Once of the best Clash song. You should check out the Living In Darkness by Agent Orange. Fantastic surf punk album.

[@RexGroovi47]

Too much joy -long haired guys from England

[@Alix777.]

So this is the Clash. What's the fuss about this band...

[@kenl2091]

Nope. I can't be persuaded that this is anything other than a weak nursery rhyme ditty. Not so much post-punk as 'Punk? What was that? Never heard of it'.

[@witchbitch1692]

Great album, the whole record has many different sounds and styles. I love the first Clash album for the energy and this album provides diversity. Great high tops on this record but not one of my favourite Clash songs.

[@bobholtzmann]

Joe Strummer and Mick Jones made some very intriguing collaborations, in a wide variety of genres. My college roommate introduced me to this song from his vinyl album on the turntable, and always made sure it tracked right into the hard-driving "Clampdown" - those two songs really go well together.

[@maruad7577]

Irony is shopping in the supermarket and hearing this playing over the store's sound system.

[@manhattenman6075]

Keep doing this album Justin!

[@bjhellstream]

The Clash were amazing from the start but Toppar Headons drumming took them to a whole new level! A favourite track from when this album was released.

[@marcharley6465]

I love this song for both the music and the lyrics. The whole album is the sound of the band progressing past the basic punk rock of their debut and using a much broader musical pallete to express interesting concepts and situations. As JP says, it was very influential in encouraging other bands to develop musically out of a traditional punk three chord straitjacket without disposing of lyrical bite.

[@richg0404]

The first 2 Clash albums were great but they really hit their stride with London Calling. It is easily in my top 5 albums of all time. Not a bad song in the bunch, and that's tough on a double album. Joe Strummer's death was the first celebrity death to really affect me. @justjp I would strongly suggest you listen to the song "Johnny Appleseed" that he did with his group The Mescaleros after the Clash broke up.

[@heathcornbeef]

Justin bro your reactions/breakdowns are GREAT love your work my friend

[@ladismont8377]

The production of this double album is just perfect. Guy Stevens were a mad but a genius too. On the other hand this record is a frontier: in UK was released in december 1979 and in USA in january 1980.

[@johnsouthwell1869]

The entire album was massively influential

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Classic track.

[@heathcornbeef]

Justin brother i love this band like oxygen i need it to survive

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Wonderful song with poignant lyrics and a beautiful tune to match. This song always gets to me. :I wasn't born so much as I fell out Nobody seemed to notice me We had a hedge back home in the suburbs Over which I never could see" Amazing. One more thing, JP: Speaking of ground-breaking... I just realized that you've never hit XTC's most powerful song... Released in 1979 (the SAME YEAR as "Lost In The Supermarket")... "COMPLICATED GAME" is a sonic tour de force. Starts out with a whisper and builds from there. You'll be enthralled.

[@petersneddon962]

Those lyrics are just so sad

[@LATBEGHUD]

Lyrical genius

[@johnbigglesfriend1289]

The clash rules

[@petersneddon962]

The lyrics"I wasn't born as much as I fell out,noone seems to notice me"man that has me bubbling man!

[@JustJP]

Lol its a good one!

[@SimonALa]

Man I've recently listened to this again after finding an old used copy of the record. I have to say this song hits different. Certainly top 3 on the record.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Check out by them,The Magnificent Seven for bass heaven. Great great London band and such brilliant memories.

[@chicagoviking1]

My favorite song off of this "best of all time" double LP candidate....

[@southlondon63]

The Supermarket is a place being society accepted in a plastic and shallow world. If you don’t fit you’re screwed.

[@josiepkat]

Of course I know The Clash, but I haven't done deep dives and shame on me because this is just an absolute beauty of a song - for all of the reasons you articulated - really well btw, in terms of the musical structure. Note that last part you read about alienation in an increasingly consumer driven world. THIS is pure late 70s - early 80s in terms of what we were dealing with culturally and how that comes out in music. California punk bands of the early to mid 80s are heavy on this theme.. and it turns up in lots of other music at this time too - even Synchronicity II by The Police - a totally different sounding band and song. Great reaction - I always get a little more out of hearing you react because you're coming at it as a musician and I lean more into vocals.

[@craiger991gm]

This was always one of my favorites to play on bass. We often used it as our end of set song for our punk oriented sets.

[@runningsuperska]

The Clash started off punk then just did whatever they felt like.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Hit different in the best of ways when released (1960) & still does to this very day, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates "Shakin' All Over"..R.I.P. Johnny 🙏 ❤️ Sadly,, Tragically & Unfortunately,, He was taken way too young after a serious car crash at only 30 years old.

[@maruad7577]

The song that lead to the naming of the Guess Who (Their cover was released with a ? instead of the band name, Chad Allen and the Expression or something like that). They became known as the Guess Who because of the ?.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

​@@maruad7577True & Then someone made a genius pairing of thier cover & a video perfect for Halloween,, As well as being worth seeing/hearing anytime,, Which paired it with an rare/early Walt Disney cartoon series known as "Silly Symphonies",, The episode "The Skelton Dance",, Found as,, The Guess Who - Shakin' All Over" ~ Skelton Dance video & is a must see/hear,, Also while watching,, It's important to remind yourself that this cartoon/episode is almost 100 years old now..Incredible & Shows why Walt Disney would become a legendary icon.

[@murdockreviews]

Almost a pop song, and a great one at that.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

From their album "Easy Listening For The Underachiever",, The Morlocks "My Friend The Bird" & "Get Out Of My Life Woman"..TRUST ME on these my music lovin' brother!!

[@littlecitygirl]

One of my favourite Clash songs. Thanks for a great start to the day, JP! I love how into you were.

[@Cassandra-xj9yp]

This song could go on forever

[@JaEDLanc]

The way you explain this in it’s musical sense is bang on! If you want to listen to a joe strummer song which has instruments just harmonising beautifully listen to Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros a song called bindi badgee it’s about take away food but it’s wonderful ❤

[@JustJP]

Thanks so much Ja! :)

[@mightyV444]

Sounds like Young Justin had been quite the gangster! 😄😉 And I like it when The Clash mix it up every now and then by having guitarist Mick Jones sing the lead vocals 😊

[@s.collintuck3227]

For me it's frantic, but not happy. The rush of the city keeps you moving, but there is no rest; not even when it's quiet!

[@izzonj]

I was 20 when this came out and it really spoke to my emerging disgust with the suburban lifestyle and consumerism I was brought up in. This whole album really floored me.

[@danmcconnell5941]

Interesting cover of this by Ben Folds was used in the Over the Hedge film

[@meg_246]

love your channel! you should check out their track “clampdown” off the same album, it’s the clash at their best

[@jfergs.3302]

What marcharley said..... Another great song on an album(s) full of 'em.

[@jimhardiman3836]

That reminds me of my first "job" as a little kid of five years old. We spent the summer at an island amusement park in Japan in the early 70s and I was employed in the Haunted house ride to hide behind a dark corner and brush people in the face with a feather duster as the rode by in the little car. Haha.

[@DavidImiri]

This was always one of my favorite tracks on this album. Goes down real smooth...

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

Near the top of my Clash top 10. thanks.

[@XFLexiconMatt]

This has always been one of my favorites from the album, great song!

[@nomisnestral6956]

Stellar observations.

[@yes_head]

IMO songs like this undermined the punk ethos that musicianship and songwriting craft were the domain of 70's dinosaurs. Was it influential? Yeah, but it was also part of a general trend of sophisticated post-punk that included Elvis Costello, The Police, and The Pretenders.

[@unkindestcut]

The punk ethos was that you didn’t wait until you had expertise before you started a band with your mates. It never said you weren’t allowed to become an accomplished musician as you grew.

[@riojsb16]

Major song. Great review, my friend.

[@JustJP]

Thank you kindly!

[@HippoYnYGlaw]

Reminds me of Pretenders and a Big Audio Dynamite demo b4 their hi fi tech gadgetry took over the boom box airwaves for 18months in 86?? Or 89?? I'm lost in time! The Clash suffer in my brain Coz of the hype. Heart of Glass JP. It doesn't move me emotionally unfortunately. This was superficial but I'm not emotional about it Coz I loved and Then there were 3at the time And Roadrunner by richman, jonathan - but not the organ quick version u reviewed. Glad I heard this again My long lost soul mate loved this lp That Explains a lot frankly Mr shankley We had the perfect record collection She loved Sick as a dog by Aerosmith and cough, throwing it all away by dem G boyzz. Good to see ya again my friend. Diolch am bopeth. God bless u and your family. X 🌸

[@eboethrasher]

It isn't hype if it is deserved.

[@HippoYnYGlaw]

@@eboethrasher I agree but my expectations are very high as a result - so it often ends up a trifle underwhelming... My sympathy 4 those underdogs in pop culture also gets in the way of a balanced evaluation... I admit that if the artists are popular i am a harsher critic. Unacceptable I know but inevitable when there s so many classic songs /albums around by lesser known bands. Similarly, I really tried my best to dig Sandinista simply because it was panned by the critics... Overthinkin moi!?

[@TD_JR]

There's a reason this album has the accolades it does over the decades.... easily one of the greatest rock albums every produced. For me, it's up there with Dark Side of the Moon, and Selling England by the Pound in terms of "stranded on a tropical island" choices.

[@Alix777.]

Man come on..

[@seandrew7837]

Another classic from Mick Jones. I’ve always preferred his songs ‘Stay Free’ ‘Hate and War’ ‘Remote Control’

[@foxholeatheist1914]

Mainly a Joe Strummer song, with Mick on vocals.

[@eboethrasher]

@@foxholeatheist1914 I learned something new today, maybe Joe gave the songs to Mick to sing because it was harder for him to sing super personal songs?

[@witchbitch1692]

Stay Free, is a great song