“London Calling - Yes, I was there, too,
And you know what they said? Well some of it was true.
London Calling at the top of the dial…
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?”

—  Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer / Mick Jones, "London Calling", London Calling (1979).
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British musician, singer, actor and songwriter 1952–2002

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