The Songs canon

Sourced and sung.

Every song chosen by hand, with the recording to play it.
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4 songs
SortEditorial Year Title
Genre·Punk✕clear
Post-punk · Punk

London Calling

The Clash
1979 · From London Calling

Strummer borrowing the BBC's wartime call sign to announce the end of the world, and sounding thrilled about it.

★ 9.2
Post-punk · Punk

Marquee Moon

Television
1977 · From Marquee Moon

Ten minutes captured in one take; Ficca thought it was a rehearsal and Verlaine refused Andy Johns another go.

★ 7.5
Punk

That's Entertainment

The Jam
1980

Almost all acoustic guitar, one electric part running backwards, and an import single that still reached number twenty-one in Britain.

★ 6.1
Post-punk · Punk

See No Evil

Television
1977 · From Marquee Moon

Verlaine hired Andy Johns off Goats Head Soup, cut the two guitars to separate channels, and punk got counterpoint.

★ 5.7