The Guns Of Brixton (track)
by The Clash
Year: 1979
From the album London Calling (track #10)
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The Guns Of Brixton appears on the following album(s) by The Clash:
- London Calling (track #10) (this album) (1979)
- Live At Shea Stadium (track #4) (2008)
- The Essential Clash (track #22) (compilation) (2003)
- Clash On Broadway (track #37) (compilation) (1991)
- The Clash Hits Back (track #6) (compilation) (2013)
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| ! | 09/19/2026 00:10 |  travelful | 13,799 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2026 14:47 | mostlymor | 89,139 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 07:18 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
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One of the best bass-driven songs ever. That bassline will never get boring.
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/24/2012 22:29 | #58832
Great reggae. Interesting when English bands do it.
One of the better on the album :)
Grzywa 01/06/2016 14:21 | #155965
The best bassline ever. No doubt. Great lyrics about violence too.
This took a strange turn.
