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The Clash's "London Calling" Used for 2012 Olympic Campaign

Did they forget what the song is really about?

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The Olympics are using The Clash's "London Calling" for their ad campaign for Summer 2012's games in the United Kingdom's capital. Of course, the song is actually about a nuclear apocalypse and almost a shot at the city's pre-punk snottyness, but context aside, it's a pretty clever move.

Would Joe Strummer have approved?

[NPR]

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