The Guns of Brixton

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single song

"The Guns of Brixton" is a 1979 reggae-influenced punk song by The Clash, known for its heavy bassline and themes of police oppression and urban unrest.

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The Guns of Brixton canonical 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album London Calling ⓘ
artist The Clash ⓘ
bandMemberOnRecording Joe Strummer ⓘ
Mick Jones ⓘ
Paul Simonon ⓘ
Topper Headon ⓘ
composer Paul Simonon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre punk rock ⓘ
reggae rock ⓘ
reggae-influenced punk ⓘ
hasCriticalReception praised for bassline ⓘ
praised for political lyrics ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn punk rock with reggae elements ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature heavy bassline ⓘ
reggae-style rhythm ⓘ
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Jimmy Cliff ⓘ
Nouvelle Vague ⓘ
The Libertines ⓘ
hasNotableLivePerformanceBy The Clash ⓘ
hasSubject police brutality ⓘ
working-class struggle ⓘ
hasTheme police oppression ⓘ
resistance to authority ⓘ
social tension ⓘ
urban unrest ⓘ
includedIn various Clash compilation albums ⓘ
inspiredBy Brixton ⓘ
surface form: Brixton district in London
language English ⓘ
length about 3 minutes ⓘ
partOf London Calling track list ⓘ
The Clash discography ⓘ
performer The Clash ⓘ
producer Guy Stevens ⓘ
recorded 1979 ⓘ
recordLabel CBS Records ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1979 ⓘ
side Side 2 ⓘ
titleReferences Brixton ⓘ
trackNumber 10 ⓘ
vocalist Paul Simonon ⓘ
writer Paul Simonon ⓘ

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Beats International → containsSample → The Guns of Brixton ⓘ
subject surface form: Dub Be Good to Me
The Clash → notableSong → The Guns of Brixton ⓘ
Dub Be Good to Me → samplesFrom → The Guns of Brixton ⓘ
Dub Be Good to Me → hasBasslineFrom → The Guns of Brixton ⓘ