Listening to Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros on Radio Paradise

i am getting a reggae vide here. Love it

Posted 1 year ago by drwhy [ Reply ]

great track but the levels are really low compared to other tracks

Posted 1 year ago by dubberdan [ Reply ]

Roguewarer wrote:

meh. Dopey song. PSD. Overplayed imo. I guess hating biblical stories and references plays into this.

But wait! I love the Cohen’s, “Hallelujah” and Taylor’s “You’ve Got a Friend,” and God’s “Tears in Heaven” and ….

….Damn it!
i don’t like THIS song.

Ok - tell is how you really feel?

Posted 1 year ago by tm [ Reply ]

meh. Dopey song. PSD. Overplayed imo. I guess hating biblical stories and references plays into this.

But wait! I love the Cohen’s, “Hallelujah” and Taylor’s “You’ve Got a Friend,” and God’s “Tears in Heaven” and ….

….Damn it!
i don’t like THIS song.

Posted 2 years ago by Roguewarer [ Reply ]

Dear, sweet Joe. Gone too soon like so many.

Posted 2 years ago by GingerandMe [ Reply ]

Posted 2 years ago by TheKing2 [ Reply ]

This peak Joe S… Never got to see him. Sad. Too soon. Get your tickers checked folks.

Posted 2 years ago by tm [ Reply ]

johnfiva wrote:

I'm turning down the volume more often these days.

Conversely, I started paying attention to the production techniques and delicacies and I had to crank it up.

Posted 2 years ago by Steely_D [ Reply ]

ThePoose wrote:

I assume the song's title is a play on the title of the Faulkner novel Go Down Moses.

The phrase predates Faulkner, who used the phrase from an Abolitionist song.

Posted 3 years ago by q4Fry [ Reply ]

Crank up the cans and listen to our Joe👍

Posted 3 years ago by Easyrider [ Reply ]

johnfiva wrote:

I'm turning down the volume more often these days.

I'm turning it up more often.
c.

Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

I'm pretty sure Moses was too busy with, you know, walking across deserts without even a small Evian or orange slices, and other annoying tasks like parting the Red Sea, to have any time whatsoever to "get down".
Although, he was reported to have said, when he finally got those pesky masses to the promised land,
"I am gonna get so FACED tonight! Who's with me?".

Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

I'm turning down the volume more often these days.

Posted 3 years ago by johnfiva [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

Many years ago, walking on Skye, I got a lump in the throat when I saw the following at the entrance to a wood:

A fine walk out to Idrigill and the Maidens!

Posted 3 years ago by Shaun_the_Sheep [ Reply ]

Walking the dog and i heard this intro and was immediately drawn to it. He never disappoints

Posted 3 years ago by exjunkie [ Reply ]

From BVSC to JT y Los Mescaleros - genius.
c.

Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

joejennings wrote:

How do you know? Did he tell you?

We know he has an unfortunate association with Cadillac. Also, "Lost in the Supermarket" and especially "Koka Kola" speak to the Clash's feeling about commercialism.

Posted 3 years ago by Greyerwrit [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

Many years ago, walking on Skye, I got a lump in the throat when I saw the following at the entrance to a wood:

But where is it?

Posted 3 years ago by Greyerwrit [ Reply ]

very zesty

Posted 3 years ago by primm [ Reply ]

Grammarcop wrote:

This is now being used to sell Cadillacs. Joe would not be happy if he knew his music was being used to sell a material product to the bourgeoisie.

How do you know? Did he tell you?

Posted 3 years ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

This is now being used to sell Cadillacs. Joe would not be happy if he knew his music was being used to sell a material product to the bourgeoisie.

Posted 4 years ago by Grammarcop [ Reply ]

cuatrot wrote:

He must of been terrible at business. Died with less than a million dollars. Now, I know, $1,000 is a lot of money, but as someone so impactful and famous, you would think he would've died with more.

Or maybe he worked out that $1000000 (with all the zeros!) was more than enough for his needs in life as a musician (not a businessman). I think that would be in keeping with what I hear of him. A sadly rare point of view in these days of conspicuous acquisition and consumption. The first million is the hardest...

Posted 5 years ago by kbs [ Reply ]

cuatrot wrote:

He must of been terrible at business. Died with less than a million dollars. Now, I know, $1,000 is a lot of money, but as someone so impactful and famous, you would think he would've died with more.

A lot of artists, far more influential even than Mr. Strummer, died penniless. Unappreciated until after their deaths.
Not to mention, the music business has not traditionally been kind to artists, business acumen or no.
But yeah, I see your point.
c.

Posted 5 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

i miss the Mescaleros - but mostly Joe Strummer - HE ROCKED!!!!

Posted 5 years ago by xcranky_yankee [ Reply ]

A1 BaBBY! 9

Posted 5 years ago by Rockit9 [ Reply ]

Fantastic song! I don't think I ever would have heard this were it not for RP.

Thanks, Bill!

Posted 5 years ago by SpencerAR [ Reply ]

A great body of work post-Clash. Love JS!

Posted 5 years ago by jimlandwehr2582 [ Reply ]

I love this regular on the RP rotation. I've always imagined a Wierd Al video with Mel Brooks as Moses.

Posted 5 years ago by jimtyrrell [ Reply ]

bahalana wrote:

This only matters to people listening this decade, but the last 13 years have been killer on RP.

I first logged in with my DX66 on a 28.8 modem...

Posted 5 years ago by Triquel67 [ Reply ]

radioparadise9 wrote:

Thank you for sharing your ignorance

Dear radioparadise9, Actually, Tony0600's comment wasn't at all out of line. He only indicated his taste. He didn't suggest that it was bad music, or that it shouldn't be played, or that it caused diarrhea in innocent children. He only indicated he didn't like it. That's fair. I don't like the taste of peanut butter, weird but true. If I state that it makes me gag, it doesn't mean that others shouldn't like it. Let's not flame folks for stating their harmless opinions!

Posted 5 years ago by Ctrl-Alt-Delete [ Reply ]

RongoTBurg wrote:

BradAl wrote:

This only matters to people reading the post today. But the last 3 hours have been killer on RP.

This only matters to people listening this year, but the last 3 years have been killer on RP.

This only matters to people listening this decade, but the last 13 years have been killer on RP.

Posted 5 years ago by bahalana [ Reply ]

Like a flashback out of the blue sky. Nice.

Posted 6 years ago by Dragonfly_Launch [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

Many years ago, walking on Skye, I got a lump in the throat when I saw the following at the entrance to a wood:

Very cool: Update from Rebel's Wood.

Posted 6 years ago by ecomaniac [ Reply ]

I knew Moses

Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos [ Reply ]

Moses - took tablets up a mountain. A man with far to go. Or maybe vertigo. Thanks Joe.

Posted 6 years ago by GapBetweenEars [ Reply ]

Great. Love this. His voice is more mature here but still with that classic Strummer attitude lurking like a snake about to strike.

Posted 7 years ago by Paradisealan56 [ Reply ]

Forget Jesus... right now the world needs Joe Strummer to come back...

Posted 7 years ago by gandalfbmg [ Reply ]

Get down Joe !!

Posted 7 years ago by StÃ©phane [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

Somehow I got drawn into reading this 1990 NYT piece within the last five years:

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/22/world/believers-score-in-battle-over-the-battle-of-jericho.html

Believers Score in Battle Over the Battle of Jericho

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: February 22, 1990

After years of doubt among archeologists, a new analysis of excavations has yielded a wide range of evidence supporting the biblical account about the fall of Jericho. It may well be true that, in the words of the old spiritual, ''Joshua fit the battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbling down.''

A study of ceramic remnants, royal scarabs, carbon-14 dating, seismic activity in the region and even some ruins of tumbled walls produced what is being called impressive evidence that the fortified city was destroyed in the Late Bronze Age, about 1400 B.C...

Cognitive dissonance / confirmation bias

Please post your evidence and conclusions for:

- the age of the earth ) (ROTFL)
- Noah's flood (LMAOF)

Rube!

Posted 7 years ago by radioparadise9 [ Reply ]

Tony0600 wrote:

I find this very irritating - don't like it

Thank you for sharing your ignorance

Posted 7 years ago by radioparadise9 [ Reply ]

I just love this song.

Posted 8 years ago by garyalex [ Reply ]

I believe Joe Strummer's voice aged to a sweet perfection. He was a truly bright burning candle.

Posted 8 years ago by Ihatethissong [ Reply ]

Posted 8 years ago by jhorton [ Reply ]

zesty !

Posted 8 years ago by primm [ Reply ]

zenhead wrote:

The whole album is this good.

I listened to it on Utub and yep, a very good record

Posted 8 years ago by Skydog [ Reply ]

The whole album is this good.

Posted 8 years ago by zenhead [ Reply ]

1wolfy wrote:

Well Done

I'll have to agree

Posted 8 years ago by Skydog [ Reply ]

doesn't get much better than this

Posted 8 years ago by ThePoose [ Reply ]

cc_rider wrote:

Parenting, yer doin' it right...

Way to save civilization!'

Boy I wish I could give this a 15!

Posted 9 years ago by bodyschool [ Reply ]

cc_rider wrote:

Parenting, yer doin' it right...

Posted 9 years ago by focus33 [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

Many years ago, walking on Skye, I got a lump in the throat when I saw the following at the entrance to a wood:

Cool. Thanks.

Posted 9 years ago by steeler [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

I'll lay good odds that Pandora (which I've never tried) doesn't have a PSD equivalent, so it's your loss. Perhaps it's best for you just to hit mute whilst this song is on and rejoin after 5 minutes.

When I tried Pandora, I gave it perfectly good songs and it fed me back a steady diet of tripe and pablum. I'll take RP any day of the week.

Posted 9 years ago by xkolibuul [ Reply ]

scrubbrush wrote:

My kids rock out to this song

Parenting, yer doin' it right...

Posted 9 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

What a cool ass grove they have going. Damn!

Posted 9 years ago by jberko [ Reply ]

So good!

Posted 9 years ago by DeeJay27 [ Reply ]

Tiptop.

Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea [ Reply ]

Wait, Did Moses Go Down or did he Get Down?

Posted 10 years ago by thewiseking [ Reply ]

I find this very irritating - don't like it

Posted 10 years ago by Tony0600 [ Reply ]

I wonder what Weird Al could do with this one? He could keep the lyrics and just do a video. It's the unusual songs like this one, that keeps me listening to this most awesome station. I'm in my tenth year of listening and I only use the PSD button when U2 is playing because I can hear them FM if want to.

Posted 10 years ago by jimtyrrell [ Reply ]

ChicoCyclist wrote:

I tried PSD three times in a row and ended up on this song. Sorry, Bill, but three strikes and you're out. Off to Pandora for the rest of the day. Hear you tomorrow...

I'll lay good odds that Pandora (which I've never tried) doesn't have a PSD equivalent, so it's your loss. Perhaps it's best for you just to hit mute whilst this song is on and rejoin after 5 minutes.

Posted 10 years ago by fredriley [ Reply ]

Miss you, Joe. RIP.

Posted 10 years ago by franl [ Reply ]

oldsaxon wrote:

Fiction is a powerful tool. I'm glad it brings you peace and I wish it always will.

Nice backhanded compliment. I wish you peace in your delusions as well.

Posted 10 years ago by Zedediah [ Reply ]

Such a solid album.

Posted 10 years ago by Sunman [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

Somehow I got drawn into reading this 1990 NYT piece within the last five years:

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/22/world/believers-score-in-battle-over-the-battle-of-jericho.html

Believers Score in Battle Over the Battle of Jericho

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: February 22, 1990

After years of doubt among archeologists, a new analysis of excavations has yielded a wide range of evidence supporting the biblical account about the fall of Jericho. It may well be true that, in the words of the old spiritual, ''Joshua fit the battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbling down.''

A study of ceramic remnants, royal scarabs, carbon-14 dating, seismic activity in the region and even some ruins of tumbled walls produced what is being called impressive evidence that the fortified city was destroyed in the Late Bronze Age, about 1400 B.C...

Fiction is a powerful tool. I'm glad it brings you peace and I wish it always will.

Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon [ Reply ]

This reminds me of when I first joined RP. This song was played a lot!! It was the Bombino of it's day.

Posted 11 years ago by drewd [ Reply ]

RIP Joe... gone too soon..

Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder [ Reply ]

ChicoCyclist wrote:

I tried PSD three times in a row and ended up on this song. Sorry, Bill, but three strikes and you're out. Off to Pandora for the rest of the day. Hear you tomorrow...

Hope the door didn't hit you ....

Posted 11 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

I tried PSD three times in a row and ended up on this song. Sorry, Bill, but three strikes and you're out. Off to Pandora for the rest of the day. Hear you tomorrow...

Posted 11 years ago by ChicoCyclist [ Reply ]

yecchhh! Play something different!

Posted 11 years ago by dbzook [ Reply ]

zepher wrote:

"We gotta take the walls of Jericho
Put your lips together and blow"

If we had the faith of a mustard seed
--->
After the seventh trip around the city on the seventh day, Scripture tells us that the wall “fell flat” (Jos 6:20). A more accurate rendering of the Hebrew word here would be “fell beneath itself.” Is there evidence for such an event at Jericho? It turns out that there is ample evidence that the mudbrick city wall collapsed and was deposited at the base of the stone retaining wall at the time the city met its end.

After the city walls fell, how could the Israelites surmount the 12–15 foot high retaining wall at the base of the tell? Excavations have shown that the bricks from the collapsed walls fell in such a way as to form a ramp against the retaining wall. The Israelites could merely climb up over the pile of rubble, up the embankment, and enter the city. The Bible is very precise in its description of how the Israelites entered the city: “The people went up into the city, every man straight before him” (Jos 6:20, KJV). The Israelites had to go up, and that is what archaeology has revealed. They had to go from ground level at the base of the tell to the top of the rampart in order to enter the city.

But one section remained standing --->
According to the Bible, Rahab’s house was incorporated into the fortification system (Jos 2:15). If the walls fell, how was her house spared? As you recall, the spies had instructed Rahab to bring her family into her house and they would be rescued. When the Israelites stormed the city, Rahab and her family were saved as promised (Jos 6:17, 22–23). At the north end of the tell of Jericho, archaeologists made some astounding discoveries that seem to relate to Rahab.

The German excavation of 1907-1909 found that on the north a short stretch of the lower city wall did not fall as everywhere else. A portion of that mudbrick wall was still standing to a height of 8 ft (Sellin and Watzinger 1973: 58). What is more, there were houses built against the wall! It is quite possible that this is where Rahab’s house was located. Since the city wall formed the back wall of the houses, the spies could have readily escaped. From this location on the north side of the city, it was only a short distance to the hills of the Judean wilderness where the spies hid for three days (Jos 2:16, 22).

Somehow I got drawn into reading this 1990 NYT piece within the last five years:

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/22/world/believers-score-in-battle-over-the-battle-of-jericho.html

Believers Score in Battle Over the Battle of Jericho

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: February 22, 1990

After years of doubt among archeologists, a new analysis of excavations has yielded a wide range of evidence supporting the biblical account about the fall of Jericho. It may well be true that, in the words of the old spiritual, ''Joshua fit the battle of Jericho, and the walls come tumbling down.''

A study of ceramic remnants, royal scarabs, carbon-14 dating, seismic activity in the region and even some ruins of tumbled walls produced what is being called impressive evidence that the fortified city was destroyed in the Late Bronze Age, about 1400 B.C...

Posted 11 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

Cynaera wrote:

I love this music. Fun, wicked, snarky, totally uninterested in what anyone thinks... It's the music I will take down with me when the world is about to explode and I'm tucked into my bomb-shelter for the long haul.

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all across the holy moly world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners and B.F. Skinner... we love this splendiferous song... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...

Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus [ Reply ]

Put your lips together and blow!

Posted 11 years ago by luv4music [ Reply ]

So... much... AWESOME!!!!!

Posted 11 years ago by bugleboy624 [ Reply ]

"We gotta take the walls of Jericho
Put your lips together and blow"

If we had the faith of a mustard seed
--->
After the seventh trip around the city on the seventh day, Scripture tells us that the wall “fell flat” (Jos 6:20). A more accurate rendering of the Hebrew word here would be “fell beneath itself.” Is there evidence for such an event at Jericho? It turns out that there is ample evidence that the mudbrick city wall collapsed and was deposited at the base of the stone retaining wall at the time the city met its end.

After the city walls fell, how could the Israelites surmount the 12–15 foot high retaining wall at the base of the tell? Excavations have shown that the bricks from the collapsed walls fell in such a way as to form a ramp against the retaining wall. The Israelites could merely climb up over the pile of rubble, up the embankment, and enter the city. The Bible is very precise in its description of how the Israelites entered the city: “The people went up into the city, every man straight before him” (Jos 6:20, KJV). The Israelites had to go up, and that is what archaeology has revealed. They had to go from ground level at the base of the tell to the top of the rampart in order to enter the city.

But one section remained standing --->
According to the Bible, Rahab’s house was incorporated into the fortification system (Jos 2:15). If the walls fell, how was her house spared? As you recall, the spies had instructed Rahab to bring her family into her house and they would be rescued. When the Israelites stormed the city, Rahab and her family were saved as promised (Jos 6:17, 22–23). At the north end of the tell of Jericho, archaeologists made some astounding discoveries that seem to relate to Rahab.

The German excavation of 1907-1909 found that on the north a short stretch of the lower city wall did not fall as everywhere else. A portion of that mudbrick wall was still standing to a height of 8 ft (Sellin and Watzinger 1973: 58). What is more, there were houses built against the wall! It is quite possible that this is where Rahab’s house was located. Since the city wall formed the back wall of the houses, the spies could have readily escaped. From this location on the north side of the city, it was only a short distance to the hills of the Judean wilderness where the spies hid for three days (Jos 2:16, 22).

Posted 11 years ago by zepher [ Reply ]

I want to give it another ten. Could I rate again please?

Posted 11 years ago by bodyschool [ Reply ]

I have always loved how this thing just cuts right through to get at what's wrong with things in an awful lot of places... Street Core, indeed!

Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

nice segue from chamber bros!...well done!

Posted 12 years ago by amprich [ Reply ]

Very nice

Posted 12 years ago by Emwolb [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...

Posted 12 years ago by Lazarus [ Reply ]

Nice photo, fredriley, and a great idea that I hope will catch on in other places.

Posted 12 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

Many years ago, walking on Skye, I got a lump in the throat when I saw the following at the entrance to a wood:

Awesome!

Posted 12 years ago by Zonkers [ Reply ]

Gotta chew it over with your wisdom teeth.......

Posted 12 years ago by Baby_M [ Reply ]

Many years ago, walking on Skye, I got a lump in the throat when I saw the following at the entrance to a wood:

Posted 12 years ago by fredriley [ Reply ]

Well Done

Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy [ Reply ]

Kisses fingertips as I sip a stiff drink while the entire world falls apart.

Posted 12 years ago by ziakut [ Reply ]

What an awesome set: Oil, Marley, Chambers, and Joe. Tip o' the hat to RP!!! We are finding our center this morning.

Posted 12 years ago by d-don [ Reply ]

one the few songs the whole famdamaly likes

Posted 12 years ago by houston [ Reply ]

Matyx wrote:

Bla... to repetitive

And Fever Ray — If I Had a Heart, Which you rated a 10, Isn't?

Posted 12 years ago by sandpebble [ Reply ]

Poacher wrote:

Good grief, speak English man. . . person. . . bot. . . or whatever you are.

Hear Hear..... the Campaign for Real English begins here

Posted 13 years ago by Boy_Wonder [ Reply ]

Smokin'! Inventive, different, invites you to listen, and then MAKES you listen.

Posted 13 years ago by kingart [ Reply ]

miss you joe...

Posted 13 years ago by nightrider [ Reply ]

Been a long time since I've been on Radio Paradise. How I've missed you! I'm back and happy to hear this.

Posted 13 years ago by nicolewe [ Reply ]

Matyx wrote:

cant evn listn 2it

Good grief, speak English man. . . person. . . bot. . . or whatever you are.

Posted 13 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly [ Reply ]

7 > 8

Posted 13 years ago by The_Enemy [ Reply ]

Damn RIGHT ! F'in Joe and the boys rockin it..

Posted 13 years ago by neuticle [ Reply ]

Happy Birthday Joe!

Posted 13 years ago by Al_Koholic [ Reply ]

Matyx wrote:

Bla... to repetitive

cant evn listn 2it

Posted 13 years ago by Matyx [ Reply ]

Bla... to repetitive

Posted 13 years ago by Matyx [ Reply ]

wow, never before heard this one.
rocking good!

Posted 13 years ago by mineralBOB [ Reply ]

My kids rock out to this song

Posted 13 years ago by scrubbrush [ Reply ]

Get Down & get up & shake your wild thing.

Posted 13 years ago by Rockit [ Reply ]

Love the whole album

Posted 13 years ago by michaelc [ Reply ]

Nice!

Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

Great stuff, almost forgotten about Joe Strummer. Heard this and thought, wow, great stuff, who is it? And then ..... of course!

Posted 13 years ago by joesh [ Reply ]

Love this! Great tune from an under appreciated Rock musician.

Posted 13 years ago by ziakut [ Reply ]

Groovin'!

Posted 13 years ago by SilentSeven [ Reply ]

cc_rider wrote:

Reminds me: tonight I'm putting this album on in the shop while I'm working. Solid groove.

I just get so much more work done listening to Joe.

Posted 13 years ago by oldsaxon [ Reply ]

Reminds me: tonight I'm putting this album on in the shop while I'm working. Solid groove.

Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

..is cool...

..so are Clash.

Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede [ Reply ]

get up Moses...

Posted 14 years ago by d16rr702 [ Reply ]

ROCK!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

catchy...

Posted 14 years ago by dpvest [ Reply ]

sirdroseph wrote:

It still blows my mind that this guy came from the Clash

. Combination of a tremendous talent being hid in a bad band and him having a later in life overall ephiphany which translated to amazing music! Strummer rocks!

This qualifies as one of the most hilarious comments ever on this board.

Oh... its sirroseph, now I understand.

Posted 14 years ago by lemmoth [ Reply ]

I'm a huge Clash fan, but I have to say that I think Mr. Strummer's work with The Mescaleros at least as good as the best of the Clash.

Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush [ Reply ]

I listen maybe 4 hours a week to RP, What are the odds I'd here the same song inside of week?

Good song always! Joe left us too soon!

Posted 14 years ago by Bargamon [ Reply ]

Cynaera wrote:

I love this music. Fun, wicked, snarky, totally uninterested in what anyone thinks... It's the music I will take down with me when the world is about to explode and I'm tucked into my bomb-shelter for the long haul.

Just a few more days...

Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

Absolute best ever!

Posted 14 years ago by bodyschool [ Reply ]

The Clash a bad band? Um, okay, Well, that's one poster I don't have to bother reading anymore from.

And to the guy below me talking about new sounds, you know the song's like 9 years old, right?