tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354072041687098818.post4289394857392185543..comments2024-02-04T21:44:48.222+00:00Comments on A2Vid2012-SamP: SP - Deconstruction: The Clash - London CallingSam Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190992067285584213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354072041687098818.post-46486511227410766732011-09-02T23:54:44.459+01:002011-09-02T23:54:44.459+01:00The lo-fi aesthetic is intentional and vital - as ...The lo-fi aesthetic is intentional and vital - as a punk band with a left-wing ideology they had to be seen to anti-corporate, non-slick. The Thames reference has some intertextuality: the Pistols famously sailed down the Thames to promote God Save the Queen in '77.<br />The shot you pick out of the bridge also has echoes of the opening of The Warriors ('79 film), while the driving rain would later be used for moody effect in vids such as Sisters of Mercy "This Corrosion"DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644270972807155523noreply@blogger.com