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Visionary anti-work lyrics from The Clash (self-titled album, 1979 US release)

“Those killers in America work seven days a week” — I'm so bored with the U.S.A. ​ “Push a button, activate, you gotta work and you're late” — Remote Control ​ “White youth, black youth, better find another solution Why not phone up Robin Hood, and ask him for some wealth distribution” — (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais ​ “Breakin' rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won I needed money 'cause I had none, I fought the law and the law won” — I Fought the Law ​ “And he's just gonna really tell the boss Gonna really let him know exactly how he feels It's pretty bad” — Janie Jones ​ “Career opportunities, the ones that never knock” — Career Opportunities ​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFgpzVFHqBo ​


“Those killers in America work seven days a week”

— I'm so bored with the U.S.A.

“Push a button, activate, you gotta work and you're late”

— Remote Control

“White youth, black youth, better find another solution

Why not phone up Robin Hood, and ask him for some wealth distribution”

— (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais

“Breakin' rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won

I needed money 'cause I had none, I fought the law and the law won”

— I Fought the Law

“And he's just gonna really tell the boss

Gonna really let him know exactly how he feels

It's pretty bad”

— Janie Jones

“Career opportunities, the ones that never knock”

— Career Opportunities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFgpzVFHqBo

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