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About This Track
The tune leans towards more of a retro punk rock sound than most of the other tracks on the album. Though many legends have arisen about what the song is about (one of which is Jones’ impending dismissal from the Clash in 1983), it is actually about a rocky personal relationship between Jones and former Meat Loaf backup singer Ellen Foley that would soon implode. The lyrics seem to reflect ups and downs concerning the relationship and the dilemma of sticking with or ending it.
The Spanish backing vocals are courtesy of Joe Strummer:
“ On the spur of the moment I said ‘I’m going to do the backing vocals in Spanish,’…We needed a translator so Eddie Garcia, the tape operator, called his mother in Brooklyn Heights and read her the lyrics over the phone and she translated them. But Eddie and his mum are Ecuadorian, so it’s Ecuadorian Spanish that me and Joe Ely are singing on the backing vocals. ”
—Joe Strummer, 1991
Releases
The single was reissued several times. In 1982, with a different cover as a double A-side with “Straight to Hell” and with “Cool Confusion” as its B-side. In 1983, with “First Night Back in London” on the side two, and in 1991, with “Rush” by Mick Jones’ group Big Audio Dynamite II as its B-side
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Digital_thug First listened to this song covered by funk-metal afroamerican band Living Colour. Ecuadorian spanish lyrics are pretty unexpectable here, but it greatly improves overall feeling about this song. Classic tune. It deserves its place in top 3.
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TheWormPrincess =)
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yspidf YEAAAHHHH ... ;)
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RockNRoll70s "So you've got to let me know...should I stay or should I go?" YEAH
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xXPyrophorusXx Havana 5am is not related?
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phokinghungry over played? Ok, sure. "One of The Clash's worst songs"....Nah
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pablitofm_93 spanish lyrics made this for me :D
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kato1984 One of The Clash worst songs. I can´t get it that this boring song is number 2 in popularity on lastfm...
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BMWPRETTY Should I stay or Go? Well, I think I will stay!
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Marjo47 you got to be kidding last fm. my first listen...?
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Schrotteimer_69 the best band ever!
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Dankel50 One of the Clash's best straight forward rockers
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imamoonbubble YES!
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BMWPRETTY
Spank! Love! Dancing! :-)
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KeithJones pure greatness! [2]
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TheDarkSide73 to be or not to be, that is the question.. :-))
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NitaD1 I think i'll stay!! thankyou
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xxxvanessaxx should i stay or should i go now
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