The Clash and MIA

The Clash was an influential punk band in the 1970s and 80s. One of their songs was “Straight to Hell,” (1982)and we might consider it to be a postcolonial song.

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

M.I.A. released “Paper Planes” in 2007. What conversation is taking place between the two songs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewRjZoRtu0Y

 

with lyrics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPQSlpOj4ls

What do you think? Music and globalization?

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