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By Pages:   1    2    3    Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Rock the Casbah (page 2/ 3) ------ performed by The Clash Whats all this crap about Islam? | Reviewer: Jimbobjo | 7/7/08 So the US military played this brilliant, innocent, essentially light hearted, song about the power of music, while they shelled arab civilians in the middle east? Find it hard to listen to now. Thanks again, America. Your stupidity knows no bounds. Casbah lover | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/27/08 I love this song so freaking much. I have to admit, I didn't know all of the lyrics meaning, but even as a kid, I got the idea that it meant liberating people to have fun and rock out. I mean even a kid can get the gist of it witht the shiek and the Jewish man dancing together and whatnot. Great song, and yes I agree, totally innapropiate to be referenced to with the war. datdude01 | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/20/08 listen this doesn't really have anything to do algiers, the song was directed at iran's ban of rock music. A casbah is just a reference to a arabic citadel, and with other arabic references such as sharif, bedouin, sheikh, kosher, raga, muezzin, the band is alluding to iran with out actually saying country's name. he's telling the people to dismiss the ban and "rock the casbah" Casbah | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/11/08 The casbah is a part of algiers wherein there was a particularly strong rebel following during the wars with France. They're talking about the French political as well as Islamic fundamentalist oppression of the Algerian people, and that no matter who comes to police it, it will always be a stronghold of rebellion. RT Caz | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/7/08 Thanks for the Enlightenment. I have had a reverse "ah-ha" moment...a "ha-ah" moment? You see, for years I thought the lyrics were: "SHARIA don't like it...." as in Sharia law. Maybe that would be bad grammar (or just poetic license which many lyricists indulge in). Any rate, for the Clash to take on Sharia law -- I mean, that made the song, for me anyway, even more immediate, and I suppose less attached to the historical moment of a particular individual, implied by the actual lyric, "Sharif don't like it." I guess I just didn't hear the "F"s too well on my tinny car radio. Oh well. Still a great dancing tune. Catchy, catchy. Mo mongos! | Reviewer: Justine | 3/5/08 what the fuck are you tossers saying about the wars? only strummer himself truly knows what it was about, but does it not seem that it was about an ideology of rebellion and eventually getting the authority to turn against the even higher-archy? "As soon as Sharif was Chauffeured outta there The jet pilots tuned to The cockpit radio blare" !!!!!! urgh, tossers MarCat 1957 | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/17/07 What idiots think this was for the Gulf War????? Joe Strummer almost had a stroke when he heard that is what US soldiers were using it for. He was very anti war. Very politically minded band. Not some lame ass track artists. war... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/16/07 Ummm. This song about rebellion against islamic facism and yes the song was the theme in the gulf war against Iraq. You should get your facts straight. great | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/30/07 this song is superb, but i hate how overplayed it is, i wouldn't mind, but there's so many people [even probably half or more of the people before me who reviewed it] who have absolutely no idea to the meaning of the lyrics. that just pisses me off. war??? | Reviewer: Sara | 6/6/07 WHAT THE HELL??? invasion of iraq soundtrack... that's your way of honouring the clash?? man you need to get your facts right and life sorted out. This song is a great piece of music with great lyrics and would have NEVER been soundtrack to ANY war. Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2    3