Safe European Home, The Clash (1978) The song is about a trip to Jamaica gone wrong, hence the lyrics “I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery.”
Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones were sent to Jamaica for two weeks in December 1977 to write songs for their upcoming second album. “We must’ve looked like a strange pair to the locals… I’m surprised we weren’t filleted and served on a plate of chips” noted Jones. “We went down to the docks and I think we only survived because they mistook us for sailors.”
Getter done.
[h/t Bunkerville]
Cars designed to be trashed.
[h/t Mme. Jujujive]
Baby elephants and their trunks.
Biblical angels were scary. More about them here.
[Top image: Belgian goat with Doppelbock found here.]
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