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The Clash - Spanish Bombs Meaning

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Spanish Bombs Lyrics

Spanish songs in Andalucía
The shooting sites in the days of '39
Oh, please, leave the vendanna open
Federico Lorca is dead and gone
Bullet holes in the cemetery walls
The black cars of the Guardia Civil
Spanish bombs on the Costa Rica
I'm...

  1. anonymous
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    Dec 30th 2011 !⃝

    This song is comparing modern day, tourist Spain, (disco casino, flying in on a DC10 tonight, etc.), to the bloodiness of the Spanish civil war - the freedom fighters died up on the hill.
    The Manics based their song Tolerate This on this Clash masterpiece, featuring on the fight against Facism in a more obvious way.


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