

“The Guns of Brixton” pre-dates the riots that took place in the 1980s in Brixton but the lyrics depict the feelings of discontent that were building due to heavy-handedness of the police that led to the riots, the recession and other problems at that time. The lyrics refer to a Brixton-born son of Jamaican immigrants wo “feel[s] like Ivan…at the end of The Harder they Come”, referring to Ivanhoe Martin’s death as depicted in the 1972 film. Quelle: Wikipedia

The Clash – Guns of Brixton

