1977 (song)

"1977" is a song by the punk group The Clash written in 1977. It is on the B side of the single White Riot. The song is influenced by the disc Two Sevens Clash of the reggae group Culture on the predictions of great chaos on July 7, 1977. It uses an apocalyptic image, full of unemployed and unrest. The chorus line "No Elvis, The Beatles, or The Rolling Stones in 1977 / No More Elvis, The Beatles or Rolling Stones in 1977" conveys the message that ancient rock has already lost its relevance to the punk wave. At the end of the song is named year by year from 1977 to 1984, year inferred from the novel by George Orwell, where it ends abruptly ..

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