Somebody Got Murdered
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Somebody Got Murdered by The Clash
Release Date
Performed by
The ClashProduced by
The ClashWrited by
Topper Headon & Mick Jones & Paul Simonon & Joe StrummerAbout
Joe Strummer came up with lyrics for the song when he received news that a parking attendant had been stabbed to death during an argument about change.
The song contemplates the repercussions (or lack thereof) as well as the mentality required to murder over such a minor squabble.
Somebody Got Murdered Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Someone lights a cigarette
While riding in a car
Some old guy takes a swig
And passes back the jar
But where they were last night
No one can remember
Somebody got murdered
Goodbye, for keeps, forever
[Chorus]
Somebody got murdered
Somebody's dead forever
[Verse 2]
And you're minding your own business
Carrying spare change
You wouldn't cosh a barber
You're hungry all the same
I've been very tempted
To grab it from the till
I've been very hungry
But not enough to kill
[Chorus]
Somebody got murdered
Somebody's dead forever
[Verse 3]
Somebody got murdered
His name cannot be found
A small stain on the pavement
They'll scrub it off the ground
As the daily crowd disperses
No one says that much
Somebody got murdered
And it left me with a touch
[Chorus]
Somebody got murdered
Somebody's dead forever
[Outro]
Sounds like murder
Those shouts
Are they drunk down below?
Sounds like murder
Those screams
Are they drunk down below?
It's late, my watch stopped, some time ago
Sounds like murder
Those screams
Drunk down below
Somebody Got Murdered Q&A
Who wrote Somebody Got Murdered's ?
Somebody Got Murdered was written by Topper Headon & Mick Jones & Paul Simonon & Joe Strummer.
Who produced Somebody Got Murdered's ?
Somebody Got Murdered was produced by The Clash.
When did The Clash release Somebody Got Murdered?
The Clash released Somebody Got Murdered on Fri Dec 12 1980.