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On 31 August 1976 band members Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon, then living in squats nearby, joined the rioting in Notting Hill, West London, when hundreds of black youths fought with police after a long summer of simmering tensions fuelled by overtly racist policing. The events of that day inspired...
[Intro]
One, two, three, four
[Chorus]
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
[Verse 1]
Black man got a lotta problems
But they don't mind throwin' a brick
White people go to school
Where they teach you how to be thick
[Pre-Chorus]
And everybody's doin'
Just what they're told to
And nobody wants
To go to jail
[Chorus]
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
[Verse 2]
All the power's in the hands
Of the people rich enough to buy it
While we walk the street
Too chicken to even try it
[Pre-Chorus]
And everybody's doin'
Just what they're told to
And nobody wants
To go to jail
[Chorus]
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
[Bridge]
Hey, you, standing in line
Are we gonna sign an agreement?
[Chorus]
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White Riot was written by Mick Jones & Joe Strummer.
White Riot was produced by Mickey Foote.
The Clash released White Riot on Fri Mar 18 1977.