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The Clash - Somebody Got Murdered (Remastered) [Official Audio]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
Guitar
Paul Simonon
Paul Simonon
Bass
Topper Headon
Topper Headon
Drums
Mick Jones
Mick Jones
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
Songwriter
Mick Jones
Mick Jones
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Clash
The Clash
Producer
Bill Price
Bill Price
Mixing Engineer
Jerry Green
Jerry Green
Engineer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer

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
[Bridge]
Sounds like murder, those shouts
Are they drunk down below?
Sounds like murder, those screams
Are they drunk down below?
[Bridge]
It's late, my watch stopped
Some time ago
Sounds like murder, those screams
Are they drunk down below?
Written by: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon

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