\nIdag er det 3 \u00e5r siden The Clash\u2019s Joe Strummer pludselig d\u00f8de. I den forbindelse udtrykte jeg i morges her p\u00e5 siden trist undren over, hvorfor det s\u00e5 ofte synes kun at v\u00e6re de gode kr\u00e6fter der g\u00e5r til spilde. Det skete p\u00e5 en m\u00e5de, der desv\u00e6rre \u00e5benbart kunne mistolkes som en slags deathwish mod visse danske politikere. Hvilket jo selvf\u00f8lgelig slet, slet ikke er mit \u00e6rinde! S\u00e5 lad mig pr\u00f8ve igen og istedet fejre vores Joe – og den humanistiske livskraft han er indbegrebet af – med en gengivelse af de syngende ord til “Know Your Rights”, \u00e5bningsnummeret p\u00e5 Combat Rock:<\/p>\n
This is a public service announcement
\nWith guitar
\nKnow your rights all 3 of them
\nI say
\nNumber 1: You have the right not to be killed
\n Murder is a CRIME!
\n Unless it was done by a
\n Policeman or aristocrat
\nNumber 2: You have the right to food money
\n Providing of course you
\n Don’t mind a little
\n Humiliation, investigation
\n And if you cross your fingers
\n Rehabilitation
\nWang! Young offenders! Know your rights
\nNumber 3: You have the right to freeeee
\n Speech as long as you’re not
\n Dumb enough to actually try it.
\nKnow your rights
\nThese are your rights
\nAll 3 of ’em
\nIt has been suggested
\nIn some quarters that this is not enough!
\nWell…………………………
\nGet off the streets
\nGet off the streets
\nRun
\nYou don’t have a home to go to
\nSmush
\nFinally then I will read you your rights
\nYou have the right to remain silent
\nYou are warned that anything you say
\nCan and will be taken down
\nAnd used as evidence against you
\nListen to this
\nRun<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Joe Strummer<\/p>\n