Joe Strummer -- "Burning Lights"
If you can find a copy of this song, you're a luckier or more talented human being than I am. Why it hasn't been re-released after its initial 7" pressing of a few hundred copies, I don't know. The song and its singer are featured in the movie I Hired a Contract Killer, from 1990, and it's one of the best and most pure of Strummer's solo career. A simple rhythm on the Telecaster and some light percussion are all there is here, but that's enough to highlight the gentle and folksy vocal performance. I can't seem to find a copy of the 7" for sale anywhere, but you can listen to the song on youtube.
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