The Clash -- "Overpowered by Funk"
It took me a long time to develop an appreciation for this song; I used to take it as a good sign that Combat Rock was the band's last album proper. The song has grown on me over the years, though.
Still, I find the synthesizers to be somewhat regrettable, a feeling that was all the more enhanced when I heard a short two-minute instrumental version of this song (guitar, bass, drums) on the soundtrack to Joe Strummer's short film Hell W10. You can find the instrumental version, which is raw, tight, and, I think, live in the studio, on youtube or on the Clash on Broadway 4 bootleg.
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