STRAIGHT TO HELL

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:29 am**

Mr. C & Senor Spider: Will "Straight to Hell" remain the warm up tune you guys come out too?
That tune gets the fucking blood pumping.

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:34 am**

I would be beside myself with excitement if STH started playing, then the band came out and began performing it, the recording fading down.

At some shows last October Darryl and/or Andrew would sometimes start playing along with the track and it sound absolutely fantastic.

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:44 am**

I saw three shows in December and it was incredible to hear the crowd sing along to "Straight to hell". This was defining the meaning of a "warm-up song".

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:25 am**

The Pogues used to play Straight To Hell live when Joe Strummer was the lead singer - great song

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:16 am**

It's a great opener. It was really strange not hearing it on the Sunday night at Brixton, after the infamous beer incident. Though totally understandable in the circumstances.

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:56 am**

firehazard wrote:It's a great opener. It was really strange not hearing it on the Sunday night at Brixton, after the infamous beer incident. Though totally understandable in the circumstances.

So, as far as I know, it has been used as an introduction to the band coming on at every show since Strummer sang with teh band, except that one show at Brixton?

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:57 am**

I love that song. So serene but still so powerful

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:01 pm**

If you could play a fiddle, hows about a British jig and reel........

Still love that song, maybe a version of Joe and The Pogues playing it live might make the Box Set that Philip was talking about.

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:03 pm**

Simon Maguire wrote:If you could play a fiddle, hows about a British jig and reel........

Still love that song, maybe a version of Joe and The Pogues playing it live might make the Box Set that Philip was talking about.

Awesome idea!

**Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:45 pm**

Mick Molloy wrote:
Simon Maguire wrote:If you could play a fiddle, hows about a British jig and reel........

Still love that song, maybe a version of Joe and The Pogues playing it live might make the Box Set that Philip was talking about.

Awesome idea!

agreed. My band played that song when I was a kid, and I loved it then -- 24 years ago.

**Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:41 am**

I still haven't seen the movie. Blockbuster's online DVD rental is usually pretty good but they keep sending me the same damn DVD that's broken in half...

**Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:53 pm**

OrionSafari wrote:I still haven't seen the movie. Blockbuster's online DVD rental is usually pretty good but they keep sending me the same damn DVD that's broken in half...

Once you see it, my signature will make alot more sense.

**Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:41 pm**

Mick Molloy wrote:
Simon Maguire wrote:If you could play a fiddle, hows about a British jig and reel........

Still love that song, maybe a version of Joe and The Pogues playing it live might make the Box Set that Philip was talking about.

Awesome idea!

I was Due One. :wink:

**Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:35 pm**

Eric V wrote:
firehazard wrote:It's a great opener. It was really strange not hearing it on the Sunday night at Brixton, after the infamous beer incident. Though totally understandable in the circumstances.

So, as far as I know, it has been used as an introduction to the band coming on at every show since Strummer sang with teh band, except that one show at Brixton?

So, although i should know cause i seen em play several times back "in the day ", i don't remember what song/songs were used then and yer great idea to play it live

**Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:16 am**

Yeah, when I saw them in SF in october, I was surprised to hear it....I'm also a huge Joe Strummer/Clash fan so it was cool to hear that nod to them.

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