Cover: The Clash, "I Fought The Law"

I've mentioned before how punk rock, as initially presented by The Clash, was not all that different from classic 1950's rock and roll, in its straightforward execution. The main differences between earlier versions of this song was the fact that the Clash were louder about it, and they had Joe Strummer, the ultimate punk voice. They played this song with the benefit of two extra decades of knowledge on how to kick rock and roll ass, but also the wisdom to know that what worked about rock and roll way-back-when would still work in the 1970's, just like it does today.