And a Puerto Rican engineer (Eddie Garcia) kind of added a little flavor to it. I translated them into Tex-Mex and Strummer kind of knew Castilian Spanish, because he grew up in Spain in his early life. In our 2012 interview with Joe Ely, he explained: “I’m singing all the Spanish verses on that, and I even helped translate them. They stayed in touch, and when The Clash returned to America in 1982, they played more shows together and Ely joined them in the studio when they were recording Combat Rock at Electric Ladyland Studio in New York. They became good friends, and when The Clash came to Texas in 1979, they played some shows together.
When Ely and his band performed in London, The Clash went to a show and took them around town after the performance.
Singing the Spanish parts with Joe Strummer was Joe Ely, a Texas singer whose 1978 album Honky Tonk Masquerade got the attention of The Clash when they heard it in England. The story behind the “Clash Spanish” lyrics is a rather interesting one.Īnd here is what SongFacts had to say about it: The CLASH – should i stay or should i go by punkakademy Should I cool it or should I blow?/¿me debo ir o quedarme? If you don’t want me, set me free/Si no me quieres, líbrameĮxactly whom I’m supposed to be/Dime que tengo que serĭon’t know which clothes even fit me?/¿sabes qué ropan me quedan?Ĭome on and let me know/Me lo tienes que decir This indecision’s bugging me/Esta indecisión me molesta We are huge fans of the Clash, and have always known that the group has had a profound influence on rock bands, just like our good friends at Remezcla said a few months ago. We have so many favorite Clash songs, and one of them is “Should I Stay or Should I Go” from Combat Rock.Īlthough it is one of their more “poppier” songs, we love the song for this very simple reason: the background lyrics, which were written in Clash-like Spanish that at times is a bit incomprehensible, but it is still in some form of Spanish.
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