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"Janie Jones" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash. It is the opening track on their eponymous debut album (1977).〔Green, Johnny; Garry Barker (2003). ''A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash'', p. 151.〕 The subject of the song, Janie Jones, was a famous madam in London during the 1970s and had been a pop singer during the 1960s. The live performance of the song at The Apollo in Glasgow on 4 July 1978, is featured in ''Rude Boy'', a 1980 film directed by Jack Hazan and David Mingay, starring Ray Gange and The Clash. The track was re-recorded at Wessex Studios by engineer Bill Price and tape operator Jerry Green.〔Green; Barker (2003). ''A Riot of Our Own'', pp. 153–154.〕 The song was also featured on ''The Clash: Westway to the World'', a 2000 documentary film directed by Don Letts.〔Letts, Don. (2001). ''The Clash: Westway to the World''. Event occurs at 3:10–3:45.〕 The song appears on the compilation albums ''The Story of the Clash, Volume 1'' (1988) (disc two), ''Clash on Broadway'' (1991) (disc one; demo version), ''The Essential Clash'' (2003) (disc one). A live version recorded on 4 June 1981 at Bond's Casino, New York City, is featured on the bootleg ''Live at Bond's Casino'' (2000). In December 1982, Jones, backed by members of The Clash and the Blockheads and credited as Janie Jones & the Lash, recorded a 7-inch single, "House of the Ju-Ju Queen", written and produced by Joe Strummer and released on Big Beat Records in 1983. Strummer and Mick Jones played guitar, with Paul Simonon on bass, Mick Gallagher on keyboards, Mel Collins on saxophone, and Charley Charles on drums. The B-side was a cover of James Brown's "Sex Machine". Martin Scorsese, a fan of The Clash, said that he considers "Janie Jones" to be the greatest British rock and roll song. He used the song in the film ''Bringing Out the Dead''. ==Personnel== * Joe Strummer - lead vocal * Mick Jones - backing vocals, guitar * Paul Simonon - backing vocal, bass * Terry Chimes - drums 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janie Jones (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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