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"Smash It Up" is a song by The Damned, released as a single in 1979. The single was the second release from the band's ''Machine Gun Etiquette'' album, where it was listed as "Smash It Up (Part II)". The single was banned from BBC Radio 1's playlist because of its perceived anarchic lyrics, stalling at number 35 in the UK Singles Chart. It is widely considered to be a punk classic. The song's lyrics criticise hippie culture (referring to "blow wave hairstyles", "Glastonbury hippies"〔()〕) rather than advocate political revolution. It is of a two-part form: a melodic Quicksilver Messenger Service-like instrumental segues into an energetic pop-punk song. The Damned performed "Smash It Up" and "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" on the BBC2 television show ''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' in 1979. Chiswick reissued the single on their budget Big Beat imprint in February 1982. In November 2004, Ace Records issued the single on CD, with alternate versions of the song (including the previously unreleased 3rd and 4th parts of "Smash It Up") and a video, directed by Martin Baker, added. The single was also issued in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. The song has appeared in the console-based game ''Driver: Parallel Lines'' as a track in the 1978 era. ==Track listing== All songs written by Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward. ;1979 vinyl release〔 #"Smash It Up" – 2:52 #"Burglar" – 3:33 ;2004 CD release #"Smash It Up" – 2:52 #"Burglar" – 3:33 #"Smash It Up Parts 1–4" – 8:43 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「Smash It Up」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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