"That night, I hung out at a local reggae joint in Austin called Liberty Lunch (now torn down also) with Bivens, Barry, and these two brothers from New York who were former students of Bivens' - in town to scout locations for their first feature, which Barry was going to DP for them. Upon entering the studio to hear Headon's recording, the other Clash members were impressed with his creation, stating that they felt the musical track was essentially complete. After hearing the crowd singing the song as it was played over the loudspeaker before the start of the concert, Bono, the lead singer of U2, started singing "Rock the Casbah" in the middle of one of their songs during a concert in Melbourne. "At the time, I was a young film acting student (I had stage experience/training, but working in front of the camera is a different beast). r/Austin: The subreddit for all things Austin. "The day of the shoot was ungodly hot as Austin can be in the summer. Bill Murray and Bruce Willis ‘Rock the Kasbah’ in Morocco Published July 23rd, 2015 - 12:50 GMT Bill Murray in a scene from Rock the Kasbah, which was filmed in Morocco. Sober, too. Additionally, the sound effects of the jet fighters in the last verse are lower in the mix, particularly just after "drop your bombs between the minarets." [11], Following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, the song was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles distributed by Clear Channel. Oh, by the way... Barry's last name? In one of the campfire scenes late in the 2007 documentary Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten, a Granada friend states that Strummer wept when he heard that the phrase "Rock the Casbah" was written on an American bomb that was to be detonated on Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War. Site navigation: About; Notes; April 25, 2014 . Shown in heavy rotation across MTV, the clip's stark imagery went a long way in defining The Clash in the United States. Produced by Mitch Glazer, Rock the Kasbah is scheduled for its US release in the autumn. Dogg began playing Eastern scales with his violin and Joe started shouting "rock the casbah!" The music video intermixes footage of The Clash (with Terry Chimes on the drums) miming a performance of the song, with a storyline depicting two characters traveling together throughout Texas. also, the music video for Rock The Casbah features an arab and an orthodox Jewish person skanking, to go with the middle eastern theme. Blood Simple.". Before hearing Headon's music, Strummer had already come up with the phrases "rock the casbah" and "you'll have to let that raga drop" as lyrical ideas that he was considering for future songs.Template:Sfn[4] After hearing Headon's music, Strummer went into the studio's toilets and wrote lyrics to match the song's melody. "I had to wear three layers of dark heavy wool and also fake 'locks' that were glued to my sideburns," offered Dennis Razze, who played the role of "The Rabbi" in the video. ', screwed the piece of paper into a ball and chucked it backwards over his head. "Mustapha Dance", which features in many releases of the single, is an instrumental remix of the song. The song methodically worked its way up the charts, peaking at #8 on the Hot 100 for the week of January 22, 1983. The legendary metal icon won't rest until the NFL recognizes rock music's rightful place of the Super Bowl Halftime Show. https://arts.fandom.com/wiki/Rock_the_Casbah?oldid=3519. By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Totally 80's based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. The single version has more pronounced bass. [9], The title of the film Rock the Casbah is taken from the song. By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Totally 80s based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy.