Rudie Can't Fail

"Rudie Can't Fail" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, featured on their 1979 album London Calling. The song was written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, who sing it as a duet.



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[hide]  *1 Composition  ==Composition[ edit] == Like many songs on London Calling, "Rudie Can't Fail" has a strong reggae influence. Donald A. Guarisco of Allmusic described it as "an exuberant horn-driven number that mixes pop and soul elements in to spice up its predominantly reggae sound".[1] ==Lyrics[ edit] == "Rudie Can't Fail" praises the rude boys of Jamaica in the 1960s who challenged their elders' status quo. The song is about a fun-loving young man who is criticized by his elders for not acting as a responsible adult, drinking beer before breakfast,[2]  and describe him as being "so crude and feckless", to which he responds "I know that my life make you nervous, but I tell you I can't live in service."[1]  The song's title derives from Desmond Dekker's 1967 song "007 (Shanty Town)", and is in homage to Ray Gange, who had portrayed a roadie who quits his job to follow The Clash around in the 1980 film Rude Boy.[3]  Rudie Can't Fail was the working title of a planned second movie for which The Clash would provide the soundtrack.[4]  Reference is made also to Dr Alimantado, in the line "Like the doctor who was born for a purpose".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  Its name commonly appears at the end of "Safe European Home" from "Give 'Em Enough Rope"
 * 2 Lyrics
 * 3 References
 * 4 External links