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“Brand New Cadillac” by The Clash

From the album London Calling (1979)

“Brand New Cadillac” by The Clash appears on 18 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 1979 on the album London Calling. Its best result is #155 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #913 alternative song of all time.

18countdowns

3stations

#155best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1999–2024years charted

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The Clash - Brand New Cadillac (Official Audio)

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The Clash didn't write "Brand New Cadillac": it's a Vince Taylor song from 1959 that first surfaced as a B-side. On London Calling in 1979 they turn it into a hot-rod rockabilly blast, all slapback menace and speed, with Joe Strummer and Mick Jones on guitars, Paul Simonon's bass rumbling and Topper Headon's drums rattling like a loose tailpipe. Jones produced it with Guy Stevens, and Bill Price engineered.

It's the sound of a punk band showing off its record collection and proving it can play the old stuff as rough as anything of its own, a garage-floor tribute to the music that came before them.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#913 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

#5,876 of all time

All Rock Formats

#1,767 of all time

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	634	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	634	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	644	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	644	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2003	644	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	644	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	642	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	438	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	439	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	449	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	462	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2010	165	WXPN	WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)	885
2011	463	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2012	524	WXPN	WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)	885
2013	460	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	466	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2022	651	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time	1055
2024	155	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs	850

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