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"Spanish Bombs" is a famous song by The Clash , featured on their 1979 album London Calling . It is a musical tribute to the Spanish Civil War , one of many songs that display The Clash 's famous political activism. LYRICS & INTERPRETATION The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939. Andalusia was one of the first regions of Spain to be overtaken by the Nationalists in 1936. Federico García Lorca , a Republican poet living in Andalusia, was among the most famous to be killed during the conflict. Although his body has never been found, the then-Nationalist Guardia Civil are largely thought to be responsible for the murder. The line "oh please leave the vendanna open" may refer to a popular poem written by Lorca, ''Despedida''. The poem is a request by Lorca to leave his balcony window open if he dies. First verse, :''Spanish songs in Andalucia, the shooting sites in the days of '39 :''Oh, please leave the vendanna open, Frederico Lorca's dead and gone, :''Bullet holes in the cemetery walls, the black cars of the Guardia Civil, :''Spanish bombs in the Costa Rica, I'm flying in on a DC 10 tonight... Chorus: :''Spanish bombs, yo t'quierro y finito, :''yo te querda, oh ma corazon :''Spanish bombs, yo t'quierro y finito, :''yo te querda, oh ma corazon The liner notes for the 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition of London Calling note: "This song was written in seat 18B of a Brannif airlines DC.10—The Spanish is Clash Spannish and it means 'I love you and goodbye! I want you but—oh my aching heart!' induced by those grapes of wrath." Various interpretations of the chorus have been offered, ranging from it being a declaration of love to it being a commentary on the difficulty of staying brave through wartime; other interpretations have also been brought up. The "freedom fighters" mentioned in the song's second verse were the coalition of various Left-wing and Centrist parties called the Popular Front , which made up the organization fighting the Nationalists. Supporting the Popular Front were an assortment of groups of Socialists (symbolized by a red flag), and later, Anarchists (symbolized by a black flag). Anarchists In Spain were hesitant to side with the Republicans ''per se'', because of their opposition to government, but were from day one instrumental in the anti-fascist struggle. See Spanish Revolution . The Nationalists eventually overtook the government, and leader Francisco Franco ruled Spain until his death in 1975; during his reign the Spanish people cried out for liberation. Many people fighting and dying for the Republican side were poets and artists (such as the aforementioned Federico Lorca). The end of the song lists sites that were bombed and invaded by the Nationalists. Granada, in particular, was the home town of Garcia Lorca and was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting of the war. |
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