I like the cover better - Police on my Back

The first time I heard this song was the cover by The Clash:

Police on my Back


The original is by the band The Equals. It's amazing. One member of The Equals you need to know of - if you somehow don't know - is Eddy Grant. "Electric Avenue" is one of the best rock songs of all time.


But that's besides the point here.

The original? Great song.

The cover? Superior to my ears.

I always wanted to use this as a walkout song for a fight. What I ended up using back in the day was Killing Zone by Rancid.

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

I can't believe I've this blog for this long without a shout out to Eddy Grant.


I must have first encountered this song on MTV when I was a kid.

It stuck in my head ever since. I loved it then. I love it now. I'm pretty picky when it comes to reggae but I'm not picky when it comes to Eddy Grant. He's amazing across the board. I need to post about the band he was in, too - The Equals. Solo, though, is where I first came across him.

No reason not to share this, here, too, eh?