What a great song. I agree this song is a tribue to Joe Strummer. On top of the references that astatusquoexile listed, Joe Strummer also did a song called Ramshackle Day Parade (great song too, check it out) with the Mescalleros, which I believe is being referenced in the "ramshackle voice" line. As far as the Woody thing, I was thinking that he was talking about Woody Guthrie, a political American Folk musician, and basically comparing the impact of Joe Strummer on music to the impact of Woody Guthrie, which is quite high praise.
What a great song. I agree this song is a tribue to Joe Strummer. On top of the references that astatusquoexile listed, Joe Strummer also did a song called Ramshackle Day Parade (great song too, check it out) with the Mescalleros, which I believe is being referenced in the "ramshackle voice" line. As far as the Woody thing, I was thinking that he was talking about Woody Guthrie, a political American Folk musician, and basically comparing the impact of Joe Strummer on music to the impact of Woody Guthrie, which is quite high praise.