Lyric discussion by josephedery 

written in 77 but still relavent today the feeling that all hope is lost and u hate your life and whats around u love the clash!!!!!!

Actually, this song was written and first performed in 1976, which, as you may note, was before Elvis death.

The lyrics aren't so much about dismissing all previous rock acts, as acknowledging that fact that none of them held any relevance to young people at the time. The punk generation simply couldn't relate to them or their songs.

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