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==Song information== Due to Strummer's death, many of the vocal performances are first takes. "Midnight Jam" is completely without lyrics β instead, samplings of Joe's [[BBC 1|BBC Radio]] show ''Joe Strummer's London Calling'' are intermixed with the music. Other tracks, such as a cover of [[Bob Marley]]'s "[[Redemption Song]]" and "Long Shadow", were recorded with famed producer [[Rick Rubin]], and it is unclear whether or not these tracks were originally intended to be on this album. Another notable track is "Long Shadow", which was originally written by Strummer for [[Johnny Cash]].<ref>{{cite book |last=D'Ambrosio |first=Antonino |date=2012 |title=Let Fury Have the Hour: Joe Strummer, Punk, and the Movement That Shook the Word }}</ref> Rubin would however get Strummer and Cash, who died a year after Strummer, together in the studio as the two recorded a version of "Redemption Song" that was featured on Cash's posthumously released ''[[Unearthed (Johnny Cash album)|Unearthed]]'' [[box set]]. Music videos were released for the album's two singles, "Coma Girl" and "Redemption Song". The video for "Redemption Song", which was directed by [[Josh Cheuse]], who designed the cover art for Strummer's 1989 album ''[[Earthquake Weather (album)|Earthquake Weather]]'' and who also appears in the video, is a tribute to Strummer's life and legacy. Filmed in November 2003 in [[Manhattan]] in the [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]], the video opens with a clip of Strummer talking from The Clash documentary ''[[Westway to the World]]'', with the focus of the video being a [[mural]] of Strummer that was painted by [[graffiti]] artists Zephyr and Dr. Revolt outside Niagra, a bar owned by musician [[Jesse Malin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theclashblog.com/joe-strummer-mural-new-york/ |title=Joe Strummer Mural New York |publisher=The Clash Blog |date=2009-07-15 |access-date=2014-05-20}}</ref> The video also features many New Yorkers, along with some of Strummer's closest famous friends including Malin, [[Matt Dillon]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Jim Jarmusch]], [[Tim Armstrong]], [[Lars Fredriksen]], [[Matt Freeman]], [[Cara Seymour]], [[Sara Driver]] and [[CinquΓ© Lee]] as they watch the mural being painted. Stock footage and photos of Strummer from his tenure with The Clash and Mescaleros is also featured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480457/new-joe-strummer-clip-shot-new-york.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209222145/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480457/new-joe-strummer-clip-shot-new-york.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2012 |title=Joe Strummer Leaves Final Mark on New York With New Video |publisher=MTV |date=2003-11-17 |access-date=2014-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://videosift.com/video/Joe-Strummer-Redemption-Song |title=Joe Strummer β Redemption Song |publisher=Videosift.com |date=2002-12-22 |access-date=2014-05-20}}</ref>
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