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"Straight to Hell" is a song by The Clash, from their album Combat Rock.

This downbeat song is based around the Vietnam War and most notably the American soldiers who fathered a lot of children with Vietnamese women. This is possibly one of the band’s most politically charged tracks since their debut, made all the more so by Joe Strummer’s venomous vocals. The song as it appears on the album was abridged. The full version lasted almost 7 minutes, and can only be found on the Clash on Broadway box set.

The song's musical backdrop is one of rough, lingering violin strings with the remarkable work of Topper Headon's militaristic drumming and the churning guitar of Mick Jones.

When Strummer sings "Volatile Molotov", it is a reference to the molotov cocktail which was used in the war.

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 The song's musical backdrop is one of rough, lingering violin strings with the remarkable work of [[Topper Headon]]'s militaristic drumming and the churning guitar of [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]].
-When Strummer sings "Volatile [[Molotov]]", it is a reference to the newly invented [[molotov cocktail]] which was used in the war.
+When Strummer sings "Volatile [[Molotov]]", it is a reference to the [[molotov cocktail]] which was used in the war.
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