Rock the Casbah
song by the Clash
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"Rock the Casbah" is a song by the British punk rock band The Clash. It was released on their 1982 album Combat Rock. The song became a hit and was ironically later used as an American battle anthem during the Persian Gulf War. A "casbah" refers to a North African castle or fortress, or the native quarter of a North African city. The song's success came as the band was experiencing internal tensions, which eventually led to the departure of guitarist Mick Jones and their disbandment in 1986.12
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