Song of the Week

The Clash - Hateful

While London Calling by The Clash is a highly acclaimed album and always ranks highly in greatest album of all time lists, you don't hear it come up that much in conversation. When I first set out on a quest to listen too all of the classics in high school, I took my Dad's advice and gave London Calling a lot of attention. I really liked it, and moved about 6 songs from the album into a playlist of songs that I shuffle through when I can't figure out what I want to listen to. I've heavily enjoyed them since then.
Anyways, about a week ago I was walking down the road, and for a reason I can't remember, wanted to listen through London Calling. While only those several songs in the playlist were at my disposal at the moment, I listened through the album when I got back to my apartment later that day. It didn't disappoint, and one song that really jumped out at me as a lost gem was Hateful. I'm not entirely sure what made it stick in my mind, but I haven't been able to stop listening to it since then.
At under three minutes in length, there are a lot of different sounds crammed in, particularly for punk. I especially like the use of congas and clapping in the chorus. I feel like it gives the song much more dimensional than I'm used to for such an otherwise simple song.