Working For The Clampdown

CNN:

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- British anti-terrorism detectives escorted a man from a plane after a taxi driver had earlier become suspicious when he started singing along to a track by punk band The Clash, police said on Wednesday.

Detectives halted the London-bound flight at Durham Tees Valley Airport in northern England and Harraj Mann, 24, was taken off.

The taxi driver had become worried on the way to the airport because Mann had been singing along to The Clash's 1979 anthem "London Calling," which features the lyrics "Now war is declared -- and battle come down" while other lines warn of a "meltdown expected".

Mann told British newspapers the taxi had been fitted with a music system which allowed him to plug in his MP3 player and he had been playing The Clash, Procol Harum, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles to the driver.

Oh, man, this is rich. There are a ton of Clash songs that could get you in trouble. White Riot. Know Your Rights. Rock The Casbah. London's Burning. Police On My Back. I Fought The Law. Hate & War. Revolution Rock. Death Or Glory. Spanish Bombs. And on and on and on. Best to avoid the Beatles, too, with all those songs about peace and love. This guy should've stuck with Procol Harum.

The Clash London Calling Lyrics