https://modestwalrus.com/tags/the-clash/Recent content in The Clash on Modest WalrusHugoen-usSun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/train-in-vain-by-the-clash/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/train-in-vain-by-the-clash/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>It&rsquo;s the hidden gem of London Calling and one of The Clash&rsquo;s catchiest songs.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUzBgeI5dpc?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;Train in Vain,&rdquo; also known as &ldquo;Train in Vain (Stand by Me),&rdquo; is a song by English punk rock band The Clash. It closes their third studio album, London Calling (1979), but it wasn&rsquo;t printed on the original track listing, so it played as a hidden track at the end of the record. It was later released as the album&rsquo;s third and final single. Mick Jones sings lead on it.</p>