"I Fought the Law" was popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four in 1965. It was covered by the Clash in 1979. Although the original is more fun, I prefer the cover, which is still a lot of fun and is one of the Clash's most fun songs. The Clash was a natural to cover a song about the fighting the law. Thankfully they resisted the temptation to take this song and themselves seriously. They don't sound terribly disappointed that the law won.
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