2006-12-31 12:18:54 · 8 answers · asked by cedar 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The Clash made that song about how Islamo fascists like the Ayatollah outlawed rock music. The casbah is an islamic area in North Africa. We rock the Casbah for freedom and because we can. Rock on lil sister
2006-12-31 12:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I never understood what that meant, either, but a club in San Diego makes more sense than what I thought it was originally.
The word 'casbah' actually refers to the Muslim quarters of the city of Algiers in Algeria, Africa. That city was wracked by conflict between the colonial French, who lived in luxurious homes in the developed part of town, and the poverty-stricken native Muslims, whom the French essentially ignored after colonizing the city.
Here's a bit on the word and the song:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casbah
And on The Casbah in San Diego:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Casbah
2006-12-31 20:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Casbah is a music venue in San Diego. Just a popular phrase that caught on.
I think the real question is why are we all rocking our socks off?
2006-12-31 20:22:33 · answer #3 · answered by Jordan M 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
its a middle eastern market and or meeting place, where pundits get together to discuss ideas, usually traditionalist ideas, so by rocking it you are skaing it up or changing thier ideas
2006-12-31 21:01:44 · answer #4 · answered by cav 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know but I wanna know too!
2006-12-31 20:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by patricelynnett 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuz the sharif don't like it.
2006-12-31 20:25:52 · answer #6 · answered by kmack 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't you mean "the catbox" ? lol
2006-12-31 20:26:47 · answer #7 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casbah
Why not?
2006-12-31 20:28:08 · answer #8 · answered by Travis W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋