Ukrainian punk band Beton rework The Clash's famous anthem London Calling to highlight events in their homeland and raise money for non-military resistance.
Ukrainian punk band Beton have reworked the Clash's famous anthem London Calling to highlight events in their homeland.It hopes the song will show Ukrainian spirit and defianceThe track, dubbed 'Kyiv Calling', features new lyrics based on Ukraine's conflict with neighbouring Russia.
The three-piece band, comprising an architect, orthopaedist and businessman, recorded their take on the 1979 hit in a studio in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. They hope to use it to raise funds for the non-military operations of the Free Ukraine Resistance Movement , a publicist for FURM said, adding the Clash had agreed to donate all royalties raised to the movement's communications department.Watch
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