 When they heard the finished result, Foote was sacked.With the exception of the 2000 re-issue of the US version of "The Clash", the original version of the song (at the proper speed) has been used on every re-release since.The Clash's first overt attempt at self-mythology, "Clash City Rockers" is, by and large, a song about positivity and moving forward, and revisits themes common in Clash songs of the era, specifically dead-end employment and having a purpose in life.