"Straight to Hell" by The Clash

[Neo-Democratic Force]

O.K., so "Straight to Hell" is one of my favourite songs by The Clash, but I must admit that I'm not entirely sure what it's about. Any theories?

Lyrics:

If you can play on the fiddle
How's about a British jig and reel?
Speaking King's English in quotation
As railhead towns feel the steel mills rust water froze
In the generation
Clear as winter ice
This is your paradise

There ain't no need for ya
Go straight to hell boys

Y'wanna join in a chorus
Of the Amerasian blues?
When it's Christmas out in Ho Chi Minh City
Kiddie say papa papa papa papa-san take me home
See me got photo photo
Photograph of you
Mamma Mamma Mamma-san
Of you and Mamma Mamma Mamma-san
Lemme tell ya 'bout your blood bamboo kid.
It ain't Coca-Cola it's rice.

Straight to hell
Oh Papa-san
Please take me home
Oh Papa-san
Everybody they wanna go home
So Mamma-san says

You wanna play mind-crazed banjo
On the druggy-drag ragtime U.S.A.?
In Parkland International
Hah! Junkiedom U.S.A.
Where procaine proves the purest rock man groove
and rat poison
The volatile Molatov says-

Go straight to hell

Can you really cough it up loud and strong
The immigrants
They wanna sing all night long
It could be anywhere
Most likely could be any frontier
Any hemisphere
No man's land and there ain't no asylum here
King Solomon he never lived round here

Go straight to hell boys

[Hampton]

Found this:


Nearly every Clash song could be pulled apart in search of its political meaning but for my goals right now, I Picked three with the most blatant messages. ?Straight to Hell? focuses on Vietnam and describes the destruction of many of the people and society of that country done by the many who fought. Within the songs title, its sentiments are obvious.

Link (http://www.fmsound.net/Aural%20Pleasures/Old/Aural%20Pleasures%20War%20Albums.html)

[gaf]

2nd degree mad. all opressed people will understand regardless culture

i grew with thoses songs.and with opressed people
i love now ASIAN DUB a lot

[Rastafari]

Definately the Vietnam War/U.S. in Asia. One of my favorite Tunes from "Combat Rock"

Awesome when they did it live on SNL back in the day, too

[Neo-Democratic Force]

Thanks Hampton. However, I was hoping this thread could be an in depth analysis of the lyrics, explaining certain references, etc.
For example, the verse:
You wanna play mind-crazed banjo
On the druggy-drag ragtime U.S.A.?
In Parkland International
Hah! Junkiedom U.S.A.
Where procaine proves the purest rock man groove
and rat poison
The volatile Molatov says-