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==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==
===Music===
"The Guns of Brixton" was a song by [[punk rock]] band [[The Clash]], appearing on their 1979 album ''[[London Calling]]''. The song, noted for its strong [[reggae]] influences, features lyrics condemning [[police brutality]].
"The Guns of Brixton" was a song by [[punk rock]] band [[The Clash]], appearing on their 1979 album ''[[London Calling]]''. The song, noted for its strong [[reggae]] influences, features lyrics condemning [[police brutality]].
"Candy" by [[Robbie Williams]], which reached No. 1 in the UK in 2012, referenced the illegal drug culture in Brixton in the lines "mother was a victim, father beat the system; by moving bricks to Brixton, and learning how to fix them" ('bricks' being slang for a kilo of [[cocaine]] and 'fix' meaning to inject a substance into a vein).
[[Category:Settlements in Surrey]]
[[Category:Settlements in Surrey]]