For me, he is definitely in the top 5 for singers. My favorite song is Big Empty.

LONDON CALLING (1979): It remains a thrilling listen, forever making good on its intentions to exhilarate and enthrall.

https://samtimonious.com/40-years-of-london-calling/

My fav is running with the night

I've been thinking for a hot minute about non-musician covers of songs, now I don't mean purpose-written songs a la Friend Like Me - Robin Williams (non-musician), but moreso something along the lines of my absolute favorite song of all time Won't Back Down - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers as covered by Sam Elliot in Barnyard: The Original Party Animals. I assume most answers will end up coming from TV or movies, since that's where we get non-musicians being musical most often. What is your favorite case of someone who doesn't often use their musical prowess knocking your socks off?

Do you think if he/ they made it available they would still catch heat right now where others get a pass? Is this a Dynamite Hack Boyz in the Hood situation where anyone that covers it neuters it so it's allowed? Are there any other songs you can think of that were so "objectionable" at the time that currently would seem like not as big of a deal? Maybe it has something to do with us having much more of a monoculture at the time?