When she was a kid, Lily Allen knew her stepdad as 'Uncle Joe', the benevolent, whisky-glugging neighbour who was always hanging out with her dad Keith.

Uncle Joe was, of course, Joe Strummer, ex of The Clash. Years later, Lily Allen cribbed some of The Clash's moves for her debut album. Like them, she delivered second-wave ska in a demotic London accent, guided by an instinct for a sweet pop hook (though with the politics scooped out).

So it makes sense that she's now hooked up with another Clash member, Mick Jones, for a cover of 'Straight To Hell', one of the band's most passion-filled, yet seldom heard, songs.