When I think about High School (yup, in the Eighties), man, there was so much interesting music ...

The English Beat, "Mirror in the Bathroom"
Laurie Anderson, "Big Science"
Echo and the Bunnymen, "The Killing Moon"
Prince, "Little Red Corvette"

There's tons more, of course. There's something about being a teenager that lets you bond with music waaaaay more strongly than later in life. You can feel, in utter seriousness, that Iggy Pop wrote that song just for you, 'cause he understands where you're at. It's hogwash, but powerful stuff.

And what's so bad about the Clash? I had a bud in High School who was a maniac for them. Bought every one of their vinyl albums, etc. They only had a couple of mainstream songs, so there's no need to go fragging them off. Geez, listen to their early stuff; it's pretty raw.