21 Classic Post-Punk Riffs

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  • Опубліковано 10 чер 2022
  • Thank you for all your comments and suggestions for my post-punk idea. I have tried to feature as many of the bands as I could, but there were so many to choose from. I decided to feature more of the old post-punk stuff, so the newer 2000s stuff I may do in another video sometime. Thanks for watching as always! Can we get to 120k subs?
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    0:01 The Fall - Cruiser's Creek
    0:14 Bauhaus - Dark Entries
    0:37 Gang of Four - Not Great Men
    0:53 Killing Joke - Eighties
    1:10 The Chameleons - Swamp Thing
    1:30 Talking Head - Life During Wartime
    1:44 Mission of Burma - Academy Fight Song
    1:58 Devo - Too Much Paranoias
    2:11 Wipers - Over The Edge
    2:26 Wire - Ex Lion Tamer
    2:39 Public Image Ltd - Public Image
    2:55 Joy Division - Digital
    3:12 Siouxsie and The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
    3:25 Magazine - The Light Pours Out Of Me
    3:46 Television - See No Evil
    3:58 Pere Ubu - Street Waves
    4:14 The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
    4:26 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Puppet
    4:39 The Cure - A Forest
    4:51 The Comsat Angels - Missing In Action
    5:03 The Sound - Resistance

КОМЕНТАРІ • 543

  • @bloxsy_
    @bloxsy_  2 роки тому +167

    Feel free to suggest some other post punk bands or songs I've missed below. Thanks for watching!

    • @ayoutubeaccount5357
      @ayoutubeaccount5357 2 роки тому +2

      Sweet jag man what's your favorite stuff to play on it?

    • @owlsliveintrees
      @owlsliveintrees 2 роки тому

      how are you getting the amp sounds? Is that the Katana?

    • @raphaelfp
      @raphaelfp 2 роки тому +6

      Blondie and Psychedelic Furs

    • @valentinch0
      @valentinch0 2 роки тому +3

      XTC -Love at First Sight

    • @henrys3138
      @henrys3138 2 роки тому +3

      Sad Lovers and Giants, The Pop Group

  • @msfakianos
    @msfakianos Рік тому +31

    I am always impressed that a riff so iconic as the one in "A forest" is so simple.

  • @jakubbielak7273
    @jakubbielak7273 2 роки тому +296

    The Chameleons - very underrated band.

    • @TheMorganRose
      @TheMorganRose 2 роки тому +3

      AMEN to that!

    • @imogen4535
      @imogen4535 2 роки тому +7

      I love Swamp Thing so much. If that song was a person I'd give it a smooch 😘

    • @trevorloughlin1492
      @trevorloughlin1492 2 роки тому +5

      The list of post-punk bands is great. But the only band to equal the Chameleons was the Bunnymen. The Chameleons are the greatest band in the world ever.

    • @xman00000
      @xman00000 2 роки тому +3

      @@trevorloughlin1492 There is no other band that is close to the Chameleons.... not even Bunnymen

    • @Ogledalo79
      @Ogledalo79 2 роки тому +4

      @@xman00000 I came to appreciation for The Chameleons after digging through all of back catalogue of The Sound. And i think both of bands were really on par, they are simply amazing!

  • @451_grunge
    @451_grunge 2 роки тому +652

    I think that post-punk can't be without bass.. but you've played so energy, I like it. Greetings from Russia!

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому +80

      You're right, it does need bass.

    • @bl00df4rt
      @bl00df4rt 2 роки тому +44

      I came to say a really similar thing. This genre seems to only work when the whole band is there. It’s really about context and space.

    • @bl00df4rt
      @bl00df4rt 2 роки тому +7

      This video made me realize it.

    • @privatesnowball3032
      @privatesnowball3032 2 роки тому +14

      With ones like "Not Great Men" the call and response of the guitar/bass is crucial. I absolutely agree

    • @chaunceyloveshack9530
      @chaunceyloveshack9530 2 роки тому +24

      guitar is often used for texture in post-punk, you're right the bass is usually the main instrument

  • @PravdaKatyusha
    @PravdaKatyusha 2 роки тому +147

    Holy shit including The Chameleons. Swamp Thing is such a beautiful song, that band deserves so much more recognition and respect.

    • @dennfett
      @dennfett 2 роки тому

      Manchesters best kept secret.

    • @kdbrown777
      @kdbrown777 2 роки тому +1

      Especially the chorus... love that guitar part.

    • @user-xt3fe9qx2p
      @user-xt3fe9qx2p 2 роки тому

      Facts!!!

    • @andrewmartin8978
      @andrewmartin8978 Рік тому

      Yes! It's such a gorgeous song, I just don't understand the lyrics - but YES. It's beautiful.

  • @punkinmyvitamins1
    @punkinmyvitamins1 2 роки тому +114

    80s by Killing Joke gave me chills!!! You nailed the sound perfectly.

    • @Venom-jt7gt
      @Venom-jt7gt Рік тому +14

      To me the main riff sounds like come as you are

    • @daveysaturn7232
      @daveysaturn7232 Рік тому +25

      @@Venom-jt7gt If I remember Kurt Cobain admitted Come As You Are ripped off 80s. Still though, both bands and songs are classics!

    • @sebastienfayemendie2514
      @sebastienfayemendie2514 Рік тому +3

      Yes, Kurt ripped off the riff

  • @beepst
    @beepst Рік тому +33

    It would be great to have a bass player do 21 classic post-punk bass riffs. Post-Punk was a very special era for bass.

  • @MaquiladoraIII
    @MaquiladoraIII 2 роки тому +96

    Any guitar video with a Gang of Four riff is automatically better than 99.99% of all guitar videos released that week.

    • @jeffmaleri7754
      @jeffmaleri7754 2 роки тому +3

      Yes! And ex lion tamer. Two of my faves. Enjoyed this video!

    • @georgejpg
      @georgejpg 2 роки тому +5

      Gang of Four were amazing. Their best songs are most recognisable from the bassline though

    • @georgejpg
      @georgejpg 2 роки тому +3

      As Jeff said, Wire's absolutely incredible. I'd say they leant more heavily on guitar, too

    • @MaquiladoraIII
      @MaquiladoraIII 2 роки тому +3

      @@jeffmaleri7754 And Life During Wartime. And The Light Pours Out of Me. And See No Evil. And Street Waves. And What Difference Does it Make. And A Forest.
      Come to think of it, this post-punk thingy is rather good.

    • @jman7826
      @jman7826 2 роки тому +2

      Every song on Entertainment has such a memorable riff

  • @kkrsnn5632
    @kkrsnn5632 2 роки тому +81

    That Killing Joke... Come As You Are 😉

    • @neowald8621
      @neowald8621 2 роки тому +22

      I think Killing Joke played it much more earlier...

    • @asthenia7445
      @asthenia7445 2 роки тому +12

      Like in the eighties

    • @Mraquanetchris
      @Mraquanetchris 2 роки тому +17

      Supposedly that riff started withThe Damned

    • @noven8380
      @noven8380 2 роки тому +6

      @@Mraquanetchris It actually originates from 1963

    • @Mraquanetchris
      @Mraquanetchris 2 роки тому +1

      @@noven8380 nice!

  • @Lethargo
    @Lethargo Рік тому +7

    That Killing Joke - Eighties riff reminds me of Nirvana - Come as you are

  • @kdbrown777
    @kdbrown777 2 роки тому +29

    The Sound is so great, I'm especially fond of their album From The Lions Mouth.

  • @devotionbybeachhouse
    @devotionbybeachhouse Рік тому +13

    so glad you included the sound, one of my favorite post punk bands ever!!

  • @andrearecchia8859
    @andrearecchia8859 2 роки тому +9

    You did the chameleons and the sound, my life is complete, amazing and thanks!!

  • @night_fiend6326
    @night_fiend6326 Рік тому +10

    Moving from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Magazine was great. Both bands had John McGloch play guitar for them. A criminally under rated guitarist.

  • @MatthewvanR.music.
    @MatthewvanR.music. 2 роки тому +190

    Please do one with Psychedelic rock and Neo psychedelic riffs

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому +43

      Oh yeah gotta get that on my list.

    • @MatthewvanR.music.
      @MatthewvanR.music. 2 роки тому

      @@bloxsy_ yay :)

    • @sammorgan6991
      @sammorgan6991 2 роки тому +6

      @@bloxsy_ you must include lucifer sam- pink floyd in this list

    • @lynnpehrson8826
      @lynnpehrson8826 2 роки тому

      @@MatthewvanR.music. pictures of matchstick men

    • @MatthewvanR.music.
      @MatthewvanR.music. 2 роки тому

      @@lynnpehrson8826 yeah that's a good one

  • @TheMusicalElitist
    @TheMusicalElitist 2 роки тому +15

    You included The Chameleons! YES!

  • @edyb2097
    @edyb2097 2 роки тому +54

    Great selection, man, spot on playing. If I could suggest some titles, I'd go with: Ultravox - The man who dies everyday
    Stranglers - Hanging around
    XTC - Making plans for Nigel

    • @edyb2097
      @edyb2097 2 роки тому +2

      Something by the early Pretenders would be awesome too.

    • @user-ue6wg1mp3f
      @user-ue6wg1mp3f 2 роки тому +4

      Yes, I was going to say anything off Drums and Wires or White Music by XTC. Good Answer.

  • @dionyates2482
    @dionyates2482 2 роки тому +8

    Not enough people know the music of Pere Ubu, thanks for the shoutouts to so many great and underrated bands.

  • @ccrv3689
    @ccrv3689 6 місяців тому +1

    Ex Lion Tamer is just so perfect. You can hear how Minor Threat took a lot of inspiration from the sound of Pink Flag

  • @mirrakeeto7469
    @mirrakeeto7469 2 роки тому +24

    Loved that you included The Fall! They are very underrated! They've got so many great songs!

  • @stevencrash
    @stevencrash 2 роки тому +9

    Simple, yet trusty chords played with angst. Perfection.

  • @easterntrees
    @easterntrees 2 роки тому +35

    after you played pere ubu, I thought 'the only thing that could make this even better would be some comsat angels.' tight playing as usual. thanks for another cool video.

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому

      Thanks for watching. I appreciate it.

  • @TMIATC
    @TMIATC 2 роки тому +7

    With the isolated guitar, you can clearly hear the punk inspiration. It is post *punk* after all!

  • @LukaszVT40k
    @LukaszVT40k 2 роки тому +35

    Love your playing, dude. Thanks for the inspiration!

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks for watching! Appreciate it.

  • @OIP_1
    @OIP_1 2 роки тому +2

    wipers and then straight into wire! hell yes. so many great riffs here

  • @vv247
    @vv247 Рік тому +1

    Loving all of your punk/post punk video's ... I grew up in that era , these are all my fave bands. I've never watched anyone play Chameleons ! Thank you !

  • @MatheusSantos-iz1ip
    @MatheusSantos-iz1ip 2 роки тому +7

    I think its the first time i see pere ubu in a list of best riffs,incredible.

  • @beckoning-chasm
    @beckoning-chasm Рік тому +3

    I've always loved the "rusty bedsprings being hit by a bat" sound that Wire got for "I am the Fly."

  • @kevinsmith5318
    @kevinsmith5318 2 роки тому

    This is brilliant! Nailed every one of my all time fave bands. Thank you!

  • @mikaelsjoberg1894
    @mikaelsjoberg1894 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic ,really good!! You could easily do part two and three of this - there were so many great bands and songs in this era.

  •  2 роки тому +6

    The Chameleons, The Sound, The Comsat Angels. You sure know great Post-Punk 👍👍👏👏

  • @armanyenokyan6495
    @armanyenokyan6495 2 роки тому

    Greetings!
    Thanks for the job you’ve done!
    And I was very happy to see Borlands The Sound here!

  • @hey1908
    @hey1908 2 роки тому +32

    You can really tell that this guy is really into good music. Fab as usual!

  • @chrisdrake447
    @chrisdrake447 2 роки тому +23

    Very nicely done once again. Would love love love you to do all of the riffs (& more?) from Television’s Marquee Moon album. It’s one of the few constants on my playlist and never, ever, gets old. Cheers!

  • @HMcQ7891
    @HMcQ7891 2 роки тому +2

    Nice, your lick selections are on point. Snake Corps' "Look East For Eden" is another fun one to play.

  • @ironiccockney1298
    @ironiccockney1298 2 роки тому

    Perfect choices. Damn, I'm gonna put everyone of these in a playlist. I'd forgotten about mission to Burma! Masterful 👌

  • @PUNKnDELIC-
    @PUNKnDELIC- 2 роки тому +5

    The 60's garage Fall and the 60's psychedelic Chameleons create some of your next 80's selections. Great work, cheers!!

  • @mkmrls146
    @mkmrls146 Рік тому

    Super broad and appropriate range you covered. I was pleasantly surprised by a number of bands you included.

  • @Mar2431
    @Mar2431 2 роки тому +2

    Great job Bloxsy! Thanks for covering my favourite music genre!!! My song suggestion is Kitchens of Distinction - Drive That Fast. Thanks again!

  • @OctoberRust
    @OctoberRust 2 роки тому +15

    0:53 The Damned - Life Goes On (1982), Killing Joke - Eighties (1984), Nirvana - Come As You Are (1991) So, no, they don't sound like Nirvana. Nirvana sounds like Killing joke/the Damned.

  • @opiante
    @opiante 2 роки тому

    I'm really glad someone did this... good job!

  • @Kevvinm
    @Kevvinm 2 роки тому +6

    Awesome job, you covered just about every band . Impressed you included Mission of Burma.. I’d suggest Romeo Void- Never Say never, any track from the first two Pfurs albums and yes I consider the first two U2 albums post punk.

  • @jiaoye6355
    @jiaoye6355 2 роки тому

    your picks are legit classics, nice performance

  • @aaronrose7779
    @aaronrose7779 2 роки тому +1

    awesome as always! thanks bloxsy. keep these vids coming, plesae

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому

      Thanks man. I appreciate it.

  • @WillGuthrieUK
    @WillGuthrieUK Рік тому +2

    The Chameleon’s, The Comsat Angels & The Sound: the ‘holy trinity’ in this video for me 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @theneonllama416
    @theneonllama416 2 роки тому

    Nice Devo input. Great stuff.

  • @dgueyn
    @dgueyn 2 роки тому

    Comsat Angels woaaah! I wasn’t expecting it at all!!! Great stuff.

  • @davidrandall5743
    @davidrandall5743 2 роки тому

    Fantastic collection of tunes, even Andy Gill (RIP) Gang of Four. Very cool.

  • @nobbynoris
    @nobbynoris Рік тому +1

    I love that you stated off with a Fall riff!

  • @blackrollins
    @blackrollins 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome stuff!! I have that same guitar btw: Fender Jag Player Series, but in orange. The split coils are fun to play with, but the full humbucker on the bridge is tops. such a fun guitar to play, especially with riffs from my favorite genre in music!

  • @fredhill2767
    @fredhill2767 Рік тому

    Amazing and very well played.

  • @ethanmiller631
    @ethanmiller631 9 місяців тому +1

    classic riffs from classic post punk albums, very cool 😺👍

  • @MlleXJewel
    @MlleXJewel 9 місяців тому +1

    As i inherit my friend guitar, i decide to try learning playing as a rock star he was. thanks for your videos, cause they give me ideas and doesn't discourage me !

  • @wowomah6194
    @wowomah6194 Рік тому

    Would love to see more Post Punk riff compilations! Just a really cool era with so many different styles yet often so identifiable as the same general era

  • @bj_lo7506
    @bj_lo7506 2 роки тому +11

    It's crazy how television was playing in the cbgbs with the first ever punk bands and they were already a post punk band

    • @careyatchison1348
      @careyatchison1348 Рік тому +1

      When the band started, they were more high energy with short, droll songs. Punk icon, Richard Hell, was the bass player and his mordant wit and shambolic playing eventually came to cross purposes with Tom Verlaine, who had been evolving into a different direction. Too bad those old recordings are not available to the public (legally)...

    • @chriscoughlin9289
      @chriscoughlin9289 Рік тому

      They weren't just playing alongside the Ramones and the Stillettos (later Blondie).
      They built the stage at CB's to get their gig. Everything followed from that.

  • @christopherweise438
    @christopherweise438 2 роки тому +7

    Exactly my taste in music. Well done my man.

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks man.

    • @christopherweise438
      @christopherweise438 2 роки тому +1

      @@bloxsy_ - You're welcome.
      You even included The Chameleons. i thought it was only me who knew about them. Been a fan since "Script Of The Bridge" first came out.

  • @andrewmartin8978
    @andrewmartin8978 Рік тому

    This is definitely my favorite genre - it's so dreamy!

  • @caiohypinho
    @caiohypinho 2 роки тому

    RESISTANCE BY THE SOUND DUDE. This make me happy thanks

  • @rossamundbrennan7248
    @rossamundbrennan7248 2 роки тому +5

    Definitely need to do some Rowland S Howard riffs with that Jag.

  • @johanneskulesza6841
    @johanneskulesza6841 2 роки тому +5

    Great video! I would suggest you do one with Post Punk bass riffs.

  • @scottyshot
    @scottyshot 2 роки тому +8

    0:54 sounds like Come as you are

  • @syahaz7088
    @syahaz7088 2 роки тому

    Cool riffs my mate!

  • @daverice2426
    @daverice2426 2 роки тому

    Nice selection, great to hear Pere Ubu in there!

  • @O.D.E.GuitarSoundtracks
    @O.D.E.GuitarSoundtracks 2 роки тому

    Amazing man!!!! Great choice!

  • @25inbomeportland
    @25inbomeportland 2 роки тому +2

    Inclusion of Pere Ubu made me happier than it should have. Well done

  • @bradpittiful7288
    @bradpittiful7288 2 роки тому

    wow great selection!

  • @docsavage8640
    @docsavage8640 2 роки тому +1

    The fact that you started with the Fall is awesome

  • @DRMADist
    @DRMADist 2 роки тому +1

    Wow glad to see the wipers making an appearance! Super underrated band

  • @isisfrota3507
    @isisfrota3507 2 роки тому

    I know few post-punk songs, but i liked the video. It's good to get notification from your channel

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks. Glad you liked it!

  • @mattiaperina7399
    @mattiaperina7399 2 роки тому +2

    Beautiful songs,my favorite genre.

  • @diggerthegroundhog8799
    @diggerthegroundhog8799 Рік тому

    I never heard of the Wipers. Thanks..will check them out.

  • @seank.2589
    @seank.2589 2 роки тому

    Currently getting into the genre, so this is a great prologue for what's to come, lol.

  • @descendingforth
    @descendingforth 2 роки тому +19

    Surprisingly enough, i don't think you've missed any of the major post-punk bands, although i would recommend early U2 songs, such as New Years Day or Sunday Bloody Sunday but you still had an amazing selection of classic tracks. You also have such a clean, crisp tone on your guitar. Fair play to you mate.

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому +6

      Thank you. Yeah I didn't think of U2, but I suppose their early stuff has that post-punk sound now you mention it.

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn 2 роки тому

      U2 sucks

    • @danieldemoro2743
      @danieldemoro2743 2 роки тому +1

      Out of Control and I Will Follow

  • @BanjoLupus333
    @BanjoLupus333 2 роки тому +1

    Neat. I really wish a second part.

  • @PravdaKatyusha
    @PravdaKatyusha Рік тому +1

    It was this video months ago that exposed me to The Puppet by Echo and the Bunnymen. Not only has it become one of my absolute favourite songs but Echo and the Bunnymen is now one of my favorite bands of all time. Thank you

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Рік тому

      That's awesome. Glad you like them.

  • @johss.p
    @johss.p Рік тому

    What a great tone!!!

  • @imalright2837
    @imalright2837 2 роки тому +9

    Love that clear crisp spanky sound!

  • @henrys3138
    @henrys3138 2 роки тому +2

    I like that you ran the gamut of post-punk songs instead of just playing a lot of goth.

  • @granthambeard
    @granthambeard Рік тому

    APPROVED, guitar at its simplest yet most inventive. Always memorable and always served the song.

  • @CraigGrannell
    @CraigGrannell Рік тому +3

    Starting with the Fall. Including Wire. My favourite Cure song. And Digital by Joy Div as well. Top notch, sir.

  • @Hornwiesel
    @Hornwiesel 2 роки тому

    Nice selection of bands buddeh

  • @curly_wyn
    @curly_wyn 2 роки тому

    You also included The Sound and The Comsat Angels, yay!!

  • @kgobrien1
    @kgobrien1 2 роки тому

    That was fun, thanks!

  • @nick3718
    @nick3718 2 роки тому

    this dude’s tone has gotten better and better as the months go by

  • @richardhall5489
    @richardhall5489 2 роки тому +1

    Very inspiring. Just started to make a post punk playlist.
    Early New Model Army songs are loaded with classic post punk riffs- Vengence, Small Town England, Notice Me, Young Gifted & Skint ....
    They were really good at mixing jangly Johnny Marr style riffs with angular Gang of Four / Killing Joke style playing that leaves space for the bass.
    There's something about post punk that's less anarchic and more subversive. You can hear the legacy in music from decades later.

    • @yun0ny4
      @yun0ny4 2 роки тому

      I've been wanting to get into post punk! Do you feel like sharing it? :)

  • @radzo1675
    @radzo1675 2 роки тому +1

    Perfect Birthday present. Many thanks:)

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому

      Happy Birthday!

  • @Pilcha.
    @Pilcha. 2 роки тому +1

    Public image is just something else!

  • @justinlarsen2281
    @justinlarsen2281 2 роки тому +1

    Starting out with The Fall! Holy balls that's epic

  • @Ben-kf3tb
    @Ben-kf3tb 2 роки тому +2

    THE BEST GENRE EVER!!!!!!

  • @ideka9328
    @ideka9328 Рік тому

    I listened to the Jeopardy album by The Sound, and I don't know why I'm not listening to Resistance on repeat. Thank you!

  • @buscemyak
    @buscemyak 2 роки тому

    Awesome riffs

  • @rawb20
    @rawb20 2 роки тому +4

    I don’t understand why I watch every one of these videos. Yes, I play guitar but it’s not like I’m going to learn all of these riffs. Mostly I want to see what riffs you choose. Then when one I really like comes on I go “Yeah” and nod my head. Or rarely I go “he picked that?” Anyways, love these vids, long way to say that. 😂

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! I never know whether people are watching to learn these or simply just to listen because they like the type of music. Maybe a bit of both. Anyway, it's good to know. Much appreciated!

  • @DanielHuman1996
    @DanielHuman1996 2 роки тому +12

    I love the riff by the Wipers! The style reminds me of "Suspect Device" by Stiff Little Fingers. Now I need to check out their albums on Sub Pop!

    • @OIP_1
      @OIP_1 2 роки тому +6

      oh man you are in for a treat

    • @jackbonobo
      @jackbonobo 2 роки тому +4

      Wipers are f'n incredible, one of the best imo

  • @descendingforth
    @descendingforth 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing video.

  • @bigred4592
    @bigred4592 Рік тому

    well done!!

  • @andrewmartin8978
    @andrewmartin8978 Рік тому

    Hole covered the Wipers - thanks for leading me back to the original! I like both versions.

  • @jhvuvghvftdvgjgjhfgrdb78b83
    @jhvuvghvftdvgjgjhfgrdb78b83 2 роки тому +3

    Sad not to see Birthday Party and Soft Boys, but list is great and playing too. Nice video dude.

  • @lukewoods5976
    @lukewoods5976 Рік тому

    I love Swamp Thing! it’s been a while since I listened, should go give that a stream. I never realized it could be post punk though :o

  • @JJ-qk2be
    @JJ-qk2be 2 роки тому

    Excellent tones

  • @preetikhangura2087
    @preetikhangura2087 2 роки тому

    I think this is the first time u put devo in a vid. I like it 👍👊