HILARIOUS!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Clash - I Fought the Law REACTION

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  • HILARIOUS!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Clash - I Fought the Law REACTION
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  • @bradmenpes809
    @bradmenpes809 Рік тому +4

    The only band in the world that mattered. Punk is not just a musical style, it is also an attitude. The Clash are a punk band with a breadth of musical talent and musical experimentation unmatched by any other band in the history of music.

  • @Stoney_Snark
    @Stoney_Snark Рік тому +225

    This was written by a member of Buddy Holly’s band, Sonny Curtis, but was made a hit by Bobby Fuller in the 60s. I went back and saw The Devil Went Down To Georgia today. Jay in front of the brick backdrop, without Amber, and a little nervous. You’ve come so far!! It was kind of funny, but made me wonder if Amber has heard that song. If not, it’s be great for her. You could both react to Jay’s reaction!!

    • @joebeaulieu1511
      @joebeaulieu1511 Рік тому +6

      He also wrote the theme song to the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

    • @debibailey2968
      @debibailey2968 Рік тому +2

      Totally agree there are several of his early reactions that I think Jay should introduce Amber to!!!

    • @MrsColumbo823
      @MrsColumbo823 Рік тому

      @@joebeaulieu1511 Thank you! I did not know that!

    • @RichardSmith-ew3xz
      @RichardSmith-ew3xz 2 місяці тому +1

      Sonny Curtis was the drummer in the The Crickets. The Crickets released it in the early sixties. Not sure if it was a big hit for them or not. Not sure who the singer was in the Crickets at the time but he does the vocals a wee bit different to Bobby Fuller and the later version by The Clash.

  • @lukelocks9083
    @lukelocks9083 10 місяців тому +8

    For a small country the UK has produced so much musical talent!

    • @SSArcher11
      @SSArcher11 26 днів тому

      a small country? It has over 66 million people.

  • @Jillyconjem
    @Jillyconjem Рік тому +163

    “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?”, “Lost In The Supermarket”, “Radio Clash”, “Train In Vain”, and “Straight To Hell” are a few of my favorites. Mick Jones, the guitar player who sings “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?”, went on to form Big Audio Dynamite and was also part of Gorillaz “Plastic Beach” album and touring band with Paul Simonon (the Clash’s bass player). 💜💜💜

    • @CANDOKNOWHOW
      @CANDOKNOWHOW Рік тому +4

      “Lost in The Supermarket” is an incredible tune!

    • @Jillyconjem
      @Jillyconjem Рік тому +2

      @@CANDOKNOWHOW It sure is. Fun stuff.

    • @djm0111
      @djm0111 Рік тому +3

      Pretty much anything on the London Calling album is absolute fire and they all sound different. Also, The Magnificent Seven and Straight to Hell are great songs. And I second the motion to take a look at Mick Jones's 90s band Big Audio Dynamite (Rush and The Globe are fantastic).

    • @renyauger4560
      @renyauger4560 Рік тому +1

      @@djm0111 Big Audio Dynamites best are E=MC2 (squared) and The Bottom Line.

    • @ThaneOfEurmal
      @ThaneOfEurmal Рік тому

      @@renyauger4560 and Medicine Show, Rush, and The Globe. Some of my favorite music.

  • @johnnieangel99
    @johnnieangel99 Рік тому +24

    At one point The Clash were named "The Only Band that Matters." Damn I still love their stuff.

  • @TZ61
    @TZ61 Рік тому +13

    Back in the day the college radio station at which I DJ'd called themselves 'The only Station that matters' taken from the tag line of The Clash 'The only Band that matters', which was only a slight exaggeration. Their album 'London Calling' still stands as one of the greatest albums ever made.

  • @suzieredfoxfur6982
    @suzieredfoxfur6982 Рік тому +18

    You can never go wrong with The Clash. Ever

  • @paulcwalina7910
    @paulcwalina7910 Рік тому +131

    Another great song from The Clash is 'Should I Stay or Should I Go?'
    John Mellencamp has a song with a similar theme to this one called 'The Authority Song.'

    • @sjw5797
      @sjw5797 Рік тому +8

      " I fight authority, authority always wins..."

    • @elebenty5709
      @elebenty5709 Рік тому

      @@sjw5797 "Been doin' since I was a young kid and I come out grinnin'."

    • @MrChristbait
      @MrChristbait Рік тому

      @Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT you need to more Clash if that's you're opinion!

  • @22tango79
    @22tango79 Рік тому +197

    I Fought the Law is a 1958 song written by Sonny Curtis and is considered one of the more influential (seminal) songs of rock history. The Clash covered the song in 1979.

    • @bradsullivan2495
      @bradsullivan2495 Рік тому +36

      The Bobby Fuller Four's 1966 version is definitely the one they need to hear.

    • @xzonia1
      @xzonia1 Рік тому +9

      @@bradsullivan2495 Yeah, I was thinking The Clash did a great job covering it, but I prefer Bobby Fuller Four's version (probably because it's the one I've always heard over the years). They might prefer The Clash's because they heard this version first, though. Lol :)
      (PS - The Crickets originally recorded it, and their version is also great.)

    • @josephgilbert3632
      @josephgilbert3632 Рік тому +5

      @@bradsullivan2495 I heard Buddy Holly's version.

    • @laurin4405
      @laurin4405 Рік тому +7

      Lotta Reggae bands cover "I Fought The Law" too :}

    • @SLam-ve3yp
      @SLam-ve3yp Рік тому +2

      @@bradsullivan2495 It is the best version.

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau Рік тому +81

    Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Train In Vain" and "Police On My Back"!!!

    • @josephgilbert3632
      @josephgilbert3632 Рік тому

      Police on My Back is another cover song.

    • @surlechapeau
      @surlechapeau Рік тому +1

      @@josephgilbert3632 yes by the Equals, the Eddy Grant founded group.

    • @seanswinton6242
      @seanswinton6242 Рік тому +3

      The Magnificent Seven!

  • @brianmcmaster5112
    @brianmcmaster5112 Рік тому +38

    You gotta do Train In Vain,next. It's your typical Clash memorable song. Punk started in the early 70's, but became huge with the emergence of The Sex Pistols in London and The Ramones in New York City in 1975.

  • @KentucKid1
    @KentucKid1 Рік тому +2

    With your interest in the "50's, this is how I recall it. Elvis opened the door to Rock & Roll. He discovered it with the black musicians of that time. Unfortunately, they could not get played on the radio. His very first song, That's Alright Mama was a song by a black musician, Big Arthur Crudup and Hound Dog was a song by Big Mama Thornton. Elvis opened the door for singers like Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and other great old rock and rollers. That is how Rock and Roll was born. When Fats Domino came out with Blueberry Hill, black singers were being played all over the radio. Elvis deserves a lot of credit.

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 Рік тому +4

    Punk rock was absolutely a 70s thing and it was pretty much dead by the 1980s, but then at that point, post-punk took over which was also incredibly wonderful; both of those are huge rabbit holes. And then after that we had pop punk and whatnot.
    But along with the Clash, if you really want to understand punk rock, you have got to listen to bands and performers like, The Sex Pistols, the New York Dolls, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust phase, The Ramones, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Social Distortion, Status Quo, The Germs, The Dirtbombs, X, Lou Reed, Jim Carroll, Stiff Little Fingers, so many played very important roles on both sides of the pond. And it's really fun stuff, it really really is.

  • @joesmith8725
    @joesmith8725 Рік тому +12

    Lol. That's punk. Its noisy, catchy, rebellious, fun. Some of my friends in the past (music snobs/elitists) used to joke around a say that punk rock is like jazz music for criminals.
    The Clash are one of the OGs of punk rock. Check out more of their stuff. They are very versatile, too and mix up on musical styles and genres.

  • @regopark
    @regopark Рік тому +39

    Iconic band, please check out "Radio Clash", "Should I stay or should I go" - among their many hits

    • @surlechapeau
      @surlechapeau Рік тому +1

      they have done Should I Stay

    • @magneto7930
      @magneto7930 Рік тому +9

      I'm voting for Train in Vain.

    • @stewartreid2528
      @stewartreid2528 Рік тому +1

      One of my personal favorite is, "Straight to Hell."

    • @savsmiles3042
      @savsmiles3042 Рік тому +2

      @@magneto7930 I second that vote .

  • @keithcarper8809
    @keithcarper8809 Рік тому +11

    This is a rock n roll classic. covered by dozens of artists. Great song. ☮🤎🎶

  • @summersands8105
    @summersands8105 Рік тому +8

    The original by Bobby Fuller is my fav rendition of this song. So many great memories. I remember dancing around on the front porch of my grandparents' farm house, with my 2 aunts, just singing our hearts out...lol

  • @Shrykespeare
    @Shrykespeare Рік тому +35

    This is actually a cover. The original version was done in 1960 by Sonny Fuller of The Crickets (yes, Buddy Holly's Crickets, but after Buddy was tragically killed in that plane crash) and it was remade in 1965 by The Bobby Fuller Four. Great song, but The Clash definitely has the most "punk" version! If I were to nominate your next Clash song it would be "Train in Vain".

    • @surlechapeau
      @surlechapeau Рік тому

      The Crickets original was only released in the UK.

    • @aiavecchia
      @aiavecchia Рік тому +5

      Sonny "Curtis".

    • @MrsColumbo823
      @MrsColumbo823 Рік тому +1

      Am a bigger fan of Bobby Fuller’s version. Love The Clash, tho!

    • @deborah336
      @deborah336 Рік тому

      If you haven't heard the Dead Kennedys version of this (I Found the Law and I Won), you might find that to be the most punk version!

  • @jeffmorse645
    @jeffmorse645 Рік тому +10

    I was in high school when Punk (and post Punk) Rock came along and I loved it. The Clash, Generation X, Sex Pistols, X-Ray Spex, Buzzcocks. Poison Girls, etc... Such a refreshing change from the Disco.

    • @dharris8849
      @dharris8849 Рік тому

      Germs, the Damned, X, FEAR, Stiff Little Fingers, Flesh Eaters….so much GREAT stuff!

  • @timothyknapp8776
    @timothyknapp8776 Рік тому +75

    Their song “Clampdown” is very similar to “I Fought the Law.” It’s a little faster but very catchy. The Clash has some reggae in songs like “Guns of Brixton” and “Police and Thieves.” They also touch some funk on the song “The Magnificent Seven.” Hope one day you get to listen to the entire “London Calling” album. It’s a masterpiece.

    • @drg3712
      @drg3712 Рік тому +2

      Agree they would like Magnificent Seven… Jordan would dig the rapping lyric delivery

    • @CANDOKNOWHOW
      @CANDOKNOWHOW Рік тому +7

      God I love “Clampdown”.. 😎👍
      Magnificent 7 is like an early punk rap tune too, came out the same year as Blondie’s “Rapture” but I’d say it more reflects that era in NYC much better.

    • @drg3712
      @drg3712 Рік тому +2

      @@CANDOKNOWHOW I already commented to another Magnificent 7 fan… but FYI check out live tv performance they did on the Tom Snyder show in 81 in NYC. Amazing live performance you can find on UA-cam (interview too)

    • @johncampbell756
      @johncampbell756 Рік тому +2

      @@CANDOKNOWHOW I believe Rapture was released first, but The Magnificent Seven was recorded first. The crazy thing is that Run-DMC/Aerosmith "Walk This Way" is considered the rock/rap crossover, yet both these songs came out five years earlier, three before Run-DMC's debut album.

    • @steppingrazor5520
      @steppingrazor5520 Рік тому +1

      As much as I love the Clash version of Police And Thieves, the original by Junior Murvin is even better. His voice was awesome. It was also on the soundtrack of a movie called Rockers. And so was the Peter Tosh song I take my screen name from.

  • @artis1969
    @artis1969 Рік тому +2

    Punk started whenever you want it to. It was an updated salute to the pioneers of original, no frills rock n roll in its purest form. No bullshit, no messing around on stage and no self indulgent solos. Punk exists to kick the ass of the status quo, no matter the time or place.

  • @pamcoyer9582
    @pamcoyer9582 Рік тому +3

    This was BIG song in the ‘60’s. We ALL used to sing along which made my parents crazy. They thought we were glamorizing criminals! LOL!

  • @mrdasbruce
    @mrdasbruce Рік тому +4

    When The Clash split up, Mick Jones started a new band that had quite a unique sound called Big Audio Dynamite. Check them out. Recommendation: C'mon Every Beatbox

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 Рік тому +3

    I just thought of another way to put it: Just like rock & roll and later, rock, was a sea change to decades of music and culture that had come before it, punk was a sea change to the rock and pop music and culture that, while we all loved it, or at least so many of us did, had reached such a zenith of virtuosity and technical production in the 1970s, just as once more, rap and hip hop were a sea change to everything before that.
    And each one of those had this incredible and lasting impact on so much music and culture that came after each of them; all of those and plus a lot more still influence things in certain ways all the way through today. It amazes me from a musicology and evolutionary anthropology perspective.

  • @littleogeechee223
    @littleogeechee223 Рік тому +94

    This song was originally recorded by the Bobby Fuller Four back in the ‘60s.. Worth a listen.

    • @RabbiSteve
      @RabbiSteve Рік тому +9

      Absolutely. This is a great rockin’ cover. But the original, which my older sister used to play a lot on her lo-fi record player, is iconic. Recommend a reaction to that as well.

    • @SeminoleRail
      @SeminoleRail Рік тому +14

      Bobby Fuller's version wasn't the original but is certainly the most well known.

    • @RabbiSteve
      @RabbiSteve Рік тому +3

      @@SeminoleRail Thanks for that info. I didn’t know. I guess I have never heard the original. But the one that is most iconic for me is that one by the Bobby Fuller Four that my sister used to play over and over with that little 45 RPM with that little adapter in it. And also on the radio. Now, I have to try and track down the original!

    • @larrycummings7300
      @larrycummings7300 Рік тому +2

      The same guy that wrote this also wrote and sang the theme for The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

    • @22tango79
      @22tango79 Рік тому +4

      Fuller cover is great, but written and recorded in the late 50’s, by Sonny Curtis (of the Crickets at the time) and is on the 1960 album “In Style with the Crickets.”)

  • @Roh_Echt
    @Roh_Echt Рік тому +5

    This one's been covered a good bit. The Crickets in 1959 were first to record it. Sonny Curtis wrote it the year before and recorded it with the Crickets when he joined them after Buddy Holly died. The Clash recorded it twenty years later in 1979.

  • @johnny99late
    @johnny99late Рік тому +7

    This is a cover from the 60s. Check it out.

  • @smd2169
    @smd2169 Рік тому +3

    Check these Clash songs: “Brand New Cadillac”, “This Is Radio Clash”, “Clampdown”, “Guns of Brixton”. Very diverse band and a truly great band! They were called “the only band that matters” in their time.

  • @deanmaynard8256
    @deanmaynard8256 Рік тому +9

    You really should do some contemporaries of the Clash - who went a different way - The Stranglers - especially their incredible song Golden Brown

  • @distillerycats_clt1587
    @distillerycats_clt1587 Рік тому +6

    Not only did they help with the foundation of punk, their mixing of musical genres was groundbreaking as well. Definitely listen to the entire "London Calling" album for a glimpse.

  • @pattimurphyrocks
    @pattimurphyrocks Рік тому +1

    So happy you are doing The Clash. When they came to California, my friend was a journalism major at Long Beach State and did a story on them. She went to their sound check and interviewed them after. They invited her to the show that night and told her to bring a friend. The friend was me! We were on their guest list and had all access passes. So that night we partied with them and they invited us back to the next show. I mentioned I had a little girl in 2nd grade and they set me up as a guest plus one. I picked up my pass at the will call window and walked right back stage. Joe Strummer got earplugs for my daughter and put her up on an amplifier so she could really enjoy the show. I went to see them every night, for 5 nights, This experience was one I will forever cherish! Oh, I almost forgot, Bob Dylan was back stage one night. He was pretty shy. Also, we brought them little gifts like Red Stripe beer and vintage Hawaiian shirts, which they loved! They were all sweethearts!

    • @nadzee7101
      @nadzee7101 Рік тому +1

      Very cool story. Wish Joe was still with us.

  • @seancolenso6051
    @seancolenso6051 Рік тому +12

    After the clash disbanded, Mick Jones formed, Big Audio Dynamite (BAD). He recruited Don Letts for his reggae & dub sound. Check out Big Audio Dynamite's the bottom line. Great song, great sound from the early 8o's when you get a chance. Keep it up guys, your channel is fun to watch 😊❣

    • @savsmiles3042
      @savsmiles3042 Рік тому +2

      Didn’t a member of the band play for English Beat or General Public?

    • @seancolenso6051
      @seancolenso6051 Рік тому +1

      @@savsmiles3042 Roger Charlery aka Ranking Roger was vocalist for SKA band The Beat & later moved on to the new wave band General Public, so yes, he was in both bands during his career :)

    • @savsmiles3042
      @savsmiles3042 Рік тому +1

      @@seancolenso6051 I love those bands. “Tenderness”is one of my favorite songs of all time:)
      I think I saw English Beat at a concert a long time ago

    • @seancolenso6051
      @seancolenso6051 Рік тому

      @@savsmiles3042 there was some really good music back then with new bands forming & experimenting with new sounds. The specials were one of my favorites back then to. :)

  • @MaggieValera
    @MaggieValera Рік тому +17

    This song has been covered SO many artists/groups. Originally performed by The Crickets, but it's also been covered by everyone from Green Day & The Dead Kennedys to Hank Williams Jr.
    Amber said GNARLY! Yes! I love you guys! {{{hugs}}}

    • @Dodge-yp6gh
      @Dodge-yp6gh Рік тому

      A twist to the Dead Kennedy's version was "I Fought the Law and I Won," referencing the assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to hold public office. Look up the Twinkie Defense. The lawyer argued that the gunman had diminished mental capacity do to a high sugar diet.

    • @MaggieValera
      @MaggieValera Рік тому

      Why is it that I can see that someone commented but I can't see the comment?

    • @TheOtherBill
      @TheOtherBill Рік тому +1

      @@MaggieValera Often it's because the telegram spammer comment, or something similar, has been deleted. It seems youtube doesn't change the comment count.

  • @rmacdougallaliasdogviticus
    @rmacdougallaliasdogviticus Рік тому +11

    Saw them just once, they were the support act for the Who down in Seattle. Good times. Some other tunes to try are 'Rudie Can't Fail' or 'Brand New Cadillac'. Cheers.

  • @Dreyno
    @Dreyno Рік тому +8

    “Police On My Back”. Another cover they did and it’s absolutely epic. Originally by the Equals. Both versions are brilliant.

  • @1972mrgray
    @1972mrgray Рік тому +19

    I’ve never heard The Clash’s version of this before. It’s banging!

    • @Dreyno
      @Dreyno Рік тому +2

      If you like this, check out their version of the Equals song “Police On My Back”. Another great cover they did.

    • @KenRoerden
      @KenRoerden Рік тому

      @@Dreyno Love both versions. Eddie Grant wrote it and Baby Come Back which Bonnie Raitt did a great cover of. Not that many people remember The Equals and that Eddie Grant was in a band before he did Electric Avenue.

  • @paulboudreau3754
    @paulboudreau3754 Рік тому +10

    The Clash had such varied music, especially after their first couple albums that were more straight ahead punk. Can't go wrong. The Call Up or Charlie Don't Surf are two great deep tracks. Guns of Brixton, Spanish Bombs, Armageddeon Time, all great. Or another one with great drums is Tommy Gun.

  • @dougdougw
    @dougdougw Рік тому +16

    You guys need to discover The Damned, they're the unsung heroes of the UK punk scene. They segued into New Wave and Psychadelia and Goth Pop. And they're still going. Their story is amazing.

    • @rbb9753
      @rbb9753 Рік тому +1

      And appeared on The Young Ones

    • @jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering
      @jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Рік тому

      I disagree totally that they are unsung 👀 what on earth makes you think THAT ? They were forerunners as far as I’m concerned .
      👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 Рік тому +2

    This came out first in 1960 by The Crickets and years later by The Bobby Fuller Four. Other artists who have done this rock rebellion anthem, Hank Williams Jr. and Green Day. One of the Rock Standards

  • @pamelawertz498
    @pamelawertz498 Рік тому +7

    The first 3 albums are the best. True British punk of the 70's. At the time, The Ramones and Iggy Pop seemed to define Punk, then the Sex Pistols came from England and shocked everybody everywhere they went. The Clash was the new rebellious form of rock n roll when they appeared with so much energy and a working class grit. The first album has Clash City Rockers, Police and Thieves, and Career Opportunities. The 2nd album has Safe European Home and Stay Free. London Calling has a bunch of great songs, but there was one song, Train in Vain, that was not listed on the album cover, and became their first sort of mainstream hit in the US. I know you will like that one.

  • @bobbyj5375
    @bobbyj5375 Рік тому +2

    i listened to this album constantly when it came out,every song is good ,"rudie can't fail" and "revolution rock" are very catchy

  • @jamesdamiano8894
    @jamesdamiano8894 Рік тому +12

    I said it on your last Clash reaction, you should do "Lost In The Supermarket". A deeper message song.I also agree to get into some more punk music. Some more Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, and The Cramps. Also since you guys seem to be digging more harder rock, please check out Volbeat. "Lola Montez", "Mary Jane Kelly", and "Die To Live" for starters.

  • @wompa70
    @wompa70 Рік тому +1

    This song has been covered so many times. All of them excellent.

  • @joelilley6603
    @joelilley6603 Рік тому +6

    This was a huge hit for The Bobbie Fuller 4 in the sixties. Wish you had listened to that one first. Bobby Fuller was a rising star who was found murdered, sitting in the car in front of his house, so his career was cut short sadly. They never solved the crime. 😔

    • @PaulWilliams-ko5fu
      @PaulWilliams-ko5fu Рік тому

      It is suspected he had a run in with the mafia, who controlled a lot of live venues in the USA at the time.

  • @ronbruno5942
    @ronbruno5942 Рік тому +9

    You will love the Clash's "Train in Vain". It is so un-Clash-like, but a great song!

    • @savsmiles3042
      @savsmiles3042 Рік тому +3

      My favorite from them and top ten rock songs.
      The lyrics are perfection

  • @clash5j
    @clash5j Рік тому +7

    Besides having a ton of incredible songs that they wrote, they are one of the best bands ever at covering other artists songs - Police and Thieves, Brand New Cadillac, Armagideon Time, Police On My Back...

  • @combabus
    @combabus Рік тому +23

    "Straight to Hell" was famously sampled, and "Rudy Can't Fail" is a movie soundtrack favorite by the Clash. Also don't sleep on Joe Strummer's "Johnny Appleseed" and Big Audio Dynamite had a number of memorable tunes after The Clash broke up. Keep up the goodness!

    • @foxandscout
      @foxandscout Рік тому +3

      Love The Mescaleros’s (Joe Strummer ) Johnny Appleseed.
      I miss Joe so much.
      Big Audio Dynamite’s E=Mc2 is terrific.

    • @CANDOKNOWHOW
      @CANDOKNOWHOW Рік тому +1

      “Straight To Hell” is a punk rock ANTHEM! What a great tune, should bring tears to the eyes of any human with a heart beating in their chest, if they listen and understand what it’s about.
      The Pogues blasted it over the PA as they took the stage one time and Shane came out drunk as hell cause he heard a bunch of us singing the words, and he came out and sang along with us, giving us high fives up front and stuff.
      RIP Joe Strummer

    • @combabus
      @combabus Рік тому +2

      It was the earworm that got me through my Asian deployment.🪖🎶Combat Rock FTW!

    • @CANDOKNOWHOW
      @CANDOKNOWHOW Рік тому +2

      @@combabus Was stationed a couple of years in Japan at my first Command and that whole album haunted me in heavy rotation.

    • @James-hd6ez
      @James-hd6ez Рік тому +1

      ​@@CANDOKNOWHOW Joe Strummer and Mick Jones both had true socialist values if you listen to their lyrics, and Mick also helped the justice for the 97 Liverpool fc fans who were unlawfully killed by South Yorkshire police in 1989 ,RIP Joe.

  • @Pushindazees
    @Pushindazees Рік тому +6

    I remember the original from the 60s and never knew The Clash covered it. I'm learning new things from your channel too. You should check out the otiginal, though it's not quite as hard rocking instrument heavy.

  • @randallpetersen9164
    @randallpetersen9164 10 місяців тому +2

    "Robbing people with a six gun" is immediately followed by 6 fast drum beats. :)

    • @johnmcfarlan3672
      @johnmcfarlan3672 Місяць тому

      Yes, awesome part of the song. They missed that

  • @xrentonx
    @xrentonx Рік тому +4

    My favorite band of all time! They are punk and they are also eclectic in their sound. They also mix ska and Reggae and dub into their music.

  • @dennisflury6942
    @dennisflury6942 Рік тому +5

    The original artist, Bobby Fuller was really 60's rock and the story behind Fuller's suicide (Murder) is unbelievable.

  • @Summermute7
    @Summermute7 Рік тому +5

    I love The Clash! This was one of my theme songs in law school. Except I won. 😂😉 Two others to check out, “Train in Vain” and “Rudie Can’t Fail”.

  • @Skeezer66
    @Skeezer66 Рік тому +3

    Punk rock is considered as starting in the 1970's. Most people give credit to The Ramones who you did once and should get back to. With the Clash, you should definitely hear "The Magnificent Seven", which was partially inspired by their stay in New York, hearing rap groups like The Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash!

  • @janeymckay1966
    @janeymckay1966 Рік тому +2

    The Clash live were amazing. Energy and passion... loud and crazy. So glad you love them!

  • @hedgewitchherbarium
    @hedgewitchherbarium Рік тому +4

    In the 80's in Australia, the Clash were big - and another band involving Mick Jones from the Clash was Big Audio Dynamite. Their hit "Rush" is so fun! An Aussie band that was involved in the early years of Punk is Midnight Oil. They were huge in Australia for a long time. I would suggest their songs "Power and the Passion", "Beds are Burning" and "King of the Mountain" - but there's so much more! Luv you guys!

  • @neonknight821
    @neonknight821 Рік тому +56

    The Ramones are often cited as the first true punk rock group and they formed before The Clash. The Ramones formed in 1974 and their debut album came out in 1976. The Clash formed in 1976. For The Ramones check out either "I Wanna Be Sedated", "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker", or "Rockaway Beach". For more of The Clash check out either "Career Opportunities" or "Train in Vain"

    • @moiraconleyhomes8501
      @moiraconleyhomes8501 Рік тому +5

      The Ramones lyrics were so clever. Teenage Lobotomy's "I guess I gotta tell 'em, I got no cerebellum" still makes me laugh.

    • @BGNOLA
      @BGNOLA Рік тому +4

      they reacted to "Blitzkreig Bop" but it was a later live version; the album version or the live version from England in '77 is the best

    • @savsmiles3042
      @savsmiles3042 Рік тому +3

      Yes! They need to react to Ramones. Rock and roll high school and Sheena is a punk rocker are my favorites

    • @davidmontgomery4696
      @davidmontgomery4696 Рік тому +2

      Beat on the Brat is a personal family favorite.

    • @laustcawz2089
      @laustcawz2089 Рік тому +3

      There are some amazing Ramones songs
      that don't get a lot of attention:
      "I'm Against It"
      "Loudmouth"
      "We're A Happy Family"
      "I Just Want To Have Something To Do"
      "Glad To See You Go"
      "Warthog"
      "Have A Nice Day"
      There's also a movie about them:
      1979's "Rock'N'Roll High School".

  • @ladyamythyst69
    @ladyamythyst69 Рік тому +3

    Y’all should check out The Jam. Contemporaries of The Clash, early punk rock. Town Called Malice, In the City are my two favorite songs of theirs.

  • @selinahann5595
    @selinahann5595 Рік тому +4

    This was done (originally I think) in 1960 by the Crickets.

  • @samanthahadwin
    @samanthahadwin Рік тому +37

    OMG!! They are the first band I saw live!! Golden Erring opened!!! Their song Should I stay or should I go is Awesome!!! Check it out!! By the Clash wrote!

    • @donaldt.lavelle7185
      @donaldt.lavelle7185 Рік тому +7

      Wow! Golden Earring and The Clash! What a show!😎

    • @jeffreyflint6286
      @jeffreyflint6286 Рік тому +3

      Golden Earring was great in the seventies too!

    • @samanthahadwin
      @samanthahadwin Рік тому +2

      @Spells I love that toon! I love the band I still have loads of vinyl of back then!!

    • @vincenzafoflietta3210
      @vincenzafoflietta3210 Рік тому +2

      First band I ever saw also but with Adam Ant opening. Remember him?

    • @samanthahadwin
      @samanthahadwin Рік тому +1

      @@vincenzafoflietta3210 oh Yessss!!! Loved Adam Ant!! Saw him live too!! Have you seen Madness?? They are awesome live!! Tbh I didn’t like them the hubby dragged me into the Marquee!!! By the end of the nite I was converted!!! Check out Madness- House of Fun!😆😆😆😆

  • @johnbelcher2323
    @johnbelcher2323 Рік тому +2

    Train In Vain, Spanish Bombs, Lost In The Supermarket, Brand New Cadillac, Police & Thieves

  • @blueeyedraven396
    @blueeyedraven396 Рік тому +2

    That song sure reminds me of being young and free. You never realize how much freedom you had as a teen/young adult.

  • @kevinwalsh9788
    @kevinwalsh9788 Рік тому +1

    The Ramones , Blondie , Lou Reed ,B-52s' , Joan Jett and others were punk royalty in NYC. A groupy named Janet Planet was accepted as one of them. The all gathered a the Punk Bar called CBGB's.

  • @octoberguy
    @octoberguy Рік тому +5

    The Clash is one of my top bands of the 80s. Definitely worth digging into! Check out Radio Clash, The Magnificent 7, Hitsville UK, Lost in the Supermarket, Train in Vain, and Straight to Hell (the soundtrack to my college documentary project). Great music... and lyrics to think about.

  • @jeffreyflint6286
    @jeffreyflint6286 Рік тому +29

    Nice cover. The original was by the Bobby Fuller Four.

    • @jimmymac4559
      @jimmymac4559 Рік тому +1

      Mary’s Danish does a nice cover of this cover also

    • @Jessica_Roth
      @Jessica_Roth Рік тому +1

      Certainly fits the Clash's ethos, though.
      For a Clash original on a similar point, try "Guns of Brixton" or "Koka-Kola".

    • @22tango79
      @22tango79 Рік тому +2

      The Fuller version is great…but it too is a later version. The song was first recorded in 1959 by The Crickets and is on their 1960 album, here is the link to the earliest version: ua-cam.com/video/hKrxq5U8SBY/v-deo.html

  • @chrismcdonagh688
    @chrismcdonagh688 Рік тому +1

    The Clash were my favourite punk band and this is my favourite version of this song. Should I Stay Or Should I Go is a great tune.

  • @hellokimmy68
    @hellokimmy68 Рік тому +3

    After the Clash, Mick Jones went on to form Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) and had some great songs. "Rush" and "The Bottom Line" are two you'd probably enjoy.
    Also,you might like the Specials. They were around the same time as the Clash and at one point opened for them. "Ghost Town" is a great song. Not as upbeat, but will still get stuck in your head and has a great message.

  • @helindove2237
    @helindove2237 Рік тому

    “I Fought the Law” has been covered a lot of times. Many artists and bands played it during their early career gigs when they didn't have enough material of their own. For more The Clash: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go". "The Magnificent Seven" (a bass-driven strutting song for Jay).

  • @thomasluttkus9956
    @thomasluttkus9956 11 місяців тому +1

    This was a cover, one of many covers that The Clash put their indelible mark on.

  • @bernardmayles6564
    @bernardmayles6564 Рік тому +1

    " Should I stay or should I go" should be your next Clash song

  • @sbollin4321
    @sbollin4321 Рік тому +1

    The title of “punk” came out of the CBGG scene in NYC from Punk Magazine starting in 1976. New York City CBGB “punk” was exported to the UK and punk rock became it’s own entity there.

  • @tom587
    @tom587 Рік тому

    Met Joe Strummer, talked with him about 20 minutes at the Penthouse Pet of the Year party 2 weeks or so before they opened for the Who at Shea Stadium. Very nice friendly guy, I gave him a heads up that while Who fans would love him if they gave them a chance many would not because they just wanted to see the Who. When he showed up for the show he had shaved his head to a mohigan haircut and snarled the songs out, wow. He was very friendly and gracious and was a tremendous loss when he passed. RIP Joe your music will always be with us.

  • @stormy8207
    @stormy8207 Рік тому +7

    Have not heard for a long time. You guys are doing such a good service bringing up old memories and promoting good music.

  • @jacqueline4514
    @jacqueline4514 Рік тому +7

    Jay and Amber; the Clash song that you MUST react to is “MAGNIFICENT SEVEN” it has been sampled SO many times, the beat and groove is that damn smooth😎😎😎

  • @BrandonCuciurean
    @BrandonCuciurean Рік тому +2

    With out doubt the greatest punk rock band of all time. There sound was born out of the anger of the urban poor. Those band often said that they wanted there sound to be the opposite of the 60s British Invasion. Not happy and cheerful but angry and discordant. Some of there best sons include “police on my back” “ Janie jones” “straight to hell” “ ghetto defendant “ and “guns of Brixton”There songs often focused on social injustice and the often facist tendency’s of 1970s British government

  • @elvwood
    @elvwood Рік тому +2

    In the UK the heyday of punk was the late 70s. The Clash is jointly my second-favourite punk band alongside Stiff Little Fingers and just behind The Damned. If you want to hear something from them, I suggest SLF's Alternative Ulster and the Damned's Plan 9 Channel 7 (about the actress Vampira who starred in the famously bad movie "Plan 9 from Outerspace").

  • @edbarlow3985
    @edbarlow3985 Рік тому +1

    Bobby Fuller did this in 1966. Great song done in the "Rock Era". ;)

  • @quikmart1
    @quikmart1 Рік тому +6

    As folks have said, this is a (great) cover. Check out the album, simply called The Clash. Songs like "Remote Control/Complete Control," "Janie Jones," "I'm So Bored With the USA" and "Police and Thieves" (another cover) are genius.
    I don't even make these kind of comments on other channels. I want to see you two enjoy this stuff.

    • @drg3712
      @drg3712 Рік тому +2

      Complete Control. That whole album is amazing - Hammersmith, What’s My Name, Clash City Rockers…. but Complete Control - that stands above

    • @quikmart1
      @quikmart1 Рік тому

      @@drg3712 It does give me goosebumps.

  • @jakepalmer9494
    @jakepalmer9494 Рік тому +1

    Talking about The Clash rocking out, which they do, you should also check out some of their dub/reggae-influenced material, Armagideon Time, Straight To Hell, and Bankrobber. Such an amazing band

  • @meg41322
    @meg41322 Рік тому +1

    Originally written and performed by the Bobby Fuller Four, this, along with the Dead Kennedy's version, are two of the best covers. The origins of punk go back to the early 60's garage rock. Most credit the Kinks, "All Day and All Night," as the beginning, while, Iggy Pop from early 70's is known as the "Godfather of Punk." The second wave or "New Wave," of punk, starts in the late 70's and lasts through the 80's. More Clash: Should I Stay or Should I Go, " and cover of "Career Opportunities." Drop Kick Murphy's also do a great live version of "Career Opportunities." DKM has similar vibes with, "Caught in a Jar," and "Finnegan's Wake."

  • @N.Sloane
    @N.Sloane Рік тому +1

    I love how you guys embrace that punk feel. You guys are going to love Social Distortion. Their song Prison Bound is right up there. The Clash, Social Distortion, The Sex Pistols, The Dead Kennedy's, Bad Religion, Rancid, The Offspring, Green Day, The Damned, Fugazi and The Buzzcocks... what a fun rabbit hole to go down.

  • @djmichnal
    @djmichnal Рік тому +7

    You guys would really love “Should I stay or should I go” which is perhaps their biggest commercial hit if memory serves.

  • @ErickSowder
    @ErickSowder Рік тому +1

    The clash had a deep inventory of music. Lots of great music and lots of them are different. Strait to Hell is totally different as it is one of their last songs. Worth a listen.

  • @marybaillie8907
    @marybaillie8907 Рік тому +1

    This song was written by Sonny Curtis, member of the Crickets, Buddy Holly's band after Buddy Holly died.
    In 1979 Mick Jones and Joe Strummer heard the original by The Bobby Fuller Four on a jukebox while in San Francisco
    working on overdubs on their second album. They decided to record it, putting the punk rock sound to it and juicing up the instruments. You need to hear the original.
    Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @donnaj1964
    @donnaj1964 Рік тому +2

    One of the best concerts I ever went to & I got to shake hands with Joe Strummer 💘

  • @raserx63
    @raserx63 Рік тому +1

    After The Clash , guitarist Mick Jones formed another great band called Big Audio Dynamite. They really got creative , even mixed in some rap , and had some fun songs. Check out “BAD” by Big Audio Dynamite. Mind blower.

  • @TheJuberry1
    @TheJuberry1 Рік тому +2

    You would probably enjoy Bankrobber too. A different pace but absolutely brilliant and Rudy Can't Fail. Great reaction.. More Clash please.

  • @bellodrade
    @bellodrade Рік тому +3

    There are so many banging songs in the Clash catalog that it's truly difficult to whittle down to a few essential tracks. But I'm going to give you three that are a must: 'White Riot,' 'Complete Control,' and 'The Clampdown.' And you should do them with a lyric video. There is a UA-cam video of Joe Strummer at a post-Clash concert doing 'White Riot' that brings the house down. Try to do that one. It'll give you goosebumps.

  • @aleatharhea
    @aleatharhea Рік тому +2

    I had a friend and later roommate who was a huge Clash fan, and he introduced me to them in 1980. They didn't do anything for me then, but I've come to appreciate them. It was fun to hear them through fresh ears.
    You should watch the movie, CBGB, A true story starring Alan Rickman (Professor Snape), about a New York music bar that started the careers of many a punk rock and new wave band. You'll recognize many of them, so I won't spoil it by naming them. It'll be more fun that way. Another Harry Potter alumnus in the film is Rupert Grint. Wait til you see Ron Wesley as a vulgar punk rocker lol.

  • @stewartreid2528
    @stewartreid2528 Рік тому +2

    The Godfathers of Punk!!! Combat Rock is probably one of the best albums ever.

  • @johncampbell756
    @johncampbell756 Рік тому +1

    My favorite Clash song is the single version of This Is Radio Clash. Punk does funk.
    You can also check out "The Magnificent Seven" - The Clash doing rap back in 1981.
    This is a cover song. The video is a compilation of other clips, a lot from the This Is Radio Clash music video.
    The Clash was one of the original punk bands. Punk officially hit with the reread of Ramones in 1976. The Clash 77 and Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) led off UK punk. They didn't pave the way for punk, they were punk, but branched out into everything else. Yes, everything.

  • @DarkerReactions
    @DarkerReactions Рік тому +3

    Gotta do Guns of Brixton next!!!! Sick bass playing on that one 🔥

  • @jono.pom-downunder
    @jono.pom-downunder Рік тому +1

    The Clash the sound of London during the 70s & 80s for the angry youth of the time, our soundtrack and still holds up against today's sound's. The Guns of Brixton, the Clampdown, Rudy can't fail, Police and thieves (junior Marvin cover) This is England, are all fantastic start points.

  • @windsorSJ
    @windsorSJ Рік тому +2

    You guys have to listen to Bank Robber, also by the Clash. A bit slower than the ones you've already heard but it's great song. Punk was a genre that was born in the UK in the mid 70's.

  • @stevenhorn5106
    @stevenhorn5106 10 місяців тому

    Ive been a Clash fan since 1977 when i saw them at Middlesborough Rock Garden for the first time here in the UK. There's a track on the Sandinista album called Police On My Back. It was witten by Eddie Grant, who was a member of The Equals, a band from the 60's. You wont be disappointed.

  • @gdoggatl
    @gdoggatl Рік тому +1

    "Rock the Casbah", "Train in Vain". Time to watch your show!

  • @NeutronDance
    @NeutronDance Рік тому +3

    This is a cover of an old Bobby Fuller song.

  • @stevenpowell7435
    @stevenpowell7435 Рік тому +26

    Time to hear Train in Vain, their American breakthrough

  • @steppingrazor5520
    @steppingrazor5520 Рік тому +1

    Between the Ramones and the Clash they are a very large part of what you need to know about punk. Saw the Clash half a dozen times. First time was at the People's Temple in San Francisco.

  • @Dodge-yp6gh
    @Dodge-yp6gh Рік тому +2

    So glad you're revisiting punk rock royalty! Truly influential. Without the Clash, we may not have Rage Against The Machine, Operation Ivy, Rancid, etc.
    I'd love to see you continue down The early British punk rock path.
    I suggest:
    The Sex Pistols "Holidays In The Sun"
    The Damned "Neat Neat Neat"
    The Buzzcocks "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone)"

  • @canaguy
    @canaguy Рік тому +1

    A song from the 50's with a more country sound but was called "western" type of music. On at least 20+ different band albums