Straight to Hell: Jakob Dylan, Elvis Costello

[Firebrand1967]

Wow...that was soo boss! A great cover of my best-fave Clash song B-)

[GriefTourist]

not bad at all...

[neenwright99]

Jesus! do you people have to have such large ego's! we are all different and like different things, music being one one of em...if you dont like it, dont listen to it! stop being such haters! bet you couldnt go anywhere near pulling it off! This song is done with respect and love of the clash...FFS, its not a pay out!

[fiftythirdand3rd]

SMOOTH.

[suckermc]

The clash is still the only band that matters!

[fggfgfdhfhfghfdhsd]

great.....according to interviews Jakob has only 2 heroes musically in his life...The Clash and Elvis Costello....and here he is with Elvis playing the best Clash song ever

[3chrds]

lap steel , awesome

[NightMoves00]

Excellent!

[melklmnt]

Jakob has the sexiest voice ever.

[HHC1504]

Jakc Dylan maybe you should learn to bake.

You could never fill the sandals of that great

Man Bob Dylan. maybe you should try tv repair anyway tell mortie 

[ShaneMacgowanFan93]

@HHC1504 Cool song bro.

[divekitten]

@HHC1504 Maybe you should try not being a judgmental ass.

[maizie61]

@HHC1504 Jakob and Bob are not the same person you dummy.

Jakob Dylan is Bob's son but with the best of his mother in him.

[SweetPretendin]

Elvis Costello ruins everything.

[kurtissmo]

@SweetPretendin I know! Just like black people...

[russianfantastico]

I just don't like the sound of Costello's voice, too bad.

[jaytv777]

i dunno why but I can't say I like this version..I think it's the slide guitar in the mix..or the fact costello reminds me of bono a bit..or just that the original is so moving ..hats off for trying tho chaps.

[thepinkspidercompany]

eww. oh. dear.



[misscharlietwilbury]

Jakob was spectacular!

[PBANDSNOW]

Two drummer’s because no could match Topper.

[MRGORT2012]

shit

[janoska667]

GODHEAD

[Ma965]

amazing

[fiftythirdand3rd]

Thanks for that upload Mark.

[epsteinsmutha1]

More camera time given to Tennessee Thomas, PLEASE!

Nice tribute from Jakob and Declan.

[1970michplar]

Great Cover!!! Very nicely done!! One of my favorite Clash Tunes!!

[howlingGeorge]

take me home ... boys ...

[andrewl65]

a truly haunting and moving piece of music. great version. they get it. thank you .

[pretorious700]

wow, awesome gold top LP with soapbars

[topcover2000]

Nicely done.

[gricon43]

KennyJB1963....Everyone can do their own tribute good or bad.I do mine every time I shower.The point is they are showing their respect to a great man and a great band...SIMPLES!!!!

[chiefashley56]

SIMPLY A GREAT TRIBUTE. RIP, JOE STRUMMER.

[jadammaxwell]

6 people think Nickelback is a great band.

[TINML]

@jadammaxwell make that 8!



[KennyJB1963]

seen many versions of what is one of the best Clash songs, but this poor!

[avibard]

Why do all you haters criticize this when it is merely a tribute to Joe and The Clash? WTF?

[gricon43]

WOW!!!!....tidy respect for one great man

[phlser]

this is not good - love all involved, but costello just can't do the clash - check out london calling on rock'n'roll hall of fame for further evidence. lily allen and mick jones do a far better version of this. of course, joe did it first and best.

[MrNorbertweiner]

wow they are playing it all wrong, this is not good, sorry guys

[Spraycando]

Shite.

[cantonadenmark]

wonderfull..Jakob really digs the Clash. In fact they are his fave band ever

[p0ooo0p]

@cantonadenmark If anyone would know, it would be you.

[surfercrow]

the steel part is otherworldly, reminds me of an old Joe Meek production!

[usboylem]

Awesome

[Jekyyll]

Gold!

[colincoby]

They captured the feel of the original. Haunting, sad, defiant, and beautiful.

[rhmssi]

Good stuff.

[connaught2008]

great cover, rip joey

[liambeag]

Pretty good and inspired by your birthday present! Thanks

[loftus47]

quality version of a great song rip joe still missed

[mrbrightsideward]

jakob dylan really is the son of bob dylan lol the resemblance is outstanding. the hat, the face, the posture and stance, the style of singing...the son of one of my favourite musicians ever singing a classic by another one of my favourites ever. splendid.

[philphie]

the slide guitar is whoooooaaaaaa

[cabronte]

What the living fuck? One of my top ten fave Clash songs. I'm stunned and pleased.

[sidekickdaz]

I always find it funny when Elvis Costello pays tribute to The Clash, considering they dissed him on "Groovy Times"

"THE INTAKE IS ON THE UPTAKE

THE ACCELERATION'S PRETTY GRIM

I CAN REMEMBER HIS FIRST APPEARANCE,

NOW LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HIM,

SO THEY PUT HIM IN A DOG SUIT

LIKE FROM 1964,

THE KING OF EARLY EVENING ITV,

GROOVY TIMES FOREVER MORE".

[cabronte]

@sidekickdaz

It was the tenor of the day. Costello dissed the Clash too even though he said that "Watching the Detectives" was influenced by listening to the original Clash album over and over, and that Mick played guitar on "Big Tears." It's just what you did back then.

If Joe was still alive he'd be on an episode of EC's TV show and oh what a show that would be.

[londoncallingpwns]

@sidekickdaz I don't see that as a diss at Elvis Costello. And just cause there was one line in a song about him, it doesn't mean that elvis doesn't appreciate the clash.

[krikkit4]

@sidekickdaz That's absolutely, 100% not a reference to Elvis Costello. "Groovy Times" was recorded less than a year after My Aim Is True was released. The songs would have been written before even then. Hardly enough time for Strummer to have felt EC let him/music/punk rock down in any way, shape or form. It's a reference to Bill Grundy.

[sidekickdaz]

@krikkit4

That does make a lot more sense, when you take into consideration the "King of early evening ITV" line.  I was only going by what was written in one of The Clash books.

Cheers for clearing it up!!

[Karmalize]

goodchoiceboys (i adore that drummer)

[MendrisioHardcore]

nothing can compare to the original, that's obvios, but anyway this is an ecxellent tribute, probably the best one!

[Eirelav111]

I've been obsessed with the Wallflowers for years. They're my favorite band. And in interviews, Jakob Dylan always said how much he loved the Clash, so I checked them out and Jakob is totally the reason I got into the Clash. Thanks Jakob! (It's nice to see him covering this too.) I remember Jakob singing Brand New Cadillac once too. (I think he did so with the Wallflowers.)

[cantonadenmark]

Joe would have been proud

[bluren7]

this version is shit

[mariannora]

mamma mia che bello Jakob!

[rickheddle]

Fuck you all detractor's!! Joe would've loved this!!! Fuck off!

[rickheddle]

Oy mate, I agree!!!!!

[vboredv]

Respect to Elvis for attempting it, but damn, nothing compared to strummer....

[ruttman15]

To all those who say elvis costello was never influenced by Joe Strummer, here you go. I'd call a tribute like this evidence.

[wtfjunkie]

The performance of those twats does not impres me at all.. Infact this is rubbish

[dmcc13]

Here mate i love the clash..in fact im a bit obsessed....but to call elvis costello a twat is ridiculous and jacob dylan, fellow artists and in costello a man who was part of the clash family by extension,its you who are a twat..its a good version not as goos as the original but a good tribute

[wtfjunkie]

Yes i know who they are and what they done and i don't care. Im still not imprest and still find this rubbish. If you are to obsesed with the clas and those twats that's your problem.

[jbcatl]

I was not impressed by the Wallflowers but I saw Jakob with his own band on Austin City Limits recently and thought it was excellent. Elvis Costello is legendary, and this is one of my favorite later Clash songs.

[toterola451]

Excellent interpretation. I loved The Clash. Oh, those were the days!

[itsagonzothing]

great cover!

[Shabba008]

I hope Elvis releases a CD of the performances on the show. There have been some fantastic live versions of songs; including this one.

[hornsx4xhalos]

i am blown away!!! never saw this or knew it took place. this is awesome one of the best bands in the world, redone by one of the greatest artists of all time!

[dirtyurbangirl]

elvis costello, still a punk

[DylanMusic27]

Jakob sounds amazing doing this. =)

[itabuttrose]

is jake bob's son

[TellemBlancoSentYou]

yes, and you can certainly tell just by looking can't you. almost a mirror image.

[HiPpPiEcHiKcKiE]

Yes, he was the lead singer for the Wallflowers and kind of kept his father out of his career. He once Said he wanted to be sure people liked his work because it was good, not because it was created by his dads son.

[DWIGHTSCHRUTE4PREZ08]

yes

[dandidit]

HOLY HOT S***! This is amazing! Farmer Dave and the dual drummers just blew it out of the water. I saw it on TV and could'nt wait for someone to post it here. Thanx!

[stugats1]

One of the better versions of the song.

[thestig123]

That was good!

[dcin73]

One of the best vids I've seen in a long time. Pedal steel just made this that much more amazing!!!

[wellspout]

ie: lap steel, if this was pedal the thing would not rock and be on his lap. the man is a master

[philphie]

fuck i love that steel pedal, that's what the clash should've used

[ktwoa]

Indeed...brilliant!  What's with all the hats though?

This vid made my day!

[DanPat121]

Clash tune...Costello and Dylan covering it...two drummers...this is a wet dream.

[theafternoonman]

Amazing. i hope everyone will enjoy this as much as i did

[matedog2]

I very much do. If not more so!

[markandrach]

this is probabily my favorite song of all time.this cover version is stunning.a lot of clash fans would prob start raging but you gotta have an open mind on these things

class

[PartyBoy64]

RAGING!?! surely not this is fucking an awesome homage to Joe Strummer.

[Inter237]

incredible

[wellspout]

the steel farmer d is playing is out of this world, reverb is word shakespeare used

[wellspout]

farmer dave (on steel) is the abiding force on this song, without him, it would not be the same

[matedog2]

I love the steel guitar freak out after the "mama san says" part. I was expecting it to go back into the sparse intro like on the original version and instead got a tidal wave of noise.

[Purojannu]

yeah, a great part, i too expected it to just "calm down", but instead it bursted into flames.

[Edydeblonzac]

Jakob Dylan is so terrific hell yeah! greaat!

[belialjones]

oh man... fantastic!

[teksurgical]

it was even more insane being there. from them talking about joe strummer, to the opening riffs of this song, to then starting singing it...my jaw was just dropping more and more in disbelief

[PartyBoy64]

This is insane. Greatest thing i've ever seen on youtube.

[DuaneBrinson]

When and where did this performance take place? This is an incredible performance. Which I had been there!

[rlw1129]

This was taped back in September (2008) at the Apollo Theatre for Elvis' show, "Spectacle."