when i first heard this in 1980, I shaved my head, bought combact boots, told my parents to fuck off, ran away from home, moved to the lower east side of manhattan in a war zone area known as alphabet city, and got a barmaid job at CBGB's. Those were the days.
right guys .. acording to most lyric websites it says I dont trust you so why should you trust me ... but i will never change my mind that is says I dont judge you , so why do you judge me?
Great to hear this tune again, I had to bin my cassette with it on back in the 1980s because every time I played it I had to smash something up. Usually the kitchen. Not good.
this song makes me want to break into the x factor's headquarters and destroy the place with a big atom bomb. and decapitate simon cowell for good measure.
@elpistol100 I don't think anyone knows what he's saying when they first hear this, but once you look up the lyrics it's easy to get. Actually, once you start listening to the Clash regularly you get a feel for Joe's singing style & you don't have as hard a time understanding him (like when you meet a foreigner with an accent & you don't know what they're saying for like a week, but then you totally get it after that? LOL). Check out the "misheard lyrics" video for this song btw, its hilarious.
95% of teens these days listen to the same formulaic, crappy pop over and over again. If you're one of the 5% who still listens to real music, thumb this up, then copy and paste it to at least five videos. Don't let the spirit of rock and roll die!
@jfunchion100 Guns N Roses? Aerosmith? BON JOVI?? I mean, I get what you're trying to say here, but c'mon... Those bands suck too. "Formulaic, crappy"? They epitomize that, and if you don't think so then you need to listen to EVEN MORE of THE CLASH.
@iwantcompletecontrol The answer is WRONG (And I freak over The Clash)! But if you people want one that the majority of people agree on in this video, here we go:
You Say Bruno Mars, I Say New York Dolls
You Say "Sexy And I Know It", I Say "No Fun"
You Say Rhianna, I Say Ramones
You Say "Black And Yellow", I Say "London's Burning"
You Say Beiber, I Say Misfits
You Say Lady Gaga, I Say "KICK OUT THE JAMS MUTHERFUCKER"
Please Keep The Music Going. It Musn't Be Forgotten! They won't succeed!
This song is amazing. You really have to know what he's saying in order to get the full effect of it. Love the part when he says "This is Joe Public speaking! I'm controlled in the body, controlled in the mind!" (and of course, "You're my guitar hero!")
i am sooo pissed right now, fucking wating for an add to play for some shit show i dont give a shit about. I just want to hear some clash for fucks sake.
The first time I heard this single was on the Dave LEE Dickhead show @1976( he was filling in for that other twunt Tony Blackburn)he said it was one of the worst records he had ever heard. Surprisingly he played it the following day saying he had revised his opinion, it was in fact THE worst record he had ever heard, how I laughed.
The first time I heard this single was on the Dave LEE Dickhead show @1976( he was filling in for that other twunt Tony Blackburn)he said i was one of the worst records he had ever heard. Surprisingly he played it the following day saying he had revised his opinion, it was in fact THE worst record he had ever heard, how I laughed.
@WhiteyFisk That is the most bizarre comment Ive ever heard. Who is stopping you from liking it now? For 12 years and 364 days you dislike the song, and the next day you will enjoy it. Wow. Cigarettes and toads (for those who know)
I swear the british are the most talented people on earth. when it comes to music, literature, and film they can do no wrong. the british have made my life worth living.
this is the best track the clash ever did period, loved it then and still think to this day it is my favourite track of all time and i still thrash it out on my guitar to this day
@GHgirl620 No one will kill you if you say the truth and admit that there is at least 1 song that you dont like. You just cant like ALL of them. Cut the crap was rubbish.
@villadavid4ever i guess i didnt word my last comment correctly, i ment "i love the clash i dont think there's any song i HEARD from them that i dont like" There could possibly be some songs i havent heard from them that i may not like but hey everyone has their own opinions and likings dude. So someone could actually like literally ALL their songs. but so far i pretty much dig every song i heard from them. And i'm speaking the truth.
Aos brasileiros: Camisa de Vênus tem uma versão dessa música chamada Controle Total, falando da porcaria cultural que é Salvador. Antiga, mas ainda muito atual, infelizmente.
This song absolutely defines punk rock. I'm so glad I was 17 when this came out and I was lucky enough to be into the punk rock and new wave scenes. The Clash changed music forever.
this song is good because they were'nt scared to point out record company bs ...listen to the words .....they're first album was they're second record release in USA
I went to their first nyc gig at palladium ......they had to deal with a lot of shit
what inspired the clash to write this song is what makes it in my opinion one of the best punk rock songs ever! ...that and its obvious awesomeness
the clash were pissed at their record company, CBS records, that released their song 'remote control' without bothering to ask them.
also includes their run-ins with the cops, cause the clash used to occationally let people into their own gigs for free by letting them in through the back doors and windows haha! :D
@chefdeals Yes! That's what I keep trying to tell these damn kids these days what with their obsession with X-Box and shitty bands like Dragon Force and Kamelot. Man oh man, what are we gonna do? OTOH, I'm glad they don't get it and want to hear a billion notes and souless fretboard gymnastics that only impress their boyfriends. Great music like the Clash is best kept underground as it keeps it sacred, special for the frew the proud the ones that know what's up. Rebel Truce!!!
@pwyndam I think I knew that..def sounds better..had a girlfriend back in the day who said it was judge...I was brainwashed ...ahhhhhhhhh...any way ..what a band...it's all down hill after them! "A spliff, a pound, half a pint of brown....this is the way we spell Camden town"
@196177 Haha! I've had many an ex girlfriend steer me wrong as well mate. All downhill yes! Best band ever. Don't wanna get up to see that dawn like the day before! All the Young Punks is in my top five Clash songs. Epic!
@pwyndam the clash told us what the music biz was really like (even though they went through the usual excesses ) before punk as cook and jones (pistols)said `we thought pop stars came from outer space`
@unclemort1960 Yes, they certainly did, and turned it on its head in the process. I love the story about Simonon getting all pissed while doing the track for Guns Of Brixton while looking thru the booth glass at the corporate suits who came into the studio to check up on things. They were rebels with clues in heaps and once I found the Clash I knew I was home and not alone in this World. Millions of us like minded folk out there. Nice to meet your acquintance via online penpal. Keep in touch.
@KENNYIZZY I feel the same dude!! We have to put up with shit music like Justin Bieber... The lifestyle looked so much funner when like my parents were young.
@KENNYIZZY Wishin ain't gonna get you anywhere. I'm 22 years old, and you know what? Put this shit (and everything like the clash) on your Ipod, just filled the whole damn thing up with GOOD punk rock, put it on in your car with your friends and party your life away like it was the 1970's.
@NomadHipHop what absolutely awesome advice, just turned 22 myself and started listening to REAL punk rock... fake punk rock (in my opinion) being Simple plan etc... =/
@KENNYIZZY You really don't. I was 15 when this song came out and I was the only one I knew that listened to this kinda stuff. When you'd tell someone you were into punk, they thought you meant Blondie, Devo or the B-52s, not The Clash, Pistols and Dead Boys. And although I was lucky because there was a great punk scene in NYC, here in the US, you'd be lucky to ever catch a live punk show.
@KENNYIZZY yea man i know what you mean im the only person who has ever even heard of punk (real punk not emo crap) in my school i just wanna go out and make a band and bring it back.
All u morons...This is the greatest rock song of all-time....THE CLash......if u have no idea..about rock...it was elvis...beatles....and a long long long time until The Clash, who are one of the top 3 rock bands of all time...and they had many great songs, but COMPLETE CONTROL...is by far....the best
@seymour333 Elvis -> Beatles -> The Clash? It started with Chuck Berry and real rock was continued by the Stones more than the Beatles. You missed a few essential bands but hey those are probably hidden between the dots xD
I think it's great that The Clash are still getting people jumping, im 17 and have been listening to The Clash since i was 13, best 4 years of my life so far!
There's worse things around than Green Day. At least they actually recaptured somekind of attitude with American Idiot. Even if it is shot through with pop balladry, and just stating common thought. It's funny that there's a lot of what I'd call "real punk" that have broader sensibilities much like The Clash did. Whereas the shitty punk just sounds like punk. But shit. These punk bands with no balls or conviction I have another name for.
This was a watershed in punk history, when this came out you knew punk had come of age. Still one of the best punk songs ever if not the best. (there are several contenders for the title though)
For those who reckon The Pistols spawned The Clash, listen to the 101'ers- Joe's band before the Pistols were "created" by big Malc. The signs were all there, add Mick jones, cool Paul & mad Topper & history is written!
@civilians I don't reckon The Pistols spawned the Clash I know. The Pistols supported The 101'ers in 76. As soon as Joe heard them he knew it was his last gig with the 101'ers as he thought the Pistols style was the way forward. He later met Mick and Paul at a Pistols gig and they decided to start a band and hence, the rest is history. Do you know The Pistols played 2 benefit gigs,one of them, a kids party, in Huddersfield on xmas day 77. I believe it was for striking firemen and single parents
People keep asking when the "next Beatles" will come along. They've the missed the boat because it was the Clash. Pair this with the Pistol's "Holidays in the Sun" and you've got the best single of the Punk era - maybe any era.
Sighs , WHY on earth dont we get fuckin bands like this anymore ? I personally blame the likes of simon cowell et all , they should all be shot in the face for the assault on the nations eardrums :)
Hey don't mess around pal they were both great, the clash and the sex pistols, but the main reason i write is because i love punk and i love this band and i love this song
To the person who thinks there would have been no Clash without Sex Pistols. You do not see any members of the Clash doing butter commercials. The Sex Pistols were and still are a bunch of wankers. The Clash were far more in touch with popular feelings among youth and had better music.
@HearTheStaticNoise Agreed its the best ever Clash song, but without The Pistols there would be no Clash. And as far as songs against your record cmpany is concerned, EMI came before this.
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when i first heard this in 1980, I shaved my head, bought combact boots, told my parents to fuck off, ran away from home, moved to the lower east side of manhattan in a war zone area known as alphabet city, and got a barmaid job at CBGB's. Those were the days.
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right guys .. acording to most lyric websites it says I dont trust you so why should you trust me ... but i will never change my mind that is says I dont judge you , so why do you judge me?
LightsedgeGaming 1 week ago 2
@LightsedgeGaming
yep ur lyrics are right
XXpunkrockwarlordXX 1 week ago
@LightsedgeGaming yea im pretty sure judge is the right word.
htowncougstro 3 days ago
" you're my guitar hero"....way cool.
callowbastard11 1 week ago 2
how could anyone dislike this i have no idea but i do pity those bloody bastards
XXpunkrockwarlordXX 2 weeks ago
@XXpunkrockwarlordXX great name man :D
MrLardRock96 6 hours ago
It's hard to pick a favourite Clash song, but this one is up there.
keekabo 2 weeks ago
one of the greatest clash songs ever
RIP Joe
XXpunkrockwarlordXX 2 weeks ago
Great to hear this tune again, I had to bin my cassette with it on back in the 1980s because every time I played it I had to smash something up. Usually the kitchen. Not good.
owenrification 2 weeks ago
C O N CONTROL!
up2space 2 weeks ago
On vinyl, the greatest record ever made.
terryeggett1 3 weeks ago
This is one of the Clash's best songs.
thelordofthemaps 3 weeks ago
One of the greatest songs ever by one of the best bands of all time and also one of the greatest live bands ive ever seen :)
nephilim43 1 month ago
this song makes me want to break into the x factor's headquarters and destroy the place with a big atom bomb. and decapitate simon cowell for good measure.
Generation1Terrorist 1 month ago
@Generation1Terrorist hahahahaha... I agree with you, I'd do the same. greetings from Lima, Perú.
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BlacklistersThe 1 month ago
fuck wmg
HuaYifu 2 months ago
I wish I could've seen 'em play.
dostigresbar 2 months ago 2
great song, but am i the only one who dosent understand a fucking word hes saying?
elpistol100 2 months ago
@elpistol100 I don't think anyone knows what he's saying when they first hear this, but once you look up the lyrics it's easy to get. Actually, once you start listening to the Clash regularly you get a feel for Joe's singing style & you don't have as hard a time understanding him (like when you meet a foreigner with an accent & you don't know what they're saying for like a week, but then you totally get it after that? LOL). Check out the "misheard lyrics" video for this song btw, its hilarious.
iwantcompletecontrol 2 months ago
You say Bruno Mars, I say Guns'n Roses
You say Hannah Montana, I say Aerosmith
You say Owl City, I say Bon Jovi
You say Jonas Brothers, I say Queen
You say Taylor Swift,I say The Clash
You say Justin Bieber, I say Fuck You
95% of teens these days listen to the same formulaic, crappy pop over and over again. If you're one of the 5% who still listens to real music, thumb this up, then copy and paste it to at least five videos. Don't let the spirit of rock and roll die!
jfunchion100 2 months ago
@jfunchion100 i say shut up and listen to the music
PunkAsPhuck96 2 months ago 7
@jfunchion100 Guns N Roses? Aerosmith? BON JOVI?? I mean, I get what you're trying to say here, but c'mon... Those bands suck too. "Formulaic, crappy"? They epitomize that, and if you don't think so then you need to listen to EVEN MORE of THE CLASH.
iwantcompletecontrol 2 months ago 8
@iwantcompletecontrol true dat
SilkMetal 2 months ago
@iwantcompletecontrol The answer is WRONG (And I freak over The Clash)! But if you people want one that the majority of people agree on in this video, here we go:
You Say Bruno Mars, I Say New York Dolls
You Say "Sexy And I Know It", I Say "No Fun"
You Say Rhianna, I Say Ramones
You Say "Black And Yellow", I Say "London's Burning"
You Say Beiber, I Say Misfits
You Say Lady Gaga, I Say "KICK OUT THE JAMS MUTHERFUCKER"
Please Keep The Music Going. It Musn't Be Forgotten! They won't succeed!
RockNEHouseNHipHop 2 weeks ago
@jfunchion100 We don't need this shit on a Clash song. STFU and GTFO. ==>
RaptureandZune 1 month ago
Dear youtube, this video has a dislike button...
please fix this.
SaturnTrack 2 months ago 19
So Fucking Cool!
heliot58 3 months ago
This is everything music should be.
curtisrunstedler 3 months ago
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siouxise82 3 months ago
I KICK IT, I FIGHT IT, I GET UP, AND I LIGHT IT!
zachuto 3 months ago
This song is amazing. You really have to know what he's saying in order to get the full effect of it. Love the part when he says "This is Joe Public speaking! I'm controlled in the body, controlled in the mind!" (and of course, "You're my guitar hero!")
iwantcompletecontrol 3 months ago
The great thing about living in the present is that we have access to ALL of this music.
NyxiaArstetta 4 months ago 3
i am sooo pissed right now, fucking wating for an add to play for some shit show i dont give a shit about. I just want to hear some clash for fucks sake.
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
OK here we go, thats better.....
But still fuck you youtube you greedy bastards.
louderpowder 4 months ago 58
@louderpowder Well you could, like, buy the song. No more ad.
But still, you won't. Greedy bastard.
AdNecrias 3 months ago
@louderpowder download the add-blocker for your browser then... :S
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The first time I heard this single was on the Dave LEE Dickhead show @1976( he was filling in for that other twunt Tony Blackburn)he said it was one of the worst records he had ever heard. Surprisingly he played it the following day saying he had revised his opinion, it was in fact THE worst record he had ever heard, how I laughed.
terryeggett1 4 months ago
The first time I heard this single was on the Dave LEE Dickhead show @1976( he was filling in for that other twunt Tony Blackburn)he said i was one of the worst records he had ever heard. Surprisingly he played it the following day saying he had revised his opinion, it was in fact THE worst record he had ever heard, how I laughed.
terryeggett1 4 months ago
I always loved Mick's solo in this song! He wasn't the greatest technical player but u listen to this and u understand that this guy means it!
heliot58 4 months ago
gives me the creeps!!! tooo good!
Beatriceranieri 4 months ago
Live version = win
wookiewhat 4 months ago
I SHIT on New Deal. ;-D
ariesscorpiorising 4 months ago
Complete Control, EVEN OVER THIS SONG!!!
zachuto 4 months ago
another great classic...cheers from canada
804safety 5 months ago
C O N CONTROL!
TheClashToday 5 months ago
total control!!!!
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in my top 10
lyd39 5 months ago
EAT THE RICH
TheSonicmook 5 months ago 3
I had this amongst my collection back in 77-78 and i can still listen to it.One of the best punk tracks ever
john1bundyboy 5 months ago
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john1bundyboy 5 months ago
Cut the crap was like my favorite clash album...
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Just fucking with you.
janustismith 6 months ago 2
Timeless, this stroke of brilliances will pump out the nads, for those who have a set, in all generations. I miss you Joe; we still need you.
deliazard 6 months ago
"THIS IS THE PROPHET SPEAKING!" @ 2:05
/better as a misunderstood lyric
saintalofcincinnati 6 months ago 3
@saintalofcincinnati This is Joe Public speaking
bioshockt 6 months ago
people were really skinny back in the 70's
Sheenious 7 months ago 2
EVERYONE NEEDS TO LISTIN TO LIVE FROM HERE TO ETERNITY VERSION!!!!!
coolconfuzer 7 months ago 2
@coolconfuzer That's the best version
SirBanuTheFourth 5 months ago
track produced by lee perry i.e. the greatest
perrolutxo 7 months ago
I feel like John Constantine while listening to this
GeneralMitu 7 months ago
I can't wait until I'm a teen so I can enjoy this.
WhiteyFisk 7 months ago
@WhiteyFisk There's no age for enjoying the Clash, everyone should enjoy them regardless of age
bioshockt 7 months ago
@WhiteyFisk That is the most bizarre comment Ive ever heard. Who is stopping you from liking it now? For 12 years and 364 days you dislike the song, and the next day you will enjoy it. Wow. Cigarettes and toads (for those who know)
palermothegoalgod 1 month ago
the guitar bit from 1.42 is the dogz bollocks!
modsheff1 10 months ago
sorry, i only love everything after "i don't trust you"...even after 20 years of listening to it
trans7trip 11 months ago
Imagine this being unleashed on today's Grammys . . . the place would spontaneously combust.
OroborusFMA 11 months ago 30
@OroborusFMA I got chills from your comment and the thought of it happening.
chadmerritt1 2 months ago
THERE DIRTY THERE FILTHY THEY AINT GUNNNAAA LASSSSST
CLASHofTHElonders 11 months ago
@CLASHofTHElonders
THIS IS YOUR PuBLIC SPEAKING :P
uksclavain 10 months ago
@CLASHofTHElonders
THIS IS YOUR PuBLIC SPEAKING
uksclavain 10 months ago
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good luck Egypt
uksclavain 11 months ago
good luck egypt
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uksclavain 11 months ago
I swear the british are the most talented people on earth. when it comes to music, literature, and film they can do no wrong. the british have made my life worth living.
thefallofoscar 1 year ago 3
@thefallofoscar LMAO REALLY!
dacritter 11 months ago
three of the most awesome minutes ever commited to vinyl kids
GriefTourist 1 year ago
the only band that matters.
bigsoundp 1 year ago 3
Cleverbot said this is his favourite song.
xXxDarkAdeptusxXx 1 year ago
punk is coming back.
rap and all that shite is dying.
give it time my friends....
USA...UK..wherever..it's coming.
the only question is....who is going to do it? You? me? them?
MarlboroShinobi 1 year ago 5
this is the best track the clash ever did period, loved it then and still think to this day it is my favourite track of all time and i still thrash it out on my guitar to this day
MrHotrodroadster 1 year ago
@MrHotrodroadster you`re my guitar hero
unclemort1960 10 months ago
I use to know the proper lyrics to this song, then I watched the misheard lyrics version, and I'm all screwed up now.
Mirokuofnite 1 year ago
whats weird about this song is it says your my guitar hero and this song was in guitar hero aerosmith
wackytabacky44 1 year ago
"this is punk rockers, wer'e controlled by the price of the hard drugs we must find !!
freedom is control ! total control
C-O-N-CONTROL
that means you !!!"
goonchistaw 1 year ago
Lemme see your other hand...
gkaplan2000 1 year ago
Ultimate Punk Anthem!
BenHughesLlan 1 year ago
i love the clash i dont think there's any song by them i dont like!
GHgirl620 1 year ago
@GHgirl620 No one will kill you if you say the truth and admit that there is at least 1 song that you dont like. You just cant like ALL of them. Cut the crap was rubbish.
villadavid4ever 1 year ago
@villadavid4ever i guess i didnt word my last comment correctly, i ment "i love the clash i dont think there's any song i HEARD from them that i dont like" There could possibly be some songs i havent heard from them that i may not like but hey everyone has their own opinions and likings dude. So someone could actually like literally ALL their songs. but so far i pretty much dig every song i heard from them. And i'm speaking the truth.
GHgirl620 1 year ago
Aos brasileiros: Camisa de Vênus tem uma versão dessa música chamada Controle Total, falando da porcaria cultural que é Salvador. Antiga, mas ainda muito atual, infelizmente.
rafpach87 1 year ago
Ramones where the best...But the Clash had better songs and could rock out!!!!..both band will live on forever!
AAQ40 1 year ago
OOOOOOO YEAH!
EssiacHempLaetrile 1 year ago
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@EssiacHempLaetrile cures insomnia as well ;)
goonchistaw 1 year ago
This song absolutely defines punk rock. I'm so glad I was 17 when this came out and I was lucky enough to be into the punk rock and new wave scenes. The Clash changed music forever.
MrErn25 1 year ago
this song is good because they were'nt scared to point out record company bs ...listen to the words .....they're first album was they're second record release in USA
I went to their first nyc gig at palladium ......they had to deal with a lot of shit
RavenMadd9 1 year ago
what inspired the clash to write this song is what makes it in my opinion one of the best punk rock songs ever! ...that and its obvious awesomeness
the clash were pissed at their record company, CBS records, that released their song 'remote control' without bothering to ask them.
also includes their run-ins with the cops, cause the clash used to occationally let people into their own gigs for free by letting them in through the back doors and windows haha! :D
its all in the lyrics :)
KingMatthewDaGreat 1 year ago
@KingMatthewDaGreat idfk the fucking lyrics
Afrosamurai532 1 year ago
the revolution is here grap it now
chefdeals 1 year ago
@chefdeals Yes! That's what I keep trying to tell these damn kids these days what with their obsession with X-Box and shitty bands like Dragon Force and Kamelot. Man oh man, what are we gonna do? OTOH, I'm glad they don't get it and want to hear a billion notes and souless fretboard gymnastics that only impress their boyfriends. Great music like the Clash is best kept underground as it keeps it sacred, special for the frew the proud the ones that know what's up. Rebel Truce!!!
pwyndam 1 year ago
"I don't judge you..why should you judge me"....huh!!!!
196177 1 year ago
@196177 It's I don't trust you, so why trust me, but I like yer comment too! Talking about the record Company suits.
pwyndam 1 year ago
@pwyndam I think I knew that..def sounds better..had a girlfriend back in the day who said it was judge...I was brainwashed ...ahhhhhhhhh...any way ..what a band...it's all down hill after them! "A spliff, a pound, half a pint of brown....this is the way we spell Camden town"
196177 1 year ago
@196177 Haha! I've had many an ex girlfriend steer me wrong as well mate. All downhill yes! Best band ever. Don't wanna get up to see that dawn like the day before! All the Young Punks is in my top five Clash songs. Epic!
pwyndam 1 year ago
@pwyndam the clash told us what the music biz was really like (even though they went through the usual excesses ) before punk as cook and jones (pistols)said `we thought pop stars came from outer space`
unclemort1960 10 months ago
@unclemort1960 Yes, they certainly did, and turned it on its head in the process. I love the story about Simonon getting all pissed while doing the track for Guns Of Brixton while looking thru the booth glass at the corporate suits who came into the studio to check up on things. They were rebels with clues in heaps and once I found the Clash I knew I was home and not alone in this World. Millions of us like minded folk out there. Nice to meet your acquintance via online penpal. Keep in touch.
pwyndam 10 months ago
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I dont judge you... So why should you judge me ?
tool619 1 year ago
I kinda wish I was a teen in the 70's rather than 2007...
KENNYIZZY 1 year ago 97
@KENNYIZZY I feel the same dude!! We have to put up with shit music like Justin Bieber... The lifestyle looked so much funner when like my parents were young.
keithedwards100 1 year ago
@KENNYIZZY Wishin ain't gonna get you anywhere. I'm 22 years old, and you know what? Put this shit (and everything like the clash) on your Ipod, just filled the whole damn thing up with GOOD punk rock, put it on in your car with your friends and party your life away like it was the 1970's.
NomadHipHop 1 year ago 27
@NomadHipHop right, my entire iPod is classic punk
redheartbox 4 months ago
@NomadHipHop what absolutely awesome advice, just turned 22 myself and started listening to REAL punk rock... fake punk rock (in my opinion) being Simple plan etc... =/
Heres to a fast fun life!!
dtm476 3 months ago
@KENNYIZZY 2007? Its almost 2011
Despanzurreitor 1 year ago
@Despanzurreitor That wasn't my point, i was still a teen in 07, just turned 18 this year.
KENNYIZZY 1 year ago
@KENNYIZZY You really don't. I was 15 when this song came out and I was the only one I knew that listened to this kinda stuff. When you'd tell someone you were into punk, they thought you meant Blondie, Devo or the B-52s, not The Clash, Pistols and Dead Boys. And although I was lucky because there was a great punk scene in NYC, here in the US, you'd be lucky to ever catch a live punk show.
snakex3 1 year ago
@snakex3 US punk was sort of more arty than the UK punk which was really very political. I was 13 when i saw The Clash for the 1st time in 1978....
DebsMacleod1 6 months ago
@KENNYIZZY yeah man I know how you feel lol.
SebbeSucksBawlz 1 year ago
@KENNYIZZY yea man i know what you mean im the only person who has ever even heard of punk (real punk not emo crap) in my school i just wanna go out and make a band and bring it back.
zachuto 1 year ago
@KENNYIZZY I saw the Clash in the 1980's and my boyfriend at the time got dragged out by his hair for calling the bouncer a fascist pig!
skyye2006 1 year ago 2
@KENNYIZZY Well you are closer than me. I became a teen in 2009.
xFRxDrOpShOt 11 months ago
I wish I was a teen now
enaiuonder 7 months ago
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@KENNYIZZY . I wish I was a teen now
enaiuonder 7 months ago
@KENNYIZZY dont we all mate :/
kwcasual 6 months ago
@KENNYIZZY me too 4 the music... but today's girls are prettier!!!
iNashty13 6 months ago
@KENNYIZZY Here in Serbia punks are everywhere, but very few of them listen punk music.
19RaS93 4 months ago
This is my favourite Clash song. Knew it way before Guitar Hero used it.
raptors11111 1 year ago
Come on guitar hero!
kingrob29 1 year ago
Their best song!!
roe5745 1 year ago
i went to see them at THE APOLLO in Glasgow in 1978.Ive never grown out of their music-NEVER WILL
john1bundyboy 1 year ago
Yeah the Clash!!
l7786 1 year ago
/watch?v=OT6MPx_dvsY&feature=related
the version on from here to eternity
everyone who loves this song should check it out.
lucabenedetti 1 year ago
The best ever review for a song.
cant remember if it was Sounds or NME
PLUG THIS INTO THE MAINS AND WATCH YOUR STREET LIGHT UP !
Where are the new bands who can put in a 10th of the pure energy that these guys did?
drewheather1 1 year ago
joe strummer is a fucking legend R.I.P STRUMMER!
stefanvahlin 1 year ago
Micks solo from 0:58-1:19 sends shivers down my spine and brings tears to my eyes
Samuelity1 1 year ago
All u morons...This is the greatest rock song of all-time....THE CLash......if u have no idea..about rock...it was elvis...beatles....and a long long long time until The Clash, who are one of the top 3 rock bands of all time...and they had many great songs, but COMPLETE CONTROL...is by far....the best
seymour333 1 year ago
@seymour333 Elvis -> Beatles -> The Clash? It started with Chuck Berry and real rock was continued by the Stones more than the Beatles. You missed a few essential bands but hey those are probably hidden between the dots xD
ForForm 1 year ago
All over the news spreads, they're filthy, they're dirty, they aint never gonna last!
BigHashTouraj 1 year ago
why is this song so good?
dawson668 1 year ago 32
@dawson668 Don't question, just go with it. Clash = best band ever
pwyndam 1 year ago
@dawson668 lee perry
olxo 1 year ago
@dawson668 It's not, it's awful. Go back to listening to Oasis and enjoy your tiny, unimportant life. Really.
kerbmonkey 1 year ago
@dawson668 cos it was done by the best band ever
unclemort1960 10 months ago
@dawson668 .......because its true!..thats why this song is so good!
MrRudiparker 6 months ago
@dawson668 Because it's The Goddamned Clash, thats why!
SoulSocietyMk2 6 months ago
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APerfectAsss 6 months ago
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APerfectAsss 6 months ago
@dawson668 cause its the clash
filmaker93 5 months ago
I play this on the piano in the pub, it goes down very well.
vegbloke 1 year ago
One of the coolest songs ever...
leftoversex 1 year ago
COMPLETE CONTROL!! EVEN OVER THIS SONG!!!!
81gianc 1 year ago
Your my guitar hero! --- Strummerisms at their best.
astpsouth 1 year ago
I think it's great that The Clash are still getting people jumping, im 17 and have been listening to The Clash since i was 13, best 4 years of my life so far!
RIP JOE
BenHughesLlan 1 year ago
greatest band in musical history..........FACT
TheSean42 1 year ago
man punk is long over due for a come back. and i mean REAL PUNK, not those 5 year old's green day shit.
ronnyim12345 1 year ago
@ronnyim12345 never went away boss, stop watching MTV and go to a gig that ISNT on TICKETMASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tomvear 1 year ago
@tomvear Can I still order game tickets on Ticketmaster?
:3
de132 1 year ago
@ronnyim12345
There's worse things around than Green Day. At least they actually recaptured somekind of attitude with American Idiot. Even if it is shot through with pop balladry, and just stating common thought. It's funny that there's a lot of what I'd call "real punk" that have broader sensibilities much like The Clash did. Whereas the shitty punk just sounds like punk. But shit. These punk bands with no balls or conviction I have another name for.
Hzqi 1 year ago
Wow, what an really awesome song (Y)
8werty8 1 year ago
This was a watershed in punk history, when this came out you knew punk had come of age. Still one of the best punk songs ever if not the best. (there are several contenders for the title though)
DeanFirefly 1 year ago
The Clash - best punk
Tajfazon 1 year ago
you suck so loud, this is bs, complete control of youtube
groundswellgreg 1 year ago
@groundswellgreg What do you mean?
jerrygreg2 1 year ago
Complete Control is Complete Awesome, along with the Clash.
stoprejectingmynames 1 year ago
have too listen tt a cjash song every day
KoeJ191 1 year ago
RIP Joe Strummer, your legacy lives on for decades to come!
clinten1 1 year ago
For those who reckon The Pistols spawned The Clash, listen to the 101'ers- Joe's band before the Pistols were "created" by big Malc. The signs were all there, add Mick jones, cool Paul & mad Topper & history is written!
civilians 1 year ago
@civilians I don't reckon The Pistols spawned the Clash I know. The Pistols supported The 101'ers in 76. As soon as Joe heard them he knew it was his last gig with the 101'ers as he thought the Pistols style was the way forward. He later met Mick and Paul at a Pistols gig and they decided to start a band and hence, the rest is history. Do you know The Pistols played 2 benefit gigs,one of them, a kids party, in Huddersfield on xmas day 77. I believe it was for striking firemen and single parents
bolivari62 1 year ago
People keep asking when the "next Beatles" will come along. They've the missed the boat because it was the Clash. Pair this with the Pistol's "Holidays in the Sun" and you've got the best single of the Punk era - maybe any era.
OroborusFMA 1 year ago
He done ads for Country Life just google John Lydon + Butter Commercial.
sinwow33 1 year ago
Sighs , WHY on earth dont we get fuckin bands like this anymore ? I personally blame the likes of simon cowell et all , they should all be shot in the face for the assault on the nations eardrums :)
oscarfish38 1 year ago
Hey don't mess around pal they were both great, the clash and the sex pistols, but the main reason i write is because i love punk and i love this band and i love this song
Misfitsarenumero1 1 year ago
To the person who thinks there would have been no Clash without Sex Pistols. You do not see any members of the Clash doing butter commercials. The Sex Pistols were and still are a bunch of wankers. The Clash were far more in touch with popular feelings among youth and had better music.
sinwow33 1 year ago
@sinwow33 what butter commercial would this be?
njlacrosse9 1 year ago
THIS is punk
stoprejectingmynames 1 year ago
First saw them in 1978. Changed my life forever...
This is Joe Public speaking...
Im controlled in the body
Im controlled in the mind...
....
Fuck me, the hair still stands up on the back of my neck.
TheElasticJesus 1 year ago 2
Greatest Punk song of all time.
In your face, aggressive, the energy of a live version. What more do you need?
Johnny "Rotten" and the gang could've only dreamed of writing a masterpiece like this.
HearTheStaticNoise 1 year ago 4
@HearTheStaticNoise Agreed its the best ever Clash song, but without The Pistols there would be no Clash. And as far as songs against your record cmpany is concerned, EMI came before this.
bolivari62 1 year ago