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  • I sent myself here!!!! I grew up with this shit - LOVELEY!!!!

  • Propaganda. Proper tune! 30 years later and still has it.

    @rdrfan:

    West One isn't far from where Joe used to have a beer at the Railway tavern... See the Clash's Rude boy...

  • Thumbs up if Henry Rollins sent you here

  • I may get some flak for this, but doesn't the singer sound kinda like joe strummer in a way?

  • @rdrfan66 he does ,,a lot, cause he was a strummer fan and a right good punk.

  • I love this.

  • Just wanna say I grew up in Newcastle Australia in Cook's Hill as a skinhead in the 80's, only the real kneegrows knew about real kniggerz like the Rutz, I knew by name and face Fat Mikey Robbins, the Sand Man, Sarah Wynter, and old Anne Von Bertouche, and they were always down with the real Kneegrowths like us ;) did I mention my first experience with alcohol was at a party hosted by none other than Miranda Otto herself, the lead in a play called Salad Days hosted by Newcastle High School?

  • that was one cooooool voice.

    and funny, he wouldn't look out of place today, fashion-wise.

  • that was one cooooool voice.

  • @ the end of tha day it means fukall,ruts were more than one song, there grit has helped me though ,over thew years,without all the gimicks ,true oi ,if you CANT SEE IT.IM SORRY.

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  • @Afterglow1010 The Ruts had several anti-drug songs so that makes no sense. It was a pointless stupid death.

  • @1978deus You're right mate. That was me with too many beers in me. The Ruts were an excellent band and Malcolm owen was a great front man.

  • @Afterglow1010 Yeah definitely.  Maybe he just had a moment of weakness and paid the price. Then there are people like Keith Richards who did every drug under the sun and are still alive!

  • I like the Gallow's version but NOTHING will beat the original! :D

  • genius band and a sad loss to the world they got cut short...the gallows cover is also ace IMO..what's not to like about a great song whoever plays it eh?

  • i onley heard this cuz of the galows but this is cool

  • I saw the ruts in 1979 I saw the gallows 2010 so what if the gallows covered there song ya not going to bring the ruts back so get over it..

  • Was at a record store...Some old punk (who was working at the time) asked me about my oxbloods and we ended jumping into an hour long conversation as i was browsing. I asked him if he would know where i could find anything by The Ruts. His eyes went wide and then he started smiling. Guess he was surprised :P

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  • @ 1.23 when that gutiar plays i was staring at the rude boys

  • Classic...Enough said!!!

  • Ill give the ruts props but dont hate on fans of Gallows, cause iyou call this real music? its outdated, may be classic but still.

  • This is a stupid argument. Their both solid. Of course the gallows one will be different, its a cover.

  • This is a stupid argument. Who cares, their both solid.

  • Ruts version is far superior but gallows attempt is suprisingly very good!!

  • staring at the rudeboys

    staring at the rudeboys

    dancing with the rudeboys

    touching the rudeboys

    being touched by a rudeboy

    having forceful anal penetration with a rudeboy

  • Sounds as fresh now as it did when I heard it in 1980 on the playground!

  • i'm sixteen, i live in hungary, i have no fucking idea what the gallows is but i love the ruts

  • just listen to the fucking song .......

  • Dag Nasty covered this in the 80s. Brian baker was definately influenced by Paul Fox guitar playing among others... Fuck Gallows.

  • I <3 gallows - just discovered this song was originally by the ruts and I prefer it - after all the gallows would be fuck all if it wasn't for bands like this who paved the way.

  • @Bowenwww sorry my mouse slipped whiclst i was trying to add this to a playlist and accidently pressed down on your comment but i don't mean it! sorry! x

  • Right this Gallows vs Ruts stuff needs to stop now. I love both bands and it is clearly obvious that Gallows are hugely influenced by Ruts cos they covered one of their songs so please stfu.

  • ponce shit.

  • Ok, I just typed in 'Gallows staring at the rude boys' I had to turn it off after 20 seconds, it made me feel sick. I will fuck off now on my way and wonder what this world is comin to? The lead singer had Ginger hair for fucks sake, how can he possibly do it like Malcom did... Oh, I must be gettin old.

  • @MOONST0MP No you're just an idiot. What the fuck does hair colour have to do with anything?

  • @HoosierMF Nothin to do with his hair , it was just totaly fuckin shit. end of.

  • @MOONST0MP That's all you had to say. I'm just happy good music is getting exposure. Not saying you are one but there's nothing worse than elitist "punks" who think punk died in the 80's.

  • @HoosierMF No not one at all, how the fuck could I possibly be a punk, for one its 2010??? at two, i am only 37, punk was before my time , I was only 3 years old in 1976, and no I wouldnt say punk died in the 80s, it died in the 70s!

  • @MOONST0MP Your brain died at birth, moron!

  • @MOONST0MP never died oldy.

  • @caviano Yea it did youngy.

  • @MOONST0MP LOL, I agree with you.

  • @xreddragonx I thankyou Sir.

  • What is Gallows???? I love this song, I remember buyin this single when i was a kid, I loved the ruts when i was a kid, dare I listen to this Gallows version???? Why the fuck do people piss about with classsics????

  • This is a raw menacing sound generating immense energy and threat. The voice is distinctive and perfect for this. However The Gallows just sounds like kid wannabes with a souped up sound who basically sound like their playing in a pub. It offers nothing but commecial value.

  • @ashmiles couldnt agree more!!! x

  • This song most be in the top 20 of the old school punk rock.

  • MEILLEUR GROUPE PUNK EVER...

  • proper punk..... proper music!!!!!!!! x

  • It's a good song but I don't really understand this whole Gallows vs Ruts thing. They did a cover of the song. Suck it the fuck up. Every punk band in the history of ever (read:the history of punk) has done covers. Some are good, some are bad. The gallows cover is actually good and so is the original. I'm just saying that just because you like one version doesn't mean you have to hate the other.

  • @littica Thank fuck you said that, so there is somebody with some brains around here!!

  • @littica i agree. i give props to any band that, even if they suck, at least attempts to cover songs... i know that they will always have more talent and guts than me.

    and because i clicked on the wrong video, i have now stumbled upon a new band...(:

    

  • @littica I agree, but i think the gallows version is more tune less and too raw, i prefer this version. But as you say each to there own, RIP Malcolm Owen. The Ruts supported the Damned at Wycombe town hall in 1979, thats when Malcolms head met the cymbal of the drum kit. I had the chance to go and turned it down, god i do regret this, but hindsight is an exact science.

  • @littica Here's the thing though. It's NOT good. There's the argument.

  • @MrScr3wy but thats your opinion. Thats one of the things about punk/ traditional skinheads. You gotta be yourself and have your own opinion. I like the gallows cover. I like this one. so shut it. If you dont like the gallows one dont like it. but shut ya god damn mouth before you disgrace what it is to be punk.

  • @XxkemoTHEemoxX No one was talking to you. So YOU shut it.

  • @MrScr3wy some ones defenseive how I just pointed out his flaw.

  • @littica I saw Gallows do their cover at the Taste of Chaos tour in Birmingham...was very good live!!

  • @littica ah,the voice of reason at last ,cheers mate

  • FCKNG AWSM!

  • im a fan of the Ruts and Gallows. the Ruts actually were immense, you cant really moan about Gallows covering either it was for anti-racism.

  • COOL

  • i had a friend, heaven and hell

    His life was short he lived it well

    The limits here, the time is now

    I'd like to lead you better how

  • @evertonio Great words by Vanian.

  • It's funny that people are talking shit about Gallows on this video, when 1) This is not the Gallows video. 2) Gallows can't be that bad if they like the Ruts. Just saying.

  • Gallows version of this song is great, but no way does it beat the original. No disregard to the gallows who are an awesome band, but covering a song is a responsibilty and after changing the lyrics its gonna piss people off.

  • @JollyMrSprite Not alot of people know, but gallows originally covered it for the NME, and they wanted to put it in the charts, but gallows didnt like the idea and this created a massive argument between Frank Carter (gallows) and the NME. The gallows donated the money made from their cover to an anti-racist charity in memory of The Ruts.

    Unfortunately the cover got into the charts at no.31.

  • RIP Malcolm Owen

  • somebody said earlier that gallows had thew intended vioence that ruts missed, you have no idea, there was no intended wiolence or intesity, the ruts mainly wrote anti-violence tunes. gallows took this song and took all the key lyrics out, replaced them with plain silly violent lyrics. bad.

  • Too right brother,they have no idea of what this was really about

  • THIS IS A PRETTY BAD GALLOWS COVER

  • @TheMindtoaster This is the original.......Gallows is awesome one of my favorite...but learn your punk fool...respect the originals bro.

  • @TheMindtoaster

    haha!!

  • @TheMindtoaster wally

  • I can really appreciate this music. Really. I'm a huge fan of this generation's music... but I've got to say, I like the Gallows version just because it's heavier and makes me want to punch someone in the face.

  • You've you've got to admit, this is the great version of this song, but this is just a song. The Gallows version is a fucking riot-starter.

  • Why are so many people so quick to resort to penis based insults? Is it because they have penis envy or are they just voicing latent, repressed homosexual feelings?

    The phrase '...doth protest too much' springs to mind.

  • malcolm owen 14/7/80

    gone to soon

  • malcolm owen 14 july 1980

    gone to soon

  • Malcolm Owen....irreplaceble ,one of the last 'punks' that was for REAL.

  • dag nasty did it closer to home but gallow's was pretty good

  • i listened to this version and the gallows version and i have to say the gallows version is better. i guess because i like the aggressiveness in the gallows version better. thats just my opinion

  • top band......great tracks....class act.

    'with anxiety, Babylons burning'..

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  • ill put it like this, i like both gallows version an the ruts version, i only listened to this cuz i wanted know what the original sounded like, an i love it.

  • the ruts were good but the gallows update this song and get the intended violence and excitement in a way the ruts miss completely

  • @TrevorBadass ur a fud

  • both versions are good i like this too coz its a kinda like oldskool punk

  • who the fuck are gallows? I'll bet they have tatoo's and sound like a chainsaw with drums in the background, utter shite. I remember the ruts, they were a 1st class live band and in my opinion they cut the best ever peel session. they dont make bands like this anymore.

  • gallows version is miles better than this bag of shite!!

  • your such an ignorant little fuckin prick

  • @AlexIsAinmDom firstly how am i ignorant?? i listened 2 the song and like gallows version better, secondly how do u know im little u dont even know me, and thirdly fuck u!!

    i think gallows shit on this version, thats my opinion n if u dont like it u can go suck a cock.

  • well firstly im not getting into a "who's bigger" arguement with you. secondly how is this version a bag of shite if the gallows covered it? it obviously deemed good enough for gallows who are such legends in the music industry. thirdly maybe i will suck a cock? hopefully yours to so fuck you 2

  • @AlexIsAinmDom well if uv not listened 2 gallows version then it seems u r ignorant one, its the same song but a different version meaning slightly altered lyrics, more intensity, this version is stale n the olny thing good about it is the chorus which is covered in gallows version.

    so yes u could say gallows are legends in the music industry because they turned a song into a great song.

    and you call me a 'little prick' when what uv just said is clearly immature.

  • i have listened to the gallows version before this was started and im not saying its a bad version. this started because you failed to see why they covered it. they're not going to cover something thats a "bag of shite". and no they are'nt legends in the music industry. you called this a bag of shite.A bag or sack is a non-rigid container that holds fecal matter. i called you a little prick meaning that you are the equivalent to a small penis which in modern comedy is perseived as humorous.

  • if i cared why they covered it i would have mentioned it in my initial post, i only said gallows version is better than this 'bag of shite' simply because i think it is . . . MY opinion and like i said if u dont like it you know what you can do.

    i didnt say nor did i suggest that gallows were legends of the music indunstry, you did and i just simply agreed.

    you started with the insults (just because i voiced my opinion) so thats would make you the 'little (might i add immature) prick'.

  • listen mate i never ever get into these fucking arguements i think they're thick. only because what you initialy said was uncalled for. your opinion is your own but have some respect for ruts fans. im not doin this anymore man and i suppose these means that you'll be saying "oh yeah you know im right". whatever man this arguemnt is stupid and i got far worse things to worry about. no music "is" shite its just the opinion given. fair play for botherin to listen.unlike many posers. nice tlkin 2 u

  • @karlraynes1986 "more intensity"? you obviously fail to understand the reasoning behind the writing of this song, and perceive it through revisionist eyes ignoring the era it was recorded.

  • @dortyhoor iv not ignored any aspect of either song, iv made a comparison and prefer the newer version . . . if you dont like my opinion im sorry, but i wont change it.

  • @karlraynes1986 I don't particularly care if you change your opinion or not, but this is an open forum where people are free to express their opinions. If you want to air your opinions here then it is only reasonable that others should be able to voice their's also, that's why there is a 'reply' option.

  • @dortyhoor whos stopping you from voicing your opinion??

    i have replied to the 'attack' by yourself on my opinion, i have said what i think and i dont appreciate people telling me ive 'oviously failed' to do something when i know i obviously havent.

  • @karlraynes1986 You are the person who has mentioned 'stopping' anyone, I was simply pointing out that if you leave a comment you should expect a reply, is that clearer? "attack" lol

  • @dortyhoor whatever, you look like you have alot of time on your hands so ill leave you to it . . . enjoy.

  • @karlraynes1986 Not as much as you it seems as I've had to come back to this the next day.

  • Class

  • tbh i think both the gallows version and the ruts version are in their own way both really good.

  • I wish these Gallows fans would fuck off back to Topman and Starbucks and leave the real music to us.

  • @frogswallop

    dont mess with Gallows =/

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  • @frogswallop nice one you dirty fuck xD right on!

  • @frogswallop Gallows are great man, Frank Carter is an amazing frontman (gets in the circle pits at gigs) and they are better than other punk out today eg Blink 182 and Sum41. I think you are getting confused with 'indie hipsters' listening to Foals and Bombay Bicycle Club. This IS the best song out of the two though :D

  • @b4con94 don't forget Rancid they are a good punk band

  • @frogswallop what are you on about? so all of a sudden fans of rock, punk etc shop at topman? wake up!

  • @pr0ct3r Fans of that crap punk impression do. An awful cover by an awful band with an awful fanbase. A band who is sponsored by NIKE, no less. Very punk! To quote Bill Hicks, 'Once you do a commercial, you are off the artistic roll call for good. I don't care if you shit Mona Lisas on cue.' Now start drooling on about how I'm a purist and I shouldn't frown upon a band trying to make money and I should appreciate both songs and I am an arsehole because I offended your favourite pastiche.

  • @frogswallop i'm not a massive punk fan and i don't shop at topman. they're a band who do what they do well or wouldn't be where they are now, i'm not going to go on about you should appriciate both songs because it is changed a lot and very different but you need to stop moaning and let other people have a fucking opinion! they're both good in different ways, if you don't like it then shutup about it. you're nore than an arsehole mate, you're a cunt!

  • @pr0ct3r Your utter lack of intellect in this debate is painful. I give a very clear reason why I hate the Gallows version, only to be called a cunt by stupid people who can't read my comments correctly. As for shutting up if I don't like something, fuck off. That's why we invented the comment box. And it also exposes idiots like you. Gallows are an insult to music, end of.

  • @frogswallop maybe that's because i'm a kid? what did you expect, some brainy genius with an iq of 200+? exposes idiots like me? haha aren't you big and clever. look down the comment page, majority of the replies to you so can't exactly call me when you're making yourself look a complete tit, act your age not your shoe size!

  • @pr0ct3r Again, a stupid person who can't read trying to show me what for and why is who hasn't read my comments correctly.

  • @frogswallop fucking mug, appreciate both. 

  • @frogswallop Gallows version is shit man, they cant even play it right

  • @frogswallop never been in a Starbucks in my life. Not that, that should have any influence on what music someone would like. I don't like your attitude, elitist dick. I could look like KISS and still like Gallows

  • the gallows lead singer is a ginger!

  • gallows version is well unimaginative and has no texture or depth. i don't mind bizzle's rap part but on the whole the original has so much more passion.

  • this has so much more depth to it than the gallows version which is just some guy shouting...

  • a quick message to all who think the Gallow's version is better than the Ruts. Go home and come back when you've finished helping Mummy with the baking. God Save The Ruts.

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  • ruts version way better as it has no girly black rap in the middle...gallows version back to the drawing board

  • thats the only fantastic version!!!!!

  • both versions are great.

  • forever awesome, forever special.. Long live the legend for those of us who missed it happen...

  • I like this, so no offence but I laughed my ass off when I heard this after hearing the Gallows' version.

  • i think the gallows-version is better

  • Pure class!!!

  • Who the f@%k are Gallows?

  • Gallows own this song......their version is way better

  • you twat!!!!!!!!!!

  • No cover is ever better than the original.

  • i saw these back in 1979,they were fucking brilliant.

    MALCOM OWEN RIP.

  • Don't forget Paul Fox too.

  • saw them ca. 1979

  • great tarck to have a jig to? yeah right!!! pogo and a riot at the local disco in my time,punks n skins hating one another and letting off a bit of steam at the DISCO!!!

  • the lyrics certainly reflected the violence and paranoia of the time

  • I don't like the Gallows version, but you know what? If it exposes a whole new generation of kids to the Ruts then more power to them.

    RIP Malcolm, you were the best!

  • @avooslwuthoqquan How the hell is this rock'n'roll, shit it is like Imperial Chinese court theatre hashed for a century or two. Do something new original, rebel, be loud but don't copy, don't imitate, and if being louder and more aggressive gets you going. Remember the top of the pops recording was nothing like the vicious hard renditions that old school punk was when played.

  • @avooslwuthoqquan And Paul RIP

  • I don't know what's with all this hating on Gallows. Both versions are good for their own reasons. This one has a nice early punk/new wave feel to it. But the Gallows cover has a lot of energy, and (I know from experience) is great to mosh to. They're both great bands; think of the cover as an companion to the original, rather than a wannabe replacement.

  • have just seen the gallows cover it`s shite i mean really shite

  • then don't look at it...

  • bollocks to the Gallows, they deffecated all over this song by bringing that Lethal Bizzle into it, totally killed it, plus they dont even play it right, use all the wrong chords.

  • my name is rudolf my nickname is ruts

  • What a bloody shame M.Owen died, I still wonder what they could of gone on to do, they were such a good band.

  • 77-80

    What a time for UK music, The Ruts right up there with The Jam etc....

    Rip Malcom and Paul and also RIP UK music.

  • The Ruts song I liked was In a Rut.

  • They're both great songs. The Gallows version has more aggression, while the Ruts has more style. Why are we even arguing about this?

  • Classic. RIP.

  • coverphobes are what ruin music

    let alone shit covers

    i love both versions

    anyone that doesn't, doesn't know good music

  • Originals are always better ;)

  • "y would u want to listen to this?" The Gallows obviously did or they wouldn't have copied it.

  • you mean coverd it m8

  • Look, I love The Gallows version, and am open to covers of this song, but that comment is just damn ignorant. The Ruts are incredible.

  • @Evilucas totaly agree

  • shit compared to the Gallows version?

    you have absolutely no appreciation of music...

    you make me sick