And EVERYBODY: For the love of Mankind, if you're having a bad day, if you're hopped up on meth, if you just had a psychotic break, please do not try to handle it by shooting up those of us just minding our own business. That will NOT help you in any way.
Then pick who you think would be cool to hang out with and play them the Ramones. If you dig the Ramones and they've never heard of them you're obviously the coolest one there, and if they're cool too then they'll want to hang out with you! Start with Blitzkrieg Bop. If they don't like it, play Beat on the Brat and dismiss them as unworthy of your love. YOU, my friend, HAVE the coolness.
Chuck Norris originally wrote this song about the day of the week he didn't like. They had to change it to "Monday" after he side-kicked that day off the calender.
I guess Seinfeld bears a resemblance. This is Sir Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, singer, songwriter, humanitarian, political activist, philanthropist, and actor (played Pink, the lead in Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' movie). This video is in '79, 3 years before that movie came out in '82. Four years after that in '86 he received honorary knighthood as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II. Just a tad bit of cool trivia for you. :-)
She actually said, "I don't like Mondays, this brightens up the day." The Boomtown Rats were doing a radio interview when the story came over the AP wire and Bob Geldof went back to the room and got the idea for the song.
This doesn't have to do with any soviet people, it has to do with a massacre in a school. When they asked the kid why he did it, he replied "I don't like Mondays."
bhcanaswp --The Soviets did the dying in that war, the British just got carpet bombed if the British lost as many soldiers as the Soviets there would be no British left,fool so stop spouting shit and yes America takes undeserved credit for winning that war when we were just the money men. Sorry
the english did not win the war russia and the u.s.a. intervention superior military won ww2.read history dont listen to idiot british propaganda.meanwhile brits occupy part of our country northern ireland.yet bring down the berlin wall shit lately.u.s.a brits full of hypocricy
bob geldof is a scumbag who made millions out of others misery.why dont he give away to worlds poor his money.he cant sing dosent talk or look like us irish.what a prick
Spencer's crime, her perceived lack of remorse, and lack of a serious explanation for her actions when she was captured, inspired the song "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Irish band The Boomtown Rats, written by Bob Geldof.
Er, what did I miss about the war references. This has not a damn thing to do with kicking Nazis' asses or anything. How do the lyrics relate to WWII?
Yes, sick story. What's more sick is the kind of background she came from. There were allegations (by neighbours) of sexual abuse by her father. When she was sent to a juvenile centre, her father married her room-mate once she was of age. Later, a parent of a child that was killed in the shooting actually spoke up for on the girl's behalf, knowing what kind of horror she had had to live with. This poignant, empathetic and sardonic track is a brilliant capture of a terrible story.
Actually, this song has nothing to do with Hitler, or WWII. It's about a young, 16-year-old girl who sniped out students in her local school-yard with a rifle. When she was asked why she did it, she responded with the sadistic comment, "I don't like Mondays."
Sick story, I know, but the Boomtown Rats did a great job of publicizing this event. Great song.
britain beat germany because they had this new invention,maybe youve heard of it,its called RADAR,the battle between britain and germany was all airborne considering the body of water between them,when hitler lost that air duel he got pissed and attacked russia but couldnt handle there large forces although they lacked in firepower,america was mostly dueling with japan for a majority of the war,i mean they did bomb us,so we mainy focused our attack on japan to get back at them.
hitler thought more highly of the british than the russians as a race. that is why he chose to not go through with operation sea lion and through with operation barbarossa.
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are you retarded, The Battle of Britain was a failure for the Germans and thats why he didnt go through with operation Sea Lion. I'm assuming your british and therefore a dickhead but fuck off with your cocky remarks and learn bout what your talking about.
Clearly you're a poorly educated yank. I'd agree with you to a point if you could you know, spell simple words like colour properly. unless of course you're Irish, then all i can say is "wheres ur taters at?"
He is right.The free french forces one more than one occasion .They were in the commandos,they helped liberate their homeland,and they showed they're not cowards.And without them in WW1 we wouldnt be able to even talk about ww2
Wow guys this video takes the cake for unrelated wikipedia article reciting in an aggressive, competitive format. I feel like I need to add something here.
"Oh boohoo you couldn't have saved us from WWII if we didn't exist to get rolled over in less than 2 months by the German armies."
To be fair though your countries are all so very very small that I'm sure it only takes a half-hour for a tank to drive from one side to the other anyways.
So I don't completely flame this thread. Great song, and Bob Geldof is awesome. He organized Band Aid and Live Aid. Geldof is more of a humanitarian than Bono will ever be.
I don't understand how people could possibly bash each other over something that happened 70 years, and especially when non of you even experienced any of it. the only thing you can do is learn from it.
"No wonder Bob Geldof is such an expert on world famine. Especially as he has been living off 'I don't like Mondays' for the past 30 years" - Russell Brand.
Geldof wrote the song after reading a telex report at Georgia State University's campus radio station, WRAS, on the shooting spree of 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer, who fired at children playing in a school playground across the street from her home in San Diego, California. She killed two adults and injured eight children and one police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime, and her full explanation for her actions was "I don't like Mondays; this livens up the day."[
this is YOUTUBE! if you're going to argue politically, argue on a video that has something to do with the topic. Jesus it's the boomtown rats, not the fucking history channel!
I was gonna comment on the song, but reading some of these other comments I am intensely pissed off.
America: You didn't win the fucking second world war. Your contributions to the western front were an integral part of the overall victory, but this illusion you've created for yourself that you single-handedly defeated the Nazis just sickens me. It's self-deluded. There were over 200 divisions in the German army. You know how many were on the Western front? 1. All the others went into Russia.
@meticulator well i think there was a pacific front too but who am i to quote facts. I'm not trying to play the role of arrogant american but I'm relatively certain the Allies would have gotten their asses handed to them without our material and military aid. I;m not saying we won. In fact, America got off quite easily but don't attack us just because were proud of our involvement. The Allies won it may not have happened without American support. End of story. everyones even.
Holy...how did this song end up in a WWII tirade?
America, you didn't give a fuck about anything until Pearl Harbor. Maybe if you'd gave a shit you wouldn't have had to resort to dropping atomic bombs on Japan. And the only nation to have ever used nuclear weapons, I might add.
Does anyone wonder why the rest of the world hates Americans? If the U.S. was so integral to the resolution of WWII, why is it that Canada is praised on Remembrance Day?
Your an idiot. Maybe if Great Britain hadn't stuck their head in the sand, and the French hadn't just caved in right off. WW II would have turned out different.
We only saved the world for the second time. Not even going to get into the Marshall Plan and the rebuilding of Europe. With people like you running around makes me wish we hadn't.
"Great Britain hadn't stuck their heads in the sand," Fuck you, the commonwealth stood for an entire year on our own, without backing down. You "saved the world for the second time" Yeah right, you only came into the Great War in 1917 because of American interests (and even then, you barely contributed a thing, unlike the Commonwealth and French forces), the same can be said for the second world war, american interests again with Pearl Harbour. without Europe america wouldn't be here today.
Neville Chamberlain was an incompetent toad who let Hitler role over Europe without doing a fucking thing. Maybe if he had some balls Britain wouldn't have had to withstand being bombed to shit by the Nazis. Your asses would have lost WW I without us, late comers or not. You definitely would have been born a German citizen without us if we hadn't come in and saved you in WW II also. Hard apple to swallow, but all true you prick.
Fuck off. while i will fully accept that Chamberlain was an idiot, do you realise that without the Commonwealth and French forces in The Great War you wouldn't have even had a chance of "saving us in WWII,"? Which, by the way, you overestimate yourself doing anyway. We, the Commonwealth, and Free French forces destroyed just as much of the German war machine as you in WWII, if not more so. As you say, hard apple to swallow, but all true, prick.
Bullshit one of the only reasons that Britain even made it through was Germany's arrogance. Germany had Britain at Dunkirk but someone stopped thinking for a second and let the German airforce try and eliminate them which didn't work. I'll give it to Britian for taking the bombing they took and for thier command of the skies but without America it is possible to say Europe would have been lost. Britain and America both saved France's ass however. Well them and Canada at D-Day.
Well, actually, the wwII was lost when Stalin invaded Germany, D-Day was pretty pointless, it only shortend the war, but the Germans was still Doomed.
Yeah in the seance of ending the war but had France by completely taken who knows they might have been able to take Britain which would give Germany a better chance to beat Russia.
Hm, Germany had the whole France, but failed to take Britain because Hitler was bad at planning the attack. I don't say that D-Day was bad, it was good because it ended the war, but the war would have ended the same way still. On the other hand, the things US did in the Pacific was verry good, the stopped the imperial forces from taking the entire ocean and brought democracy to Japan, and that was a verry good thing.
Guys,just stop arguing,we all know world be a better place if Hitled had won over USA and Britain,the jewish held lands... Rotshield has a direct link to english queen,nothing more doesnt need to be said...
he video is very English for a song about yet one more American psycho with a gun, isnt it?
They should have gotten some obese kids for hte video and swapped the boaters for a few McDonalds tshirts. That would have been more realistic and explained that the reason Brenda managed to shoot so many is becasue they are so much bigger targets than brit kids.
except that at this time people werent as huge as they are today. honestly, im kind of embarrassed for my country because of all the gluttony.. but anyway, this song is amazing.
well yeah, fair point, Reedtarded, i was just taking the piss anyway. :)
That said, i'm surprised the bloated yet oh so sensitive (presumably american) wankers who gave me neg rep could reach the mouse button without hyperventilating. Impressive.
Well done you 2, was that your exercise for the week? Go and have a Big Mac to reward yourselves. Go on. You know you want to.
you're confused, i take it you haven't actually been here. you may be talking about some states i haven't been to. the us is a diverse country, matty. i'm in california, fit as a fiddle, looking around me and i see a health conscious population.
lol you made me laugh XDD your so right. i...kinda like the song, its catchy X3 its kinda taking it to the extreme shootng people because she didnt like mondays...weird o.o
ive heard 3 different explanations for this song. 15 year old goes nuts and shoots classmates, elementry teacher shoots students on the playground, and 16 year old shoots from bedroom. which is it for hells sake?!
the 3rd, 16 year old girl shoots from her bedroom on a playground from elementary school and when they asked her why she did it she said: i don't like mondays, this livens up the day
when a 16 yearold girl shot her principal and others from her bedroom window across the road into a school she went too. when police came, her explanation was, i dont like mondays, this livens up the days, she got a 25 year scentence, she has done the 25 years and is applying for parole right now
Bucky and Big are correct. This song was not banned and was actually a pretty big hit for them. I remember listening to it. The story behind it was known back then.
we have to discuss what happened in our drama lessons and basically what happened is: a 16 year old girl in america shot 10 people from her bedroom window and when she was asked why she did it, she just replied "I don't like Monday's" and nobody knows why she did it and this song is actually banned in america.
If I recall correctly, the actual shooting took place in somewhere in Southern California. San Diego, I think. ( ? ) I think we expect, if not accept that a very small percentage of disturbed boys will be violent little monsters. But NOT 16 year old girls. This incident shook up most of the U.S. and Europe. I disagree that Geldof was trying to exploit the incident. I think it really disturbed him as much as it did the rest of us. Unfortunately, the video conveys none of that.
I'm in the disagree category that this is an exploitation of the tradgedy as well. As to the video, the song was written by Bob Geldof, performed by The Boomtown Rats and the video director was Philip Neil Wainman who has the most to do with the feel of the video. Any intentions by Mr Geldof are pretty much null by the time we get to the video. That's why I don't think this video is an accurate representation of his intentions.
This song is an exploitation of tragedy (at least the lyrics are). I would hope the profits that have accrued to UMG and Mr. Geldof from the song are being put to good use.
I disagree. Although this video seems to have little connection to the subject matter of the song, the song was not written to exploit the actual shooting that occured. I think Geldof was truly disturbed, as most of us were, by the real incident in 1979. It is shocking to have a 16 old GIRL pick up a high powered rifle and just start shoting at kids in the playground. The explaination of why she did it was simply bizarre and disturbed folks up as much as the incident itself. Just senseless.
yeah, technically it's 70s, but it was New Wave and still close enough to the 80s MTV era to have videos and be influencial. There were other songs that sucessfully bridged the decade, such as "Psycho Killer" (Talking Heads), "Rock Lobster" (B-52s), "Heart of Glass" (Blonde), "Pump it Up" (Elvis Costello), "Just What I needed" (Cars), "My Sharona" (The Knack), "Cars" (Gary Numan), "Roxanne" (Police) and "Is She Really Going out with Him?" (Joe Jackson).
I used to watch this on a free video my dad got off McEwans Lager, anyone else have that and it had loads of cracking music on it? It had INXS Need you tonight and Goldy and Creme Cry? I loved it
May I remind folks that people have done worse crimes than this and walking free now the Jamie bulger case 2 evil children kidnapped him and mutilated his body and left him to die on a train track hoping to hide what they done are now walking free with protected identities nows thats sick
Respectfully, the boys who killed James Bulger were ten years old when they did it. TEN. I'm not saying that ten-year-olds are too young for punishment and incarceration, but I have no problem opining that a life sentence for a ten year old child would be cruel.
The Song Is After An Episode In The United States. A 16 Year Old Brenda Ann Spencer Fired At Children Playing In The School Playground With A Big Gun.
When The Police Afterwoods Asked Her, Why She Did It, She Just Answered: 'I Don't Like Mondays'. It Was Based On A True Story It Happened In On January 29, 1979
They mention it in an episode of The West Wing; Twenty Hours In America, I think it was. Josh says "It's Monday", for some reason, and Donna starts talking about the song and the story behind it. Later in the episode, they play a cover of the song underneath a segment about a bombing at a school.
sure the man has done some dodgy sh*t but name any rockstar that hasnt the main thing is he is trying to make a difference in the world....plus the man was FRIKKEN AWESOME IN THE WALL
You arses make me sick and its Sir Bob he has helped so many starving people who cant help themselves lets go have more babies so they can starve too its stupid we do care but had enough who helps uk no one
I'm sorry. I just thought the joke was funny. I in no way meant to imply that Bob Geldolf is not a true humanitarian. To be honest I don't know a huge amount about him other than his connection to Live Aid, and this song. Please excuse me. I'm an American girl and wasn't yet born when he was at his peak popularity! Sorry:)
Okies at the end of the day Brenda was a child I agree no guns but having instability is not right too but why should she be in prison for the rest of her life not right
Brenda Spencer. Nice girl. Opened fired with rifle on a bunch of innocent school children. She was 16 years old. And still in prison over 30 years later. What a waste.
I bet his part in The Wall helped him survive more-so.
Your statement about famine is stolen and misquoted....
In 2006 while presenting the NME Awards, Russell Brand made the joke, "Really, it's no surprise he's (Geldof) such an expert on famine, he has after all been dining out on 'I Don't Like Mondays' for thirty years". This was a response to Geldof calling him a "cunt"
Why did you shoot those people? Because i dont like mondays :)
What a classic
xBoRnSLiiPpY89 2 years ago 5
Who does?
Kevin90028 2 years ago
nobody xaxaxaxaxa
1988wonderwoman 2 years ago
i found out what this song was about this morning so sad....but the some is sooo catchy haha
officialrachael11 2 years ago 2
Jerry Seinfeld? A *little* bit. For a much closer resemblance, check out Richard E. Grant in Withnail & I.
zoltanroolz 2 years ago
And EVERYBODY: For the love of Mankind, if you're having a bad day, if you're hopped up on meth, if you just had a psychotic break, please do not try to handle it by shooting up those of us just minding our own business. That will NOT help you in any way.
mkfly1 2 years ago 3
Then pick who you think would be cool to hang out with and play them the Ramones. If you dig the Ramones and they've never heard of them you're obviously the coolest one there, and if they're cool too then they'll want to hang out with you! Start with Blitzkrieg Bop. If they don't like it, play Beat on the Brat and dismiss them as unworthy of your love. YOU, my friend, HAVE the coolness.
mkfly1 2 years ago
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12 people died and that isbull sh!t that she did that :(
mattfish10 2 years ago
Progessivedotcom?..What the Hell is up with that? ShitAss
BonesJuly 2 years ago
Chuck Norris originally wrote this song about the day of the week he didn't like. They had to change it to "Monday" after he side-kicked that day off the calender.
JustinFromSydney 2 years ago 2
I love the piano in the beginning. :]
Great song... despite it's depressing inner meaning... :o
shikamarusgirl08 2 years ago 4
lead singer looks like Jerry Siendfelt
sk8erdude1134 2 years ago 4
uh, it's bob geldof.
opalrok 2 years ago
I guess Seinfeld bears a resemblance. This is Sir Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, singer, songwriter, humanitarian, political activist, philanthropist, and actor (played Pink, the lead in Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' movie). This video is in '79, 3 years before that movie came out in '82. Four years after that in '86 he received honorary knighthood as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II. Just a tad bit of cool trivia for you. :-)
mkfly1 2 years ago
The Dude from The Wall....
mach1man22 2 years ago
oh well idt anyone not knowing who they r would result in no friends, but im sure ull find some
supplement31 2 years ago
o thts fine n dandy. just sayin not everyone knws things u know
:)
supplement31 2 years ago
dont be rude if someone dsnt know something tht u know even if ur younger than tht person
supplement31 2 years ago
lol I was ironic but no problem dude
Frank332666 2 years ago
wow you're a beast to know that lol
Frank332666 2 years ago
Its funny, that this is the song they got most known for.
TheNausicaa 2 years ago
She actually said, "I don't like Mondays, this brightens up the day." The Boomtown Rats were doing a radio interview when the story came over the AP wire and Bob Geldof went back to the room and got the idea for the song.
Gunfighter1b 2 years ago 2
why the hell is everyone talking about wars??
great song though
kingoflions90 2 years ago
This doesn't have to do with any soviet people, it has to do with a massacre in a school. When they asked the kid why he did it, he replied "I don't like Mondays."
bubbleofthestage 2 years ago
it was a girl, actually. Brenda Ann Spencer. The attack happened in 1979 in San Diego. She was 16 years old at the time. She is still in prison.
bach36251 2 years ago
i think it was a chick dude in america and it wasnt a massicare i think only one person died or none.
jonolordyy2 2 years ago
more like 8 died and 12 injured
ilikebumholes 2 years ago
12 people died and that is bull sh!t that she did that :(
mattfish10 2 years ago
Yeah, seriously, what a dick thing to do, shoot someone with a hunting rifle... She should definitely go apologize.
TheRealBoz 2 years ago
2 dead, nine injured
TheRealBoz 2 years ago
bhcanaswp --The Soviets did the dying in that war, the British just got carpet bombed if the British lost as many soldiers as the Soviets there would be no British left,fool so stop spouting shit and yes America takes undeserved credit for winning that war when we were just the money men. Sorry
delatour42000 2 years ago
The British did win the war,the U.S joined at the arse end of it to claim the glory..everyone knows that.
bhcandaswp 2 years ago
the english did not win the war russia and the u.s.a. intervention superior military won ww2.read history dont listen to idiot british propaganda.meanwhile brits occupy part of our country northern ireland.yet bring down the berlin wall shit lately.u.s.a brits full of hypocricy
MrStoneyburke 2 years ago
bob geldof is a scumbag who made millions out of others misery.why dont he give away to worlds poor his money.he cant sing dosent talk or look like us irish.what a prick
MrStoneyburke 2 years ago
*****How do you know if your sister is on her period? Your dad's cock tastes funny.*****
thebeast0011 2 years ago
This is the best school shooting rampage song ever.
NaitchahBoy 2 years ago 3
agreed!
ilikebumholes 2 years ago
And you would know this how?
5k077y 2 years ago
SKOTTT!!
mollymoon1234 2 years ago
Yes?
5k077y 2 years ago
Heyyy!!!
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mollymoon1234 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure she was up for parole this year but missed out for another ten.
voicebeyond 2 years ago
Spencer's crime, her perceived lack of remorse, and lack of a serious explanation for her actions when she was captured, inspired the song "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Irish band The Boomtown Rats, written by Bob Geldof.
SiriusNoTypo 2 years ago
The song has to do with Brenda Spencer
Who went on a Shooting spree in 1979
When she was 16 years old When asked why she went on her rampage, she shrugged and replied, "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day."
BrandinSantos 2 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks bob geldof was hot..?
teeheeetummytums 2 years ago
I miss the 80's soooooooooooo much. Thats when music was reallly good like This..................
redmark19666 2 years ago 2
That song has nothing to do with World War II,what the hell?
TheEloeo 2 years ago
Er, what did I miss about the war references. This has not a damn thing to do with kicking Nazis' asses or anything. How do the lyrics relate to WWII?
2973272 2 years ago
How the heck does this have anything to do with this song ? look we blew up those natzi bastards what else do you want ?
aly369 2 years ago
I love the piano! o0 <3 xd Jesus, I really love itttt !xd
xxXNevis200903Xxx 2 years ago
Yes, sick story. What's more sick is the kind of background she came from. There were allegations (by neighbours) of sexual abuse by her father. When she was sent to a juvenile centre, her father married her room-mate once she was of age. Later, a parent of a child that was killed in the shooting actually spoke up for on the girl's behalf, knowing what kind of horror she had had to live with. This poignant, empathetic and sardonic track is a brilliant capture of a terrible story.
2973272 2 years ago 3
Actually, this song has nothing to do with Hitler, or WWII. It's about a young, 16-year-old girl who sniped out students in her local school-yard with a rifle. When she was asked why she did it, she responded with the sadistic comment, "I don't like Mondays."
Sick story, I know, but the Boomtown Rats did a great job of publicizing this event. Great song.
AlexWerkmeister 2 years ago 6
I do believe you are correct.
wesleyhux 2 years ago
I love this song...Bob Geldoff was so hot in his day...
eval1313 2 years ago
britain beat germany because they had this new invention,maybe youve heard of it,its called RADAR,the battle between britain and germany was all airborne considering the body of water between them,when hitler lost that air duel he got pissed and attacked russia but couldnt handle there large forces although they lacked in firepower,america was mostly dueling with japan for a majority of the war,i mean they did bomb us,so we mainy focused our attack on japan to get back at them.
Birkeland69 2 years ago
hitler thought more highly of the british than the russians as a race. that is why he chose to not go through with operation sea lion and through with operation barbarossa.
KevinHeaven9 2 years ago
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are you retarded, The Battle of Britain was a failure for the Germans and thats why he didnt go through with operation Sea Lion. I'm assuming your british and therefore a dickhead but fuck off with your cocky remarks and learn bout what your talking about.
roryduggan 2 years ago
the operation was canceled before the battle was over....
KevinHeaven9 2 years ago
also, don't assume, it just makes an ass out of you
KevinHeaven9 2 years ago
i always heard:
"don't assume because you will make an ass out of "u" and "me."
isn't that right?
"u" and "me" are in "assume"
TheyH8MePoopsie 2 years ago
well you're right, but i'm not being an ass
KevinHeaven9 2 years ago
Clearly you're a poorly educated yank. I'd agree with you to a point if you could you know, spell simple words like colour properly. unless of course you're Irish, then all i can say is "wheres ur taters at?"
CosmoKing09 2 years ago
Hey i'm Irish!! Haha
MissLaurzygirl 2 years ago
What's with the Hitler discussion?
Good song.
TheCheerioBandit 2 years ago 6
Why is everything taking about WW2?????? Dicks... Great song!
Chalky2007 2 years ago 2
What a bizarre set of comments here!
Personally, the American intervention was very welcome in WW2. Otherwise, my nan won't have married a G.I. and I wouldn't be here!
TopRobbo1970 2 years ago
How about everyone just take a deep breath and step away from the keyboard.
But also this is a great song, love it.
Harrygibson999 2 years ago
and i meant won instead of one
iamskylartodd 2 years ago
He is right.The free french forces one more than one occasion .They were in the commandos,they helped liberate their homeland,and they showed they're not cowards.And without them in WW1 we wouldnt be able to even talk about ww2
iamskylartodd 2 years ago
Wow guys this video takes the cake for unrelated wikipedia article reciting in an aggressive, competitive format. I feel like I need to add something here.
"Oh boohoo you couldn't have saved us from WWII if we didn't exist to get rolled over in less than 2 months by the German armies."
To be fair though your countries are all so very very small that I'm sure it only takes a half-hour for a tank to drive from one side to the other anyways.
(PS: maginot line)
flimflambbq 2 years ago
quit fucking fighting and enjoy the video
letsmakeamovie66 2 years ago
So I don't completely flame this thread. Great song, and Bob Geldof is awesome. He organized Band Aid and Live Aid. Geldof is more of a humanitarian than Bono will ever be.
travsv 2 years ago
I don't understand how people could possibly bash each other over something that happened 70 years, and especially when non of you even experienced any of it. the only thing you can do is learn from it.
powergoat91 2 years ago 2
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sad sad song..
ShooterStudios 2 years ago
this was the first song of the band that i heard.
TheHurito 2 years ago
I'd like to learn this song on the piano.
xILLxChronic 2 years ago
me too
aznperson569 2 years ago
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awful
tombolini5 2 years ago
omg
those guys look soooo crazy
moali92 2 years ago
"No wonder Bob Geldof is such an expert on world famine. Especially as he has been living off 'I don't like Mondays' for the past 30 years" - Russell Brand.
YassinTheAssassin 2 years ago
Geldof wrote the song after reading a telex report at Georgia State University's campus radio station, WRAS, on the shooting spree of 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer, who fired at children playing in a school playground across the street from her home in San Diego, California. She killed two adults and injured eight children and one police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime, and her full explanation for her actions was "I don't like Mondays; this livens up the day."[
grandrapidsnw 2 years ago 7
i hate mondays... the only good thing about 'em is when you come home :P
ModernMoviesInGaming 2 years ago
LOL
In Israel we start learn again on sunday so we call it DEPRESSED SUNDAY
Sharon121192 2 years ago 2
I hate bloody Mondays, I feel shagged all day and don't recover til Friday.
qr7ab 2 years ago
Realy Good...!
Dosander 2 years ago 2
this is YOUTUBE! if you're going to argue politically, argue on a video that has something to do with the topic. Jesus it's the boomtown rats, not the fucking history channel!
Justmesogoaway 2 years ago 4
''if it wasnt for the europeans americans would still be communicating by smoke signal''
AwkWordz 2 years ago
I don't think the intro fits in w/ the song. It sounds too good.
MishuTaste 2 years ago
I was gonna comment on the song, but reading some of these other comments I am intensely pissed off.
America: You didn't win the fucking second world war. Your contributions to the western front were an integral part of the overall victory, but this illusion you've created for yourself that you single-handedly defeated the Nazis just sickens me. It's self-deluded. There were over 200 divisions in the German army. You know how many were on the Western front? 1. All the others went into Russia.
meticulator 2 years ago 10
I'm American and I agree with you totally.
Deesanthem 2 years ago
@meticulator well i think there was a pacific front too but who am i to quote facts. I'm not trying to play the role of arrogant american but I'm relatively certain the Allies would have gotten their asses handed to them without our material and military aid. I;m not saying we won. In fact, America got off quite easily but don't attack us just because were proud of our involvement. The Allies won it may not have happened without American support. End of story. everyones even.
TheQuietOne02 2 years ago
@TheQuietOne02
Russia drew the short straw but shouldn't have sided with Nazi Germany. This isn't directed at meticulator. He was right just stating facts
TheQuietOne02 2 years ago
You'll have to forgive him, see, here in England we aren't allowed to be publicly proud of our involvement because it may offend minorities.
CosmoKing09 2 years ago 2
Hey I won't argue with you. FDR was pretty harsh in treating Churchill, telling him to give up your empire.
efrem1 2 years ago
Riiiiiiiiight!
Really we didn't win it?
If we didn't enter the war you would all be Goose stepping Nazis.
Buttoncopy 2 years ago
I prefer a Nazi then an american...
(thats not totaly treu, but I want to be clear...)
garaapje 2 years ago
Holy...how did this song end up in a WWII tirade?
America, you didn't give a fuck about anything until Pearl Harbor. Maybe if you'd gave a shit you wouldn't have had to resort to dropping atomic bombs on Japan. And the only nation to have ever used nuclear weapons, I might add.
Does anyone wonder why the rest of the world hates Americans? If the U.S. was so integral to the resolution of WWII, why is it that Canada is praised on Remembrance Day?
ctoregan 2 years ago 2
fuck tha gooks if there gunna use gorilla warfare why cant we ps i know i didnt use the correct spelling for the word gorilla
1suck1it1 2 years ago
if your going to say that you might has well f your mom you jerk >:( > :(
domenicb10 2 years ago
Your an idiot. Maybe if Great Britain hadn't stuck their head in the sand, and the French hadn't just caved in right off. WW II would have turned out different.
We only saved the world for the second time. Not even going to get into the Marshall Plan and the rebuilding of Europe. With people like you running around makes me wish we hadn't.
travsv 2 years ago
"Great Britain hadn't stuck their heads in the sand," Fuck you, the commonwealth stood for an entire year on our own, without backing down. You "saved the world for the second time" Yeah right, you only came into the Great War in 1917 because of American interests (and even then, you barely contributed a thing, unlike the Commonwealth and French forces), the same can be said for the second world war, american interests again with Pearl Harbour. without Europe america wouldn't be here today.
mushroomanchilli 2 years ago
why are you arguing about this via youtube comments its so pointless go and have a hot bath.
mrcuddles100 2 years ago 3
Neville Chamberlain was an incompetent toad who let Hitler role over Europe without doing a fucking thing. Maybe if he had some balls Britain wouldn't have had to withstand being bombed to shit by the Nazis. Your asses would have lost WW I without us, late comers or not. You definitely would have been born a German citizen without us if we hadn't come in and saved you in WW II also. Hard apple to swallow, but all true you prick.
travsv 2 years ago
Fuck off. while i will fully accept that Chamberlain was an idiot, do you realise that without the Commonwealth and French forces in The Great War you wouldn't have even had a chance of "saving us in WWII,"? Which, by the way, you overestimate yourself doing anyway. We, the Commonwealth, and Free French forces destroyed just as much of the German war machine as you in WWII, if not more so. As you say, hard apple to swallow, but all true, prick.
mushroomanchilli 2 years ago
Sorry if I sound rude here... but could you please fuck off and enjoy the video instead of bitching over WWII?
385torontoglasgow583 2 years ago 2
Bullshit one of the only reasons that Britain even made it through was Germany's arrogance. Germany had Britain at Dunkirk but someone stopped thinking for a second and let the German airforce try and eliminate them which didn't work. I'll give it to Britian for taking the bombing they took and for thier command of the skies but without America it is possible to say Europe would have been lost. Britain and America both saved France's ass however. Well them and Canada at D-Day.
ECWExtremeist 2 years ago
@ECWExtremeist
Well, actually, the wwII was lost when Stalin invaded Germany, D-Day was pretty pointless, it only shortend the war, but the Germans was still Doomed.
ZaCoder 2 years ago
Yeah in the seance of ending the war but had France by completely taken who knows they might have been able to take Britain which would give Germany a better chance to beat Russia.
ECWExtremeist 2 years ago
Hm, Germany had the whole France, but failed to take Britain because Hitler was bad at planning the attack. I don't say that D-Day was bad, it was good because it ended the war, but the war would have ended the same way still. On the other hand, the things US did in the Pacific was verry good, the stopped the imperial forces from taking the entire ocean and brought democracy to Japan, and that was a verry good thing.
ZaCoder 2 years ago
Guys,just stop arguing,we all know world be a better place if Hitled had won over USA and Britain,the jewish held lands... Rotshield has a direct link to english queen,nothing more doesnt need to be said...
14Srb88 2 years ago
yes brave americans do you think that us english helped out a little o no i forgot american won the war all on there own
jigsaw9780 2 years ago
Matty is only able to call Americans fat in English instead of German because a bunch of fat Americans died so he could.
You're welcome, you little ingrate.
bilvol 2 years ago
Fine by me - I remember the incident, though never heard the song before since it was banned in the US. Sic, sic sic
berrygoodstuff 2 years ago
I'm with Kissinger. Depopulate the globe.
Go team USA!
enkibumbu 2 years ago
thx!!!
v3spisti 2 years ago
This is what all the lads from work sing to me all the time! do know why tho :P
aaronboi07 2 years ago
It's kind of sad that people forget great songs like this ^_^
YayPinkie 2 years ago 2
the beggining looks like Kamelot's Love you to death..
LOL i love this song i saw it yesterday i just love it
ApocalypticaGirl13 2 years ago
he video is very English for a song about yet one more American psycho with a gun, isnt it?
They should have gotten some obese kids for hte video and swapped the boaters for a few McDonalds tshirts. That would have been more realistic and explained that the reason Brenda managed to shoot so many is becasue they are so much bigger targets than brit kids.
Matty73 2 years ago
except that at this time people werent as huge as they are today. honestly, im kind of embarrassed for my country because of all the gluttony.. but anyway, this song is amazing.
Reedtarded 2 years ago
well yeah, fair point, Reedtarded, i was just taking the piss anyway. :)
That said, i'm surprised the bloated yet oh so sensitive (presumably american) wankers who gave me neg rep could reach the mouse button without hyperventilating. Impressive.
Well done you 2, was that your exercise for the week? Go and have a Big Mac to reward yourselves. Go on. You know you want to.
Matty73 2 years ago
you're confused, i take it you haven't actually been here. you may be talking about some states i haven't been to. the us is a diverse country, matty. i'm in california, fit as a fiddle, looking around me and i see a health conscious population.
beccahday 2 years ago
Have you ever thought that this song doesn't have to have any meanings? It's just a song ffs....
WorkshopGG 2 years ago
Errmm.....it is about the 16 years old girl shooting school kids, it's no secret.
thesimplesimon 2 years ago 4
lol you made me laugh XDD your so right. i...kinda like the song, its catchy X3 its kinda taking it to the extreme shootng people because she didnt like mondays...weird o.o
PhilCollins4eva 2 years ago
ive heard 3 different explanations for this song. 15 year old goes nuts and shoots classmates, elementry teacher shoots students on the playground, and 16 year old shoots from bedroom. which is it for hells sake?!
sirseansy 2 years ago
its the 3rd one i think.
KariteGurl06 2 years ago 2
the 3rd, 16 year old girl shoots from her bedroom on a playground from elementary school and when they asked her why she did it she said: i don't like mondays, this livens up the day
Counti18 2 years ago 3
when a 16 yearold girl shot her principal and others from her bedroom window across the road into a school she went too. when police came, her explanation was, i dont like mondays, this livens up the days, she got a 25 year scentence, she has done the 25 years and is applying for parole right now
rm125madman 2 years ago
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nc490codyshuman 2 years ago
She was denied, wont' be eligible for 10 years now.
Gromklad 2 years ago
this was the first single I bought in 1979!
Oxgangs1966 2 years ago
Bucky and Big are correct. This song was not banned and was actually a pretty big hit for them. I remember listening to it. The story behind it was known back then.
Alexandertg1955 2 years ago
doctorwhofan747, better check your facts mate - what makes you think this (or any) song is "banned in america"?
BigRedRockEater 2 years ago
i'm just saying what my drama teacher told me. i'm so sorry i didn't get it perfect for you.
doctorwhofan747 2 years ago
we have to discuss what happened in our drama lessons and basically what happened is: a 16 year old girl in america shot 10 people from her bedroom window and when she was asked why she did it, she just replied "I don't like Monday's" and nobody knows why she did it and this song is actually banned in america.
doctorwhofan747 2 years ago
This song was never banned the the USA
BuckyVanBuren 2 years ago
sorry.
doctorwhofan747 2 years ago
If I recall correctly, the actual shooting took place in somewhere in Southern California. San Diego, I think. ( ? ) I think we expect, if not accept that a very small percentage of disturbed boys will be violent little monsters. But NOT 16 year old girls. This incident shook up most of the U.S. and Europe. I disagree that Geldof was trying to exploit the incident. I think it really disturbed him as much as it did the rest of us. Unfortunately, the video conveys none of that.
rondack17 2 years ago
I'm in the disagree category that this is an exploitation of the tradgedy as well. As to the video, the song was written by Bob Geldof, performed by The Boomtown Rats and the video director was Philip Neil Wainman who has the most to do with the feel of the video. Any intentions by Mr Geldof are pretty much null by the time we get to the video. That's why I don't think this video is an accurate representation of his intentions.
Scoperocker 2 years ago
This song is an exploitation of tragedy (at least the lyrics are). I would hope the profits that have accrued to UMG and Mr. Geldof from the song are being put to good use.
xlxfjh 2 years ago
I disagree. Although this video seems to have little connection to the subject matter of the song, the song was not written to exploit the actual shooting that occured. I think Geldof was truly disturbed, as most of us were, by the real incident in 1979. It is shocking to have a 16 old GIRL pick up a high powered rifle and just start shoting at kids in the playground. The explaination of why she did it was simply bizarre and disturbed folks up as much as the incident itself. Just senseless.
rondack17 2 years ago
xixijh: Bob was making a social statement on the incident. There is nothing wrong in that. Thats what art in its true form does.
Alexandertg1955 2 years ago
I thought the whole episode happed in London, England. "But whatever"! Anyhoot: My Insight is...
Does the Media influence Copy-Cat'ers as a result?
ShellTrek 2 years ago
man he was cute
angela5780 2 years ago
if this song is from 1979 why is it categorized as an 80s song instead of a 70s song? I have the same question for Video Killed the Radio Star.
corrupt200 2 years ago
yeah, technically it's 70s, but it was New Wave and still close enough to the 80s MTV era to have videos and be influencial. There were other songs that sucessfully bridged the decade, such as "Psycho Killer" (Talking Heads), "Rock Lobster" (B-52s), "Heart of Glass" (Blonde), "Pump it Up" (Elvis Costello), "Just What I needed" (Cars), "My Sharona" (The Knack), "Cars" (Gary Numan), "Roxanne" (Police) and "Is She Really Going out with Him?" (Joe Jackson).
timmyelliot 2 years ago
LOVE IT
97smart 2 years ago
I used to watch this on a free video my dad got off McEwans Lager, anyone else have that and it had loads of cracking music on it? It had INXS Need you tonight and Goldy and Creme Cry? I loved it
jennivega2001 2 years ago
pomóż chłopcu o balonowej głowie odnalesc swoich przyjaciol i obronic krolestwo przed gigantycznymi zabami.
bartkooowiak 2 years ago
great irish band
xplosivoval 2 years ago 7
May I remind folks that people have done worse crimes than this and walking free now the Jamie bulger case 2 evil children kidnapped him and mutilated his body and left him to die on a train track hoping to hide what they done are now walking free with protected identities nows thats sick
ilovebagpuss2008 2 years ago 4
Respectfully, the boys who killed James Bulger were ten years old when they did it. TEN. I'm not saying that ten-year-olds are too young for punishment and incarceration, but I have no problem opining that a life sentence for a ten year old child would be cruel.
ergogrrl 2 years ago
soz but i dont get what you mean what does it have to do with the song.i dont really get the song!
Ally29894 2 years ago
The Song Is After An Episode In The United States. A 16 Year Old Brenda Ann Spencer Fired At Children Playing In The School Playground With A Big Gun.
When The Police Afterwoods Asked Her, Why She Did It, She Just Answered: 'I Don't Like Mondays'. It Was Based On A True Story It Happened In On January 29, 1979
Playflame1 2 years ago
They mention it in an episode of The West Wing; Twenty Hours In America, I think it was. Josh says "It's Monday", for some reason, and Donna starts talking about the song and the story behind it. Later in the episode, they play a cover of the song underneath a segment about a bombing at a school.
PaperbackWizard 2 years ago
A big gun? Wow so many details..
bugggggles 2 years ago
and then 20 years later we got Columbine and 28 year later VA Tech
corrupt200 2 years ago
shoulder pads : )
This is a great song, but can we please remember that "Saint Bob" Is just a rockstar. He's not Jesus, he's Bob Geldof.
xxxsomeonextragicxxx 2 years ago
sure the man has done some dodgy sh*t but name any rockstar that hasnt the main thing is he is trying to make a difference in the world....plus the man was FRIKKEN AWESOME IN THE WALL
GRIMREAPER27272 2 years ago
jawesome
zythepsarian 2 years ago
:D I LOVE THIS SONG!
FlamBroyat 2 years ago 2
You arses make me sick and its Sir Bob he has helped so many starving people who cant help themselves lets go have more babies so they can starve too its stupid we do care but had enough who helps uk no one
ilovebagpuss2008 2 years ago
I'm sorry. I just thought the joke was funny. I in no way meant to imply that Bob Geldolf is not a true humanitarian. To be honest I don't know a huge amount about him other than his connection to Live Aid, and this song. Please excuse me. I'm an American girl and wasn't yet born when he was at his peak popularity! Sorry:)
jpeopolis 2 years ago
Okies at the end of the day Brenda was a child I agree no guns but having instability is not right too but why should she be in prison for the rest of her life not right
ilovebagpuss2008 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
I got the video on her on the news on my channel check it out,
xxbox6191 2 years ago
i have a link with bob geldof
harveym000 2 years ago
Brenda Spencer. Nice girl. Opened fired with rifle on a bunch of innocent school children. She was 16 years old. And still in prison over 30 years later. What a waste.
BarneyFlart 2 years ago 2
she was properly taking drugs,
xxbox6191 2 years ago
very good song
lacucarachapacha 2 years ago
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Hidai94 2 years ago
sad story behinds
gizmoboydave 2 years ago 3
so dark and creepy.
velvetyblackroses 2 years ago
Great song. Sad story behind it. Know wonder Geldoff knows so much about famine. His lived off this song for the last 20 years.
The1983Game 2 years ago 3
Sorry, accidentally clicked on this, since it was on my favorites, and I have to say that was funny as all hell! Hats off:)
jpeopolis 2 years ago
I bet his part in The Wall helped him survive more-so.
Your statement about famine is stolen and misquoted....
In 2006 while presenting the NME Awards, Russell Brand made the joke, "Really, it's no surprise he's (Geldof) such an expert on famine, he has after all been dining out on 'I Don't Like Mondays' for thirty years". This was a response to Geldof calling him a "cunt"
catjugbanjo 2 years ago
a very catchy, crazy cool song. but the story behind it is very disturbing!!
Google: Brenda Ann Spencer
Thatkidtiny 2 years ago
Finaly someone who gets it =]
JamieeTheGreat 2 years ago