Penetration - Don't Dictate

[grazianeddu]

Pauline is still a beautiful woman*__*

[romanrory]

went to their last gig at the Marquee. fantastic night

[garylongden]

It captures the zeitgeist of the era - guitar horribly out of tune.

[hotclaws]

I'm somewhere in here too.

[clockwolf]

And the moral of the story is..............don't fuck beer over Paulinre in 1977.

[Gnasher77]

I was there right in the middle of the scrap I remember it well. It was pretty scary I was only 16, that sort of thing started happening far to much really quickly at punk gigs in 77 and it soon burned out. But before long punk razed its ugly head again to become the attitude and sound we all know and love today.

[slayermik]

@Gnasher77 gary chaplin now teaches me about buisness grants and stuff in music haha its propper weird knowing that someone who teaches me was in a really successful punk band 

[TrevorTrunks71]

Get in theer. Haven't seen thios for twenty five years, love seeing that nobhead getting his head kicked round. And the bass players shit singing.

[MrYahboo]

Always enjoy this clip - Pauline was a babe and I love seeing that twat get a well deserved slap or three.

[KazakageoftheSand]

good song

[OpenedCanOfWhoopAss]

I know someone who saw the Clash back in the day, and by the time they'd finished their second song they were coated in spit.

[revolution606]

they where old skool back then that guy got a good hiding lol

[Reint25]

Is that Lemmy at the side of the stage? 

[doctorw2]

yes this is real punk rock right here!

[jphoenix77]

That fucker so deserves to hiding he cops LOL

[PUNKSTERdarien]

love the way she dances aha

[punkisdead36]

no me dictes nunca,hijo de puta!!!

[neonwind]

Brilliant!

[davechels1]

Ninyae, Sydney's punk scene must have been different from London's

[nobbilc]

Classic Punk anthem !!

[ElectricLabel]

Posh girl? Pauline Murray was a hard-as-nails Geordie...

[nobbilc]

@ElectricLabel Geordie ??

They were from Durham !!!

[ElectricLabel]

@nobbilc Sorry, I'm down south, it's all the same to us. When we say "Geordie", we just mean all you lot up there north of Manchester but south of Scotland. No offence.

[ninyae]

I don't really remember spitting being a part of the punk scene in Sydney. Never had anyone spit at my band but then I do remember having chairs and bottles thrown at me.

[davepx]

@ninyae

lol, I never saw a flying chair, but I think gobbing lasted longer in the north after arriving later (probably after it was already on the wane in London). I'm ashamed to say I once scored an unintentionally too direct hit at Howard DeVoto - he condescendingly shook my hand as if to say "clever boy" - his look of justified contempt broke the habit. The hair-washing on getting home after each gig remains etched in my memory.

[moobyuk]

lol i was there that night

[TheKenney81]

id have smashed that beer bottle straight over that twats head

[roddy76to86]

Well the show had to go on !

But if that had been Siouxsie, she'd have waded into the audience and given him a damned good kicking.

[touchandgod]

Nice posh girl with just a bit of sneer. Fun tune.

[korralon]

D'ONT DICTATE!!!!!!!!!

[frippp66]

Genius - one of the greatest pop moments ever.

[zeppman2]

@frippp66 This is punk rock not pop :))))

[clockwolf]

Great band, was lucky enough to see them live supporting Buzzcocks in 1978 at the Mayfair Brum.

[sptfgpn]

It was nasty to throw beer at that nice posh girl singer. He was asking for a good hiding.

[washingliquid]

dont dictate to me, i'm not your secretary. besides a dictaphone will do the job just as well. and good on the audience for giving that yob a good pummelling. he's a vibrator fan i should'nt wonder.

[gloubloux]

Gobbing is a gross way yet exciting of clapping and cheering somehow...

[Raymantico]

I daresay that we would have stomped the beer-slinging twat a bit earlier

[FIFTY2WEEKS]

It was de rigeur to spit at the bands...fuelled by the media. I saw Siouxsie and The Banshees and her hair was dripping. Bass player threatened to quit the dig if the punters didn't stop. Pauline had courage. She was only about 19 or 20 at the time.

[jakethedragonkeegan]

It was beer they were slinging, but yes Pauline was not overawed by much, then again she was from Ferryhill in Durham !

[FIFTY2WEEKS]

Yes of course it was. I can see it now. Free drinks!! Yes I read she saw The Pistols at The Rock Garden in Middlesbrough and taht inspired her. Its cool that such a key figure in the first wave of punk did not come from London or Manchester

[jakethedragonkeegan]

whos bin on y utube

[NickSendall]

So good to see this again. I remember seeing this clip on "So It Goes" late one night - instantly became a Penetration fan (and incidentally, vastly superior to The Vibrators!!!!!!) The gobbing and such like were all part of it then, lol!

[ahughes798]

Thanks for posting this video. I love this song.

[jonsopwith]

you stupid fucker, I was trying to stand up for them - even tho I know they're a bit shit . Of course they're not better than the vibrators.get a fucking grip. that ugly , lesbian trollop will never write a song as good as baby,baby or stiff little fingers.u stupid cunt

[1975Punkette]

How could anyone do that to her......she looks great,her singings awesoms,THAT EFFING BASTARD DUDE!!

[WoodRatGirl]

If you thought that was nasty then you should the video on here where poor Siouxsie Sioux gets spat at while singing.

[katzetnik135633]

wααα no mαα

en el electric circus

geniαl

ahi tαmmbiien

toqo joy division (L)

grαndez epocαz!

[tony2329]

pauilne, how did you ever carry on with all that gobbing at you,saw you few times 77/78. been away.are you still about?

does anyone know?

[AlexDeLargo]

If i were her I woulda taken that bottle and smashed it over that little shits head!

[clmtwilight]

they are playing at the wickerman festival in scotland in the same slot that sham 69 played last year. hard act to follow!

[longinusmaximus]

i can see why these guys were never that popular, buncha fags.

[solitarydaz13]

lmao, that dude at 38 is awesome! the fact that he wastes his drink of the shitness of penetration, and gets its off him, but the fact that he does it again! penetration suck and that guy knew it! ROCK ON FOR THAT DUDE!!!

[jonsopwith]

What would you know about Penetration, you little cunt? They were good enough to support the Vibrators, so they're good enough for you. Now fuck off and listen to whatever other 21 year olds listen to.

[solitarydaz13]

actually one of my friends done a documentary on them and filmed some of their stuff, so i know a little about them actually :D

Just because they support a good band like the Vibrators doesnt mean they have to be good in everyones eyes, in mine, i think their awful (penetration not vibrators (never thought id say that in a conversation about music lol)) Yeah im 21, i think ill go listen to some T-Rex/Bowie/Otis Redding... youknow the good musicians of years past. UH HWEE!!

[coyoteman04]

my oh my yer grammers piz poor.or may-b .muzt b bad diktation...

[jonsopwith]

Yeah, the kid's right. They are fucking shit. Respect to the younger generation. If he likes the vibrators, he'll do 4 me!

[electricbluegoo]

what a fucking jerk that guy was. i wouldve got down and fucked him up.

but shes the bigger one.. she treasured music most.

finish the song. then kick ass... hahaha

[netgemiplayer]

it's ironic that punk was supposed to be for angry teenagers but most of the musicians in the bands that played it were in their mid to late 20's

[Armalyte75]

Hows that Ironic? Name the bands in question. It `appealed` to angry teenagers...and angry adults, doesnt mean that every band had to CONSIST of angry teenagers.

[Khultan]

Boy, is that four eyed freak so LUCKY. His ass would have been stomped on.

[coshthedriver78]

a fucking great track.

[siarung]

to the guy spraying newkie brown all over the shop(and then receiving a well deserved battering 1:15) Welcome to Manchester

[RongOst]

oh yeah

[davepx]

@siarung

He might've been from Manchester! It's not just Geordies who drink it, and we real Northerners know better than to waste the broon nectar. 1977... that must've been at least 30p worth - grounds alone for a good kicking.

[siarung]

@davepx he probably was i manc,i was just trying to be cute

[MrKk1874]

@siarung r u sure thats beer?

[staggers4367]

@siarung haha great spot think it was for wasting beer though ha

[vampyr1960]

fuckin luv this band !

[gachnik85]

O! fucking goood!!

[BigWolfLTD]

fuck yes, DONT DICTATE

[hairymary1962]

ah... the milk bottle disco in cov some great nights there so there was...

[Grahamlad]

a great teen anthem from back in the punk days when there was a generation gap!

[zeziliapcurtis]

i like this band

[vacillateallday]

Used to go most Sunday nights - an experience like no other...my ears ringing/hung over into my lessons in school on Monday morning - I'd do it all over again.

Violent/menacing/glue sniffing nights too!

[he777he]

fuckin great to see this song an good to see the twat make someones night more fun,aaar punk good times

[gfrkiss]

pauline...Luverly but don't forget Gaye Advert!! Brilliant song....

[JK2OJacko]

1:17 Don't fuck about in Manchester, you'll get fuckin whacked!!!

[jamjargod]

0:45 i taught she was going to kick the bugger in the face

[bongobeatbaby]

What a treat to hear this again! My brother used to walk up the stairs singing "don't dictate" after stepmother had told him off. He was always too quick for her.

[clockwolf]

Saw these at the Mayfair in Brum 78 aged 15, top quality, also saw em support the Buzzcocks same year. Penetration were very underrated as far as I remember. Amnd by the way the bloke who was chucking his beer all over Pauline in this vid deserved to get his gonads booted in. The 70's were violent times and punk gigs especially.

[bluekuriboh]

my favourite all time babe, never really appreciated at the time and still performing! Pauline Murray is / was a babe and the rest of the band are good guys too!

[royalmail48]

I went to the circus in 77 dont know if I saw her. wonder what shes doing now i'm 48 now brings back memories - actually the crowd was worse than seen here got quite worrying

[loontheklown1]

well i might be wrong but im sure i saw these at the witchwood in ashton under lyne about 3 years back?

[royalmail48]

I dont follow the punk scene now but ta

I'll check out the witchwood, the Thatched

pub in stockport had the drones recently they were at the circus too.

[atonalcanticle]

Absolute babe. The crowd look a little wild.

[gentai13]

God save Pauline Murray on this vid!..fuckin great!

[adelepark1]

oh yeah this is awesome, I loved his band.

[germcorp]

God bless Pauline.......she got off her ass.....and put the band together...these days our revolutionairies get pregnant and go live in a slum somewhere...where's the punk rock these days.....tut tut.........

[jsp9ph]

First group ever saw live.Hope the git throwing beer at Pauline murray was the one getting a beating.

[h1aa]

Come on, this was the punk era. Everyone got gobbed on or had some sort of offensive material thrown at them.

[royalmail48]

The idea was that no one was looked up to after theyd go for a drink with everyone else it wasnt about money of fame.

[scardi48]

exelent!

[Fenton4500]

Look at that nob in the front row throwing beer at her.Ace video and song though!

[WolvoExPunk]

I think he's the one getting a lamping half way through.

[DoogeMeister]

One of the finest singles to come out in 1977. Penetration were just excellent live. Saw them a few times in London. One of the Marquee shows back in 77 is one of the best shows I've ever been to.

[JohnnyMofeta1]

jajja me encanta cuando le dan de ostias al de la cerveza

[tclish191261]

Ah them were the days - saw them at the rock garden in the boro and they were amazing.

[bonniesbed]

ferryhill power at its best still going today

[merseyside]

havent seen this for years ,the two lads getting smacked great stuff from the late 70s

[prianKaos]

Revolution action!!!!!

[neverbeen2]

i have this on vhs somewhere? with lots of other punk bits and pieces :)

[duffsmoses]

Cool! dj used to play this at a club i used to go to in the early eighties along with the skids killing joke siouxsie etc quality!

[zagrebdinamo]

superb

[macccityrocker]

I was at this gig Great Band, Great Gig, Great Venue, a bit lairy sometimes getting there and back though

[Khultan]

Still keep finding bands I've never heard of in my time. Holy shit!! She shoulda bopped that goddamn roach showering her with beer *or I hope it's beer*

[libertarian1]

for original penetration records and other 70's punk records go to stoopidrec dot gemm dot c o m

[dazedNconfused4444]

hilarious, you're about 30 years late

[ashie259]

Girl standing next to the idiot seems to come in for a chance swipe, as well

[VL1302]

Yes, nice one. Brings me back. Still like and play old school Punk/Oi! Indeed, it is somehow pleasant to see the idiot getting a battering. Sadistic us! ;-)

[TubeDragon1]

Happy days Penetration reformed about 4 years ago and still going but it's not the same..Hounslow Mob still lives on...

[howstan]

pensioners of outrage

[GS160Mk2]

Always good to see that idiot chucking and spitting water getting a battering!!!Watch closely!!

[wildthing1969]

makes me young again to when i was a punk(still am)

[fasterthanvalentino]

Ditto, thanks for sharing this, it is hard to find....

[Electra100]

Fantastic stuff. Takes me right back. I used to love this band