Stiff Little Fingers - Beirut Moon

[possnoah]

I have been avoiding post 83' Stiff Little Fingers stuff but I love this!

[corporal747]

I broke my flip flops bangin my feet to this :)

[evert72]

Seems Jake was to busy making good music to give a fuck what his "look" projected.

[TheophilusPWildbeest]

Magnificent.

These guys deserve a medal for writing this song.

How about a modern refresh - Gaddafi was nobodys friend for 40 years , and then he decided to sell his oil to China and bingo! a popular uprising against him backed by Nato. Bet that version gets banned as well.

[schecterscott]

one word....... Masterpiece!

[drdesdare]

this is a slightly slower punk song from one of the greatest punk bands ever. Yes it is still punk!!

[bcfcmandan]

Does it really matter whether its punk or rock? Its a quality tune!

[WeeMannAKASnoop]

This is punk! Punk-Rock, which is still punk!

[SuperBassMastar]

QUALITY!

[hailstrrrm]

It's still punk just really 80's I guess, which makes sense since it came out in 91... 

[mateyla321]

lives on through eras slf you got a clue say it through music carry on you can

[corporal747]

I cant get my lap top up loud enough to give this song the volume it deserves!!!:)

[TheJohnjubilee]

im 11 and i love this song

[25rsboy]

SLF and Iggy and the Stooges are my favorite two punk pands EVAR!

[Punkyadam2k8]

Noo

ii was slagging off the people who said it

i mean yehh this isnt punk, stupid bastards

[monkeyboylx92]

@Punkyadam2k8 This is punk. This is punk before it became lost and mass produced by those that misinterpreted it.

[TheNoislamification]

thanks for posting mate....classic !!!

[toysolder101]

why cant i listen to go for it on you tube does nobody listen to real songs anymore lost in my eighties fingers rock they always have had a great time last tiime you came to dublin cheers jake and ali s l f

[frnzwrtz]

any one knows the year of this video?

[xxMiniMonkeyxx]

rihgt all i can say is this is a brilliant band but two years ago i was thouraly dissapointed because i saw then two days running, jake burns said exactly the same thing inbetween each song and it made me thing WHAT THE F U C K

[jakenewcastle]

@xxMiniMonkeyxx

Ah. Welcome to the dilemma of the touring band, MiniMonkey. Yes, we do tend to use the same introductions/set-list etc. because it's usually a different audience each night and if we've worked out a show that works...why would we short change people ?

[jakenewcastle]

@xxMiniMonkeyxx : It's a tricky thing. We could play different songs/make different intros each night but they would be badly rehearsed and would lead to poor performances. When someone has paid a LOT of money (in some cases) to see us, shouldn't we ensure that they get the best possible show ? As I said, we'd love to play a different show each night, but if a thing works...why change it.

[jakenewcastle]

@xxMiniMonkeyxx : That includes intros: that's what the songs are about after all. We can't change the truth. Thanks for at least coming to two shows, though !

All the best,

Jake Burns.

(Stiff Little Fingers).

[topmarx100]

@jakenewcastle UNDER AN AFGAN MOON



[ohbugger54]

if the goverment ban a song because the veiw it as a threat how can it not be punk

[TheClapVideos]

When i first heard this song i was blown away. It's so catchy, the vocals are great and i love the guitars. What else can i say?

[mateyla321]

facts of life whats happening right now take a breath n think of words 1 half of world saves a few other half kills life thats a thing what happens these sing life tunes whats happening here n now under any moon on earth dont matter where from its the truth

[grimreaper666278]

emmm i thing to say cos anarchy to the wystems of government emmm asshole,,, these boys bring up thinjking toools,, if you never been there then youl never kno

,,, ignorance is bliss,,, cheerio

[knor656]

Great punk (!) song, by a great band. Can someone tell me what the last line in the video is? It starts with: Don't forget the.... The rest I can't read very well.

[grimreaper666278]

SLF are an amazing band,, great lyrics always will love the way they can take a situation and write a song that says it all.. thanx SLF



[aldarcy]

Isn't punk all about being 'different' and protesting? 

[emergenyexit23]

@aldarcy hAHAHAHhahHAHhahahHhahHhahHAHA­Hhaaaaaaaa! You make me laugh.

[TheGiggadude]

Theres such a high chance this would have been a hit! why the fuck was this sensored, so anoying. kinda funny that the guy was set free like 6 days after this song? XD Huge fan.

[OrdinaryDreams]

SLF Are playin in Buckley Tivoli North Wales! I can't wait whooooo

Saturday 9th October

This will be awesome

[amenonmicapiscono]

What does the song talk about? SLF sound very "hard rock" in this song. Don't they? P.S: I know I'm a F***@#*** C***. So please, forgive me.

[Draugh39]

@amenonmicapiscono

The song is about the kidnapping of John McCarthy, a British journalist who was held hostage in Lebanon for 5 years. The British government (under Thatcher) refused to do anything to help him go free and this song criticises their inaction. The single was removed from sale to the public by the British government on the first day of release.

[amenonmicapiscono]

@Draugh39 Thank you very much! There should be more songs like this today: It's good when music criticises the government! ;-) And SLF are very good to criticise!

[barmat17]

favourite band ever

[SloppybobStudios]

Ok.. this is punk! Stiff Little Fingers are more punk then this "sum 41" Punk is about the attitude, and the music is about whats in the song. Can i just point out that im 15 and have not listened to "sum 41" or whatever they are called.

[cillian1983]

cracking tune. to all you little 15yr old sum41 fans, stiff little fingers were propper punk. punk was a movement not a hairstyle

[evert72]

Nope defo not punk. Havent spent excessively long perfecting mo hawks and studding leather jackets. Thats all punk amounts to isnt it?

[inch126]

Great tune.. how true, the sh** about not dealing with terrorists is Bull

[jenssalumae2]

under a Beirut, under a Beirut moon.

What a song. Flags and Emblems aint quite up to the standards of Inflammable Material but it's still one 'eck of an album.

Jake Byrne for PM!

[mateyla321]

save anyone we are all same human

[DavidRatcliffe]

Great track. Flags and Emblems is horribly underrated.

[xtxist]

@DavidRatcliffe yes it is exatly right

[xtxist]

@DavidRatcliffe

[99bobalot]

Go the Fingers!!!!

[jaredcoleere]

so moving love it

[TheInnerWeb]

under a Beirut, under a Beirut moon!

too awesome, thanks for the up

[AngryBritPunk1976]

Fuckin awesome. VERY powerful.

[Futtan]

well leftist so called punks support the Hizbollah ,the guys behind this abduction. so why is my video of Jake Burns with a Northern Ireland-shirt ´80,from TOTP performing Nobody's hero.Always banned then trying to upload it?

Is Jake a Linfield-fan?

[jakenewcastle]

@Futtan Nope. Cliftonville at home. Newcastle United from then on ! (Oh, with a Liverpool dalliance in the middle !!)

[lambsay]

whats the deal with the birtish goverment to think that my dad gets caught when hes in iraq the british couldnt give a s***

[GOLDdetermination]

Bloody good,

"I'm sorry son there's nothing we can do!"

[DavonFeth]

this is a really addictive song, i bet it was very influential when it was released.

[AlabamaCelt]

The video was banned by the BBC if I recall correctly when it came out. Doubt they'd ever play anything that isn't mainstream anyway.

[LINCOLNLADDY]

This was actually banned by the British Government who didn't want to be shamed into negotiating with terrorists.

[schecterscott]

yeah, so fingers just re-released it with the new name "moon" lol love it!

[LINCOLNLADDY]

It probably would have been if it was released before John McCarthy was. However, it does highlight the fact that our "All-Powerful" Government don't give a damn.

[Ostarara]

What is it with people not thinking this is punk?

[sham64andahalf]

Beats me mate. Some people are simple I guess :-)

[rhysjenks]

@sham64andahalf course this is punk :P

listen to the lyrics XD

Just because it doesnt sound completely aggresive doesnt mean its not punk XD

[TheInnerWeb]

This song is LEGENDARY

[Punkyadam2k8]

sum 41 im a punk not a prick

[terribleone794]

you's too gay

[Punkyadam2k8]

lmao not punk,stupid bastards

[sham64andahalf]

You are the stupid bastard. Get back to your Sum 41 album you little prick!

[LaraandDrakeFAN]

Hey Sum41 are well good and so are stiff littler fingers so lay off you bastard.

[andyiseval]

@Punkyadam2k8 wow, you dumbshit

[emergenyexit23]

@Punkyadam2k8 anyone who's you tube name includes the word punk is far from qualified to pass judgement on what is or isn't punk.

Bunch of mindless weasles conforming to a hollow stereotype.

[njlacrosse9]

@emergenyexit23 ive seen that guy on alot of videos of different bands saying they arn't punk...

[WhooLeAhh]

@Punkyadam2k8 If this isn't punk then, what the fuck is it?

[WhooLeAhh]

@Punkyadam2k8 If this isn't punk then, what the fuck is it?



[fight4games]

your a fag

MrPainfullytrue

[MrPainfullytrue]

This band aint even punk, it's quite clearly pop industry.

[RemoteAdam]

Oh clearly, do you know what you just said?

[MrPainfullytrue]

I just said 'thanks for getting me beer from the shop'' however if you mean can I read and ubderstand my own comment.....listen to them again and don't believe the hype........Some things are quite clearly manufactured.....either that or production totally changed their sound before releasing a record.

[SoiCowboy2]

What a moron you are. They've been around since the mid 70s.

Seen live a dozen times. Put anything to shame today

[MrPainfullytrue]

Yea,yea...I'm a moron blah blah blah

[kanodaburb]

ma ma got me into these 6 years ago wen i was thirteen like there fuckin awsome check out runnin riot for more belfast punk

[IrishPatriarch]

Still good watching them, but nothing beats watching them 25 years ago on the rough trade tour.

[drturfuyfrtyuf]

Yes...

My EVIL brother once went to a concert, and caught a guitar pich AND a shirt that they threw out.... I hate him sometimes, lucky bastard!

[AlabamaCelt]

Great song, just saw them tonight. Still got it. I'm wrecked!

[ciaranlynch1985]

They never play this live, its a classic

[LINCOLNLADDY]

Check them out playing it live on youtube videos. Also see Each Doller A Bullet, even better!!!

[AnarchyNils]

Great song, they just dont seem to ever let us down! Went to see them in Bridlington last night it was amazing!!!!

[Bakesrules10]

awesome tune

[panthro555]

I just finished "An Evil Cradling" by Brian Keenan - John McCarthy is one of the main characters.

Interesting to hear the lyrics of this song after reading that book.

[davesfence]

GREAT BAND

[joshyboi1991]

anyone message me if they can send me this song

please!

[ch33der]

amazing band

[strenshamboy]

Yer they are making a new album cuz i went to the Bristrol Concert and they played some of their new music its insane!!!

[AnnieColween]

tHIS GUYS ARE TO LOVE

[roflda]

apparently their making a new album hope it comes out soon slf rules

[badmev]

fuck me......

[mcliptrick]

going to see them tonight in Belfast... fckn yeeeeeoooooo!!!

[punkisgoodnotold]

this is a amazing song thuogh its more of a rock song than punk thats y i prefer songs like suspect device and altrenative ulster

[stashyjon]

first time i've heard this, it's storming. always knew SLF were the best of the old punkers

[qjfc]

They are still better than a lot of the new "punk" bands

[fragglesrock1303]

SLF are fekin magic

[RogerSLF]

They broke up in 1983 & reformed in 1987

[TOWER12RIP]

sisck song

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[scabby25]

Which album is this song on?

[sham64andahalf]

Flags And Emblems mate

[woodyboyone]

i got it on some live album, its sick on that as well

[ShonaJohnson11]

my band play a cover of this but stiff little fingers sounds beter coz its the origianal

[colmmcc]

NO SHIT!

[ShonaJohnson11]

WTF

[Sonitnatsnoc]

oh you think so? ....Nah I think you guys sound way better.........NOT!

[ShonaJohnson11]

go suck on your mums man boobds

[rankinroger1]

Perhaps SLF could contact the families of our hostages in Iraq and re-relaese this to draw attention to their plight - after today's (20/07/08) news this might shame the govt in to doing something (negotiate!).

[mike802]

hahaah why? that guys been down there for 18 years, he's either released already or he's dead, i'd put my money on dead. and SLF broke up, i'm sure you already knew that though.

[rankinroger1]

For a band that broke up they did a pretty good set in Ipswich last month as part of their UK tour.

[tannersarms]

EPIC FAIL

[tommyslf]

epic faiL????? SHUT UP YOU BALL SACK

[1991slfdan1991]

ONE BIG HUGE FAIL.

if i was you id just delete my youtube account.

[irishrocker]

The last verse is mad powerful. "Don't give up, don't give up, argue, beg and plead"

[jaredcoleere]

wow i love this

[rankinroger1]

Brilliant song, brilliant video. first time I heard it was on free cd from the Times in January. The video says it all British Governments didn't care, dont't care and will never care about ordinary British people.

[theonlytruepunk]

No Government cares about it people...they care about what we can do for them. We are not them, we are the pawns in their greedy escapades.

[DeathOrGlory83]

Sad but true for the most part

[LINCOLNLADDY]

not exactly true mate, the little irish government were instrumental in the release of Brian Keenan.

[theonlytruepunk]

Yes...

[skat3rrz]

must say this song is absalutely fab!

[andydinger]

what would you no?

[andydinger]

fucking rite, belfast!!!!!!!!!! best city in the world (no one argue with that)

[ibanezcc]

its a pretty shitty city.

[calum6442]

have even been there

[ibanezcc]

yes i have. haha. i used to go every weekend. But to be honest i was just sayin its a shitty city cuz the dude who said "its the best, no one argue" is someone i know.

[calum6442]

ha ok lol

[TheDoorsRule]

dublins better woot

[rangersguy68]

rate it alang side glasgow they both rock

[mcliptrick]

going to see them in Belfast tonight ;)

[mabs94ctid]

johnny seven too

[JonnyOnly666]

they should re-relise it because of the 4 hostages in iraq, its almost exacly the same situation

-government not reasoning with the terrorists

-in captivity for a long time

itl proberly get banned again

[thegoodusernameman]

What a fuckin song!

They were brilliant in the early days but the shit with Bruce Foxton is just amazing

[rangersguy68]

this was on an album called flags and emblems fantastic album look for the song called no surrender its fuckin ace

[EnylrebQ]

This is a great song!!!!

[EnylrebQ]

This is a great song!!!!

[potatoe57]

Northern Ireland's finest

[tententsdrinker]

Oi! Belfasts finest! LOL,,, Don't call me.

[TheophilusPWildbeest]

I heard this for the first time in December 2007 on a free CD which fell out of the Sunday Times...this is utterly brilliant and now recognised as such by the posh press. Quite right. Bloody good show you chaps. The CD is now in my volvo to educate my kids.

[anarchy4theuk222]

Me 2! Although I didnt manage to get volume one.

[skylinemad2433]

volume one was awesome just as good as the second volume

=]

[johnnytenjobs]

Same here! The most played track from that CD

[LazarusOwenhart]

Load this onto your XBOX360 and play ANY level of COD4 to it.. it's awesome.

[avelandpunk]

nerd alert

[Donbrasherr]

Jake burns is a credit to the world. Well done champ. You are a good man.

[bfawu]

Def the best he's written, and when you think of Each Dollar a Bullet Harp Forensic Evidence Hits & Misses Safe as Houses all biting comments on society thats saying something.Look at Alan Johnson recently, Hammas got involved to get him released,not the British. 15 years on and still a relevent song

[ftfc92]

has anybody got an MP3 of this its fuckin awesome??

[mutley1962]

sure have

[drturfuyfrtyuf]

lol! stf r da best

[NUKEMTWICE]

well jake its friday night on you tube this song still sounds sound

[NUKEMTWICE]

this song live is as good as suspect device

[xxxDarkfire]

Wow!! thanks so much for posting this vid - absolutely love the song, deffo one of my faves and now, for the first time, I've seen the vid! flucking marvellous!

[Andozslf]

fucking hell

[schecterscott]

brilliant song! jake is the best songwriter in the world!! i advise all fingers fans to check some of my vids out!

[rottimark]

ofghovgnkovgbknbkmkb mbkino;blkonv good song

[votablefacism]

fantastic

[rottimark]

what a good song!!! watch BILLY IDOL

keep rocking

[bobdot2000]

One of my favourite punk songs!

[Habibasse]

Quite brilliant ! Not the punk band i've known the best... but i'm on my way to discover them a bit more !!

[tententsdrinker]

Nothing changes...think about it!

Sharp mind that boy ^^^

[MIG31M]

WOW !!! 1st time i've seen this video. My fav SLF song and now the vid. Damn powerful song, and as usual a great message to all goverments.

Go For It !!!

[beautifulusable]

LOVE THIS VIDEO! what a tune! and stiff little fingers - what a band!

[NAPPEY]

SLF ARE THE BEST BEEEEEP BEEEEP

[saxonUK]

they have to be one of the best punk bands of the late 70's and 80's and still going strong

[punkmaximus999]

i ent herd this song in ages, it came on the other day at a gig and i spazzed out so hard

[mucaam]

songs like this wil gonna change the world and the minds off all of us THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US

[HugoHosen]

la mejor banda de todas!!!!!! AGUANTEN LOS FINGERSSS!!

[geebilly69]

--hungry like the wolf

but the song and video build to a great climax and message

not a punk song, but political power pop

quite a change from the 70s SLF

[geebilly69]

suddenly i feel hungry like the wolf

[spare1965]

sussed it,thick or wot, its Henry Cluney avin a bad hair day

[spare1965]

never seen this before,but stranger still,who's that playin lead guitar

[vpuislife]

fucking decent

[OldGlorySkin74]

Alot diff than there previous stuff. Takes some time getting used to if your an SLF fan but overall a good song. I personally have never seen this video.