Unity by Operation Ivy

[ianG91910]

Unity! HA!!

[JordiSmulders]

this song has nothing to do with war. it has to do with the devided punk scene, and how they should unite. Read the lyrics.

[minarchist43]

@JordiSmulders

who the fuck cares if it wasn't written about war? The lyrics apply to pretty much all war, not just to divisions in punk.

[SlayEmAll1986]

Yeah let's keep the war going! So all the idiots of the stupid human race will destroy themselves and this planet can go back to the way it should be. Humanity=biggest cancer on this earth.

[Bukujutsu]

Fuck socialism!

[KantorekBaumerB14]

i just love the beginning gets me pumped everytime

[97superdman]

mexico, viva mexico cabrones hihos de putaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[StudioNFC]

Maybe I can help. I hope so. I'm 34 years old and have paid attention to, been a part of, and loved the punk scene for more than 20 long years. And I've learned something along the way (or at least I hope I have)....it doesn't matter what religion you are...it doesn't matter what sexual orientation you are....it doesn't matter if you like mainstream music or underground independent music...

All that matters is that we stand together.

Because we only have each other.

[rfoxxy29]

@StudioNFC fukn right on!

[punkgabe]

are you fucking serios itsw idiots in this video that makes us look bad. god is love so he doesnt hate fags. whut ii dont get is punks saying christian punks arnt punks just cause we worship somthing called love

[sleepypenguin]

whats with all the rbf talk? it's all about streetlight manifesto!!!

and this song is cool too

[Notasheep187]

The guy who just commented is a homosexual man who joined to army soo he could meet men.......

[triathlonjoe]

@Notasheep187 ..... no one cares what you say, you're a troll.

[Notasheep187]

@triathlonjoe fuck man all u do is comment on military youtube videos your not even in the army its fucking pathetic seriously get a REAL life

[triathlonjoe]

I'm in the U.S. Army. Was in the Infantry. Hate if you want, but i'm pretty sure you wont because you're listening to this song. We are all fucking equal, whites, blacks, asians, middle east, latinos, indians, gays, straights, whatever. We're all the fucking same. Racism in the world is really starting to piss me off. A lot. Fuck racism, fuck homophobia, fuck hate.

"Love is my religion"

[thexeconomy]

@triathlonjoe religoin is a bad bad thing

[triathlonjoe]

@thexeconomy I still read the bible and follow it, but it teaches to accept all. To each his own.

[garr123]

great song, cliche montage

[AkiZivina344]

Make love,not war!

[chunkyT666]

16 Neo-conservatives accidentally were linked to this video apparently.

[levybaxter]

@chunkyT666 so true man

[Emmaashleyhanna]

muy buen tema

[xnotoriousss]

why does it say music video? it should be music slideshow o.o

[DheFreak]

Yeah!!

[ArtistXhairs]

lol huh? How is this better than Reel Big Fish?

[casualtie061188]

@ArtistXhairs

reel big fish covered this way after op ivy wrote it. reel big fish are a joke

[ArtistXhairs]

@casualtie061188 Oh, I know that they covered it a long time afterward, but to be honest, it sounds a lot better by RBF.

Well, that's my opinion, anyway.

[Greg509]

@casualtie061188 reel big fish sucks

[M15CY]

@casualtie061188 reel big fish are a joke? how the hell do you figure? because their songs dont appeal to YOU, they are a joke?

[casualtie061188]

@M15CY

Personally I find them to be a joke of a band, both in the fact that the majority of their songs are comedic and in the fact that they are not very good.

The fact that their best song is a cover of operation ivy says it all.

Now go wank off to "take on me"

[M15CY]

@casualtie061188 they are good, they are very good, and yeah their songs are comedic and immature but that's the point. they enjoy fooling around. and you can't back up the claim that they are a joke by saying that they arent good, because you probably cant back up the claim that they arent good. at all. aaron barrett is undoubtedly an extremely underrated guitarist.

their vocals are good.

their hornlines are great.

you can't name anything that isnt good. besides some shitty quality recordings.

[casualtie061188]

@M15CY

They are the good charlotte of the ska punk world. Music is all about opinion and in my opinion, justifiable or not, reel big fish are shit. They may be the best musicians in the world but I dont enjoy their songs and find them to be pretty toss

[kalikovisionmaster]

@casualtie061188 You say that music's all about opinion so don't get aggro when someone disagrees with you.

[howdyhoyo]

@ArtistXhairs reel big fish is cool... but im sure even they would say operation ivy is alot better... they kind of sprung from the loins of operation ivy like hercules from the loins of zeus.

[sephxmon]

imo, this one of the best songs ever written.

op ivy's lyrics are probably of the best i've ever heard

and i know this isn't about the song but i guess it's time every person unite instead of dissing on each others "scenes" or "cliques" or whatever the hell people would wanna call it.

there's far more important shit out in the world than fighting over sellouts and posers

[horizonsgirl]

well made vid.

[lukas28ytb]

stop this waaaaaaar

i know that song form the againt bush album, its good

[dtownLaydowns]

wicked awesome

[ShadowCrashed81]

Pacifism is a philosophy of nonviolence, historically only practiced by those who rely on the killing and dying of others in defense of their privilege to practice that philosophy.

That being said, hippies are the reason for everything wrong in the United

[alohate]

USA is the only country where the president can say that they are invanding to search "weapons of mass destruction" and to spread the democracy..

Oil?? No no no

Democracy..

[BobbyRice2]

Listening to this song doesn't make you one of the people that gives a shit.

This isn't uniting, this is the abused people of the world blindly ignoring the fact that we're accomplshing nothing with this song.

People talk all the time about how they want change, and how it angers them, they get so passionate and angry, whilst contradicting themselves by never even considering doing anything about it.

Let us meet in the streets, and truely make a stand, for this is meaningless.

[Crazymike00]

No War between nations, No Peace between the classes

EAT THE RICH

[kobalop]

Unity... for the sake of mankind!!

[HOKWOAQ]

fuck these waaaaaaaaar!!!

que chimba !!!

[TheJames1233]

HELL YEAH! OMG haven't heard this song in a while! ITS PERFECT my favorite Punk/reggae band ever besides the clash.-emo boy 14

[Joetehpsycho]

I don't choose to make a stand in politics, it's a catch 22, We're getting screwed one way or another by both sides, There is no proper central governmental system, Nothing can hold us back, Nothing can bring us justice, It's just the way the world works, We can only stick together, And try to reform all the problems with all sides.

Amazing song, Damn good job making the video.

Peace, Love, and Ska.

-Joe

[pingpongaffair]

This video is amazing.

[ThePunkPostPunkTribe]

Who fucking care! the guy idea is to make a anti-war ,anti-viloence video and peoples leave stupid bullshit all over the comment section,show how superfical they are

[83dirtychris]

this is some fucking censoring ass bullshit. only 265 ratings and over 120,000 views. fuck you youtube. don't want people to like anti-war songs or nothing huh?

[IronCityPRIDE]

this is not what this song was ment to say stop using other peoples sentiments for your shallow thoughts! tool

[XxrdcorepunkxX]

what is with people thinking this song is about war? its not about war its about skins and punks uniting. maybe you should know what the song is about before you go and make some video about it.

[83dirtychris]

no it's not. it is about stopping any war.

[666hectik]

i have their last concert on dvd i wana upload it but i dont have internet at homeeee

[Warrencb]

It seems that all the people who hate Bush got their information from either the internet, which is a breeding ground of lies, or from places like Fox News where they then go on to say how stupid those places are. Apparently everyone is an idiot except for them, right?

The vast majority of "quotes" from Bush are purely lies. Do some actual investigation into it, and you will see that these exact quotes have been said about an innumerable amount of people since the internet began.

[2tonearmy1192]

I too dislike those who hate bush just because their parents don't like them. I think it's a trend now. Hating bush is cool. I don't like him, but for actual REASONS.

[SublimePunk925]

I never in my life have heard of people disliking Bush due to there parents hating him. Most people hate him for the obvious reason's, stupidity, murder, corruption etc. But I don't think anybody hates him because their parents.

[83dirtychris]

who cares, bush is still a new world order scumbag puppet.

[fisheatsteel]

god this entire conversation proves why we need UNITY! are you guys insane?

[cliffsofdover93]

dumb ass learn yo shit

[cashcrewstudios]

Big reel fish do a much better version of this!

[TheMilksMan]

i think you mean Reel Big Fish lolol

[cashcrewstudios]

Same thing! lmao

[MrKodyska]

wow your gay...how can they do a better version then the band that wrote the song? dipshit

[TheMilksMan]

Why hello the unnecessary hostility man, it is possible because some bands are better than others. One band can write something and play it but it might be shitty or it might be good. another band could use the same song, probably change it around a bit to make it more their own style and play and it could be better than the original or worse

[Xxnoxious9xX]

actually it cant be better because that is a matter of speculation so its all your personal opinion

[abbeyinfinite]

For suree! They do a lot of great covers:)

[Chicnesses]

Bring Peace Back.

[fob199]

from where? has there ever been complete peace?? ~_~ fucking idiot lol

[zipzapzop93]

peace, and yes, anarchy too, you idealistic anarchists, can't be achieved by human beings. we are creatures of dischord, and the small differences that set each other apart as individuals will always be enough to fight over. UNITY ISN'T DEAD BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN BORN YET, AND IT NEVER WILL.

[fob199]

chill the fuck out. Things aren't that bad. I was merely pointing out that there has never been complete peace which, i suppose, agrees with your lil rant lol.

[warmenFAITH]

Well calling someone a fucking idiot ain't a good start.

[iversonclan]

god damn hippies

[nugglord420]

Unite against:

Tyranny! Violence! Capitalism!

Unite against capitalism? Tyranny is brought on by socialist states. Don't be duped by socialist/communist governments, they create more inhumane atrocities than most of the free world.

Capitalism is about freedom of choice. Not a single government power telling everyone else what to do.

[MetallicaNRoses]

Yeah, cause corporations telling everyone else what to do is completely different.

[nugglord420]

I don't like mega-corporations and monopolies any more than you. (See Mansanto Corp.) But instead of having a government decide for us, there should be an effort by the citizens to point out and stop injustices commited by these groups. We need to identify the lobbyists involved with government officials and weed them out as traitors to the country.

[MetallicaNRoses]

fair enough.

[seigneurvoland666]

socialism is about participation in the government, dont be fooled , learn theory and point out the imposters.

[nugglord420]

Haha, you support government?

I actively support it's decay.

[seigneurvoland666]

stop spreading ignorance.

[nothinatall4943]

your a fag

[userman93]

u mean the guy created the video?...and why is he a fag? because he hates war???? u idiot-.-

[killamanjarox100]

this video is gay, lots of these pictures are like treason and made by imature people. id take bush over obama anyday btw and this song is awsome just like the band, and they didnt write it about that war or the terrorists that want us all dead. bush ftw

[punkinglad13]

fuck you bush cock sucking shithead fuck bush fuck obama

[LemonLimeinyoureye]

you are a bitches bitch and btw fuck bush and all of his cronies

[KVdaSubterrianian]

dude.. you like bush and like op ivy??? wtf?? my head feels like exploding

[punkCDsampler]

Sorry if I think Rancid will never come close to the awesomeness of Op Ivy.

[DOYOUWANTTHISflannel]

1:03 i love that picture

[0311Enraged]

unity! all whites stand together! lmao. think of that every time you hear it haha.

[franksshoe]

fuck white power

[stabbinguup69]

@franksshoe Fuck Separatism!

[thexeconomy]

@franksshoe i dont understand this but the mexican kids at my school yell white power ???

[dantesblackrose13]

Wow, that's completely against the meaning of the song... Like- no- literally- it's condemning that exact kind of thought which drives people apart. It doesn't directly state that, but it means it.

[platypusarecool]

true, but i'm pretty sure he was joking.

[billyjoelntrdame]

one of the greatest third wave ska songs to date

[thenewpunkrockkid]

op iv were 2nd wave ska. 3rd wave didn't happen until the 90's (reel big fish, rancid, sublime)

[EpicFailChris]

Who covered this? Its on the tip of my tong and it is annoying me.

[billyjoelntrdame]

Reel Big Fish!

[EpicFailChris]

Thats the one :p

Cheers

[irishbull777]

1) we could get out if congress has some balls

2) of course there will be conflict but shouldnt we avoid getting involved in it

[chuzz123]

thats a really good album,

nah i never seen em they never came to ireland *tear lol

[chuzz123]

"A final word, wait it's not a call to action

We aint no sect, no this aint no fucking faction

Unity unity unity you've heard it all before

This time its not exclusive we want to stop a war"

they are reffering to each other like, to use a modern example, punk vs. emo, all that labeling stuff, like the song bad town is based around the same idea.... i love streetlight manifesto whatta band :D

[RomanFlak]

I love this song! If you like this check out Chalkline by Strike Anywhere. the lyrics are awesome.

[chuzz123]

this song isnt actually about a "war" its more about labels but still

[koldking]

lol it's about race war

[BadNDNMofo1]

i think both of you are Douchers for sure

[VLenzer]

Nice Video.

And a very nice choice of a song!

I love Operation Ivy...although I know that this song is a cover...

What ever, thanks for uppin...

[KosmokratorTD]

original poster is a fucking nazi, not our president

[ShadowCrashed81]

Most overrated underrated band.

[filipeflower2]

It can't be "under rated" and "over rated" at the same time!

[ShadowCrashed81]

Actually it can.

[filipeflower2]

How? I'm afraid tat some people here seem to disagree with you on that. Especially the ones who gave us "thumbs".

[ShadowCrashed81]

It can be underrated, as in hardly anyone knows about it. As in the mainstream. Then everyone who do know about them, hold them up above their heads. Hence overrated. Yeah I know you're going to say "that doesn't make sense sir your logic is dumb and I know nothing about you yet I'll follow you about."

[filipeflower2]

Not knowing about something does not equal "under rated". That equals ignorance. "Under rated" is when you know something, but you don't actually give a damn about it.

[ShadowCrashed81]

No it doesn't. Are we going to wrap this up soon? Its X-mas eve and I'm kind of tired.

[filipeflower2]

Oh, yes, I completely forgot. Be nice to the kids.

[ShadowCrashed81]

don't...you EVER tell me how to live my life again.

[filipeflower2]

Now I remember why I followed you all the way up here.

[ShadowCrashed81]

Why? :(

[filipeflower2]

I'll tell you that on a video entitled "The Laughing Quadruplets".

[ShadowCrashed81]

I HATE BABIES

[filipeflower2]

I know.

[ShadowCrashed81]

Almost as much as women.

[filipeflower2]

I suspected that too.

[filipeflower2]

But anyway, I'll explain you the rest on that video I mentioned. If you don't want to watch the video, just click on the "Pause button".

[ShadowCrashed81]

Because women are stupid. Just like babies. SO WHEN AM I GETTING MY MESSAGE? I'm tired.

[filipeflower2]

You'll get it on that specific video I mentioned..."The Laughing Quadruplets".

[ridintheconcretewave]

u hate wemon and babies but ur watchin a vid for unity?

[ShadowCrashed81]

You don't have a sense of irony or sarcasm.

[ridintheconcretewave]

i do

[ShadowCrashed81]

Apparently you don't.

[ridintheconcretewave]

no i do. i just think saying stupid random things about what u hate is idiodic.  nd what ur sayin is kinda sexist. im not stupid i know ur kiddin.

[ShadowCrashed81]

No, you are stupid.

[ridintheconcretewave]

ok im supid ur rite

[ShadowCrashed81]

Well obviously I'm right. You can't even spell stupid or right correctly.

[ridintheconcretewave]

yep ur the betta man

[ShadowCrashed81]

Obviously.

[RomanFlak]

Shadow you are such a loser.

[ShadowCrashed81]

Why?

[JennaSPLOOSH]

Great fucking video! Very positive message fuck the trash talk.

[brownell777]

this is an awesome video.

[pinheadskulls]

good video man... nicely well made and such!

[lars85punk]

questo è un buon video

[Elivvood]

Awesome song :)

1:51 - is this Chris from Anti-Flag, or do I imagine something wrong xD?

[iddtelyoubut]

ya thats right

[chesucks]

great song.

but

KEEP WAR!

lol

[paradisekitti]

Wow, 6 thumbs down on this comment? Operation Ivy fans are HELLA LAME.

Oh well - I thought it was funny...

[chesucks]

we cant solve shit with words dude.

people arent just going to stop, just by saying please.

[THANXtoFRIENDS]

yes, i think i connot stop war in the world

[mmike01]

Nice vid

[spookyspoons]

this songs not about war its about confilct with gangs, not americans. and grow up if you think somones a sellout for using better equipment and getting famous, youd do the same if you got the chance heck i bet some you are trying to become "sellouts"

[mmike01]

ok...ummm how is that relevant?

All I said was "nice vid" and you immediately respond "this songs not about war its about conflict with gangs" bla bla bla.

I think u replied to the wrong guy dude/dudette

[sickgirlclc]

This song is about UNITY, that's kinda why he says it a bunch of times. Not conflicts with gangs. It's about people not being racist jerks.

[powerrangergo2325]

this is the first original punk band that tim armstrong was in i think.

[Doyle5446]

Powerrangergo2325, Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman were in Basic Radio before they formed Operation Ivy.

[milostar1003]

Well put together. I really enjoyed this. Thank you. Unity.

[MAXtankPLZ]

i love this song :D but i think we need to kill bin ladin and every terrorist out there :]

[winche19]

one mans terrorist is anothers freedom fighter

[MAXtankPLZ]

true for some cases.. but when another country puts us in an economical depression, they need to pay.. (this is comming from a U.S citizen of coarse) :]

[deetardeded]

AHAHA YOU SAID THEY'RE INSULTING THEM BY SAYING GAY RUDE BOYS?

you're fucking stupid.

they're gay, and rude boy is a ska term. its not an insult. gay rude boys unite was not meant to insult anything, fuckhead.

[Doyle5446]

No, I said they were insulting them by saying "gay rude boys UNITE" meaning they use the word "unite" and the song uses music from "Unity". The song insults Operation Ivy by accusing them of being homophobic - "Unity Ha! your such a saint today, you may be anti racist then your anti gay" your telling me that was not meant to be an insult?

[GGKV1oo]

lmao fuckhead XD

[Doyle5446]

No wait, actually it's called "Gay Rude Boys Unite" even worse, they actually make fun of them in the title - bastards.

[gabestinks]

Leftover Crack is fuckin awesome but Im sure they hate you to.

[Doyle5446]

Has anybody heard the Leftover Crack song "Gay Rude Boys and Girls"? It's got parts of this and other Operation Ivy songs in it. They got alot of nerve to do that, just listen to Leftover Crack, Operation Ivy were clearly a massive influence on them and now they disrespect them.

[ajaxpowder]

How ever the LoC Song Talk about how most punk songs are anti-gay Their cannot be unity when between society when gays are rejected, Point? Homophobia is wrong homosexuals are just regular people with different sexual tastes. I personally love both LoC on Operation ivy..

[gabestinks]

how? because they have a few common lyrics? Op Ivy became what LOC and a good portion of the punk community hates, a bunch of fuckin sellouts. Im not saying I dont like the music but rancid acts like hellcat records prized whore...not to mention when armstrong teamed up with the guys from the transplants and sold they're..."music" to shampoo companys. Besides, punks all about speaking your mind. I wouldn't respect LOC if they didn't. Stza has been in random bands since 1990. Ivys not much older.

[Doyle5446]

I see what your saying but Op Ivy broke up after two years, they never became sellouts. What Tim Armstrong or Matt Freeman done after they left the band has nothing to do with Jesse Micheals or Dave Mello.

[zzyzx0788]

Yea Op ivy weren't sellouts at all. They wouldn't be able to handle being a sellout, in fact the reason they broke up is because they started getting too popular too fast in the two years they were around and they just couldnt handle the attention as a bunch of kids so they called it quits.

Don't lump Rancid in with op ivy like theyre the same band. Or the transplants either.

[gabestinks]

yeah, but you have to admit tim armstrong sold out over time...to a shampoo company...I lost all respect for him when I saw that shit. And wasn't that dick shit travis barker in transplants with armstong? I wanna burn blink 182

[zzyzx0788]

Yea tim armstrong was really nothing to respect once he left Op ivy.

But hey travis barker is actually a pretty bad ass drummer

[jebril]

What's wrong with Blink 182.....? I mean old Blink 182 was a good punk band. But yah both them and Rancid sold out IMHO.

[chuzz123]

dont talk about selling out i like the fact that there making money theyve been through enough like addiction and stuff im happy for em :D

[irishbull777]

blink 182 sucks they're really really dumbed down punk....

[chuzz123]

thats cause there not a punk  band lol

[DeusEbrius]

They weren't punk. They WERE really dumb though.

[dominicisaspic]

fuck you you cant say that op ivy wasnt punk you faggot get your facts straight