the Clash - Police On My Back

[punxoi90]

i dont hear the guitar lol

[CariAlexiabo279]

so i will help you to feel like you are in heaven

[11caulfield]

The only band that mattered. Simple as that.

[lovelybabes1]

hihi sharing fantasies

[Storanzo98]

It left me without words

[spferdefan]

Good old punk.

Love it.

[MrEdubajista]

fuck you punks

[bazooka974]

JOE STRUMMER is ALIVE !

[officialmasonsummers]

Punk rock? Sock puppets? Yeah....

[vacantplanet]

ACAB

[matt1gloss]

reading the chris needs book he says for a gig they used the support band drummer as topper was late and fucked up on skag so maybe this was the gig?

[zappeddu]

ACAB!!!FOREVER!!

[10baroness]

Police state anthem

[macky181ukrg]

Where is lethal bizzle at !!!!!

[justplayfm]

This video was just added to a music playlist at JustPlay.fm

[GretaGargoyle]

Anybody know who that is on drums? It sure isn't Topper Headon and I doubt it's Terry Chimes.

[gaspersorrow]

@GretaGargoyle -it's Pete Howard

[GretaGargoyle]

@gaspersorrow thanks Gasper, never heard of him, and I'm a long time Clash fan.

[StuartG1986]

Spent the night in the cells and spent the majority of it singing this  charges dropped!!

[janustismith]

Strummer and Jones were both insanely good social dissidents/ artists. I'd take it between the cheeks for either.

[Lieu3C4]

I bet the police weren't expecting something as good as this to come of it all.

[fefeiorox]

nice music

[strummer114]

keep running pass the truth

[RubberBanditsfan1]

Happy Birthday Mick!THE CLASH WILL LIVE ON FOREVER!!!

[PBANDSNOW]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICK!!!

[asdfkekkio]

fantastic...



[HearThemCry]

He asks what has he done? HE HAS CREATED SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC EVER!!

[MyWhaat]

Simonon ♥

[Hipdudester]

This is England is a great song. R,I,P, Joe, An Eddy Grant song BTW

[dazerbrah]

the clash's downfall is firing mick jones.,... DUH

[yusfah]

glory daze

[bmgfl]

What have I done?

[MrSollicitationis]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[SirBanuTheFourth]

Firing Topper Headon was their downfall.

[albert25199]

@SirBanuTheFourth It was there downfall but he had a serious drug problem

[ph2tay]

@SirBanuTheFourth Was not previously aware that the clash had an 'up' to have a downfall mate.

I think it's as common knowledge now as it was then that Topper's addiction to heroin got so bad that nothing much mattered to him. Top drummer tho' and the fact that he got over the smack is an inspiration to a lot of people I'm sure!

[SirBanuTheFourth]

@ph2tay What do you mean they never had an up? What the fuck?

[ph2tay]

@SirBanuTheFourth doh.

[Alaaaar]

14 people forgot week's days

[PwnHack]

@Alaaaar

In that case, they should probably listen to Rebecca Black.

[Omenuiwf]

That's not Topper on drums, Terry Chimes isn't it?

[nawetta]

@Omenuiwf unfortunately, yes.

[DTDCRapture]

@Omenuiwf

correct, but strange because topper replaced chimes in '78 so it's likely that the date is wrong, but I wouldn't know.

[3012989]

@Omenuiwf That's not Terry Chimes, drummer's name is Pete Howard. He replaced Terry is early 1983

[cardinalfire999]

Tune. The Clash are beyond punk in a way that Sex Pistols will never be, despite being a Pistols fan too.

[meanfunny]

Mick's guitar is out of tune,still a killer version.

[thepunk247]

damn there must be a hella good punk band in heaven man joe strummer joey ramone dee dee ramone johnny ramone sid vicious johnny thunders

[Switcherer]

@thepunk247 Sid Vicious was horrible at everything.

[thepunk247]

@Switcherer true but he could sing

[MrRik338]

@Switcherer dude why the hate?

[JESSESEIBEL]

I'm still in denial that Joe is dead.

[MrTervic]

love this band!!!!

[bnbfalcon]

Joe Strummer forever. Thumbs up if you agree.

[RussianBear05]

fuck pigs.

[RussianBear05]

@perla786

get a life you spam whore.

[vonwegen100]

Live at the "Us Festival" summer 1983 - Mick Jones's last-ever show with The Clash.

[Iturra1979]

Junto a Dead Kennedys, son las bandas punk más inteligentes de la historia...

[TheRyryramone]

This song is a cover ,The Clash did not originally do this song .T his song was originally done by The Equals featuring a young EDDIE GRANT (electric ave.) 

[brurucy]

@clashpie are u mentaly tard or something?man the clash suck balls if compared to the beatles,the who,rolling stones pink floyd..cmoon this music sucks CLASSIC ROCK,HARD ROCK,PSICEDELIC 4 evarrr

[passionisafashion1]

I'm missing Topper here!

[eduwini]

everyone talking about joe but mick is also a great musician

[bbjd007]

@eduwini I love Mick - he's an inspiration!

[kishanna09]

Toppen isn't here! The drummer is Terry, yes?

[casbah2012]

@kishanna09 nope pete howard :)

[kishanna09]

@kishanna09 Tnx :-)

[LCHLLO2008]

classic from the only band that mattered.Miss ya Joe.

[BabylonAGoGo]

Love ya Joe. Keep looking down on us all--we need it!

[sjFALCONPUNCH01]

13 police officers rated this

[corpralkirsch]

@sjFALCONPUNCH01 lol yeah well fuck em

[chr15fl0yd]

@sjFALCONPUNCH01 One person saw your comment, and then remembered their a cop.

[chkrblu]

@sjFALCONPUNCH01 Make that 14. Long live The Clash.

[oscinet]

@sjFALCONPUNCH01 loooool, i think you 're right :)

[vikosRedRockRiot]

@sjFALCONPUNCH01 8 months later 1 more officer strikes again...

[davidulicki]

R.I.P. Joe Strummer. The world would not be the same without you!

[el00uru00]

@davidulicki i will change the joe strummer for a mick jones

[acbdfehg1324]

@gabeproductionsINC well at least she dated 2D lol

[Thebassclash]

It's pete howard or terry?

[atreyuatreyuatreyu]

wow...... Rancid sounds a lot like the clash!

[PBANDSNOW]

Micks last show with the clash, that makes me sad

[DXPunx74]

Yea the music today sux. F^#K lady gaga

[mongo88now88]

I love that Mick is singing fast and Joe is chording hard. It is so discrete in this song, and the 'ambulance' siren is much fire. This song is prescient of so many later songs... Joe, miss you very much. You made a real and positive difference in my life.

[robbiethewombat]

to even mention lady gaga while.... police on my back is playing shame on you..

[plpicher]

@comfortablystupified explain yourself.

[poopologist96]

Thank you for posting this video, this is one of my favorite Clash songs. Is the drummer Terry Chimes? I recall Topper Headon had been sacked by this time due to drug abuse.

[S0ckless]

@poopologist96 Yup, it's Terry.

[12rhcpfan]

@S0ckless No it's actually a guy named Pete Howard.

[ScottMcDonald27]

WHAT HAVE I DONE?!

[garyjcropper]

clashpie...I second that!

[fountainofdouche]

My bedroom is Clash idolatry. Also dedicated to the other First Wave Punk bands and Joy Division.

[freddo92]

If I could bring back an extinct species it would be Joe Strummer.

[butchieman]

Cool tunes, I could do without the adolescent politics.

[MsBabster]

Micks last gig...then terminal breakdown..and the utter crap...cut the crap

[mysteryman576]

campus P.D.

[clashcityroka]

best punk band simple

[OttoRamone94]

is it true this that this was mick's last gig with the clash??

[kadrexa]

The Clash le da mil vueltas a los Pistols!

[kadrexa]

@kadrexa Los Pistols tambien molan eh? xD pero comparar la letra de los clash, con la de los pistols... cual es mejor? esta claro no? xD pero a los sex pistols se les debe mucho! We need a The clash now! Sorr for my bad english T.T

[clashpie]

I think The Clash were more than just your 'punk rock' band as their music proved!

They could turn their hand and musical talent to any type of music!

Joe's voice was unique,Topper's drumming was second to none,Paul on Bass was heaven sent, and Mick Jones could do it all!

There will never be another band like the Clash!

Just glad i saw them and met Joe in person several times!!!

He was a GOD!

I bet heaven fucking rocks nowadays!!!

Maybe when God wants to chill,he can turn to Mikey Dread!!!

[Hippiebackoroono]

Raoul Moat's favourite song ;]

[craigmacnaughton]

What have I done?... well he turned 55 today : ) Happy birthday Mick Jones! Love his guitar on this one... (sounds like a police car in the heart of London).

I was lucky enough to be at this show. (The Clash's LAST).

[kamenosg13]

In the way i see it the Pistols were first and they re what they are more because of their attitude ,they weren't afraid of talking shit about the queen..The Clash had better music to offer(in my opinion)

[craigshawvideo]

Tops......

[manohman101]

Joe Strummer was one of kind front man for bands

[CTZippy]

Oh, yes....they were this amazing live.

[uhhbriana]

Say what u will rock punk i have never put a label on the clash .They are there own sound.

[Andymalcolm1]

Sex Pistols and The Clash are the best punk rock groups in punk history \m/

[PBANDSNOW]

@Andymalcolm1 to bloody right mate

[clashpie]

No doubting the Ramones were one of the first and best Punk bands around,but The Clash were in a different league and Joes voice and hard hitting/raw lyrics caught the mood of teen aged Britain!

The Clash were and still are the best ever Punk band of all time!

[bostonirishpunk]

hey hemplum, sprekenze english? any idea why, how, sony has been pulling clash stuff off youtube? what does "ich scheisse" mean? . . . . best friggin band ever!!!

[TheJayman213]

@bostonirishpunk ich scheisse means i shit. believe me, im semigerman

[emmanuelcold]

AHHHH they're just the best!!!!!!! good music and in addition to this the lyrics are just great, realistic.....

[thelwell100]

i prefer the studio recording

[hemplum]

Ich scheisse auf Sony Music Entertainment!!

[hemplum]

Ich scheisse auf Sony Music Entertainment!!!!!

[kellyir1]

"What have I done" replacing my les paul with this thing?

[adolfothedrifter]

Do caralho! Awesome!!!!

[ladbrady]

Looks like Terry Chimes to me.

[mrbassman25]

@ladbrady

best get urself some glasses

[studecay]

whoever said it's terry chimes drumming is wrong - it's pete howard who was the final drummer for the clash. This was indeed micks final show

[hrDiablo2]

RIP Joe

[todde19]

Such a kickass song!

[panacea999]

who's the drummer in this line-up? It 's not Topper Headon

[TheHaxor5]

i find it hard to watch this then go back to the recorded version cause this is so awesome

[frenziedbeat]

one of the best Clash tunes ever... rock'n'roll riot !!!

[XVLaHireXV]

yes!!!!!

[vampyrecats]

Nice!

I think that's Ranking Roger of the English Beat looking on from backstage in the end of the video. I got to see the Clash on this tour and the English Beat were the opening band.

[librarianeric]

I believe this is shot at the US Festival. And the English Beat DID play the same day. It was a great show! It was the last time Mick played with the Clash if I'm not mistaken.

[TheDustpile]

Left wing musicians have some morals, particularly when they incite riots or sympathise with criminals.

MOBO fights against racism! So much so that black artists stayed away from 'too white' Glasgow when it was hosted there!

Avoiding whites can't be more anti-racist!

Music and radical Left politics merge beautifully in this video: UNITE AGAINST [PUBLIC] FASCISM! (THE BNP IS JUST THE TIP OF THE WHITE RACIST ICEBERG!)

[johnandhisdog]

Inciting riots is a demonstration of morals? What are you trying to provoke?

[SuperAkebono]

@TheDustpile

Mate, forget the riots and criminals, just get off that fucking crack pipe

[clashpie]

Best ever band to come out of the uk and probably the best ever punk rock band of all time!!!

Clever and cool lyrics matched with endless energy and vibe!!!

All we got nowadays is lady gaga!lol(joke)

[BaCoNxBeAnS]

@clashpie NOT EVEN CLOSE, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles were from the UK, deff not the best band ever from there, quite possibly the best punk rock band tho

[mrbassman25]

@clashpie

punk is well dead.... America helped create it.... now have destroyed it....

punk/metal/thrash bollocks..... shame

[clashpie]

@mrbassman25 lol

Punk is well dead?lol

America helped create Punk?(Was that president Nixon/Carter)?lol

No doubt the USA had a few good punk rock bands,but none could compare to the Clash as in the UK the Clash were streets and years ahead of other punk bands!

[mrbassman25]

@clashpie

ofcourse its dead.... how many half decent punk bands are around now? pmsl

we can re-live it through the clash/pistols/ramones/ etc.

if it wasnt for the ramones the clash wouldnt of had the influence and energy that they did..... the ramones were the wake up call to the brits... and Iggy and the stoogies were the main force to the ramones's inspiration.

standard knowledge

[Element4078]

@clashpie sex pistols for me

[rockstarsenty]

@clashpie They're good. The Misfits are better.

[derpdederp101]

@clashpie its a cover song dude but their original lyrics are good

[H0tLemonJuice]

@clashpie maybe the best uk punk rock band but not the best.UK has the coolest band like The clash ,Led Zeppelin,Black Sabbath,Beatles,Sex Pistols so you can't say that one band is the best:D

[Esc8TheF8te]

@clashpie Lady Gaga can reach people on a deep level, touch people emotionally and end current world crisis. Shes like a modern day Jesus, seriously it might look like its for fame money and attention but thats what the media want you to think, shes a genius really and has saved at least 10 africans as i typed this. I love her so much, voice of a generation so don't joke about her, shes one in a million.......................­XD hahaha..BUT.seriously ..wish i would have been born in the 70s. >.<

[clashpie]

@Esc8TheF8te

Lady GaGa the saviour..mm..now that's a thought!

No doubting she has talent and is unique in her own way.

[PBANDSNOW]

@clashpie sadly this is a cover, it wasnt written by the clash, mick heard it on the radio, i cried when i found out!!!

[acbdfehg1324]

@clashpie why does this get thumbs up...i mean i love the clash and i hate gaga but there is a logic fail... gaga is usa, im glad that neva came out of the uk

[PBANDSNOW]

@clashpie too bad this is a cover of a song from the 60's :(

[headly66]

@clashpie Please, I love the Clash but no way they are better than Stones, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin.

[pandafresh]

@clashpie hey, we also got Justin Bieber....='( hahaha

[Sefco26]

i agree

[sleepwalker3125]

He'd been on smack for years but could still drum his ass off.

[mrnailz360]

Yeah it doesnt really affect your playing, Guns N' Roses were all on smack when they made their best album.

[ashjben]

It's not topper Drumming it's Terry Chimes. The original drummer of The Clash.

[MrValebj]

what have I done???!?!?

[nucleardude11]

LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!

[bolabus]

dude,your making us hetrosexuals uncomfortable with that kinda talk,or if wasmeant as a joke,it only worked in your head.

[nucleardude11]

nothin wrong with being gay

[ady10001]

Police on my back. The local inspector is a predatory homosexual.

[bolabus]

jones is the man !

[Thorwolf1970]

i feel the same way!

[motunrolarulz]

the drummer is SO on drugs.

[goonbot3030]

that's the replacement drummer for the one that was on smack!

[motunrolarulz]

seriously? is he high as well? :S

[MongerelWood]

I reckon you're one of the police they're talking about

[motunrolarulz]

Lol :P

[bonez1971]

actually, they strummer was a hypocrite..no offense to drugs...he was anti them but smoked weed. he would always be disgusted with Topper for having cocaine behind his drumset. However, on more than one occasion; strummer would go back behind the drum set and ask topper for a few rails to get him through the rest of the set. Strummer was a hypocrite but a great frontman and writer..when it all boils down, people are people...the band was great...

[gallienflea]

thats a lame argument, man. Weed is one thing hard drugs are faar worse. I mean if he were against weed, he'd have to be against tobacco and alcohol and that's........impossible...poi­ntless..

and a few rails ain't gonna hurt ya, I've one or two for the last 2 years and I'm not an addict. You should make those significant distinctions, otherwise great band yeah!

[goonbot3030]

"Cocaine will blow your brain, but the sensimelia is..... irie!"

I'm pretty sure that's what Yellowman said.

[wirebead]

if you dig this song check out a great clash-style cover done by a band called the argies ... un policia atras ...its en espanol, but it rocks!

[MajorIdea]

The Clash Live....not so great

[james7696739]

Maybe anti heroin rather than anti drugs