Social Distortion - Ball And Chain

[ReadyIIDie]

love this song in SR

[LAMBKILLER]

I have now had a dishwasher soap commercial and a mucus commercial talk over this video.  I'm pissed and I urge everyone to boycot any product that Youtube puts up on these videos that destroy the song by talking over the music. Being inundated with ads is bad enough, but I draw the line with the ones which ruin the song.

[RylandSmith66]

I like the studio version better. That's my opinion.

[MultiSk8girl]

I LOVE MIKE HES SO HOT AND HIS WIFE IS SO DAM LUCKY TO HAVE HIM AS HER MAN



[jtcolts72]

Everytime I hear this song I just think damn Mike Ness is such a great songwriter

[distortedhumor1]

This song brings back so much meemories I rocked out to this song since I was like 7. Keep rocking cuz:)

[jerrygsheldon]

3 dislikes - Really?????? Social D is awesome

[three54ridestore]

Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!!!! Saw em a couple of Months ago in London!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beautifulsarah100]

Didn't realize God dressed like that. You learn something new every day, I guess.

[gazzatmb]

One of the most perfect songs ever written.

[kaohao]

Who tha fuck disliked this video?

[nwobbema]

anyone who says social d has sold out ever is a effen idiot.

[nicholphil]

My life has never been without Social D as they formed the year I was born and I hope that is always the case

[DFSV4]

Never get tired of this fucking(amazing) song!!

[USA1749NY2SFnSD2Fork]

@DFSV4

Me, too. I grew up with Social Distortion but recently played Social Distortion for my nearly 70 year old buddy who grew up on the streets of San Francisco in the Haight-Ashbury (sp?) District. He says this stuff is great that it has all that makes a musician great. Everytime the cassette player rotated back throught the songs, he recognized the songs a little more each time and that old man was rockin' with this band. That ol' greaser hippy was singing punk. He wants to hear more.

[GBPacor]

The guy's what? In his 40's? AND HE STILL KICKS ASS!!!

[travisdenley]

wtf 3 dislikes? who are those people???

[whammimjammin]

my nickname on the bar league softball team I played on for years. was ball and chain, because I couldn't run. But I hit a lot of homeruns. When I hit one we would play this song over the loud speaker.

[oshomed101]

This song means so much to me. When I finally got ahold of my addiction and put my life back together, I went out and got a ball and chain tattoo to remind me.

[biggerturtle]

Go Mike

[kdslone]

This is the first song I ever heard by SD. I remember I heard I saw the video after school one day and have been a fan ever since. The song is great, but the lyrics and the way Mike delivers them makes it ring so personal. That's the definition of a rock start baring your soul to connect with the fans.

[kdslone]

The first song h heard by SD when I saw the video after school one day. Been a fan ever since. The song is great, but the lyrics and the way Mike delivers them makes it ring so personal. That's the definition of a rock start baring your soul to connect with the fans. 

[doofusmoo]

@lexusry douchebag

[lexusry]

WE WENT TO THEIR CONCERT AND WE LEFT RIGHT AWAY. ANYONE WHO SMOKE CIGARETTE WILL LOSE THEIR VOICE WHEN THEY AGE AND IT 'S SCIENTIFIC FACT.

[Waterboy3399]

@lexusry

Is that so, lose it completely? If you think so, check you're facts. I know lots of people who smoked 2-3 packs a day for almost 50 years and they coud talk fine. So SHut it you DINK! go listen to Ace of Base or something, get outta here!

[lexusry]

@Waterboy3399 MAY I SUGGEST YOU TRY A THREESOME SO YOU CAN CALM DOWN. WHEN A SINGER SUCK, TELL THEM THE TRUTH.

[beautifulsarah100]

It's possible Mike is the reincarnation of Jesus. He's got a message.

[lexusry]

LOOK LIKE NUMBA69 IS HAVING A BAD DAY. YOU NEED TO GET LAY BAD ,DUDE. ANYONE WHO STRUGGLE TO SING AND GASPING FOR AIR WILL RUIN THE SONG.IF YOU COMPARE THE ORIGINAL SONG AND THAN COMPARE IT AT THE CONCERT, IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

[lexusry]

HIS SINGING SUCKS

[Ftballnumba69]

@lexusry go back to your gaga and beiber, where the songs are 70% auto tune and 30% generic stutters. Mike Ness doesnt use an artificial singing voice you stupid fuck. piss off!

[beautifulsarah100]

@lexusry His singing sucks? I got a good idea - it's cool to post those ideas here, but if you really want a response, go to a Social D concert and start saying that. Response guaranteed.

[ludehead]

@beautifulsarah100

Well said...

[demonshot424]

@lexusry You can go fuck a goat, then. -_-

[neildawheel]

@lexusry he's one of the few singers out there who has a little fuckin pain in his voice. and he's been doing it for over 30 years you stupid shit. some of us like the true rock n roll soldiers...not the one hit wonder shit stains who've never written a song for themselves. and like beautifulsarah100 said...come on down to a Social D show and spout that shit when your not hiding behind a computer...you'll get the attention you're lookin for.

[hefordcg]

5:54 ahhahahhahhahahahhahahhahahhah­hahhahahhhahaahhahahhahhahahha­h

[beautifulsarah100]

Fucking Mike Ness will live forever. He sang and spoke from the heart. Some people don't like what he has to say?  Fuck them.

[HeWasCookie]

so true lyrics

[IIIllIIllIIIllIIll]

If this songs has gotten you through some really hard time in your life, give me a thumbs up & take this comment all the way to the top. I used to drink Captan Morgan and coke to this jam all freekin day. It still helps but, Social Distortion takes away that ball and chain.

[dizzyisme]

mike ness is too cool

[namey420]

i saw them back in aug in providence it was one of the bes shows i ever been to they blew my fucking mind

[GerrardRonaldo]

LMFAO ... "MOTEHRFUCKERRRRRRRRR"

[yippee42]

Thats right....."MOTHERFUCKER!!!"...­...........

[cskater18]

great lyrics

[erikadoss]

mike ness makes my panties wet..can i say that?

[ludehead]

@erikadoss

Absolutely, you can say that. If I were Mike Ness, that's exactly what I'd want to hear from a a fan :)

[WILCOX11B]

5:42 - 5:58 !!

[free69r]

@jeffreyjoe45630 there not rockabilly at all. not even close dude

[paulmay2]

I've loved Social D for almost 20 years. Just about every song on all of their albums rock! Ness has the greatest voice of all time. 

[ShadowSam13]

Mike Ness sings with so much emotion... He's fucking amazing

[SlipknotMaggot81]

fuck yeah man Mike Ness attended the same high school as me!!! thats so fucking dope

[Cvatl]

im gonna play this when i quit school

[Cvatl]

dont take away my "balls and chain" haha lol

[Belk1488]

His raspy voice is what makes these songs great just like rancid & skrewdriver

[Grimeyhoob]

@Belk1488

[bigtom1001]

people hate on games like guitar hero, thanx to gh i discovered sd!! awesome band!!!

[Trashed33]

Same here dude! I'm not really a fan of guitar hero, but I fell in love with Story of my life and since that SD is one of my favourite bands :)

[evabrown122]

LOVE Social D...especially this song, man.

[Belk1488]

@evabrown122 Love how @ the end he shouts mother fucker lol

[09mazdaspeed3]

i have to say they are one of the best bands i have ever seen. one of my all time favorites

[tnman39]

It doesn't get more real than Mike Ness.

[GymFloozie]

@tnman39 Man you got that right. None of these fucking posers today are fit to tie his fucking shoes. Mike is all feeling. Blue collar. Average guy that everybody can relate to.

[willyboyable]

whats up uncle mike!(yes he is my uncle)

[EdiblePlanets]

One of the greatest songs ever written. Not that Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Blender, etc would even notice a great song if it crawled into their ears and exploded.

[samjstone2k]

One Of My Favorite Bands!

They ROCK!

-Sam

[bmyk2000]

Over 30 Years and still rocking....hatz off

[XA7XX7AX]

man theyre old

[Cinemadaptation]

Who cares , They still rock like fuck !

[EdmundDantesjb]

the audience seemed very calm isnt it? social d is coming to argentina in april, we'll show them an audience =XD

[go4broke92]

MOTHER FUCKER !!!! lmao

[jdubs2k1]

MOTHER FUCKER ! haha

[schwoogie1]

this band has and always will kick ass. And if you put a hockey mask on Mike he would be Jason Voorhees!

[catfish4975]

Is he throwing gang signs @ 3:00 ? Not sure what that was all about. Looks gangster to me.

[dante4d]

@catfish4975 Lol, how about the typical stage stuff, like more of the mix in my monitors etc... I can't hear those vocals, or bass clear...

[GymFloozie]

Social D kicks fucking ass. Mike Ness is my hero. This is possibly the most underrated band in history.

[Chudstoned79]

@GymFloozie not really, they've been on mtv. This is for half ass punx

[biggerturtle]

@GymFloozie so right

[YourADrag]

@GymFloozie i can agree with that, but you have to admit they did do pretty well for themselves. i mean some bands that are up there with social d cant even pay rent

[GBPacor]

@GymFloozie Dood Mike is my inspiration for playing guitar! :)

[unable1234]

@GymFloozie isn't that what punk is all about? lol

[johnnyjaramone]

@GymFloozie Husker du?

[Cvatl]

hahha 5:55 wtf was that but its an awesome song

[gortutay]

In this song the ball and chain is about the chains of heroin addiction...what do yall know about it?

[curt2830]

just got off the ball n chain about 1.5 ytd

tough shit man

[aliefgangsta]

Heroin is the fucking devil. Used for 15 years and clean for 19 months. What do you know about it?

[rollerdan21]

they (especially mike) live and love their music. rock on!!!

[jazzboner44]

they knows how to make really good music

[Patrickphx11]

Eye liner?????

[sumtinlikethat]

its a statement man...... ness doesnt tell you how to live your life

[draggirl1996]

Thank you for this.

[badbrains1969]

They still got it...........awesome.......

[fixmeplz]

Still ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!  Mike is a god of sorts...

I wish he would come to Nashville!!!!

[rancid030879]

I know. I am going to see them in sauget IL. it is not that far. saw rancid there in june.

[njj37]

he has come a long way from another state of mind!

[slayer285]

man hes gettin up there in age

but damn he still rocks

[down4life1488]

@slayer285 "I was brought in this world in 1962" Mike Ness( Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell) Born to lose

[EdgardoJustice]

Nice work. keep it up. ewrsd

[chrisr604]

Still so mad at myself for missing this. My co-worker went and reminded me for months.

[buffycharmedangel102]

I saw them live.. right up front.. they were great

[DELARGE75]

you `ll never get tired of listening to this .... thx social for so much¡¡¡¡

[burton1rome]

dont like the moog organ on this version, great song, great band, not so great organ

[Hardcorey68]

I love this band and this song.

I hope to see them live one day.

[ImJust1Joe]

By far one of my favorite bands, there's something about their lyrics that speak to me.

[bensalz]

the way Mike Ness delivers the chorus...the pain in his voice.....I can only compare Hank Williams "I Saw The Light". Amazing

[JoranNyheim94]

he is getting older and older . i dont like it

[x2bnex2me]

You're getting older and older too.. Do you like that?

[thrashtastical]

i dont like how im getting older, theres just so much in life i want to live forever and experience it over and over again

[SickGirl904]

fuckin love this song dude thanx

[Kevin2oo]

did anyone else notice johnny kinda lost his temper at 3:00 ?

[eisuke120]

what do u mean he lost his temper?

[Kevin2oo]

Well idk if he lost his temper, he could have just been talking to someone across the stage..its just weird to see any kind of facial expression from jonny haha

[aniixbaby]

EPIC band...But my god....the years took a toll on this poor man.....but i bet it can kick any of these new shitty poor excuse to call themselves if bads and "music artist" ass any day....

[whitewiddoww]

fuck the orange country police

[Einkaufstuete]

They're gonna be in Munich :) can't wait!

[Kevin2oo]

MUTHER FUCKER!

[pcdo050]

they're comming to Rock Werchter this summer. Damn I love it

[skinwiz1]

who gives a fuck on that one ya thick cunt!

you'll always find someone to bitch about somethin! why listen to the bastards and post your bollucks if ya don't like 'em??

okay, now im going to fucking enjoy this song with a big fat smile ! x MOTHERFUCKER! ha ha ha

[taddeusvon]

mike ness stole this song from johnny thunders song "sad vacation"...same rythem,different depressing lyrics..if you don't believe me cause you think mike invented punk rock!!!..look up johnny thunders sad vacation and get ready to be upset!!!!!

[FatGuyNaLilShirt]

after listening to sad vacation, youre right. but it sounds like an older blues number called 'fuck off and get over yourself, no rock is original' or something like that : )

[yukimushu]

He "stole" it? How the fuck can you "steal" a rhythm?! Yes, the rhythms are slightly similar. But the two songs are completely different.

The same kind of thing has been happening for hundreds of years in music.

[GoingToPasalacqua12]

its probably just a coincidence

[GibsonElectricI]

nobody rocks like mike ness rocks hes been rocking since long before I was born!! fuck yeah man

anytime I can see social distortion live I will!

[matteric27]

long live the irish

[lukepghpa]

amazing song, i get goose bumps everytime i hear...describes how my life used to be perfectly

[FDS420]

hahaha

 mothaFUKA!

[dirtyrottenimb]

MOTHER FUCKER!

[billiebean100]

sounds really good but they shouldn't have put the keyboard in there

[roquero03]

Fits my life perfectly at this moment.. but things are getting better.. thanx mike..

[maddyb91]

Am i just tripping, or is Mike's guitar a little higher up than it normally is?

[PunkWillAlwaysBe]

your just trippin

[reesw138]

whos the new bassist?????????

[Einkaufstuete]

Brent Harding, in the band since 2005

[thebandx]

This is a music!!!

[dnxpunkrock]

johnny's hair n style looks like dennis...

kool..

[antartica4321]

"I'm born to lose and destined to fail"

My favorite lyrics of all time.

[MTCosta666]

@antartica4321 "I'm born to lose, I'm destined to fail.