Stan Ridgway - Camouflage~Full Length

[katakisLives]

What an epic tune! you just don't get this kind of compelling narrative anymore!

[mrpeterthegreatful]

oooohhhhoooooo  Camouflage....

[mrpeterthegreatful]

please shut up , if you dont like it you can go to hell.

[daveriba]

Jesus! Will you lot chill out, it's just a song, a ghost story.

[Gurnerman]

welcome to capitalism dude all about money no matter what the cost! and no i'm not commie i think all politics is bollocks full of lies and deceit used to control the public and make the government and it's cronies richer and more powerful

[kobronat]

soldiers are brain wash puppets fighting for rich bastards arround the world.fuck the army be free

[Gurnerman]

@kobronat so the men that fought against Hitler were brain washed?

[kobronat]

@Gurnerman

Hitler is adifferent story he invade many countries but us and british troops fighting just for controling oil fields and scare all world not for democracy so us and british gov.use own troops for making only money.the do not care about iraki people.

[kardon666]

This song is power-gay

[djgcol]

@kardon666 You are just an idiot. I'm sure you haven't served nor ever will. What the hell are you doing listening to this song anyway?

[ScotsLass1960]

♥ ♥ Ultimate Respect to ALL our (AND our Allies) Troops........past.......prese­nt......future....THANK YOU and God bless you all ♥ ♥

[djgcol]

@ScotsLass1960 Thanks much from a First Gulf War veteran, Regular Army.

[SuperDgerm]

Ridgway's underrated. But, it's all good.

[gazrobbo53]

One day there will be no more war, and we will not send our young men to fight. Until that day comes I salute all the boys who dream of coming home. We are with you all, till you all come home. Respect where it is due

[GaryGotGame]

@gazrobbo53 I doubt there will be no more war, just that war will evolve and eventually it may not require the cost of human life. As much as I would love to hope for it I don't think there will ever be world peace, it's against our very nature as animals.

[soupdragonuk]

brilliant song. I remember it very easily from when it was released.

[djgcol]

@soupdragonuk Aye me as well. I carried it with me when I voluntarily enlisted in 1988.

[MrBeechie]

take a minute every day to think about the boys and girls away from their family and friends serving bravely thanks to you all and come home safe and well.

[Florathedragoness]

@MrBeechie Take a minute to think of our parents which went in war before we were even born! :'c Thank God we have them both, still.

[kobronat]

@MrBeechie

yeah right.fuck em all.

[VenlonianPictures]

@kobronat

fucking trolling cancer faggot

[djgcol]

@kobronat Coward ass idiot. Say that to a military person IN person loser.

[bacon2boy]

I remember listening to ths with my dad on totp2 in like 1999 i still love it :)

[jacko581000]

right this song is not about war or army. It is about the mystery of reality. How reality can get magic

[Motivatedlamb92]

oooooooooooooooooooooooo camouflage things are never quite the way they seem !!

[kobronat]

fuck the army.

[reachISmylife]

@kobronat Fuck YOU! bitch...

[djgcol]

@kobronat Walk up to a soldier and say that-preferably a female soldier. See what happens to your coward ass then.

[kobronat]

@djgcol

yeah right.i think killing innocent people for money is very sade.

[21mustanglover]

war is bad but as long as we are human it will happen and as long as i am alive i want to be a soldier

[grekkli]

hooah!

war is bad

but this semper fi thing seems to be very strong. i like team spirit. hate war though

[TheGlenmanusskinhead]

well it cant be any worse than whast the british army did in irelasnd ? :( they killed without mercy :( ands bACKED UP the loyalist killer sqades :( 

[TheGlenmanusskinhead]

@TheGlenmanusskinhead omg excuse my spelling :( i now know spelling and alcohol do not go 2gether :) but i hope u understand my point ? :) as its very tru ..... war is horrible and should not be happening ,but some times even the most placid of people can be pushed 2 far ? ,as in the north of ireland ;( when 1 side thought they could bully and control every1 else in the country :( well history tells us that cant and wont ever work long term ?

[kemysway]

and i was a mere cambodian next to vietnam and they blew up all my family thank god 4 people like camouflage

[basemassey]

Support Help for Heroes



[nmckee503]

I love songs about dead people saving the day, like The ballad of big Joe by Tom Waits.

[Raap123]

Why there always WW2 comments by every song about soldiers or later wars like Vietnam or Iraq. Com'n this is a song about Vietnam not WW2

[mrbump20001]

semper fdiels latin roughly all ways true the the ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CROPS and the US MARINES  shear this motto

[SVTDEMON420]

@mrbump20001 Always Faithful=Semper Fi

[mrbump20001]

@SVTDEMON420 sorry my my bad a bit drunk when i wrot this the RAMC moto is from the latin and i cant think of of what it is but fatihful in advesity

[SVTDEMON420]

@mrbump20001 No worries Brother :)

[death0breeder]

such a good song. id herd the melody for years but this is the onley time i ever her id in full. and i found it by chance

[Trinkers1]

Semper Fidelis!!!



[flipper415]

wow...this brings back some memories



[ghylltarvoke]

Funny i thought this song was about Vietnam.Semper Fi.

[ElCoyote1230]

thanks for the long version!

[whiteboyfunk1]

Anyone know how to get Last Honest Man?

[sharkattack78]

I had this on vinyl but i lost it when i moved. Listening to this brought back memories when i first bought it from Woolworths. After hearing this i immediately went onto itunes and bought it....and i could still remember the lyrics. Spooky!

[AbjectBlitz]

@Shagnarsty Glad I'm not the only to have noticed that.

[Shagnarsty]

funny how the yanks robbed the german helmet design an still use it today! that is how far ahead Germany were in tech.

[graeme7166]

awesome,have'nt heard it years.

[smthomas71]

whooooooooo Camouflage it still rocks even after al these years

[ArcadianAnarchist]

Stick to German and Russian arms than never jam, and you don't need no Camouflage...

[15peewee12]

@ArcadianAnarchist and thats why you lost ww2

[ghosttown999]

@15peewee12

I think you'll find Russia did win WWII.

And Americans wonder why the rest of the world laugh at them... you should get rid of that flag worshipping bit at the start of school and replaced it with 15 minutes of world history.

[15peewee12]

@ghosttown999 the nazi lost 900,000 men the russians lost 1,100,000 men in the battle of stalingrad.they won the fight but lost more men then had to rebuild there city.while the germans only lost there soliders the russians lost there women and children in the war aswell.fair play they stook it out and won im saying they took to much damage.Im not an American either im Irish

[kauda8]

@15peewee12 thats why you lost 4000 men on one beach. MG42. The only reason it stops fireing is when there is no ammo anymore.

[15peewee12]

@kauda8 what do you mean i lost 4000 i wasnt in any war

[kauda8]

@15peewee12 arn't you american? I thought so ;) I meant that even if germany lost the losses of the opposing troops were huge. The allies los so much times more soldiers than germany, because of the weapons ;)

[15peewee12]

@kauda8 no im Irish who just loves history

[bazza2610]

It was smoking that did for Camouflage...

[mailmanofdeth]

well i think i may just join the marines

[ghosttown999]

@mailmanofdeth

Good idea. But if you are going to kill strangers for money, there are probably better paid opportunities in your home town. I suppose the travel is a bonus, but I think it was more fun when the destinations were more socially liberal, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala, Cuba, Haiti... The cocktails and brothels just aren't up to the same standard in Afghanistan and Iraq.

[TapOnX]

@ghosttown999

Such a skepticism! A decent warrior is able to find himself a lover anywhere he is deployed.

Presence of women is kind of a requirement to most people though.

[15peewee12]

my uncle told me to listen to it since im going to america when i turn 18 to join join the marines from ireland

[krisspaddy]

Fight war - not wars

[TapOnX]

@krisspaddy

Unless it's a defensive war aimed at restoring international order.

Say no to unjust wars!

[thelionbarkid]

this is my rifle there are many like it but this one is mine

[mailmanofdeth]

@thelionbarkid This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will...

[mailmanofdeth]

@mailmanofdeth My rifle and myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit... My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage

[mailmanofdeth]

@mailmanofdeth I will keep my rifle clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will... Before God, I swear this creed. My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.  So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy, but peace!

[TheMrfoxmolder]

SEMPA FIE

[TheMrfoxmolder]

sempa fie

[KryptikCode]

What a wonderful story. American exceptionalism!

As a civilian I regret I will never be able to experience the comradery our armed forces have towards each other.

Huge thank you to all our armed forces! The best among us!

[txr121]

damn nice song

[Dekuna]

ok rycky1 you have a point about the theory,but the thing is,he supposedly didnt know the marine called Camofrage so the the song is basicaly about a ghost marine.If you seriously take the song literally then you are the one on drugs mate!!

I think you are missing the point.No one is denying that the GIs in that war were high but the point is that the song is about a marine that was dead for a week so its about a ghost.I think you need to step back and think that some songs are just SONGS!!

[Dekuna]

Hey Kigarkaj !!They called them Charlie because Viet cong is VC or Victor Charle in the phonetic alphabet,same way the NVA were called November Victor Alpha.

The lyrics make a mistake too:My weapon jammed then later he grabs his empty gun,well if it jammed its highly unlikely to have been empty.

Great Song!!

[aussieannie2906]

@Dekuna Duh ? Since when do soldiers carry one gun ? A "jammed" rifle and his "empty" side arm maybe ?

[Dekuna]

@aussieannie2906 Duh! I think I might know how many guns a Marine carries but if I were in the jungle and I heard something,the last gun Id be going for would be the one with no bullets.A jam can be unjammed M16s were renowned for jamming.I was just making a comment it was not meant to offend.

[eggworm]

@aussieannie2906 Only NCO and officers carry pistols in the armed forces. Grunts just have their carbine.

[gazrobbo53]

Great song

[MrHalloBenIkWeer]

greatfull to hear this once again :D

[chickinchainmail]

Thanks, I've been looking for this for a while, nice to find when I remembered it, it was finally on Youtube

[vhaba]

4 ppl are whinning p***s, and they never been in army :)

[CwmbranCrusader]

I was 14 when this came out. My girlfriend liked me singin' this to her! Many perks... Nice clean sound ! Love it ! Fuck YEAH!!!!!

[Trinkers1]

Really nice song!!!;))))

[coratris]

In the middle of hell, "..my weapon jammed.."... it's a disgrace DOD sent the boys with "un(der) tested "..M 16 rifles into this war. Marines killed becaused their gun exploded in their own face. SHAME !!

[Caolan567]

@coratris  yea i agree it was a disgrace and the soliders couldnt do anything about it .... they had to do their job :/

[ghosttown999]

Great song, buy youse do realise he's taking the piss don't you? If you go semper fi-ing round this you look a bit daft.

It's even in the fucking chorus, things are never quite the way they seem...

[rycky1]

@ghosttown999 semper fi means always faithful in latin. Its the motto of the marine corp.

[rycky1]

@ghosttown999 semper fi means always faithful in latin. Its the motto of the marine corp. This song is based on a true story so i dont think he's taking the piss.

[ghosttown999]

@rycky1 Yeah, I know, I was just saying that the song is ironic. It's kind of a spoof written by someone who was taking a lot of drugs, the bit where he starts hitting the VC with a palm tree, and "just like it was a fly!" show he's having a laugh. He also did a lot of comic songs with Wall of Voodoo.

[ghosttown999]

@rycky1

Errrrmmm, a true story? A big marine ghost started whacking the viet cong with a palm tree and swatting bullets (*gurns at camera with mad drugged up eyes* "just like it was a fly!"). The guy's having a laugh, and people are still falling for it 30 years on :)

[dept39]

@ghosttown999 googlex it

[ghosttown999]

@dept39

I have done, all I find is a couple of blokes on a blog who say it's a true story. That doesn't mean it is one, if everything on the internet was true, then you could make $500 an hour from google, and nobody would ever work.

If he isn't taking the piss then it's an awful song.

[Runol1st]

4 visitors are Charlies!

Damn communists!

[Kaluthrica]

Why do they call the enemy "Charlies"?

[Krigarkaj]

@Kaluthrica Charlies = Viet Cong = V.C = C = Charlies , , at least i think thats why they call them charlies,, correct me if im wrong :)

[BoTTeNBR]

@Krigarkaj

iirc, they called them charlie because they were communists. C(harlie)ommunists.

[MegaFicht]

these marines,soldiers,were sent in to Vietnam,only given a minimum of training,fighting for ideals and reasons the politicians was'nt agread to within themselves. 18,19,20 years old men went in to a horrible war,lived thru a living hell,then came back,only to be treated like slaughters and monsters. They saw their friends with their heads blown wide open, and the american society expected that they should not be affected by it?I'm a norwgian,but I do find warhistory interessting.

[TheMelmorrison]

usa ur so far up ur own ass!!! get over it what war have us ever won? i'm irish by the way. tell me ur crying shit that's all u have is shit......



[aj1986917]

semper fucking fi

this wa my pal's favorite song

[nicodoc]

one of the best songs ever !

[rowanland]

One day the amircans may learn?

[TheGDLuk]

long live US Marine Corps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SweetShades]

I heard this for the first time last night. I love it as I lived through the Viet Nam era. Wish Camouflage had been around for my 2 friends killed in action.

[axerelated]

Re:BarbedHook (2 days ago)

@tomnshanna

one little asshole, aren't you boy?

[MegaSlim225]

@axerelated this song rocks and the marines FUCKING RULE

[aceboy000]

great story ^^

[cheungwanfai]

Never let s a man behind for the anenees 

[devilchris86]

heard it on the radio today for the first time, just one word SPLENDID!

[vollkp]

thank you for upload:) i searched so long for this great song<3

[polarhelmet]

To people ...didn't like this song.

[eck1997]

@polarhelmet Its 3 now!! Why?????????????????

[TheTaweni]

part of the soundtrack of my childhood... memories of listening to cassettes with my siblings in deepest darkest africa... wow!

[pumppuhaulikkomies]

YES ! i finally found this song... 15 years later..! i remember when i was a young boy and my father played this song for me and explained the story. i didnt understand the lyrics because im from finland. i thought the story was the coolest ever. now that i hear it years later.......it's still the coolest story ever. thanks for uploading this !

[tomnshanna]

I will say this..."If I was over there in the boots of a PFC in the far off jungle, I would welcome the spirit of Camoflage to sit beside me."

Thank you, boys!!! Your bravery astounds me.

[BarbedHook]

@tomnshanna yeah but the marines run like fuck when they see the enemy up close chicken shit usa

[aj1986917]

@BarbedHook fuck you, im a marine, you faggot

[BarbedHook]

@aj1986917 yeh well when you get to hell i'll have you sent to my home and i will fuck you day and night you good little marine

[BodzioEntertainment]

All people have the same roots. There is no enemy. Every war is waste of money and peoples' lifes.

[MrToxicelmo]

2 people are def

[ESPsplit]

2 People are litle iraquis..

[d0miniik]

Camouflage is the marine almighty;yeah,we must hunt that charlie gook motherfuckers down one by one iaaaaaaaaaa

[jimbotro]

this is an actual photo of camouflage - he was a mighty big marine

[Matakshaman]

This sounds like 'Ghost Riders in the sky' and some parts sounds like 'He's a pirate'.

[ruVader]

Great song.

[MrThorndawg]

This is just a really nice song !

[gearhead292]

As a U.S MARINE I love this !!!!!!!!

[htsand]

@gearhead292 I fully understand!! Sitting here listening to it, started loving it when I was 6, and I have loved it since! PS, this girl loves marine guys! blink blink ;) he he hugs from norway

[aj1986917]

@gearhead292 semper fi! what unit?

[Dabur972]

charlie stands today for enemy combatant , .... or just combatants - the folks you engage , either tango or not

tango stands for taliban or terrorist

[death1994]

camouflage didnt save 1 marine

[berghoff1921]

WIT A TUNE !

[Tomalo111]

I believe it's "If Charlie wants to TANGO", not tangle. You can find the same on lyricstime, and it makes more sense for me.

[MRnasienie]

@Tomalo111 its tackle ;)

[demolitionhands]

songs now a days don't have the lyrics or the meaning as songs like this do. songs are now just way of making money not showing emotions or feelings for example

johny cash hurt

listen to that see if it dont tug heart strings, could lady gaga have a song with that much pain or emotion

[htsand]

@demolitionhands Could not have said better myself! Right on the spot! I agree completely!

[ash3965]

heard this song on my way to school on the radio... very good :D

[bazza2610]

Camp? Possibly, Brilliant? Definitely!!!!! :)

[hondaking579]

*clicks favorite* there

[t1naamandaga11]

Was frightened by this song in its day

[MRnasienie]

thumbs up if you were saved by camouflage when ur weapon got stuck!

[aaike7]

Great song. This makes me feel like i can do almost anything. Btw whats up with youtube admins these days? Almost half of my favourite-tagged videos have been removed!

[gunnerthedenmark]

@aaike7 no shit, same here

[nokwita]

a modern day Phil Ochs. Thanks for uploading.

[maeuschen64]

*~*Thank you so much for sharing. *~*

Best wishes

from Germany :0)

maeuschen64

[frogobyrne]

we were fighting your country you german man but im irish so were ok haha

[Leichenmann]

@frogobyrne so vietnam is german? didn´t know that ;-) or do the Irish call germans Charlie? Thougth we are Krauts :-)

[Trevoke]

@Leichenmann "Charlie" is codename for "The enemy".

[TheZazube]

@Trevoke not the enemy, but vietnamese, like fritz was for germans , ivan for russians and so on.

[Liam5126]

@TheZazube i think it was kraut for germans

[6944781899]

@Leichenmann

Charlie comes from Victor Charlie, VC in the military alphabet, or Viet Cong.

Sometimes I feel so sad I wasn't there...

[EITY10]

@Leichenmann lern about wars! charlie is enemy in vietnam

[Leichenmann]

@EITY10 so you didn´t read the comment I was refering to?!

[petertownend]

@EITY10 yes charlie was the name given to the enemy,he could be found under your mams bed hiding

[TaffTalk]

@maeuschen64 cONTrOVERsiaL

[vzf7f9]

Awesome Song...

[machanalan]

wan of the best tunes on u tube

[tootallrob]

use to listen to this as i was a apprentice at work when i was 16 it was on every day at some point not hear it for ten years or so lol

[Irodio]

Why wasn't I alive for when great music like this was around?

Damn, being 16 sucks. I had to grow up to pop/techno/rap crap.

[Samnutter3212]

Thats a thousan yard stare if ever i've seen one.

[GlobalLEMMINGS]

This is what songs should be like, they should tell a story!

The songs of Stan Ridgway evoke the humor and wisdom of Mark Twain and Will Rogers. This song is the best example of that. Thanks for uploading this song and for recognizing this original artist. Take it easy.