"The Clash on Fridays Part 2"

[sasa47792]

I love the ones paul sings

His accent is so great.

[pbrick6301]

What a wonderful singer Paul Simon is.

[TheJohndoe63]

who the fk paul sing...great bass by joe though..

[pjmuck]

Wow. Never seen this before. And look at Strummer on bass!

[DoctorPretorious616]

Absolutely electrifying, another example of the Clash at their best.  Indisputable proof music was so much better more than thirty years ago.

[PBANDSNOW]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICK!!!

[noprogress66]

Mint!

[TheGhostHunterVideos]

From 3:00 to 3:05 lots of funny things happen

Does anyone know what kind of guitar Joe is using? It looks custom or something

[Technosphile]

Simonon is such a god

[yettibrad]

This version of Guns of Brixton is so fucking cool. Mick's playing fills everything out really nice. And that Clampdown. . . fuhgetaboutit.

[calboy64]

what a song,,,

[EdNortonisMineLol]

Why did Joe have to go?!?!

[Zubrus555]

@EdNortonisMineLol Yeaah ...Its so .....saaad

[popsavant]

The ONLY band that matters.

[cjtal2005]

I saw The Clash live in Sydney, Australia in the 80's, this song live back then was one of my most memorable moments in the gig. The gig itself was awesome, 3rd row seat right centre, the Capitol Theatre, Sydney. One of if not the best live show I have ever attended.

[drrrzrbq]

paul is so coool. happy birthday to him

[Soldier500]

is that joe doing a guitar solo?

[jkthemod]

@Soldier500 Joe and Paul would "switch" guitars.... so Paul would not have to "carry" the song and could concentrate on his vocal... Joe would work the bass-, and Mick would/could cover the other two. Pretty cool!

[poopologist96]

I appreciate your perspective on shootings in the US and their resemblance to the wild West of centuries past. I agree London Calling is a classic album; in fact I consider it one of the top 10 rock albums of all time. I appreciate the lyrical theme of "Guns of Brixton", but generally it's not musically interesting to me. It seems closer to rap than rock and, except for a few songs, I don't like rap. Just my personal taste, however, not trying to diss anyone else's likes and dislikes.

[KIRKADELIK]

@poopologist96 It's reggae, right? One of the Clash's musical influences, as was early hip-hop on the classic songs Radio Clash and The Magnificent Seven. How can u love the album London Calling yet disregard the band's musical influences? To each his own, I suppose. Brixton, I believe, was and is a predominantly black section of London so Paul's lyrics are from the perspective of the Jamaican men living in that area just as Eddy Grant's classic "Electric Avenue."

[poopologist96]

I enjoyed seeing Paul Simonen get his turn in the spotlight with his "Guns of Brixton" song, even though it's one of my least favorite songs on London Calling.

[christoJihad2]

@poopologist96 I think it's an excellent song on a classic album. It's funny though, when he talks about "you can crush us, you can bruise us, and even shoot us" like a cop shooting someone. In my country, the good ole U.S. of A. that shit happens literally every day. A cop kills a civilian or a civilian kills a cop. In some inner cities the Wild West is alive and thriving. Gangbangers taking dope spots, bangers killing each other by the thousands, and being shot by the police.

[christoJihad2]

@poopologist96 I think it's an excellent song on a classic album. It's funny though, when he talks about "you can crush us, you can bruise us, and even shoot us" like a cop shooting someone was rare. In my country, the U.S., that shit happens literally every day. A cop kills a civilian or a civilian kills a cop. In some inner cities the Wild West is alive and thriving. Gangbangers taking dope spots, bangers killing each other by the thousands, and being shot by the police.

[Hippie153]

I remember seeing this on "Fridays" my Jr. Year of HS. Made the show must see of me and changed my perspective on music.

The Clash... the only band tht matters!

[dhsnyd]

An ASTONISHING band. Puts the processed-lunchemeat bands like Led Zeppelin TO SHAME

[alejosoini]

pity the quality has a blip around the 40 second mark. was the material damaged physically on tape or is there a chance of fixing this up? i think this is the only footage of this on youtube and its an amazingly good version of guns of brixton.

[tbzeee]

awesome. yes, boys and girls, once upon a time this was on network TV. many thanks to the folks with VCRs back then; this stuff might have been lost forever.

[em4nuto]

Guns of Brixton great song first then Clampdown Kiddies do your homework this was the only band that mattered Everything Nirvana or U2 was nicked from these guyz Brings me back I used to be an angry punk now I m just a grumpy old man

[MichaelD8393]

what song is this?

[Skierguyca]

@MichaelD8393 ....songs are "The Guns of Brixton", followed by "The Clampdown"...LP = London Calling

[omgitsmikegravel]

I remember watching this, and being blown away.

[cultureshock29]

amazing stuff! I remember when I heard they were gonna be on this show--I couldnt wait for that Friday!!!

[blope332]

I never saw this before. It's amazing. Pure energy. Thank-you.

[sbritt1994]

if we were to change punk i would call it the clash

[PhotoCher]

@dweebieMC "clash and bob dylan"—couldnt agree more!!

[PoireauMan68]

Joe's hair too short...Topper looks like the RUBETTES ahah...Mick with white shoes on? where was their stylists?? Mickey Gallagher on the keyboards ladies and gentlemen...

[dweebieMC]

they never had stylists paul simonon was always in charge of their look. they weren't some shitty manufactured band, jesus dude the clash and "stylists?" I don't think you get the point here...

[Spraycando]

@PoireauMan68 This is The Clash mate. They don't need no stylists. They teach style.

[Rifederica]

Paul Gustave Simonon the sexiest man in the world also now that he is 54 !!!

[PoireauMan68]

how can be called GUSTAVE be sexy?? was it his mum's fault or his Pa's??

[lorelieagain]

This band taught me what "cool" really looked like.

[uflaw02]

Wow, Mick is skinny!

[dweebieMC]

well mick was doing a whole lotta coke, to be fair.

greatest band of all time right here. variety is nice, but in a pinch the clash and bob dylan are all you need to survive

[bladertjr]

this makes me want a time machine

[safetosaydontquoteme]

doesn't anyone else think paul sounds like arnold schwarzenegger here?

[element128]

the gap in his teeth definitely helps visually.

yeeeeeee mate! rock on clash

[PoireauMan68]

Kate Moss has same difformity...LOndon dentists hey...

[THESonicMMM]

Sounds about how I remember hearing them sound live back in 1980 or so.  A very confusing show for a kid from Michigan.

[sbritt1994]

what part are u from.... madison heights is ware i cme from but now i live in casper wyoming

[sbritt1994]

did joe say have mercy?

[PBANDSNOW]

ya, thats what the song is about, the SS so he just says have mercy, its in the book joe strummer and the legend of the clash

[dortyhoor]

It used to make me laugh watching Paul simiminion play this near the end of their set, he could hardly puff out the words, and when he did it was so out of time.

[gothamjediknight]

wasn't there a better version of this up, where Simonon started singing Guns of Brixton from the beginning? and why do both parts say Part 1?

[davieshambles08]

Paul is singing it from the begining.... The same version is on revolution rock only much better quality.

[andreatekclash93]

joe with bass?!cool!!

[davieshambles08]

can you get this on dvd?

[sbritt1994]

pretty sweet if u can, also dose anyone one where i can find the clash playing on SNL?

[clinkzoo]

mmm i dunno if you're still looking but a few days ago i saw it on taringa, just google the clash live in saturday night live taringa! and you'll find a rapidshare link

have fun!

[flaviolima91]

whats up with this microphone delay?

[jennylens]

I'm dancing in my fave blue dress. Never seen this footage. After show, was told camera man in trouble showing me dancing when shown live in NY. I was edited out for LA broadcast.

You should see my photos, 79-80! Slides esp so amazing! Speechless after screaming, laughing! Don't remember all songs. I remember dancing to Clampdown.

HATE camera person zooming in too often. Clash best seen full-frame -- all moved around so much and each were amazing!! BEST band and I've seen and shot alot!

[ikswona]

@jennylens See you dancing. miss the 80's hotness. Living in the eighties!!!!!!!!!!! u look great

[chrisw1710]

@jennylens

Do you have any good photos of Mick in that great burgundy drape suit? I've been looking for one for ages.

Chris

[Purojannu]

You can really see where Joe got his name from... :D

[JoesRamone]

U2 would sound like the clash, IF they'd sound like the clash.

[SK1Media]

Clampdown gave me chills.

[LeotheOrangeCat]

not underrated - London Calling named best album of decade by Rolling Stone

[TheLittleLegionnaire]

cept they put it in the wrong decade :P

[LeotheOrangeCat]

yeah, it's an 80's album for me; bought it I believe in the summer of 80; was 13 but looked much younger; clerks seemed surprised

[superwesman]

@LeotheOrangeCat which is amazing because it was released in december of 1979!

[TheLittleLegionnaire]

far out thats 4 of my fav songs over that pair of vids :O

[dilemmed]

damn this was great. 3 of the 4 members sang lead in this little run. and pretty damn well too.

[tattypatty]

Shitty show, great guests. I got to see Devo a bunch of times and they had the Jam on as well....

[speedballink00]

Yeah, Larry David (Seinfeld co-creater) was on this show.

[pennstatefan]

Fridays was one of those comedy troupe variety shows that had some of the most original lineups regarding musical talent and comedy routines. If my hunch is correct, Michael Richards of Kramer fame on Seinfeld was an original performer along with Melanie Chartoff and Joe Mahler and the guy who played gange man.

[pennstatefan]

Forgive me, but it was Bruce Mahler, not Joe Mahler. There was Jack Burns who narrated the show and introduced the musical guests with Darrow Igus playing the gange man, Maryedith Burrell, Mark Blankfield, John Roarke and Brandis Kemp in the ensemble cast.

[jeanbean43]

man the punk shit today has no place next to the clash the feeling of true anarchy is not there!

[Geddlee]

Influential as hell; one of the best bands ever..

[brhewitt]

I love the Clash, but I didn't remember just how phenomenal these guys were as live musicians. Extremely tight. Awesome post. Thanx.

[markoman33]

best fuckin' band in the world...little billy joe armstrong, sad ripoff artist that he is learned his every pathetic move from the guys and he and his shite band Green Day still don't merit cleaning the Clash's shoes. RIP Joe, the true original!!

[hairhorn]

wow, never seen paul play guitar before.

joe is playing bass!

[clashrocker]

If u ever watch The Clash playing Guns Of Brixton, Paul always played guitar and Joe always played bass

[LonelyPinballMachine]

Fuckin wicked. Love the clash

[ChokeOnThisOne]

igot chills watchin topper rockin the drugms on clampdown i need a fix le me tie off

[hansonszoo]

I remember this show when it originally aired. Man, took me back!. Seeing it again was really awesome and made me nostalgic for what was. The music back then was so raw and energetic. Good times. The Clash were F'ng amazing. RIP Joe Strummer. Thanks for leaving your mark.

[pavel41]

Yeah no kidding! I could cry that I see this again. Wow what a great time. Yes this was nothing short of amazing back then and amazing now that someone put it back up so us old folk could see it. This is my favorite performance of these songs.

[mrbubbles4q]

I was there at the show. It was GREAT the manager of The Clash put me right up front the closest person to them on thier FIRST US television apearance. It was amazing then and now.

[JoePublicFilms]

"Sealed with a kick." Their songs are just as relevant today as way back then.

[xs750dave]

bangs understood

...iggy started it....the dolls had issues...voidoids, heartbreakers, et al defined for real...pistols defined for the circus croud and the Clash made it right

[metamoralia]

'It was one of those performances for which all the serviceable critical terms like "electrifying" are so pathetically inadequate' - Lester Bangs (on The Clash, a couple years earlier)

[ragozhin]

makes u wonder WHY modern rock sucks so much- the urgency here is so apparent.... "what are we gonna do now???????"

i am so bored by limp linkin creed nickel- korn! YAWN!!!!!!!!!!

miss u strummer!

[tenbitbob]

"linkin creed nickel- korn! YAWN!!!!!!!!!!!"

that about nutshells it for rock....

So whats good now? c'mon people dont let their message die,

Whitey?

[WashingtonBeUpInThis]

So awesome. I'm glad I got to see these guys when they were still around.

[Latasyconservas]

a bit more 'urgency' than the quartets you see on Leno...

[15pen]

haha i always thought they made that bass custom made extra large for paul because it looks so big in strummers hands XD

[jimhuntz32]

fridays was a great show this proves it...long live the clash

[cabeef]

Why won't stupid Michael Richards sign off on a DVD release of FRIDAYS for god-sakes? all these performances DESERVE to be preserved on DVD for posterity!

[GreaserDub]

kick ass.

[zeddyded]

clampdown is such an effing classic. joe strummer looks wicked here.

[press8585]

strummer is a god, r.i.p. viva la clash!!!!

[dublinboyo]

So tell me, what exactly are "The Guns of Brixton?"

[pfonyt]

GoB is a leftist revolutionary song about the discontent for the "heavy-handedness" of the police, the recession, and other problems at that time.

The song pre-dates the 1980s race riots in Brixton (check out the web).

"<i>You can crush us

You can bruise us

But you'll have to answer to

Oh, the guns of Brixton</i>"

[senororgasm]

the only band that matters...brings back alot of memories...1980!! where has the time gone...haha--long live the clash!!!!

[JDRoberto2005]

What ratbasket said. And Paul never looked better either before or after.

[15pen]

It looks like either Paul has shrunk or gained some weight from then until now.

[newfirefan]

Oh my, paul is playing guitar and singing. Joe played bass on this song.

[birdshot]

Do you think Mick could have had his pants up any higher?

[jdust629]

Zoot suit.

[grantventura]

I think Joe does a pretty good job on the bass. Paul played guitar on this mainly because he had trouble playing bass and singing at the same time. I think it's cool how hard hard Joe plays when he is not singing versus how little he plays when he is.

[ratbasket]

Damn these limey-cocksukers rock out ! The Edge ripped of Mick Jones sound.

[mickjonesrules]

Yes I've always thought that too!

[BrigateRosse]

I love The Clash but someone should have told Paul that he can't sing. What a racket!

[referenti]

@BrigateRosse Who cares if he could not sing...

[carlcarlson1602]

topper is one of my favourites drummers but that what you say about paul is bullshit

[mickjonesrules]

Mick was the best! Mick and Topper were the best musicians. Joe was the wordman and Paul was there for his looks. But Mick played a freaking awesome guitar, wrote all the music, and arranged and produced it. Plus I think he's cute.

[6sidesofsandinista]

HEY! Another 2 for 1 from the only band that matters. Did Joe ever get his teeth fixed? Thank you for this great show.

[grantventura]

He did of course. Look at his later stuff. In fact, he was kind of mad about the fact that people accused his bad teeth on using crank or speed as that junk makes your teeth fall out. He said that it was neglect and getting some knocked out in fights. As Joe said to Johnny Green "always wear shoes that are good for running, and good for fighting."

[gabysalter]

Topper's the man.

[teddyboyward]

I watched Fridays from the begining.I got every band that was on there on tape.When it first aired it was a hour and a half show and let the bands play 4 songs,later in reruns was cut to a hour show and only 2 songs per bandI first saw Stray Cats on there and KNEW that I had found "what I realy was looking for all my life" ROCKABILLY.25 years and STILL haven't changed.

[Hondulu]

Guns of Brixton

[rootbeersoup]

What's the first song?

[redhotSchillerpepper]

Guns of Brixton

[terry57lol]

Mick Jones wasn't gay, i knew him.

[ethandercole]

Wish there were still tv moments like this

[itsmarkd]

You want to hear why Mick Jones was in the band, go listen to The Clash without him. Cut the Crap is GAWDAWFUL...

[johncollins77]

mick was in the band to get the homo vote

[gside38]

why was mick jones in the band again?

[streetparade]

Well, let's see...he wrote most of the music (Joe did the words) and was the de facto producer on most of the records. He saved Joe from life in a pub rock band, discovered Paul and taught him to play bass and recruited Topper (who was the best damn drummer of his generation). Is that enough?

[toastedbread0078]

I hear no bass during Clampdown. Did his bass go out?

[mgzt190]

They were THE best band ever, anyone who disagrees is wrong!!!!

[Kronos12345]

This is true.

[bobbyt65]

The Clash certianly were the last English band that mattered.The USA was invaded in 1965 and were occupied by British bands up until the Clash broke up in 85.Not a bad run.

[kympoo]

this is why I like them, they are raw, not phony like today's crap

[azzymj]

THis is so cool thanks for posting it. Was Joe standing on the Key board before Clampdown starts? awesome

[davedude24]

This is pure rock and a nice stroll down memory lane. These guys did matter!  Thanks for posting it. "We will teach our twisted speach to the young believers...in these days of evil presidentes..."

[465865]

a great tune from the only band that mattered.this site is effing amazing I thought seeing live footage of the clash was impossible to find outwith standard dvd releases.

[RupertWaldron]

Pity they didn't do Spanish Bombs as well but oh well, still great.

[Ouimet]

You don't see bands or teeth like that on TV anymore.

[Koldborn]

whhooaaaa GUNS OF BRIXTON!!!!!!!

[bazzwell]

This shows just how great they were on stage, when they were inspired at least. Versions like this and the other Friday's video show how weak some of the studio version were. This song's completely different on record. Great stuff!

[Ortchel]

Look how politely seated the audience is. It's almost amazing to see. What happened?

[randallcraig]

Great!!!! Do you have Saturday Night live from a couple of years later? They played "Should I" and "Straight to Hell". I had it on video but lost it!

[rockdog63]

Where are bands like this today?

[fenderman0463]

bands like this today are rare...that's why i get weepy for music like this...there is no passion anymore in music by these kids today...and we have the corporate structure in the music business to thank for this....

[erictheodorecartman]

Yeah! Clampdown is one of my favorites of The Clash

[jetsamantagonist]

again with the happy! thank you thank you thank you!