Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon - World DestructionAfrika Bamb

[NeuroManson]

This should be required historical material, viewed by all.

[MrNivo666]

such songs never made

[saintbill]

very relevant to today

[nitwitters]

this is not a love song

[23vas908]

1st song to be hip hop/rock (hip rock) hybrid way before walk this way. Smoke crack!!

[missSuchashame]

good, important lyrics...just like butter!

[toast485]

I love this track... everyone needs to personally thank Bill Laswell & Celluloid records for making this amazing collaboration a reality... "Collision Music" at it's finest... Laswell is truly a musical genius.

also years before Run DMC and Aerosmith re-made Walk This Way

[MartinfdeZ81]

@toast485 I Totally Agree Laswell Rules since 30 years ago, and now he does drum & bass and dub and many styles , he´s so totally genious

[steve01274]

MORE Country Life butter

[MOONST0MP]

Fuckin hell!!! I cant belive what I have just seen here!! John Lydon was so good as the Pistols front man but this is fuckin pathetic, is it a joke?????

[johnwoodsphoto]

what do you know?

[saffron91]

this song was on a sapranos episode

[rabsmiff]

VERY dated visuals, but sonically exciting.

[SippinCoughee]

nancy is a whore

[SippinCoughee]

fuck u ronnie  suck me tight

[qwertyco]

Someone could transcribe the words of Reagan? Very fast for understand for me.

Thanks

[strangeromance1]

Pure classic! Never thought to look up the video-Don't remember seeing this on MTV or the like - Always been satisfied with hearing it on the radio (when it was out) and on my record player. But what a pleasant surprise! Thanks for putting it up:)

[Flossylina]

They should play this song or at least show it to MTV youth today in 2008. The lyrics here are enough to give kids nightmares for days.

[drylaundry]

or just play it because it still better than many hip hop/r&b music now

[impurplegit]

Oh my god, now this does take me back, talk about being in a time zone. long live the 80's. An yes i have this on single.

[sidchaos1988]

love this song very intelligent lyrics

[psychoman420]

Being a huge Sex Pistols fan, I was drawn to this song. I'm certainly not disappointed.

It definitely gets the point across.

[v1m]

Did Bill O'Reilly teach you to say that? Think for yourself -- if you can, tool.

[Niketalker]

i heard this on the sopranos

[rastadub]

KABOOM KABOOM

[stephenmaxwell]

I remember seeing the lyrics to this song on the wall of Tynemouth Metro Station - in big bold letters. The best graffiti I have ever seen. This song is as hard hitting now as seeing the graffiti back in the 80s.

[64mung]

Love this tune!!

[EmbalmingFluidSmoker]

Cracker jacks

[RastafiedMan]

WOO HAAAAAA

[Joppysmum]

Thanks for uploading!My big brother was a HUGE Pistols fan and he first played me this track on his 'Pioneer Stack System'(in about 84') and it sounded BRILLIANT! Even better that, my mum never really appreciated us being Pistols fans, but when Lydon went alone she liked his stuff.She always told us never to think we are superior to anyone. Consequently, she liked this track! And not forgetting Mr. Bambaataa!!!

[uklittleguy]

I just finished a 'video remix' of this song here on you tube. ;)

Do a search for (Time zone uklittleguy 2008)

I bought the vinyl back in 1983 (aged 11) and it made such a big impression on me.

Huge respect to John Lydon, Bambaataa and Bill Laswell for creating this classic song!

I just uploaded my video remix so hopefully it will be searchable by tomorrow ;)

Please have a look at it if possible, thanks! :)

[BIKERJAKE74]

Been looking for this song for a looong time, wasn't until a couple years ago on New Years Day i was testing out a buddies new home theater I was watching the Sopranos and CRANKED up this song when I heard it. Marantz audio never sounded better

[doubleknucks]

What? That's not the question. Yes, I'm very familiar with the Pistols. What else do you listen to when your 13? I wanted to know if this was PIL or solo John Lydon or something.

[topcatbuggy]

great track i bought the 12 inch version when it came out

[doubleknucks]

Is this solo Johnny Lydon or is this Public Image Ltd?

[Squeaky1423]

I remember dancing all night long to this in Berlin nightclubs, woooooo

[dubzy81]

this song was really well used in a sopranos episode

[alteregodamian]

lol this song is so damn catchy.

[Bacopa68]

Thanks for posting this. I hadn't heard it since it boomed out on KTRU and KPFT over 20 years ago.

[serekithegreat]

Good stuff; old school like a motherfucker !

[pokjin]

lol this song is shit

[SWEEDE76]

Carole King anyone?

[mallett666]

but still sooooooo great.......

[burntguy7]

bullshit, John.... racist....no screw you

[burntguy7]

1982 NME interview

[MisanthropicGen]

JOHN LYDON IS A RACIST.

Yeah I used to be a fan too, before I found out about the infamous 1982 NME interview (look for it online, it's in the johnlydon and fodderstompf archives)

He calls italians a "race of thieves" in it and implies they're all cowards. This coming from a man who says he's "against prejudice". If you agree with him, please kill yourself now, we all can do with one less bigot. Fuck you John.

[dwgauntlett]

Dear MisanthropicGen,

Sounds like you too are a bigot...AGAINST BIGOTS!!!

I realize that it is difficult at times to accept hypocrisy in ourselves and others, but jeez, can't we learn to forgive?

[sherribailey75]

Italians are not a race -- they're a nationality. So perhaps, he is a nationalist. I don't agree with his statement at all, but I don't think Lydon is a racist, not even close.

[raguv2000]

Actually, you could interpret it either way..

[v1m]

"This is the world destruction / Your life ain't nothing..." As we've seen in New Orleans and Iraq, Afrika and John had it right.

[BaghdadBeat07]

Fantastic! Have seen this for the first time. It's great.

[returnsanecho]

john lydon giving himself a blow,john lydon as john travolta. i used to like this as a teen,back then this was alt, now what is it? cornball?

[BRITPOPLOVER]

soooooooo 80s