Borstal Breakout - Sham69

[Cursed8Blessed]

Big up Sham69 dats mi hometown band and Big Up da Lord God of da Hashem, theres gwan be a bostal breakout soon i know its true its in the bible.......

[weekendhippy]

I was in there twice in the 70s and the screws were fucking animals and even worse with the coloured lads.some even walking round with NF badges on.The rioters had real grievences and changed the prison system in this country for the better and forever

[Evthedrunk]

same weekend as the poll tax riots?

[greyhound497]

sham69 reform with jimmy pursey to play electric 29 oct 2011

[MrNikoBellEnd]

didnt they start spraying them with water cannons whist on they were on the roof

[TheBarryviper]

25 DAYS THEN THEY GOT HUNGRY AND STARTED EATING EACHOTHER.

[IEatManure]

To the person who disliked this........YER ON GUV'NOR'S REPORT!

[WeaponSamurai]

Once on the roof there is no way some one will get me

[APlike2skate]

just played this song with my band (im bass/ vocals) at a battle of the bands! it was great. except the mic shocked my lip a couple times...

[mightywhite41]

I remember this at strangeways but cant remember why they had a roof top protest..can anyone prompt my memory??

[majorsnag]

@mightywhite41 it was a horrible place, three to a cell..shittin in a bucket..eating where u shit...windows missin...thats just a start...dark ages

[bollockowithalob]

@majorsnag

Too much cider, more like.



[eisemanrenyardjake]

@mightywhite41 Overcrowding, accusations of staff brutality and the general conditions these men had been kept in caused a rooftop protest. Of course, attempts from police and warders to get them down only angered them further; inmates started stripping off roof tiles to hurl at them. Arson, physical blackmailing and many "copycat" riots at other prisons followed. What a great justice system we have!

[AnElephantsChild]

Everytime I hear that smashing glass at the end I keep waiting for the cymbol crash at the beginning of 'Killing An Arab'.

Thanks for sharing this x x

[blackmesa10]

I rember this they held it for 25 days intill they go hungry

[TomthatiscalledTom]

The movie 'Scum' should have this as its theme song:

Where's yer Tool?

What fuckin' tool?

Twackkk! Aghh! Aghh! Aghhh! Arrrrghhhhhhh!

THIS FACKIN' TOOL!!!!!

[majorsnag]

@TomthatiscalledTom that was a top movie in its day with some good actors in it.

[APlike2skate]

@majorsnag thanks google.

[40951]

up the salford lads

[skyhopper007]

fooookin brilliant 43 now fuck it still makes me rock had some great time ..........................rock­ing

[dazla831]

I spotted Bronson a few times...

[oskinoioi]

@dazla831 Bronson wasn't at Strangeways at the time.. he was in solitary.. cant remember what prison though

[dazla831]

@oskinoioi It looked like him at 0.15 seconds and 1minute 15 seconds

[oskinoioi]

@dazla831 the geezer with the wooden stick n white mask? nah mate.. it's not him.. Charlie mentions it in 1 of his books.. he said it's one thing he wishes he'd have been involved with.. lol he's at h.m.p. Woodhill in Milton Keynes atm..

[brentlad]

i was at portland during the riots of 90,it was fun!!

[135026]

I see old Ronnie Biggs has taken ill again.When are they going to show this old man a bit of compassion or do they want him to die in stir lets start a free ronnie campain

[CJDiggs]

Is this the one Dom Noonan helped organize?

[CJDiggs]

Hmm, it may not matter to you but I'm interested in knowing, for trivia purposes. I'm boring, I read stuff, am interested in facts, know how to spell, that sorta fing.

[kerryndarren]

thats if there not all still in or back in jail lmao

[majorsnag]

im sure a lot have been back since then...i did...once..it was enough

[majorsnag]

I think i shall arange a party for all the people on here who where in the riot.

sign up..lol

[kerryndarren]

its great my man was invovled but they stood up for what was right and they done a good job for the next lot of inmates

[135026]

My uncle was on the roof.when he came down he got a pasting and sent to Walton(another fucking dump)

[majorsnag]

yes it was...now when ya get sent down ya get to use ya playstation and other great hardships...like the use of ya guitar...lol..I had a guitar

[shadowwarriers]

same as my cousin he got the exact same

[twizywoo]

my da was at borstal am sure he wud marmite this!!!!!!!

[majorsnag]

ya love it or ya hate it eh!

[MacPunk69]

Fucking magic.well put together and the song brings back great memories.cheers mick

[xxxSweetBabyDollxxx]

thank u my friend

great video, great song ,5*

but the story behind it is very sad

[Morthund]

Oi!

[brentyboy000]

ahahha your vids are the dope snag

[punkrock16forever]

deed cushty as owt...... thats geordie google it....

[majorsnag]

i was there in 84 n' there was fuck all cushty there then

[walkerchild69]

it aint cushy even now me owd ?!! .. top tune and Vid Mr.Chips .. lol .. those fuckin slates are worth a mint now mate !!! hahaha !!! fuck 'em .... BREAKOUT !

[majorsnag]

i know yeah, i should have gone n' scooped the cunts up n' took um down the moss

[DOODLELIFE]

was watching this from outside the prison when i was just 12 years old with my dad, ashame we din't have camera phones and the net back then, can't believe it was 18 years ago !!!

[majorsnag]

It was sound viewing..better than fuckin' "corra".

[andipye1]

Classic stuff!

[lonwitness]

They a song about this breakout? Cool.

[soodleb]

let's riot.

Five stars.