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  • what is the date of this video?

  • CTFxC?

  • @ChrisMeep yes sir lol

  • @ChrisMeep Yep.. :D

  • @ChrisMeep ftw!

  • Weird comments. When this came out when I was in grade 10, many years ago, I was knocked off my feet. Can't say much knocks me off my feet now (there are a few, but lots of yawning). This song still get me and this is a superb version and I don't get the sampling comment because it's irrelevant because we are talking about this song, not derivatives from it.

  • those saying about mia dont realise joe would be fully behind it.

    he was big into new music and the clash sampled loads of songs

  • It`s "sing in tune "

  • This is still a potent anthem for our times..

  • The kind of people who are complaining about MIA and her sample would never have been in the spirit of The Clash to begin with. They were a band that appreciated and covered other artists and genres and stood for something.

  • ALL YOU FUCKERS WHO ARE ARGUING OVER THE CLASH AND MIA ARE MISSING THE POINT: Why the fuck does he have his thumb in his ear? Does he have an ear infection or some shit?

  • @kurtissmo He doesn't have an ear infection stupid. He is plugging his ear to hear himself sing. Otherwise he would just hear the blast from the amps. Now artists wear ear devices. Where have you been??? Respect the dead....Okay!!

  • @HelloKittyPink0517 HAH sorry bout that it took me a minute to remember this, my bud posted an over dramatization of a question i asked him on my behalf, regardless im sorry if it got you flustered trust me there are no musicians i have respect for more than joe

  • what you idiots dont realise is joe was very much into sampling music himself

    he was also very interested in pushing new differant artists into the limelight

    so before you slag off mia and what she did,you should know a little about what shit you talk

  • I love on the "Live: From Here to Eternity" album, the part on this song where he's like "Sing in tune you bastards.". Gotta love The Clash.

  • @jayhawksrock1 I thought it was "sing it too you bastards."

    Asking the average concert goer to sing in tune is a tall order!

  • @wrob2112 hmm, it might be, I listened to it again a couple times and I still here "tune". Either way it's still awesome haha

  • @jayhawksrock1 he says sing it too you bastards. joe is anglo-indian/scottish/turkish so if he said 'tune' he'd pronounce it properly lol, i.e as choon rather than toon.

  • 'Stealing' music doesnt destroy past music.

    All Art is Theft.

    Simple.

    Peace you fuckers.

    p e a c e !

  • Clash are in the rock n roll hall of fame ,and mia is were?

  • You people are pathetic for arguing about which artists are better and are missing the point -- which is the music.

  • there aint no asylum here

  • aguante the clash!!!!!!!!!!

  • Still my favourite Clash song. Absolutely ace. Joe Strummer is an inspiration to us all. So much love for The Clash. I'm 17 and i understand this music, that's what enduring music is: It's for anyone who feels the music in their souls, no matter where or when they're listening to it or who they are. The Clash remain the greatest Rock n Roll band in history.

  • gotta .love the Simonon

  • The song that made me stop and understand that being punk was the way to go!

  • MIA asked permission, Mick loved how she updated the message

  • I think that rap stars sample sounds because they know deep down inside that their music is c-rap

  • @boiledhooker Rap is the cancer of today's music.

  • @RaptureandZune

    What a sqaure!!!

  • long live the clash....

  • anybody else notice a bitta hostility betwen mick and joe?

  • @connaught2008 This was Mick's last show with the Clash. I believe he and Paul got into a fistfight after the gig.

  • why is he holding his thumb in his ear? where is the gig???

  • He is holding his ear shut so he can hear how his own voice sounds : ) : )

  • whats with the bass at the start???

  • the best live version of this i reckon is the one recorded in jamaica on the bootleg kingston advice, iit jus sounds qualityy i think

  • I like the live version where Joe says, "Sing in tune ya bastards!"

  • terry chimes does a good job but was not in the same league as topper headon

    original clash drummer on all the albums.

    beaten by heroin , & as joe said the end came when we sacked topper. don't do smack.

  • terry chimes played on their first album

  • Your completely correct in every thing you sayexcept terry chimes was the original clash drummer he drummed on their first album the clash...but fell out with the rest and was renmaed as tory crimes on the album cover..he became a kind o hangeron who helped out when needed....but ye topper was the genius. i dont think this is terry chimes on this clip tho...but i could be wrong

  • thanx man, this i knew already , but i assure you tc is playing on this it's in the book by johnny green "passion is a fashion" & tc was already in the loop,

    cheers man.

  • kitty say p p p p p p p p papison take me home see the photo photograph of you and mmmmmmmmmmmm mamason

  • I was there! God Bless Strummer!!!

  • god bless you.

  • OMG

    THAT´S JUST GREAT!

  • one of my favorite clash songs.

  • i would kill to go back in time to see this concert.

  • can i come? :D

  • three fuckin frontman in a top band

  • Degenerateen thanks for this video. This tune is great off " The Clash On Broadway " 3 cd set. It states unedited version. I can't hear a difference from the Combat Rock LP version. Ethier way awesome tune !

  • i jut like the clash end off...lol

  • M.I.A. did paper planes taking the first riffs of this song.....fact

  • yea but it sucked

  • Paper Planes is fairly good, quite original in style compared to todays factory made pop. The clash are a great band, sampling keeps it fresh.

  • to be honest i hate when people call the clash a punk band.because they were so much more than that.there was nothing they couldnt try and turn it into something magical.there talent and reach were endless and still is. you listen to these songs almost 30 years later and theyre still as powerful as they were when they first played them.pure genius

  • they started with punk, then they played rock, reggae and all different sorts....

  • they started with punk and reggae influenced punk, then lead on to rock, then rockabilly, dub, funk, rap etc.

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  • Hate that? I was just telling alexandre1129 how many different genre's they explored. Who said anything about hate? The Clash are my favourite band in the whole world, and Sandinista! is my favourite album .... Do you even know what your talking about friend?

  • yeah sorry, i just realised i wanted to say that to thatfunnywhiteguy who said that. i answered the wrong person...sorry again.

  • Its ok, everybody makes mistakes ;D

    And by the way, I think he was just trying to say that the clash should be more widely recognised, not just as a punk band, but as a mega band : D

  • i don't see why you "hate" that, there's no shame to be punk, they didn't stop to punk music but you can call them as a punk rock band, plus their look is completely punk...

  • they were always punk. They're punk at heart

    They were just always influenced by reggae. They lost contact of their roots when they made Sandinista! and Combat Rock. My favorite band and album London Calling, will always be punk to me. They brought me into the scene, and they'll ALWAYS be my favorite band. They are punk end of story

  • They were a band. Thats enough said. They were just a band.

    Anyone can do this. Even more so today.

    Whats sad is I'm not seeing this come out of the new groups today. Where the fuck is everyones roots to music. There is so much fake out in the world. The Clash showed their true colors and respect for music. I can only wish someone would be smart enough to see through and make their band true.

  • This.

    Lots of respect.

  • They were not "just" a band. Not every could write like Strummer. They were a band alright.....the band that only mattered at one point.

  • es genial,pero falta topper eh!

  • Génial!

  • fucking love it

  • Great song. one of my favorite clash songs. such a powerful message in each verse. RIP Joe.

  • what are you stupid?

  • woooo not good to say that on a clash vid hahah. love clash, love MIA cant believe she might be stopping music

  • If people would start to think for themselves, they would listen to "Paper Planes", which was produced by DIPLO, NOT M.I.A., and realize why he choose to sample this particular Clash song. That's all I'll say about that. I love M.I.A. and The Clash... both political without losing sight of what great sounding music is.

  • FUUUUCK MIA

  • There were so many great bands in 77/78 you just had to be there(ur dad prob was)

  • oh well

  • Joe always sang whith his heart.

    "Endurodrunk", you're right they are the PIONEERS of punk.

    Joe Strummer : RIP.

  • right on. the clash are still the best though

  • starts off slow... give it a couple minutes to take off. joe is incredible... really a lovely song, and i say that with the greatest respect.

  • It's well past 8 minutes and I'm still waiting.

  • Doesn't matter who started Punk. The Clash perfected it and rocked harder than anyone ever has.

  • one of the best songs

  • Fabulous performance by one of the pioneers of punk! Love the Clash!

  • clash is awesome

    fuck the beatles and mia

  • what does the beatles have to do with anything?

    they didn't rip off the riff or sample it as mia calls it

    beatles are better than an other band you just can't dispute it without sounding like an idiot

    then yes the clash is up there in awesomest bands ever but they are an entirely different animal

    still the clash is so amazing

    but stop making idiotic pointless comments

  • Strummer lives!

  • the clash gigantictly UNDERrated..top 5 alltime....RIP JOE..you will live forever through ur music...thank you for the music i grew up with....the best

  • watch GHETTO DEFENDANT

  • That build up at 3:49 is FUCKING EPIC. Its just a couple of notes but it gets into your soul. This is definetly one of their best and I think the song represents The Clash at their peak.

  • yeah, big fan of both Clash and MIA respectively, all u MIA haters need look no further to her record sales ;-)

  • mia is good

    clash is good

    everybody happy

  • @whoneverlies MIA sucks, I only liked that song(paper Planes) but then I remembered where I heard it before, the clash, so I was basically hearing the clash, and thats the only reason I liked them. They suck for that.

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  • @Lucifer986 Pop/R&B? LOL, you have obviously not even heard the track. MIA is a hip-hop/alternative/world music artist... People have different tastes, live with it.

  • @JamesLippy your right i checked out her other songs and album. not to my taste but its good non the less

  • @whoneverlies Clash is way better though

  • @whoneverlies and whats with martin solveigs hello?

  • who cares if mia sampled the riff! who cares if the clash didnt get the credit they deserve.

    THE CLASH ARE STILL THE ONLY BAND THAT MATTERS

  • yes ur on my wavelenght,music is great but the clash took it to new levels,and he who fuks nuns will later join the church,that a lyric

  • @abrasivewt just for the records, everybody got credit...

  • : )

  • BTW MIA is nothing compared to the clash...the clash are an iconic revolutionary band and will mia be celebrated in 30 years time like the clash....I think not!

    RIP Joe

  • Joe was a genius end of story...Paper planes is an insult to the clash and joe because its such a shit song. The main reason that people actually like paper planes is because of the riff from this incredible song which was written by either mick or joe. SPEAKING KINGS ENGLISH IN QUOTATIONS!

  • your my hero just now man

    i completely agree with you

    how can they change this sad and so meanigful song into what...."weed n bones"

    ughh

    she pisses me off

    why cant mia think of sumthing else than to abuse this song :(

    its sad

    im sorry for joe :(

    i love u joe

    rest in peace

  • 'Weed and bombs' dick head, M.I.A has more talent in her left labia than you do in your whole body. You piss me off.

  • im not talking to me you little shit im talking about the CLASH being better than mia

    THE CLASH IS THE BEST!!

  • ya i agree i ask people how do u paper planes the lyrics make no sense and they tell me ya but i like the riff

  • yes u r rite but joe would n,t care,if mia nicked this he would take it as acomplement,mia or clash ,the clash fukin rule

  • yr musical education needs a lot to be desired then. i dont like "metal" but i know who the sabbath are...

  • ok well if your not a rock fan that makes sense. but the clash are not just a "famous rock band." they're actually very well known. but not by everyone, i guess.

  • how have you not heard of the clash?

  • Just to add a comment about MIA 'stealing the tune' - audijeep you do realise that The Clash would have had to authorised use of the tune and she will not only give them credit but also a certai amount of royalties. Do you not notice how a lot of songs do this?

  • One of my most favorite Clash songs!

    "You won't succeed unless you try" has been my favorite line to quote. Thanks Joe! Love ya'll. Peace my darlings.

  • love the clash. but just because mia gave them credit doesnt mean anything in my book as well as other artists. all it is is a little typing not many people read. all people need to do is use actual music talent to create music instead of taking and putting talking poetry over it.

  • best live version by the way!!!

  • MIA stole this beat for her song paper planes

  • She totally stole it and then gave him credit, how dumb is she? =\

  • how old are you guys...80 something? don't you know musicians have always pick tunes from one another without this being a problem? on the contrary everybody wins, mia has brought this song to new generations and what she did it's called sampling that is so common in hip hop and music nowadays.... this is one of my favorite clash tunes ever and when i heard mia's song i liked it alot too, voila

  • yeah you two are pretty retarded,

    people dont steal beats

    they SAMPLE beats from older songs

    M.I.A. sampled this riff

    and now T.I. sampled a loop

    from M.I.A. so its completely legal

    as long as you get permission and PAY UP

    just look at the carter III, theres a ton of samples.

  • people don't steal beats... uncreative people steal beats... or "sample" them... but they should stop calling themselves artists. Cause artists creat stuff. They don't take someone else's art and put a paint brush on it and then call it theirs.

    A la... DJs. They are bullshit. They are functional in that they are able to use other people's music to create a party atmosphere... but artists they are not... unless they creat their own stuff.

  • part of that is true and part not, cause

    you can completely recreate a song with a sample

    from an older song, look at Let the Beat Build

    by Lil Wayne, he sampled "Day by Day" by Eddie Kendricks and i think thats pretty creative

    so by sampling they are just coming up with

    a background that means something to them

    or soundsgood, its better thanjust a beat

    DJ's, SOME use only others work to create a party, i like DJ Qbert - a scratch DJ

    he doesnt really use others work to create a party atmosphere.

  • would you people shut the fuck up..

    the clash gets a royaltie check.

    and im sure they are glad to have another million dollars because some indian chick sampled a riff.

    and what does it matter to you

    you dont create shit

    you just complain of how people are uncreative for "STEALING" music but you have nothing of your own to show.

  • I still dont think its right...people think MIA made the riff...but in reality Clash lose credit...

    Clash deserve a bit more...as do many bands before...

  • if people REALLY REALLY loved the song they would see what sample it is from like i do.

    i think they do deserve more credit but they werent able to make the song that popular like mia did. its just getting your music paid with different lyrics on it. its not a big deal really.

    and btw the MIA sample sounds completely different than any versions if heard this song

    granted its the same notes but it just has a different sound to it.

  • I'm in tears, I love Joe.

  • I went to Toronto to see the Who's final tour in '82. The Clash were to back up! We were 18 and took the train hostage a whole cabin full of us with mickey's of whisky... and us singing Clash songs all the way. Something happened. Joe Jackson got booed off stage. Stuff was thrown. The Who came out. That was it. I never found out what really happened. Anybody out there got the story on that one... I can't believe that happened still to this day.

  • I saw that Who concert on VHS, I wish I could have been at that concert. Big Who fan. John Entwistle and Keith Moon R.I.P Clash rock as well.

  • What a song,what a band! Deep lyrics.Moves me everytime I hear it.Regret I never saw them live.

  • ---The Future Is Unwritten---

  • ... THE CLASH - STRAIGHT TO HELL - eines der besten Songs in der Musikgeschichte für mich!

  • Ja, Ja. Dieses ist solch ein groSes song. Es tut mir leid, Ich spreche Englische und mein Deutsch ist nicht gut, aber The Clash=Wunderbar.

  • --thx for posting this Dude!!!!---

  • Fuck "Paper Planes" This is where its at. The original The only

  • Dumbest shit I've read all day.

  • o this one i have never seen...

    thx!

  • THIS is where Topper Headon should have rejoined the band. That would have solidified things. Joe might not have kicked Mick out. The Clash would have taken music to limits unknown. Like the have proved through presenting the world with "TIMELESS" music. Letting Topper go because of his habit was a mistake, his habit NEVER got in the way of his practicing or live shows. EVER. It was Joe's mistake,.

  • You're a little wrong there, Toppers habbits DID cause a bunch of troubles with his playing and rehearlsing, once he fell from the stage in a middle of a gig, and the last gig with Topper, he was in his own little world and was lucky enough to get to the end of the set. But yes, it still was a mistake to sack him out completely.

  • They we're "punk rock" man. So he fell off stage. And he got fried. That's a granted these days. He did nothing wrong. Joe was into control. 1st Topper. Then Mick. Paul was never a threat. Joe wrote his own history.

  • Johnny Green wrote in his book, The Riot Of Our Own, he was on coke or heroin and fell off the stage (I'm not completly sure, if he fell behind the stage, or through his kit) in a middle of a song! And sure they were Punk Rock, but all kinda heavy shit you take really affects your playing.

  • All the original four together did magical things... they all had there problems and there own things... too bad... they will remain timeless.

  • What does "That's a granted these days" mean?

  • Look at Weiland, Cobain, the stones, Coutney, anselmo, pantera, that blues singer female 22 blowing out her lungs on crack, od's, and that's just the famous ppl... what about the ones who struggle along following a dream and are strung out with nothing who commit suicide... or whatever... I'm just saying it is common place... yet live through the punk era alone...

  • this song is mind blowing... this is such an amazing song. this is why The Clash is my favourite band in The Clash.

    RIP Joe Strummer

  • that didnt make sense, sorry :P

  • "the clash is my favorite band in the clash"

  • Why is Joe S. looking at the camera, is he posing or what? Thumb in his ear. Showman, no doubt of that.

    Song is great, as it should be according to the band's standard. Band is playing along and together, as a whole, in a brilliant manner.

  • "Thumb in ear" so he can hear his own voice better -- this was in the days before in-ear monitors.

  • thanks Alekrabinski, of course. Didn't occur to me.

  • does anyone have safe european home from this same concert?

  • one of the most creative rock songs ever. aarrghh!

  • No lie im after afew drinks. Not crazy but this has me reduced to tears.

    Jo strummer RIP.

  • Not only one of the greatest but also one of the saddest songs ever written. Devastating footnote in American history.

  • simply great

  • ♥♥love this song!♥♥

  • i like the version from "From Here to Eternity" better than this, still an amazing song

  • ma chanson favorite!! mi canción favorita dirante mi adolecencia

  • what is he doing with his ear?

  • Look at sqrotatohsalad's explanation :-)

  • what is he doing with his ear?

  • Where and when was this performed,amyone know??

    Cheers:)

  • 28th May 1983 San Bernardino California US Festival

  • last performance with Mick Jones

  • Why did Mick Jones leave the band? Do you know?