Social Distortion-Ball And Chain

[jaslinc1]

This rocks, every single time.

[TheDavidBarry]

Such a good song and that's an understatement 

[alohahands]

...this is the ringtone for when my GF calls.

[MReduardo95z]

because good music to gradually been disappearing now called to justin biber music tastes I respect but in my opinion there is nothing like the classics

T.T

[kiwikate2]

I'm 49, and have been a SD fan forever. Mike Ness is my age or real cloose, and they keep getting better cause they keep getting life experience to funnel into the music...Mike Ness is the best....there'll NEVER be another like him...

[punkmomlives]

@kiwikate2 me too! and he still rocks my socks and always will!

[USA1749NY2SFnSD2Fork]

@kiwikate2

and he rose above so much intense and fierce competition. He continues to rock me nearly 30 years after I saw that martini carrying skeleton sticker on my friends skateboard and got tuned into Social Distortion...the rest is history. I grew up surfing and skating California and have seen so much come and go. A lot of good music and musicians out there but he is King of California and more.

[FunLovingCriminals77]

F) orange county

[IrishFrisco]

Very good.

[whammimjammin]

ain't nobody better, PERIOD

[normalguyable]

lead singer is a vegan,yes!!

[GoreSmasher]

@normalguyable I still like him though.

[ofikun10]

Social Distortion!<3

[hot4kids]

@joeawellington

What the fuck is SxDx

[joeawellington]

I seem to notice that a lot of people like to trash SxDx or say "my favorite band is better" WTH if those people don't get SxDx it's all good, who needs people like them as fans anyways.

P.S. if you don't realize how good SxDx is, then those 3 years you spent in grade 9 were a waste.

[misfitsfiend615]

Ok whoever thinks Blink 182 is better than Social Distortion just needs to pull their head out of their ass. Social D is and always will be better than Blink hands down.

[doofusmoo]

@lexusry still a douche

[nikuniku363]

I'm lonely and I’m tired And I can’t take any more pain

[booblies]

It's my life!

[lexusry]

THAT WAS AWFUL

[jpluera]

social d kicks ass .........cmon people thumbs up !!!!

[pnkfn14]

im 16 and a HUGE social D fan!! i have EVERYTHING they have done..i have listened to them since i was like 6..i was sitting in the back of my dads car and ball and chain came on and i made him replay that song over and over again till it broke..that was bad lol i couldnt listen to it anymore ahaha but i love these guys! cant wait for the concert and their new cd<33

[firebirdzzz111]

best song ever

[beautifulsarah100]

14 dumbass fucks have obviously never had a ball and chain. They will someday. Then they'll be back and give this a like.

[gervas77]

uno de los mejores grupos de la historia .....buenisimos

[SteveXnycperformance]

drinking and smoking use to be my ball and chain said by other, today i`m a quitter watching loser of a system.

[ejoteverde]

viva la social distortion!!!! this ain't no buble gum shit

[Chudstoned79]

motherfucker i'm 35 and from venice, I saw social D probably before you were born.

Alot of people would call this bubble gum.

[Chudstoned79]

punk rock sucks ya assholes

[biggerturtle]

@Chudstoned79 hey moron This is music

[Hebertsfelden]

If you dont like this song...you have no soul!!

[anomalimit]

shit, ive just got my love back after this song

[swill9000]

SOCIAL D FOREVER!! 

[charlesdeanglenn]

This one is for hillary or AKA venus at the vu in YPSI TUCKY sorry for being a dick all that time later charlie good luck with redemption!!!!!!

[BarrioPunkRock]

sublime had sung a song called ball and chain , whose song is it originally ?

[mikehatesgayassford]

@BarrioPunkRock

its not the same song

[BarrioPunkRock]

@mikehatesgayassford ok

[101Volts]

@BarrioPunkRock XTC also have a song by the same title, Lots of bands make different songs with the same name. I can think of five different songs by the title of "Heart Of Stone" to give an example.

[BarrioPunkRock]

@101Volts ohh

[j3r3mym16]

@BarrioPunkRock they are different songs same name

[mattberthelot]

SOCIAL D ROCKS MAN!

[pucksterz12]

This is sad to watch and listen to. Cool bands should learn to burn out and fade away gracefully. Can't hold on to the past forever.

[MJB1994]

If it weren't for social D and the punk movement IN GENERAL, there would be NONE of those pop punk and hardcore bands out today, it pisses me off that people just bypass the punk movement, and don't even realize what happened back in the day, because the punk movement changed so much in music, people just don't get it, but the more i think about it, the more worthless those people are to me, FUCK EM! as long as social D and all the great punk bands are still around, we'll still have good music

[rukahs9]

It kills me that people dont understand the history of music. Just because some emo has tattoos and can play power chords doesn't make them punk. There would be no Blink 182 or any other of those mascara waring emos without bands like Social D & Dead Kennedys, just like there'd be no grunge without bands like the Pixies and Husker Du. Know your history.

[dieterderblau]

be nice if YouTube wasn't lagging the FUCK out so I could watch this in more than 3 second intervals.

[juicejonesz2uk]

I'm new to this band after hearing "reach for the sky" on midnight club la. Must admit I'm now dowloading a few of their tracks for the i pod.

[turbopens87]

@juicejonesz2uk Id recommend downloading Angel's Wings, Faithless, Far Behind, Bad Luck

[juicejonesz2uk]

@turbopens87 chears i do like that angels wings i also love story of my life awsome!!!

[Cvatl]

@juicejonesz2uk then u should download the album whit light white heat white trash

[GNRJunkie1]

take away, take away, take away this chevrolet....

[Made92]

something so pure but still raw, sweet and beautiful! best band in the world!

[jimvrpaze]

one of the best in the world IMO

[dryheavespunkrock]

@Made92 word

[slotlinekona]

old and married w/children.... now my kids are rock'n to Social D... they keep stealing my iPOD so they can share w/their friends and give them some effn' culture! Damn, their great!

[Mrmetal770]

my dads got me listenin to metallica haha

[roguelead72]

@slotlinekona I'm watching this with my 11 mo old, figure I'd introduce her to good stuff before the wife introduces her to the crap she listens to.

[slotlinekona]

@roguelead72 Damn, we must be some kick-ass dads! my wife looks at me and is like, "grow up!" w/a twinkle in her eye; but, Ness has so much soul!

[slotlinekona]

@roguelead72 I just tried replying a moment ago, and Youtube is being funked up! anyways, whenever i'm listening to Social D, the wife just shakes her head at me; but Ness is the man! has bee there... done it all!

[GymFloozie]

@roguelead72 Fuckin-a dude! That's the way to do it. Get the baby into fucking REAL music before she gets corrupted by the shit music today. That way when she's like sixteen and somebody mentions some crap band, your daughter will say Fuck that -SOCIAL D! Good job!

[BavarianStormer]

Social D 4 EVER!!

[FiliPEacab]

Amazing !!

[Obla1337]

rockzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzzzzz

[lamons71]

Ness could sing out of a telephone book and it was still sound awesome

[winterflinga]

Social Distortion rocks!!! this song is so great!! and it only gets better!

[briantj82]

Ilove this song.. I feel the same way!

[217zenki]

Great song

one of my favs

[PhilipsSBC]

Yo JPC ur totally bunkers you know@ LMAO

[JBSHINER]

FUK youtube now they r BS

[metallicaman20]

this is hands down one of the best songs ever.... social d fucking rocks!!!

[rbealey1776]

wish i could see these guys live. this is one of my favorite songs of all time

[spaxxxxd]

they keep getting better with age.

[caloypunks]

social distortion rockzzzzz \m/

[drunkpunx420x]

from some help from my brothers on the street i kicked my ball n chain

[Spamonmass]

great show on june, 20 at hurricane festival - scheessel! . thanks, guys!

[Sk8terdude098]

social d is awsome!!!

[EdgardoJustice]

Nice work. keep it up. hfdh

[knurdknup]

im gonna watch them live in oslo on june 30,SD is the best...mike ness still good looking!

[giutar24]

i got mike ness's autograph

[JacobMcFish]

thats fucking amazing

[Kill24Sometime]

wow

[mtsosie69]

Hell yeah mike ness is the shit

[alfa800]

MIKE NESS IS THE SHIT!

[arkksnowboarding]

oh ya

[nightmare2nightmare]

social d rules its like rock and the singers voice is pretty mellow it rules

[taddeusvon]

this next song was ripped-off from johnny thunders!!!...song "sad vacation"..look it up on youtube its the same except different deppressing lyrics!!!!...i heard ness is a "J.T. fan to the extreme he even coppied hiss look in the early eigthies with the comma cossie (japanese)head band

[aceofspades1369]

xD......

[drab6969]

great song, never gets old

[bluren7]

great song, i love the lyrics!!! Check out my acustic Version

[angelbunnyy]

yum yum yum mike ness yum yum!!!!!

[blackoeg09]

u cun feel his pain wit this 1,respect mr ness

[RUTHWEB98]

wow

[Stormwysper]

And you are what I call a fucking moron. Problem with right to free speech is that I have to listen to dumbasses like you spout out their opinions cause you think people give a shit. Which we don't.

[IAmChojin]

@Stormwysper u dont speak for everyone.

[0ri0ninh3ll]

@Stormwysper  Hahaha your any better jack ass .

[Stormwysper]

For everyone who is saying this isn't real, stop listening to so called punk like Blink 182. Until then shut the fuck up. If it wasn't for bands by Social D, all the wannabe punk bands today would be singing bubblegum pop shit. 

Oh wait they are.

[dropkicksocialdfan]

a-fucking-men. well put my friend

[triplexxxsatyr]

Bitch, you rule.

[maureenersd]

I concur... but don't forget about Bad Religion, they similarly have had a huge influence on the kids!

[frosty266]

@Stormwysper make no mistake, punk is about believing in yourself and that you can do anything you want, so blink still have some punk soul, and the fuckin sell out shit is boring, lets listen to music and celebrate life without pointless discucions

[TheFlyingGazelle]

@Stormwysper you said it

[Chudstoned79]

@Stormwysper who made you the authority of punk rock. You can eat dirty asshole

[Spidermankevin78]

@Chudstoned79 fat mike said it was his job to keep punk rock elite lol

[Chudstoned79]

@Spidermankevin78 lol at what fuckboye

[biggerturtle]

@Stormwysper Agreed.Social D get's it. Blink is pussy cunt music Take it all away ." take away , take away this Blink pussy shit"

[TwistedColombian]

@Stormwysper I agree with the Blink 182 comment, but I really don't even consider this punk. When I think punk I think Black Flag, The Buzzcocks, Iggy Pop, not Social Distortion

[Spidermankevin78]

@TwistedColombian Social distortion is considered  cowpunk . the reason they are considered punk is that they wear part of the early 80's social punk movement and once had a more punk rock sound you should go out and buy Mommy's Little Monster and whale you at it look for the X album La there a nother band in the cow punk sun genre Btw the used o play the same show as black flag.social d has a real long history thave been around sence 78 i think

[TwistedColombian]

@Spidermankevin78 Thanks for the mature reply, don't get many of those. I'll go check it out thanks

[jokle182]

@TwistedColombian blink 182 in their early days WAS a PUNK band.....it's obvious you don't know anything about them.....go listen to dude ranch and tell me that's not punk.....thats why they still think they are punk......so please stop saying blink is no punk at all please...thank you

[jokle182]

@Stormwysper you just hate blink 182 because they are way better than social distorsion....and blink 182 in their early days WAS a PUNK band.....it's obvious you don't know anything about them.....go listen to dude ranch and tell me that's not punk.....

[whowroteholden]

i love how this song sounds. something about it just gets under my skin and digs in.

[Einkaufstuete]

it's a great live performance

[Pufi666]

Doesn't matter what it is as long as it makes me feel great

[edxulito]

shut the motherfucking fuck off man. this is real punk. oh, so what about the ramones? their lyrics are about life and things stuffs like that, not like stupid "Oi!".

[Kusikallo]

Lol? American punk is not real.

[upsidedowngiraffe]

what the fuck's punk then smart-ass? aren't you bored of this pointless never ending argument yet?

[upsidedowngiraffe]

you have real problems, don't put things in boxes and you might just get through this with a shred of dignity ;)

[finnvandorn]

watch your mouth boy

[Mictlantecuhtzi791]

son of a bitch. punk was about being able to just say fuck it all.

it wasn't just about being political, extremely rebellious, or being a drug addict.

and it sure as hell wasn't about being an exclusionary elitist.

[donna53949]

Is this a cover song?

[NPCody]

No way, pure Social D

[mlc3493]

awsome song....story of my fuckin life dude.....

[RoastedPato]

What would make you think huh?

[lukepghpa]

greates punk band ever

[T3hH0rN3D1]

this song is almost the story of my life =/

[marianaandI]

cabos, I love this song. Mike ness voice got a lot deeper.

[MejoxD]

love this song ^^

[SoCalKiiLLA]

Mike Ness has one of those

unique voices when he sings

[ggaaeell]

social distortion rules

[ncericdemo]

In my opinion Social Distortion is overall one of the best bands around.

[ncericdemo]

Their music appeals to everyone in some way..

[jumbochalk]

mike ness has got to be the hotest tattooed love boy ever

[wmdboxer]

I saw them with the Ramones in Detroit in the early 90's. How in the hell this band didn't become the biggest thing out there will always mystify me

[michaelav08]

I agree. Particularly given how awesome they are live.

I'll say this, the fact that they can be seen in small clubs is pretty awesome.

When they play Street Scene in San Diego, their stage is the most packed, though. At least 10,000 people. At one Street Scene, they were the "headliner" of the largest stage and the crowd had to be close to 20,000. All going nuts.

[Himmereloy1]

i just like his voice, it makes me feel "deja vu" Social Distortion rules!!

[benjilover91977]

:D this song is so great. i cant even explain how awesome i think this is!

[FreeGlobalEnergy]

Dude, you lost the feeling of the song than when you sang it in your youth. Early on you can feel the pain in your voice but as we all get older the pain fades, which is actually a good thing. The pain and the rage fades.

[steveconn]

Same chords as Dead Flowers- great song

[Robust]

i love this song. its played so good :D

[benjilover91977]

actually, its it is played so well. i dont mean to sound like a jerk. but i am kinda ocd about grammar. :D

[bizzarnavile]

good call, thanx

[antiflagfan003]

this for some reason reminds me of tiger army meets rancid

[mrmetalheadmonster]

dude i love social d i saw them at the hampton beach casino last night

[nikjagger]

this song is too much , mike wrote in jail??'

best wishes from peru

[boomtank]

don't you guys think smoking heroin affects your voice in some way :P

[perryjw]

love this song. i did my own version of it in my channel

[BrantCJ5]

On Aug.1 07 I'll finally get to see my favorite band of all time. I'm hoping that Mike's a little more into the performance than he is in this video. What the hell, were all old and whipped now, lucky we can walk across the room let alone a stage.

[goeddy10]

Shout out to all the Sick Boys out there in San Gabriel Valley

[guilhermealemao]

Mike ness fuckin rulez

[adojrs12]

yeah punk u play 30 yeARS IN FRISCO TO china . goodluck with that social D !

[dabam]

who the heck cares about his voice? i think it's just good as it is, lots of feelings in his voice. It has been changed, but I disagree it's a lot worse than before.

[dreigrasheir]

people are always so hard on a singer,maybe his voice is harsh. try being on the road that much,then talk shit.Social d had been throught alot of shit drink up.

[DiegoBoy08]

If this is Street Scene 06 in San Diego, I definitely heard this song live.

[fsmrb2]

dude, mike is clearly fucked up. and if aint then this is the worst rendition of this song ive ever heard. dont get me wron, i love this band and i LOVE this song. ive seen them many times....id be pissed if they played like this at a show i paid for.

[DarkVoyuer]

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[jasongig165]

it's his song he an do whatever the fuck he wants with it!!!

[solitairecheater]

he changed it to 46 chevy now.

[krazykamm]

mike sounds smashed.. who cares its fucking social d!!! and i think he said 54...

[Denniz0]

i like the lyrics of SD

[21stCentRoughneck]

Awsome. A classic.

[nineinchnailsdiehard]

why does he change the broken down chevy to '54 chevy? i n=have his 2 solo albums but just wondering why he did that

[katharina613]

Who knows? Only Mike Ness I suppose. I like "broken down chevrolet" better because I think it fits better lyrically.

Either way, I love this song.

[swisspunker]

Super Song!!!