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  • i like the strokes cover than original .

  • I love the strokes and i think julian's voice has attitude and it's just amazing ,but what i understood from this cover is that every band's singer is perfect for his band's songs!!! the covers just dont sound right !

  • I dont give 2 shits who is the better guitarist or whatever. To me, the band that writes the better songs is the better band. And the Clash got the Strokes beat in that department. However, Julian is still a hell of a songwriter one of the best in this generation. He wrote all of the first 3 albums of the Strokes

  • Dont know what the hell everyone's talking about. I personally absolutely LOVE this performance. Absolutely tight from Nikolai and Fab. Albert and Nick definetly cleaned up some of the guitar parts, specially during the bridge. Yet the best part for me is Julian's tone. Its low, its raw, and it sounds like he's been eating nails. AWESOME

  • these people are right they dont deserve to play this, they should play a WAY better song plus this is one of their alright performance see their 2 dollar bill concert...legendary

  • he was so fucking wasted :o

  • This is actually pretty good and I dinnie care what folk say.

  • Is that Hodinsolar urine he's pouring out at the start, on someone else's head?? Radical defiance if so: the cavemen might be not proud if so. Oooow.

  • Not a bad cover, better than most.

  • not bad, but not good.

  • nowhere near as good as the clash...

  • What other classic songs have the strokes been known to cover? One of their B-sides was a Ramones cover. I wonder if the strokes ever cover 'card cheat' or 'lose this skin'.

  • @bahoevel salty slute (guided by voices)

    lifes a gas (ramones)

    not my plce in the 9 to 5 world (ramones)

    i wanna be sedated (ramones)

    walk on the wild side (lou reed)

    mercy mercy me (marvin gaye)

  • I love a singer who puts a finger to his ear to make sure he's in tune, then sings out of tune.

  • @meatcigars Your talking about Julian Casablancas, show some respect to the greatest singer alive today. btw, this was when Jules was drunk during every show

  • @RoomOnFire8988 I'll assume the comment you posted is sarcasm.  If not: "Every gimmick hungry yob, digging gold from rock and roll."

  • @RoomOnFire8988 best singer alive??? This drunk motherfucker can´t barely stand up and open his mouth...

    This is crap...the band is tight, but this asshole just made Joe strummer have a big headache...

  • @lastass being drunk doesn't make him a bad singer, it makes him have a bad performance. I agree with you that this performance is terrible but I'm sure you've checked out at least some of The Strokes 4 albums. He's sober now and his natural voice is unmatched by any other vocalist

  • julian's way better than joe strummer in every way

  • sings with barely any emotion, disgrace to joe

  • well. i liked it.

  • is nick using an envelope filter during the intro?

  • Welp, I like the Strokes and the Clash. A lot. So seeing that the Strokes were influenced by the Clash is a pretty big deal to me. Really, bands can cover songs just because they LIKE the damn thing, not because they want to be as good or bettering covering it.

    Clash fans, be happy. The frontman is obviously one of you guys too. Really.

  • Even mentioning the Strokes in the same breath as the Clash is heresy!

  • the frontman was drunk?

  • albert and nick may play better, but no one can compare with mick and strummers songwritingand and the calsh influence on modern music.

  • One of my favorite Clash songs! But nothing quite beats the original...but i'm sure if the clash were here today, doing a strokes cover..we'd say the same thing

  • BETTER THEN ORIGINAL!!!!!!!!

  • @Alexxandra303 Is it fuck , i love the strokes but not even close.

  • @Alexxandra303 even though the strokes are my favorite band, nothing can beat the clashes originals.

  • the strokes is one of the best band of the decade, theyve been named that ton of times and in my opinion one of the best band ever. Theyre the leader of the GarageRockRevival, revived classic rock style of the 80s. So dont judge their talent. Theyre better than Clash at singing and instrumental, maybe just not as good at writing songs

    This is a good cover, ofcourse it cant be as good as Clash themselves, but good nontheless. This is the final song of the concert, so Julian's voice is worn out

  • @p4cm4n182 u prick the clash ARE ONE OF THE BEST not the strokes you fucking made me laugh.

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  • @moparhemi345 anyone can sing like the Clash, he cant hit high notes, im a singer+guitarist, i know, covered them both, and no doubt the Strokes own songs' are harder to sing and harder to play, Im a fan of both and as much as I love Clash, theyre not as good as the strokes skill wise, its like the case of the Beatles, they have alot less skills than other modern bands.

    And whats wrong with the bassist? you call people knobhead, yet talk about a musician by how he looks, not how he play

  • @p4cm4n182 Anyone can sing like the Clash? Possibly, but not alas poor Julian it would seem. Just because a song is harder to sing or play doesn't make it a better song. Some of the best songs are the simplest, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry. . .I could go on, but I think it would be lost on you. As to the bassist, I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but he looks like a c**t.

  • @moparhemi345 I never said who's song was better, i specifically said who's skills was (you can read from my original post: " Theyre better than Clash at singing and instrumental, maybe just not as good at writing songs"). Julian could probably try to sound like him, but that would kill the point of the cover wouldnt it? to play it in your own style? I love both of the bands, dont take it the wrong way, I think i was responding to someone who said the Strokes is talentless

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  • @p4cm4n182 You my friend are an idiot .. did you actually say the strokes play better then The Clash? My My My .. watch the white riot performance!! The Clash destroys The Strokes and because of idiots like you Joe Strummer would be turning in his grave to know that people like you think the strokes are better then the clash.

  • @chanceie12 did, they're just playing music, I've covered them live, and it's not as hard as some of the solos the Strokes made me do, as Ive said, Im a fan of both bands, but from an unbiased pov, The Strokes are better instrumentally, but musically, Clash was a bigger influence, and probably better at song writing

  • @p4cm4n182 You're an idiot! Some guy named Pete Townshend said Mick Jones was one of the best guitarists he's ever heard. Need further proof? Ever heard of Sandinista, nitwit? Try covering that live, douche.

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  • @GentlemanHES Doesnt matter what Pete said, its not proof its opinion,his opinion is just as good as mine. I did covered some of the songs from that, not too hard, try covering the solos from Strokes songs

    Saying "nobody gives a fuck what you say" is beyond ignorant. You still dont have proof, just adhominems. Now read the rest of the comments look at how many people acknowledge the skill of Strokes over Clash. Like I said, both are great bands, but the Strokes is certainly better skill wise

  • @p4cm4n182 False. Completely False.

  • @PartyBoy64 good argument 

  • @chanceie12 the strokes are far far better musician and singer compared to the clash you LAME

  • @91UnderControl Yeah imbecile, that's why Pete Townshend (only the greatest living rock guitarist) lists Mick Jones as one of his favorite players. You must've been born in 1991, that's why you don't know squat about music.

  • @GentlemanHES that's what pete townshed said, but not me..i'd listen to the clash and i can say their not good

  • @91UnderControl Thankfully nobody gives a f*** what you say!

  • @GentlemanHES this is just a statement.don't get angry cause the strokes are better than the clach man,jaja

  • @GentlemanHES Pete Townshend is definitely not the greatest living rock guitarist, but he's a great songwriter. Mick Jones is a great guitar player as well as songwriter, but you should give some credit to The Strokes, I thought this was a decent cover.

  • this sucks

  • @pakycracky

    Actually the band isn't doing too bad, but the vocals sound like Jim Morrison pissed off his nut.

  • The Verion of The Clash has so much more energy

    Joe's Voice is so loud and Strong, and he sounds like he was.....bored or something like that

    but it isn't bad, y'know..

  • i agree,,,,this isnt that bad. i think joe would dig it. he seemed like a lover of all things. he didnt really hate many people. just ideals. i think its a good cover.

  • regardless of how good or bad this cover is the fact that bands like the strokes cover clash songs just goes to prove what a massive influence the clash have been.and long may they continue to be so.

  • the clash r quality, miles better. but i do love the strokes, i enjoyed this :P

  • One of my all time best bands were The Clash and one of there better songs. It's a tribute if someone covers your music!!! More power to The Strokes.

  • too many people being too precious and stuck in the past- it's just a cover of a song- ...it's ok... at the end of the day it's just a song... the Clash tried to move things forward... pity the people posting here can't do the same... you're in danger of making them the new rolling stone dinosaurs with some of these attitiudes that they were sacred and holy and anything that they did can't be touched by the unbelievers... just a thought

  • the Clash can't become rolling stone dinosaurs, cuz they quit while they were on top (kinda) and Joe Strummer died at 50 while he was still quite capable of performing at a high level.

  • This is disgraceful.

    Who told these POSUERS they were allowed to do this song?

  • lmao your names terrible

  • Dude can't even spell poseur and he's callin out the strokes.

  • Does the singer use drugs?

  • pfffffffffff

    oo c bien naze

  • what a pile of shit

  • disgrace to the clash maybe if he could sing better lol like what the fuck at 148 and up he sounds like a fuckin morron douche and he sounded horrible before but not that bad lol

  • Oh please! Any band that will carry the work forward is FINE! I saw the Clash (TWICE!) I have been a fan since 1978. Any band that is willing to carry the torch is okay with me. And did you actually write "maybe if he could sing better?!" have you actually heard my (beloved) J. Strummer sing?

  • joe strummer and mick jones can sing i dont think this guy can sing though i mean the guitar drums bass fine just the singing i dont like i like that theyre trying to keep punk alive but in my opinion its not a good cover

  • listen to some of the strokes songs then come back on here and say he cant sing ;)

  • he cant cover the clash not that he cant sing i listened to them before haha and its the clash lol

  • obviously you are a moron if you cant say the strokes its not"strokes"gash that proves you know nothing about the band at all so dont call them losers.

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  • "i dont even know who the clash is" oh god

  • You're a stupid moron for saying that

  • lol whatever.

  • lol, seriously though if you haven't check 'em out, GO, right now!, best band forever

  • poor!

  • Maybe i'm getting old, but this isn't too shabby.

  • People need to stop judging the band based off of one cover where they were completely wasted and having a good time with it. Actually listen to THEIR music and then judge.

  • Jules and his beer.

    XD

  • not bad, not CLOSE to The Clash's

  • lol ill fucking shoot you before you shoot julian. The clash is better at this song (no derrr.) because its their own! do you think the beatles could play stairway to heaven, and led zeppelin would play hey jude, or something. they would be uncomfortable without their own song. Think before you criticize something you don't even understand. :P

  • shut the fuck up!

  • zero you are a fucking pendusche.

  • its not gonna sound like the original and dont be so mean.i love the strokes and julian so f-u.

  • Let The Clash do it you wanna be posuer losers.

  • You guys do know after one of the strokes performances, joe approached the lead singer and complimented the strokes

  • lol. they do. But covers are fun too! and this is a nice cover. he isn't trying to sound like the clash; they made it their own sort of.

    I enjoyed it.

  • 1:59

  • he spit out his gum.

  • he tries to use his unique voice, and he jst ends up shouting like a dick

  • well, i appreciate they are paying homage to the real deal...But we now know why only the Clash are the Clash.

  • un energetic is why this version sucks...wheres the PAZAAAZZ THE BALLS like the clash version....he sounds like a dying cat sining

  • I think they've covered it well!

    The Clash did it better obv, But they've made it there own:)

  • total shit

  • how can nobody in the crowd recognise this song??

  • lol, its like watching Charlie Brown!

  • all the ppl who think xAxiom720x shud shut the fuck up put 123

  • ow much does nick look like julian at the start

  • Horrible singing, awful band. Embarrassing to watch. I remember seeing them opening up for the Holy Fallout who blew them away. They are teh suck.

  • give the man a break, he's mad drunk hahah the strokes have great shows man, first time i saw them live, i didn't have any albums... im a fan now.. they're pretty grimey

  • gay gay gay gay!!!! strokes ruined the clashs version and i believe u need to get your head out of your ass and look at this scene band who ruins things

  • Its a cover, its his own version of the song. Its the Strokes celebrating how good the clash were. Please people get your head out of your arses.

  • I don't like his voice for the song.

    Dirty cover

  • stopped listening after 0:30

  • Sing it properly, you twat.

  • so fucking awful! god damn dude

  • The instrumental is very good. I didn't like the voice...but it is ok...Strokes are Clash's fans. Cheers!

  • the band was great. This isnt a fucking opera song you pricks, the singing is all about attitude, and I think a drunken julian casablanca would have a lot of attitude. If you actually know and understand the clash you'd understand that. Two great bands.

  • your a moron.

    the strokes are a joke, give up.

  • the strokes are definitely not a joke.

  • oh no, i assure you they are a pathetic joke.

  • alright then, you can live in your rock n roll elitist world then kid. Because you know, you're the greatest music critic in the world with your platinum selling bands, right?

  • exactly.

    thank you.

  • you are a giant stretched out used up grandmother cunt

    cunt

  • say whatever you want but what it all comes down to is that you like the strokes.

    and just because of that you are nothing more that a worthless ignorant piece of shit.

  • I LIKE THE STROKES ALONG WITH BILLIONS OF OTHERS

    \cunt

  • so what your saying is, your retarded?

  • what im saying is that this band is good, just because you dont like them doesnt make them a horrible band, its all a matter of opinion

  • what im saying is that the band its terrible.

    as in, they arent good. no talent.

    get it?

    just accept it. they are hilariously awful

  • why dont you watch a differnt vid where they arent completely smashed their songs are good atleast i like them and they sound great live

  • if by "great" you mean awful, i agree.

  • who wastes time hating a band...

    thats not the point of music

    u unimaginative communist retard

  • lol im a communist because i hate the strokes?

    well, so be it. id rather be a communist any day than a strokes fan

  • You fail :) Badly!

  • im surprised you figured out how to work a computer, pretty rare for a strokes fan.

  • hoho :> I know, took some time though.

    By the way! Fail.

  • im proud of you.

    and again, say whatever you will. you are the one enjoying these drunken worthless pieces of garbage butcher a song. congratulations

  • Thanks :) have a nice day

  • you too

  • me too?

  • me three?

  • fuck you the strokes are awsome you sore loser.

  • ruined..

  • well the band sounds great actually but the singer really sucks ass

  • yeah it was mostly the singer that ruined it.

    one of my favourite clash songs, i hate to see it sung so badly

  • 1up to you

  • i wish the strokes had never even heard of the clash.. sigh.

  • agreed dude totally the strokes and rage against the machine they suck too!

  • being drunk is great and the strokes are great too

  • First off... The Clash rock... The Strokes rock... However, Julian is too drunk to do anything right.

  • there just the type of band that can only play their own songs

  • just the type of band that can't play their own song.....?

    bullshit they have released THREE albums and all of those songs are theirs. each band normally does at least one cover. so don't say shit they u don't know anything about.

  • these guys are gay and they fuckin know it

  • another worthless shit cover........

  • This is sad, like a dead puppy; no wait, worse.

  • essa banda é mediocre tocando Clash fica menos mediocre....

    pq CLASH é a melhor banda punk de todas!!

  • i didn't understand everything

    but yeah

    the clash are the best!

    the clash con la mejor banda de punk!

    y la más real!

  • estas pendejo, con ese comentario no es buena pero no la mejor.

  • These fucking worthless fags ruined a good song.

  • The Strokes are a great band and capable of doing great covers; but they're quite obviously coked up and drunk here.

  • the strokes are amazing. this isn't their best performance tho. if julian hadnt been drinking they would have sounded so much better

  • See Rage Against the Machines version of CLAMPDOWN, and see a bloody good version.

  • The lyrics to Clampdown cant be sung, they must be shouted. Strummers method gave the song BALLS..and sounded authentic ie Judge says 5 to 10 ...etc. The Strokes like other bands are good, however most of the covers of real Punk bands which are attempted sound completely lame. SING AS IF YOU MEAN IT!!

  • I believe he was drunk there, so any kind of comments that they can't cover this song people can shove up their ass.

  • so he sings like shit only whene hes drunk......

  • I thought they did a rather good job. It's no Social Deviates though.

  • Can't get anywhere close to the original.

  • this is awfull he wispers and has no energy

  • what sre you knobjockeys talkin bout???? this is a class cover, the strokes make an otherwise shite song deadly??? you guys are idiots, n anyway if u dont like the strokes(the coolest band ever!!!) then why are u searchin for them ????? dont go on about it.......

  • I love the Strokes and the Clash. So its all good for me.

  • Exactly.

  • I hate The Strokes, and this is a great example why

  • the strokes are nowhere near as cool as they think they are.

  • Casablancas sing ur own tunes, cos ur shit at singing other peoples. Fuckin yank cunts tryin to sing an English garage/punk classic fuck off!!

  • noboby should cover the clash

  • these fucking noobs just ruined it my word i wonder what joe would say god and justlook at that drink fucking dipshit god how dare they do a cover of one of the greatest bands ever the motherfucker.

  • Wow they sucked this up.

  • "we will teach our twisted speech to the young believers" - ironic or what.

  • When I listening this song in orginal version I start to get a power to smash everything ;)  Listening this version I start laughing

  • note to singer; the song was meant to be sung with some balls.

  • agreed

  • agreed

  • the clash were a very good band, but noone would ever try to sing like their vocalist did... he was distinctive cause he was so bad. its like how bob dylan songs sound so genuine when he sings them. frankly the clash seemed a little effete, don't blame julian for being drunk and masculine