Dead Kennedys:I Fought the Law:La 1984

[Oetzrock]

i fucked the law and i won!

[despairedpheonix]

curse my parents for being 4 years late.

[sniperkill117]

Punk rock for life.

[fabsternyc]

Awesome. I did see the early Clash performing it in London and I can guarantee you the place was even more insane, the audience totally out of their mind

[Junkpunker21]

I was there too.

Kidding.

[KikkoPoniFreccia]

I WON!!

[mondocaneman]

I was there!!! I rememeber they had other punk bands from different parts of the world at this "international punk rock show". It was in celebration of the Olympics coming to Los Angeles. It was different because each band sang in their own language. The DK's were the only American band and was the last to play. Good show!

[dhidalgojr]

I remember a riot after this show and the LAPD was chasing punks down the alleys and the helicopter flying overhead. Hard to believe the Olympic is a Korean church now! Saw some crazy fights in that place!

[dahouseizonfyre]

I FOUGHT THE LAW AND... I WON!

[lizard0323]

a weboooo esto si eran tocadas!! viva DEAD KENNEDYS desde mexico

[spooneye]

The Dead Kennedys are how I learned about the great Harvey Milk and George Moscone when I was 14. Also, the baby in Eraserhead.

[FakinSludgyGuitar]

fuckin insanee...lovee it!!

[rickr500]

I was at that show. The Olympic auditorium was just nuts all the time. The gnarliest pits and LAPD on the outside. The neighborhood wasn't so hot either. But man I had fun there.

[viktorfrankenstein1]

Here in Italy there are a lot of people fighting the law everyday and always winning: the first of them is our premier Silvio Berlusconi.

[luchocevedo]

this is punk!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JoeyRamone129]

Everything is better with Jello

[jks2]

what guitar is he using there?

[tatethompson1234]

@jks2 I think its a cheap japanese guitar from the 70s. Kinda reminds me of a Epiphone wilshire tho or another Epiphone from the 60s like the MC5 used

[jks2]

@tatethompson1234 indeed! reminds me of the epiphone willshire as well

[jks2]

0:22 that's a cool mowhawk!

[ninojaquez]

The clash version is better than this!!!

Haa no theirs goes I fought the law and the law won

It's supostu be I fought the law AND I WON

Fuck the police

DK

[EyesOfTheSouthSTi]

@ninojaquez Dumb ass this song has more meaning behind it then the cover of the clash.

[skunkd4life]

I was there.  LA Grand Olympic Auditorium. International show with the '84 Olympics going on 2 miles south. Best fucking gig ever. Six bands for a whopping $8.50 and even got a free t-shirt. Here was the line-up: Solucion Mortal-Tijuana, Reagan Youth-NYC, Risteyutut-Finland, Raw Power-Italy, BGK-Holland, and DK headlined. Three pits, lots of fights, LAPD waiting outside on the horses.

[skunkd4life]

I was there. LA Grand Olympic Auditorium. International show with the '84 Olympics going on 2 miles south.  Best fucking gig ever. Six bands for a whopping $8.50 and even got a free t-shirt. Here was the line-up: Solucion Mortal-Tijuana, Reagan Youth-NYC, Risteyutut-Finland, Raw Power-Italy, BGK-Holland, and DK headlined. Three pits, lots of fights, LAPD waiting outside on the horses.

[BooBoo1005x]

i seen the D.K in s.f in 84 when the fuckin pigs beat us down these guys are on it

[weimer495]

this is how punks supposed to be. kids jumpin all over the stage

[PunksDeadEmoK1dsN3xt]

@dgm1474

Extremist right wing ideas like yours are the only weakness I see.

[nightsniper45]

@PunksDeadEmoK1dsN3xt your a idiot,lol

[PunksDeadEmoK1dsN3xt]

@nightsniper45

Now there's a comment that brings a little extra. AHAHAHAHA

[EyeofaMadman]

Was this the show Fishbone got bood of stage? I was there...

[888edward888]

GGOD BAND, but their own lyrics so lame

[mssinatra]

the hecks goin on?

[HakuRocker]

Love the guys dancing together at about 00:48 seconds.

[dorontsur]

lol he looks like Conan O'Brien at the begining

[ladyintheradiator187]

@dorontsur yea i expect him to do the string dance hahahaha. :D

[andrej863]

Wow very exotic music !

[Terazzi1]

I was one of the security at this show. if you look to the left i am the 2nd guy towards the end of clip kneeling down to the left of lead.

we were a group of skaters from redondo and hermosa beach what a great period in time and even better that these shows where the shit what a a trip to be able to brring it up and actually see. And all the wild brawls in and outside the show. Best ever.

[redpunk1]

I tip my hat to you sir,this is my idea of what security is supposed to be about and you're right,a great period in time from the best music ever.

[koussias]

@Terazzi1 nobody cares

[ReVisionPhoto]

@Terazzi1 You are a complete LIAR! I was at that show, I was the security guy, kneeling...down.... and... Wait a minute, I wasn't there! WTF!? lol PUNK WILL NEVER DIE!

[SinfulSeamus]

I like the security at that concert. I wish it was like that now a days...

[thefightbeginswithu]

problem with security these days most are off duty cops ,,,

[thefightbeginswithu]

@ cbgbs i was security and everyone else who was security was either in punk/hardcore bands or liked the music and knew most of the local crews ,, with the exception of dms and fsu gangs everyone was very cool , not saying all the dms guys were jerks , but all the fsu boston scum that came down to start shit would get a thrashing out back

[Heshsk8138]

Jello is the Fucking man! He takes great songs and makes them even more awesome. Love the changed lyrics. Jello for President!

[CamiloLancaster]

Jello Sorry, but the version of Clash is infinitely better.

[badtown88]

Not as meaningful though.

[aitch3]

LOL--true

[helldiver0666]

OOUT OF YOUR MIND JELLO`S NEVER WRONG

[BodiesOnBodies]

that was hilarious, punk as fuck

[immykronz1]

The clash

[ONKlub]

It was originally done by Sonny Curtis and The Crickets (post Buddy Holly) in 1959. The song was famously covered by Bobby Fuller Four, who recorded a more successful version of the song in 1965.

[trewke]

the clash what?

[redpunk1]

You mean you've never heard of a vetrsion???...yes yes yes,I made a speeling misteak...well spotted that man..or indeed!..woman.

[againstallpolice]

who originally made this song. I was always wondering, & if anyone knows please let me know.

[aidanciyo]

"I Fought the Law" is a much-covered song originally recorded by Sonny Curtis and The Crickets (post Buddy Holly) in 1959

[tamelanj]

this always cracks me up. if ever there was a, "kiss my ass," this is IT!!!

[AquaGhostLeeja]

Bugger the LA punk scene.....Top band, and they should have been born British! Feck the Sex Pistols, DK all the way. :)))

[redpunk1]

Hell,I'd be happy just to be 18 again,ha.

[BudStrong]

Oh my fucking god, I remember this night well. Reagan Youth was there and played a whipping version of their "Degenerated" anthem, later used in the Sandler/Buscemi/Fraser movie Airheads. Oh, to be 18 and living the LA punk scene again...

[antipatriotmissile]

hardcore

[TheStonedSlackerNZ]

ahhaha fucking classic

[chifour66]

I remember being in clubs like this all thru the 80's. Lots of chaos and slam dancing.

[TofeeTuff]

They went mental 0_0

[TheyLoveEachOther]

smokin foils in the hot sun

[bigtallcubsfan]

Dead Kennedy's do the greatest version of "I Fought The Law" ever recorded.

[RemyFasolla]

George and Harvey? Who are George and Harvey?

[bigtallcubsfan]

It's a reference to the assassination of Harvey Milk

[dk5021]

Dan White murdered San Francisco City supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone. White tried to cop the plea that Twinkies and other sugary snacks caused huge mood swings that made him commit the assassinations. That's where the line about twinkies in the song comes from/

[TheyLoveEachOther]

smoking foils in the hot sun fuck yes

[dakotadenverdexter]

green day and the dead kennedys both kick ass btw!!

[treelev]

You cannot draw any comparison between the DK and Green Day.

[dakotadenverdexter]

i didnt draw anything...i simply stated that i think they both kick ass.

[andjelic17]

dude, dead kennedys are fucking sick. greenday is fuckin corporate media mainstream little rich kid music. you dont deserve to listen to the likes of dead kennedys.

[dakotadenverdexter]

so i dont deserve to listen to the DK because i have different tastes in music? u sound like an elitist prick.

[andjelic17]

fuck dude that was like point 8 seconds. go outside, and yes you dont deserve to listen to greenday and greenday sucks. freedom of speach mutha fucka.

[dakotadenverdexter]

thats because i was on the computer when u commented just like u are now so fuck you.

[andjelic17]

haha wow i fucked up that comment, but i guess its just becuase i could care less what you think. and i dont know what language your speaking becuase i can read is "blah blah blah bitch bitch bitch whine whine whine"

[dakotadenverdexter]

o ur such a badass with ur tough talk and ur mohawk (yes i looked at ur page) and im sure that makes u feel real punk but being punk doesnt mean being an asshole u fake little bitch.

[andjelic17]

hahahaha, i guess that was surrpose to insult me. your a fuckin losers creeping on my page. got nothin better to do. that shit you see is only superficial bitch. and fuck you dude i dont have to say shit to prove myself. and another thing, you like greenday. your a fuckin fake little bitch.

[dakotadenverdexter]

how is it fake to like the music i wanna?

[Hellpartyboy2009]

I'd eat Green Day for a breakfast.

[Hellpartyboy2009]

Greenday is fucking corporate media mainstream shit.

[plakaTIER]

das waren noch zeiten.punks not death

[CZECHoldPUNKschool]

Original and true version of this song... the others are only stupid cover or useless copy. DK never dies!

[jahluva79]

i fought the law and I won, this is for harvey milk and mascone

[Infernolord]

why was the dan white intro cut off?

[redpunk1]

Its just the way I get these videos,out of my hands unfortunately.

[lionroarzed]

dead kennedys are supreme!!!!!!!!!! there is no question.

[andrijanCrOaT]

this is the most GAYEST COVER EVER 1ST of all wtf the fans are ON stage.. 2nd of all he SUCKS!!!! at singing....

You Welcome.

[KennySule]

you obviously don't understand that this isn't a cover.

[michistoned]

you little fucking green day fag, talk shit bout the kennedys? come here and i'll beat the shit out of you! and i bet i'm not the only one with this opinion!

so Shut the fuck up and FUCK YOU

[THEKFJ]

nobody's thanking you you ignorant little prick. learn that this isn't a cover you goddamn twat. this is the original song, a shit ton of bands made covers of this song. gtfo, go listen to some homo green day bullshit.

[dakotadenverdexter]

ur the the idiot...this is a cover. they changed the words around but they didnt write this song. it originally come out in the 60s.

[somepunxguy]

u fucking idiot dont ever talk shit about dead kennedys they are true fucking punk band unlike ur pussy trendy mtv friendly shitty wanna be punk greenday and another thing wtf is wrong about the fans on stage dk doesnt need security to seperate them from there fans there not pussy rockstars like ur bull shit greenday so fuck u and ur band and anyone else who listens to greenday fucking twat

[JamieBerna]

Oh, I see you're in the UK redpunk, nice. Yeah, the Olympic Aud was built for the 1932 Olympics, it's that old. The place was a dump but well suited for hard core punk.

I'm surprised that no one died in the "pits", it was actually far worse than what you see on this video.

[JamieBerna]

Olympic Auditorium, lol. The LA punk scene was something back in those days, that is if you survived the mosh pit without losing too many teeth.

[redpunk1]

Any video I've seen from here always looks like complete utter bloody chaos.........marvelous!

[IanSchultz13]

It's based on the Clash version though...

[2catz]

fun

[DroogMonkey]

what a dick. he deserved so much more. dead kennedys rock btw

[onitag]

jello is fucking psyhotic, man!!!!!

[WarmongerT101]

Damn right he won! He blasted that faggot! One less to worry about.Milk deserved it

[Alaneq93]

pogo on the stage ! ; )

GREAT !

[Jezzicho]

The reason is they changed it to "I won", is becuase of Dan White, the guy he mentions in the beginning. Dan White was a city official who killed gay politician Harvey Milk and San Francisco's mayor, and getting only 7 years in jail for it. "I blew George and Harvey's brains out with my six gun". It's also the case the famous "Twinkie Defense" came from.

[SmooreFilms]

haha i didnt know hes a politician (jello biafra) for the green party!

[bitchboysi]

What a nice mess, great clip !!!!

[3h8m5u]

isn't it i fought the law and the law won

[fruitbooter4life1019]

they made their own version

[anarchyandviolence]

ya cause i fought the law and the law won dosint sound all to great but i fought the law and i won sounds alot better

[xenotoxette]

d00d. Epic.

[jellytay123]

COOLIO! I thought I would never see this song live! Thanks So Much!

[ted1311]

great! thanks!