Alice In Chains - Rooster

[Taserjunkie]

one of the best songs ever

[ohbobsaget22]

5:57 I thought he was breathin fire

[fxdwgdogg]

One of the best moments in the movie "Terminator Salvation" is when they fire a jeep up & this song is playing on a CD. EPIC.

[pakey89]

sends a chill down my spine every time 

[Darkermandeeper]

00:44 looks like he had a mini flash back

[gearViewmirror]

my absolute favorite AIC song...after listening to it so many times in nearly 20 years,it still gives me black sensations up and down my spine...

[MsRockstarLove1]

OMFG i member when me and my mom used to listen to this song EVERYDAAY on thaa waay to preschool((: It waas sooo fuun. made my daay. i miss those times(8

[Mrsmokeybones420]

I tip my hat to old man Cantrell. Screw the politics. You saw things no man should have to.

[Coversforfun]

/watch?v=kUZbbAtVTNg

[Stefan4897]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooodddddd­dddd moooooooooornnnnnnnniiiiiiiiii­iiinggggggggggg Viiieeeeeeeeeeeeetnaaaaam!

[ieatpeas24]

America  .. all the gear ..... no idea

[MrMrfloridaboy352]

my fav band ever

[rwgfvjbdkqwedsj]

grunge..... dear god thank for this lovely grunge

[MegaZizou98]

oh shit !! i could die happy right now cause i know that i've been breath the same fucking air as layne !!

[disturbedthenight5]

for some reason, this video got me wanting to watch Red Dawn

(are the clips in this video from some movie?)

[chrisgonatakethepiss]

@disturbedthenight5 - It's Platoon you idiot. I haven't even see it before but everyone knows that. Jesus...

[dirtywhiteboymma]

@chrisgonatakethepiss Why in hell do you cage potatoes condemn & make fun of someone asking a sincere question..? Maybe a look at your page will confirm my assumptions...?Anyway, you may be the idiot, but not because you're asking a ?, but because you call someone names, assuming knowledge, which is wrong. It is found in Wikipedia, & it's his father & actual footage from "Nam, & his father (Jerry Cantrell), who was in it.

[chrisgonatakethepiss]

@dirtywhiteboymma - You and I both know that we saw Charlie Sheen. You can't even deny it.

[hitcan79]

@disturbedthenight5 no they're not from a movie,

[hitcan79]

@disturbedthenight5 Check out casualties of war and Platoon, both good nam movies

[chrisgonatakethepiss]

My new favourite song. Oh, YOU BETTER FUCKING BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

[keyboardestroyer]

I am 18 years old. I wish I was around in the days when good music would be number one :/

[yeahtellitagain]

@keyboardestroyer me too johnny boy....me too

[name2user4name]

@keyboardestroyer who cares if good music is not #1 as long as it exists

[Laftsen]

You love war and hate your enemy to death until the fight ends and hate and love your enemies as friends of a lifetime .. .

[TheMototron]

rolling another joint listening to rooster<3

[solace206775]

I'm of the personal opinion that Layne was the best vocalist from the 90's era. Nirvana was great too but something about layne's voice......

[postalsalles]

Magnífica esta banda!!!!! Caramba, que vocal comovente e melódico!!! Demais!!!!

[MrBloodybullet]

FUCK YOU VEVO!!!

[711Joshua]

@MrBloodybullet Do you not realize that there are dozens of copies of this song on Youtube? Or do you have nothing better to do than pointlessly bitch?

[MrBloodybullet]

@711Joshua dp you not realize that this is the first video that came up and the majority of people who listen to music on youtube click the first video

do you have nothing to but sit and bitch at me i bet your sitting in your house masturbating cause you have nothing better to do and you only say this because you have no idea how i am i cant say the same but you bitch out people cause your a fucking waste of space you fucking shithead shut up listen to the fucking song you ungratefully douchebag

[711Joshua]

@MrBloodybullet Are you too slow to click the second video that shows up as a result? Are you so slow that you think adding a curse word in every sentence is still cool? You're about as smart as the others who search for songs they want to hear only to bitch about Vevo (apparently cause Vevo is the first search result listed and because people are obligated to click the first search result). Work on your grammar/punctuation before replying to this.

[MrBloodybullet]

@711Joshua i hope you had as much fun as i did bickering with you as i did

[h311inac311]

war is love when a nation steps on your boundries you have to fight them or they will never ever stop taking ground from you, your beliefs and your friends. never back down from a fight even if you don't know what its all about. I SALUTE ALL VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR!

[FtheGOVERNMENT187]

@h311inac311 tell me what did they do to us ??

[rockingpanda3000]

I urinate on trees to mark my territory.

[ohbobsaget22]

@rockingpanda3000 WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?!?!?

[nikesb2406]

layne had glasses on for this vid because he was so fuckin ripped on dope

[lucretia101]

@nikesb2406 dude, there's strobes going off intermittently, a camera projector beam right in your face...and video shoots last hours...I'd wear sunglasses too. Hell, I'd probably be ripped as well cos those video shoots can be brutal. but I digress..

[lucretia101]

@nikesb2406 dude, there's strobes going off intermittently, a camera projector beam right in his face...I'd wear sunglasses just cos of that alone considering video shoots last hours. he was a heroin addict. we get it. stop being silly and consider the message of the video eh?

[nikesb2406]

@lucretia101 everyone gets the point of the video ya tard, it was a little side fact. if i wanted to talk about the point of the video i would.

[lucretia101]

@nikesb2406 Fact? I didn't know Psychic Friends Network watch Alice in Chains videos and spend their time making derpy recycled commentary on youtube. Stop drinking bong water.

[nikesb2406]

@lucretia101 psychic friends network? lol read a fucking book for once you loser. words came straight from the director. LAAAAAOOOSER

[lucretia101]

@nikesb2406 Again, your comment has nothing to do with the video. Your job here is to talk shit about things quite obvious. Red herring bullshit. Happy crapping!

[nikesb2406]

@lucretia101 my original comment was a fucking point on the vid, than your stupid ass got a little out of control. red herring bullshit? happy crapping? wtf? fuckin tard

[lucretia101]

@nikesb2406 derp

[nirvanafan91ify]

This is back when music video's still ment something.

[shadow9774]

heroes are remembered but legends never die.

[egodestuctor]

DOSADNO UPIČKUMATERINU!

[DaerWelf]

This video is really.......... I appreciated.

[Zabiangst]

Q.E.P.D OR R.I.P

[Zeldaa900]

RIP Layne Staley :(

[VOLTZNORD8S8S]

@Zeldaa900 LEGENDS DONT DIE SMART1

[LedZiphell420]

Fuckin Vietnam man....absolutely hell and whoever is a vietnam vet im srry. shits fucked up..

[pos6666666]

@LedZiphell420 No joke

[matltibucheux]

@LedZiphell420 Im sorry for all the Vietnamese people who had to suffer this treacherous and evil war too! God help them getting back on their feet and make all these chemical like orange agent disapear from their land as soon as possible. Peace from Canada! Y!

[zaventey]

@LedZiphell420 my grandpa is he still has his buddys boonie hat who got killed

[dprester333]

@LedZiphell420 Thank God stupid americans (i don't mean soldiers by that but the gouverment) lost...

[locopocoish1]

SPEC OPS: THE LINE!!!

[Trixter210916813]

Don't tread on ME!! F*k ya, Rocked the hell out of SA. It's 3am what's in the air. MARIA

[audioraiment1]

g/d i hate shitty ads on great music. it is as good as torture

[FlammyMcFlammington]

@audioraiment1

adblock for chrome works 99.99% of the time on youtube

[xbensonful]

my entire day has consisted of doctor who, soda, alice in chains and solitude... like most days

[xAmericansovereignty]

will someone define the meaning of this song to me.... i want to hear your opinion

[TheDragon158]

@xAmericansovereignty Its basically about Jerry Cantrell's dad ( Jerry Cantrell Sr.) experience in the Vietnam war as a 101st airborn

[heartshapedlife2]

WARNING

Pointless internet fight below!

[scroggdogg28]

if you pause right 3:53 at the beginning of the second you can see Jerry with his mother, Gloria

[ThexxA7X88Xx]

gayyyyyy

[xyz478]

@ThexxA7X88Xx haha impossible

[scroggdogg28]

@ThexxA7X88Xx trooollllll avenged sevenfold is gayyyyy

[ThexxA7X88Xx]

@scroggdogg28

no ur just mad cause my cock is much bigger than yours

[scroggdogg28]

@ThexxA7X88Xx whatever avenged sevenfold are posers anyway

[TheGhettoMarc]

questa canzone ci suscita rabbia e nello stesso tempo impotenza nei confronti delle guerre e della sottomissione.. nel contempo è una canzone epica.. secondo me una delle canzoni più BELLE e SIGNIFICATIVE di sempre...

[Kingdomofheartache]

This video has so many likes u cant even see the dislike part

[Achromata]

Filmik aż się prosi o przejęcie przez POLSKĘ!

[scunion73]

I am a veteran of Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan...war is not glorious....war is hate with bullets and blood..i love this song cuz it brings back the pain and lets me heal. Never tread on us!!!

[arnbjarnarson]

@scunion73  LOL

[leucippus420]

@scunion73 thank you for your service

[ossie19681]

@scunion73 Respect for you my man. I was never in the army but i know alot about it , and one of the things people seem to think is that war is cool and full of glory like hollywood

[DarkDemonWolf76]

this song was number 1 on jan-18th-1993 the day i was born :D

[DeJayHank]

@DarkDemonWolf76 lucky you :P, mine was rickroll xD

[Rmarsh451]

@DarkDemonWolf76 you were born on a great day

[killjoysxe]

@DarkDemonWolf76 and 93 was the year of the rooster :D

[thisismikesalajc]

@DarkDemonWolf76 quit making me feel old kid ;) semper fi

[Superwolf1337]

The singer looks like AmazingAtheist in this video

[makkornen]

1.33. That's Where Staind got the idea for the cover of Illusion Of Progress.

[matltibucheux]

Why cant people see people when they look at them. I hope all my traveling in the world will teach me that and cure my racist culture.

[gsk312]

I hope to God my boy never goes to war . I honor and respect all the men and women that are there or have been ! To the fullest.

[habanerat]

Vevo just asked me to answer a healthcare question in order to play the video. What kind of BULLSHIT is that?!

[missdrummer123]

im using this on a music history assignment for college. pretty perfect song for my topic for real.

[jakeTheMbonz]

ROOSTER, only song on the album "DIRT" that gives you fucking hope. The rest are about heroin, addiction, depression, loneliness, and death.

To all who serve, for fighting for freedom and peace. I thank you.

[sarabower1]

My most hated band of all time

[thatzizname5150]

@sarabower1 Keep that to yourself jackass.

[ThEmB0nEz]

@sarabower1 Your Life Must Really Suck.

[noxcopex]

@sarabower1 cool storie bro

[cllax14]

Ahhhh real music....

[bolmsp]

If Layne's Dad was alive when his son passed , He must have seen Hell all over again , RIP Layne , n wishing peace to his family - always

[ravenouscolonelhart]

@bolmsp actually it's about Jerry's dad, and Layne's dad was alive when he passed. In fact it was Layne's dad that introduced him to hard drugs in the first place, like an evil bastard. In Hate to Feel Layne wrote: "All this time I swore I'd never be like my old man / What the hey it's time to face exactly what I am." Jerry's dad was a veteran, Layne's dad was a junkie.

[kraff01]

We should

learn our kids and nu era kids

about what good and important in music...

Rooster is a dynamite. It's a MUSIC from 90

s!!! Our times never dies!

[roguetrooper96]

@kraff01 but first you should learn yourself to speak correct grammar young man

[sqwidink1]

fresh cod

[230theyo]

everytime i hear this i think of 2 things. nam, and terminator salvation lol

[mostrosticator]

fuck you heroin!!!

[olapessoal100]

@mostrosticator this song is about vietnam lol

[mostrosticator]

@olapessoal100 The drug killed the band

[099MachineToy]

Although the song is about war and its traumas ... I love the song

[cbmatherstew]

Check out HateFace-Knuckledragger

[gksj3dm]

Love it

[johnwsmoke]

UFEdward you go, you bad boy! Cuss that bitch out! Give it to him, homes.

Cuss that bitch. Yo chillin' dog.

[KasperiHelin]

Why is Pop included in the tags? I thought alice in chains had something to do with grunge

[olapessoal100]

@KasperiHelin cause VEVO fucking sucks

[belter21]

Joseph Conrad's "Heart Of Darkness" expressed in music, in a modern setting...

[louiselovesmagic]

Beautiful song <3

[Liam8VIII]

Quite simply one of the greatest songs ever in my opinion. I am so embarrassed of my generation of music, songs like this are seldom, if not, never made anymore. Anyone agree?

[Muscledeth2201]

@Liam8VIII If you like this music look up Queensryche American Soldier. That is an amazing album.

[Liam8VIII]

@Muscledeth2201 Cheers, I shall give it a go!

[kingkrab123]

@Liam8VIII It just gets worse, like the reality of the so called Viet Nam war that this Video portrays.

[GuerillaManifesto]

90's grunge will never DIIIEEEeeeEEEeeEEeeEEEEE!

[LOCALBRUTALITY666]

is it just me or does he look ALOT like sammy hagar?? XD great song!!!

[loofah76dbk]

I love how the scenes complement Haley's voice. It's a good video to watch, like Full Metal Jacket, to remind us that absolutely anyone who's ever been to war loses.And that even in a winning situation, in the long term everyone becomes less of a person.

The song itself just blows me away every time.

[sive1231]

I was a rooster in Iraq. I feel for all of us vets.

[01talima]

The title comes from guitarist/songwriter Jerry Cantrell's father. "Rooster" was his nickname in Vietnam, where he fought in the war. The song is about some of his feelings and experiences, told from his perspective. (for those wondering on the name choice of the track)

[prettynoose8497]

@01talima you are correct. The users comment below yours might be right in a general sense; but the "Rooster" in this song is written about Jerry Cantrell's dad. He was nicknamed the "Rooster" because of his red hair. This was in a magazine interview I read back in 1993 when Alice in Chains was interviewed.

[CarenB6]

@01talima ::: Thanx so much for telling us that...I always wondered....

[xenxu26]

@01talima Rooster was a nickname for M60 gunners in Vietnam [source: copy/paste]

[uprivershadow]

@01talima Actually his nickname was given to him at a young age because his hair stood up like a Rooster. :D

[CCSCLT]

@01talima In my opinion, this song is about his Father and then himself as they fought the war....Their sheer dedication for their county, albiet-raw and well-depicted through this song and video! FUCK YEAH!

[ElectricTN]

One of the best bands of all times and biggest life altering change for me. Alice in chains literally saved my life when I was in a dark, dark place. As I grew older and have a son. Obviously I named him Layne.

[cretchboc]

@ElectricTN thats right cool man

[repomayne]

tim kennedy has a good taste in music

[Sekryonero]

there are two kinds of people that get into the top comments in songs like this: the teens that all want to tell people how they are happy that they are their own influence and that they like the music, and the jerks that comment back with unnecessarily angry and violent rude comebacks. everyone just chill and enjoy your homework

[Sekryonero]

@Sekryonero i mean the song. not homework lol

[ParanoidAndroid98]

Wow, Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley's voices sound also uncannily similar.

[metalhead4lyfe1]

@ParanoidAndroid98 hell no

[MiamiDolphinsClyde10]

Basque villages were devastated by bombs,Franco's bombers pursued the ships,but they got to england safely.The orphaned basque kids were adopted by British people.God gathers the various remnants of His chosen race in His own way and in His own good time.We leave our Basque brothers in the Pyrenees til the day when"Their seed shall be known among the Gentiles,and their offspring among the peoples;all who see them shall acknowledge them,that they are the seed the Lord has blessed"

[ExShinsengumi]

Eh.. screw the Americans.they brought us nothing besides good music lmfao.

[Spik3d92]

I went back to read dontaskmeanything's post. I think it's a real shame that there's such a huge split between fans of different music genres. I listen to both hip-hop and rock. I also listen to many other genres and enjoy them. You should never close yourself off from other genres just because. You shouldn't generalize and make stereotypes, I used to absolutely hate hip-hop, but I never gave it a chance. I'd say more, but I haven't much room. Take a look at this: /watch?v=hC7NL1jM9Hc

[Gemini53095]

im 16 and this is all i listen to practically, and my friends all tease me cause they listen to crappy scremo or 'metal-core' <_<

[tallblondie16]

@Gemini53095 same here!

[metalheadsist]

R.I.P Layne Staley and Mike Starr

[hangtime911]

R.I.P. Rooster, and thank you for your service.

[UFedward]

If your a part of the 8% of teens that listen to this, here's a story. A kid at lunch was looking through my iPod playlists and he was like "What? Why is this song called Rooster? Hahahaha!" I just gave him a death stare and took my iPod back. I wanted to cuss him out so bad but it wouldn't make a difference; he would listen to his garbage anyway.

[RapidDave64]

@UFedward to be honest tho not many people kno that is was the nckname of jerry cantrells father when he was serving in vietnam

[savvs420]

@UFedward i am one of the few who truly appreciated and loves this music,,this shit

helps me thru life

[killjoysxe]

@UFedward so what? that has no relevance or point. big fucking deal not everyone in the world listens to the same music. quit bitching about it. just because you listen to music that came out before you were born doesn't make you cool. it mean your parents liked music.

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@killjoysxe I agree.

[rubbers99]

@killjoysxe Your parents hahaha, Man, Im 32 listened to this in junior high, I feel fucking old now hahaha!

[rubbers99]

@rubbers99 Although compared to the puke they have out now, Im glad I am!

[darkroomxvii]

@UFedward i am a teenager, and i do love this song but im actually genuinely wondering why its called rooster?

[M3ltd0Vvn]

@darkroomxvii A "Rooster" was a GI in 'nam that manned a 50cal machine gun. Called a rooster because of the rooster tail it threw in the ground from the barrage of bullets. Usually one rooster per one bunker full of grunts. Kill the rooster and its game over. Your main source of firepower stopped and it became an "even" playing field.

[MrSubtlerod]

@UFedward I would pity him. You will miss a lot in life by judging books by their covers.

[Testudoization]

@UFedward

What makes you think that your music taste is any better than his? Todays grunge kids are such emos -_-

[olapessoal100]

@Testudoization Indeed

Fuck emos