Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Royal Oil

[Psycho1nsane]

Such an awesome song.

[ArcticHuskies]

Hell, does it even matter too much what the song is about? Just listen.

[Alientank]

lol @ the kids thinking this is about meth. Anyone under the age of 25 should not be commenting on this video. Freebeerandbrats already said was I was going to. Go back to COD kids. This is before your time.

[freebeerandbrats]

Meth was relatively unheard of when this song was written. It's about heroin... it was the 90's, no one even knew what meth was... morons.

[NathanMosaic]

In memoriam of Tasha Yar. #SkinOfEvil

[jibmastaflex]

you're all retarded. this is about hash oil

[TTGHatianModz]

@jibmastaflex It actually just isn't. This is about something being awful for you/killing you (Black tar heroin) Hash oil can never harm you in any way

[aligasan]

It has been 12 years since I last heard this.

[onebraveheartlion]

I remember when this came out and they must have subconsciously helped me to never have the desire for the garbage. I was too young then to realize the symbolism. Now I definately have seen in others what nastiness it does to peoples souls. If your hooked get help.

[MrChavasosa]

sorry ...



[zenzang333]

why did the house blow up in the end? so many unanswered questions

[securityinnumbers]

Nothing come from nothing, Check out our brand of punk rock!

[TheKurdtKobain]

it's about how heroin is bad, you all clearly didn't learn these lyrics very well.......

[volfantilidie33]

Mighty Mighty Bosstones are the shit!

[aerorocker1001]

I <3 THIS SONG!!! even if it's about heroin, when i first heard it I couldnt get it out of my head, even though i didnt know the lyrics, so I learned them as fast as possible! ^-^

[HazelCarter287]

so why do the video credits stay up for the whole video?

[punk4life1029]

@HazelCarter287 cuz they wanna see the video too

[michaelrancidguy]

maple syrup what a mug hahaha !!!!!!!!!!

[IrishRisc]

you all are dumb. this song is about meth. sucks but true. who puts h on a foil? who minds if h boils?

[ericholt421]

@IrishRisc  duh u can smoke it off foil and it boils when u cook it dont let it boil over though

[whoohaaXL]

@IrishRisc Uh, being a recovering addict I can tell you that it's good practice to cook the dope before you shoot it. You never know what bacteria is lurking in there. You can also smoke junk out of a tin-foil "boat" if that's your thing, known as "Chasing the Dragon". This (In my opinion) is about black tar heroin, which can be smoked easily, or booted with a little preparation.

[JK47NT]

We need more music with symbolism, like this. This is real music, unlike that lil wayne young money bullshit.

[cocolaboom]

10 people are sexually confused... it doesn't have to make sense, just go with it...

[missionblank1]

@cocolaboom  the song makes sense if thats what ur talking about. make u stagger like on hot tin foil is referring to free basing heroin. and when u smoke or poke the poison u have no chance to see tomorrow, is self explanatory.

[cocolaboom]

10 people are sexually confused...

[xracer9killer]

HEROINN!!!!!!

[artfan101]

who gives a shit what the song or video are about?

[sel2k00]

love the vid , fantastic song from a class act i love the bosstones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont like the golden brown thou

[buttlord123]

I was also addicted to maple syrup.. I used to shoot it up in the Waffle House bathroom

[akisgr8101]

man i miss the 90s

[ElDiabloBlanco911]

Heroin is a helluva drug. ;-)

[ZRoachpuff]

They pick the best subjects to sing about. Political corruption, alcoholism, heroine addiction, HIV... lol I love this band, man.

[Magestrix]

I had the album...damn I miss it! This was my favorite song.

[FloridaSkaters]

this song is about hot chocolate

[DaDutchDagger]

What's up with the pumpkins?

[clashfiend]

I've met and played with many bands but these guys were for certain the most level headed nice guys. Thanks for the memories boys.

[rooseveltsbones]

on a hot tin foil

[vampike]

bwahahaha maple syrup.

[OtterpopSlaughterMop]

Dicky should always have a pimp stick.

[TheLostcarlos]

dangers of drugs.. one man has it spot on. not drugs.. jus smack!

dirty fuckin shit.

everyword its true... fuckin idiots use smack.,

[rassadhu]

"Classic"

[rotensnatchmuffdiver]

what does this song meen and plus why is jimmy kimmel so mean to dicky????

[francoisgrenier]

mostly about the danger of drugs (smoke and poke, you wont be tomorrow)....

[itssampoitrasman]

@francoisgrenier this isnt about drugs in general, its heroin specifically

[francoisgrenier]

thks

[gearman0326]

It's about heroin.

[micicle]

@rotensnatchmuffdiver

Its about black tar heroin

[digitaldirt777]

@rotensnatchmuffdiver

Because they are friends and he is giving him a hard time. Guys always give each other a hard time.

I have co worker who is 18 and he doesn't get half our references/inuendos. Watch the movie Grand Torino and you may kind of understand.

[digitaldirt777]

@rotensnatchmuffdiver

Because they are friends, that is what guys do.

[Bosstonesaresick1]

so siiicckkk

[KlingBlurb13]

such a good fucken song, fuck heroin and the junkies it produces.

805 S.H.A.R.P.S

Oi! Oi!

[WGLKM]

@KlingBlurb13

UNITED!

OI! OI! from the 209 SHARPS

[thyringmaster]

best comeback in the last few years keep it up

[monzione]

just saw these guys day after x mas for the hometown throwdown after the show i met dicky i wast the only lil kid there so he pulled me up on stage nd huggged me then we tooked pics the new album is amazinggggggggg <33333333333333333333333

[METHOS109]

I was at this show as well. Dicky was cool and hung by the stage signing and taking photos with fans. I miss the old days but sure is good to have them back playing LIVE. I didn't stop "Ben Carring" the whole show. Still moshing and crowd surfing...good to see!!

[H2C91]

maple syrup.bosstones are so gnar.

[cichane]

never see best ska core video until royal oil. just see the sadness, the pain and sorrow

[MANGO171]

they actually pull off the mob look quite believably

[TheHudsterProxyian]

@MANGO171 Shhh. They are in the mob. Wait. . . I hear someone at my . . NOOOO NOOOO!!!! GAHHHHH!!!!!

[dirtyhead4life]

@MANGO171 they are from boston. representin the beantown

[YukiSuuye]

great song too bad i havent seen them since jacknife came out awesome live!

[G420S]

They been on hiatus since then. Joe Sirois went and played drums for Street Dogs. But they have got back together in 2007 and played a few live shows. But nothin has been said about a new album yet. I really hope they record some new material! Awesome band!

[meinabucket]

according to Dicky Barrett, when I saw them at the hampton beach casino, new album this winter

[G420S]

You met Dicky? Cool. My mate Fraz got onstage, Dicky inviting him up, as security were trying to remove him. He danced with Ben Carr doing the moon stomp. Hilarious :)

[gorillazhead]

Oh meh Gawd, I saw them a while ago and they did this live.

[BornInTheWrongYear]

Fucking awesome song, THIS is music.

[lukenukem1313]

God the bosstones are fucking awesome, even better live

[thebigo123]

not to mention he says your gunna sleep down in the soil that means yo ass is dead

[whoohaaXL]

bout the H bomb kiddies....i would know this.

[thebigo123]

not proud of  it are you >??

[LollicupSkater]

Is the video making fun of Miller's Crossing?

[iamnotstoned619]

lol i can see how you would say that but i dont think they had the coen bros in mind

[RoboticToe]

i agree, life is better.

[ekim7971]

one of the greatest bands ever no doubt

[exohsosavvy]

this song makes my life better.

[ookid]

I remember this song when I was in High School

[saxotron]

It's about black tar heroin thats why the song makes that connection with oil... pretty ingenious to make a video that totally points people in the wrong direction... I love the net, you can find out so much great info on these great friggin' bands... long live MMB!!!!

[cocolaboom]

"when you smoke or poke the poison, you loose the chance to be tomorrow. Look out on the horizon, you'll see the sadness the pain and the sorrow." how could they not be talking about heroin?

The Bosstones have to be my all time favorite band

[ninjamonkey4]

"stab a dagger make you stagger on a hot tin foil." No nothing aluding to cooking heroin or needles

[SoaringQuails]

whoa.

I had no idea this song was about maple syrup until I saw this video. The wierd part is I'm eating french toast with homemade maple syrup as I write this. That's what it's like in Canada I guess, but why did they make a song about it?

[oldduffster]

It's about heroin

[joshsmith2k6]

maple syrup???

its about heroin dumbass

[BRobMorris]

@joshsmith2k6 maybe it has a double meaning i mean who doesn't love maple syrup and heroin

[IAmSmokingDank]

@joshsmith2k6 whatever, u sound like some know-it-all fag , he's obviously trolling you

[Iwilljudgeyourvideos]

@joshsmith2k6 actually it's maple syrup flavored heroin

[chrisgellroy]

@joshsmith2k6 it dumuss

[melissaspaz84]

@joshsmith2k6 actually "dumb ass" its about meth. which u smoke off hot tin foil :)

[aleji0]

@melissaspaz84 It's about black tar heroin you moron. Chasing the dragon requires foil. Meth, to my knowledge in no way resembles oil.

[LittleGrrL340]

i love this music

[BlueNightWeasel]

"Simmer down, my head is too hot so

Simmer down, he's gonna get dropped so

Simmer down, man, here's what I say

Simmer down, now I've got to got to simmer down."

*scurries off to watch video*

[Timbobsgotthejack]

6:22

[has950]

YEAH. HARVARD MASSACHUSETTS!!! WOOHHOOO.

(thats where it was taped)

[mandy6991]

wow... i like this song...

i love mmb

why are you guys arguing?

voltaire is right

[SnickersAndPretzels]

Your negativity sucks.

[scrawfrd02]

i think if ur fucked up and u are smokin too in the woods with bright colored lights, a drum set and a guitar and a golf club, drugged up in a pumkin patch, shits probably gonna get nutty

[SantiagoDunbar]

Also "make you stagger on a hot tin foil" youll get it once you watch that video

[SantiagoDunbar]

God damnit. when you get heroine its in a powder form, when you apply heat it turns into what lokos like syrup, search "smoking heroine" watch the video "chasing the dragon". then put a gun in your mouth because you are a retard

[semperfi4L1F3]

i thought it was about horse semen...no?

[YourFriendKuz]

Someone Explain the Pumpkin scene

[acacacacademy]

It's pretty freaking obvious.

[s13610]

explain plz?

[BGreener420]

how is this song about heroin? it looks like maple syrup

[LocoDonkey]

it's about heroin but they weren't allowed to show heroin in music videos back in 1997

[artfan101]

that and it makes an entertaining video to have it be about maple syrup when it looks like they are all gangsters.

[LocoDonkey]

quite true.

[ryankalani]

sleep down in the soil. bubble on a hot tin foil, royal oil

[hedburgfan115]

listen to the words it talks about how feroin will make you go broke and kill you

[yyfool]

I love this song!!!

[H2C91]

its maple syrup people.

[futureironman0]

smoking maple syrup would taste so good

[IronSaucer]

its them dang canadians up to it again!!

[trogdor20X6]

I really want "Wrong Thing Right Then" back on the youtubes, can someone upload it??

[professermiller]

I just looked for it, cant find it. I second the motion. Someone please upload.

[mlbalan74]

CNN's "American Morning" used this as bumper music this morning, as a lead-in for a segment about oil prices.

[tooXmuchXtooXyoung]

hahaha, thats rich, because the songs about heroine xDDD

[chewystarburst]

That's funny because there is no E in heroin. :(

[theonlytruepunk]

hahahahahahaha....

[tooXmuchXtooXyoung]

im sorry, i think i spelled it like a female hero. xDDD

im not a good speller. xD

but at least i had my facts strait =P

[theonlytruepunk]

Wee kan tel ewe ar nott a gud speler. that es fyne buy us.

[BlueNightWeasel]

There certainly is an 'E' in heroin. hEroin. Nice effort though!

[BingeAndPurge92]

I love the Bosstones. :]

[RockstarEnergy37]

It's heroin.

[traveller1138]

this song reflects the political climate in Malaysia in the late 90s...

[LeftenantPrice]

what?

[teampisces]

This song reflects the destiny of humanity to transform itself to be harmonious with the Green Earth.

[SundanceTree17]

ska forever!!!

[ForgerFilms]

GREATEST SONG EVER!

Anti-drug bosstones! Good for you, boys!

[njffemt46]

For those of you who keep saying it cant be heroin cause they talk about smoking it.... heroin is most commonly thought as being injected but can be smoked snorted and even eaten. Another way i've heard of is something called "chasing the dragon" i believe it is when u basically heat up the heroin and kinda "hot box" it

[Johnny8242]

"Smoke or Poke the poison"  think the poke is talking about injecting

[bladespawn420]

lol smashing pumpkins!!

[ganja420pimpxp]

a slap on Meth Users... fuck meth/crank it will make you sleep deep down in the soil.

[OriginalRubberJesus]

@ganja420pimpxp

this songs about heroin, which is pretty much the polar opposite of meth

[SouthCentralVARudie]

the song applies to any vice, watch your ass

[asereph]

looks like they are making maple syrup :)....jk mighty mighty boostones are the most bad ass ska band...i love u guys

[betiatch]

i like this song..so cool

[fl84115]

cool, that's what it sounded like to me, thanks =)

[rsomes]

theyre discouraging heroin, "When you smoke or poke the poison

You lose the chance to be tomorrow"

"Royal Oil, big trouble brewing

Long, lonely road, long road to ruin

Wrong path to take, great big mistake

And then you sleep down in the soil"

[fl84115]

hmmmm i'm trying to figure out if they're encouraging heroin or warning about the effects of it...

they talk about OD'ing a lot lol, so i'm not sure, anyone know?

[centurionl]

discouragin, i think it looks like it i mean it sounds.

[daddyfink]

Royal Oil is slang for Heroin

[dudedudets657]

royal oil is real good oil

[lucabrazzo]

what is royal oil?

[Glouxm]

"Royal Oil come on bubble and boil" and "When you smoke or poke the poison"! What I like about the Bosstones is that they like to convey good messages to people.

[diar84]

i agree with u

[Glouxm]

Thanks mate. Especially their messages concerning violence. Just goes to show that you may not always be a product of your environment.

[mrmayor92]

slang up north for heroin

[Crraabbmmaann]

fuck u universal Music they dont own every fucking video!

[brianhanson37]

When is it getting pulled?  FUCK UNIVERSAL!

[fhhfhhfhhfhhfhhfhf]

this is a great band

[jAlbertz]

Let's Face It = Great Album

15 years still relevant

MMB

[careysalvo]

This video is getting pulled for copyright reasons. Universal music can fuck themselves.

Sorry everyone.

[Wrecks86]

NO!!!!!!

An uprise we shall organize!

[lucky13angel]

Boo-Hiss! Shame on them!!

[SPETSWOLS]

wow that sucks... i love me some mighty mighty

[jimmeyjimjim]

someone make a copy and put it back up

[careysalvo]

I have to redownload the copy but I'll repost it when I can.

[professermiller]

Alright already, i dont give a fuck what its about this is classic ska...1st,2nd or 3rd wave, two-tone or ska-core.

[saltyslugofdoom]

yay heroin.

MMB still kicks ass and this song is amazing. So gtfo.

[artfan101]

its just a fucking song. let it be a fucking song. don't grow up to be that guy who reads to much into everything.

who cares if it is about heroin, what difference does it make in your life? ZERO!!!

[LeftenantPrice]

maybe the band is trying to send a message (on purpose)

[skatinpunk64]

The video uses syrup as a metaphor for heroin.

They sure as hell couldn't show an illegal narcotic.

Royal Oil was a drug name like angel dust.

[meltz911]

Sure as hell not about maple syrup.

[meleecafe]

Who care's what its about? It's a great song.

[LeftenantPrice]

you're pobably right

[meltz911]

"sleep down in the soil" = death from over dose

"royal oil" = heroin

" bubble and boil, stab right down, make you stagger on a hot tin foil" = cooking heroin on a piece of tinfoil and inhaling it.

If you think this song is about anything but heroin, your a retard.

[LeftenantPrice]

"smoke or poke the poison

and lose your chance to see tommorrow"

I'm pretty sure they mean heroin

[professermiller]

The herion connection is not to far off. Anyone from New England ie;Boston, knows that the hard street drug of choice is herion. So it actually make sence. Or, it really could be bout the syrup we got alot of maple trees to ya know.

[niittymakifan1]

you are all retarded its about syrup

[larrirools]

Pfft xD

[FrappuccinoNinjas]

only because the drug message is too "Deep" but it is about drugs dont pay attention to the video and its obvious

[cuzimthathardcore]

Its about black tar heroin, but in the video they make it about maple syrup

[DMStomper]

It's about doing drugs geniuses..."When ya smoke or poke the poison...etc" If ya paid attention to the lyrics I think it's fairly obvious....great song,great band

[boyutal]

It's about meth!

[hifiwasabi]

actually, its about maple syrup...