Killing Joke - "Wardance" (Peel Session)

A faster, leaner version of Killing Joke's most powerful song, "Wardance". Recorded in 1979 for John Peel's Radio 1 show at Maida Vale studios. According to the liner notes, Youth believed this version was superior to the 1980 album version.

Original lineup forever.

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The atmosphere's strange
Out on the town
Music for pleasure?
It's not music no more
Music to dance to...
Music to move?
This is music to march to!
Do a wardance

A wardance

Look at graffiti
Scrawled on the wall
You know the reason
Outside the door
You know something...
Nasty in your mind!
Crawling to get out
Do a wardance

A wardance

We open the pitch
Honesty is sick!
Try to be honest
Look what you get
The food runs short...
And then the money talks
One way out
Your premonition is correct

A wardance

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• killing
• joke
• wardance
• peel
• session
• 1979
• jaz
• geordie
• youth
• big
• paul
• post
• punk
• tribal
• drums
• obx
• synth
• gibson
• es

[HawK047]

@zZoiks Moshing is ruined. Every kid thinks he has to go and try to "accidentally" bust someones face with their fists. We should go back to pogoing.

[44ZEBRASTONE]

Does anyone remember the huge CND demo in trafalgar square - so many punks - the politicos talked - and talked - some one was in the midst of something - and then Killing joke just started off with this ... and the punks wardanced ...

[bingsy100]

Youth could well be right as John Peel had this in his festive 50, it is shit hot.

[krzykanuk3]

i have the 12" vinyl single :)

[porridgeisnice]

my favourite version , they were really good live then, full of blood n thunder , very passionate and motivated... plus jazz is a huge occultist , so theres always somthin to natter about when your on a bus in germany and driving for two days solid ... good times .... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz wheres me coa coa

[RoberTastic]

@falkinerkeith unfortunately no, it's all gone! theres maybe some underground acts lurking around but it is nothing compared to the 70s n 80s., just glad iw as born in 77 to at least get a taste of it

[tigerhorsefield]

looking for pandamodium...its fkn mint.

[MrBaldy73]

@peepingtom19 Cool uncle mate. may he rest in peace, and dance in heaven to that song

[uwebde]

I´ve listen John Peels Radio at BFBS in Germany at this time.

Was nothing better !

[bellamoniker35]

@codbutt reely?? that hppend to me yesterday..

[eddie5181]

SMASH IT UP .