Killing Joke - Eighties

Official video of Killing Joke performing Eighties from the album No Way Out But Forward Go.
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[@thanatos5024]

Kurt! Kurt, it's Marvin your cousin, Marvin Cobain. You know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this!

[@Gershom.]

Most underrated comment on KZbin.

[@sepehrbabaei2177]

I just realized how much it sounds like that song

[@BxDemon149]

🤣😂 “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet.... but your kids are gana love it”

[@oxb1ood]

@@sepehrbabaei2177 it is, they’re the same guitar riff

[@sweatyguysteve2056]

How the hell do all these stupid comments have so much likes but this one only has 100?

[@WritingOnGames]

RIP to one of the most underrated guitarists ever. He will truly be missed.

[@nimhard]

Word. What an amazing guitar player. Truly original.

[@sunnystormy4973]

underrated is so overused..

[@stevestrange965]

@@sunnystormy4973 makes the poster look clever!

[@KRAEMERP2010]

The word underrated is overrated..!

[@skinheadyouth66]

Unbelievable how great he was sorely missed love his work. Not replaceable imo

[@justiniani3585]

This came out in 1985. It's incredible how they managed to pin down everything that will go on to become iconic about their decade

[@The_Model_Guy]

And right in the middle of it!

[@AK-nj8gd]

1984

[@chrisp0315]

Gen X-er here and I can attest to this statement.

[@Demonmixer]

@@AK-nj8gd No, '85

[@olinwread137]

The overuse of synthesizers would come soon, so not so 80's 😂😉

[@LPJack02]

RIP the two members of Killing Joke Geordie Walker (December 18, 1958 - November 26, 2023), aged 64 Paul Raven (January 16, 1961 - October 20, 2007), aged 46 You both will be remembered as legends.

[@704commentkan]

Yesss they wil

[@CdEmm50]

​@@704commentkanOur UK bands were grunge before it was even thought of.

[@704commentkan]

@@CdEmm50 yeah ino

[@dianecenteno5275]

​@CdEmm50 Agreed! Im old enough to remember the punk style bands of the late 70s and 80's. Thank you GB, from America ! 😎

[@sorearm]

Amen!

[@Kurzula5150]

The eighties were being parodied, deconstructed and retroed while it was still the eighties.

[@sleepwalk8696]

ever heard of DEVO

[@RobertoGinsburg]

Was a better decade than the present decade

[@666Blaine]

@@RobertoGinsburg Sure the violent crime rate was literally twice what it is now... and then there was the whole AIDS thing - sex education consisting of experts yelling "YOU"RE GOING TO DIE!"... Oh, and the whole never-more-than-15 min-from-thermonuclear-destruction thing ( I lived in the DC area so your time-to-death may have varied ). Other than that, yeah... It was awesome.

[@KingLightDividing]

They still are. We are doomed to live in countless iterations of the 80's until the last atom falls to heat death.

[@Badlands_moon]

Kurzula5150 yea !!! I was in my 20’s in the 80’s. With all the shit that was going on, we still managed to express ourselves through art/music..no rules ! Most importantly, we did not take ourselves too seriously - we just had to get it out !!! with all the shit going on NOw -I’m sad the youth of today are responding to things , uh, differently.

[@deepthunder1034]

RIP Geordie Walker.... His playing was on another level. Especially the riffs on this one, outstanding! A sad day.

[@nimhard]

His work will always be cherished. Truly one of a kind.

[@alankershaw3215]

His guitar was hollowed out unlike everybody else to produce that great sound.

[@janec1489]

He looked so cool in this video

[@jodiegeorgiou7840]

Agree.

[@everythingbutthegirlfan762]

I think the riffs on this song have lived on in a second life.

[@goodtimetraveler8261]

Nirvana stole the riff from KJ; KJ stole the riff from Damned; Damned stole the riff from the Moody Blues; Moody Blues stole the riff from Chuck Berry; Chuck Berry stole the riff from Glen Miller; Glen Miller stole the riff from Gershwin; Gershwin stole the riff from an Irish folk song; The Irish stole the riff from a Medieval knight chant; Medieval knights stole the riff from a Hebrew prayer; The Hebrews stole the riff from Pagan priests; Pagans stole the riff from sub-Saharan aborigines; Aborigines stole the riff from Australopithecus Africanus; Australopithecus Africanus, after eating too many beans one night, created the riff...

[@TheDarkFlowerChu]

GoodTimeTraveler ff

[@calistavicente-bradley4739]

What song by moody blues

[@luiszambrana6041]

genio!

[@bewareofchild2462]

Spawn of Lucy.

[@sminkycorp]

Everone knows about the weird semitone riff

[@robpierce4712]

RIP Paul Raven. Absolutely killer bassist.

[@mischr13]

RIP Geordie

[@-SpAcEThUnDeR]

RIP GEORDIE

[@historyandmusic8646]

60 more years, and we'll live in the 80's again

[@codebeat4192]

First humans 'need' a war. Sound ridiculous however take a look at history, always the same. worse-better-good-too great to be true-collapse, so yeah maybe you are right.

[@luisfernandorojasvelasco4731]

we're not gonna make it :(

[@aestheticaltwat]

I predict the 20s will be just as bad as the 80s. The 2010s certainly were.

[@moonrose4866]

@@codebeat4192 It's funny that you said that

[@jimkid1392]

Hopefully time slows down a bit. I'm really digging this flapper garb I'm rocking now.

[@TheAngryPacifist05]

I love how this song just doesn't let up. It just keeps pounding the beat and guitar riff. Just when you think it is going to calm down, it just kicks right back in.

[@MichaelPetersenPETEY]

That's the point he's living the 80s over and over and over again relentless it's hell

[@peachmelba1000]

The thing about a lot of bands from this period is that their material was WAY ahead of what the production standards and equipment of the time could help them convey. As a consequence, much of it sounds a bit underwhelming aesthetically, imo.

[@casinowilhelm]

@@peachmelba1000 It's not compressed to fuck because the loudness wars hadn't happened yet. Just turn it up. Problem solved.

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

michael wilson which is exactly the only way it was possible for Geordie to achieve his unique sound. It had to be turned up to 11!

[@MoppinU4Free]

It’s a fuckin vibe bro

[@CarlosSDCA]

Back in the mid 80s, they used to play this song at my local underground club just a few minutes before closing time (usually preceded by a build up of other high energy tunes). When the needle dropped on "eighties" the crowd always went so NUTS dancing. You had to dance otherwise you might got knocked over. LOL. After the madness, the DJ usually played Siouxie's Dear Prudence to calm everybody down and end the night. Such amazing times!

[@catherinehart5949]

Hell yeah! Mine too!

[@EugeneAxe]

This makes me want a time machine

[@patrikbacalla590]

Sounds amazing!

[@luissantiago8446]

Did we patronize the same bars? This was the modus operandi in terms of gearing up the crowds for more substantially harder material, which compelled a more picturesque bunch to take over the dance floor. Recall one incident while "God Save The Queen " was being played. A woman garbed in requisite, high Punk style, kept swinging a lengthy chain with hand cuffs at the end. With each refrain of "No future," we had to duck beneath the clanky metal to avoid a strike.

[@sorearm]

good times, good times

[@Malpractice2003]

Rest in Peace, mr. Geordie. Your guitar tone is absolutely beautiful, deeply MAGIC. Thanks for this musical gift you've shared with us. My ears are grateful... You will forever missed.

[@farenheit2456]

While everyone is talking about how similar this song is to Come As You Are, we forget that “Eighties” is great in its own right. It’s a song that harshly critiques the political and social landscape of the 80s, even if the lyrics seem vague the video makes the bands intentions clear. And it came out in the middle of the 80s!

[@Без_трусиков-ф1ф]

Phantasmagoria 2000 similiar hahaahhaahahahaha

[@locuraromantica]

They somehow saw where was heading the west. We are still in the 80's, but in the consecuences of it, intelectually and artistically dead.

[@NoName-eu2xw]

Did they come out before U2? Similar

[@Emulous79]

The Damned's Life Goes On

[@leighwakeham3735]

@Phantasmagoria 2000 Yup I agree much better than Love Like Blood.

[@nosecomoponerme9730]

Lyrics: Come as you are, as you were As I want you to be As a friend, as a friend As an known enemy Take your time, hurry up The choice is yours, don't be late Take a rest as a friend As an old Memoria, memoria Memoria, memoria Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach As I want you to be As a trend, as a friend As an old Memoria, memoria Memoria, memoria And I swear that I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun Memoria, memoria Memoria, memoria (No I don't have a gun) And I swear that I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun No I don't have a gun

[@Ken-_-05]

Wait a minute..

[@fridaykillaz]

wrong server xD

[@Rastaa69]

@@nosecomoponerme9730 only 115? Bruh your actually ass. That ain't shit bro

[@crowns9966]

Lmfao you almost got me there

[@limagirl9131]

hahahahahaa

[@SaintMartins]

Bauhaus "hollow hills" (1981) The Damned "life goes on" (1982) Garden Of Delight "22 faces" (1984) Killing Joke "eighties" (1985) Nirvana "come as you are" (1991)

[@vampdivision6910]

Ch Pe definitely still is

[@lionide138]

All stolen from the equals (baby come back.)

[@karencosta6]

And how about The Equals - Baby Come Back? "According to the earlier cited Alex Smith, Killing Joke admitted to interpolating the riff from The Equals". (medium.com/micro-chop/the-origins-of-nirvanas-come-as-you-are-73436df42097 )

[@DerEchteBold]

@@karencosta6 Maybe, but it doesn't sound similar at all. While The Damned, Garden of Delight, Killing Joke and Nirvana made it sound quite alike. Btw, there seems to be something wrong with the link, Error 404.

[@karencosta6]

@@DerEchteBold Yes, you're right. I didn't find it similar as the others either, but that article explains that The Equals was the reference that Killing Joke used for Eighties. I fixed the link.

[@rglancy3971]

Netflix brought me here. I thought I heard the "Come as You Are" riff during a docuseries about the Cold War. Awesome song! Glad you have a channel on YT!

[@johnmo1111]

Same here

[@lotus7419]

Me too. I'm watching it right now. Great docco.

[@alexandergodfreykleinhans8059]

From Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War? Yep. The moment i heard, I gave out a nice big grin.😁

[@terrymorton7444]

Yeah, I never heard this song until I watched that documentary. That song is pretty bad ass though.

[@101_Neleta]

... or 'The lincoln lawyer' series (S0106) :D

[@orkhan.s]

David Bowie on guitar Al Pacino on vocal Great band👏

[@HPTeguh]

Looks more like Billie Joe Armstrong on vocal

[@marcok.6734]

Scarface on vocal

[@tardis7395]

H.P. Teguh Nah, Billie Joe on bass

[@theknewnew8635]

dude i was thinking the same thing

[@orkhan.s]

@@theknewnew8635 it's you opinion dude

[@deme9873]

The one thing I LOVE about Killing Joke is their unique talent for taking a riff AND BEATING IT TO DEATH AND BEYOND OVER AND OVER VERY VERY SUCCESSFULLY.

[@SaroShow]

I think they took this style from the Stooges

[@LeTrashPanda]

How not to dance? This one and Blue Monday by New Order makes my old body want to dance, I just can't.

[@outsidethebox4949]

@@SaroShow 🙏

[@youwinoneinternets]

Someone has never heard of The Fall

[@deme9873]

@@youwinoneinternets Which was the chicken and which was the egg? Killing Joke or The Fall?

[@risingdawn5259]

Every 10 years the riff emerges, seeking a new indie host to feed upon, before disappearing again; leaving nought but hit singles in its wake.

[@PatCowan-mh4iw]

Come as your Eighties

[@lifealert2401]

Can we just acknowledge how great the drummer is in this song

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Big Paul Ferguson.

[@Bansidhe]

@@princeofcupspoc9073 A monster player to this day. An octopus of a man.

[@johnblough78]

No joke. He's killing it. Always.

[@firstnamelastname364]

John Blough Killing No Joke?

[@heidismutti]

I love Jaz's voice, too. This sounds so great.

[@RagedContinuum]

TWENTIES - I'm livin' in the twenties

[@kipacz123]

Thats my first thought waking up first of january 2020.

[@timdyer5326]

The world was very much on fire in the 1980s.. Let's see how Trump and Johnson fuck up the 20s until we have global wars, rich fucking over the poor (and I mean slavery), and a serious threat of nuclear war..

[@RZ670]

Gen-z is the last generation

[@jhj22]

It would be awesome if someone would make a cover from this track, but set in the 2020's...

[@mariuspoppFM]

@punkrockvids why ?

[@thisiscardinal]

This band are the real deal. They have everything. Melodic, Aggressive, powerful and haunting. Just class!!!

[@sergestark702]

Listen to ram jams black batty

[@louise_rose]

"Love Like Blood" is a fantastic track, and captures the Zeitgeist of the late cold war - the fear of nuclear Armageddon, the "Last days" vibe, like no other song from those days.

[@maria-melek]

​@@sergestark702Listen to KJ though, no kidding they are indeed good

[@bierundkippen720]

Ah nah

[@sexobscura]

but, alas, no Courtney Love

[@MairyHinge]

Killing Joke are pure class..... They are brighter than a thousand suns.

[@Lianne-i6f]

They're terrible.

[@shandlohan2534]

Conan O'brien absolutely killing it on guitar!

[@cavalier6362]

Is that actually him?

[@shandlohan2534]

@@cavalier6362 yup

[@joey9378]

@@shandlohan2534it’s true, i was the guitar

[@maria-melek]

​@@joey9378Its true I was that iconic haircut

[@SlapA55]

conan looks cool af

[@vjr4763]

THIS WAS THE LAST SONG THAT I HEARD IN THE 1980s. That's true. On 31 DEC 1989 at a few minutes before midnight, I played this song on my record player and timed it perfectly so the song would end at 11:59:59 PM. It was the last time that I could say I was "living in the Eighties". I first heard this song when I saw this video on MTV during Father's Day Weekend 1984. I only saw the video once or twice that weekend and I never caught the album it was from. Nonetheless, this song and video changed my life. Later, I discovered one of my students was a fan of this band and he told me that this song was from the Night Time album, so I promptly went to the record store and bought it on LP.

[@PalmettoStateSirens]

What a way to end a decade.

[@louise_rose]

played at a rock club, or on MTV? :)

[@vjr4763]

@@louise_rose In my apartment. I owned "Night Time", the album from which this song comes. At the time, I had the vinyl LP, not the CD. So, I played the song on my record player while I had on TV some New Year's Eve show, probably Dick Clark's on ABC, but I am not sure. So, I was all by myself thankful that such a shitty decade was coming to an end and hopeful that the 1990s would be better - a return to the 1960s. Oh, but was I mistaken... For me, the 1990s were worse and I missed living in the Eighties by comparison.

[@louise_rose]

@@vjr4763 Mmm, I've sometimes doodled around with this song as a kind of ironic nostalgia anthem - "I'm living in the eighties" meaning: the music of the eighties matters more to me than today's crappy chart pop music scene. :) Now, yes it does - but I'm not at all restricted to the 1980s....

[@follow-the-white-rabbit5015]

Nah. You definitely heard other songs before tbe 80s ended. You just think you're special. Shut up. Hate people like you who think you're some main character of a movie and you need to make up bull like this to feel special. Shut up. Lol

[@MegaChorro123]

That bass guitar riff is just awesome

[@marinculic976]

come as you are - nirvana

[@kikiguerrero897]

​@@marinculic976this came out before

[@thekidrailfanner5234]

Kurt said he copied that part from that song into come as u are he just slowed it down

[@DuraheLL]

And Nirvana did it better@@kikiguerrero897

[@sdd78]

Life goes on by the damned in 1982

[@NoahFroio]

RIP Geordie Walker, thank you for the great music and this anthemic guitar riff that will last forever!!

[@christiandanzig7677]

I love it how they made it look like this is a modern day retrospective of 80s nostalgia clichés but they actually did it in the mid 80s.

[@paultreadaway102]

Cartoons Toys Video Games and Tapes 2 Tv Channels to perfection all sorts of genre TV Shows with all killer themes the World 🌎🌍 over.Heart of the 80s ❤85 for what was happening gigs charity fundraiser just right amount of technology love to dream that forever.Class of 85-89 it's that's me

[@iIIiteratex]

Rest in Peace Geordie. Such an underrated guitarist. So many music genres owe a lot to his unique style.

[@martineriksson726]

Killing Joke represents everything that is good in post punk in the eighties.😁

[@simpleuser0001]

One of the best guitar riffs. No wonder we hear it on the radio from other guitarists so much.

[@MrEvanTea]

A friend of mine passed away today (52) and Killing Joke are his favourite band, R.I.P Frank A.K.A Killer, a true punk - the real deal, you'll never be forgotten.

[@Ddddersqfhybhh]

Rip

[@joseortizjimenez7792]

@@Ddddersqfhybhh H H. C H. H. M

[@shinzoisnotliving]

R.I.P Frank

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

My condolences.

[@KainMcnab]

RIP Frank

[@Torgo1001]

"Say hello to my little riff!"

[@jean.Smythe]

XD

[@DonnieDarko1]

😎😉

[@MT-ek9te]

Nirvana :)

[@Без_трусиков-ф1ф]

1. Smells like teen spirit - “Godzilla BOC” sounds the same, just sped up (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pavWXn6AiJJqh7M) no wonder they hated this song, because they stole it, right? and “the daggerman that girl”, “pixies” u-mass” 2. Come as you are - 22 faces Garden of delight, The damned life goes on 3. Rape me - “Mudhoney need” 4. Heart shaped box - “Butthole surfers Bar b q”, even vocal part “HEY WAIT” 5. Aneurysm - “Fang an invitation” 6. About a girl - “Hrast - Parni Valjak”, croatian band, Krist Novoselic is from Croatia... 7. Polly - “The 4 skins on the streets” 8. Breed “wipers potential suicide” 9. Mr moustache- “Paul revere the raiders - hungry”(the riff in the middle) 10. Been a son - “zebra don’t walk away” 11. Very ape - “Kanishka” 12. Milk it - “melvins it’s shoved” 13. Scentless Apprentice “the cult in the clouds” 14. Big long now - “sister europe” 15. Mr. butter worth - “devo too much paranoias “ 16. Endless nameless - “butthole surfers u.s.s.a 17. Spank thru - El Clavo

[@hectorjcm800]

"You steal from me, you steal from the BEST!"

[@Igor-ug1uo]

1:49 This riff makes me feel nostalgia for the time a few years before I was even born. That's damn powerful! Thank you, guys, for writing this awesome song.

[@omardoomer944]

Played the living shit out of "What's THIS For" when it came out in 1981. Don't listen to much punk anymore, but did for 30 years. Those days are gone forever. If you were there, you know. Another one down, 64 too young. R.I.P. Geordie. 80s

[@peskypesky]

same

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

In 1980's suburban Philadelphia, What's THIS for was the only KJ album I could get my hands on for a long time. Yeah great record.

[@mick_c_horror_and_pop_culture]

Killing Joke, another 80s underrated band.

[@giulia3804]

So true

[@CrossDenier]

Underrated? Damn...

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

@@CrossDenier In the US they are. They got almost zero mainstream appreciation, though they did get decent air time on college radio.

[@singles3rvingjack]

The Equals - Baby Come Back (1968) Bauhaus - Hollow Hills (1981) The Damned - "Life goes on" (82') Garden Of Delight "22 Faces" (84') Killing Joke - Eighties (85') Nirvana - come as you are (91') Sigur Ros - Olsen Olsen (99')

[@maximilianocain2642]

U forget the intro of Fiend Club by misfits

[@iamryan9234]

Come as you are *

[@nnikaa3]

COME as you go 🎶

[@singles3rvingjack]

@@iamryan9234 shit man, my bad

[@rowanmelton7643]

@@singles3rvingjack "Come, as you go, as a friend, as a known enemy" Hahah, you know you can edit your comments man? Click the three dots on the right

[@theeddy9985]

0:42 Killing Joke predicted the wide Putin meme

[@anesthesia24]

lmao

[@southerndeathcultvevo3549]

Lol

[@JohnnyMontilla]

Wide Putin Meme

[@PurePessimism]

Lmao, knew someone would comment this. Exactly what I was thinking!

[@MrGoodman174]

Goddamnit, i wished they didn't use the riff from Nirvana

[@theanonymousbear]

Rest easy Geordie Walker! True punk legend.

[@matthewfeatherston8982]

I knew the 80's had some of the best music, but this one is for sure a hidden gem for me...

[@ArielX2K]

Check out Killing Joke's "Love Like Blood" 👍

[@dewlord]

0:41 epic bruh moment

[@TWMusic74]

Rizzing? Nah, lets just say the goon of the police! RIZZ AWAY! lemons.

[@mettalisha]

​@TWMusic74da hell

[@TravisBeckMusic]

DJ Khaled will yell his name over this chord progression in the next 2 years...

[@rodrigosanchez6991]

a n o t h e r o n e

[@mikebott6940]

@@rodrigosanchez6991 DJ Khaled is an asshole.

[@SebaslolStar]

Chord progression? Lol

[@gojump7]

*who?* lol

[@user-xw6uh3yp7g]

It’s a riff not a chord progression

[@Babaziba]

This is the song that made me an instant fan. Hard to believe that amazing guitarist has gone. Thanks for everything, Mr. Walker.

[@garnetbezanson1404]

The bass playing is really good on this song

[@McRonson]

Yep! It sure is!!

[@22222JD]

Garnet Bezanson OF COURSE, it is! One of the best bass players of all time, Martin Glover also known as 'Youth', currently KJ's bass player again after Paul Raven died in recent years --- yet ANOTHER FRIKKIN' AWESOME ASS BASS, MAY HE BE STRUMMIN' IN HEAVEN!!! He joins the greats including Peter Hook, Graham Bailey and others that I simply don't have time to jot down right now. Now, after this - go listen to UNSPEAKABLE by KILLING JOKE - another AWESOME SONG --- LISTEN LOUD, LISTEN PROUD!! G'awn now, don't be timid~ ~ ~ luvingly suggested by JAYEEDEE22222

[@Tabazan]

+JD It was Paul Raven on bass for this one (not saying Youth isn't a great player though)

[@frankenzion0001]

This band rocks righteously. They have their own special spot in my Spotify line up.

[@RobExNihilo]

How no one has made a _Twenties_ cover of this song is beyond me. It's the only lyric you'd have to change.

[@greypraxis]

True. Now we have a new cold war brewing too! Twenties, I'm living in the Twenties!

[@jacobgaunt2438]

My band have covered this song and I sang Twenties 😂

[@greypraxis]

@@jacobgaunt2438 If you can,do post a video!

[@janec1489]

Weird Al Yanko vitch would be good to do this!

[@d2vmusic]

I used to go to Jilly's in Manchester in the mid to late 80's and this was guaranteed to fill the dance floor. Timeless classic.

[@thedon9247]

Man, the 80's were so cool. Truly one of the best eras for music and aesthetic.

[@ronny-2112]

RIP Geordie, thank you for all the music you left us, and thank you Killing Joke...

[@MrRoboskippy]

That guitar sounds amazing.

[@derekhadley4871]

The bass and drums also

[@okirrama3587]

"That guitar riff sounds amazing"- Kurt Cobain

[@Tittymaster]

@@okirrama3587 A man of culture, this Cobain.

[@_Only_Zuul]

im gonna guess it's the good old roland JC amp used by just about everyone on everything in the 80's

[@roypitts457]

It's a Les Paul with P90s. In the 80s lol

[@SoulDrifter]

This is one of the most ‘80s things I’ve ever seen

[@SuperCroc69]

I was a teenager in the 80,s and this does not represent my experience. You had to seek out stuff like this. It was mostly cock rock, WHAM and light female pop. Look at the top 10 the year this was released.

[@IlyaHuzei]

I am living in the twenties!

[@Ihmawtd0]

Хахахкхахаххапх

[@krm3345]

RIP Kevin 'Geordie' Walker. Best version of this memorable riff.

[@tinamichael9746]

Rip Kevin "Geordie" Walker. Thank you for your brilliance.

[@osirissalgado6689]

nirvanas "come as you are "guitar part was taken from this song in case anyone was interested.

[@AlexLazor]

And this guitar track was taken from Life goes on by The Damned

[@osirissalgado6689]

AlexLazor cool.

[@rebellapavel8922]

Clearly

[@brooklyn-vp2of]

They did intentionally do it, they had never heard the song before creating their so h

[@bombersander]

unfortunately thats just what you think/hope. but they said they where inspired by this song themselves. so yh ur comment is invalid

[@marti-mar8974]

If you were a teenager in the 80's and were into punk music and started a band with a group of friends like many of us did... this riff was fun to play... regardless if you heard it in 82 when The Damned played it on Life goes On or in 85 by Killing Joke or 92 when Kurt used it for his song. I was born the same year as him and remember thinking when I heard it... okay dude I'm digging the throwback vibe! I felt it was a nod to that music that inspired us and him no doubt..I think it was obvious for people our age who remembered those days. For younger people...teens in 92 its likely it was lost on them and even more so now 30 years removed from Nirvana and 40 years from when the Damned played it...and even before when whoever played it before them! Lol

[@BlowmeRoger]

So cool then how Everyone could mix in a club scene as well as our own scenes, although of course there was a little psychobilly/ punk rivalry then ofc.. 😅

[@parksjordan3727]

Well put

[@jacekbojanowicz3828]

I was in my twenties.

[@elizabethk117]

Well played sir and the information about The Damned is well appreciated…going to have a listen to the song from the year of my birth (the riff was lost on me until I saw your post here). Awesome sauce man! Perhaps now the dispute and anger at Curt Kobain having adopted the riff with a slightly different rhythm should be resolved: musicians emulate, copy and are inspired to create works of sound which directly and indirectly showcase the groups and artists whom have inspired their creations. Thus it has been and will probably always be. Humans learn from humans and reproduce works of art and technology from the humans they have learned from. Human hear, human play ;)

[@Mia-N-Dan]

The Damned paved way for many groups! One of the most under rated bands ever, The Damned has and always been #1 to me Life Goes On!

[@limahlkaja1267]

Glorious bass line.

[@danablake6863]

Limahl Kaja true true indeed. I wish it was a bit louder. Perhaps it's my monitor. Great stuff ntl!

[@saintphiladelphiasaintphil5480]

www is 666 in Hebrew IBM created 666 President Donald John Trump is the motherload of all antiChrist he is THEE ANTICHRIST Yellowstone super volcano will erupt at anytime between now XOXO LOVE ALWAYS ANGEL OF www is 666 in Hebrew IBM created 666 President Donald John Trump is the motherload of all antiChrist he is THEE ANTICHRIST I entered the code for the microwave and killed it Yellowstone super volcano will erupt anytime between now and about a year from now for a scientific fact and demon disgusting ryeolyte ash must never get near myself I am the NEW ARK OF THE COVENANT AND ALSO XOXO LOVE ALWAYS ANGEL OF THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE BRIDE EMILY MARIE MARIE EDMUNDS LIVING AT MORNINGSTAR IN OMAHA NEBRASKA ALL IN MY HUSBAND’S NAME AND BLOODY TEARS JESUS CHRIST GOD THE ETERNAL FATHER HOLY GHOST HOLY SPIRIT It is real Israel SAY IT OUT LOUD NEVER DISRESPECT US ALL IN JESUS CHRIST GOD THE ETERNAL FATHER HOLY GHOST HOLY SPIRIT NAME AMEN THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE BRIDE EMILY MARIE MARIE EDMUNDS LIVING AT MORNINGSTAR IN OMAHA NEBRASKA ALL IN MY HUSBAND’S NAME AND BLOODY TEARS JESUS CHRIST GOD THE ETERNAL FATHER HOLY GHOST HOLY SPIRIT It is real Israel SAY IT OUT LOUD NEVER DISRESPECT US ALL IN JESUS CHRIST GOD THE ETERNAL FATHER HOLY GHOST HOLY SPIRIT NAME AMEN

[@jakegalvin2229]

@@saintphiladelphiasaintphil5480 No need for this shit here

[@binaryfairy4197]

@ Saint Philadelphia Saint Philadelphia Wtf?? That’s some scary random rant that has nothing to do with this song or in the world....u are either on a really good one or a REALLY bad one for sure...

[@stephendoe2401]

@@saintphiladelphiasaintphil5480 SEEK HELP 👍

[@jakfosteroffical]

COME. AS YOU ARE. AS YOU WERE🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@shadowNara91]

Glorious bass line. I've never listened to this band before, this track is awesome

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

Check out "Kings and Queens" - it's from the same album. Which has loads of killer songs on it, but K&Q is epic :-)

[@ctr-alt-del]

The way geordie moves,sways, and grooves while playing guitar is mesmerizing!!

[@InAHollowTree]

This guy seemed so old to me when I was a kid. Now I'm like: "That guy is young enough to be my son!" lol

[@RobertPapale]

I lived in 80.s great music bring it back😊

[@MatthiasProspero]

My kid: "Man, the 80s must've been awesome!" Me: Well, the *music* was.

[@chesterparish3794]

Yes, exactly

[@garrettsheaffer9799]

My older brother explains it succinctly. "The reason why there was such an explosion of great music in the eighties was because everyone was in a shit situation the world over."

[@jeraldjoyce2995]

@@garrettsheaffer9799 Im so glad things have gotten better since then.

[@hrvojevasilj7976]

@@jeraldjoyce2995 it is getting worse again so yeah...

[@rsuman]

But the music shall last...🎶

[@mikeyj.3605]

The Eighties! This track is such a great rocker. Love Killing Joke!!!!!

[@anthonyquattro584]

"OK Kurt you can copy my homework just change it up a bit" Kurt* makes come as you are

[@vushna8]

Anthony Quattro you do realize that they also copied that riff, off of the Damned?

[@siniyden]

kurt was a lier and a thief . That`s why we love him

[@outis439-A]

@Ден С He said it was sub conscious.

[@imnotaspyy]

Ден С kurt will always be better than you’ll ever be

[@siniyden]

@@imnotaspyy I don`t argue

[@letitbeknown8126]

R.I.P. Geordie Walker, a true legend

[@lucasroche8639]

I first saw Killing Joke in 1980 and they blew me away they were so intense live, they were proof that Punk Rock could be as hard as fuck without just being a band that plays 100 miles an hour. Ironically it was at a CND rally in Trafalgar Square yet they sounded like the apocalypse had already happened, lol.

[@cropsey7412]

As an straight male, I have to say that the guitarist is hot as hell.

[@kachow2461]

Boy do I have some news for you

[@christco120]

he looks like a young conan o'brien, lol

[@RaineBans]

"are you sure about of that?"

[@christco120]

@@kachow2461 okay, so what is the news? I'm dying to know

[@skully4249]

@@kachow2461 been two weeks what’s the news

[@AlphaBravoDingo]

RIP Geordie! You're a constant inspiration to me!

[@ktmidol]

I have been a nirvana fan since 2000 and this is the first time I am hearing this song. It sounds so familiar with come as you are.

[@itskyb]

Definitely my favorite Killing Joke tune.

[@alterego3590]

Pretty fucking visionary track if you ask me... I'm living in 2022 and this track is bloody completely up to date ....

[@talion4596]

The Riff´s been stuck in my head for days already, its so great that its infectious

[@penisenvy1212]

vargThumb

[@DrChainsawHandz]

Kurt Cobain thought too

[@Alex_Loquendo_198]

Come as You are riff

[@JPPW1982]

Fantastic song about the dark side of the 80's. But still made it fun. What I would give to go back to the 80s.

[@fgrilli]

Saw them live twice in the 80s. Such a powerful band.

[@HMz83]

This song goes hard as hell. Gives me enough energy to backflip off a four-story building.

[@IrmaKaye]

You were one of a kind Geordie. Legendary guitar & band. Thank you. Hail the traveler. 🖤

[@loosesurfer]

What an immense song. Simply timeless

[@michaelwilson2340]

I hope Guitar World Magazine does a great tribute to Geordie. He deserves it. Big time.

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

Doesn’t look it. No taste , Guitar World.

[@michaelwilson2340]

@@kookoothebirdgirl1 You're right. Oh well. Guitar World is charging more money anyway and you're getting less pages now. A lot less.

[@eightsix1289]

Twenties, I'm living in the twenties!!

[@UneasyRider69]

I have to push, I have to *STRUGGLE*

[@Mahsamehr753]

You live in eightsix

[@theaudiopattern]

2017 and still good shit.

[@homoliber9546]

Yeah, Nirvana were legendary.

[@epiklightz4773]

MJ Wilder my fav shit

[@LaPaisiblePetiteGnomette]

Rip Geordie, I started to listen to their songs some weeks ago and this dude was a legend, his riffs will always be remembered.

[@joesmith8725]

This is punk! I was a kid back in the '80s. They were a great band. Nirvana came around a few years later and was inspired from punk music. I remember it all!

[@joesmith8725]

@TTFPouyii Yes I am. Was born in '78.('70s toddler, '80s kid, '90s teen/young adult). Def part of the GenX generation. LOL Quit being a gatekeeper.

[@Cause4Alarm]

😂

[@celestialscripture]

"Thanks guys!" - Kurt Cobain

[@Defrap22]

@Truth Reigns Forever no there arent dumbass

[@stayf0rtea_939]

@@Defrap22 ....dude look at how long ago their reply was- lmao

[@Defrap22]

@@stayf0rtea_939 yeah hes still not right. There are 241 likes not 27 likes

[@stayf0rtea_939]

@@Defrap22 ...dude. there were probably 27...when he made that reply. Therefore, he was right...when there were 27 likes.

[@Defrap22]

@@stayf0rtea_939 NO THERES NOT 27 LIKES

[@dougtull4594]

Killing Joke was revolutionary. True innovators.

[@LordCapsis]

A song that stood the test of time, made by a band that stood the test just as well

[@Adsms]

Rest is peace Geordie, you were amazing 👏

[@Andres-ip5so]

Cold war: *exists* Killing Joke: Stonks

[@luissantiago8446]

This never failed to bring everyone out onto the dance floor back in the 80s.

[@heliosphan92]

everyone’s talking about “come as you” and not the fact that this is a banger

[@winning3329]

1. Al Pacino on vocals 2. Billy Armstrong on bass 3. A young conan o'Brien on guitar 4. And Jake Paul on drums

[@3-D_Man]

Conan O'Brien makes even more sense considering he actually plays guitar. He was a badass!

[@andrelima2112]

Father Damien Karras from The Exorcist on vocals

[@honeylavenderbakery]

JAKE PAUL 💀

[@ecnaVDJ]

BRO I THOUGHT THE GUITARIST LOOKED LIKE CONAN TO LOL

[@dominica4799]

All he needs is the white scarface suit....

[@nimhard]

This is where the Come as You Are riff came from. Rip Geordie, amazing guitar player.

[@Atlas65]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX62pIGXiLmJZ5Y a year before the Eighties this came out. Or in 1984. Then even Life goes on by the Damned came out in 1982 - The vocal melody in the Eighties has some resemblance with Come As You are. So that is probably where he took it from.

[@colorsofthelost1479]

@@Atlas65it was told from nirvanas manager that Kurt took the melody from this song

[@gaborbenyei333]

I think we need a "twenties" version now

[@danielhabiger7512]

In the year 2025, 2025, yeah. Working on that...

[@Zazmirex]

RIP Geordie! The music will live on in all of our hearts....

[@ezraavaliani2773]

the blonde guy's look is everything.

[@honoluluwampum]

FR, I don't remember him being so hot!!

[@shawn6669]

Geordie is a straight up guitar hero!

[@honoluluwampum]

@@shawn6669 FACTS.

[@sid1957vicious]

This comment is why women don't get music.

[@honoluluwampum]

@@sid1957vicious That's why we're commenting on a Killing Joke video, because we don't "get" music. That's also why I've been making music for most of my life. But please, tell me more about this "music" of which you speak, since apparently Geordie was born in leather pants and KJ isn't music.

[@Supersweetguy]

Funfacts (from Songfacts): Killing Joke lead singer Jaz Coleman wrote the lyrics to this song, which were inspired by the 1871 novel The Coming Race by the English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton. (A line in the lyric directly references the title: "I'm in love with the coming race.") The book is about an undiscovered race that lives underground and has attained extraordinary powers. In our interview with Coleman, he explained the song's meaning, stating: "It was looking forward to the trans-human future that is upon us now." This song was written in a farmhouse in Switzerland that the band first came across when they played two shows in Geneva in 1983. They loved it there, and the house became a regular getaway for the band members. On one such excursion, they came up with this track. Coleman remembers going up stairs to Geordie Walker's room and hearing him play the guitar riff for the first time. "When he knocked that riff out, it was so memorable, it kind of embodied everything that was happening at that time," Coleman told us. Nirvana copied the guitar riff on their 1991 hit "Come As You Are." It's a pretty blatant rip-off and Killing Joke considered legal action, but after Kurt Cobain died, they dispensed with any thoughts of a lawsuit. Dave Grohl and Jaz Coleman later became good friends, and Grohl played drums on the 2003 self-titled Killing Joke album. The video was directed by Anthony Van Den Ende, who did the A Flock of Seagulls clips for "I Ran (So Far Away)" and "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)." In the video, Jaz Coleman is shown as an authoritarian political figure speaking in front of both Russian and American flags. Coleman wanted an array of video footage related to the decade incorporated into the clip, so Van Den Ende gathered shots of various political figures and shot other random footage to go with it, including a dog wedding and a shot of Coleman's melting face. The Killing Joke fans were shot waiting outside of a show at the Hammersmith.

[@hanamoon5474]

Resty Mervin Ponio I always enjoy hearing about the back story of a song, thank you for sharing this.

[@michaelperez5475]

iAmCyber "Apparently" is the key word to his lie. If he had admitted any connection to the song he would open himself and the band to litigious action. The Nirvana royalties should go to Killing Joke. What's ironic is Nirvana is the "joke" and always will be. Period.

[@asherouk7308]

iAmCyber Shut up 90s baby. Your heroes Nirvana are a corporate sponsored lie.

[@maticulex5713]

Just discovered this banger. Love it.

[@CharlesProctor-z6o]

We really are living in the Eighties.

[@AgentXPQ]

When I first got into 'Alternative' music, I started with The Smiths, The Cure and early REM in High School. I was delighted when I found Killing Joke. I remember thinking something like "This is great- It's alternative music, with Grapefruit sized testicles".

[@MARCHIESON]

dog this is punk as fuck

[@theonlyantony]

So where is the 'Alternative' music, in this list? These are all pop bands of their day, as much as Wham(who were shit) were. They aim they score, they take your pocket money. They are good they are bad they are mediocre and they are powerful. But they're all pop groups with record deals.

[@JohmathanBSwift]

Jim Carol People Who died . I like it.kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5LFZKVpe7CUjrs

[@colossusofrhodes1282]

that was your first mistake.... REM. uh NO.

[@JohmathanBSwift]

_you took your lucky break and broke it in two_ _now what can be done for you_ ?