Killing Joke - Pssyche (7" original)

B-side of the Wardance 7" single.
Malicious Damage Records 1980
Distributed by Rough Trade
Enjoy

[@ChameleonsFan]

Wardance / Psyche - one of the best singles in the history of mankind.

[@patthewoodboy]

I would struggle to argue with that

[@HeavyMetalTones]

ain’t that the bloody truth

[@HeavyMetalTones]

@@mrjgm7340 my copy got stolen i had to get one later on at some expense but i have to have it

[@vantastroganoff4370]

Say it again

[@andyjordan79]

It's certainly up there with change/requiem or tension/follow the leaders or turn to red/nervous system/are you receiving.Let's play a new game.It's called let's spot the 'b-side' such is the quality of genius

[@misery_tunes]

I've just had a dance round the living room like a mad old git. Brilliant tune

[@davidforshaw4998]

👍 🎵=🔑

[@SorceressEdea7196]

Nothing wrong way that mate honestly! Play this loud! 🌟🔥

[@blakeyonthebuses]

I'm 56 and only just realizing how good they are. It must be the times because this year I've got out my Rage Against The Machine and Cypress Hill stuff and fuck what anyone sez!

[@DrCJames]

I was listening to this in the early 80s and it has NEVER dated, such is musical genius.

[@eyeseer1]

Killing Joke- Running while others still crawl. Since 1980.

[@angelmeadow308]

this is 5 mins of the most paranoid/truly frightening music ever released......Manson/ Rammstein are just camp pantomime dames compared to this....REAL artists

[@fredbert4048]

you married lol

[@patthewoodboy]

when I first heard it I went out and bought .. still have the vinyl .. awesome tune

[@juju5568]

It is a serious band with a serious way of playing music. Dance to it in my teens days 🤫

[@patthewoodboy]

@@fismith3488 yep they were something special live ..

[@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa]

@j clm Spot on!

[@davidquartermain8093]

Holy fuck this song is brilliant. Some of the greatest riffs ive ever heard.

[@davidpattee3472]

Geordie Walker is my all time fave guitarist

[@Snwman_]

@@davidpattee3472 he's certainly very good and makes playing the guitar look effortless when I've seen them live. Regards.

[@bartjoy5179]

@@Snwman_not anymore

[@paticoql]

that bass!!!

[@philippegodron9553]

i've seen KJ in Paris in November and Youth have always the same incredible punk sound!!!!!

[@HHG_BREEDINGGROUND1]

That Guitar !!

[@Essexgeezer]

I love their first album,imagine if it had been recorded at the same session and sound as this?.Amazing!

[@juveale29]

One of their very best songs. Very intense. Cracking version and single along with Wardance.

[@andrewgothard5212]

You know. This - the B side of the second single. That focused and together, and still makes the hackles rise 44 years later. Fucking phenomenal.

[@gordon8463]

When i listen this in 1979, i was 18/19....it was like a bomb....in my mind and body...Yeah Chameleons is right one of the best single ever..and the best punk industrial band ever...The real beginning of industrurial music is this song....for ever!!! Killing Joke for ever..i've always the 45 rpm....YEAH with this cover.....!!!

[@Eman_Puedama]

Punk rock with a disco bass, would Jesus like it? I dunno......

[@MrRev1962]

isn,t it one of the most sinister tunes you,ve ever heard????

[@robbiebanks9182]

Try crass .mother

[@patthewoodboy]

@@robbiebanks9182 or reality asylum , but that is a poem

[@MrRev1962]

@@robbiebanks9182 i have it

[@MrRev1962]

@@patthewoodboy i have it,but not as sinister!!

[@gabbsdad]

I can remember many years ago while in a nightclub watching a girl getting down on the dance floor to this with strobe flashing on her. Fantastic.

[@69gillingham69]

which club was it?

[@gabbsdad]

69gillingham69 Somewhere up Park street in Bristol.

[@gabbsdad]

WolvoExPunk1 Not really, she knew how to move though 👍

[@flatwoodseuromancer8407]

I had a similar experience with 'Let's All Go' - a girl I really fancied for ages dancing to it in a club. A few months later I was going out with her. Great!

[@simoncook1325]

Yes used to play this in the Brunel Rooms Swindon 1982.Great stuff

[@thevelointhevale1132]

This used be called Demolition Disco back in the day ... still as powerful and vital now as it was then ... music today is SHIT!

[@mitchdavies9171]

Punk techno with an actual message

[@paddymac2205]

masterpiece breathe it in

[@jrh2063]

One day Killing Joke will be recognised for their musical talent. This band got me through 10 years of University (BSc, MA, PhD) studying and to get to Prof. Everything Jazz says is correct + Geordie rhythms etc

[@twinsrthebest6261]

Rascly Rascalot ...His name is Jaz.

[@thomasley7178]

Aren't they already? I know them since at least 1986, and I always had the impression that they're not only respected but revered. And this adoration (nudge nudge) has only grown.

[@rikka80]

​pp

[@MartijnTenebris]

i was born in 1998 and this is before my time but this is my most favourite shit ever. i cant describe how fckn awesome shit like this is. i did grow up with metallica and all the classics but killing joke is also one of my favourites ! i miss this in music of today

[@Kretek35]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKKWoZaGZbF-nbM

[@jeffmead2935]

so its fuck off Metallica from young Martin . ...good job

[@johnchristian1545]

You're a youngun. That's cool. I am 62. Also a musician. I first heard Killing Joke in 1980 and loved them ever since. In 1988 my band played backup for them in Toronto. They did two nights. So much for all that nonsense about baby boomers and gen z. We're all the same mate. Damn cool.

[@MD-ru5vs]

I know this band since 1981 (when I was around your age) and still love them. Good to hear that you as a young lad discovered them and love their music...... Beter laat dan nooit. After 40 years they are still incredible.

[@MartijnTenebris]

@@johnchristian1545 thats awesome

[@goatculler]

Fuck this song was ahead of its time, simply brilliant!!!

[@stormyweather9917]

Now, this is a song you end a concert with.

[@keizanzenji1]

"Big" Paul Ferguson, the human drum machine

[@blackmore4]

Agreed. If only he hadn't got so cringey Johnny Rotten on that last verse where he sings.

[@frankschrodinger1424]

@@blackmore4 best part of the song!

[@janeholstead3745]

Heard this for the first time last year - didn't realise it's 40 years old! Love it!!!

[@MD-ru5vs]

I love it for 40 years, Killing Joke changed music and me also.

[@sgh1963]

Asolutely fucking awesome!

[@jrh2063]

Jester (KJ band manager was my friend) and he died in 2006, That was a personal tragedy for me - 6 months helping him with terminal cancer,That makes me angry - he was such a nice guy, he never got the help he needed. The last 4 months of hios life he was calling me very day, No one helped him excepot me.

[@dischargesummary8794]

God Bless Him 💫

[@zen_light]

Unforgettable tune. Monumental.

[@madiggy77]

lyrics You're alone in the pack You're feeling like you wanna go home You're feeling life's finished,but you keep on going The reason is there You won't find it till you've been and gone cos you're living a hoax! Someones got you sussed! Dull your brain, or seek inspiration You feel illusion,and then you finally say transfer Transorm a machine, to play with your head So you can stand back and watch,or take part and learn If you don't know the game,then you're still part of it Because out on the streets it's strange To see the show Knowing full well that you're on the range Dodge the bullets! or carry the gun,the choice is yours Look at the controller A Nazi with a social degree A middle-class hero A rapist with your eyes on me Increase your masturbation, three cheers for the nuns you fuck You'd wipe out spastics if you had the chance,but Jesus wouldn't like it No

[@3500craig]

thanks for the last three lines of the madness. I knew I was not dreaming about the nuns I fuck.

[@madiggy77]

lol

[@patthewoodboy]

I think its "to the nuns you fuck"

[@GriefTourist]

Look at the controller a Zionist with a fatal decree

[@pinanti]

this is pure adrenaline

[@PK-rp4zk]

that last verse is killer

[@Shooby52]

Loved this song so much, I learned to play it (the bass part) and got goose bumps every time. Killing Joke was such an awesome band

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Birth of industrial metal IMO. Late 70's Peel session.

[@markbuchner7783]

Love Killing Joke. A kid in the early 80's listening to this.🌞

[@meatrace]

This original version is still my favorite song from this era.

[@ozenfant_ozn]

that bassline! Youth!

[@malgalloway5717]

Saw these dudes perform back in 1980 in Liverpool. Fuck me side Sally , they rock.

[@3500craig]

keep this away from grandma, she might tip over and spill the kittens

[@Canalboyable]

Thunk miaow miaow

[@linguatonica9782]

Unless granny was there and listened it live

[@24hourjukebox55]

this is fuckin' brilliant..must have been amazing ''live''...

[@misterbonzoid5623]

It was. Lyceum, London early 80s

[@karasimon6766]

This is fantastic. I remember when I first heard them. I was 14 and picked up the “Wilful Days” single. Then got this single which is long gone, still have Wilful Days though. These singles along with TSOL Dance With Me were the soundtrack to 1987-88 for me.

[@nodge1000]

this tune get's the hairs on the back o' me neck every time..

[@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa]

This song is pure vitriol. The way they deliver these psychotic vocals makes you want to come out and break stuff. How could they pack so much bile in one song?

[@paulineforster3548]

Still listening in 2020 ....

[@MD-ru5vs]

yes it never gets bored...still perfect after many years (40 I guess)

[@aarongomez8979]

@@MD-ru5vs 2024

[@chrishorn855]

Killing joke were ahead of their time...

[@patthewoodboy]

the greatest song no one knows

[@hopebgood]

We know it! 😉

[@Call-me-Ishmael]

They were actually quite frightening live. I saw a lot of punk bands. These guys were different.

[@cuchopenaloza3725]

On 26 October 1979,[3] the EP was officially released in 10" format by Malicious Damage. Melody Maker made it Single of the Week on 10 November 1979.[4] A supportive namecheck by John Lydon in NME[5] secured more interest in the new band.

[@Tiramm70]

This song puts me inside Munch's "The Scream"

[@SorceressEdea7196]

Intense and brilliant song. I'm sure my dad has this on vinyl.

[@vintagecool]

I've been following them for over about 40 years, live still pushing the edge of madness!

[@SorceressEdea7196]

@@vintagecool My dad has been following them since that length of time as well. He got me into them away back in the 90's when i heard him blaring the Pandemonium album when i was a wee lassie. Just checked my dad's vinyl collection and he does have this. Saw them at the Glasgow Barrowlands with my partner and my mum and dad and Killing Joke were fucking amazing!

[@vintagecool]

@@SorceressEdea7196, i'm happy there are still people with fine tast. Tanks, Lucretia ! Have a Fine weekend X

[@mjh5437]

@@SorceressEdea7196 Was your dad "dad dancing"?

[@SorceressEdea7196]

@@mjh5437 Naw.

[@captainbimble]

Haven`t heard this in 30years.Some really heavy lyrics!

[@mitchdavies9171]

Part of my childhood, love it

[@EleniSkafida]

one of my fav bands, n certainly a song that gives me the "dancing kind of chills" when I listen up...

[@atakd]

"Look at the controller - a nazi with a social degree". How did he know Boris was on the way?

[@fatamorgana909]

Boris is Classics, it's the Left who take social degrees

[@robertedwards4102]

O yes wot a mental illness one ha LV killing joke jaz Coleman n band punk rock

[@michaelcooper9493]

Just picked up a near mint copy of this 7in single from Tallbird records in Chesterfield for the princely sum of £8. HA.

[@rangatang100]

Absolute the best

[@snappyjohn9122]

Just recently read they were to be the opening act for Joy Divisions aborted US tour in '80...can you imagine?

[@hopebgood]

The last time I saw Killing Joke live was at the Trafalgar Square demo gig, London 1980 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jovYkpVujtChotk

[@EliteRock]

The live recording on "Ha"" is so much better.

[@ntrbeing]

Hadn't heard that before thanks for the heads up. Tis an excellent album

[@poorguyfromharlemgaming6648]

Much better then there random noises stuff from about 1985 - current, before 1985 they were Punk.

[@Eman_Puedama]

You're living a hoax, someone's got you sussed - welcome to 2021 !!

[@Adzzz-pg8ot]

Classic ❤

[@claudineilustosa2700]

Hawkwind and Chrome influences

[@Eman_Puedama]

Yes, I saw Hawkind once, and Killing Joke once or twice around 1980, but I think I see what you mean. I don't even know the lead singer of Hawkind was in the 90s, but he screamed at me momentarily, and I think I should be honoured.

[@zen_light]

Memorize the lyrics live the Life. The Sound of the Sunburst Gibson Les Paul is enough to hypnotize the Cranium.

[@Etherglide]

Great song, great hard hitting lyrics. Just great

[@stevewilson9479]

i love this..so raw!

[@donnabaril7473]

one of my favorite bands of all time. powerful and cathartic love em

[@ramund001]

does anyone know why killing joke never released the song NUCLEAR BOY fantastic song always bugged me i managed to get a decent copy on cd the unperverted pantomime a number of years after having a bad copy on a bootleg lp

[@GriefTourist]

one of the best songs ever

[@samueljohnson900]

Disco bass and hi hat. Zing...

[@stevechurch4728]

liked it the first time i heard it round at a friends house when it came out, he put it on the stereo and boom this.

[@craigklotz2321]

Greatest song by the greatest band evet

[@coreydonaldson3303]

Killing Joke is awesome just like this song !

[@jkeightley1967]

Brilliant! Takes me back in time !!

[@RchieD]

This isn't the original 7" version, it's a different mix they used for the Unperverted Pantomime album and not as good in my opinion. Still a great tune though.

[@anaemiabag]

+Rich Dee I know what you mean...i have what sounds like a different take/version of this and its far better.

[@knobber666]

I live in a hutch, someones got me sussed...

[@66Gnu]

knobber Hutch? lol

[@Snwman_]

Just brilliant..

[@xt6mmy]

this song is a hidden gem

[@michaelcooper9493]

Limit club Sheffield early 80's when we were all young and brilliant ..

[@SirKauze]

When the civilised world collapses, The Joke will have called it. One of the best versions of one of their best: rough as hell, relentlessly driving and spitting vitriol and blood. Absolute fucking classic.

[@DevonMike73]

See kids,drugs do work sometimes.

[@mjh5437]

Briefly

[@thegucc593]

that scream at the start gets me everytime

[@crieff1sand2s]

Ain't heard this single in years..... Class🔊✌️

[@darkmadder9897]

Great song done dirty by Low Def downgrading. They don't gaf about art or artists, just the filthy lucre. Rip a FLAC off your own vinyl and upload to "You"r channel and it'll be wiped faster than you can glorify fascism for fun and influence (and merch profits).

[@cygnus_XI]

Econoline Crush did a nice cover of this song. Original still kicks ass. >:)

[@L1NCHP1N]

I loved their cover so much I had to hear the original. Was not disappointed!

[@edclear9215]

Ha, their cover is weak, no insight into the subject matter. Listen to the delivery from Jaz, the quality of the band. No comparison.

[@ostapbendervan7874]

wow kanadian i remember that.town pump

[@ostapbendervan7874]

he said nice cover not emperor lil fat boy not jaz

[@harmoniefaerielove]

You need some clogs to dance to this ....I annoyed many a nightclubs shiny dance floor with mine..😂

[@TheWolfsnack]

A Nazi with a social science degree.....wel...I met many of those when I was getting my social science degree!

[@ianknowles5354]

Saw Kiling Joke at Stroud leisure centre @ 1982. I was going to stay in to watch Starsky and Hutch, so glad my buddy (rip) persuaded me to go. Transfixed was an understatement.

[@hopebgood]

I love this comment ian mate 😉

[@michaelstrachan2994]

they dont make them like this anymore..f@ckin brilliance

[@zen_light]

Red Beat 2017 - Retro 80's Masterpiece - dredzilla.com/store/red_beat___change__phoenix/

[@neilembo55]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jackduncan4228]

What a band. Genius

[@LONE-WOLF-FILMS]

fucking excellent.... ;)

[@stuartmartin1628]

Saw a guy dancing to this before a gig at the nite club in Edinburgh 1980 what a tune then the same guy danced to c30 c60 c90 go and got a kicking lol

[@TheBrawlBox]

If the Crass had talent and Lydon could sing. Youth did some sterling work with RDF not so long ago- check out Daydream Dystopia.

[@robinandrews9852]

mandela effect i thought fred astair wore a long white scarlf on the cover??

[@TenementFunster.74]

still sounds out of this world

[@antstead2329]

Great song, very original band but one of pot smoking moaners of late,

[@williamfisher5749]

simply fantastic

[@britladd]

Awesome sound, first heard this on John Peels show, when I saw them again in the 2000s with my wife, the 2 songs she liked were Love like blood and Eighties...they played neither. What's with bands that don't like to play their hits!

[@666Nightshift]

Fuck yeah mate!!!Great band!!!

[@shogdite1636]

All of those thumbs down , they just make me glad that im not like them !

[@captainbimble]

You`d wipe out spastics if you had the chance,but Jesus would`nt like it! Bloody hell,those are heavy lyrics!

[@keithharper7939]

captainbimble love ma gluebag!!!!

[@twinsrthebest6261]

Yes, those are courtesy of the brilliant Big Paul Ferguson.