Louis Dunford - When We Were Hooligans (Official Video)

[@FHIPrincePeter]

Quality London music in the tradition of Squeeze and the Jam. Great stuff .

[@stanleykelly6073]

Very nice my friend.. I'm a 51 yr old child at heart..You're so right, they were the best years and I was lucky, bad manners, the jam , the who in my school days. And then lucky enough to have all acid house warehouses, hangers and fields leading up to castle morton, Longstock and torpedo town (ive seen a few videos with us all with that dislocated jaw look with flickering twitchin eyes at the back of ur head along with countless others. A lot more united back then. You're song made me feel it was about me, I think that's what good art (as in music, poetry and even pictures) is, it makes everyone think about themselves. You done that for me. Kudos

[@AnnChetwyn]

Love the jam

[@johnners911]

Ahhhh Torpedo Town, we never made it last year we went. Our convoy got blocked onto the M4 by the riot squad. About 600 people set up a sound system right there and partied on the motorway for the day. Awesome times, probably get deported or shot for it now! I laughed at the "dislocated jaw" comment too!

[@JamieClarke-v8x]

FUCKIN love the jam.. my older brother was a mod the 2nd time round so I grew up with all that... the who, and of course quadrophenia. after school there was no citv and kids Netflix back in late 80s so I was sat in front of quadrophenia new it word for word! about 8!🤣 still bang in to it now and will be for ever... "RESPECT BRO"👍 KEEP IT REAL 💯😉 GREETINGS FROM CARLISLE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎼

[@josephpublico2337]

@@johnners911 Ah yes, Torpedo Town! Never made it to the last (?) one either; spent the night in a field with a few other vans and said fuck it, not worth the hassle. Nothing like a few hundred coppers in boiler suits with no numbers to deter you from a party! Cissbury Ring also not far from there if I remember (anything) rightly... It all started with Treworgey for me and still hasn't finished. What a long, strange trip it's been, as they say!

[@trillshox2281]

I never knew that a complete stranger could describe my teenage life so perfectly

[@roryoshea2801]

A stranger is only a freind you haven't met..

[@markmorgan6231]

He missed the part about the spell in juvi 🤣🤣🤣

[@trillshox2281]

@@markmorgan6231 done a little holiday in Glen Starva 😂

[@jimreap2882]

We all lived the same life!

[@tomreilly4730]

@@markmorgan6231 glad you found yourself funny div..

[@OasisWullie1872]

"My friends are all gone" at 15 we all promised to be friends for life, forever; over 20 years since we've seen one another...Best days of my life ❤

[@1Psalmaday]

Life's bitter sweet. Brothers come and go, but the time together will always be cherished.

[@OasisWullie1872]

@@1975andstillkicking I know mate, I still dream of them; at that time we lived in the murder capital of Europe (Glasgow, Scotland) and other entities came in and tore us apart, especially me; these entities (bullies, fully grown and dangerous men) didn't like it when they...scrap the back-story; ye know what...YOU ARE TRULY BLESSED and may the good times roll on for you and your mates because we never got that chance.... ❤💔❤ x l4e x

[@1Psalmaday]

@1975andstillkicking Good advice. I've lost a lot of friends simply because life pulled us down different paths and depression and anti-social behaviour had me self isolate.

[@settleforshadows8510]

❤

[@JuanAppleseed-ge6tb]

I thought my boys from deployment and I would be thick as thieves forever. Five years after we got back, maybe I get a text once a year or something. I went out of my way to try and hold the tribe together, but you can't stop time. Time is undefeated.

[@philround5575]

I get mixed emotions from this song 😔😊 it is my whole childhood in a song. It makes me sad for the times that have gone but also happy for the memories it brings back. Not many songs get me in the feels like this. Absolute genius song writing 🙏

[@robbiethomas4540]

I feel exactly the same mate noone understands 🤣

[@dorsetpittys1777]

Couldn't have said it better

[@lofty81cheek51]

@@robbiethomas4540 course we understand brv

[@sushiacid]

It isn't though it is

[@sushiacid]

I could have

[@davidgraham6434]

I've only just discovered Louis, I'm from an older generation, who grew up with punk and oi music, it's great to see a working class lad, singing about real life, just brilliant

[@koricollins8094]

Pppp Ppp

[@ar.nazarenko]

What is “oi music”?

[@davidgraham6434]

@@ar.nazarenko cockney rejects, last resort, 4 Skins.

[@paulmummery99]

Oi! is working class punk.

[@lumpenproletarier9584]

​@@ar.nazarenkoa subgenre of punk made by skinheads, 4 skins, the business, Red alert and Blitz are some prominent bands of that specific genre or culture.

[@johnborris3572]

Word for word description of my youth brings back all the memories of the good old days

[@wassm945]

I went school in Highbury, born and raised in north london and me and Louis are the same age. He described my childhood down to a T. Great song great artist, style of writing is sick 👏🏽 The “sweet mate uniform” got me 😂

[@conormcconville2931]

Was the same in northern ireland

[@aidygooner]

@@conormcconville2931 north of Ireland*. Stop promoting imperialism.

[@Johnd161]

@@aidygooner lol get a grip

[@BloggsyWalker]

Nice pfp

[@zman2205]

@@aidygoonerno surrender 🇬🇧

[@keithsmith221]

I’m from the north east but fully understand the emotions in the song and I’m 72 brilliant lyrics

[@OwensRide]

Biblical tune. Nostalgias a killer but one thing we’d all be lost without. Keep at it lad!

[@brazygravy]

perfectly put bro

[@FairlaneDaveTX]

It's amazing how a song can be so universal, regardless of geography. Change a few slang words in this one and it perfectly describes my younger years growing up in Virginia Beach.

[@chrisbranwood4147]

Wow, I’m 42 and this song still speaks to me

[@chrisharber1785]

46 getting there and this was exactly me lol much love seem we all was the same shhh the kids don't know lol.

[@stevegreen2607]

Can’t tell u how much I love this tune How has he not blown up ?

[@thedappercook]

He will, in time!

[@daverobo4360]

Smashing it now. Go on on Louis. .

[@ianbeauchamp9944]

Cos it's too real

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

@@ianbeauchamp9944 This. The last time a song like this made it big was probably just jack stars in their eyes

[@memphisreid1630]

Because positivity and wholesomeness has no place in the music industry.

[@st0473]

Sometimes you just gotta go on a louis Dunford binge and listen to all of em!

[@adamshakespeare1421]

Everyday for me lad

[@BillyWhiz]

Sweet Lord, this was my life 👏👏👏 thank you

[@Bandit_Pete]

I was a Holloway Hooligan in the early 1980s, we did all those things he siad in the song. Fucking love it brother, thank you for the blast from the past.

[@andyboy10120]

Best lyricist describing reality on the street growing up ✨ nostalgic memories to reminisce to ✨💥💯🔥

[@namae6637]

Jesus Mary and Joseph this is bringing back so many fucking memories, washing dishes in an old pub after school until the lads showed up then we would drink to our hearts' content, hanging off the roof of a car park down by the harbour to get a selfie, smoking spliffs out back of the Roundstone shade station in a tent meant to fit four with ten of us piled in, stuffing ten spots down our jocks, selling oregano to underclassmen that thought it was smoke, buckfast in housing estates getting screamed at by people with nothing better to do, wandering around the playground at 2am with the lads... If I could trade every tomorrow for one more hour being 17, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[@graytoby1]

Nostalgia is one hell of a drug, good times

[@BIATEC88]

Great stuff. Good to see a local lad doing good music. I love the lyrics and I grew up playing in these same parks in the video. Barnard park the packington estate. I believe the park behind Cross street was in the video as well. This makes the song very nostalgic to me. Can so relate

[@ManCunian_FC]

Never wanted to learn the words to a song as quick as When we were hooligans. Belting song 🎵

[@karlarsenalfciswhatitis6636]

Saw lewis at the O2 academy in Oxford Cowley, such a good voice and his lyrics are so real. Recommend this chap and his band and even better live.

[@TheLordeamon]

How come I've never gotten this mad good tune served on the air.. just a single time... Freaking epic....🤜🤛

[@AnnChetwyn]

This is the best song ever can’t get over how good it is

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

Mate fucking flashbacks to mid 90s Dartford, hearing phrases like "you're getting chawed" were a dying breed people don't talk like us no more.much love to all the Hooligans still here enjoy it from a guy in his 40s not everyone gets to grow old with you.

[@matthewtucker621]

All the memories come flooding back 😢 what a time to be alive! Take me back

[@BillyRobertson-w3b]

I am a Glasgow Rangers supporter and we are said to have one the best atmosphere at ibrox in europe.But that is one the most beautiful society and also football songs for Arsenal.Goosebumps,it will always be the gunners.North London Forever.❤

[@craigdrever1]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gillanjohn1]

Mate you'd swear you wrote this about me and my mates as kids, right down to the whistle. Man I love this tune, you are gonna be massive, and rightly so bro you are pure talent.

[@johntrayers2647]

Growing up in the 80s was just like this only we took one step further I can say we all done our bird and we're all grown up and still living our best lives we lost a few along the way but the ones that are still here will never let them be forgotten

[@OYARZABALLLLLL-MA-RIBS]

Two years for me to discover this video and singer??? Shame on you KZbin!!! How class is this man!! 👍🏻

[@LittleMissGenre]

So much nostalgia in one song. Kicking back listening to this brings back so many great memories. Every word is relatable. Thank you for such a great song. X 💞🙌🎶

[@rabbitcheese8058]

I found the orignial song when I was 14 and knew I would relate to this soo much when I'm older. Here I am, 23 and reminiscing.

[@pavilmacaroni]

"And we believed things would be that way forever when, we were hooligans" I love these type of tunes ☮

[@scrappydoo7887]

The memories. Its hard to articulate the ways that were but we always had a bird and some burn. Nobody cares about the youth but we are those who went on to defend the nation and go on to demonstration. To all of you who lived it I have nothing but respect.

[@JamieClarke-v8x]

he's done it like the rest of us back in the day ... (was a SCALLY him self)!!💯 GREETINGS FROM CARLISLE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@terrorfirmaking1341]

That made me so nostalgic! Took me straight back to the 90's 👌🏻 yes we did the same shit back then 😵‍💫😵‍💫😂😂

[@berts6918]

These bars are relatable, if you know you know💯💥

[@charleyg2032]

Everytime I hear this it reminds me of the man that came in, although fleetingly and made me feel so much better. This was his song from his childhood. I miss that man 💔 ❤❤

[@tommymorgan73]

Only discovering Louis now! Brilliant musician

[@terrycooper703]

Exactly what we got up to love it absolutely blinding, Keep it up when u live need a ticket for Ur show

[@S.L1872]

This song brings back good memories of back in the day. Simple times, good days

[@markwiltshire4951]

I’d give anything to be back there now they were the best days of my life without doubt absolute Masterpiece is this well done 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✌️

[@DMWBN3]

Being at school at those years growing up will be some of the funniest, carefree & nest of your lives. No bills, rent, buying this and than, making wages stretch. Believe me I'm 40+.

[@Crimetvuk]

Sometimes I sit and reminisce about the good old days I miss About the days I spent with all my friends In fact, I've come to realise those were the best days of our lives Oh, what I'd give to be fourteen once again But still nostalgia makes me sick, I feel I've grown up far too quick But I can't help thinking 'bout back in the days When we were the riff, we were the raff, my pals would wait outside my gaff The door would open and you'd hear my old girl say "Oh, no, he can't come out to play tonight He's lucky he ain't dead, the shite He's stole another tenner out of my purse And so all you boys can piss off home Don't bell him on his dog and bone I swear to God you fuckers make him worse" But little did she know That when she's tucked up, oh, so tight We'd roamed the streets 'til it was light Run from old Bill all through the night Until the day We were delinquent little shits We were the hood rats taking sips out of a bottle While we sit on your estate And life was so simple then When we were hooligans So off we'd roam into the night, we ride our stolen pedal bikes And who's to say where we would go or who'd we see But still a plan that never failed, get on the booze and off the rails We'd buy a twenty bag of snout with a fake ID And all our clobber was on form, we we'd wear the swing made uniform Grey tracksuit bottoms, Ralph Lauren, we were looking suave And all the birds are throwing up cheap Chardonnay in plastic cups Dressed like it's prom night but they're pissing in a park And it's only 8 o'clock But who's to romance is dead She's in the bushes off her head With an older boy who stole her ped that she adores But old Prince Charming's just a drip The smell of Stella on his lips Her make up's run, her tights are ripped Her knees are sore And girls were so foolish then When we were hooligans So as the night would carry on, the joints were rolled and the birds were gone As all the boys sat on the benches getting stoned And as we got high into the night, you'd hear the sirens, see the lights So it's the scum, here they come to take us home So with a meaty on the way, we'd throw the booze and the green away We'd jump the fence, lodge out the park onto the streets Oh, hurry up boys, fucking hell, I can't spend the night locked in cell 'Cause my old man and my old girl think I'm asleep But what a way to end the night, chased through the streets by flashing lights If you can't have it on your toes, you're getting torn And as the night came to an end, we lodged the old bill once again Before my mum was up, I'd slip through the front door Oh my, how times have changed So as I sit and reminisce About those good old days I'd miss So much has changed, sometimes I wish I'd not grown old They'd call us hood rats, call us scum I'd call us kids just having fun We were delinquents who would call these streets our home And we believed things would be that way forever then When we hooligans When we hooligans

[@stephenm8898]

One thing wrong *if you can't have it on your toes you're getting chored* (aka nicked/pinched)

[@garymitchell1914]

How has he not been the man, awesome 👏

[@mpepp9]

What an amazing tune. Got introduced to Louis from a mate at work and he's shot straight up there with my favourites.

[@deanb954]

Same, those apprentice's do come in handy for something

[@UEFclips]

Literally same situation lol

[@GrizzlyGamingHVT88]

Mate what a tune my teenage years in a whopper of a tune 😊love it

[@PushFallJumpMusic]

Rock a buy records sent me here. Love it!

[@bonafidelore]

Banger bro, only just hearing this and should def be getting radio time. Oh i forgot only devil music gets pushed.

[@joshs6372]

Ahahah crazy this a can feel every word of this. The way of growing up as a UK lad something across the seas will never know ❤️

[@perrycarberry7164]

Barnard pk ! Played on the gravel there, still got the scars ! IAM from market estate! Relate to this go on mate

[@P3696]

Love how I remembered this song on sbtv and found out your still making music. Keep it up, loved this song when I was younger

[@elsvaughn7959]

This is an older song??

[@P3696]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIG9m2tria6EnpI@@elsvaughn7959

[@Universal10s]

As a singer songwriter, I’ve got to respect this. Geezers but a tune together to perfectly describe what I’ve tried for years. Hats off bro, keep at it, the industry needs you right now

[@ljcs868]

I’m 20 year old lad the only music I listen to is drill it’s what I like, Iv never really liked most music but this this right here is different, this song needs to blow

[@graytoby1]

Drill ffs you utter plank

[@thedappercook]

The future of music is here, its British and its brilliant! Thank you Louis!

[@dazzag]

Quality stuff. You'll never beat Jamie T when it comes to describing growing up through music but this kid is definitely up there.

[@scottridgwell468]

100% my life lol .. Loving the memories this tune brings me🎉🎉❤

[@Millzmaz]

This guy needs to go viral

[@AmelM-m1l]

Gotta love Louis

[@Jon3sy1990]

Wow this just makes me smile but sad at the same time god I miss those days man 😢

[@southlondongooner8508]

the whistle is spot on carry on Louie I love ya mate every tune I relate to...COYG

[@debbywilliams9172]

What a voice the words in your songs are fantastic rip Ben 🙏

[@shaftomite007]

Wow... Fucking great songwriting, brother. Very close analog to my own misspent youth here in the good old US of A. God I miss those delinquent days and nights, they were truly glorious.

[@marknffc9926]

This guy is amazing hope he hits the big time he so real 👍💪

[@conchubharbeats]

Miss the guys i grew up with hurts to let all them times just go by cause shit in life meens we gotta move on somtimes❤

[@emilypearson4132]

I love this song

[@olly3291]

I was a Hackney oik and urchin circa1983 that was like reliving my youth 👍 Happy days

[@D.Cooper420]

Gave me goosebumps straight away

[@Homeeducateme]

Wow the old manner, grew up near Essex road N1 ❤

[@ADzstat]

Respect, this song brings up so many memories being a lad back in the day

[@miramorte]

Just discovered this song and im now obsessed with it.

[@ryanfeery4593]

stop i love it haha fuckin deadly

[@DMWBN3]

Reminds me of being a hooligan / casual in the 80's. 😁 The streets new replacement!

[@matthewkeward7965]

Just remembered this song from ages ago when it was first heard it, to find a official music video. So happy right now 😅

[@KumaBean]

This is amazing and on-point, excellent work mate 🙂 🤜🤛 🍻

[@steddystedz]

Big track my g full support from the stedz team 💪💪

[@123dangam]

That whistle hes a real one

[@stuey84100]

This is 1 of the best tunes that reminds me when I was a hooligan 😂 top top tune....

[@leoncollier3586]

I'm 14 now and I Can't lie this song is literally what me and my mates do and this song makes me want to stay this age for ever

[@cal724]

don’t grow old lad and make sure u and your boys stick together even when you’re older

[@stephenm8898]

We all did kidda then in the blink of an eye you're pushing 50 wondering where it all went. The head doesn't change but the body can't keep up

[@dannysouthendutdramsay1212]

Trust me things don't get better with age. Stay young at heart my friend

[@stephenm8898]

@@dannysouthendutdramsay1212 depends on your definition of 'better'

[@leotaznick-ng9rx]

Same mate

[@JessicaWashburn-w4l]

Hello from the other side of the pond….Love it! So glad Ren made the shout out!!!

[@captainobvious272]

Wow so much nostalgia in this! I just spent my 21st in lockdown but it's the fifteen year olds I really feel sorry for

[@JohnBlaylock]

Gold ❤️

[@Showloveclothing]

The estate days ❤

[@joycekitching6127]

Have a great time

[@bumnuggetz6894]

This song gives me one feeling pure nostalgia

[@theteaman9720]

Can't wait to listen to this in years for now

[@DMWBN3]

The tea man don't wait this later, grab it now.

[@IRELAND_SAYS_NO]

Listened to this for years , still waiting for you to blow man but hopefully soon ! Listening in dublin 🇮🇪

[@Vincent6921thegot]

We are so lucky in uk to have so much musical talent with Louis jamie t ren and of course gerry cinnamon also another Scottish artist people should give a listen to Ben monteith

[@bjoorne13]

This has become my new anthem.

[@livelyone8192]

Can relate so much!! His ON THE MANOR us even better!!💯🔥🙏✌️

[@bucker-vl9sn]

Boom ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@skar5541]

Greens. That's old skool. Before blue slims. Never reds. Nice touch.

[@Colinmaxwell-j9x]

First time hearing it, love yer music lad

[@Oxforddon1973]

Just the greatest

[@danielmarsh1254]

This man has got the lyrics right to my childhood MUCH RESPECT BRO

[@theroninrenofficial9058]

This is fire. But also gives me a deep feeling of somber nostalgia

[@Pyrrhic537]

I totally get this altgough I'm 40 and grew up between Chelsea and Canford Cliff's Dorset.

[@fredericktatham1090]

If you know you know mustard tune... could be any weekend in Islington 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@simongreen3221]

Great tune , great lyrics

[@NathanDarvish-pn8jz]

Deeply loved this.

[@kido_k]

This was recommended and I dont listen to this type of music at all but the video captured me and I ended up enjoying the song Nice🔥🔥💯

[@danielmarsh1254]

Trill shox you took the words right out of my mouth bro