Cultural observations: Punks

Thank you to Ed Tierney for filming my research
Music by ME

[@gandolphgandolphini]

"punks will never overthrow the power structure because they have no upper body strength." pure gold

[@hotelmario510]

There is nothing more punk than criticising punk. One of the earliest anarcho-punk songs, "Punk is Dead" by Crass, is a scathing critique of the punk culture of the time and a declaration that punk in its original form had run its course and become an aesthetic rather than a force for change.

[@clivemortimore8203]

Crass were a bunch of hippies who jumped on the band wagon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJq2ootpls52jrc

[@hawaiisidecar]

Crass sucks.

[@MyPhobo]

@@hawaiisidecar lol

[@pretorius9598]

Alternative TV criticised it even earlier than Crass, in '77, song ''How Much Longer''.

[@clivemortimore8203]

@@pretorius9598 ATV , an excellent band.

[@emptyemptiness8372]

I am an old punk, 56 yrs old and this is hilarious. Its also hilarious that the first gen of punks are senior citizens and the first gen of hardcore punks that survived are about to be senior citizens over the next 5 years. We are....like...old now. We might be crap at a lot of stuff but we make great single dads.

[@eshatbereitsbegonnen7313]

Thank you for your service. Warm hearted greetings from Germoney! Going to listen to CRASS - Punks dead after this masterpiece of entertainment. The truth (tm) is Punks Are Dad and Old!!!

[@ebrietasbiscuit]

38 here. Oi!

[@AnneTheBananne]

as a punk with a punk single dad i can attest to that

[@johnobishop]

Cheers to y’all doing the follow-up to having kids. Sorry y’all have to do it alone. I never wanted and never spawned kids (37, vasectomy ✂️) but realizing that I didn’t know very many people working under the table to “not fund war,” but knew uncomfortably many not funding child support, bummed me out hard core. Three cheers for the mammalian minimum!

[@dansmith2512]

Skin dad here all about oi & punk. How dare this clown act like we have no upper body strength. Screw him, & of course my two boys love me.

[@himonightbreeze]

Some of the best advice I ever got was, "You're not hardcore just because you wake up early to spike your hair." A torn-up vest and jeans hanging on by a thread doesn't make you punk rock. The clothes you wear don't make art. You really want to be a punk, treat everyone with kindness and respect even when the world doesn't give it back to you, because punks are actually nice people pretending to be mean.

[@disklamer]

It’s social armor

[@livvyyyyyyyyyyy]

Fashion can still be totally part of it, but I understand punk is mostly about the music and spirit.

[@ocielgarcia105]

“In fact, Punk Rock means exemplary manners to your fellow human beings.” - Joe Strummer

[@PuffinPass]

Nothing like getting up early to put on the uniform of your social circle so you can show your individuality lol

[@livvyyyyyyyyyyy]

@@PuffinPass yea I get the hypocrisy but at the same time. Who cares. They want to dress like that and be around like minded people. What’s wrong with that?

[@paulnash9851]

I love the way no-one ever gets upset at being “analysed” by Frankie. The fact it’s all just good natured fun is what sets him apart + makes his stuff great. A perfect antidote to all the cynical + mean spirited stuff on KZbin. Good on you Frankie, and NAMASTE...

[@ulalaFrugilega]

I wonder if he paid those Punx. Ime you can pay Punx for any kind of bs that isn't work.

[@ivydowling75]

Yeah he's actually propper sound Totally friendly and down to earth, properly having comvwraationa qoth us with no jusgwmbt plenty of banter around the day we filmed this- the one with goggles and red hair

[@meditationsfortheanxiousmind]

@@ivydowling75legend ❤️ thanks ivy

[@meditationsfortheanxiousmind]

@paulnash9851 Sorry… obviously it was not my intention for everyone to have fun. It goes against the nature of my research, unprofessional and disappointing. I will do better. Namaste 🙏🏻

[@jv0189]

These are fun and make me smile 😁 maybe someday theres enough breakcoresm enthusiast in one place at the same time to be analyzed

[@Alex-Defatte]

We used to have punkers at my high school twenty years ago. They were anybody's friend and took art and music pretty seriously. Some were very real about it and associated with no one except other artists. It was a fashion but a belief system.

[@billtree52]

Yeah they were all losers back then too

[@Alex-Defatte]

@@billtree52 Are you alright man?

[@turithian960]

@@billtree52 You have a pfp of Pikachu smoking a cigar and a nightcore playlist

[@mr.nobody1081]

@@turithian960 hahaha, what an absolute deadbeat ^^

[@hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm6671]

@@turithian960 Hell nahh not the nightcore 💀💀💀

[@thedistinguished5255]

the military boot thing is funny. i think the idea was steal a soldiers shoes to steal from the military/repurpouse military shoes from your family. another theory is that the idea behind the shoes is durability, which means you have to replace them less often, which means less buying

[@kimberlyvespa]

A little of both. Repurposed and durable!

[@Pracaupodstaw]

Working, not military.

[@DynastyLuminous46]

That whole bit about not dressing punk falls on deaf ears for me personally. That guy was wearing an Adidas jacket with a NIKE fannypack, meshing those brands together is just about the most punk thing I've ever seen.

[@edthehuman9626]

Yes let’s consume corporate clothes Buying from two evil corporations makes you more punk guys! The most punk I’ve ever seen

[@DynastyLuminous46]

@@edthehuman9626 Who said anything about buying?

[@Halwyn_Parrish]

@@edthehuman9626 The cellphone you're using was made via illegal child labor. Look it up and stay classy

[@JulsLittleBeirutAnarchy]

Fannypack /bumbag is still nerdy but, nerdy is cool now. 😂

[@headstomperproducitons22]

@@edthehuman9626 says the guy on a video sharing platform owned by a evil corporation

[@Joshua-uw7wm]

As a true punk rocker I can say that you are right about the whole not dressing punk and snorting speed

[@lolman2425]

You can judge any part of a scene by its drugs Mostly Speed - Pro Mostly Meth - Leipzig Mostly MDMA - Beginner Mostly Cocaine - Better head out Mostly Psychedelics - Veteran esp. if you've been through the Speed phase otherwise maybe annoying and self righteous

[@Joshua-uw7wm]

@@lolman2425 I think that I'm too old. I was a punk in the early 80's and I feel like I might have missed something

[@lolman2425]

@@Joshua-uw7wm Well I'm more into psychedelic music be it rock or trance but it definitely covers all the vibes that drugs can have - hippie, punk or just going ham Just one mood one thing they don't mix too well but it's nice being able to balance things out to not go crazy and have those things as anchors in a normal life Put on Wine Lips, Mad Tribe and Babe Rainbow

[@catsheehan4258]

The band called the birthday party where punk to me before nick cave did the bad seeds and that was the. Early 80s stuff

[@paveantelic7876]

no true punk calls themselves "punk rocker"

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

In Germany almost all punks you see outside are actually homeless people and no one knows why. Were they punks first and then homeless or was it the other way around? Love your videos Frankie.

[@rightfeelI]

In Iran almost all punks you see outside are divorce children no one knows if they were a punk before their parents divorce or they became a punk afterwards

[@peepopalaber]

That's completely wrong. And often they are punks first.

[@johannamost4387]

*punkts

[@fastair8546]

You can be homeless but not a punk. Whilst every punk is homeless.

[@Mattenmarie]

Es fängt damit an, daß du der bist, mit dem keiner spielen will.

[@SomeRandomPunk]

As a punk, I will say this. I’ve been waiting for this and these are very realistic facts. Fucking love you frankie, what a LEGEND.

[@layditms2]

lol you are styled like how i grew up

[@11valdano]

no they're not lol, no real punk is a marxist

[@boot_boy_6945]

I’m just waiting for him to do skinheads next

[@SomeRandomPunk]

@@boot_boy_6945same would be incredible

[@Phil144gbp]

Kin true 👍

[@J2982able]

"Punk will never die, but punks will. Usually from heroin." Girl: 😮

[@KuriusOranj]

Those were, without a doubt, the cleanest punks I've ever seen. Their moms must be so proud!

[@Ordnung-records]

Most are not punk at all... Its just dress up and i bet most will be easily offended by everything.

[@pietpaulusma5146]

4:07 “if you fall off the side of the straight edge.” that is just genius

[@hoihoi726]

Fakka piet gaat het nog regenen morgen?

[@stalfithrildi5366]

Didn't get this one. Am I out of step with real punk?

[@jermcircuits2923]

​@@stalfithrildi5366 He was referencing the straight edge movement

[@strangejuice3686]

Really appreciate them standing there while they are collectively getting dunked on.

[@vaxrvaxr]

Their intent is to come across as sophisticated individuals with the ability to laugh about themselves. But in reality, they are being exposed to the world as spineless pushovers unable to justify their bad life decisions.

[@vaxrvaxr]

@Bob H They were running AFTER him, but not running after HIM. That's because when you're a punk rocker, you don't want to be on the scene when they're looking for a suspect.

[@bill4514]

@@vaxrvaxr somebody's fun at parties

[@vaxrvaxr]

@@bill4514 Who?

[@Untoldanimations]

@@vaxrvaxr that’s really what you get out of these videos?

[@Howayiz]

Saw you and the gang on the day you were filming as I cycled up Camden street and I was there thinking "What is Frankie up to next? This is gonna be interesting". I'm glad I finally have closure, and have been sufficiently educated. Namaste.

[@meditationsfortheanxiousmind]

Namaste 🙏🏻

[@romeokoroma3341]

⁠ for your next video can you please do how Rock artists inspire and influence by Bob Marley.

[@gildedpeahen876]

I’m a punk who dresses like a schoolteacher and listens to old country music. To my mind, it’s an anarchistic attitude of the soul not a fashion.

[@ryshellso526]

So in otherwords you never full matured..

[@Pracaupodstaw]

Punk doesn't have to be anarchist; just because you're anarchist doesn't make you a punk. Punk is to look like punk and listen to punk, and do punk things. If you only listen to country music, and DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THE PUNK SCENE, you're not punk.

[@gildedpeahen876]

@@ryshellso526 so in other words you’re kind of judgemental person 🤷‍♂️

[@JimmyHandtrixx]

im a punk who wears a grey suit and has short back and sides haircut im soooo punk in my attitude brooooo

[@thomasandrewclifford]

​@@Pracaupodstaw this comment is not punk.

[@PuffinPass]

"Although the punk scene is non-conforming in nature..." Ironically one of the most conformist scenes around. -Former punk of the 80's who recognized the strict conformity to a look and realized the hypocrisy of the scene so I just enjoyed the music without being part of the scene.

[@jeromios]

I love how into it they all seemed to be

[@ZombieJig]

What a lovely group of folks.

[@themadhattress5008]

As a punk who's been a punk since 15, all of this is 100% true. Homie's uncovering our secrets lol

[@ilikefrogs4291]

"been a punk since 15" is redundant since it is implied by saying you are currently a punk

[@olliegoria]

​@@ilikefrogs4291fuck your rules

[@themadhattress5008]

@@ilikefrogs4291 Some of us never grew up from when we were 15 lol. And I can tell you that the redundancy was intentional. I realized once I typed it, I decided that it was funnier to leave it in than correct it. I can see that backfired

[@disklamer]

@@themadhattress5008 language is fokn sacred ya not alloud to make it a difference. Thing. Than it means.

[@wither5673]

along with metal heads and goths, punks are some of the nicest people you will ever meet, through the years of bullying i had to deal with at school i could always go hang out with the punks and metal heads (sadly goths were not very common where i live)

[@lesliecartagena1292]

Punks are way more nicer and accepting than Goths will ever be.

[@0mn1vore]

Loved the collective run-away exit. :-) I should have waited for this long version to come out before watching the shorter edit on Instagram though.

[@psychogenical1419]

The johnny hobo reference was insane bro that was spot on

[@ryang1202]

Bro knows his shit honestly

[@JBBost]

Made me feel less alone about having also done that

[@beatrjo]

Fun! I love how the tribe runs after you in recent videos. Thank you for providing reasons to smile 🙂

[@MrDaraghkinch]

I can't believe it took me this long to realise, but Frankie is genuinely the truest Punk I have ever seen. People will not remember the Riptide Movement, or KeyWest, but Frankie's excoriations will persevere.

[@mintsaucemilitia]

Don't see many / any punks these days really - glad to see there's still some about!

[@jean-christophebriolin8989]

What surprises me, in a nice way, is that nobody got offended by his dry humor. It’s difficult nowadays to find people that can have a laugh when being made fun off… Thank you Frankie for your work!

[@meowmasterL346]

Punks (and metalheads) tend to be the least insecure, most genuine people you can talk to. Compared to hip hop/trap fans who have such fragile egos to uphold 😂

[@Dcyingrphnz]

theres nothing you can say to offend most punks lol its amazing

[@guidadiehl9176]

​@@DcyingrphnzUh huh. That's why so many of them spend so much time whining about racism and homophobia.

[@madelinemitchell104]

​@@guidadiehl9176As opposed to folk like you , whining about being white or Christian?

[@Dcyingrphnz]

@@guidadiehl9176 bro what

[@yourkeel9012]

one of tge best observations ive seen really spot on and really funny/ Not many punks exist in greece anymore especially under 18 year olds like. I hope punk rock never stops to exist.

[@ars85202]

I've never been to Greece but always thought that Exarcheia would have lots of punks

[@yourkeel9012]

@@ars85202 it used to back in the 80s and 90s {before I was even born) but now everyone says that they are too old to dress or even listen to punk.

[@yourkeel9012]

@@noman2588 anarchists exist in greece but punks are a rear find. Been in the scene for a few years and most of them are people I already know or people that dont ''dress punk''. Trully hard to find nowadays

[@clivemortimore8203]

I found this quite funny being a punk who will be getting his old age pension this month. The bit where the punk not in punk clothes reminded me of a time when I was part of the local scene but didn't wear "fashionable" punk gear, and one my mates who did wear the right clothes said I was as punk as him as I had the right attitude, F U N. Now there have been loads of books written about what punk was supposed to be, all get it wrong but Joe Strummer got it right in the last verse of White Man in Hammersmith Palais I'm the white man in the palais Just loo- lookin' for fun Only lookin' for fun Oh, please mister Just leave me alone I'm only Lookin' for fun Lookin' for fun F, U, N

[@ryancasey919]

This is hilarious. I love the dead pan delivery. That’s a master of dry.

[@francinebacone1455]

I am so happy to be subscribed to you, Frankie. These are such gems. Thanks.

[@epicaaron4]

These are the cleanest punks I've ever seen not even a speck of blood or dirt

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

I've actually touched roadkill while hitchhiking back from a forest rave once... I named him "Roger" and tied him to my rucksack. I took him all the way back to the city, and kept him until my mates English Bull terrier got hold of it (the next day)

[@eswarjuri]

This was one of your best videos yet, just because the topic is so famous!

[@robertalarm7188]

The lad wearing the Chumbawamba Top is class

[@John_Doe4269]

Lovely to see your channel grow, been following since YT recommended your first upload (iirc). Keep up the great work, cheers from NL.

[@quipsilvervr]

I love these videos. They are actually great! It also says a lot for the ones you make observations of, who just stand there and let you do it, and usually have a character breaking grim, they are probably wholesome folk! xD

[@Joe-sv4wz]

so glad i found this channel thank you Frankie

[@just_enki]

this guy is absolutely making fun of me and i love it also i did not expect to hear a johhny hobo reference here at all lol

[@maxgc6413]

Frankie going into the Wildlands for this one. Brave

[@TrevorLayhey]

As a retired drunk punk i approve of this message

[@ulalaFrugilega]

When I lived the true Punk lifestyle, poor on the streets and the whims of fortune, I hardly knew more than 3 or 4 punk bands and the social movement, as well as the rest of the 1980s, went by me completely.

[@N0p3er5]

Accurate. I was a young punk. Now I'm an old punk.

[@MesozoicPigeonPie]

This needs a part two and/or an extended version; as do your metalhead and hippe cultural observation videos! Ha. I don't know who you are, but you're quite entertaining. You remind me of some obscure version of Nardwar - you both do heaps of research before you interview anyone or present anything! Punk is something I've loved most of my life. Thanks for accurately educating the world about us! Punk's not dead; just old, tired, and asleep on the subway. P.S. - Do people actually listen to The Sex Pistols and/or regard them as a band? They're the boyband of punk. 😂 They were created/formed by a recoed label in an attempt to popularize punk, therefore bringing it to the mainstream to capitalize on it.

[@DarkysLPs]

In my experience Punks have always been really nice people

[@psychogenical1419]

This was a excellent video on punks as a punk myself i give this a 10/10

[@kuanta9289]

i was interested in the music and reading your bio it turned out to be yours... it sounds really beautiful. do you have a platform where you upload your music? good video as always

[@AlexDiss]

The biggest punk in this video is the woman at 0:26 - ANARCHY

[@Ryattt81]

As an old punker, who is just an old man now...I loved this.

[@MrJuzzi3]

This format is amazing.

[@by_blood]

Im dying bruh😂😂🤣 idk how your vids are always so good, maybe its the mystery, like where the hell did you find all those punks etc

[@jessejorgensen3931]

Love this guy...when he talks about the jacket was fantastic.

[@Azerty42069]

Man everyone played the game and even laughed, that was great !

[@sukisuki6114]

Back in my day, punks were busy raging against the machine… Today they are raging for it. Crazy times.

[@ionutsfetcu4550]

The world would be a beautiful place if everyone was PUNK.

[@grungegoat6776]

frankies always got that good cultural knowledge especially with the johnny hobo reference

[@redlight3932]

Proskater made me love reggae punk metal rock and electronic shout out to whoever setup the music for 4 best tracks in a game ever

[@465marko]

Videos like this make learning fun.

[@Facerip]

I like the two girls jointly holding a rock at the end

[@sugmintub]

Just beautiful.

[@MSHNKTRL]

I can see it in the eyes of a couple of the "Punks" that they're seriously re-considering their lives after this.

[@jenniechan3587]

Absolutely hilarious. You earned a new subscriber

[@Stonedead1991]

Thank you youtube algorithm (for once). I watched about 40 seconds of this and subscribed.

[@beepbeeptaco92]

we need one of these on the Hardcore scene

[@bruh_gaming9368]

you should observe skinheads if there were more than 5 of them left

[@Alfabeats]

just beautiful.

[@breakdameta]

props for the punks for taking a joke, and a great video!

[@Bergerons_Review]

Used to live in Cork. Punks always congregated at Tesco all day long.

[@RoseGlass123]

My husband is punk and he does not dress punk and im goth and dont dress goth 😂 i think ee hit an age where we just stopped caring but we love our music ❤

[@Ihatemaxpigmentation]

punks are getting so rare these days

[@redlight3932]

Punks alive and well if you think about the original intent behind the movement

[@justsomedudeyouknow8372]

Depends on where you are i guess. Here in texas there's tons. Same with california, new york, all across the country

[@ryang1202]

Depends on where you live, and what you're looking for. I live in Louisville KY and we have a thriving Punk/DIY Music Scene. Some ppl like doing the battle jacket and crust pants or goth looks, but a lot of ppl just dress normal/in current trends like Frankie mentioned. The younger kids who keep joining like to dress up but not usually in the 70s/80s punk aesthetic. Doc martins are still popular tho lol The bands here have a wide variety of subgenres but if you ask me punk is more than anything about the DIY aspect, making art just to make it, and a pro working class/anti oppression attitude. Moshing is fun too.

[@justsomedudeyouknow8372]

@@ryang1202 Battle jacket and crust pants?

[@ryang1202]

@@justsomedudeyouknow8372 battle jackets are those denim/leather jackets or vests covered in patches, buttons, studs/spikes and stuff Crust pants are just jeans with the same kinda patches all over. Might be another word for the pants but that's what I've heard them called Also sometimes instead of patches they'll have stuff painted on

[@victorkreig6089]

Great choice in background music

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

some of these people do genuinely have a visual reaction to what you're saying and that's the funniest part of it.

[@jawarholol4651]

You forgot Flogging Molly's or Dropkick Murphys fans. I bailed when their set opened with a spotlight on a guy sitting in a chair playing the bagpipes.

[@ereve]

Ponks

[@carloscontreras4707]

Love your videos mate😂

[@didntask5689]

You are entertaining af. Ty!

[@felixlloyd9390]

this was beautiful

[@billymctaco721]

Well done and also to the punk folk for not loosing their shit cos some one made a little fun of them, society could learn something from them

[@hopebgood]

1:47 I got stopped by the police with some of my best mates a few years back. I'd stopped dressing punky years ago but my mates were still in the full on leathers and spikey hair. One of the cops said to me "Compared to them you look like a Young Conservative." That still makes me smile 😉

[@spookyboo333]

This is the funniest thing ever: great work!

[@DingDongDaddyFromDumas933]

This is so so so good.

[@The_Real_Daniel]

Hold strong baby punks 🤘🏻

[@dia9642]

my man’s the British Joe Pera and I’m here for it Love ya frankie!

[@easobento2735]

I was so looking forward to finally see this video. Thank you so much!

[@stevecarter8810]

God I love this format. Watching amateurs corpsing and wondering whether he drops character to arrange the shots or whether they only experience him in Frankie mode

[@rycka88]

It makes us closer together.

[@rudeone4life]

I'm an old punk rocker turning 60. These kids just make me laugh.

[@Dman3827]

I got pissed off. What a joke.

[@justahumanbeing.709]

yay mention of Johnny Hobo!!

[@Maulzy23]

The best toilet graffiti I ever read was under someones "Punk's Not Dead!" scribble, someone else wrote 'They just smell that way'

[@JBBost]

This is the first one that was 100% spot-on

[@potsandjacks]

That is the cleanest group of punks I’ve ever seen in my whole life

[@itsmekiruha]

This video has a vibe of an old 2009 youtube video that suddenly has been recommended to everyone

[@itsmekiruha]

also "olonoysing"

[@MrSBGames]

Modern day punks, the most government accepting social group around

[@vcc947]

Literally...

[@nofx989]

Dude you're the Don Rickes of cultural observations. I wish you nothing but the best! Haven't laughed so hard in a long time! All the best!

[@jojosiwadrillremixmp3141]

"punx" inna shopping cart and you looking at the camera is great lol

[@krampus7520]

I violently and severely love these cultural observations, as a recent discoverer of punk fashion, that allows me to funnel my creative output into a productive and material source (clothing) wilst also allowing me to indirectly voice my anti-government and anti-corperatianism ideologies. Pun(fashion) is great, lol. Thank you Frankie :DDD

[@dingdong6259]

this and helge schneider's "about punks" is all you need to know. the sad drone music = : )

[@nightfire734]

Punks are good people pretending to be bad people and hippies are bad people pretending to be good people.

[@blackcrust330]

'Dont worry, youll get over it. Youll grow up, youll calm down'.