Social Distortion - Bad Luck

[@michaelbahnsen2888]

I am 65 years old and these guys have been banging since 1979 when I was 25. Keep rockin fellas.

[@kristyniederkorn1105]

55 years old and right behind you. This music heats up the merry go round and melts into ultimate coolness.

[@padraigsisk4057]

I'm the young fellow at 50 . Enjoying one of America's finest

[@Stinkbug74]

Right behind you here, 59 and still loving these guys.

[@skeleton.eyes.]

I’m here in the car with my 49 year old dad and I’m 14, he’s been telling me the songs to play and I’m not disappointed

[@813lynch4]

Took me 10 years to figure out who this band was. 1 of my ex was a punk chick & this was 1 of the many songs she played by these guys. Few months ago when I was on a bender this song shuffled on & I was reintroduced

[@allanbartlett123]

Mike Ness is receiving a key to the city on April 3, 2024 in the city where he grew up….Fullerton, CA.

[@75blackviking]

I was just out to Fullerton on business. Had I known, I'd have checked out his hometown a bit more. Cool to know.

[@IAMJhonnyBravo]

He's also a freemason out of Grand Lodge in the circle of Orange 🍊=33

[@adods9824]

Cool man! 😁👍🤘🇦🇺

[@luposoli1667]

I didn't know..thanks I'm from Norwalk the next town...I went to school also in Fullerton..the night school..93.. truly love this band . thanks again stay ferice and free love you lupo

[@sicandtwistedoffroad8034]

Way to go communism, voting democRAT!

[@taylordw]

I’m a 73y/o boomer; my son played guitar in a SD cover band in SF, & turned me on to this song and Story of my Life. I think Ness is a great frontman, guitarist & songwriter. He &SD are Largely unknown and under appreciated by my generation. But IMO they play straight ahead hard rock, and the punk is not overstated,they should be played on indie radio so old people can hear them while they drive

[@pinkbluewhiteflower]

My son also turned me me on to their music. First saw them about 1992 with Neil Young and Sonic Youth. Really cool music!! Can relate to it.

[@paulfayant1541]

They are playing a few hours from here in Sept. My 17 year old juat made me feel like I did a good job as a father when he said Dad social distortion is coming we should go! Lol

[@staceyhartman6825]

Love Mike's singing and songwriting, drag Jim behind my truck for his public politics.

[@jeanrobert7071]

Hey Why NOT. Im from & Still reside in San Diego Cali. they're gonna be in North Park, 5 min away from me on 12-28/12-29, This Saturday & Sunday, I think om gonna get One Ticket & just go myself & actually I may NOT be yhe Oldest one there🎶🎵👏👏✌️😎

[@RichM0410]

59 now and have always loved Social Distortion! Turn it up!

[@bigsky3072]

I'm 53 now, and I'm sure u remember the 70s bro? Those were great times, but other than that, i loved the early to mid 90's!! After that everything went to hell

[@jeanrobert7071]

Yesssir 💯 Seriously turned 59 10-31 & These guys bring me back to my college Years, which were my Glory Days Literally. Just Raw/Straight Ahead Rock, W/A Twist of Grit🎶🎵👏✌️😎

[@Cyberhog9]

Social D never gets old. This song is timeless.

[@johnhareiel5118]

Still sounds and feels fresh- buzz worthy- cool- alt- punk as when it came out. This plus Story of My Life- When She Begins To Roll are on my top 10 Friday Night playlist for life! This sh*t will never go out of style. Classic- Timeless Friday Night Anthems!

[@mauroferreira1122]

_53 anos e continuo curtindo muito essa banda

[@jrl43]

Hell yeah...volume goes to max ...pedal goes to the floor when this comes on

[@adamsmith3996]

Mike Ness doesnt touch you with his music. He punches you with it !

[@JazzinBlueberry]

Right!!!

[@jeanrobert7071]

Ahhh Yah 💯 Seriously & a Knockout Punch at that🥊🎶🥊🎵👏✌️😎🎶

[@staciehirsch]

I've seen social d at least 100 times and both my kids have gone as their 1st concert. Want those little punks to know what badass sounds like.

[@prn24]

Good for you....badass Mom. Cheers.

[@mattmessner652]

Everyone, this is how you parent. Good job.

[@ninjaplumber78]

Hell yeah!!!!

[@jeweljackson9573]

Cool!

[@spaceburger80]

I think I love you 🤘

[@firefighterd1265]

One of the most underrated bands of all time!!!

[@dietfreeman42718]

Social Distortion is one of those bands that comes around once in a life time. I'm glad they are in mine.

[@schlomoschwanzblaser7607]

TheBeardedRandy you are confusing them with mr.bond

[@BrunoEduardoOliveira]

I tell the same Randy

[@melissacampbell9913]

ME FREAKIN TOO!!!!

[@adamaskew2866]

I feel the same 🥃

[@donjuan8668]

Social Distortion has Always been Around...I found about them through been a Greaser🥃

[@bpphone1931]

Man after all of these years, still one of my go to bands to just turn up and jam 💥

[@anneliamohara2842]

Classic band seen them in Iviring Plazza N.Y.C. one the best gigs I ever seen , and I seen the Clash !

[@Clubs2473]

@@anneliamohara2842 minneapolis, first avenue, and rock on the range...both incredible..👍👍

[@brokens1097]

Timeless 👊

[@peterbarry5601]

criminally overlooked one of the best rock n roll bands ever

[@jeremypetersen14]

Pukabilly rock!

[@badfrankleatherworks2658]

For real though!! Social-D forever!

[@jaimeacosta4933]

Criminally over looked....Ding ding ding! You are correct sir for the big money prize! 🤙

[@jamescouse6794]

Grew up with this

[@richardanzlovar5372]

Since I first learned what cool music was 1989 it’s been Social Distortion.

[@PineapplesNYC]

Original West Coast Punk. As Legit as The Ramones are to NYC. Saw them open for Sonic Youth and Crazy Horse in 92. They were the best thing that night.

[@billygnosis6976]

92....really? 92....the scene was long dead by then.....sorry bro,

[@billygnosis6976]

@GuitarGeek72 OG's...that is funny

[@youngproscia]

Killer song and video.

[@criminallyvulgar2550]

Social Distortion has always rocked.

[@DarkEcstasyWorld]

"You tell them that there ain't no God, that they're better off standin' alone." That lyric still sends chills down my spine.

[@jaybabs4990]

Same!

[@jimbohi3648]

You could have also pick out Bible verses in some of Mike's songs. I'm a smoking drinking Falmouth idiot but I love Jesus and I follow his 11th commandment help others anytime anywhere just my nature bro

[@kaveh-w-]

He's wrong though there is a God

[@xpchbum2937]

It is great lyrics it is just a lyric

[@feegureeetout]

All their songs are what i classify as "in your face"

[@Rzrbldkss66]

They ain’t the first and they ain’t the only. But they are one of the best at what they do.

[@lq9blzr]

Life changing band for me, I took all 4 of my kids to a SD concert after their HS graduations. Everyone needs to experience a Social D show at least once

[@adamsmith3996]

I saw them in Buffalo 2 years ago . They were awesome!

[@thfpt]

You're a good parent. I hope I have the chance to do the same with my kiddos.

[@Clubs2473]

Right on..real rock and roll...volbeats close, but this is their inspiration

[@jk22222sd]

Saw them in Indianapolis in 2018!! Love their music!

[@mlmwalt]

Their new sound just isn’t as good as they were.

[@whitetigress7448]

"Thirteen is my lucky number." I have never gotten quite enough of this band. xxxooo

[@1untamedwolf]

It's waaaaaaaayyyyy too long since I have listen to Social D! Love the power, inspired by the in-your-face passion. Macho without being jerky. Can't wait to see them live again!

[@eddiepism]

I got to meet these dudes back in '81 shared studio with them. I was a drummer in a band called ANTI. In Hollywood on Sunset bl or nearby. Just remember we partied hard and slam danced on our breaks. Lots of Budweiser and Coors Light and spliff. I have never forgotten that fun time. Got elbow I think on back of me 'ed from slammin with Mike and our lead singer Dexter Chaos brutal but so freaking cool. It was a gas man really a gas! I still treasure the memory.

[@thelawgang]

Mike Ness rocks. big respect to him for surviving and remaining an Artist.

[@evangelosdimitriou8461]

Mike Ness sings for our wounded hearts and our troubled souls.. But at the end of every song usually there is a spark of hope.. Thank you Social D for being there 🙏

[@BlakeNix]

This song never ever gets old. Great band. Was just watching the 92 CBGBs show and they were killing it.

[@christinatucker160]

Social D, The Cramps, Reverend Horton, Misfits, Fear, Ramones.❤❤❤....all timeless and every single one saw me thru adolescent to the citizen that I try to be today...I did say TRY....HEE HEE😂😂😂

[@1untamedwolf]

Whether I have been a crappy day or a tremendous day or just an average day, whether I am just in some "mood" surfing You Tube, I can always turn to Social D for a pick me up. Probably cost me a few nights of sleep staying up re-watching these videos a few times. Thanks for keeping Rock real! You guys are Timeless...

[@1HUFFMAN]

To my dear friend Kathleen that lived in So. Cal......Cancer may have taken your body but I close my eyes and see you dancing across the star filled sky while this is blasting throughout the entire universe....I miss you so much.

[@jagmaster67]

i know you dont know me dude, but you sound pretty cool. my wife has cancer and I kinda look at her that way sometimes. The fire in her eyes and her wild spirit has never faded, luckily shes still with me, peace to you brother.

[@1HUFFMAN]

jagmaster67 ^5

[@stockcap420]

^^^^^ Sorry. But those are beautiful words. I'm sure she heard you

[@1HUFFMAN]

William Stockbridge ty sir

[@chris7brook]

Brother, my Wife died in 03 from the cancer, that fuckin hits home for me,fuckin great song & bad luck is all apart of our experience & makes me think why my sorry ass is still alive,why the truly good one go & some bad motherfuckers too, but to me it seem unfair bad fuckin luck.

[@taylordw]

Best cover of all time

[@Shaman74]

it is not a cover

[@jeanrobert7071]

Yah this is there Tune. Mikey Ness Wrote it & recorded it fir the "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" Album, Between June-October of 1991at El Dorado Studios in Hollywood CA. I bought that cassette, it's Great🎶🎵👏✌️😎

[@edcastillo9342]

Saw Social Distortion open for Neil Young in 1991 at the LA Sports Arena and they cranked. Had never heard of the band before seeing them live. Went out and bought their material the next day...

[@jjjohn4493]

saw that tour in portland maine sonic youth also played

[@tommyob4762]

Love this song. The beginning, the punk/rock rhythm & singing, the pure rock & roll guitar solo, classic

[@badfrankleatherworks2658]

One of my all time favorite bands, The soundtrack of life! Thank you Ness!

[@ponyxpress001]

I Can't Even Remember What I Was Watching Last Night When I Heard This Song In The Background Soundtrack Or End Credits But I Had To Find It & Now I'm Glad I Did !!! No Sleep Last Night But WELL WORTH IT Cuz Mike Ness Is A BEAST !!! Ernie Ball's "The Pursuit Of Tone" Featuring Mike Ness Is A Killer Video & Shows The Tip Of The Iceberg That Is "Mike Ness" !!! This MoFo Could've Been The One That Sank The Titanic !!! He's The Jesse James Of Rock & Roll !!! Now I'm Off To eBay To Buy Some Social Distortion !!!

[@troybaugh4490]

This is (no kidding) one of the very best songs I've ever heard. Everything about it: guitar sound, solo, lyrics, Mike Ness's vocal delivery is 100% badass. And, somehow, it also feels lived-in and heartfelt, like a painful life laid bare. Rock perfection.

[@michaelromero5771]

If you've never seen these guys in concert, I feel for you! Definitely worth seeing these guys! They ROCK!

[@rockydennis4497]

You simply know Mike Hess’ guitar tone when you hear it!!!It is legendary for sure!!

[@norekfamily]

I was 17 when I saw this song on MTV, and my mind was blown......imagine if the media still actually supported ROCK bands.

[@CoastGuardIDC]

Kick-ass tune...even if I'm almost 50 years old....once a rocker, always a rocker....

[@militarypsychologist7255]

OMG! Looking through the comments I’ve not yet seen the ubiquitous my relative or friend died to this song- what a relief.

[@ricstormwolf]

Mike is like the cool punk Elvis 😎 🤘🎵

[@rict5878]

You either like Social Distortion or you don't...no in between. I thinks they are a killer band. Raw rockabilly type with a good ol rock n roll attitude.

[@jeremypetersen14]

Punkabilly!

[@jay1970]

I only know people who like them and people who never heard of them

[@gumballer133]

What's not to like about Social D!?

[@JoeyLevenson]

Mike said the same thing in some interview. Bruce rates them, what else do you need?

[@shanecrowe5955]

Doesn't matter what ya call it.....it kicks ass.

[@DragonDDT]

Mike Ness is the Timeless Alpha Male. No matter the time period, he never looks out of place, always remains cool, stylish, and authentic. Plus, it never hurts to have a voice that sounds like someone scraping bark off a tree with a pocket knife.

[@DanGoodman-n4b]

I disagree. That is sigma don’t give an F about nothing energy. Rock on Mike!

[@DragonDDT]

@@DanGoodman-n4b Well when I wrote this in 2011, there was no such thing, so cut me a LITTLE slack lol.

[@DanGoodman-n4b]

@@DragonDDT Way cool that you wrote this. All the slack you want. No label necessary and he is just killing it full on Thanks for a great song.

[@kelleydonpatterson1703]

This is one of the all time great albums. Great works here. Hail the Heavy!!

[@wibukaminolepofficial]

Social Distortion is one of the best punk bands in the USA. What I like about this band is that they don't talk too much and Mike Ness is calm and he is very different compared to other punk band vocalists who like to use imagery to increase the prestige of their band.

[@AHB2112]

Good point.

[@Mitchell-c4v]

Ness rocks saw them in orange county california when they first came out on new yrs eve best night ever even gt a heck of a nice dinner b4 the show only 150 guests rock on guys

[@nvi5ion622]

You can tell they are proud of their song & are having a lotta fun...I love it. Stumbled across this song today..."Good Good Luck" I'd say!

[@TheRampagingGallowglass75]

Bands like Social D brought us right into the late 90s back in the first years of that amazingly transcendent decade! Yet, ironically, fused to their new age sound there were old school rock n roll elements that both underpinned & enhanced it. Social D's sounds & lyrics will resonate to the end of time!

[@feegureeetout]

Music that just flies in your face.

[@mattryan6886]

Social Distortion live at the Roxy is definitely in my top 5 Desert island 🏝 albums. I can listen to it over and over and never get tired of it. Mike Ness talking between the tracks is classic.

[@kennyrudolph4712]

This is my all time favorite song ! I just can't get enough of it.And it's hard to believe this song was written way back in 1992.Man,those twenty-six years sure flew by pretty fast.

[@jawn1977jaws]

This is my favorite Social Distortion song....which, really , since they have so many great songs , it was extremely hard to pick a favorite...but this one does it for me.

[@mikem647]

If modern artists/performers had 1/1,000 the guts Mike Ness has, they'd be somebody.

[@nicolasgonzales968]

I love social distortion, this song stays FOREVER withme...

[@aaronjanusch6090]

One of the best 10 rock and roll albums ever!

[@jrl43]

My favorite SD lp ...every song on this is a killer...hoping to catch them this October

[@MrChantavong]

As I grew older I always loved Rockabilly but I always loved having the punk rock mentallity and growing up not giving and shit living my life how I feel like I should live, just like Cash and Presley did there own thing, but I think our generation Mike Ness really embodies every kid that wanted to do there own thing and not give a shit how they were looked at but lived there own way.

[@tomstoms9102]

Man i wish i had a chance that I could meet Mike Ness one day just for few minutes and thank him for the hard time Social Distortion helped me get through.

[@patrickmcintosh3295]

Just discovered SD 2 days ago, and wouldn't you know it, I'm hooked. 😎😎💀🍸

[@staceypayne9142]

If you like em you like em I feel like I fuckin love em. Met Mike hung out with Johnny. Super down to earth dudes.

[@snakeparkerracing4080]

I would not be alive if it wasn't for social d thank you for being here for us old dirty punks

[@csweeney7]

so true. we are now the old school. to survive life by being tough and determination. this shit scares the kids in there (safe place) lol

[@snakeparkerracing4080]

Lol amen brother

[@iannoonan5807]

there's still some youth listening to this such as me! just not nearly as much

[@ivanhouse209]

ian noonan my dad would always play this going on road trips and I loved it still do I'm in high school now and no one seems to like rock that much then again I do live in the south so that explains it but even on the west coast kids now like rap and aren't interested in rock n roll

[@snakeparkerracing4080]

Keep it alive

[@melanybanderas1481]

Mike Ness is a wonderful musician 😍

[@8068]

I still remember the night Dave Kendall debuted "Bad Luck" on MTV's 120 MInutes. It felt like everything that I had been waiting for had finally arrived. Twenty-four years later "Bad Luck"still hits me the same way.

[@anthonys5824]

SOCIAL D! These guys rocked, beat the hell out of anything on radio today. Miss the 90's music :(

[@kylehegedus5498]

Anthony S They still rock!!! I’m seeing them in October.

[@jennifermjma588]

80s

[@misplacedhaole6726]

Since 1978. With old and new members rotating. Mike Ness being the constant, Social D still beats anything on the radio today.

[@batesyfastcar]

Gotta be one of the finest punk bands ever

[@richieranno5905]

I love this band. I love this song. I love the video. Mike Ness is the best !

[@aureaandrade4156]

Rediscovering this band in 2018!!! Can't believe I ever stopped listening to them!!!!! To those you disliked it, wtf is wrong with you?!

[@dennismannor2509]

So lucky to have seen Social Distortion multiple times. On their last tour in Florida took my then 15 y/o and told him he'll really appreciate it in about 15 years.

[@jaydrex]

One of the best bands in history. Hands down 🤙

[@ninteyninenightmares1564]

Social Distortion is truly one of the best bands I ever seen live!

[@NPFAC]

Realizing i've been listening to social d for almost 40 years makes me feel old

[@allrise3056]

The uncut nostalgia is strong with them. - 53, Long Island: former faithful Roman Catholic Priest.

[@mleche811]

One of the best pool playing songs ever !

[@jk22222sd]

One of my favorites!! I replay this song all the time!

[@CLP-t7c]

Yeah, I've got back luck. For more years than I can remember. That doesn't mean a lot since my memory is shot from 2000 on. Social Distortion hits the spot everytime.

[@heysomeone0310]

I love them. They burst the dam. When I was a young kid about ‘89 the Johnny Cash stuff was Granddad’s music. The old stuff was Old. Social Distortion shattered all that and really opened our musical horizons😊

[@patriciabaker8240]

I'm drunk and loving it going down memory lane on vacation miss these days of going to weekend shows growing up sucks lol god bless

[@taylorahern3755]

Another great & fantastically original band from the early 90s that helped pull much of the musical firmament of that groundbreaking epoch deep into the late 90s such was the amazingly cutting edge transcendence of Social Distortion, with this superlative masterpiece being finely emblematic of that early 90s pioneering hybridization of Hard Rock, Alt Rock & Punk, 3 different styles that Social D could weave together seamlessly & skillfully, seminal as that super band was. Timeless!

[@n6vcw]

The world is a better place because of this band.

[@adamgonzalez2194]

Pragmatic, Down to Earth, tried and proven, Mike Ness is beyond great, he's legendary!! I love this band so muuuuuuuch!!! I listen to down here with the rest of us, and the lyrics make me teary eyed, I just relate to these lyrics so much, my life has sucked so bad before, and Social D understood perfectly. My favorite band of all time hands down.

[@blackbeardslounge9015]

2021 and still jamming.

[@erikvanern6178]

I first started listening to Social Distortion somewhere between 89-92 when I was stationed in Germany. Now 32+ years I finally got to see them in concert Bad Religion and Love Crimes opening in Des Moines, Iowa! GREAT PERFORMANCE!!! THANK YOU🤘🤘🤘

[@davidloganguest9662]

Just great blues rock with harmony. I always know I can listen to them and be put in a good mood!

[@Wizardstix23]

This song & ball & chain are timeless classics.

[@dontbugme7362]

ring of fire, story of my life...

[@AndyKusanagi86]

Some people like to gamble But you, you always lose Some people like to rock 'n' roll You're always singing the blues You got a nasty disposition No one really knows the reason why You got a bad, bad reputation Gonna hang your head down and cry You got bad, bad luck Bad, bad luck You got bad, bad luck Bad, bad luck Thirteen's my lucky number To you it means stay inside Black cat done crossed my path No reason to run and hide You're looking through a cracked mirror No one really knows the reason why Your enemies are getting nearer Gonna hang down your head and cry You got bad, bad luck Bad, bad luck You got bad, bad luck Bad, bad luck Some people go to church on Sundays Others, they pray at home You tell them that there ain't no God That they're better off standing alone You're always scratching at the 8-ball No one really knows the reason why You get to the top and then you fall Gonna hang down your head and cry You got bad, bad luck Bad, bad luck You got bad, bad luck Bad, bad luck You got bad, bad luck Bad, bad luck You got bad, bad luck Bad, bad luck

[@deniseculver8373]

My Goodness I remember when I first heard them not long after they came out. Still one of my fav bands EVER

[@shushu313]

I saw them in Pontiac Michigan, outside on a great summer night, it was like a big parking lot, it was cool as hell!!!!! I LOVE them too!!!

[@kenrudolph9518]

Awesome ! One of my all time favorite songs !

[@frankhendricks6631]

Thank you mike ness for this song . It IS my life !

[@donniegayelit]

My all time favorite Social D song.

[@braincrisp1]

No overproduced studio crap...just straight forward kick ass rock.

[@davidjenkins2691]

I bet these guys would have taken it easier if they knew they would last for 40 some years !! Ease up and give us 40 more !!

[@turkishbreakfast1941]

Extraordinarily big trousers on this man.

[@mikem647]

Timeless music, true pioneers.

[@mlg2592]

The ending slays me. So beautiful

[@bigsaucy8296]

One of the best albums ever made imo

[@colerobert9700]

Have listened to all their albums and to me Somewhere between heaven and hell is their best.

[@andrewgarcia6832]

Take me back to the 90’s

[@manage7383]

This is pure,rare,straight to your soul,,Social D does not get the recognition it deserves.The guitars growl at you,not menacingly, but invite you into the Lions Den. The drums in the background are sometimes very near,and then far away in the jungle,somewhere out there in the shadows,,and if thats not enough,,the sepia tones,sometimes black and white starkness,stripped down visuals of it all is not overdone or pretentious...Great work Social D

[@tomsakurai3620]

I this song grabbed me at first listen. That doesn't happen very often.

[@icecreampimpdeux]

G, D, A. All you need to ROCK OUT!

[@MsMillie1978]

Damn right, as long as you do it with distortion, attitude, and style.

[@Suzibird307]

Mike Ness makes me feel things that I can't even put into words.

[@petfireball]

old school or new school...they still sound the same and their style is legendary...every since i heard story of my life on guitar hero and mommy's little monster i was hooked....love live social d

[@TenaciousDmitchell]

OC Rocks! Love Soc D