The Clash - Clash City Rockers Live

The Clash perform their early days hit "Clash City Rockers" live on British Television

[@orangetoes223]

paul simonon is the reason i play bass... this band is just so awsome i can't describe it...

[@nivarna1]

Joe Strummer wrote and sang the lyrics with deep passion because he believed in them ❤

[@MattyE191]

Real talent isn't having a great voice or guitar playing, its taking what you have and making it into something special. RIP Joe Strummer.

[@OA-zis]

Paul with orange hair and in blue and black clothes looks like David Bowie. :) "Joe Strummer what a frontman"..."Topper a great drummer."....THE BESTS!!!

[@derin111]

God they were so good! I saw them live 11 times!

[@helutob]

so lucky:D

[@davidnewsome6102]

FANTASTIC!!! THEY GIVE IT THERE ALL 1000%!! SADLY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH MOST GROUPS NOWADAYS!! RIP JOE,, 20TH ANNIVERSARY COMING UP!

[@zerouk9209]

This was the pilot episode of a program called Something Else early in 1978. Clash played 2 songs on it: Clash City Rockers, their single of the time and Tommy Gun - released about a year later! It's still great to watch after all this time!!!!

[@zackman86]

british 70's punk rock...gotta love it

[@54macdog]

Fucking awesome!

[@ILikechipsandham97]

Paul Simonon is everything people thought Sid Vicious was

[@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747]

They were both some real cool looking fellas with no previous music experience; the difference is, Paul learned the bass thing and wrote Guns of Brixton, while Sid got an overdose.

[@Jay-Vee]

Best Clash song they ever did - used to hear it blaring out my older brother's bedroom back in 1978 when I was just 9 yrs old, it helped spark my interest in Punk from there on, and I inherited my brothers collection of Punk vinyl cos he lost interest by 1981 lol

[@NancyDrewe]

Gods, the good ole days at the Marquee and all the other clubs back then. I remember wearing this tape out. Thanks for this, nice one. :))

[@fedlad]

Love this sing, first clash single I bought on vynil when I was in high school

[@jonnyrocket3659]

Love it.. takes me be back to when I was 16.. probably my happiest years

[@nicolarowland7487]

Unforgettable, true heros !!

[@jackspraker3542]

Clash were the be all and end all. Listen. Clash were something special.

[@ernestoribeiro2226]

GREATEST FRONTMAN EVER. BEST ROCK & ROLL LYRICIST. ETERNAL GLORY FOR GENERAL JOE STRUMMER. "The Bob Dylan of Punk Rock".

[@jebediahism]

this band is endless timeless boundaryless and true rootsness.

[@DavidNewsome-to3ko]

I remember joe once saying "YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT , OR FORGET IT!" and god he definitely did that ! "

[@milkerbarba9617]

i love the way Joe plays the guitar! :D

[@harrysowerby1666]

So angry and passionate. Me too.

[@trashcity8019]

Harry Sowerby nah I say it's his leg

[@ernestoribeiro2226]

GREATEST FRONTMAN EVER. BEST ROCK & ROLL LYRICIST. ETERNAL GLORY FOR GENERAL JOE STRUMMER. "The Bob Dylan of Punk Rock".

[@OttoRamone94]

haha mick is such a perfectionist. you can see him tuning his guitar at 2:11 :D awesome guitarist anyway ;)

[@AllBobsAllTheTime]

"You owe me a move, say the bells of St. Groove"

[@MrVuJaDe]

'No one but you and I say the bells of prince far-i' Prince far I is a damn good reggae musician, with his deep voice shoutin' psalms :D:D

[@AiMuiNoodle]

this makes me so happy to have met paul simonon :)

[@sheedy1120]

went to see them at the manchester apollo in 79 they opened with this. blacked out stage and single spotlight on micks intro blew everyone away

[@Astronomiqon]

LOVE THIS SONG! thanks to upload video!

[@madzen112]

Iconic riff

[@mmunakumm]

sounds like cant explain both great

[@Mr75044]

When bands ment every word every chord every drum beat. And give you it all....

[@XTrUeLuVX]

god i love the clash.

[@rockingmods]

R.I.P Joe Punks not dead! Thank You. PEACE N LOVE FOR EVERYONE

[@user-zv3dg2xx6b]

やっぱり…カッコいいぜ‼️

[@PBANDSNOW]

great song

[@NeebsLucas]

best band ever! I'm diggin' joe's aviators

[@qwisp]

Damn, that was a great performance! It's so rare to see Mick and Paul come in for ALL their vocal parts. Chances are they were told to keep it as true to the studio recording as possible for this TV show.

[@JudyGurl]

While I agree the Clash is one of the greatest bands of all time and one of my personal favorites, there IS more to music than just raw guitar and hard pounding drums. Bands like the Beatles made a mint on sappy love longs that are still loved today. A far cry from the sound of the Clash. The big band sound from long ago is still very uplifting to listen to, not to mention swing music that gets ya moving. But your right, todays stuff if mostly crap LOL

[@calboy64]

Yes well said ,,don,t forget The Clash only had a couple of hits because the media hated them,,,such fooolz

[@isooClash]

The bests ♥ :)

[@brunatavares5520]

Excelente!! The Clash ;)

[@LucasEletricGuitar]

grande song

[@thewaymouth]

2662 views & only 1 comment? If only the sound were louder but it'll do. The picture's fantastic & the song... a clarion call to the fans by the greatest live band of all time. Worked for me then, works for me now. RADIO CLASH CITY ROCKERS!

[@beatles61]

the clash are the reason i play the drums

[@Garitaonandia93]

fucking legend men...

[@Rebelqueen89]

Joe I love you!!!!!

[@adds3566]

pure clash!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BoombangEsteban2310]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

[@reallyfeelful]

I'd kill to come back in the past and see them live!!!!

[@outside-man]

Classic!

[@PBANDSNOW]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICK!!!

[@7thDayAtheist]

good one

[@Gool349]

JOE this hair..these glasses...DAMN

[@davidennis1]

the clash is the best band ever

[@FabioScattolini]

WWWOOWW!!!!!

[@MegaVoodooChile]

Wow, is this old school. Mick has hippie hair, Joe has a pompadour and Paul looks like he's sporting a mullet! Great stuff though. Saw them here (N'awlins) at the Warehouse With local legend Lee Dorsey (Workin' in a Coal Mine) opening for them. Smokin' good show. The Clash is gone & the closest thing we had (The Libertines) self-destructed. Batter Up!!!

[@numbpull]

"And the world's got you and i say the bells of prince far i"

[@orangetoes223]

they are so inspirational, aren't they?

[@drstevie]

Still brilliant.

[@bensikich6440]

He played righty because his mentor, Tymon Dogg, played right handed. And as Joe would say, "That is D-O-double G way before Snoop Doggy Dogg." But learning with the opposite hand gave Joe his style. He had to strum the guitar because it is really hard to be precise with your non-dominant hand. He played so hard that it was almost like he was playing a percussion instrument. And he stomped holes in the stages of numerous concert venues.

[@almadora]

i don't know what to say except joe is gorgeous, and i want more.

[@SensSuck]

Sick glasses Joe!

[@mere0006]

clash is the real punk revolution !!!!

[@cimpan777]

Love Joes hair!

[@rolanddeschain2549]

topper headon and paul simonon rock my fuckin socks

[@speedballink00]

montyseven, I think that the white LP jr. was either a back up for his red one (which the neck snapped in half) or he borrowed it from someone.

[@shangalang]

So does the intro to "Guns on the Roof"- They liked that chord progression!

[@jonblazeinc]

classic...something else was a bbc show back in the 70s if im not mistaken i always wondered why the clash refused to do top of the pops

[@ECCENTRICERIC69]

They didn't play TOTP because it wasn't live and they refused to mime!

[@JimmyJazz332]

Joe looks like Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters

[@davejet6314]

AND JOE IS NOW DEAD LIKE HAROLD :( DAMM IT, WE NEED A NEW MOVIE OR ROCK BAND CALLED THE CLASHBUSTERS :) HAHAHA WHO YOU GONNA PUNK? CLASHBUSTERS :-)

[@davejet6314]

THE CLASH CITY BUSTERS :) HAHAHA

[@EIWatson]

And you sound like a fucking loser.

[@chloeag321]

@reallyfeelful me to, sometimes i wish i was born in that era just to experince it all

[@titomisfits]

oo wenisimoo

[@soadratmetc]

I was born in 1994 and I didn't care about music until after Joe died. I'll never get to see them live goddammit

[@pretzelkins]

Beatles 2.0 And I mean in that in most flattering kind of way.

[@AdamRamone]

i would call the drink Clashola.

[@ddt789]

this is on BBCS "Something Else" the same video is in rude boys extras section Also pauls bass is the same one on the cover of London Calling O_o

[@davenewcombe2305]

fantastic!! the clash really meant buisness, when they went on stage!! joe was a one off!!

[@1000hoursmore]

JOe strummer, the best ever!!!

[@Astronomiqon]

Haha me too but I am a fan Of The clash before i hered this song! Punk For EVER! srry my english!

[@salvadory1103]

well throw in the damned and youre absolutely right- for me its the Jam by a whisker but id take the other two without hesitation as they are all literally tied as the best bands of the era

[@dsdontsurf]

@salvadory true enough, but I said that because it was a slogan back in the day put out by their record label which everyone used to refer to the Clash. I still have my worn out t-shirt that says it. : )

[@ziggystardust3113]

fuckin right bud, bad brains fuckin rock

[@bilebeast]

A lot of people say it's all dead. As soon as punk had a uniform.. studs, mohawk etc.. the look could be sold. You could go down to GAP and become a punk. As soon as punk had a sound the music could be sold. You can stroll down to the HMV "Punk" section. And be told what's punk and what's not by a multinational corporation. They can never control our thinking. Punk thinking went on to form techno, rap, and it will occur again. Enough categorization. Find new music. It's out there. It's changed

[@danschafer6399]

Never seen this clip before! I've seen the Tommy Gun performance/Interview with Paul & Joe, in what looks like the same TV studio. This clip is F*#king great!! Thanks for sharing .... Does anyone know the date of this performance and what the TV show was called? Thanks. Dan

[@newkingsroadguitars]

Yeah program was early 1978 - I saw it at the time. I think the program was called SOMETHING ELSE. This was the pilot episode. The rest of the series came nearly a year later.

[@tonyjohn1395]

Definitely it’s from “something else”. Joy division and The Jam did the same show.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Recorded on March 11th 1978. This version is pretty poor, I have a full copy, from a Umatic Master tape, the full show, it's perfect and I will upload it to my KZbin channel soon.

[@shavemypubebeard]

revolution music

[@PBANDSNOW]

rofl at joes glasses

[@reallyfeelful]

@paulmcguineapig1 THAT'S SO TRUE!!! I totally agree this

[@igthered]

R.I.P. Joe..from an EX CLASH CITY REBEL RUDEBOY ROCKA

[@Aspartan3]

@indielad13 i would kill to see this live

[@charlesheltyskeltymanson]

lol that hair is making me laugh it shakes violently lol!

[@JHDELIVERY22]

Joe Strummer what a frontman :)

[@DArcyFD]

that's still not a word!

[@thesiblings294]

Joe strumer is the great at guitar :)

[@andywhitewhitewriting]

@chloeag321 I'm pretty sure it was 'The Oxford Road Show' from Manchester on BBC2

[@Better_call_nico]

Joe Strummer te extrañare: "(

[@philipdalton1000s]

I wonder how this would've gone down in Eurovision

[@Hollandia777]

Don't worry - this Time is comin' ! ))

[@fredandgingerfan]

Micks using a Les Paul Junior

[@215_Philly_4for4]

now talk about old punk. thats awsome

[@pedrokoeselitz]

anfetamina

[@AllBobsAllTheTime]

I like the London Bells tribute starting at about 2:00

[@coolconfuzer]

LMAO GREATEST COMMENT EVER!!!

[@rohanchapman4159]

The audience didn't know WTF was going on