The Long Ryders - Looking for Lewis and Clark

Filmed in the Summer of 1985 to accompany The Long Ryders' first UK hit single. Filmed in London, see The Long Ryders play before an assembled crowd at the Mean Fiddler, get the law called on them in Harlesden (not shown), and have tons o' fun in the process. Stiff's Dave "Robbo" Robinson intersperses all of this with archival footage of uniquely American historical imagery, including the kind your grandparents knew well and self-styled moralists still clamor to disown. Fun for the whole family!

[@nigelrobson5543]

I can't believe this is the first time I've seen this and I was actually there. I heard on the radio that they were filming the video at the Mean Fiddler that afternoon so I went down there. Fun afternoon and I met the guys after the shoot. Always thought they'd be bigger. This was during my "cow punk" phase when I was into these guys and bands like Green On Red, who I would later meet in San Francisco when their side project, Tequila Mocking Birds were playing at the bar I was working at. Good times, good times.

[@kenphillippi2822]

Great story about Green on Red. What bar? Lived in SF for many years

[@barrygreenstein8383]

They don't have tunes like this comin' out these days. A true classic!

[@garygilmore2050]

16 years to late but I found it Thank you Tom

[@TheKml41]

RIP Tom Stevens

[@mikewilson3581]

I just found a CD of Native Sons at my local Salvation Army today. For a Dollar! A good day indeed.

[@2009feline]

Have just come across this little gem whilst indulging in one of my online trips back to the 80s. I remember hearing this song for the first time and rushing out to buy it the next day. Can't believe it's 30 years old now. I'd forgotten just how good it was.

[@barrygreenstein8383]

Heard this tune on a college radio station about twenty-five years ago and thought it was fantastic. It's amazing to see this now!

[@MrAlexhollins]

The best of The Paisley Underground scene that included Green On Red. Lone Justice and some might say REM.

[@jeffmcdermott3193]

I never knew there was a clip for this song. I wore out side one of this cassette. Yes, I said "cassette"

[@vicktorianadolny2346]

Loved these guys and Rank and File, and Del Fuegos, and Beat Farmers, etc

[@tombodensick4437]

Sid Griffin went on to form one of L.A.'s great psychedelic bands...the Unclaimed.

[@Neilsneverbeenthere]

Great Great song. I saw the band Slobberbone cover this song one night while opening up for Cheap Trick in 2002 or 2003 in Laredo Texas. It was an awesome surprise!

[@deedonnerramone4757]

KROQ Hit, Rock of the 80's Pasadena

[@frederickowen4006]

Great song - and a BRILLIANT show in Nottingham tonight Tom! Hope to see you guys again soon.

[@kenphillippi2822]

Always loved the Mabuhay Gardens reference. Saw many punk shows there

[@YvesB1]

Those sideburners!!!! WONDERFUL!!! I loved this song, and still do!!!!!

[@deepwoodstherapy6688]

Still rocking my socks off in 2020... done good boys! Thank you!

[@dougsmith7083]

Always been a great band with excellent songwriting and, explosive live shows...from the early 80s though the 2020's CALIENTE 🔥

[@Quackamagooska]

Still one of my favorite songs of the 80's

[@robertcooper411]

I love these guys have all their albums, seeing them live is still on my bucket list.

[@markfarley9653]

Absolutely bloody great band, saw them many times.

[@bennysbilliards]

Been a fan of The Long Ryders since the 80's, saw them in Madrid in 2004. Absolutely amazing night!! Tremendous band, with a superb collection of really good songs. Excellent blend of country-rock-folk-psyquedelia with taste, personality and attitude...very hard to find new bands of this quality today...LONG LIVE THE LONG RYDERS

[@jamierichardson6705]

bought this as a gatefold 7" single on release...played it to death..thanx for posting

[@Broomehall]

Saw them in a basement off Wardour Sreet London in the mid 1980's, fantastic sweaty, electric gig, unforgettable................

[@met66]

met him and the boys in Atlanta reunion show in 2010. Yep.....really cool bunch of guys.

[@RobM1956]

The Long Ryders were a great band and one which deserved better.

[@BNIKevin999]

Great lads, cool band. The crowd was really into the music. They don't make bands like this anymore. Opened for them in Chicago at Metro during the 80's. Gonna look for some video of the show......

[@richardtaylor3798]

Its brilliant

[@avidrocker]

This song and video kicks a**!!!!! Ive loved this tune since it came out. thanks for posting it.

[@SammyClutch]

REM good but the Long Ryders always my best.

[@wembley05]

Great band! Top 5 in my all time Favs!

[@dap149b]

I was there too at this gig and loved the band. Fortunately they are appearing at Patterns in Brighton England on the 25th. May 2023 and that's now my home town. Guess where I'll be on the 25th.

[@MrWalkinsilence]

OMG i saw this guys live in a 1985 night @ the Slego club Italy! unbelievable...its like 40 years ago. and yeah am this old.

[@DrMarcusKane]

Used to love dancing to this at the Barrel Organ and also Burberries in Birmingham when I was a teen living there!!

[@edburdine]

Long Ryders, Minutemen...long live the originals of the 1980's!

[@GriefTourist]

great song i've heard syd griffin on the radio and he's a cool dude

[@Musicalina]

GREAT, Great video! Now I'm looking for more Long Ryders videos! ;-)

[@pholty]

I saw the band in 84 at the gallery in manchester and the following year at manchester international,they reformed for a farewell show about 3 years ago and i saw the gig at The Fleece in Bristol,They were as good as they were back in the day.

[@JoseLuisZapatero]

brilliant

[@jameswhitney2450]

Bottle the spirit/energy of this song/vide0, send it around the world...don't know what would happen but they'd say this is Rock....

[@dnlpetru]

Great band one of my favorites

[@SammyClutch]

Seen in Belfast in eighties as recommended by my mate who compared to REM, no contest the Riders were brilliant.

[@wingers1966]

Ryders.

[@tivtivtiv]

huge

[@Longboardsinglefin]

Stunner!Brought here tonight by Mark Riley - Parallel Universe, 6music.

[@eightiesrarevideos]

Great song, thanks for posting this.

[@Prussia1867]

LOOKING FOR LEWIS AND CLARK

[@ricv64]

Lurve these guys , awesome mispronouciation of Mabuhay . They never played there though maybe upstairs at the Off broadway

[@eric1012wi]

You know what. I was thinking the same thing and then I scrolled down and read your post.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Great footage of a fantastic band at the very top of its game. Combine the urgency and aggression of good punk with the melodicism of good country, throw in a heaping helping of distrust of authority from the 60's, and you've got a real taste of what the Long Ryders are all about.

[@mrallyg]

thanks for postin this

[@louispistoni8480]

Great song with maybe some Gene Clark influence.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

I'd have said a mixture between Gene and Guy (Clark, that is) and did you know that after Gene's abortive get together with Hillman and McGuinn he got in contact with Guy and offered up a duo recording? Just imagine that! (Guy turned it down because he thought he wasn't good enough!).

[@andrewmiddleton25]

The Incredible Sideburns of Sid Griffin, as immortalised in music by Granddads Don't Indicate. And this song's a proper anthem too :-)

[@anselmoecheverria6342]

The Long Ryders fue la banda que pudo reinar en los 80, pero que no lo consiguió. Era el momento de la eclosión del rock alternativo americano. Pasado el tiempo esta banda es básica para entender la evolución de la música hasta nuestros días. Era el momento en que aparecían grupos como R.E.M., Dream Syndicate o The Bangles, que les robaron espacio. "Final will songs" es una caja antológica que recoge sus cuatros discos, más singles, rarezas y temas en directo. Toda su grandeza que ahora se sigue disfrutando a pesar de los años transcurridos, porque The Long Ryders merecieron siempre un mayor reconocimiento. Sus cuatro discos se publicaron entre 1983 y 1987, se disolvieron en aquel último año tras rechazar la oferta de U2 para ser sus teloneros en la gira mundial de The Joshua Tree. Desde entonces la formación original ha decidido reactivarse en varias ocasiones, la última en 2014, cuando ofrecieron un concierto en la sala El Sol de Madrid. Ahora regresan al mismo escenario. Hoy martes 26 tocana a partir de las 22 horas en la sala El Sol, dentro de una gira de cinco fechas en España. No olvidan que nuestro país ha sido siempre uno de los países donde han tenido más reconocimiento. El año de su retirada, en 1987 llenaron el Palacio de Deportes de la capital, junto a New Order y Aviador Dro. Música independiente novedades.

[@zedmanZ9]

this used to be a real favourite at the Fishes in Kingston. obscenely loud , of course !

[@Cass2112]

one of the bands i played in used to open with this ass kickin number suuuuuperb!

[@craiglove]

Nice chapter in John Doe's new book about the band. "More Fun In The New World"

[@DerekTalbot]

I still have the tape....

[@smudger6876]

@SoiCowboy2 saw sid griffin supporting Mike Peters in the 90's with his band the Coal Porters or cole porters great times

[@bazzabaz]

I never realised the lead singer of The Long Ryders was none other than a young John Cleese.

[@muzik58]

Giant !!!!

[@SantosSantos-bf5sz]

rip

[@nospam004]

wow!

[@grovegreener]

yes! reminds me of a good time. and where is the cruzados video "Hanging out in California"?

[@forenergy]

lou-a, lou-a, lou-a, lou-a, lou!

[@rick9565]

Good drinking song.

[@ThePlaneta111]

madnessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss...

[@met66]

Not Variety. At The Earl. HOLY SHIT!!!!!

[@tsinsomnia]

@ArranRodgers that is a Shure 520DX "Green Bullet" harmonica microphone.

[@djsmartmonkey]

check out Rockin at the Roxy , came across a live vid in usa 86 , plus sid griffin singing acoustic .. the wreck of the 809? ..yup they mean what they say cant help but think i will see them again soon ?

[@TheMattyc1957]

@ArranRodgers It is a harmonica. It just has a mike taped to it.

[@bif3578]

Be sure and check out their.new 2019 record”Psychedelic Country Soul” - really good!

[@blandmanstan]

I laughed outloud when I read your this, Classic!! I totally agree, was lucky enough to see The Long Ryders in Bristol just after Looking for Lewis and Clarke came out. They were superb and had high fives with all the band as they left the stage. I ain't a Kaiser Chiefs fan either!!

[@jamierichardson6705]

If you like these try the Faith Brothers another underrated 80s band

[@paulcampbell8141]

fuckin brilliant

[@steveredo]

Thank fuck ive been looking for this for years

[@bubcentral23]

If you like this check out the band The Barracudas

[@Richmond1966]

Can't get this on i-tunes..... :(

[@HemiVic]

Very Byrds-Buffalo Springfield Influenced

[@blacklightposter]

Hey maybe we should tell Anton Newcombe about these guys !

[@diskochimp]

They're touring in 2012 (allegedly).

[@875hellfire]

Should have read..if anyone gives a care...Someone called me a snob in Reno...I was brought up in damned Yankee country in Eastern Connecticut...I think the culture is not unlike the Southwest except nobody talks. Anyway this song has a religious significance.

[@markwothe4244]

this has a different ending than I'm used to

[@willfosterhaze]

that fade out at the end is bad

[@WackaJawacka]

Was this filmed (The Clarendon?) Hammersmith Broadway? Saw them, there. The dogs bollocks! Not too long after the Brixton (UK) riots... Cos they used to sing "Looking for Lewis and Clarke IN BRIXTON..!"

[@875hellfire]

Great video great song...phrophetic...hacker trash still messing with volume...did someone change any of the video content??? This great age of photo shop and hackers just great.

[@atleyeli]

2 people don't want to look for Lewis and Clark. (sigh)

[@875hellfire]

Love this song but I can't play this one as loud as I could ...not my equipment since other youtubes blast loud. Disappointed. I was recently in Reno due to a series of misadventures...from the NE can't you tell??? Someone called my a snob. Really.

[@mickmorris1528]

genuinely great band live - given how crap music was in the late 80s they should have been big

[@rockabeatinboogie]

This should have been a hit, song went on about 30 seconds to long, and they should have taken out the corny "louie louie lou". Sid has another band and I cant recall it's name. He's done some writing too.

[@NORSKize]

A bit Dusty.