The Clash - I Fought the Law (Official Video)
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Lyrics
Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money 'cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and it feels so bad
Guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the
Robbin' people with a six-gun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I lost my girl and I lost my fun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and it feels so bad
Guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the
The greatest bands have a much bigger influence years after their last Album & Concert. The Clash is a PRIME example of this.
The Clash - I Fought the Law (Official Video) 1508pm 5.10.23 the law is an ass and i have yet to kick it!!!
That is absolutely true. The Clash is alive... even if they haven't been together since 1986. His music is more present today than ever. Everyone who experienced this time will probably carry this with them until the last day. The Clash will forever remain alive in our hearts.
@@mariobarbosa5674 Comments on ‘The Clash - I Fought the Law (Official Video)’ 2044pm 2.11.23 how many drugs ahve you imbibed or snorted? urgghghghgh.... may the schmaltz be with you, sir... the clash is defunkt. was cool as it happened. is only applicable to stereo systems which harbour decent record collections. adios.......... as joe strummer once said: i'm hungry. 43 years later... so am i!!!
saquan barkleys song
@@jlo13800 wise words,mate...
Anyone ever notice that when he sings “robbin people with a six gun” the drum is hit 6 times? Always thought that was a nice touch
Josh. Drums on the whole records are amazing! It's incredible what a drummer can do on a cover. This is one of the highlights. But im not sure if it was Chimes or Headon who played on this one. Anyway nice remark
Chimes was only present for the bands debut album, and anything else would be done by Topper Headon.
It was in the original by fuller
Josh G it happens on the bobby fuller 4 version
hayden51773 Actually Buddy Holly's Crickets did the original after he died. Bobby Fuller was a remake.
Saw them do this in Toronto, outdoors. Complete chaos. Fans all over the stage, roadies and security tossing fans left right and centre , fights all over the stage. The band just kept out cranking the tune indifferent to the surrounding madness. Absolutely brilliant stuff. There has never been and will never be another Clash!
Seen them in 78 here in zGlasgow pal.I went home with a broken jaw and my pal R.I.P.went home with a broken arm.We were all 15 years old.The bad days came later though...
Sounds about Toronto
@@himesilva Yep.Having lived in NYC London Bangkok Detroit Toronto and Ottawa I would say NOBODY loves their music the way people of Toronto do. I was lucky that when I lived there Toronto was the #2:North American spot for European bands to play, right behind NYC.
That was 1982 at the Ex with Black Uhuru. Best concert I’ve ever been to.
🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
"i fought the law and the law won"
-Some random undercover cop in a hong kong karaoke bar in 2012
A man of culture I see
Right before he beat up all the guards and made the manager an offer
He’s a sleeping dog
Always got a 97%, no higher score lol (Love the reference my dude)
the best comment i've seen this year
You know what brought me here? The fact that this is still a fucking brilliant tune. Good music never dies.
sleeping dogs for me
barny is a barnysaour from our IMAGINATION My dad had me growing up to Punk Rock. Thank god for that, because then this wouldn't be one of the all-time best bands.
Le Tourettes Gamer my aunt paved the path for me on Punk when I was little
Alijahc038
You say it perfect! I still have my mint condition vinyl picture sleeve cover! My pride and joy!
After years of hardcore punk, Strummer and The Clash still kick ass beyond time. What freakin' bad asses
Not a patch on the original though. Strummer was a walker.
@@paularmstrong2306 They all say that! Not a patch on the original, The Clash gave this song a good old kick up the arse, best version by far.
bruteanddeda < < < Silly yank:)
Damn right
@@markstevenson7577 Iconic version.
Tell you one thing, the Clash really perfected how to record the punk sound. The more you listen to each of the elements in this tune the more you realize how each one sits perfectly in the mix and combines together to make a super tasty track.
That's Bill Price on the mix console for Cost of Living EP.
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@@sammencia7945 1
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if you like this you might like my brothers music. his name is Stu Morris.
Oh, Wei Shen.
Did not think someone else would come here from sleeping dogs
I come from sleeping dogs❤❤❤
@@DUN_MILOS Not gonna lie i j ust came from that game just as i am about to finish the final sad mission lol
@@MohammedKhalid-sw2dqbro the final mission is like a movie
@@MohammedKhalid-sw2dq Same xD
One of the greatest bands of all time, saw them in 81, will never forget it
Ahem, THE greatest band of all time. Period. The competition is for second place.
How was the 80s for you?
Nah
Me too, at Bonds in NYC
Saw them in a pub in East London before they hit the big time, great then, still great now.
Fun fact... they almost got arrested for bank robbery and had to show the police that it was for a music video
Lol
Another fun fact, Joe Strummers dad was somehow a government official (not sure in what capacity), but he (Joe), rejected all that pomp and circumstance. Punk rock hero.
ty soooo much for that. if musicians used their brains they would get a clearance. cops usually show to see, but they'll also act as security, lol
@@jonhelmstadter2870 Now that is funny. Ppl are so mean today. Nice to enjoy good vibes. I send a friend music often. She is so grateful. It helps with her stress.
@@maccabbee2014 walk the proud land my friend, by Bob Marley. I'm an old man, sorry, don't know how to load it for ya!!
“I thought you said the law was powerless.”
“Powerless to help you, not punish you.”
The laws are made for & by the rich T.S.C/P.W
@@jonhadley-zx2iu Okay, I'll bite: What do TSC and PW stand for?
@@Milesco Well for what its worth The Style Council & Paul Weller
@@jonhadley-zx2iu Okay, thanks. If I may offer a humble suggestion, it's probably better to use the full spelled-out words instead of abbreviations, if those abbreviations are not commonly used or widely known.
@@Milesco Thanks for taking an interest & just in case you wondered in the early days of The Jam, Weller was inspired by The Clash lyrics
Bravissimo, Vince. Truly the kino of the century.
Vravo, Bince!
Just got to get on with it let's go
Best punk/new wave band ever. Great songs, musicians and incredible talent!
New what?!?😮🙄
The Best ! Love from your American fan !
@@DebbieTDP New Wave
I came back to this song after it was played at my mom's best friend's funeral a little over a month ago on the 26th of July, only to learn later that day when I came home in the evening that the song was released on the very same day in 1979. That was an amazing coincidence and it really cheered me up.
I'll always think of her when I hear this song now.
Aw thanks Mr Trump.
Seriously though, thanks friend. Can't say it wasn't tough but we all came through okay. Having this song and knowing that she kicked cancer's ass with a smile for a good 4 years is all I need to remember how great and happy of a person she was.
This song came out in 1966 Bobby Fuller
Why would you play this in a funeral?
that is sad but beautiful , rip the poor women who's funeral it was...
@@HoratiusOfRome why do you think?
I loved it when all the main characters broke out into a dance to this song at the end of Better Call Saul
RIP Joe Strummer (August 21, 1952 - December 22, 2002), aged 50
You will be remembered as a legend.
You gotta appreciate the drumming in this song
I always appreciate Topper's drumming, the dude is so underrated.
When he says "robbing people with a six gun" he actually hit the snare six times
Fucking right I thinking just the same listening on my IPhone walking home an hour ago. 🔊
Snickel Pickle it’s freaking holy!
@@leonlaviu3123 Same happens in the original by the BF4 - both great songs to listen to.
my favorite part is when he sings "six gun", the drum rhythm changes and he hits the snare 6 times (this is also in the original version) 1:22
Just commented that
you do know that this is a cover not written by the clash
GretschDog 😂
popatyourecords I think everyone does
sonny curtis sang "zip gun" so i'm not sure that that would have been in the original
One of the best covers ever! Love you guys. 82 Oakland! RIP JOE JOE JIMMY JAZZ JAZZ JAZZ !!!
I'm here because *I* love The Clash.
I fought the low but i love the clash
0:54 to 1:17~ what beautiful guitar work ! I repeat that section for an innumerable amount of time !
That's what separated them from the rest of "punk rock"
Today we have lost Keith levene,may he rest in peace.
How do you not love the CLASH??? Iconic movie clips of CLASH songs being sung by little kids, one of the top PUNK bands of all time!!!!
THIS is how you dc a cover song. You take something well known, and you give it new life and a new angle.
The clash rock I fought the law rest in peace joe stummer your forever missed
>fought .... LE LAW
>law ... LE WON
BRAVO
BETTER TO DIE ON YOUR FEET THAN TO LIVE ON YOUR KNEES!
I saw The Clash in Toronto. WICKED concert!! What a freaking AMAZING band.
This song is just *wei* too good
Sleeping dogs is fucking great
lol
Average club bam bam enjoyer
I see what you did here
Ong though
Sleeping dogs is too underrated
My awesome Dad brought me here!!! Love you Dad!!!
Love you too Dad! Ive shown my kids too ;}
love you her/his dad
I love my dad too
Same
My dad too. He told me I have to start listening to good music and showed me this...
I can't explain how many times people have sung this song when they heard my last name
so did you actually win or
Yes
and did you call em Losers?
I bet a few people have broke the law 😂
Omg same 😂😂😂😂 my dad's a massive fan of the clash and so am I. This is our song haha
AMAZING use of this song the the Better Call Saul finale!!!! perfect closer
BRAVO VINCE
One of the best covers of all time, masterpiece
I never knew this was a cover lol
@@Adam-vy6nl the original most people refer to by BFF is actually a cover in it's self weirdly enough
@@solelyforhermitcraftvii9005 yeah it was the crickets that originally did it, Buddy Holly’s band before he died
one of the best songs played by one of the best bands ever , bravo, rest in peace Joe and play that Punk rock thunder in the sky
35年も前(原曲は58年前)に作られた曲とは思えないくらい新しく感じる。
今の時代にリリースされても間違いなく売れる。
Watching from Greece.hi everybody.
One of the greatest punk bands ever.btw that's a great cover.
Theses singers are solid.
Solid turds
The Clash had impeccable taste for what songs to cover. This and "Wrong'em Boyo" are my favorites. "Armagideon Time" pretty awesome too.
I came here after digging up Sonny Curtis, and as great as the Mary Tyler Moore theme is and his talent, this was one song where The Clash improved upon it greatly and you are right this cover is superb.
Amazing ending to amazing TV series. Bravo Vince.
Who had the best moves? I think Hector breakdancing was just a bit better than Chuck
Kind of a shock that actually happened
this is the moment huell ate kim
Surprised no one’s talking about Lalo and Howard’s duet under the lab. That was the highlight for me.
As a landscaper I like to picture “I fought the lawn and the lawn won”
OMG, revisiting the Clash! What an idiot have I been. Settling for FM radio the past few decades (y'know, Tay-tay, and the lot). Man, this is where the soul is at!
All my life I thought it was: "I fought the law and... I won!" Now it turned out, the law won. Very desillusional. Have to say that english isn´t my native language so I misheard it.
GadgetInspektor that must be the dead Kennedys version
Oh, right, It sounded more like punk too. Yes your hint brought the conclusion. Had a tape with this song from my neighbour when I was 12-13 years old in 1987
GadgetInspektor: I was young in the ´80s and never heard of this song, may be in my country (I am uruguayan) it was forbidden because we had a military government in those days. But I can hear it now and understand perfectly the complaint, and why the law always won in those days. Even though I loved the clash music and didn´t understand very much the lyrics, they really sing complicated in English for the ones who english isn´t native language, like both of us. Regards.
"desillusional"??? I do not think it means what you think it does. Lol!
GadgetInspektor U still learn to english properly
Strummer sung every note like it was a matter of life or death.
Like a matter of Death or Glory?
+Terry Vasa fuck off, the clash were a shit ton better than the sex pistols.
beatifull comment
the sex pistols were tremendous in every way. But so were the clash. Neither are easily dismissed.
+Chris Jones (cj93070) Why are you comparing The Clash and The Sex Pistols?!! No, dude. theyre both really good.
If you were dying a sad life and the radio played The Clash you'd live for another hundred years. YEAH!
can't believe he actually did it, fucking mad man, bravo vince
Did what? return the text and let me catch up l fought the law and they kicked the shit out of me I'm still fighting though
bravo vince!
vravo bince
bravo vince!
Never thought i'd see any more uploads when i subbed, but it was well worth it.
For All Mankind brought me here. That scene was amazing. Glad they put in this great song!
Likewise.
Lol & same!
Awesome remake, and an awesome original! That’s how you know a song is truly great.
Sad day, RIP Dude, thanks for the Tunes........i burnt out my cassette tape of ""Combat Rock""..........
The Clash England spirit...
Respect from Moscow.
You fought NLAW and NLAW won.
@@clostridiumtetani9947 Lol
@@carterjones8126 don't laugh, he's probably dead in some ditch in Bakmut right now
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Timeless classic. If you listen to this you got a great taste of music. 13.9.22
Written by the same guy that wrote this: ruclips.net/video/Euqa71pXwWo/видео.html
Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo❤
Pure io sono qui per quella serie
Este mundo não vai me derrubar❤
Nie wierzę, że ta piosenka powstała 65 lat temu. Ja sam zacząłem jej słuchać 15 lat temu.
I can't believe this song was written 65 years ago. I started listening to it myself 15 years ago.
Re: mowing the yard
"I fought the lawn, and the lawn won."
- my dad, ladies and gentlemen
I'm a dad I can relate...Look it's the lawn police me-mow me-mow!
your dad is a genius
Brilliant!
@@skipraida5497 oh god, you definitely are a dad alright
Michael,of four.
I feel like the people in Atlanta really need to hear this right about now
This song hits different if you are a law student and you just got a terrible mark😂
True.........
Is this their song or greenday just make cover of this song?
@@alandoesexist this song itself is a cover, the original is from 1964 I believe
fuck i'm a law 3rd year and i FEEL that
Pretty sure the moral of the song is different (had to be that guy)
Always love seeing a good Green Day cover!
@kyfaydfsoab you don’t know me
Is weird how some songs are just able to reach the level that allows them to be timeless, I mean that combination of sounds words and instruments that just hits the target, doesn’t happen often. I wonder what songs from these days will make it (not many unfortunately)
I love both the original by Bobby Fuller and the cover version by The Clash. Win, Win!!!
Bobbys version isn't original. Original song was written by The Crickets (Buddy Hollys) in 1960.
@@galicije83 Sonny Curtis, to be precise, although he had played with Buddy before he got famous he didn't join the Crickets till after buddy's death.
Bobby Fuller did a great job but not sure that was the original considering Buddy Holly did a version in the late 1950's.
That melody sticks in my head every time I’m playing it. Love it 😍 it turns on my rebellious side...🎶😎
I appreciate THE CLASH more and more each day! 😆
If I ever get arrested, I'm singing this in the back of the cop car
I did get put in the back of a cop car, I never said a word but all the while this song was in my head.
georgina elwell sure kid
I went to a Police ball they played this song and the cops went nuts dancing
Vazquez? ermmm. Don't do it. - Professor Oak
😂
Love this song, and it needs a follow up. NEVER BEEN CAUGHT Love this band.
Their sound is timeless
I love that little clip of them walking across that ledge in a line...I've seen it in other Clash videos, many times. I just realized that the guy out front in the white pants doing the funky walk must be Topper! I always assumed it was Mick because it looks like something he'd do. It makes me love Topper even more, he looks way cooler than the rest of them there! 😆
Absolute class !! The Clash, so much more than just a punk band !!!
All Right! Much more, yessss
This song was written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets, Buddy Holly's backing band and recorded by them in 1960, the year after he died in a plane crash. I guess had he lived it would have been another big hit for him back then. The Cricket's drummer, Jerry Allison, did the original 6 gun on the song.
...and Sonny Curtis wrote the Mary Tyler Moore theme song. ruclips.net/video/SguHsDdxU-Q/видео.html
All the dislikes are from people who fought the law, and lost.
Think ya gunna find thats not true
There’s a 50/50 chance that’s true
Or the dislikes are by the law itself.
*You mean EA's FIFA 19 lawyers in Holland and Belgium.*
Right
A MEGA SONG WHEN IT WAS MADE AND ALWAYS WILL BE RESPECT THE CLASH
One of the best.
Great cover! Just ❤ rock'in out to this!
Listening to this after losing a court case
Underrated comment. You actually fought the law.
DAAAAAAAAAAAMMN
Cool viddy! Love the Clash
I never knew there was a video for this
me neither
It looks like an edit of a bunch, you can see some of london calling in it, i can't identify any others
Bankrobber and Tommy Gun too
This is radio Clash
the guys in the video got arrested because the cops thought they were real bankrobbers...true story
Once I got really angry, and punched a wall. I guess you could say...
I fought the wall...and the wall won.
Lol your right though!
My brother broke both wrists that way. The wall always wins!
TEAR DOWN THE WALL!
I fought the lawn, and the lawn won!
I fought the math and the math won.
Still get chills when this song starts. Clash was legend
♬〰with a six gun♬ のとこ、カッコ良すぎてたまらん！💥🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁💥
I love classic rock! I rarely like covers, but this one is quite good.
punk rock not classic rock
@@marxismleninismkanyeism6440 Its a cover of a classic rock
BRAVO VINCE! BRAVISSIMO!
Damn this song is super relevant in 2020 right now.
Not really since the law was designed specifically to protect the Rich while suppressing the working class.
@@lukeblough6466 your point ? the law still wins.
@@kuylarhudgins5802 My point is merely that because the law is controlled by the rich people only the rich people ever win.
@@lukeblough6466 idk. . it comes down to what you think is winning. even though it might seem lovely for them they've gotta deal with shit too
@@kuylarhudgins5802 🙄
Unforgettable ! Forever .......
HOLY KINOOOOOOOO
BRAVO VINCE
No there aren't any leaks out there, cmon
BETTER *STOMP* CALL *STOMP* SAUL *STOMP STOMP*
BETTER *STOMP* CALL *STOMP* SAUL *STOMP STOMP*
BETTER *STOMP* CALL *STOMP* SAUL *STOMP STOMP*
BETTER *STOMP* CALL *STOMP* SAUL *STOMP STOMP*
Does anyone have the archive thread of it, I can't stop laughing at Chuck humming this song while dying.
Is it kino? Better call kink
VRAVO BINCE YOU JUST KEEP HITTING THE HOME RUNS
Just read the leaked BCS script, bravissimo, best finale I've seen
Listening to them provides you with the stamina you are short of.
2:15 Exactly how I feel, listening to this song
an underrated classic that has been buried by the outcome of stranger things. god i almost forgot this existed.
My favorite version of this song! The Clash are legendary!
if you like this you might like my brothers music. his name is Stu Morris.
Originally done by The Bobby Fuller Four
I will maintain till my dying breathe that the Clash did more great covers than any other band in history!!
>series finale
>Gene is being sent to prison
>led to his cell which shuts behind him
>"Well, guess I fought the law... and the law won."
>begins singing and dancing "I fought the law"
>the other prisoners join in from their cells and the guards do a coordinated baton twirl and high kicks
>cuts to Lalo and Howard beneath the lab singing
>cuts to Chuck in the burning house singing
>Gus and Mike doing a synchronized dance with dead serious faces
>cut to Walt lying in the lab nodding his head to the beat
>cuts to Kim doing karaoke with Cliff and Schweikart
>cuts to Huell dancing with his obese black wife who looks exactly like him but with lipstick and a wig dancing at a buffet
>gretchen and Elliot dancing to the song in their mansion with laser pointers following their movements
>cut to Pete and badger with arms around each other singing along as they aim their lasers
>cut to Skylar swaying to the beat as she hangs from the ceiling while the baby looks on and lipsyncs "the law won"
>cut to Marie drinking a mega pint of red wine, playing the song on Hank's record player
>cut to an underground shot of Hank's corpse magically springing back to life to say "i fought the law" before going back to being dead and Gomie saying "and the law won" and winks
>cut to Jesse in a rundown wooden cabin freezing with ice picks sticking out his nose under a blanket in Alaska humming to the tune
>cuts to Nacho dead in the desert staring into the camera
>cut to Ed Galbraith doing a little jig and clicking his heels, laughing in his vacuum store, counting the money he's made from all of this
>The cousins wheel Hector in front of the camera, and he gets out of the chair and starts breakdancing
THIS - LITERALLY THIS!
I find it funny how all the dead characters are reanimated for this scene EXCEPT for Nacho
wow, nice alt ending to bcs
Bravo Vince!
That would be incredibly epic!
How many of you know this is a cover of the Bobby Fuller Four 1966 hit?
Me heard it on the Radio about twenty years ago
It has country music sounds vibe to it
A very good version like it the same as the Clash version👍👏😜🎸🎤🌄
I do
the Clash version is nowhere near as good as Bobby Fuller Four in '66
It was written around 1958
Which was a cover of the original original. Sonny Curtis wrote it in 1958. When he replaced Buddy Holly the Crickets recorded it in 1959 and released it as part of their 1960 album " in style with the crickets". It was also the B side of their single "a sweet love".
can we all agree hector breakdancing was the best part of the finale
This song's energy is off the charts!
This song has been stuck in my head because of Sleeping Dogs
lol right? Sleeping Dogs is so underrated and I’m sad that we’ll probably never see a sequel
Oh yes!! Wei Shen is the best karaoke singer in the entire Hong Kong!!
Yea mah boi Wei is unparalled.
Yeah I like this song because of sleeping dogs
Omg you too guys??
BRAVO VINCE
this song feels ahead of its time and i was surprised to find out that it's from 1977 because it sounds more like an early 2000s punk rock song
Sonny Curtis in 1958, most popular version was Bobby Fuller Four in 1965. Clash ain't punk. Way cool though and probably the best cover in wide release.
Love the drumming in this song......
The British punk rock scene is still alive!! The punk rock british spirit of The Clash lives on through bands such as HeadAche. Search up 'Trepidation' by HeadAche.. you won't regret it!!
That intro is iconic, and the guitar and drums that drive the track along make this a Clash song, irrespective of who sang it before them.
This song sort of brings a kick to your stomach if you happened to come across a montage of footage from behind the scenes of a particular movie whose studio thought would be best for the world not to see so decided to erase it completely from existence and knowing the whole story behind the decision and how it played out. And it just happened to be a film about a very famous persistent cartoon canine who spent his entire life trying to catch a bird.
this song is SOLID
this songs made of sterner stuff
you think this is something? this chicanery?