The Clash This is England
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2014
- Description This is England The Clash
PUNK Rock England Bernard Rhodes Joe Strummer Clash culture Politics debate, Fashion plus lyrics:
I hear a gang fight on a human factory farm,
Are they howling out or doing somebody harm?
On a catwalk jungle some-body grabbed my arm.
Her voice spoke so cold it matched the weapon in her palm.
This is England,
This knife of Sheffield steel.
This is England,
This is how we feel.
Time on his hands, a freezing row of stones,
He won't go for the carrot,
They beat him by the pole,
Some sunny day con-fronted by his soul,
He's out at sea, so far off, he can't go home.
This is England,
What I'm sup-posed to die for.
This is England,
And we're never gonna cry no more.
Black shadow of the Vincent,
Falls on a Triumph line.
I got my motorcycle jacket,
But I'm walking all the time.
A South Atlantic wind blows,
Ice from a dying creed.
I see no glory,
When will we be free?
This is England,
We can chain you to a rail.
This is England,
We can kill you in a jail.
The British boots go kick them,
Got 'em in the head.
Police ain't watchin'
A newspaper's being read.
Who dares to protest
E-nough to react like a flame?
Out came the batons and,
The British warn them-selves.
This is England,
This land of il-legal dances.
This is England,
Land of one thousand stances.
This is England,
This knife of Sheffield steel.
This is England,
This is how we feel.
This is England,
This is England.
Repeat to fade 
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Joe was such a gracious man, so humble and yet so talented.
a poetic song... with punk guitars ... genius
Very underrated song
A Wonderful selection* Thank you so much for sharing * Best of wishes from Scotland :-)
This song really reflects england in the 80s.
Love this record.. still treasure it!
We need them all back now!!!!
We love England and the world is our oyster. Peace and love
One of t hose very rare happing in the fecking greatest music life, a few on those most brilliant happening was when the following bands came to gather Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, The Beetle, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Small Faces, Them, Rory Gallagher band, Phil Lynott-Thin Lizzy, Doctor Feelgood, Ian Dury and his Blockheads. The Sex Pistols, The Class, The Gallagher Brothers/ Oases. Willy- Mink DeVille and others of their most brilliant quality
Fortunately our windows survived this wondrous tune. Enough said!
Classic english punk rock.
Great album in my opinion.
when music blew you away!!!! love this song....brilliant ;)
This is England track........visuals are so wonderfully put together & at points gave me real chills / shivers down my spine....thank yo so much for sharing* now to continue listening to the rest of the compilation :-) x
This song always makes me miss wonderful England. I really need to go back and visit again, it's been so long.
its not bloody wonderful - its awful.
@@stuwarwick8508 its true very ugly and shitty food
@@thatsnotmyname6677 we're you from ?
@@stephenhall151 im from nigeria
Ruined by the Labour Party.
Still got me summer pass for 78....clash!
Thanks for posting this video. Really good. Long Live Joe
Awesome song!
I've always liked this song,maybe 2 more off the album as well but Joe's writing as sharp as ever.
My favourite song off the album Clash M2 ❤
SIMPLY LOVE THIS WORK(s)
Das war damals meine prsönliche Punkhymne !
Didnt understand it then or now, works though eh?
Grazie Strummer
I am goin to CC Italian in December!
Such a great song (Y)
I love the clash...april in portugal
never noticed the chat at the beginning until now. see you all on strumer square
el mejor grupo de punk!!
after the Ramones.
I find it interesting how Mick Jones tells a different story of how the band formed -- that he'd seen Joe Strummer sing in the 101er's and asked him to form a band without Bernie's involvement.
Either way, the record company really screwed The Clash.
Damn I love "London boys"
This is England!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Maf Anonymous I hope so!
classic New York City taxis. This is England man..
very fucking god song
did Bernie make this vid LOL, this song is huge in Dublin
Though this song sang about the woes of England,it stood out as the best song on the album..in fact it was the closest song to an actual Clash song on the record...after I bought Cut The Crap..it made me wish that the original members would somehow reunite,it wasn't to be unfortunately...BAD was good(No pun intended),Joe Strummer and the Mesculeros were good,..but the original Clash was great
BAD was awful. Clash Mk2 were new, exciting, original, interesting, stylish
Yet to see a video accompanying this song that gets what the song is about.
What is the song about?
The song is a state-of-the-nation address for Britain discussing the ills Joe Strummer sees around him - including the collapse of the British motorcycle production industry ("Black shadow of the Vincent falls on a Triumph line"), the harsh South Atlantic winter of 1984 that had seen many Britons die in freezing conditions ("South Atlantic wind blows, ice from a dying creed"), the wave of jingoistic patriotism that had accompanied Britain's victory in the Falklands War ("I see no glory, when will we be free"), and traditional old Clash themes of protest, police oppression and disillusionment ("Those British boots go kick Bengali in the head, police sit watchin', the newspapers been read, who cares to protest").
Its obvious if you listen to the song properly but if you only listen to the chorus which most people do the point goes straight over their heads
Ashley Keating good analysis.
The drumming is amazing in this song
Alan Greenspun you're having a laugh aren't you? You must have been in charge of the shocking drum machine, I think the great Topper Headon would disagree with your ridiculous comment
@@deerhunter2218 that’s the great thing with music, what one finds offensive another finds it good. Cheers
Drumming? It’s a poorly programmed drum machine.
Great song though.
How far we've come
England should be free
Excellent song. Graphics and images appear to miss the point
Joe would have plenty to say about the state of affairs today it's a shit storm out there
We like english music...
I love England almost as much as America
Having to consider the priority for your love between 2 countries is a privilege English people would never consider, let alone excercise
all the best
the clash...i think...in regress in england! Desculpem a minha lingua é a a Portuguesa.
BSB!
almost a good video,point of the song been missed again.
what's the song about? I don't get most of the lyric's references. I assume it's because I'm not English, or even British.
Well if I may proffer an interpretation. England is the land where ancient rights were spawned and recognised, for example as outlined in Magna Carta, where the idea that no man was above the law including the King and that trial in crime should be done by a jury of his peers etc. These values of freedom have been systematically abused leading to the Police state England we have today, which was well on the way when this song was written and performed. Many of the Clash's lyrics have the idea of Justice and injustice of the system - how it wasn't meant to be like this.
Working class English Joe whining about dealing with his status in English society. Mellor looking for perfection in imperfect world, whining complaining commie clash
Ronny Sterling you fucking dumb shit you don’t know two shits about what Joe is saying you nazi shit.
@@ronnysterling7694 ron, you should read a bit more, & not the sun or the daily mail
Imagine thinking this was a patriotic song...........
It's like the British Born in the USA.
Only a leftwing moron would believe it isn't a patriotic song.
@ Kerry katona - the clash were hard left ? It’s singing about all the things wrong with England, if you think that’s patriotic then great
@@saxglend9439 have you heard the lyrics? You Muppet
@@jlcrproductions301 Moron
Daltrey and The Whio is England
What a fucking surprise, 100's of years of colonialism has consequences
Joe, singing about working class brutality was hardly a member himself: public school boy with all the benefits a father in the foreign service had to offer. Apparently he was also a bit of sh*t, screwing some of his bandmates GFs, etc. Still, its a great song and many more to go with it - though i don't necessarily agree with most of john/joe's sentiments!
ZZZZZ
I love this song.
Fuck off mate unless you knew the guy knock off calling him.a shit.He gave enough to the world
joe rocks,you could never even push one up a hill
was it not Vince White who screwed Bernie's Gf? Also what benefits were there to being left alone in a private school at about 9 years old and seeing your parents twice a year? these schools produce disturbed individuals who later become Tories so Joe did ok to come out still believing in naive things like the common man and a better future for all people
Now fascist Truss
This is England, ok. But band which playin' this song is not The Clash.
BREXIT!!!!! We did it lads!
This is a song about how England was falling apart at the seems, due to the actions of the English.
GG WP no re.
Sir Ponsonby Wobblebottom joe wouldn’t be on the side of Brexit!
Joe embraced multiculturalism you rocket😂😂😂😂😉
@An Orange A Day Keeps The Scurvy Away so he would have supported ukip. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Leftwing parties ruin countries.
england is a loving muslim country; lol,and you dont see what is happening