@@michaeljohnston9552 Thanks Michael, of course original is great too but I like Clash version better. It perfectly suits the album and whole punk movement.
LYRICS : Well, I'm running Police on my back I've been hiding Police on my back There was a shooting Police on my back And the victim Well, he won't come back I been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday What have I done? What have I done? Yes, I'm running Down the railway track Could you help me? Police on my back They will catch me If I dare drop back Won't you give me All the speed I lack? I been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday What have I done? What have I done? I'm running I am running I've been running Yes, I'm running Down the railway track Could you help me? Police on my back They will catch me If I dare drop back Won't you help me Find the speed I lack? I been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday What have I done? What have I done? And I'm running Police on my back Hiding Police on my back Running Police on my back Hiding Police on my back Yes, I'm Running Down the railway track Could you help me? Police on my back They will catch me If I dare drop back So you'll give me All the speed I lack? I've been running I've been running enjoy this beautiful music and these words peace people ✌️🙂
This is absolutely amazing. Everything about this song takes me to a en energetic, motivated, driven and youthful headspace. I'm still young, but now dealing with chronic pain and mobility problems, I feel a lot older than I am. I miss walking on foot for hours without feeling tired, stopping at the pub, eating and drinking, continuing on my way with no specific destination in sight. Get high, continue on and see where the day takes me. My best adventures have come from days like this, with The Clash blaring in my ears to keep me going.
Hey man, i skate and am energetic person, last winter i got diagnosed with 2 herniated discs. At first i couldn't even walk. I was broken. Then i started exercising and got better diet. I lost 25 kg and i skate hard as before. Still the pain is there but much less, and i can do the same stuff as before. I felt old as hell, but now i feel young and strong. Just keep on pushing!
I love your story man. Wish it was a little different in ur favor but isn't it Amazing that people you'll never meet recorded some sounds years ago and it energizes you in a way far beyond just "liking the song". A good song written with a lot of love n genius can propel us to higher boundaries than what our minds n bodies would ordinarily do.
4 words in this incredible song say it all. WHAT HAVE I DONE? Police On My Back was originally released by The Equals in 1968. It was a relevant song then. The Clash released their fantastic version in 1980. It was still relevant. Now it's 2022 and if a band released a version of this song today, guess what? It would be more f*cking relevant than ever. The cops whine and complain that they get no respect. When they treat people like citizens with rights and dignity instead of victims with targets on their backs only then will they get some respect. Respect is earned not casually given out. We need a 2022 version of The Clash to inspire the youth of today. Long Live Social Justice!! VENCEREMOS!!
No we don't. This album could have been recorded yesterday. The Clash are timeless, ageless and their music spans the generations as immortal artists do. Because The Clash are STILL the only band that matters.
I was a junior in HS when this song was being played on WBCN in Boston. It took a while, but I was at the ready with the tape recorder with the pause and record buttons depressed and a fresh Memorex cassette. My favorite song then....finally captured for endless repeat. I believe it was a level of anticipation, patience and joy that young people today can't comprehend and wouldn't understand.
Dear Joe 40 years have gone and still Police is on my back...WHY?...what have I done?...and I have never been a Sandinista...but only a fan of Clash...Thanks a lot for your magnificent music...cheerio...
After listening to the original version by the Equals, I find this version much more energetic, thanks to Topper's drumming and Mick's riffs. By the way, I've been listening to this for 40 years and never get bored with it
found out this was written by Eddy Grant, the guy who had a hit with “electric Avenue” in the 80s. He wrote it in the late 60s when he was part of the group the equals, and they had a minor hit with it.
The Equals, by the fabulous Eddie Grant, wrote and played Police on my back. The band's pop sound at the time does not "cheat". They were the most provocative thing of their time.
@steveadams2576 I’ve never heard an x plantation of this; but my guess is that they were called this because they were great musically, lyrically, AND they wrote about issues and considered justice, injustice, and societal, and other issues that went beyond just relationship/ love songs.
@@username0754 what's that got to do with aggressive punk...???... I know its a pointless fact to some and a little bit wordplay but I was merely pointing out that Strummer was the most anti-aggresive human being on the planet...love u...x
If someone is a kindergarten teacher this is how they should teach the kid show to learn there days of the week, if I have kids it’s how I’ll teach my kids
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What a song! What an album! What a band!
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@@michaeljohnston9552 Thanks Michael, of course original is great too but I like Clash version better. It perfectly suits the album and whole punk movement.
@@giorgiimedashvili1763 you know what's better.....billie joe Armstrongs cover from no fun Mondays
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what a comment! :D
The only band that matters
I taught my son the days of the week with this song. Gotta raise 'em right!
badass!
Most excellent!! 👌
Son, avoid police on Saturdays, simple.
I taught my son to cook crystal meth to this song
Topper
Good for you-l wish more parents would raise their children on the songs of the Clash.
the Clash were the Beatles of punk. Awesome band with songs that still resonate
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The Beatlles? Who the fuck are they, Terry?
@@silverfox8615 Is exalted, you know, love the Beatles too but listen them in another mood
Please delete this comment. The Clash should NEVER be placed in the same sentence as those phoneys.
I didn't listen to the clash for so long because they trash talked the fabs. Just learning to forgive them now
This song is never old. It sounds like an eternal youth.
LYRICS :
Well, I'm running
Police on my back
I've been hiding
Police on my back
There was a shooting
Police on my back
And the victim
Well, he won't come back
I been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
What have I done?
What have I done?
Yes, I'm running
Down the railway track
Could you help me?
Police on my back
They will catch me
If I dare drop back
Won't you give me
All the speed I lack?
I been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
What have I done?
What have I done?
I'm running
I am running
I've been running
Yes, I'm running
Down the railway track
Could you help me?
Police on my back
They will catch me
If I dare drop back
Won't you help me
Find the speed I lack?
I been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
What have I done?
What have I done?
And I'm running
Police on my back
Hiding
Police on my back
Running
Police on my back
Hiding
Police on my back
Yes, I'm Running
Down the railway track
Could you help me?
Police on my back
They will catch me
If I dare drop back
So you'll give me
All the speed I lack?
I've been running
I've been running
enjoy this beautiful music and these words peace people ✌️🙂
Gracias✌️
This is absolutely amazing. Everything about this song takes me to a en energetic, motivated, driven and youthful headspace. I'm still young, but now dealing with chronic pain and mobility problems, I feel a lot older than I am. I miss walking on foot for hours without feeling tired, stopping at the pub, eating and drinking, continuing on my way with no specific destination in sight. Get high, continue on and see where the day takes me. My best adventures have come from days like this, with The Clash blaring in my ears to keep me going.
We have an elastic heart .. i feel you!
Keep on keeping on man ! Bless this mess
Hey man, i skate and am energetic person, last winter i got diagnosed with 2 herniated discs. At first i couldn't even walk. I was broken. Then i started exercising and got better diet. I lost 25 kg and i skate hard as before. Still the pain is there but much less, and i can do the same stuff as before. I felt old as hell, but now i feel young and strong. Just keep on pushing!
I love your story man. Wish it was a little different in ur favor but isn't it Amazing that people you'll never meet recorded some sounds years ago and it energizes you in a way far beyond just "liking the song". A good song written with a lot of love n genius can propel us to higher boundaries than what our minds n bodies would ordinarily do.
@@vuckomarsenic2047 clash of songs were mostly political and I bet Joe Strummer never thought that his songs would be motivational workout songs lol
Their songs made my life a little better when I was younger.
Cool at 64 too.
I was away to say lol......I listen to them as much as i did when i was heavily in to them at 14
Fantastic. Energy galore.
One of those ‘Wow that’s awesome, wait, it’s a cover?’ songs.
4 words in this incredible song say it all. WHAT HAVE I DONE?
Police On My Back was originally released by The Equals in 1968. It was a relevant song then.
The Clash released their fantastic version in 1980. It was still relevant.
Now it's 2022 and if a band released a version of this song today, guess what? It would be more f*cking relevant than ever.
The cops whine and complain that they get no respect. When they treat people like citizens with rights and dignity instead of victims with targets on their backs only then will they get some respect. Respect is earned not casually given out.
We need a 2022 version of The Clash to inspire the youth of today. Long Live Social Justice!! VENCEREMOS!!
No we don't.
This album could have been recorded yesterday. The Clash are timeless, ageless and their music spans the generations as immortal artists do. Because The Clash are STILL the only band that matters.
You do realize the song is about someone murdering someone and then the police on their back to arrest them. Lmao
You are so right-the police often act like an occupying army.If they want respect,they need to treat people in a respectful manner.
The Clash
THE ONLY BAND THAT MATTERS!!!
✊❤️❤️✊
True back in 82 and still today my Brother...And Rolling Stones' fans still suck!!
Everytime I here the guitar/sirens in the beginning 🥲 God this music always brings back good memories 🖤 long live the clash
I was a junior in HS when this song was being played on WBCN in Boston. It took a while, but I was at the ready with the tape recorder with the pause and record buttons depressed and a fresh Memorex cassette. My favorite song then....finally captured for endless repeat. I believe it was a level of anticipation, patience and joy that young people today can't comprehend and wouldn't understand.
One of the greatest bands there will ever be.
“The only band that matters”
@@videomusic14 one of a few I think Sex pistols are the best
Guns of Brixton, Radio Casbah, Radio Clash. etc
The only band that matters
Quite so!
The band of my youth, the band of my old days, the band!
Me too
I’m 24 this is also the band of my youth thanks to my mom
The Only Band That Mattered
Best one on the lp
Joe Strummer was a genius. Sandinista gets better every time I listen. Best album ever.
Sandinista indeed is a beautiful treasure!! The Clash were soooo wonderful! They could play every style!
Mick Jones was the real musical talent, but yeah Joe was the passion
@@spm_hcmcAnd the lyrics, which were amazing and not the generic cringy punk fuck the system shit. He was also an awesome rhythm guitar player
The best Clash album
Dear Joe 40 years have gone and still Police is on my back...WHY?...what have I done?...and I have never been a Sandinista...but only a fan of Clash...Thanks a lot for your magnificent music...cheerio...
Saw them live 3 times in my you her days in London. Fantastic band.
yip I often jaunted down from Aberdeen to see these absolute fkn legends
Best hi energy rock song ever. You wanna go running go run like the clash from the bobbies. They cant catch you
ONLY THE CLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD I MISS THEM! RIP JOE, you were a GOD! sgl.
Amen to that
“Train In Vain”
&
“Straight To Hell”
And this , and my top three from The Clash!
Are you a train driver by any chance 😉
Train in vain is the best@@shonabeggs4640
This is my best song of Clash.
My favorite Clash song along with at least 3 others.
It’s originally an Eddy Grant song from the 60,s The Clash version is faster and better
My favorite is Should I stay or should I go
I met Joe outside the Fillmore in SF. Coolest guy ever! I was in awe. Rest In Peace
Warn us before you name drop like that...
You almost dropped that one on my foot!!!
He was the only "rock star" whose death brought me to tears.....
I'll never forget the first time I listened to the clash
Always in my heart!
I love this song every time i kick up the volume to high !! Just love it
The clash are great. 🌃 🎵 🎸
This album changed my life, when I was 15. Now 58 Ha!
57. Unfortunately I my only concert was Combat Rock
Written by Eddie Grant of Electric Avenue fame, back when he was the band called The Equals ! How many of you knew that ?
I didn’t-thank you for enlightening me.
OUTER BAAAAAAANKS!!!
Cant believe its been 3 years since outer banks started, ill come back when I finish the series, hopefully they keep going...POGUES FOR LYFE!!!
Any real band of the last 30 years and worth their weight in gold were forced to pass thru The Clash's gates
You got that fucking RIGHT !!!!!!
Maybe so, but any band that even entered the genre, including the clash owe it to the ones that started it all. That band is the Ramones.
Actually Iggy and the Stooges were the proto punk band. Iggy is still considered the godfather of punk. But yeah, the Ramones are tops!
@@draganglumac True, if you wanna get farther in The Who are considered the godfathers of punk.
@@JE-ot2zyYep, and not to forget The New York Dolls.
the clash, heaven sent
Their BEST SONG!!!
What a song ,a cover of the equals song
After listening to the original version by the Equals, I find this version much more energetic, thanks to Topper's drumming and Mick's riffs.
By the way, I've been listening to this for 40 years and never get bored with it
Agreeing 100%!
19 years for me! Good for us for being so clever so, so long ago!
Did you know that it was written by Eddie Grant?
Yes. We all did.
And it's 'Eddy'
@@kobartlett
I'd hazard a guess most Americans don't.@@squirrelbutler2119
found out this was written by Eddy Grant, the guy who had a hit with “electric Avenue” in the 80s. He wrote it in the late 60s when he was part of the group the equals, and they had a minor hit with it.
Totally makes sense now.. this has eddy written all over it. Sounds very similar to electric Avenue
Wowzers!!!! I never knew, cheers for that! 🍻
Great song to do a little cardio 🏃
The Equals, by the fabulous Eddie Grant, wrote and played Police on my back. The band's pop sound at the time does not "cheat". They were the most provocative thing of their time.
This was always my favourite track on Sandinista. It's a real rabble-rouser.
I'm right back in College today!! Waay back for me. But the music..miss it.🎵🎵
I am running!
this is possibly the most nostalgic song in existence to me
40 yrs ago I heard this first and still listening. Class.
Uma das maiores bandas de todos os tempos uma das minhas preferidas!the clash forever!
Minha também!!
J'avais 14 ans j'en ai 54 maintenant et toujours la même énergie dégagée par ce titre
J'ai 59 ans et oui ;)
J'ai 63ans et oui
The ultimate ending song of a reboot of Police Academy reboot no doubt about that
The good old days!
Dancing to this made me feel better, Thank You Very Much, Much Love
God Loves You All❤❤❤
A truly excellent cover of the late 1960s song by The Equals.
The Only Band That Matters 👍🎶
@steveadams2576
I’ve never heard an x plantation of this; but my guess is that they were called this because they were great musically, lyrically, AND they wrote about issues and considered justice, injustice, and societal, and other issues that went beyond just relationship/ love songs.
Outer banks baby 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
I love the guitar working in thematically the mimicking police siren sounds
They had a weird knack with making a cover their own. This was tremendous live.
The legend say that they’re still running
Sounds as good today as the first time I heard this all those years ago - timeless classic!!
Greatest album of all time, all artists everyone. Will never be topped
This and brain hanging upside down by ramones are 2 of the best songs ever written.
Los vi tres veces. Cada una mejor que la anterior. Únicos
Saw them once in Melbourne Australia. Awesome
So goood...
Damn this song is fire 🔥 😎
"What have I done"......
I'm a teacher of English and I've always used this song to make my young students learn the days of the week and ...WHAT I HAVE DONE?
Shred Central PodCast BROUGHT ME HERE.
MASTERPIECE.. 😎
Better than anything I've heard, gimme aggressive punk over any other
Joe Strummer? The most passive man ever.
@@username0754 what's that got to do with aggressive punk...???... I know its a pointless fact to some and a little bit wordplay but I was merely pointing out that Strummer was the most anti-aggresive human being on the planet...love u...x
This is relatable I’m getting pulled over as I type this
Now check the original by the EQUALS (1967)...!
Jadooooooore 😍 clash était vraiment un super groupe '
God Loves You All❤️❤️❤️
Don't forget to thank Eddy Grant for writing this song 😛🙌🏾! Big up, Eddy Grant and The Clash!
Sandinista for ever
The most dangerous band in the world #TheClash
Good song for a Sunday night.
i clash sono tanto nella mia vita
Top quality 👌
Still running
It's criminal that this song was never on any MLB the Show soundtrack 🤦
How so?
Great song and did you catch how they make the siren sound with their guitars
Mi hijo aprendió cada día de la semana y el orden en esta canción.
Bellissima!
Young Sheldon brought me here. Good song!!!
Under appreciated song
Yeah it's a really great song 🎸 i always kick up the volume to kick ass high. Even if the 🚓 cops are called. Long live punk rock !!!
It’s a cover as the original was done by the Equals in 67
it's a great cover@@bumblebeemoi
I literally love every single person here who also loves the Clash...The Only Band That Really Matters!
Desde el Cerro al Parque Central
A Rodney Mullen video part for Almost brought me here all the way back in 2011 .. good old skateboarding days
art.
Kaja imaš lijepo ime i dobar glazbeni ukus!
Amazing song, rediscovered thanks to an old audio recording we made found from the 80s.
Sandinista il loro album piu bello per me
This song is a great remake. The original was by The Equals which was Eddy Grants band.
Rock on!
Absolute clean banger.
If someone is a kindergarten teacher this is how they should teach the kid show to learn there days of the week, if I have kids it’s how I’ll teach my kids
Smoke another joint
Don't forget to highlight that there was a shooting and the victim won't come back so they can learn about death at the same time 🙄
It’s how my kids learned.
That’s exactly how my son learned his days of the week when he was a toddler, by listening to this song! 😂
Legit why I'm here. Great minds.
Punk Rock Never Die!! 🤘
You said it ! It's alive ! And will live on unlike shit that is on tv 📺 punk rock is the true voice. Punk rock is the truth of outsiders like me. 🎸
Yeah, me too
The end credits of Man on a ledge been Shazamed brought me here!
Guitar "sirens" were an inspired touch.
The Equals' cover song (with Eddy Grant of "Electric Avenue" fame)... Grant had created the "Killer On The Rampage" album (in the 1980's)
Great song
A good cover of the original by The Equals from their 1968 album, Baby, Come Back.
🤘🤘