The Clash - Police & Thieves (Official Audio)
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- The Clash - Police & Thieves (Official Audio)
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Lyrics
Police and thieves in the streets
Oh yeah!
Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition
Police and thieves in the street
Oh yeah!
Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition
From Genesis to Revelation
The next generation will be hear me
From Genesis to Revelation
The next generation will be hear me
And all the crowd comes in day by day
No one stop it in anyway
And all the peacemaker turn war officer
Hear what I say
[Vocal ad lib]
Police, police, police and thieves oh yeah
Police, police, police and thieves oh yeah
From Genesis oh yeah
Police, police, police and thieves oh yeah
Scaring, fighting the nation
Shooting, shooting their guns and ammunition
Police, police, police and thieves oh yeah
Police, police, police and thieves oh yeah
Here come, here come, here come
The station is bombed
Get out get out get out you people
If you don't wanna get blown up
[Vocal ad lib] - เพลง
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I was the only Black/African American kid in my class listening to punk back 1978. The Clash was my favorite band. All these years later the first album still rocks!
I feel you dude, I'm 17 and sadly no kid these days really listens to punk like this, which is a shame because this is such great music
If I'm not mistaken, this was their remix to an earlier reggae song
Same for me on both points in okc in1980
@@manimotard5429 it is jr. Murvin did original.
You're obviously around the same age as me. My Dad drove a Wolksvagen Beetle all his life, but he rode a Triumph 750 motorcycle, we were the nut jobs on our road. I love reggae, used to grow weed in my ma's greenhouse, our house was a house of music. Out on the patio smoking joints, listening to Pink Floyd, while my Da talks to my mate Julian about his bike. And my Ma making tea,
Being open to great Jamaican music and old-school American rock is what saved the Clash from becoming just another punk casualty. Allowed them to climb out of the late '70s and continue blazing thru the early '80s. God Bless The Clash!
My friend who had never listened to punk let alone the clash fell in love with this song so I played it at his funeral 😢
Sorry buddy
R.I.P.
Better him than me.
Sorry to hear it, man. Was it the police or the thieves that gotem?
❤
rest in paradise to your friend but you shouldve played the original junior murvin version its far superior
None of todays music comes close to the raw emotion The Clash have in their music
This is definitely untrue but music like that is rare.
Idles
It has become culturally unfashionable to criticize and dislike trash that goes for 'music' these days, because it was made by protected classes of the population whom the privileged classes dare not criticize lest they be labelled 'racist'. I'm an immigrant, so I have seen the arc of American society from an outsider's eyes for 30+ years. Black music used to be gorgeous, melodious decades ago - 50s 60s 70s 80s. Nowadays, its 'shock to sell' tactics by ex-criminals turning producer and 'singing' about explicit topics. But one day, the cycle will turn again - and melody and the MUSIC anthology accumulated by the greats will be added to by new musicians. Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, The Clash, Pink Floyd, Elvis, Depeche Mode, The Cure, U2, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bob Marley, The Doors, Beatles, AC/DC, Jimmy Hendrix, my goodness so many delightful artists!
@@PulseInterstellar Nah babes, you're just racist & old.
The greatest. I love so many bands of their time, but as a Brit. They just make me proud to be British. We are such an embarrassment of a country but these guys make me proud.
Greatest band of all time. They spoke to the youth and we listened. Once a punk always a punk
The first time my mom told me to “Turn that shit DOWN!” I knew I found what I was looking for in my choice of music. I’ve never turned Back!
That's funny!!!@@robertdepatty7824
Me too but my mom kinda liked them too! & I'm old!
Ne'er truer words were spoken than this song imo, but sometimes I wonder if most of us really listened...b/c the same shyt is going on 50 years later, and most ppl still tolerate it
Ils permettaient une prise de conscience politique que les Kids de l'époque ne possédaient pas.
Sitting at home unemployed by the pandemic in May of '20 watching riots in the US streets and remembering hearing this song for the 1st time 40 years ago. It's all come full circle. Great song, great band!!
"Know your rights."
We can do this!!!!..Chin up Lad! we got this!!..
as a care worker I am employed looking after people I love ... this song makes sense , the shit is coming
All their stuff is still great now. I turned my kid onto them!
Your life will get better
Their first record was released on this day in 1977. RIP Joe!
Queens Jubilee!
"The Future is Unwritten!"
The only band that matters.
Amen
The song was first written by Junior Murvin and produced by Lee Perry.
Produite par Lee Pery ? Sérieux ?..
R.I.P. Roslav Szaybo,
the polish graphic-artist,
who has create the cover art of this album.
Wow I didnt know that.
Paul's bass here is killer like always but so is Topper's drumming, top class
Terry Chimes was drumming on this track.
@@gav6189 he was pissed off that he got credited as Tory crimes.
That bass line gives me some shivers.
Is a crazy good line !!! Fabulous..
And Paul couldn't even play when he joined.
fall, 1977 ... i had just turned 12 .. my best friends from up the street had just got back from the UK .. their dad was a prof at the local uni just returning from his sabbitical ... anyhoo, they show up at my house within a week with this album .. gave it to me just like that ... life changer ...
The sheer audacity, to even attempt this track, on their debut album, when they were still learning their trade in many ways, gave a glimpse of the greatness unfolding before our eyes. The band that changed a generation. Not just a band, a religion, a cause. And what great tunes they left us...
@steven sprung Couldve been worse!
The Ruts could play reggae better!
Junior Murvin DESPISED their version!
Lol where’s the audacity exactly? Not sure where the controversy is
@@xAeschylusx probably because it's such a different type of song compared to the rest of their others on this album and more progressive. So im guessing hes meaning they already managed to evolve within their debut album when most bands don't usually start exploring different stuff til later albums. That's how I perceived it at least lol
This tune changed my life the first time I heard it. Punk and Reggae.
Stay Free people.
Me too.
yep junior marvin babyyyy
What happened?
This is actually a Junior Murvin cover... I love this version of it, though!
There is an old documentary about The Clash called "Rude Boy." My sister had it back in the 1990s, and in one scene, they had the original version of this song playing in the background. I'm sure it's probably on TH-cam... But, yes I believe the original artist was Junior Mervin.
@@Stanley.1977 cool i didn't know that, damn this guys voice is high
That bass line is just so...groovy 🔥
And Paul couldn't even play when he joined.
I can play it but not through the whole song, my fretting hand cramps up after a while
I think that drums are just out of this world
the original reggae version has a far groovier bass -_-
I wish people would actually listen to this now.
I do
Me too
Me three!
Oh. Yeah from Perú ICA
@@adelalilianatellozambrano7509 omg im from peru as well !!
We need another band like them . Raw emotion.
Loved Joe Strummer.
God, i miss him.
and his raw vocals,
listen to this up loud, how can you not?
The Clash's first album for me is the best, original punk, up there with the Sex Pistols and the Damned, 70's Punk paved the way for all rest 🎤🎶🎸🇬🇧
John Keating yep, true legends,,, rarely has anyone integrated Punk, reggae, ska & new wave 🎯🍺🍸
Clash 1st record, pistols, damned neat. That's the original London punk crew
@@blacksunshine7485 what do you think of the new punk like Zebrahead, Sum 41 etc ?
@@leecomber1062I listen to pretty much everything and love pop punk too
and all of em road the backs of the Specials ,not in a bad way, but giants stand on bigger shoulders to attain such heights.
hands down best album, no filler, each cut DESTROYS
I'd have to go with London Calling. It's in my top ten albums of all time.
I'd say give em enough rope
Cut The Crap is the best one for me
......nah just kidding, their debut album is my favorite (This Is England from CTC is pretty solid though)
English or US Edition??
They just did nothing half assed.
How relevant this stays, thank you Junior and The Clash.
Seriously the clash a timeless classic
@Blair Davidson cover song. Wot ya chatting
yep , was speaking to my 28 year old friend this afternoon, he mentioned how good the clash were , who am I to disagree :-)
Now people just say:
“Police, police, police poli icee
@@BaileyHartman1620 The Clash 2,0 stunk.
The best cover ever
Sorry because I inow that my english sucks. I discovered The Clash un 2000's since a movie about Joe Strummer. Falled in love since this. Punks not dead
if you like this you might like my brothers music. His name is Stu Morris, 'murder the ghost' is a good song by him
Actually, a fine cover version of a bonafide Jamaican Reggae classic - thank you Junior Reid!
Ur point exactly ?
@@paulmcleod1469 th-cam.com/video/XlP3J3J3Upw/w-d-xo.html
Isn't it junior murvin originally?
This is where the Police got their sound from. They also got the name “the police” from this song. Stewart Copeland said I’m an interview that he basically took this song and inverted the snare and kick to land on the “3” instead of 2 and 4 to give it a more reggae drum groove. If you listen to Roxanne and Walking on the moon you’ll hear the influence
1982 I was at Shea Stadium when The Clash opened for the Who 16 yrs old with my best friend who died 3 yrs ago .
Sorry to hear about your mate. I bet you have some good memories of seeing the Clash open for the Who. That must have been one hell of a gig!
A good old mate of mine saw Zep at Knebworth, one of their last ever gigs before Bonham died. Every time Zep is mentioned he casually says "Yeah! I wouldn't mind seeing Led Zeppelin.......again!". Knowing damn well I never saw Zep!
Bastard! 😠
Me too. October 13, 1982.
Condolences 🙏💔
Wow would have loved to be there
One of the greatest bands ever... been in my life for over 35 years
Only 35 years ?
Yea
Same
Gives me goosebumps this song. The picture of a child covered in naipalm that was on the front page of all national newspapers was probably on Joe's mind when sang "Charlie's gonna be a naipalm star ".
They are great, I missed them in the day but at 64 I'm really catching up. 😸
@@karlnorw no one likes to read that, 35, 40 or 1year good luck
Saw the Clash live 3 times in London, brilliant band .
Nothing warms my heart more at a time like this to see that this song is gaining traction. Love yall.
Talkingheads Life before Wartime! Great song
Warm your heart again Corbin!
@@bonniebickett4520the talking heads were fine and all, but come on, The Clash?? No comparison at all.
Who’s listening to this in 2020 an thinkin “damn this is relevant”
I am
Clash ever and ever!
yee
Yup ... USA, land of the free
To true.
Thank god for The Clash showing us all that a little Ganja and a trip to Jamaica makes all in life better especially rock and roll.
Dude...I'm 53 and still lovin' this stuff!!!
if you like this you might like my brothers music. His name is Stu Morris
I'm 67 and STILL enjoy The Clash, The Damned, The Beatles - and these days Turnstile comes up first in my mind
Although I love the class I seen your comment I did go and check out stew sorry it is not for me but I did dig the album cover artwork@@SteveMorris-zb1ug
Another lee perry blessing to music and culture
The genius that was Joe Strummer, Mick Jones and the rest of The Clash in the late '70's. This song serves as a strong example.
of a cover song
What genius? They didn't create this song. It's a mere cover of a Junior Murvin hit. "They destroyed jah's work!"
This hasn't aged a day in 45 years. Respect.
Of course it has, old fart.
A timeless tune!
From Genesis to Revelation...
Love them still. Such a simple sweet sound. Haunting crisp notes. Saw them at Cloudland . Soooo good. Best debut album by anyone ever.
Soy peruano y a mis 50 años siempre fue mi mejor canción, de mi epoca
I was lucky to see the Clash in 83 and later on Big Audio Dynamite two of my all time favorite band's
Me too !!
The band that changed history it self.
Simply the best ! I met them in my youth and now almost 50, still love them and their punk music. Long live the Clash !
August 16th my age will be "70"
I've never have heard this great classic song over throes Radio waves
Peace
(old pothead dude)
The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket
POLICE
POLICE
POLICE AND THIIIIIIEEEEEEeeEeeeves
Oh yeeeaaahhhhh.
More true than ever
@@richardolsen1113 the best
Joe we will never forget you
❤
Imagine Joe in these times.....
John Paul Pistorio Do you Srummer would been against this virus.....!
Sempre coloco essa música pra minha mãe ouvir, ela está tratando um câncer de mama e essa música alegra ela :)
❤️
Espero que dê tudo certo pra ela 🙏 avisa aqui, por favor
Que Deus possa fazer um milagre em vossas vidas!
Que Deus ilumine vocês e cure sua mãe, vai ficar tudo bem 🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤
Oi Juju, enviando good vibes pra sua mama. Lindo seu nome. Amo a Lakshmi e sempre q ponho o mantra dela para durmir tenho sonhos vividos, De noticias dela ❤
@@palomamesmo com fé em Deus vai dar, amém! obrigada! Deus abençoe
This song reminds me of when i was arrested in Russia for playing the music too loud in 1992 i love the clash
You must be joking
Putin.?
More thievrs the Police
Норм, приезжай еще раз
Dog taken of me
This is what i loved about The Clash, they could be a straight forward Punk band & change on a dime & become a ragae band, just a great band
One of the greatest punk protest anthems was written by a Jamaican reggae star!
Well you learn something new every day 🙄
Believe or not one of punk boy at my school back in 1999-2002 who loved The Clash now being a police man
From the stables of the legendary LeeScratch Perry, sung by Junior Mervin!! Straight from Jamaica…..we are always the trend setters!!!!
Just found the lp for free in a recycling centre 🙂
The only band that ever really mattered
Nah, they were good, I saw them in 78, but The Pistols were the real punk rockers. Don't forget The Buzzcocks as well :)
One of the best debut albums ever !
Yes its on my top 5 greatest punk albums
The reason why the Clash and Punk itself will always remain relevant is because society will always been something ruined by corruption and cruelty. Until we stomp it out.
be the spark that lights the tinder....
smash the state
Still relevant in today’s madness, damn.
Well, yeah "From Genesis to Revelations". That's sorta the point.
I was 18 when i heard my first Clash song. I lived in Columbus Ohio and Ohio is a land locked musical black hole. A giant music magnet pull that nothing, not even light escaped from. A girl moved in down the street. She was from New Yawk. Id never seen a punk rocker before. This was the end of 1980. She was SO cute and new to the area i fell in love with her instantly. She had all my favorite movies and books. It was like we knew each other in a past life. She had RECORDS that Ide never heard of like The Clash, Sex Pistols, Black Flag, Fear and DKs.. She played Clash City Rockers and i was floored at how good it was. Columbus had one kinda decent rock starion and that was it. The fact an English speaking teenager had not even HEARD OF THEe CLASH IN 1980 says everything. There was no radio. Maximum Rock n Roll radio didnt exist yet. No way to be exposed to it. Any punk rock
you wanted you had to order it in the mail. Most people unless they had been to New York or the West Coast had never heard punk much less SEEN it. That platinum blonde girl saved my soul then i sold it for punk rock. And people were downright mean about how YOU cut your own hair or what color YOU wanted YOUR hair. You had to be a brave ballsy person to walk around dressed as a PR in the late 70s -early 80s cause you were GOING to get beat up -alot ha ha. And we were tame to whats going on now. Todays PRs can go to Hot Topic and its Punk off the Rack. The internet allows you instantaneous downloads of punk music, even obscure shit that I never knew other people heard it. But back in the day we had it so rough bla bla bla.
Kids today had us to show them the way and i love all the access to all the music. Punk didnt hit the midwest in Ohio till 1983 and it was already dying out in some places. I owe that 17 year old punk rock girl more than i coud ever say. Without punk i would have been one of the Foghat, Ted Nugent, AC/DC (without Bon Scott) and VanHalen crew. Going to keg parties and getting some loser job at Walmart and never left Ohio. Punk brought out the individual in me. Made me question my place in the world and empowered me to change it. I left Ohio in 1983 and its the best one decision i ever made. Dont misunderstand me, Ohio is great for some people just not for me. The Clash and Joe Strummer made me see that. Made my realize i was complacent and id never realize any of my dreams unless i stopped playing it safe and took an uncomfortable chance and followed my dreams.
Thank you Paul Simonon, Mick Jones, Topper Headon and Joe Strummer RIP.
What a relief they were!
Be good, so you only have to worry about one. Stay well, my friends.
punk + reggae = the best clash song of all time!!!!!!
Finest album of all time,well it spoke to me back then and lifted my soul then and still does now.No need to be anything but trying hard to be something.Guitars as tommy guns paint brushes as poster war nothing but words to fight no blood just justice we can win
The only band that ever really mattered
I'm complietly agree with you !!!!
Je suis complètement d'accord avec toi !!!!
Troy Hall How so ?
@@johnharvey4448 The rest are shit
have a listen to feeding of the 5000 by crass
Everyone says that about a band. Grow up
To be fair this was the first version of this I had ever heard. Since then I have listened to a number of far more beautifully harmonised and stoically delivered renditions and for some strange reasons not one of them touches me in anyway the way this does
You must be becoming a grumpy old man. Welcome!
@@davenotdoug8394 I have no idea why, but when I saw "Dave not Doug", the very next thing I thought was,
"My name's not Dave.
It's Rodney!"
(-Only Fools and Horses.)
Speaking of getting old 🥴
Joe cared. Sang with feeling. “We’re not the best. We try ‘ard”
Respect to Junior Murvin for the original- highly recommend the movie "Rockers" and its killer soundtrack if you wanna get into reggae that the Clash were digging at the time
Yeah I heard joe preferred juniors version himself , to be very honest I have heard many reggae artists do this song before and after joe not just juniors
The Clash's is best.
Scratch was there for both & Marley & +++++. Must give it up for Lee Scratch Perry. Original
@@TomBenner1215 Lee Perry and the Upsetters produced the riddim and Jr Murvin wrote the lyrics and melody
This is the Clash’s best song
It's not their song though.
The best song ever! x
That guitar bit is heart wrenching
Still one of my favs! That bass...🤘
love it
Oh F. Yeah .That Bass. Paul couldn't even play when he joined.
15 yrs of age, sat in the Everyman Bistro in Liverpool .. this blew my mind
Awesome bassline! Timeless song like so many other tracks by the legendary clash! top headphones experience!
optimat prime I’m sure you already know this, but Strummer wrote most of the bass lines. I read that in an interview a while back. All of the their bass work was so original.
It's a great cover, that's fasho.
must of the so called legendary bass riffs of the clash were not played by their bass player, he was truly an amateur punk on stage...
The ORIGINAL is by Junior Murvin, Written by Lee Scratch Perry in Jamaica, give them credit!!
@@davidwhyte9672 Actually, Junior Murvin wrote it.
I fucking love this song. I can"t listen to it enough. One of the best versions of a tune ever.
Listen to "63" by manic hispanic
Love you lot
@@mattmoore1100 Tienes Mota?
Sï como no?
Simple clean bass riff, perfect!
Never stop loving the clash
el mas grande referente en el Punk britanico.. THE CLASH..
💕 this song & so true in 2023 as every year. One of faves 👏💯🎸🎤 Heard it in a Superdry clothes shop not heard in ages.. blessed to go to last gig Acton Town hall🎸🎤 & Joe died on my birthday. Friends are super fans ... RIP Joe Strummer & topper headon I bélieve.🦾✊💐🙏 live on through music 🎤🎸💐
Topper still kickin', quit scaring me!
You gotta admit that this is better than the original 😆
Watching in June 2020.
Appropriate now more than ever.
@Jackie Striegel same here, in Ireland, scared to go out
God gave me life and the chash the reason to live
The whole clash album must be one of the best 3 ever made.
@@wolfgang4468 cool
RIP Lee Perry.
The ruts with malcolm owen singing .also very good at reggae and punk
I wish there was a complete album comprised of reggae classics played by the clash
there are some nice spotify playlists
Funny how it reels you in and never lets you go once it does. Punk reggae at its finest
Embrace the music especially now.it reminds me of the current state of America.God Bless The Clash.Truly prophetic.ghis is the REAL punk.without a doubt
なんで今聴いてもこんなに
かっけーんだよ!!!
i love the CLASH
now in 2021, we all understand 77/78 were the best years. No other word needed
The best concert I ever went to.
if you like this you might like my brothers music. His name is Stu Morris, 'murder the ghost' is a good song by him
On this day 44 years ago today 'THE CLASH' released their self-titled debut studio album #TheClash
Please remaster your hits blessings from.Argentina. I am still here.
Timely cover, timely classic. Brilliant.
Always "timely" from genesis to revelation.
Big song ! True punk/new wave on 70s.
Punk NEVER die
Thank you junior
This was actually my first punk album. 9th grade in high school, after my AC ⚡DC phase 😂 im definitely tripping down memory lane today 😞😂😅😎😆😁🗣️🫂👥🤣🪖💀🪬🐦⬛ 💝❤️🩹😇 YES MA'AM YES IMMEDIATELY AND COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT ❤️🗣️💀🪖🫡😇😎❤️🩹
U 💚
What a song! After all these years... Wow. Always was and will be relevant.
Yeah but it was first made in 1976 by junior Murvin and has been done many times after by different artists mainly Jamaican, joe strummer preferred juniors version better than their own
Love it!!
To me The Clash were the leaders in Punk but were not afraid to mix in reggae and hip hop, this made them revolutional.
When did they do hip hop?
The clash helped me to get the whole punkrock thing even though they were British and I was American and Middle class longisland newyorker im punk till the end
Music is completely subjective.... except this song... this song is objectively awesome.
The Clash in my 💜 forever!
この曲クラッシュの曲の中で1番好きかも
Punk Reggae. From their begginning to the end. The most marking band across 70-80.
At that time is was something graate and special. Still is, I think. I remember lsitesintng to the song from radiocasing in Poland in 80/90s Everybody or almost each has a chip taperecorerd and latter the youghts of Poland listenned the music. Doesnt matter , what a system was ,it was a briillant time, and brillaint the songs as well.
Temazo!!! De sus primeras canciones que me encantó de The Clash.✌️🤩