[Music] Best Punk Rock Song ?

[Weststander]

Jean Jac Burnel and Dave Greenfield are pretty much top 10 of their field

Loved the Stranglers. Much older than many other punk bands, and they were all talented musicians IMO.

 

[loz]

Well as I am from the area, anything from Johnny moped. But as for really shaking things up.
https://youtu.be/Y_HOYk9ED9Q

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

A band I love and a song that makes me remember past times ..........SNUFF.
https://youtu.be/dWi7oN-D3zA

I raise you this

 

[BN9 BHA]

What?

Exactly.
Diddly, diddly music with a bit of shouting thrown in.

 

[s5.bha]

My last contribution probably not to everyone's taste but an album from a band that at the time shaped my life and my favourite album of all time.............god I so wanted to be the lead singer in this band !
https://youtu.be/jQ85qWqri9A

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Great band The Clash, but this isn't really the best punk rock song TBH.

Agreed

1st album-pure punk,absolute stonker,every track a winner,OK Police & Thieves not punk

Give em enough rope-still punk,English civil war,tommy gun

London Calling was the crossover point for me

My favourite 2 Clash songs Complete Control & White Man in Hammersmith,pretty mild punk really

I think the best Clash punk song is White Riot

 

[loz]

The best piss take
https://youtu.be/E7YtIk1LiJc

 

[StonehamPark]

Exactly.
Diddly, diddly music with a bit of shouting thrown in.

Ok.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The first teh best and the only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPowvspa4BI

 

[maffew]

Great group not punk imo. Great clip though

Yeah tbh I'm not certain what makes something in the punk genre, I saw Teenage Kicks earlier in the thread which I wouldnt say is punk. Great songs though, I'm not very good at pigeon holing music types. I'm sure this song would sound more punk if it was a bloke singing! I guess its a bit pop or new wave even. I dont know! Anyway another good NSC music thread

 

[Stato]

The thing that punk lacked was melody. And nice tunes: (Go to 6:03)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzPUUfRcVik

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If you were not there, ground zero, 1976, say nothing.

 

[maffew]

Great band The Clash, but this isn't really the best punk rock song TBH.

Its a classic but yeah a bit naff, it just came up next on you tube

 

[BN9 BHA]

Agreed

1st album-pure punk,absolute stonker,every track a winner,OK Police & Thieves not punk

Give em enough rope-still punk,English civil war,tommy gun

London Calling was the crossover point for me

My favourite 2 Clash songs Complete Control & White Man in Hammersmith,pretty mild punk really

I think the best Clash punk song is White Riot

I can't really listen to some of the later stuff they did after London Calling.
Agree 100% with what you have said above

 

[larus]

 

[loz]

Not only the best punk song but probably the best ever song. Imho!
https://youtu.be/oAh5eN3k0Zw

 

[larus]

 

[larus]

 

[Si Gull]

Interesting thread, this. Most of the bands that are considered 'punk' really weren't, either musically (The Stranglers) or idealogically (The Clash). Of the 'known' bands, perhaps the Pistols in their early days were Punk (under Malcolm McLaren's guidance so...?). There were probably lots of bands that fitted the Punk ethic but once you'd heard of them they were already outside of what might be considered real Punk, musically and idealogically. Having said that, The Damned wrote, and played in a superbly punky fashion, some mighty fine tunes (New Rose; Neat, Neat, Neat; Love Song, Melody Lee).

 

[Bob!]

Not only the best punk song but probably the best ever song. Imho!
https://youtu.be/oAh5eN3k0Zw

Yeah, I'd say White Riot for best punk song.

....and I'm with you on White Man in Hammersmith Palais