The Clash - London Calling/ Train In The Vain (Live On Fridays) 

Strummer strums his guitar as if someone's life depended on it. Love that guy.

These guys were tight! This is what a band should be: look how they all work together to give the music that extra energy, and then look how Joe runs the volume down of his strumming at the end of the song to leave space for Micks guitar to kick back in, real team play 👍❤️

This is proof that authentic punk is dressing how ever you want..the four of them couldn't look any different and unique from each other.

Joe Strummer is definitely not recognized enough for his solid rhythm guitar playing, he carries both songs leaving Jones to fill in within the chops - it is gorgeous.

A band that influenced so many in years to come. A band that still stands as the best of it's era. An incredibly loose sound that was actually very tight. Maybe thats the magic of The Clash

All those years later, The Clash still sounds and looks cool.

London Calling is one of, if not THE BEST albums ever made.

The drummer is a beast! What a drummer! My gosh

Cool that Joe and Mick each got a lead vocal. They're in top form here.

No One Else can Compare. The Clash! The Best Punk Band EVER!!

Joe looked like he was ready to burn down the building and everybody inside without a second thought. Mick was completely in his rock star element.

There is no expressing how much The Clash's appearance on "Fridays" altered my musical taste when I was a teenager. Before this, it was Yes and Lynyrd Skynyrd. After this, Costello, Joe Jackson, and The Ramones. A whole new world.

Strummer and Jones, one of the best duos ever

I was very fortunate to have met them back in '82. Some friends and I had a fanzine out called the Bone Hunter. We would call places to see if we could get free passes to review shows, and possibly get an interview. We got the passes to seem them at Mansfield College in Pennsylvania and had backstage passes. Joe was so cool! They had a bunch of coolers of ice cold Heinekens, and Joe had the only bottle opener in the room. If you even turned towards the coolers, he was right on top of you. He made damn sure your beer would get open. R.I.P Joe Strummer... one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet in the rock and roll world!

Gotta appreciate how far Joe gets into the background it's Micks time to shine

Saw the Clash a couple of times when I was 17 and met them backstage - the nicest bunch of guys you'll ever meet.

Joe's broken front tooth adds to his intense musicianship...Love it!!!

I remember watching this on TV as a kid. Next day, I went to the local record store and blew my allowance on "Give 'em Enough Rope" and "London Calling". It changed my life!

The drummer is so solid. You could build anything off that.

Topper: absolute KILLER on drums.

What a fun time to be a teenager. We went from long hair and listening to Rolling Stones, Areosmith, Cream, Hendrix, Bad Company then this simple high energy music too hard to resist! We spiked our hair, some Mohawks, and listened and saw X, Black Flag, Elvis Castillo, the Clash, the Ramones, New York Dolls, B 52s, Gang of Four, etc. I was exciting being in the beginning of something new. Now days everybody hates everybody. In the late 70s and early eighties we embraced everything rock, punk, ska, reggae, New wave, dub, rockabilly. ( at least in Houston, Tx) We had this little dive bar, called The Island. How in the heck did they book all those cool bands? Anyway great times! I definitely don't Look the same. But I still have a "rock and roll heart".

I love that translation (3:16) from London calling to train in vain. Topper headon was a beast

The Clash at their best...Mick, Joe, Paul and Topper...effing brilliant 🖤

I just discovered now that joe didn't do all the vocals.... And i love it

Great 1..2 punch. The voices of Joe and Mick remind me of other great bands with that opposite dynamic, one's rough and edgy, the other's clear and polished. Beautiful!

Topper Headon...the most criminally underrated drummer in rock. Definitely one of the top 5 drummers of all time...

I was a 17 y/o punk (no pun intended) when this song came out. To be a teen in that era was non stop fun. I’m 60 now, and continue to blast these songs while driving. I must look foolish to people who notice, but just like then, I don’t give AF.

Jesus, the young Clash hit it hard. I love the guitar licks Topper was powerful. I love when they make little mistakes. I love Strummers missing teeth. Fucking authentic. I feel my heart beating out of my chest.

so: a priest, a pimp, 2 bowling alley attendants, and a biker walk into a discotek...

I LOVE THE CLASH. I get goosebumps when I see this. Saw them open for the Who in 1982. I went to see The Clash.

No words to express how this performance changed my musical taste when I was a teenager. Saw it that night, and all I could think was "There is spit flying out of this guy's mouth, and he doesn't give a damn". But my gawd, the passion.

Oh man...the best of the punk era. Saw them twice...they shake you to the core. As great as the rest of the band is, Topper always blows me away.

This is undoubtedly one of the greatest bands of all time and certainly one of my favorites !! The Clash forever !!

They were an unrestrained mass of guts, youth, and talent. That`s why I so admire them

57 today. And The Clash are still the only band I've seen live at a concert., January 1980, I was 17.

To be a little more serious, I love the way the Clash played just up to the edge of falling apart, without actually falling apart.

The Clash are just one of those timeless bands, their sound will never get old. This is also such a tight live performance. Listen to that bass! If you are looking for new music influenced by The clash try searching The Stumble and Shake - Oh my darling, Oh my dear (Earthquake Version) you may be in for a surprise!

Rare in life, four stars consulate! Mick the music, Joe the lyrics, Paul the image and the wonderful Topper to pull it altogether. The best ever!

The drummer is not human. Topper is a perfect machine.

Mick Jones is the coolest dude whoever walked the planet.

I'm 49 now and I can remembe this when it aired like it was yesterday my mom and pop watched with me and a friend my pop had to leave the room half way through London calling he said he heard enough but mom hung in there throughout the hole thing she was a very cool mom !! RiP Joe

Great Britain from '77-87 and the wealth and diversity of music that came out of there was amazing. Rock's greatest era, to my mind, and these guys played a major part in it as did the offshoot Big Audio Dynamite. PS. Clash also created what is arguably the anthem for disgruntled youth of those times with "Lost In The Supermarket", a brilliant creation!

No one could ever howl like the one and only Joe Strummer.

I was in 5 th grade. They were a big deal when this happened. I’m 51 now & it’s on my playlist. Still love the energy even though time has wore me out.

My two favourite Clash songs in one video.

One of their top 5 live performance of London Calling, Train In Vain, The Guns of Brixton and Clampdown. Amazing Line-up with Mickey Gallagher from The Blockheads at the Hammond Organ.

Love Joe’s Rhythm! Whole Band! Amazing! Waiting for second coming. Not gonna happen! THE CLASH! THANX!!!

Absolute legends! Joe Strummer a beautiful soul and a scholar, lost too soon, what an incandescent talent and deadly sound gentleman.. The Clash rocked it brutally true 🤘💜👩‍🎤🖤

as a drummer myself,thank you for recognizing the skins more and more these days.

Train in vain is such a prediction of what was to come with Big Audio Dynamite. Clash f’ing rules... years ahead of their time. RIP Joe Strummer. Musician, humanitarian par excellence

I saw them 12 times & saw & met Joe once, & there is a reason that they are the only band that matters! I’ve been to see thousands of bands & when they were on, no one could touch their excitement, energy & they pretty much redefined what performing is all about for me.

With a big brother into The Clash, this was my childhood soundtrack. Splendid.

I was lucky enough to see these men when they played on broadway NYC in 1982 . Just three guitars and a drum kit , and four very talented musicians . . It was quite impressive . As Mary Hopkin sings , "those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end"

As 16-year-old wanna-be punk rockers, we were waiting desperately for the Clash. They finally show up, in December of '79, on "Fridays". It was a night to remember.

Topper: absolute KILLER on drums. This is fantastic. Mick's purple suit is the shit.

Best songs, ever. Best looking band on stage, ever. Best attitude, ever. The Mighty Clash. Done.

Edit: five years later, still tryna catch my breath from Joe's sheer coolness JOE IS SO COOL, I CAN'T BREATHE

Sex Pistols got image...The Clash got the songs of one generation.

When I was a kid I was walking over to a friend's house one day and lying on the side of the road was London Calling on cassette. I had heard the name "The Clash" because I had a cousin into punk but I don't think I had ever heard any of their music. But when I got home I popped that tape in my player and instantly loved it. I can't even remember if it was the whole album or not now but I know it had London Calling on it which I loved and still love. I played that cassette until if fell apart.

The Clash were possibly the most underrated band of the punk era. They didn't have much chart success but they were as good as the Sex Pistols but received none of the exposure. Their influence is evident and they should be celebrated as one of the great British bands. Their songs get better with each passing year.

Obviously I knew who The Clash were and I've listened to this song millions of times but I've never watched any videos or concerts of these guys and I never knew they had so much energy and attitude on stage.

Someone asked me recently who I thought was the best guitarist of the punk era. There is only one answer to that question! Mick is just in a different league.

A couple of famous songs. They were so incredibly talented.

miss those guys, they were so friggin talented. not one dull moment on that entire double album.

I'm digging MIck Jones' posh eggplant look.

Caught The Clash at the RPI fieldhouse in 1980. They were the best punk band and didn't disappoint.

The Clash are one of the greatest bands in all the lands Loved them when they first came to be and still listen to them today 😛

The groove that they are able to maintain and still give a raw performance, pure talent.

April 25, 1980. I was 16 and 3 inches from the TV set.

That was incredible! The Clash were an amazing band!

Guarantee the band Joe has on his right forearm is because smacking your arm repeatedly into the corner of a telecaster hurts like hell after a while.

I’d be dancing like crazy if I were there

From the moment I heard train in vain I was in love with this band!

I remember this show as a kid. This is effin awesome.

I saw them opening for The Who in Seattle in 1982. I also caught their last concert ever in Vancouver in 1984. They had kicked Mick Jones and Topper Headon out of the group by then. It was still a great concert. Finished up with I’m So Bored With The USA, then White Riot, oh the memories 🎸

They really were incredible live.

I was at the rehearsal taping of that performance. Amazing!

No better band before. No better band after. The most complete threesome (plus drums). Will never be bettered ever . Saw them in Brixton over 30 years ago before moving to Scotland Angela

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” ― Leonardo da Vinci.

To the 157 "people" who tapped a Thumb Down for this: Go find your soul; I think you left it somewhere.

I will always love these guys.

I saw The Clash so many times live, love this.

Thankful these clips are out there, saw them at Bonds in NYC all those years ago, pretty cool.

They changed my life at thee tender age of 15. I am 58 now and they still change my life everyday. Thee greatest band that ever roamed thee earth !! Vive Le Rock. Long Live Thee Clash ☠🔥🔥🔥🔥💃

man Fridays had all the good ones back when I was in High school, clash & The plasmatics were the big ones for me

Topper is amazing. And I've never seen anybody play rhythm guitar as hard as Joe does on "Train in Vain."

Why I find strummers guitar strumming so intriguing he shows them string's no mercy, you gotta admit they were great that smooth transition from London calling to train in vein was perfectly perfect 👌

One of the first bands I saw still love them I'm 56 now and still love my punk/new wave

I’m so glad they never sold out to the establishment.

Ladies and Gents - The Clash - Top fellas !!

one of the best songs by one of the best bands ever.

Wow! Great performance by The Clash. Very cool how they immediately walked off the stage after Train in Vain. Just quickly unplug the guitars and get off while the audience is still applauding. Awesome!

One of the best drummers.

very memorable performance. Made a big impression on me when it 1st aired.

The greatest band EVER. I’ve listened to a lot of music but nothing makes me come back with a solemn heart like the music of these legends.

I was lucky enough to see them twice. First show was providence, got to meet them in the dressing room after the show second concert was with The Who at Shea stadium. Those were some of my most memorable concerts in my life, I’m 60 now.

It really was the only band that ever mattered. Cheers to the lot of them. Gave us great tunes. Needed!

THE ONLY BAND THAT MATTERS!

I watched Fridays and remember seeing this, was so happy that they were getting tv time.

Here they are folks! The mighty magnificent clash!! Happy days indeed.