The Clash - Police & Thieves (Official Audio) 

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!

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 😢

None of todays music comes close to the raw emotion The Clash have in their music

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!

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!!

Greatest band of all time. They spoke to the youth and we listened. Once a punk always a punk

That bass line gives me some shivers.

This tune changed my life the first time I heard it. Punk and Reggae. Stay Free people.

Their first record was released on this day in 1977. RIP Joe!

I love the influence of Jamaican genres in the UK. UB40, The Specials, Madness, The English Beat... Even the guys from Massive Attack love reggae

You gotta admit that this is better than the original 😆

If the Man has his way, there will be no next generation.

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

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

Paul's bass here is killer like always but so is Topper's drumming, top class

R.I.P. Roslav Szaybo, the polish graphic-artist, who has create the cover art of this album.

POLICE POLICE POLICE AND THIIIIIIEEEEEEeeEeeeves

One of the greatest bands ever... been in my life for over 35 years

for my brothers and sisters in Hong Kong, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela keep fighting for your rights and don't forget that America loves you.

I wish people would actually listen to this now.

Oh yeaaaaaaaaah!

That bass line is just so...groovy 🔥

The ruts with malcolm owen singing .also very good at reggae and punk

el mas grande referente en el Punk britanico.. THE CLASH..

Police and thieves ohhh yeah!!!! Great!!!!

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 .

2:24 doida doida doida doida doidaaa 😝😝😝

Simple clean bass riff, perfect!

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.

Sempre coloco essa música pra minha mãe ouvir, ela está tratando um câncer de mama e essa música alegra ela :)

Rip Mr Perry

I was lucky to see the Clash in 83 and later on Big Audio Dynamite two of my all time favorite band's

😫😫😫 oh yes bebe😫😫😫

Classic track. Definitely regular music for the playlist between sets at the all ages "live" events with multiple bands listed to play. Especially when the cops showed up, this jam came on instantly and everyone split 😂 🤣😆😁🗣️🫂👥🤣🪖💀🪬👻⚖️🔨💪🏿😎

hands down best album, no filler, each cut DESTROYS

i love this song

Greatest band of all time. They spoke to the youth and we listened. Once a punk always a punk

The Clash

The whole clash album must be one of the best 3 ever made.

2024 still a banging cover.

Music is completely subjective.... except this song... this song is objectively awesome.

Cutting about the house jigging to this.. even the neighbours like it.. they no choice really 🔊🔊🔊✌🏻😎

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

Grande the clash

I fucking love this song. I can"t listen to it enough. One of the best versions of a tune ever.

the best English punk band.

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 anthem to summer 2020

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

レゲエとロックの融合。名曲です!

Who’s listening to this in 2020 an thinkin “damn this is relevant”

Siempre me pongo a bailar esta canción.

the all time best group

yes, the 'only band that matters'

We need another band like them . Raw emotion.

Quality

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

Vocals are changing with explanations...guitar leading with vibrations and drums snapping with reverberations

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 🎤🎶🎸🇬🇧

The inspiration of the original song

Que pedazo de tema punk rock excelente de mis favoritas de the clash.

This song has always given me goth surfer vibes

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...

The clash!!!!

On this day 44 years ago today 'THE CLASH' released their self-titled debut studio album #TheClash

Clash were different clashin times they were strummer times blues top band top lyrics one of the best

Actually, a fine cover version of a bonafide Jamaican Reggae classic - thank you Junior Reid!

My fav! x

The song was first written by Junior Murvin and produced by Lee Perry.

This song reminds me of when i was arrested in Russia for playing the music too loud in 1992 i love the clash

How relevant this stays, thank you Junior and The Clash.

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

Loved Joe Strummer. God, i miss him. and his raw vocals, listen to this up loud, how can you not?

Nod the Ramones...nice 🔥🔥🔥 Nov 5 2020

EXCELENTE CANCIÓN, EXCELENTE BANDA, EXCELENTE MENSAJE, UNA DE LAS MEJORES BANDAS DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, ESTA BANDA SIRVIÓ DE INSPIRACIÓN DE MUCHAS BANDAS CON SUS MENSAJES Y SU ORIGINALIDAD, SIN CONTAR QUE NUNCA CAMBIARON O SE VENDIERON.

I was in Sweden love 4 ever

Saw them live...many times at small venues :) great memories

Tiffany's 77 coventry, 17 and alive. Tuff days, loved it all.

Love them still. Such a simple sweet sound. Haunting crisp notes. Saw them at Cloudland . Soooo good. Best debut album by anyone ever.

Isn't it just amazing how reggae and punk were in cahoots at this time???

One of the most important song and guitar solo of my life

ah yes ah yes

Just found the lp for free in a recycling centre 🙂 The only band that ever really mattered

BRILLIANT!!!!

Still relevant in today’s madness, damn.

Master pasha centerforce 88.30 brought me back to this classic 🇬🇧

The only band that matters.

this is like the definition of a "cool song" that everybody must like and nobody would dare to say "I don't like it" cause somehow he/she would be afraid of having said a very stupid thing. anyway everybody likes this song, and it's a cool song

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

🤘 rock on 💨💨💨🔥

Love it! a masterpiece!

.... vamos...

Nothing warms my heart more at a time like this to see that this song is gaining traction. Love yall.

Best version. Junior's is pretty good.

Saw the Clash live 3 times in London, brilliant band .

So fckin good

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.

I really love the clash...punk ...Rock...reggae..pop...yes ...great band...the perfect punk band maybe

Sadly nothing much has changed since the The Clash released their songs onto world back in the day. Police are still beating up people, riots on the streets, clueless governments, poverty and homelessness. RIP Joe.

saw these way back one of the best concerts ever 1980