The Stranglers : 'Down in the Sewer' 

in '77 we were so used to gorgeous music, that we took "rattus norvegicus" almost for granted. today, nearly forty-four years later, this masterpiece still stands strong in the hearts of the old people like me.

In my top 5 ever ever tunes. What a fantastic album. At 18 years of age this was utter magic. God bless the band. Dave and Jet - RIP. Saw you guys many times. Happy days then….

Thumbs up if you are also binge-watching RU-vid videos of The Stranglers in memory of Dave Greenfield. 🎹🎼🐺

Legends ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ , what a masterpiece of an Album

I see why the Stranglers were alienated from the punk movement back then...they were streets ahead of all the other punk bands in talent and creativity. RIP Dave Greenfield

Fabulous, always loved Dave Greenfield on this one, the whole album is a work of art!

Down in the sewer, has to be the best track that there has ever been in history

RIP Dave Greenfield that HAMMOND made The Stranglers so different from other Punk Bands

dave greenfield the apollo glasgow 79 brilliant. RIP.

this song is Dave keyboards are fantastic the song is my favorite

Dave's keyboards solo still makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck after all these years.

Some of the best keyboard work ever ....

My favourite favourite Down in the sewer and Genetics, best stranglers songs ever

One of the best live bands I had the pleasure of watching on several occasions, music was magic.

Absolute perfection. Like +++++

Great video for this great song!

I LOVE STRANGLERS

An absolute masterpiece 👍👍👍👌👌👌

I first saw the stranglers back in February 1976 (a full year before their debut single) at a place called The Grey Topper Club in the mining village of Jacksdale on the Notts/Derbys border...and they turned up to the gig in an ice cream van. This is the best music video by far that I've viewed on YT! I take my hat off to you John!

This song has a swagger about it how cool

RIP Dave Greenfield Always put Rick Wakeman in the shade

LEGENDS !!! THE BEST GROUP EVER !!!

This is brilliant, the whole set up is other worldly,we know we are being drawn in , but we secretly want to be inveigled further and further, when the finale arrives more and more we want to be consumed totally, we know our end is near, but we are now totally consumed by the all consuming beat.

Brilliant song, brilliant video.🐀

(in reply to jonblazeinc).....The end of the 1970s is an era that will never be re-lived, and you can't look back from a modern perspective and try to piece together what it was like by just listening to some of the bands of the time that made it through. There was a whole load of stuff going on, people's attitudes, which are hard to relate to these days. The Stranglers had the right attitude and the music was absolutely in line with other Punk acts. Thinking back I could say just about every punk I knew had those first 3 albums. The second one, No More Heroes was definitely seen as a classic at the time. By the time the Raven came out punk was already diversifying so it wasn't so out of place and everybody I knew went out to get hold of a copy.

I never got into these guys when I was a young'un... But jeez, that bass sound is worth the price of admission all by itself. Better late than never, I guess.

The greatest song of all time!

RIP Dave...you were a part of my youth...miss you!

I did not get to see these guys enough.

My favourite band in the world. Especially when Hugh was still with them. 😎

名曲中の名曲。当時も40年後の現在も、聴いていると思わず耳を傾け他の作業が停まる。

Brilliant.

RIP Dave Greenfield.

Great song, great band. RIP Dave Greenfield

Still sounds fresh. Brilliant.

I didn't realize how much acid could stay in my body untill i listened to this.I remeber when they first started touring .Amazing stuff,great punk sounds.

Masterpiece.... RIP Dave Greenfield...

JG is the king of Stranglers videos - hats off, this is another majestic tribute 🐀

Absolutely the best. Long live the Stranglers. Will never forget the glare I received from Baz at Cheltenham in England. Shame I wasn't able to get that autograph as I had been promised. Another let down in life - hey but still a follower of passion

How magic is that organ by the wizard himself brilliant rip dave

Down in the sewer what a tune. my favourite stranglers song. Thanks for posting this with black & white video. RIP genius Dave.he is off to play his wonderful music to the Angel's above.never forgotten.💕

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Just a fantastic song and sound... great tight band always, when I found my own music in the 1970,s after listening to Mum and Dads rock and roll, loved the 70,s 80,s and 90,s makes todays music so so insipid! no wonder we keep you tubing and looking for the great sounds from our youths!! brilliant!

Rest in peace, Jet Black!

Great! Simply great!

Love Stranglers. Saw them at Hammersmith Palais around '81. One of the best concerts ever been to.

I just love the Rats Rally part ... Dave really comes into his own here .

Love this tune and the album. The last part blows me away. A fabulous piece of art.

Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 1991 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

God be with Jett and Dave. The soul of the Stranglers.

Another John Gallagher classic. I appreciate real talent when it shows itself. The Stranglers and John Gallagher a brilliant combination.

r i p Dave Greenfield tu étais le meilleur

RIP JET AND DAVE.Legends.

Back in the seventies this was my go-to football song - the song I always play before taking the field. Unfortunately it was before ipods and even walkmans. I had play it at home on the stereo loud and then go to football!! "Rats Rally" always got me going....

just discovered this track. absolutely brilliant. Great bass, great organ, great video. Final 3 minutes top class

What a brilliant band, saw them 4 times from '81-'89. Wow they were good. Dave Greefield's keyboard play was unique and set them apart from the rest.

one of my favorite tracks

Takes me back and yet still has the same impact upon me as when I first heard it: stunning! 👌👌

Brilliant video pal.Those keyboards are stunning.RIP Dave

bravo . could listen to this .all day long .tellin ya

Thanks, with all the rain today and the last few days i'm hoping i don't get washed down the sewer. Always really like this song. Rock out all!!

Fantastic video...and my favourite track of theirs. RIP Dave...We'll see you in the Sewer

A superb video. So well edited. The Stranglers old and new, plus The Pied Piper of Hamelin !

Great mix of tunes! Thanks!

The song down in the sewer is fantastic the stranglers are legendary and that video was amazing.

What a fucking great song. If I had to pick a song for being the soundtrack of my life it would be this one!!!!

Genius, thank you. I defy any drummer to seamlessly ratchet up the beat in the closing section they way Jet (and now Jim) achieve

brilliant

Truly a iconic song

Just a great time. Still great now after all these years. Dave Greenfield huge influence.

I just wanted to listen to the track again. I already have it but thought I'd You tube a video. This is the Rat's Bollocks - great work

Goodnight Jet Black✨Eternal Rest Be Ever Yours🙏🏻

What a video, well done sir

Love the group, love the song. Thanks so much John.

Shear perfection! The climax of all instruments is amazing, quite retro but an almighty crescendo! Thanks for this, it takes me back to an amazing time in my life.

Excellent job mate!! All your Stranglers vids are spot on!!

No more rattus norvegicous live forever free Greenfield

Nicely done, John. And a track of sheer genius.

I know this is from Rattus with video from post Hugh Cornwell added in and that’s fine, me personally I tuned out from my fav band ever when Cornwell left, I know for die hards that will be too much to take but it’s an honest assessment of how I felt, while I’m being honest I’ve not really taken to any Stranglers albums after “Black and white” , maybe it was me just growing up or the band trying to stretch themselves, I dunno but what I do know is that the first 3 albums are never off my turntables or headphones, everyone to their own but there is a world of stonking music in those 3 albums including this majestic soaring work where they all get to shine on the one piece of utterly unique music filling my cans as we speak, love it

A seminal track, JG but, who could follow that? Just drags you by the throat, back to great younger days, good, bad, and ugly times. Love your vids mate. Class. x

what a vid to this!! .....dam good ....

Outstanding Sir. Captured one of the best tracks ever written brilliantly.

I remember making spliffs to the start of this track A fat one, lit it up and layed back and get lost, LOST.........

R.I.P Jet..No More Heroes.

Brilliant video!

What a song,Class,what about the keyboard solo at the end, listening to this since it came out,Love it.🐀

J'avais 17 'ans. Bisous à vous

great vid. oddly enough, i kinda like seeing JJ in his younger days. He made that bass look and sound soooooo fucking cool.

Four awesome boys do what they like to do

Epic stuff. Thanks for the video.

wow b back so many memories ty

Gr8 John! Cheers for you and the MIB.

Great. Thanks.

Great work John!!

Proper vid!

top mash up!

love it again magic

Nice anthology of Sewers Thru The Ages !

Mint vid John!! fanks love

HUGH!!!😍