Best Punk Song?

[droodzilla]

Really enjoying Punk Britannia on BBC4 tonight, but what's the best punk song ever?

Babylon's Burning by The Ruts just got me pogo-ing around the room. In a Rut is even better, maybe.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the Sham 69 performance - I always thought they were sh*t but looking back I rather like the cartoony style. I preferred it to the clip featuring The Clash - I never really got that band.

Magazine are peerless of course but they're not really a punk band in my view; at least they moved very rapidly beyond the self-imposed constraints of punk.

 

[robs]

Right now it's Joy Division Lost Control....

Enjoying this evenings TV greatly!

But overall, Pretty Vacant has to be it for me.

 

[droodzilla]

Can't really argue with that!

Now we have the Au Pairs/Gang of Four double whammy. Maybe not punk, strictly speaking, but great stuff regardless.

 

[-alan-]

Read the title and immediately thought of The Ruts. Good call.
Babylon's Burning and/or Shine on Me here.

 

[RickyC6]

New Rose.

 

[Paul Mc]

God Save the Queen.

 

[zygote23]

Ultravox - Young Savage

 

[zygote23]

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1OX4EnGfU[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Sloop John B]

It has to be the first "punk" #1

Rat Trap

.sjb

 

[Seeker_UK]

Their first single was punk IMHO.
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Other favourites:

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Tomorrow it might be 'Bodies', '1.2.X.U', 'Too Drunk to F***' or 'Never Been in a Riot'...

 

[FireMoon]

As a musician "Babylon's Burning"..... in the spirit of proper DIY punk then this.

 

[GaryT]

Not sure Joy Division were a punk band. Warsaw, yes, but JD, I don't think so.
My favourite punk song is either 'Complete Control' or 'White Man in Hammersmith Palais', both by The Clash.

 

[Paul Mc]

Yes, Complete Control is better than GStQ!

 

[jimi]

Fast Cars by the best punk band.

 

[waxkinglyrical]

Department S - Is Vic There?
Richard Hell - Blank Generation
Skids - Into The Valley
The Plugz - Reel 10
Radio Stars - Dirty Pictures
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
Siouxsie - Hong Kong Garden
Wire - I Am The Fly

Oh what the heck, The Ruts - Babylon’s Burning stands up well.

 

[Bananahead]

Oh just too difficult. But always loved this.

 

[Bananahead]

And this year

 

[Tony L]

No Fun or I Wanna Be Your Dog by The Stooges is the correct answer. If 1976-7 UK punk then Anarchy In The UK.

 

[p147]

Two versions of the same song both got to be played very loud , not sure which is my favourite.

Anarchy in The USA by the Sex Pistols https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3BDlx_9Tz4

and the same version by tito larriva https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrj7njQmpmU

 

[blossomchris]

No Fun or I Wanna Be Your Dog by The Stooges is the correct answer. If 1976-7 UK punk then Anarchy In The UK.

Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore may be first.
I think your selection is for 2nd and 3rd place.


Bloss