It might sound melodramatic, but Joe has actually made my life better: I suffer from depression, and listening to The Clash/ Joe always makes me feel so much better. I wish he was still here...
I saw the original broadcast, and at the end of the show Joe sits down with Dave and Dave says "Your music makes me wanna take a road trip across the States," or something like that, and Joe cries, "Aw, let's go, Dave, let's do it, right now!"
@@tinadickson1697 what Kirsten said. Here, enjoy an awesome song that feels the same way about carrying him around everywhere czcams.com/video/HgWzOElhs0w/video.html
The violinist is Tymon Dogg. He taught Joe to play the guitar. He later played with the Clash on 'Sandinista'. Tymon sang and played violin on the great song 'Lose this Skin'. Joe was a very loyal person.
I feel like the audience doesn't realize how much they lucked out getting to see Joe Strummer. An aside, I was in the hospital for a week when I was 13 and this song somehow became my go to a song. So great.
I was very lucky enough to see The Mescaleros just a few months before Joe passed at the Paladium in Worchestet. The Slackers opened. It was a legitimately amazing show that I will remember until my grave. Take nothing for granted and live those moments because you don't know for how long you'll have them.
Seeing Joe here actually took my breath away. It’s like seeing Elvis walking down the street. Absolute undying legend. Walking music history. What a mighty man!
i saw him with a baby buggy at portobello road market.. was rocking it back and forward i just did a thumbs up he did one back.. we didn’t want to to wake the baby.. lovely moment across a busy street ❤
R.I.P. Joe. I still think about you almost every day. You continue to inspire, influence, and provide hope for people all over the world. You were truly one of a kind and the world would be a better place if you were still here.
JOE STRUMMER RIP I met Joe a few times and the last time we met he said if I saw Mick Jones again tell him that I want to get the Clash back together again! True story!
Derek Lyons nice one derek. I met mick in liverpool a few hjc gigs ago n he was up for it even tho joe be gone I put flowersat his memorial tree nr glastonbury xx
i was just thinking listening to this.... this is such a great song it's one of Joe's top 5 songs ever, including The Clash. ...my favorite band ever....
Recently I read an article where Joe's daughters said their dad loved creating and being in his community, and was always just "making things happen." That inspires me tremendously. The future is unwritten....
These lyrics are on the same level as Marley or Lennon, in my opinion. They are profound in the simplistic, common way in which they tap into the root of all good poetry - the infinite spirituality of mankind. I hear what he's saying and it's fucking brilliant. RIP Joe.
This was almost exactly 2 weeks before I saw them in Scottsdale AZ and had the unbelievable, unforgettable experience of hanging out with Joe all night until the wee hours of the morning. Along with the birth of my son and my wedding day, it was easily one of the top 3 greatest moments of my entire life. It’s all too easy to be severely disappointed when you finally get to meet one of your lifelong heroes, but in Joe’s case it was the opposite experience. He exceeded my expectations tenfold. People like him are so rare, and we as a species were damn lucky to have him in our plane of existence. He was a real gift to humanity, and his words and music will live on as long as we exist. You often hear people say that we need him here with us today, and though I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment, the fact of the matter is that he *IS* still with us, just as long as we never forget his lessons. If you’ve never seen it, I can’t recommend the Joe Strummer documentary “The Future is Unwritten” enough.
Joe is effortlessly timeless. There's a really quite beautiful message here, but it's also allegorical. The bees dying,and without the bees, the human species will perish too. It's a last call. He wasn't overt in his message, although sometimes the act was over the top. What remains are the lyrics, and they reveal all the secrets. Secrets he may not have even been aware of. Therein lies the beauty.
It wasn’t effortless. He and most who are classic put a lot of effort into being that. Joe strummer for years willed himself to become that and did everything he could to make that happen
“Joseph Stalin with a guitar”? Joseph Stalin committed the largest recorded genocide in history. He was one of the cruelest men who ever lived. Just a thug with overreaching power. Joe Strummer was the exact *OPPOSITE* of that. Maybe if you had said “Karl Marx with a guitar” instead.
Can anyone watch this without a tear in your eye? He truly was a wonderful man. But..... watch " I fought the Law" A man in his prime. I can say this because I''m an old person too.
Saw him live the year before, in Feb. 2001 in NYC. Besides his new songs with the Mesceleros, he played London Calling and Rock the Casbah, and thanked Topper for that song! ALSO saw the Clash: 1981 Bonds NYC, 1982 Pier 84 NYC, 1982 Asbury Park, NJ It was an honor Joe!!! RIP 😇
Just incase I think I might forget what influences havemade me who I am today- here i am again almost 34 years on.. Joe you have no idea how much influence you had on not just our but future generations.... so proud to have followed you from the very beginning to the very very end... x
The Clash was before my time, but upon hearing Rock the Casbah on the car radio a few months ago, I started going down a rabbit hole of The Clash and Joe Strummer's music. This was the second music video I watched (after RTC, of course), and have been hooked ever since. Joe came across so honest, passionate, and real. There's a sincerity here that's so rare amongst performers. Joe was one of a kind. 🎶🎵🎼🎸🎤 Letterman's, "YEAH," at the end!!
I had to take a deep breath before watching this. Knowing Joe would be gone a year after this. Thank you, Johnny Appleseed, for sowing beautiful seeds.
The king is gone, now it is up to all us pawns to keep the message alive. Tell the truth, kick it over! Be a messenger of positive change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it makes me want to cry that joe is gone, the ramones are no more and people are buying justin bieber albums. we need a new hero. god bless you joe and may your soul rest in peace
It might sound melodramatic, but Joe has actually made my life better: I suffer from depression, and listening to The Clash/ Joe always makes me feel so much better. I wish he was still here...
100%. I saw the Mescaleros in Detroit in 01 on this tour. Changed my life.
Just looking at him is life-alternating. I swear he was Christlike.
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It doesn’t at all. My dad neglected the shit out of me growing up and Joe’s taught me so many important things about life. Truly a special man ❤️
I agree, his music picked me up at one of the lowest points of my life. Thanks Joe and rest in peace brother, we miss you....
I saw the original broadcast, and at the end of the show Joe sits down with Dave and Dave says "Your music makes me wanna take a road trip across the States," or something like that, and Joe cries, "Aw, let's go, Dave, let's do it, right now!"
That made me cry. I miss him so much.
@@tinadickson1697 He's with you everywhere you go!
@@tinadickson1697 what Kirsten said. Here, enjoy an awesome song that feels the same way about carrying him around everywhere czcams.com/video/HgWzOElhs0w/video.html
Both coast should, see the spirt that built this country, we are still here, still tending the bees.
@@tinadickson1697 Me, too! I cry all time when I see him. Lost my brother the same year.
What a legend. Joe Strummer was the best
The chorus to this song was my senior yearbook quote. Joe is and will always be my hero. Rest In Peace man.
Mine too, cant believe he's gone, even after 20 years. Makes me so sad watching this.
If you're out to get the honey than you don't go killing all the bees.
Good job mate, he is a good friend.
They nailed this performance, and you can tell that Joe thought so. The album version is good, but this is sublime.
I can't believe that I never saw this before. Had me bawling like I did the night Joe died. Life hasn't been the same.
Love the way he throws his guitar. What a guy !
He could walk up to you, say 3 random words and change your life.
The violinist is Tymon Dogg. He taught Joe to play the guitar. He later played with the Clash on 'Sandinista'. Tymon sang and played violin on the great song 'Lose this Skin'. Joe was a very loyal person.
Joe was loyal but not to Mick.
@@andrewbrown1463 change the record
They played in The 101ers together!
@@andrewbrown1463 Dude, it was like 38 years ago. Get over it.
OK, now I’m crying again. We need him more today than ever.
I feel like the audience doesn't realize how much they lucked out getting to see Joe Strummer.
An aside, I was in the hospital for a week when I was 13 and this song somehow became my go to a song. So great.
I was very lucky enough to see The Mescaleros just a few months before Joe passed at the Paladium in Worchestet. The Slackers opened. It was a legitimately amazing show that I will remember until my grave. Take nothing for granted and live those moments because you don't know for how long you'll have them.
Here's to Saint Joe, the only decent teacher we ever had
Rick Hrenchuk On ya!( and Lord Joe)
He's so needed during these tough times....too good for this fdup world...❣️. This performance is so true it gives me the chills
I would probably had no political awareness if it weren't for Joe Strummer. Best teacher ever, he's missed.
"Raise a toast to Saint Joe Strummer/I think he might have been our only decent teacher" -The Hold Steady, "Constructive Summer"
Hold steady yeah? It was it lifted puller?
Seeing Joe here actually took my breath away. It’s like seeing Elvis walking down the street. Absolute undying legend. Walking music history. What a mighty man!
i saw him with a baby buggy at portobello road market.. was rocking it back and forward i just did a thumbs up he did one back.. we didn’t want to to wake the baby.. lovely moment across a busy street ❤
Joe Strummer put everything into every performance... Even on a late night show in a TV studio!
R.I.P. Joe. I still think about you almost every day. You continue to inspire, influence, and provide hope for people all over the world. You were truly one of a kind and the world would be a better place if you were still here.
He passed away this day (Dec. 22), in 2002, just a year after this appearance. RIP, Joe; we sure could use your passion and brilliance today.
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JOE STRUMMER RIP
I met Joe a few times and the last time we met he said if I saw Mick Jones again tell him that I want to get the Clash back together again! True story!
Derek Lyons nice one derek. I met mick in liverpool a few hjc gigs ago n he was up for it even tho joe be gone
I put flowersat his memorial tree nr glastonbury xx
Could you please tell me where I can find the joe strummer memorial tree near Glastonbury 👍🏻
This album is iconically underrated. So good. Timeless.
RIP Joe, you helped me through my youth when England was changing. You will always be the man. 1977 lives on .
If you're after honey don't go killing all the bees
I'm a hard core Clash Fan. However, I'm a bigger Joe Strummer fan. This song is a gem.
i was just thinking listening to this....
this is such a great song it's one of Joe's top 5 songs ever, including The Clash.
...my favorite band ever....
Recently I read an article where Joe's daughters said their dad loved creating and being in his community, and was always just "making things happen." That inspires me tremendously. The future is unwritten....
This guy was so fucking great. Doesn't get enough love. Changed music.
This actually sounds much better than the studio version
Marsh Paull the good ones always sound better live. That's how you tell the difference.
Anyone can blag it in a studio, true greatness always lives in the moment.
even joes voice is better in this version, truly inspired.
Live mix, live show, superlative engineer. Repect.
That's was tight
Saw The Clash in 1983 and Joe got me thru college. Wish I had seen Joe & The Mescaleros. Miss you terribly! Happy Birthday 🖤
I'll always see Joe as the king of rock'n'roll.
These lyrics are on the same level as Marley or Lennon, in my opinion. They are profound in the simplistic, common way in which they tap into the root of all good poetry - the infinite spirituality of mankind. I hear what he's saying and it's fucking brilliant. RIP Joe.
SO well-put, mate. Joe had it ALL.
@@janierunaway112 Janie! As in Jones? He really did. Thanks 😝
There AIN'T no berry's on the trees @@@
the greatest musical performance EVER on TV...
Shall go along with that
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The legend who shaped my life around music - Gone but never forgotten Joe
Wicked video!
Rip Joe
This was almost exactly 2 weeks before I saw them in Scottsdale AZ and had the unbelievable, unforgettable experience of hanging out with Joe all night until the wee hours of the morning. Along with the birth of my son and my wedding day, it was easily one of the top 3 greatest moments of my entire life. It’s all too easy to be severely disappointed when you finally get to meet one of your lifelong heroes, but in Joe’s case it was the opposite experience. He exceeded my expectations tenfold. People like him are so rare, and we as a species were damn lucky to have him in our plane of existence. He was a real gift to humanity, and his words and music will live on as long as we exist. You often hear people say that we need him here with us today, and though I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment, the fact of the matter is that he *IS* still with us, just as long as we never forget his lessons.
If you’ve never seen it, I can’t recommend the Joe Strummer documentary “The Future is Unwritten” enough.
Beautiful. Good night Joe.
Miss you so much. R.I.P. Will join you there my friend.
What a passionate, genuine, noble, humane man.
The original rebel in great form and with yet another message. We miss you Joe.
2006. The year I became a born again believer in the Lord God Jesus Amen. I like Joe Strummer. I love Jesus, and he loves me.
Happy Birthday Joe, you will never be replaced, :'(
Joe was always the dream ideal man for me. We miss you, Joe ❤
Happy Birthday Joe. August 21 1952.
message comes through loud and clear to me. What a sweetheart. Total artist.
Great performance and lovely sound. Great can watch on here, thks, merci, gracias.
Love love Joe Strummer.
Arizona hears you tonight. Love you Joe!
Dear dear Joe. Coming up to 10 years since we lost him. This is a great clip, whenever I watch it I cry a little bit.
My hero. Joe Strummer was a prophet. The world is shit. We need him now more than ever
Joe IS Johnny Appleseed ! He is spreading his message from the fourth dimension ( Mega Bottle Ride ). Listen to the lyrics.Make the connections.
I wish I'd had the chance to see him live, what a legend
fair play to old letterman he has great taste in music, joe, Costello, xtc to name just a few
Robert jeesus-- I miss Letterman, too. Makes my heart hurt to watch this.
Joe is effortlessly timeless. There's a really quite beautiful message here, but it's also allegorical. The bees dying,and without the bees, the human species will perish too. It's a last call. He wasn't overt in his message, although sometimes the act was over the top. What remains are the lyrics, and they reveal all the secrets. Secrets he may not have even been aware of. Therein lies the beauty.
It wasn’t effortless. He and most who are classic put a lot of effort into being that. Joe strummer for years willed himself to become that and did everything he could to make that happen
This man had a vision......I WOULD hate to know what his nightmares were like!!!!!!!!! He was a prophet @@@
This tune is one of their best.
7 years today - RIP you legend.
Two tears running down my cheeks
this is it won't be anymore. strummer was the best
Cada vez que estoy un poco mal vengo a llorar acá. Garcias Joe querido. Tu música por siempre...
R.I.P. Joe , you were awesome ! Tight, tight performance here !
the world was and is richer cause of joe strummer if you ever had known joe or just met him or heard his songs
Can you imagine how great it must feel to be the guys playing with joe? At some point they must be like "We're playing with joe fucking strummer"
would've been 61 today. Miss him. A lot.
thanks for everything, Joe. We miss you.
Genius? Visonary? Madman? Joseph Stalin with a guitar? Whatever he was it was pure perfection. No excuses or apologies ever!
“Joseph Stalin with a guitar”? Joseph Stalin committed the largest recorded genocide in history. He was one of the cruelest men who ever lived. Just a thug with overreaching power. Joe Strummer was the exact *OPPOSITE* of that.
Maybe if you had said “Karl Marx with a guitar” instead.
Oh my God, what a catch by the guy in the back!, well rehearsed, this has reignited my passion for Joe, Viva La Joe Strummer!
Dear Joe,
We love you so, so much. You are still here, and yet still so missed.
Forever. Thank you.
This is a really hard week for me every year. I am watching this video and smiling through my tears. Thank you for everything, Joe.
Can anyone watch this without a tear in your eye? He truly was a wonderful man. But..... watch " I fought the Law" A man in his prime. I can say this because I''m an old person too.
How much does this world need Joe right now. A truly great and irreplaceable icon!
Saw him live the year before, in Feb. 2001 in NYC. Besides his new songs with the Mesceleros, he played London Calling and Rock the Casbah, and thanked Topper for that song!
ALSO saw the Clash:
1981 Bonds NYC,
1982 Pier 84 NYC,
1982 Asbury Park, NJ
It was an honor Joe!!! RIP 😇
DONT GO KILLIN ALL THE BEES
Fantastic performance by Joe and the mescaleros
Lost too soon. RIP Joe.
The most righteous punk there ever was.
Best track on the album. To think, Joe only had about 14 months left, ploughing all his own furrow just for us to reap the seed. RIP Woody.
Still here in 2022. This song. I loved it then. I love it now. Thank you Joe.
Perfect performance, so many great songs to look back on and appreciate. thanks Joe
Just incase I think I might forget what influences havemade me who I am today- here i am again almost 34 years on.. Joe you have no idea how much influence you had on not just our but future generations.... so proud to have followed you from the very beginning to the very very end... x
7 years...
R.I.P Joe
i miss you =(
I was lucky enough to see Joe 4 times. Once with the Clash, once with Latino Rockabilly War, & twice with the Mescaleros.
Joe's passion shoots out from him like an electrical storm. This might have been the most exciting performance on Letterman ever.
A phenomenal performance.....one of Strummers absolute best and he looks just cool as f**k too jx
The Clash was before my time, but upon hearing Rock the Casbah on the car radio a few months ago, I started going down a rabbit hole of The Clash and Joe Strummer's music. This was the second music video I watched (after RTC, of course), and have been hooked ever since. Joe came across so honest, passionate, and real. There's a sincerity here that's so rare amongst performers. Joe was one of a kind. 🎶🎵🎼🎸🎤
Letterman's, "YEAH," at the end!!
he was a true being of light! Joe we barely knew ye!
@1:36 like a boss!
Super performance! RIP Legend.
I had to take a deep breath before watching this. Knowing Joe would be gone a year after this. Thank you, Johnny Appleseed, for sowing beautiful seeds.
... I hear what he's sayin. Rip Joe .
I play music because of this man
Wow
All ways giving never taking. RIP Joe
Just stopped in to remember Joe.
Simply a one of a kind. Sure miss you Joe.
He would have been 70 today. Still love the man and his music.
The king is gone, now it is up to all us pawns to keep the message alive. Tell the truth, kick it over! Be a messenger of positive change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its the Clash with an indie-folk twist.
And I'm a man who likes his Clash.
And his indie-folk.
in other words HOLY PISS THIS IS AMAZING
it makes me want to cry that joe is gone, the ramones are no more and people are buying justin bieber albums. we need a new hero. god bless you joe and may your soul rest in peace
joe strummer is still one of my heroes
There's only one Joe Strummer!
There're won't be another!!
Strummer had presence by the boat load, never seen a more intense singer, the best.
Joe had that indescribable something that made you feel that despite any shite going on in your life, there was always hope. Thanks, Joe.
Sounds better each time I hear it.
God keep ye, Joe.
I get chills every time i hear that song.
Make your own heroes...be a positive leader with children and young adults...Joe knows they need all the help they can get...Bless you Joe.
you have one life
Joe strummer has many lives in our music