The Clash • I Fought the Law • Live at the Lyceum • 28 December 1978

The Clash • I Fought the Law • Live at the Lyceum • 28 December 1978 • This is the classic live video of I Fought the Law, from the 1980 movie, Rude Boy. The performance is from London’s Lyceum Theatre, on the 28th of December 1978. Here, the footage has been reedited and synced to the remastered Rude Boy version of I Fought the Law, from The Clash Sound System box set, released in 2013. • "I Fought the Law" is a song written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets and popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, which went on to become a top-ten hit for the band in 1966. In mid-1978, the Clash were working on their second album, Give 'Em Enough Rope. Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones flew to San Francisco to record overdubs in September–October at the Automatt studio. Strummer and Jones heard Bobby Fuller’s "I Fought the Law" for the first time on one of the studio’s jukeboxes. By the time Strummer and Jones returned to England, they could perform the song. The Clash version of I Fought the Law first appeared on the EP The Cost of Living in May 1979. It helped gain The Clash their first taste of airplay in the States, and is one of the best-known cover versions of the song. This live recording of the song is from the Lyceum Theatre in London, on December 28, 1978. The show was the first of two consecutive nights at The Lyceum, the final gigs of the Sort It Out tour. The song features as the last track performed in the Rude Boy movie. At some point, I Fought the Law was being considered as the film's title. The live tracks used in Rude Boy are stated as having been re-recorded at Wessex Studios in London, with the exception of I Fought the Law, which is said to be an actual live recording from the Lyceum show. • The Clash playing I Fought the Law at the Lyceum in late ’78, is one of my favorite music videos of all time. It astonishes me that there is no good quality version online, even on the official Clash YouTube channel. So here’s HD footage from the Rude Boy movie, slightly re-edited and synced to the wonderful sounding Sound System remaster of the audio. Hope you dig it! • Credits Video Source: The Clash • I Fought the Law • Live at The Lyceum • 28 December 1978 From Rude Boy • 1980 • Directed by Jack Hazan & David Mingay Audio Source: The Clash • I Fought the Law • Live at The Lyceum • 28 December 1978 • 2013 Sound System Remaster Musicians: Joe Strummer • Lead vocals, rhythm guitar Mick Jones • Lead guitar, backing vocals Paul Simonon • Bass, backing vocals Topper Headon • Drums Mick Jones / Bill Price / The Clash • Production • Always more videos to follow, so please keep your electric eye on me babe! I don't own the rights, and I'm not making any money out of this etc. Just a fan making videos for other fans. Please Share, Like, Comment, Subscribe NachosVideos.com Facebook.com/TheNachoVideos YouTube.com/NachoVideo ok.ru/nachovideo DailyMotion.com/NachosVideos Instagram.com/NachoVideo Twitter.com/NachosVideos TheNachoVideos@gmail.com I edit, therefore I am #TheClash #RudeBoy #1978 #1980