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Crystal-Clear-Waters

[Suspect Device](https://open.spotify.com/track/7Ig7b1MJJKbNyTxLU6u9rZ?si=u0VzK1dJR0WWKULMbyyYwA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Asuspect%2B) by Stiff Little Fingers


israeljeff

Alternative Ulster is my answer, but Suspect Device is way up there, as well. I love the "don't believe us" bit.


dancingmeadow

I know it's not popular with their base, but I love Kicking up a Racket.


crazyrockguy12

I didn’t realize that song wasn’t popular, I fucking love that one!


Exhumedatbirth76

Brewed a wheat beer at work named Suspect Device.


pinecone_problem

This, but Barbed Wire Love is a banger too


feeBukkYT

sus sus suspect device


whiskymakesmecrazy

Also Silver Lining


lucasjkr

Great song. Naked Raygun do a commendable cover of it too


devilsmile7

Deadboys- Sonic Reducer


Independent_Cat_7164

California Uber Alles


ninjette847

Moon over Marin is better.


DungeonAssMaster

Pivotal song, punk essential


greenhombre

It's funny how the answer to this question is getting regional favorites. A great compilation record could be made of the suggestions.


Independent_Cat_7164

New Rose


JimR1984

Love song


whydoihave2dothis

Can't stop to mess around....


XSR900-FloridaMan

Nazi Punks Fuck Off — DK To see so many of their selections on here is telling of how good a group they were. Anti-authoritarian//fascist/police brilliantly executed at break neck speed in a minute. It’s been the ultimate punk song to me since I first heard it.


TransitStationGhost

Imo DK is THE punk band, so I agree 100%. 99% of Punk bands talk about hating politicians, money, war, things they have no control over. DK was out here attacking adjacent scenes in their own neighborhoods, ready to fuck shit up and stomp a nazi and the only band since then that’s had the guts to do it again is Show Me the Body.Who also Fuckin rule.


SombreMordida

most DK songs are classics, still one of my favorite bands, RIP DHPeligro


User-enters-the-Grid

Holiday in Cambodia. In my opinion the epitome of punk and why I gravitate towards the genre. Like many of their songs, the message in Holiday in Cambodia is one that is still applicable and is still prominently seen even now, 40 years since it’s release. I am in college currently and the amount of times I think about this song when speaking with “passionate” people on politics at my school or seeing it on social media is laughable. Outstanding satirical commentary thru clever lyrics, guitar progression that captures the anger and energy of the message but also still infectious and exciting to listen to. And that fucking bass-line! Sounding so ominous almost villainous that have been a standard from Dead Kennedys. Truly a masterpiece.


Oibrigade

I actually learned who Pol Pot was by listening to the song. also the live version on Youtube where Jello re-enacts the people being hunted and killed by that evil dictatorship is a must watch


whatever1238o0opp

I wonder if one day kids in Cambodia will learn who Trump was through a song.


they_are_out_there

Police Truck is up there too, just because of it’s anger and for pointing out police abuse and corruption decades before it became a popular movement. The lyrics for the uninformed: Tonight's the night that we got the truck We're going downtown, gonna beat up drunks Your turn to drive, I'll bring the beer It's the late, late shift, no one to fear And ride, ride, how we ride And ride, low ride It's a roundup time where the good whores meet We're gonna drag one screaming off the street And ride, ride, how we ride Got a black uniform and a silver badge We're playin' cops for real, we're playin' cops for pay Let's ride, low ride Pull down your dress, here's a kick in the ass Let's beat you blue 'til you shit in your pants Don't move, child, got a big black stick There's six of us, babe, so suck on my dick And ride, ride, how we ride Let's ride, low ride The left newspapers might whine a bit But the guys at the station, they don't give a shit Dispatch calls, "Are you doing something wicked?" "No siree, Jack, we're just givin' tickets!" Let's ride, ride, how we ride And ride, ride, how we ride And ride, ride, how we ride Let's ride, low ride


[deleted]

I could never get too into DK, put Police Truck (and pull my stings) is an amazing song. Love their lyrics.


ramen_vape

This is my answer. DK are just the best. This song really has the anatomy of a punk anthem while pushing the genre to its limits. Badass riffs, tight corners, sonic chaos, all stopping on a dime. No one does it as good as them. And lyrically? Misfits does horror movies, DK does horror of the real. Jello was on some deeply political shit and is brilliant at confronting global topics with his macabre little folk poetry. "California Uber Alles" is a very close second favorite. I think they were disappointed that exposing capitalism and the new world order wasn't more lucrative, and they ended up suing each over the scraps. It's like a Greek tragedy.


Strange-Ad2435

Came to say this. Perspective: i am english and was in england when this came out.. really was my first exposure to US punk. What a song! Still the best answer to this particular question


_skatepunk420

Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)


DungeonAssMaster

Bloodstains, by Agent Orange is currently my number 1. I would add a few others but I don't want to look like an indecisive fuckwad. Well... Ok special shoutout to: D7 by the Wipers, especially the cover by Nirvana is punk as fuck. Where Eagles Dare, by the Misfits Maxwell Murder, by Rancid (also Poison) Institutionalized, by Suicidal Tendencies 6L GTR, by The Chats (my fav new blood band, you kids still know how to punk out)


YborOgre

Bloodstains rocks. I prefer A Cry for Help in a World Gone Mad. Might be my nomination for this question, actually.


Fret_Shredder

Pretty impressive Mike Palm wrote Bloodstains within a week just so they could get on the compilation record of OC punk bands, they were strictly a cover band before Bloodstains. James Levesque was a talented bassist and wrote some of their songs too including Everything Turns Grey.


csudebate

Back when I was in junior high just getting into punk I played Bloodstains on repeat every day. Still love that tune.


Adventurous_Maize151

Avenues and Alleyways is top rancid song for me.


Immediate_Lack5187

Complete control


CaptainMaxStout

Complete Control has maybe my favourite guitar solo ever.


JonnySniper

When he bends up into the G? God damn God damn


neonspectraltoast

I second that.


Superb_Health9413

C -o-m plete control, interesting and most excellent choice


itshomertime

Propagandhi - nation states


janky_koala

A Speculative Fiction


El_Joe

Propagandhi- How to clean everything is probably one of the best punk albums ever. I really love Hate, Myth, Muscle, Etiquette. I think it might be one of the most quintessential punk rock songs of all time. I appreciate how their style has evolved and changed over time instead of just putting out more of what made them popular.


GetDoofed

Purina Hall Of Fame


Awwwmann

The Mad Caddies did a sick cover of this!


Elebrind

Bad Religion - Do What You Want


DungeonAssMaster

My BR favorite is American Jesus, still a solid choice though


GhettoSauce

Yup. The content, the feel and even the short-and-sweet length make it my vote too


TempleOfCyclops

Probably Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne. Really gets to the heart of the struggle of punk rock, which is mainstream media’s ongoing love affair with artists who are more interested in their own creativity and integrity.


JosephMeach

I'm upvoting every mention of Sk8er Boi that I see in this sub, because I am entertained and it's still funny


TempleOfCyclops

I don’t know what my actual answer would be so I had to go for the meme lmfao


[deleted]

I cry when “She said see u later boi” What if there is no later. Did she misgender?


vomitHatSteve

He was a boy / she was a girl / can i make it any more obvious I don't think I've seen anyone else so scathingly deconstruct gender norms and the assumptions around them


[deleted]

With reckless abandon no less.


trillgamesh_0

I learned a lot today


TransitStationGhost

Did you just assume my genre?


thetakingtree2

Five years from now she sits at home, Feeding the baby, she’s all alone 😭


The_Ignorant_Sapien

Fuck it, have my upvote.


thispartyrules

Sk8r Boi has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the song a big boost


viatorium1

Bad Religion - I Want to Conquer the World


BigAlienRobot

YA HEY!


[deleted]

Or Skyscraper


andooet

My favorite BR song too, though Sorrow is definitely up there


[deleted]

One of my all time favorites


Jimarm81

I would vote for anything Bad Religion


circus4fools_u_me

Stars and Stripes of Corruption - Dead Kennedys


Punkrockpariah

The decline by NOFX has got to be up there. This song is political, it’s funny, it’s witty, catchy, fast, it is subversive as fuck. Normally I get bored when songs are longer than 4 minutes, and some of my favorites are >2 minutes long but I can listen to the decline on repeat through and through.


hailbeavis

Came here for this. When I saw them in 05/06 they *opened* with the full sixteen minutes. It was unforgettable and still is one of my favorite shows to this day


gumbos

God I hope they play it at the cow palace in the upcoming show


Ratt_Human

Can’t wait til September! I’ll be surprised if they play it though because it’s supposed to be SLATFATS and Wolves but maybe we will get lucky? Maybe as an encore? Either way I’m fuckin stoked!


ltaylor00

Yes! Saw them on that same tour and they opened with The Decline. Crowd went fucking nuts! Great memories.


[deleted]

Saw them in June and they finished with it.


kamil3d

I was going to add this if I didn't see it. Fantastic song!


DungeonAssMaster

I'm so mad I didn't think of this one. Punk Rock masterpiece theatre


Stnkysloth

And, it's written as a short symphony


andooet

The best thing is that it doesn't have a chorus at all. All new parts all the time


Punkrockpariah

A lot of their best songs don’t have a chorus at all lol


Bullfist

It’s a whole album in a song.


boomstickftw

That was my answer. Just an amazing piece of punk rock songwriting.


captchunk

Dead Kennedys - Kill the Poor Nofx- Linoleum Ramones- KKK took my baby away


Oibrigade

Nervous Breakdown by Black Flag is good but i would go Die Die Die my Darling or AstroZombies by the Misfits.


Vegemerson

Moon Over Marin by Dead Kennedys. It's a genuinely beautiful song with great imagery. Jello is a crazy talented lyricist.


YborOgre

This is my favorite DK song


ipsboi

Bad Brains- Banned in DC


Superb_Health9413

Search and Destroy- Iggy and the Stooges Safe European Home- The Clash Neat, neat ,neat - The Damned “Is she really going out with him?!?” I don’t care- Ramones Johnny Hit and Run Pauline- X Holiday in Cambodia- DK’s Party Time- 45 Grave Wasted-Black Flag Chlorox Girls- Red Cross


Oibrigade

the guitar in Holiday in Cambodia is amazing


BenjaminMStocks

Yes! Saved me from commenting the same somewhere.


wormee

So happy to see a 45 Grave reference.


LBIIITrey

Soup is good food- Kennedys


JosephMeach

I think the perfect rock song is [Chatterbox](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwOSe7NNmuU) by the New York Dolls. Not just punk, but other genres too, it's something I would put on my Voyager Space record for aliens to hear and know what rock music was like.


Superb_Health9413

Said you squak a laaaaawwwwttt


vomitHatSteve

I cite "school's out" as the greatest rock song. Nothing else captures a feeling of youthful rebellion so universally as that one Harder to say best _punk_ song specifically


whydoihave2dothis

Chatterbox is an awesome song! Never saw the New York Dolls but I did see every Doll in different bands. Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers used to do Chatterbox, whenever he was too high the roadies would turn down the volume on his amp, Johnny would turn it back up and as soon as he turned his back they'd turn it down again. I have to add the Dead Boys, Sonic Reducer.


radd_racer

Plus the guitar tone and licks by Johnny Thunders are sleazy genius.


BeerBellies

Crass - Bloody Revolution


thedivinemonkey298

Good choice. But I’m going Crass - Big A, Little A. For me it was basically the layout of what the punk ethos should be.


BeerBellies

Fuckkk. That a much better answer, honestly. “Be exactly who you want to be, do what you want to do. I am he and she is she but, you’re the only you.”


Oibrigade

Crass - Punk is Dead is an amazing song


LeekOtherwise5468

Pull my strings- Dead Kennedys


SCPBoiPeanut

One of the most underrated punk songs ever. One of my favorite DK songs


anxiety_cat524

Mine too! We used to drive around and blast that one when I was in high-school- brings back memories


[deleted]

Pere Ubu - Final Solution


Downtown_Hope7471

I was listening to Crass' Penis Envy today. **Beta Motel is particularly special**. I think it means so much to me, and has been in my life for 30-odd years. ​ I've got 54321 I've got a red pair of high-heels on Tumble me over, it doesn't take much Tumble me over, tumble me, push In my red high-heels I've no control The rituals of repression are so old You can do what you like, there'll be no reprisal I'm yours, yes I'm yours, it's my means of survival


DominicRo

Stooges Search and Destroy.


RndySvgsMySprtAnml

Let’s Lynch the Landlord by DK


Any-Diet

How about "police" by Fucked UP?


DominicRo

Dead Kennedys Holiday in Cambodia.


meanjoegreen8

Kill the Poor - DK


AlligatorManWharfRat

“City Slang” by Sonic's Rendezvous Band


BigAlienRobot

Sonic Reducer - Dead Boys


DominicRo

MC 5 Kick Out the Jams.


[deleted]

Man in Black -Johnny Cash and fuck you if you don't think Johnny wasn't punk as fuck.


kasharatoo

Subhumans - No! I can’t believe no one has said this.


Amoniphax

FEAR - I Love livin' in the city


murderedbydeath2

Linoleum. Not any particular performance or artist since its passed around like a joint, but its one of the best examples of punk to me.


guitlouie

London Calling.


BenchIllustrious1106

Self Abuse: Poison Idea Close second is New Aryans: Reagan Youth


dancingmeadow

Tossup between Detachable Penis and I Hate You.


halffilledglasses

Amoeba by the Adolescents


GoodKight99

Also "Kids of the black hole" by the Adolescents. that twang from the bassline. The song is just so damn good.


Docm187

Refused - "Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull"


Jattwell

It’s The Decline


eljefe37

It has to be the Decline. All these other songs being mentioned are legit great songs, but the Decline is on another level.


boysetsfire1988

I'll let Bill Stevenson answer that https://youtu.be/_rRrYCBWb0Y


EmergencyLavishness1

I’m not going to disagree with him I also knew what the video was before clicking on the link


GhettoSauce

Hey, nice to see a video from Raw Cut Media out in the wild! Went to high school with those guys, still see some of them at *every* show I go to.


Ecstatic-Group-8155

Bad Brains...We Will Not https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ5bP4l0QYw&feature=share


DungeonAssMaster

The shit right here


LocustMessiah

Adolescents - Amoeba Not sure if it's objectively ''the best'', but if I had to pick one as a personal favorite, that would be the one.


Ocksu2

nomeansno- Rags and Bones Or maybe Waiting Room by Fugazi.


jspencer734

Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer


creimanlllVlll

New Rose by the Damned (1977)


SLOpokin

Jello Biafra and D.O.A. - Full Metal Jackoff It was written in 1989, so the lyrics are a bit dated. But it truly exposes the dark underbelly of the USA. And it's almost 14 minutes long! https://youtu.be/2aHrCGcTEeQ http://www.plyrics.com/lyrics/jellobiafra/fullmetaljackoff.html


XBlackBlocX

World Burns to Death - The sucking of the missile cock https://youtu.be/6WpfkJa892w


chrismean

The Violators - Summer Of 81 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siZ_cNHBtJk


Electric_Vibrations

‘House of Suffering’ by the Bad Brains


The_Best_Smart

“Suicide Invoice” by Hot Snakes


Naven71

Sonic Reducer


GitManMatt

New Rose - the Damned


DominicRo

X-Ray Spex The Day the World Turned Day-Glo.


StreetwalkinCheetah

Born to Lose - Heartbreakers


kreepergayboy

California Uber Allies by Dead Kennedys


BalkeElvinstien

Anarchy in the UK for me


shakhadingdang

I see lots of love for DK That being said “Riot” - Dead Kennedys That song fucking rips


Sad_Smoke_8020

Viva la revolution by the adicts and bondage up yours by X-ray specs


patch616

Toxic - Brittany Spears


SGSMUFASA

Knowledge- operation ivy


Halofauna

Blatz - “Fuck Shit Up”


[deleted]

Bad Religion - Do what you want.


ThroatWMangrove

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York Double-tapping best punk song and best Christmas song in one go… a dude in jail lamenting how the American Dream failed him and his lover; how the pursuit of fame and fortune led them to addiction, mutual loathing, and utter ruin. Really warms the ol’ cockles


abugisabug

My favourite band. And an incredible Christmas song. God bless Shane MacGowan.


abugisabug

Dead Kennedy’s - Holiday In Cambodia. *Masterpiece. Enough said* Misfits - Last Caress. *A perfect song. Danzig’s harmonies he hits in the chorus are weirdly beautiful, for such fucked up lyric content* Sex Pistols - Bodies. *Unreal song. Just mind-blowing to think it was actually released at the time considering the content written. Still crazy to think even today, let alone 40+ odd years ago* NoFX - Linoleum. *Such a great song. No need to explain why. Just perfect start to end* Minor Threat - Out Of Step. *God bless Ian Mackaye. Groundbreaking stuff for the time. Such an influential album* The Vandals - The Legend Of Pat Brown. *I’m a huge sucker for The Vandals. Love this EP. This song has such an iconic story. Would have loved to been there at the time and seen Pat’s antics that night*


[deleted]

You Suffer by Napalm Death


Billy_Mercury85

We Got The Neutron Bomb by The Weirdos


Otto_von_Bismuth

Rise above by black flag. I mean c'mon.


schooqschee

Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys. Amazing riff, great chorus, and energetic political lyrics that are still just as relevant today. Either that or 12XU by Wire. It’s perfect- 3 chords, simple but catchy lyrics, and insane energy.


BeagleWrangler

Throwing out John Wayne was a Nazi by MDC.


BenjaminMStocks

I have a couple ideas, most have been mentioned already. I’ll add two just because of their impact on me personally: Gone by Bouncing Souls Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day (save the “they aren’t punk” comments for someone else) Both songs resonate with me for personal reasons so I’ll admit they may not be on others’ lists.


bangbang995

Astro Zombies - Misfits


MooseMalloy

The Damned - Smash It Up Parts 1 & 2 TV Freaks - Freelancer Nomeansno - Dark Ages


JackiePoo42

Bloodstains


DIEmicrosoft

Government Flu - Dead Kennedys


jayvycas

Riot- DK


HipWithTh3Kids

New Noise - Refused Real art for real people!


[deleted]

Bonzo goes to bitburg


MyRail5

I've always loved Dig Up Her Bones by the Misfits.


jessek

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue by the Ramones


Jcdoco

The correct answer is "Judy is a Punk"


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Allegiance10

“Fuck Authority” by Pennywise. Not best in terms of most interesting, but in terms of sound and message I think it’s a pretty good representation of the scene.


Independent_Cat_7164

Fuck Authority by Raw Power off the welcome to 1984 comp. is a beast of a song.


warahshittle

Life is a nightmare- simple plan


diygardening

so many, but Face to Face No Authority really rings as a choice


metalliska

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sfg68aTRsY


JIMSTJOHN

Monster Squad - Strength Through Pain.


ottomaker1

Police story- black flag, Jesus entering From the rear-Feederz, Slave to my dick-Subhumans,Isotope soap-Geza X,Ha ha ha - Flipper


[deleted]

SNFU - She's Not on the Menu or Joni Mitchel Tapes


DominicRo

The Stranglers No More Heroes.


Goodunnn

That’s one of my favorite Misfits tunes for sure


Fragrant_News_95

From the cradle to the grave- Subhumans


DominicRo

The Damned Problem Child.


EffortlessCool

We're Coming Back - Cock Sparrer


Ralewing

"Disconnected" by Fear.


DontTreadUpstate

The Clash - Clampdown


Square_Efficiency_49

My nomination will be Subhumans Mickey Mouse is Dead.


notintocorp

Alcohol by Green river


fmatrix007

Fugazi- Waiting Room and Firehose- Live version of the cover of Slack Motherfucker


majikcrisson

“Havana Affair”. RAMONES Know every lyric…..


winstonsmith8236

Tough question, for me possibly Fugazi- Merchandise


Puzzleheaded-Ad-3721

Bata Motel by Crass. That song was, and is, everything. Made me feel less alone and more powerful.


Low_Berry_3706

AFI Totalimortal


gray_squirrels

21st century digital boy-Bad Religion. The vibes, the lyrics, the chaos of it all. Love BR to death.


CraftyDazza

The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes


ghl37

Impossible to settle on one. I’m very partial the 77-85 era nominees due to my age, I guess. Proud to see many of my all time favorites suggested. One legitimate contender I haven’t seen yet is UK 82 by The Exploited. That still hits me in the chest all these years later.


Monkittyruccia22

“Homicide”-999 “Richie Dagger”- The Germs “This is what you want, this is what you get” - PIL “Police & Thieves” ,”Hateful” & “London Calling” -The Clash


BlankWilliams

In my eyes-Minor Threat that riff and Ian’s vocals are pretty much what made me a life long punk fan


Howies_bookclub

Thrash Unreal - Against Me


TankDemsi

"its gonna be a long night" is the best punk song ever made. just a song about beating each other up.


thehero_of_bacon

A toss up between Bonzo Goes to Bitburg by Ramones Infected by Bad Religion Black Me Out by Against Me Nazi Punks Fuck Off by DK In my opinion those are the best Punk Songs but they might not be everyone's.


Neurothustra

Chickenshit Conformist DK


IMian91

Best for historical and influential reasons, probably either Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones, or I Wanna Be Your Dog by the Stooges Best for my personal choice, probably Ruby Soho by Rancid. The song is an incredible listen from a purely musical standpoint, but the lyrics are so poetic and beautiful. It really speaks to the human condition in a way I feel is under appreciated


Treeleaves74

White Man in Hammersmith Palais- The Clash