pull on your band t-shirt and break out
the stronghold hair gel because this is
going to be all killer no filler
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
punk anthem
this list we’ve chosen songs that have
helped to find the punk music genre but
are also sure to get you pumped
number ten
institutionalized suicidal tendencies
we begin with a track that overtook MTV
like no other punk song had before
institutionalised wasn’t a chart success
but it did stumble into our
stream-of-consciousness and made a lot
of noise doing so
a hectic horse account of damaging
relationships with friends and more
importantly with parents it became a
staple soundtrack to growing up and to
busting out
all he wanted was a Pepsi and now he’s
got a top ten finish
number nine I’m shipping up to boston
dropkick murphys
who needs lots of lyrics when you have
this much energy the song is 14 lines of
sheer adrenaline
Dropkick Murphys hailed from
massachusetts so this could be seen as a
homecoming jam it’s certainly been
adopted for many a local interest
notably being on the soundtrack to
Boston based crime flick the departed
with Celtic chaos it’s proof that Punk
didn’t die at the turn of the century
number eight basket case Green Day do
you have the time to listen to me whine
there punk pop royalty Dookie is their
standout album and basket case is the
Green Day anthem
with this song the trio took the 90s and
shook them wide awake
it was written in response to lead
singer Billy Joe’s mental health issues
and has since become a go-to track for
anyone who feels like an outsider
it’s Frank it’s fun it’s sing-along
it’s shout along
a real crowd-pleaser we definitely have
the time to listen to them why
number seven rise above Black Flag
this is the punk movement boiled down to
its fundamental
society says that we should behave in a
certain way but we want to do things
differently
society can mock us laugh at us or
punish us but will fulfill the tracks
title and rise above writing this record
black flag gave us the Anarchy
instruction booklet how to of hardcore
it’s a classic that’s just gotten better
with age it’s still relevant and still
riot worthy
number six holiday in Cambodia Dead
Kennedys
if attacking global politics is your aim
then punk music is one of the best
mediums to do it through Dead Kennedys
do not hold back on this track in which
they condemn the infamous Pol Pot
dictatorship in Cambodia and trash the
complacent Westerner who’s oblivious to
it all
the Kennedys know who’s to blame and
they live a lot closer to home than we
care to admit
just edging out the bands too drunk to
drive this tracks too angry to overlook
number five time bomb Francis Scott punk
sound is one that sizzles with eggs and
rancid our band that nails it we might
have included Ruby Soho
for any of their bullish back catalogue
but time bomb takes it and deservedly so
another tale of an outsider the Cadillac
driving white shoes wearer is a boy
who’s fallen in with the wrong sort
it’s gang culture and inevitable tragedy
it’s raw vocal cords and a pulsating
hook
a time bomb that’s ticking all the right
boxes
for the time
number four London Calling the clash
the pace slackens and the gloom
intensifies for our next track
lead vocalist of the clash Joe Strummer
was an avid news reader and the
apocalyptic lyrics in London Calling
are reflective of his global anxieties
in the late 1970s an ice age was coming
the Cold War was ripe and London was
susceptible to flooding
Strummer put problem to pen and paper
and produced the murky magnificence that
we have today with records like white
riot and I fought the law
the clash was anti-authority incarnate
but this brooding number tops them all
number three bro him Pennywise
in third place we have to the point
lyrics and to the heart sentiment throw
him is for anyone who has ever lost a
friend
Pennywise bassist Jason thirst wrote it
originally for three of his friends
however when he died in 1996 the band
re-recorded it and released it as
Brougham tribute
this time memorializing Jason Matthew
thirst in the lyrics
funk music just got personal and as such
has made it onto our podium
number two let’s creak bop Ramones
first wavers The Ramones were punk
pioneers and legacy builders I want to
be sedated
is just edged out by blitzkrieg bop
their debut single it’s an enduring
classic that’s often covered or at least
sampled in modern rock shows
ironically the band admits they borrowed
the idea for the songs chant from bouncy
bubblegum errs the Bay City Rollers has
since evolved into a mantra
it set the tone for their live gigs and
also for punk music in general
it’s so simple that it’s special
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one anarchy in the UK Sex Pistols
to blueprint for everything that
followed the Sex Pistols debut single is
nearly as shocking today as it was back
then
originally released with EMI the label
quickly pulled the plug on Johnny Rotten
and company following unprecedented
controversy and unpredictable publicity
opening lines are immortal music is raw
the anger is palpable
yes
this and the later record God saved the
Queen
the Pistols defined anti-establishment
flapped society in the face and
revolutionized the music industry
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Punk anthem
the more anarchistic top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
the stronghold hair gel because this is
going to be all killer no filler
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
punk anthem
this list we’ve chosen songs that have
helped to find the punk music genre but
are also sure to get you pumped
number ten
institutionalized suicidal tendencies
we begin with a track that overtook MTV
like no other punk song had before
institutionalised wasn’t a chart success
but it did stumble into our
stream-of-consciousness and made a lot
of noise doing so
a hectic horse account of damaging
relationships with friends and more
importantly with parents it became a
staple soundtrack to growing up and to
busting out
all he wanted was a Pepsi and now he’s
got a top ten finish
number nine I’m shipping up to boston
dropkick murphys
who needs lots of lyrics when you have
this much energy the song is 14 lines of
sheer adrenaline
Dropkick Murphys hailed from
massachusetts so this could be seen as a
homecoming jam it’s certainly been
adopted for many a local interest
notably being on the soundtrack to
Boston based crime flick the departed
with Celtic chaos it’s proof that Punk
didn’t die at the turn of the century
number eight basket case Green Day do
you have the time to listen to me whine
there punk pop royalty Dookie is their
standout album and basket case is the
Green Day anthem
with this song the trio took the 90s and
shook them wide awake
it was written in response to lead
singer Billy Joe’s mental health issues
and has since become a go-to track for
anyone who feels like an outsider
it’s Frank it’s fun it’s sing-along
it’s shout along
a real crowd-pleaser we definitely have
the time to listen to them why
number seven rise above Black Flag
this is the punk movement boiled down to
its fundamental
society says that we should behave in a
certain way but we want to do things
differently
society can mock us laugh at us or
punish us but will fulfill the tracks
title and rise above writing this record
black flag gave us the Anarchy
instruction booklet how to of hardcore
it’s a classic that’s just gotten better
with age it’s still relevant and still
riot worthy
number six holiday in Cambodia Dead
Kennedys
if attacking global politics is your aim
then punk music is one of the best
mediums to do it through Dead Kennedys
do not hold back on this track in which
they condemn the infamous Pol Pot
dictatorship in Cambodia and trash the
complacent Westerner who’s oblivious to
it all
the Kennedys know who’s to blame and
they live a lot closer to home than we
care to admit
just edging out the bands too drunk to
drive this tracks too angry to overlook
number five time bomb Francis Scott punk
sound is one that sizzles with eggs and
rancid our band that nails it we might
have included Ruby Soho
for any of their bullish back catalogue
but time bomb takes it and deservedly so
another tale of an outsider the Cadillac
driving white shoes wearer is a boy
who’s fallen in with the wrong sort
it’s gang culture and inevitable tragedy
it’s raw vocal cords and a pulsating
hook
a time bomb that’s ticking all the right
boxes
for the time
number four London Calling the clash
the pace slackens and the gloom
intensifies for our next track
lead vocalist of the clash Joe Strummer
was an avid news reader and the
apocalyptic lyrics in London Calling
are reflective of his global anxieties
in the late 1970s an ice age was coming
the Cold War was ripe and London was
susceptible to flooding
Strummer put problem to pen and paper
and produced the murky magnificence that
we have today with records like white
riot and I fought the law
the clash was anti-authority incarnate
but this brooding number tops them all
number three bro him Pennywise
in third place we have to the point
lyrics and to the heart sentiment throw
him is for anyone who has ever lost a
friend
Pennywise bassist Jason thirst wrote it
originally for three of his friends
however when he died in 1996 the band
re-recorded it and released it as
Brougham tribute
this time memorializing Jason Matthew
thirst in the lyrics
funk music just got personal and as such
has made it onto our podium
number two let’s creak bop Ramones
first wavers The Ramones were punk
pioneers and legacy builders I want to
be sedated
is just edged out by blitzkrieg bop
their debut single it’s an enduring
classic that’s often covered or at least
sampled in modern rock shows
ironically the band admits they borrowed
the idea for the songs chant from bouncy
bubblegum errs the Bay City Rollers has
since evolved into a mantra
it set the tone for their live gigs and
also for punk music in general
it’s so simple that it’s special
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one anarchy in the UK Sex Pistols
to blueprint for everything that
followed the Sex Pistols debut single is
nearly as shocking today as it was back
then
originally released with EMI the label
quickly pulled the plug on Johnny Rotten
and company following unprecedented
controversy and unpredictable publicity
opening lines are immortal music is raw
the anger is palpable
yes
this and the later record God saved the
Queen
the Pistols defined anti-establishment
flapped society in the face and
revolutionized the music industry
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Punk anthem
the more anarchistic top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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