Channel Title: Stiff Little Fingers Channel Description: Stiff Little Fingers formed in 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Along with the likes of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Damned, Buzzcocks, Sham 69 – they were there at the start of the punk rock movement. Inflammable Material still burning today! They wrote initially about their own lives, growing up at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in songs like "Suspect Device" and "Wasted Life". In November of '77, they released those two songs on their own Rigid Digits label and sent a copy to BBC Radio One DJ John Peel, who started playing it every night. These were the first of what became SLF's signature style: lyrics that meld the personal and political, music that combines the energy of punk with infectious hooks, and delivery that rings of honesty and commitment. After 10 studio albums and countless tours, Stiff Little Fingers find themselves more in demand than ever. SLF are currently on tour to share their newest songs -- and their iconic early material -- worldwide. <video> Stiff Little Fingers - Tin Soldiers - Custom House Square Belfast 2019 (360 VR) Description: Click and drag on this video to get a 360 degree virtual reality view of Stiff Little Fingers in action! Filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland on August 24, 2019. Use Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge, Opera, or the YouTube app to get the full 360 experience! Video is from their now annual "Putting the Fast in Belfast" event. 360 VR Filming By HM Productions www.hylandsmedia.co.uk </video> <video> Stiff Little Fingers - Gotta Gettaway - Live in Glasgow Description: From the DVD and album Best Served Loud: Live from the Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 2016 https://stiff-little-fingers-uk.myshopify.com/collections/music </video> <video> Stiff Little Fingers U.S. Tour 2019 Description: Tour dates for our United States tour in Oct/Nov 2019. We will be playing our Inflammable Material album, plus more! Ticket info at http://www.slf.rocks </video> <video> Nobody's Hero, Key West, Florida Description: We were walking along Duvall St. In Key West and heard this tune being played, so Jake stepped in to sing along. </video> <video> Stiff Little Fingers - Wasted Life - Live in Glasgow Description: From the DVD and albuml Best Served Loud: Live from the Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 2016 https://stiff-little-fingers-uk.myshopify.com/collections/music </video> <video> Stiff Little Fingers Charity Auction--Rare Items from the band's collection Description: Dozens of rare Stiff Little Fingers memorabilia items (from the personal collections of band members Ali McMordie and Jake Burns) are being auctioned on eBay to benefit the Integrated Education Fund, a charity working to remove the barriers of segregated education in Northern Ireland. Check out all the items being auctioned on eBay! https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/steved64 </video> <video> Steve Grantley's new drum kit (Stiff Little Fingers) Description: Steve Grantley shows off his new drum kit, made by Natal Drums. </video> <video> Stiff Little Fingers Live Each Dollar a Bullet Roadmender Northampton, June 29, 2023 Description: Each Dollar a Bullet Lyrics: Oh it must be so romantic When the fighting's over there And you're passing round the shamrock And you're all filled up with tears "For the love of dear old Ireland" That you've never even seen You throw in twenty dollars And sing "Wearing of the Green" Each dollar a bullet Each victim someone's son And Americans kill Irishmen As surely As if they fired the gun Now you've never stood on Belfast's streets And heard the bombs explode Or hid beneath the blankets When there's riots down the road No you've never had your best friend die Or lost a favorite son But you'll stand there and tell us Just what we're doing wrong Each false word a bullet Each victim someone's son And Englishmen kill Irishmen As surely As if they fired the gun From the minute that you're born, you're told To hate the other side "They're not like us, they're not the same We know because we're right" But can't you see we're all the same There is no right and wrong Why can't we stop and realize We've hated too much too long Each old lie a bullet Each victim someone's son And Irishmen kill Irishmen As surely As if they fired the gun How can you convince yourself That what you do is right? When people are dying there Night after night Don't you ever wonder Why it still goes on? The hopes and fears and all the tears Are buried in your ground Buried in your ground Each rumour a bullet Each victim someone's son And careless talk kills Irishmen As surely As if words fired the gun Well it's lasted for so long now And so many have died It's such a part of my own life Yet it leaves me mystified How a people so intelligent Friendly, kind, and brave Can throw themselves so willingly Into an open grave Each new day a bullet Each victim someone's son And ignorance kills Irishmen As surely As if we fired the gun Songwriter: Jake Burns Each Dollar a Bullet lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group Hanx to Sam Gordon for the footage! </video> <video> Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster - Custom House Square Belfast 2019 (360 VR) Description: Click and drag on this video to get a 360 degree virtual reality view of Stiff Little Fingers in action! Filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland on August 24, 2019. Use Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge, Opera, or the YouTube app to get the full 360 experience! This video is from their now annual "Putting the Fast in Belfast" event. 360 VR Filming By HM Productions www.hylandsmedia.co.uk </video> <video> Stiff Little Fingers - My Dark Places - Live in Glasgow Description: From the DVD and album Best Served Loud: Live from the Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 2016 https://stiff-little-fingers-uk.myshopify.com/collections/music </video> <video> Stiff Little Fingers Belfast 2019 Promo Description: Promo video for our August 2019 "Putting the Fast in Belfast" gig, where we were joined by our friends New Model Army, Therapy?, and the Toy Dolls! </video>

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Stiff Little Fingers formed in 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Along with the likes of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Damned, Buzzcocks, Sham 69 – they were there at the start of the punk rock movement. Inflammable Material still burning today!

They wrote initially about their own lives, growing up at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in songs like "Suspect Device" and "Wasted Life". In November of '77, they released those two songs on their own Rigid Digits label and sent a copy to BBC Radio One DJ John Peel, who started playing it every night.

These were the first of what became SLF's signature style: lyrics that meld the personal and political, music that combines the energy of punk with infectious hooks, and delivery that rings of honesty and commitment.

After 10 studio albums and countless tours, Stiff Little Fingers find themselves more in demand than ever. SLF are currently on tour to share their newest songs -- and their iconic early material -- worldwide.

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