Stiff Little Fingers - Wasted Life

These guys are undeniably a huge influence on punk music.  They pre-dated most if not all of it and more importantly, these are guys who were growing up in Ireland during the height of IRA violence.  Writing songs about military servitude and public strife is never more heartened than when it's written in the heat of it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukPWLCr7sBA