oi! is a type of punk rock that was started in the united kingdom in the late 1970s. the people that started it wanted to connect punk with a working class street-level following. oi! is a mixing of the styles of early punk bands, such as the clash, sex pistols and the ramones. it is also influenced by early british rock bands (such as the rolling stones and the who), football chants, pub rock and glam rock bands. the music is often very simple, and the lyrics are blunt (brutally honest, without tact).