I'm honestly not very well versed in this era of Ska/Two Tone... so if you have any other bands like this or other songs by the specials you think I would dig, leave them here! I'm down for more.
The Specials are one of the most fantastic British bands of all time, and this song - good though it is - doesn't even begin to touch the sides of their immense breadth of talent! 'Ghost Town' is an absolute MUST, and other songs such as 'International Jet Set', 'Blank Expression', 'Do Nothing', 'Friday Night, Saturday Morning', 'Stereotype', 'Too Much Too Young', 'Rat Race' and 'Gangsters' are exceptional. They're a band that are appreciable on every level: if you want to listen to decent musicianship and arrangements, they have that. If you like to listen to thought-provoking lyrics, they have those by the bucket-load. If you like raw melancholy emotion that hits you straight in the heart, they have that too. Boiling, righteous anger that punches you in the gut? Yep, check! Or if you don't care about any of that and just want to dance, with The Specials you can do that too! Sorry for the length of this comment Lee, but I really cannot recommend The Specials highly enough. They are well worth your time delving deeper into. I promise you you won't regret it!
Ghost Town from The Specials is a must listen. If you want to delve into early ska from the mid 60s, I suggest Guns of Navarone by The Skatalites or My Boy Lollipop from Millie Small. And for some more British ska from the late 70s, check out One Step Beyond by Madness.
The Specials, "Gangsters", Too Much Too Young", Another huge band in UK at this time with a ska influence were Madness. Hit after hit, "Night Boat To Cairo", "House Of Fun", "The Prince", "One Step Beyond" etc May I also suggest exploring Ian Dury and the Blockheads, especially "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" which will send you down a wonderful rabbit hole
These guys did so much to fight racism. We played several times with them on Rock Against Racism and Anti Nazi League gigs After this week we really need them back.
OMG, I love The Specials. It's addictive music, it can raise you up from the worst slump or depression. The old school "ska" was magic like that. Toe tapping stuff.
Not London, Coventry was the home of the Specials. Too Much Too Young, Ghost Town and Free Nelson Mandela were all UK hits for the Specials, they were at the forefront of the Two Tone ska scene of the late 70's
The English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom, or, Twist And Crawl. People used to go nuts over that. And I also got to see The Specials live in a pretty small venue and it was such an incredible show.
@mattleppard1964 I did. It was a replacement for something else that was blocked. I didn't really think about it. Its a song I've always loved. I thought Lee would like it so why not? He didn't hate it. That's what matters.
The Jam: that’s entertainment, Going underground, Down in the tube station at midnight, Town called malice. I’d go with the jam honestly out of the ones I mentioned.
Ghost Town, Monkey Man from the Specials. Mirror in the Bathroom from The English Beat is my personal ground zero for the two tone explosion back then. Selector On My Radio, , Madness, One Step Beyond. Some great great music came out of that short period.
Ever since Ghost Town, these guys were in my childhood and teen years and later when they morphed into Fun Boy Three and the Special AKA. Singer/writer Terry Hall co-wrote the Go-Gos’ “Our Lips are Sealed” ❤❤
Their biggest and most influential track was undoubtedly "Ghost Town." Damon Albarn used it as the template for the song "Clint Eastwood" off the first Gorillaz album, and calls the Specials a big influence.
Hey, L33 - I love this - and the Specials.. I also just listened to your reaction to "Madness" One Step Beyond..and it reminded me of this... appreciate your reactions!
Check out their debut single 'Gangsters'. It pays homage to, and covers 'Al Capone' by Prince Buster (legendary Jamaican Ska artist from the '60s). The album from which this comes from 'The Specials' is seminal in the birth of 2 Tone in the post punk UK of the late '70s. To many of us who were youths at the time, The Specials are as important as The Sex Pistols, The Clash and Elvis Costello . Fab band, fab album.
Great reaction! Here's a couple of things in answer to your timeline questions: this is a cover of an original ska song from the original ska era in Jamaica, the mid-60s. When they say 'Rudy,' they're talking about 'rude boys,' male teens and 20-somethings in Jamaica from the original ska era. The Specials were probably the most faithful of the UK ska revival groups of the late 70s/early 80s -- and they were WAAAAYYYY more faithful than any American 'ska' group that came about in the decades following. Madness may have been less 'faithful' but their playful and punk enthusiasm and tempos rightly catapulted them up the charts a handful of times both here and in the UK.
Ska from the 50’s/60’s came out of Jamaica. The English genre came out in the late 70’s with bands like this after many migrants from Jamaica moved to UK. This English genre merged Jamaican ska with a post-punk influence.
🔥🔥🔥 so glad seeing you getting into our music which although the same named genre is completely different feel from American ska and two tone. RIP Terry who passed in 2022. Ghost Town probably the best known of their songs along with Too much too young and Mandela. Check out Mirror in the Bathroom by The Beat and any song by Madness lol. While America was drowning in race wars our music scene was culturally mixed with the sounds of each culture entwining to bring forth a uniquely british sound. UB40 a solid staple of British reggae and Linton Kwesi Johnson a protest singer heading the charts with Sonny's lettah about sus laws. Musically a fantastic time. Love your reactions. Big luv from England. 💜🏴
This music , rock ska originated in a time in the UK when there were a lot of race riots . There were a lot of Two Tone bands who put on concerts under the banner Rock against Racism to show that black and white could mix in music so why not generally. It’s particularly pertinent to play this this weekend as many of the bands are coming together to play a big 50 year anniversary concert. Loved this music.
This genre was massive in the UK in the late 70s early 80s. It was in the charts every week and they even played it at school discos. So much breadth of different styles and also a lot of female leads to check out.
Thanks Moz for the suggestion. I am not super deep into ska but I do know and like this song. I am pretty sure I heard some others from them as well. The ska scene was intertwined pretty closely with the punk scene that I was in and I did know some bands and songs but don't know it well enough to make any recommendations so I'll leave that to the experts.
Love this band and this song in particular. I hope you dive into more of this genre. I'm not very awarw of the original 60's ska scene. But the Two Tone scene is amazing. Many people will suggest you to listen to Ghost Town (my favorite song by them too), but i'd suggest Gangsters as the next track to reaction. Another seminal song by The Specials. And yeah, their multiracial approach to music is really a highlight for me. Cheers again!
Definitely do Concrete Jungle !!! There used to be old hotels that had Ballrooms so plenty of room to dance. Saw these guys and the Specials just great shows, the dancing was so packed and fantastic.
The Specials were some talented young upstarts who spearheaded the Ska revival in the late 70’s. Ska began in Jamaica in the early 60s with bands like The Skatalites, The Upsetters and Prince Buster. Legendary trombonist Rico Rodriguez gave The Specials some kudos as he was a part of that first wave. Going into musical evolution, Ernest Ranglin, a Jamaican guitarist was ( I think) credited with the first Ska song, by combining the sound of American RnB with local Mento rhythms.
The great 'English' Ska trio were Specials. Selector & The Beat (early with Rankin' Roger). Although all owe allegiance to Prince Buster. Madness did a tribute to him. Their are many more great Ska bands, & bands that did Ska among the Reggae & Punk, Clash of course a well known band.
The Specials are fire, dude. I was in the marching band trombone line in high school and we used to play this (just when f*cking around). "Do the Dog" is fire. "Concrete Jungle" is also a good one. Also "(Dawning of a) New Era."
London - not specific. Many of the Ska bands were form in the British midlands: Sheffield, Birmingham, Coventry - multi-ethnic cities, working class, sharing the same social needs and music.
Rico Rodriguez has a lot of stuff oot there that is worth listening to from the first wave of Ska well into the 2000s. There was a Boys school in Jamaica run by Catholic Nuns for Boys. Every kid going through there was Taught how to play a Musical instrument. There are so many Jamaican Horn players went through that school inc Rico, Tommy McCook and Headley Bennet to name a couple but also a few Singers as well. Yellowman, Leroy Smart and Johnny Osbourne all went through Alpha as well. Check oot Rico on some of these tracks. "Africa Dub", "Chang Kai Shek", or fi Way back in '61, "Rico's Farewell".
SKA and reggae music was huge in England around 1979-'80, replacing punk. The Police made their breakthrough with it. Most of their early music had a reggae sound.
There was a resurgence in the UK of ‘Rude Boys’ in the 70’s - if I remember correctly that’s what these cool dudes are referring to. Unless somebody knows better?
I came here to explain that too, "Rudy" is not an individual but a type of person the song is speaking to. Wiki says "Rude boy is a term for a discontented and violent youth culture that originated in 1960s Jamaica and influenced the mod and skinhead scenes in the UK"
I know you do suggestions only from those paying on Patreon, but here's a nice little combo of videos that fit the unusual - and excellent - way you often listen to a song. I think you'd enjoy it. The Beat (known as "The English Beat" in the USA) were another great ska band. Here's one of their hits "Save it for Later" with its corny official video - tho' I think was meant to look like The Cavern Club in Liverpool where The Beatles started: ruclips.net/video/c-7lBq0zuSM/видео.html or live in the USA in 1982 in a slightly slower version: ruclips.net/video/Tpjs95jD2rU/видео.html Here's Pete Townshend's live version, with a little preamble - which I know you enjoy: ruclips.net/video/pQ0zMDJKkbg/видео.html or Pete's studio version, that has great bit of acoustic guitar and piano around 2 minutes in: ruclips.net/video/Ge2Vyxq7S1Q/видео.html Don't worry, I don't expect you to check out any of these, but a Patreon subscriber might see this and agree it's worth requesting. If not, sorry you're missing out on a great bit of cultural history brought in by the 'Windrush generation', who arrived in a very bleak UK, with their suits, hats, and music, and took Britain by storm.
first wave ska is from jamaica in the 60's. this is 2-tone ska or second wave ska. the specials were the band that brought this iteration of ska that takes the 60's ska and punk. the guy you said he looks familiar is jerry dammers, he created 2 tone records and single handedly grew it to be important part of UK culture. 70's UK was bleek.. nobody had work and racial tension was in the forefront 2 tone ska brought black and white together. 3rd wave ska is what you know 90's to now. First wave ska: Toots and the Maytals ruclips.net/video/FD1--38w230/видео.htmlsi=Wh5XvV2f5CJxe0qJ 2-Tone (second wave): The Specials ruclips.net/video/T2MpbvO2Ch4/видео.htmlsi=SWmNMxhYfM0rL4X- 3rd Wave (sticking to traditional ska) Jr. Thomas and the Volcanos ruclips.net/video/dOWQaG9bdgA/видео.htmlsi=ah2WtnTEB5cbMADs
This music , rock ska originated in a time in the UK when there were a lot of race riots . There were a lot of Two Tone bands who put on concerts under the banner Rock against Racism to show that black and white could mix in music so why not generally. It’s particularly pertinent to play this this weekend as many of the bands are coming together to play a big 50 year anniversary concert. Loved this music.
I'm honestly not very well versed in this era of Ska/Two Tone... so if you have any other bands like this or other songs by the specials you think I would dig, leave them here! I'm down for more.
This is good choice😊
The Specials are one of the most fantastic British bands of all time, and this song - good though it is - doesn't even begin to touch the sides of their immense breadth of talent! 'Ghost Town' is an absolute MUST, and other songs such as 'International Jet Set', 'Blank Expression', 'Do Nothing', 'Friday Night, Saturday Morning', 'Stereotype', 'Too Much Too Young', 'Rat Race' and 'Gangsters' are exceptional.
They're a band that are appreciable on every level: if you want to listen to decent musicianship and arrangements, they have that. If you like to listen to thought-provoking lyrics, they have those by the bucket-load. If you like raw melancholy emotion that hits you straight in the heart, they have that too. Boiling, righteous anger that punches you in the gut? Yep, check! Or if you don't care about any of that and just want to dance, with The Specials you can do that too!
Sorry for the length of this comment Lee, but I really cannot recommend The Specials highly enough. They are well worth your time delving deeper into. I promise you you won't regret it!
Ghost Town from The Specials is a must listen. If you want to delve into early ska from the mid 60s, I suggest Guns of Navarone by The Skatalites or My Boy Lollipop from Millie Small. And for some more British ska from the late 70s, check out One Step Beyond by Madness.
Definitely give Ghost Town a listen, also check out Fun Boy Three: the band Terry, Neville & Lynval formed after the Specials fell apart.
The Specials, "Gangsters", Too Much Too Young", Another huge band in UK at this time with a ska influence were Madness. Hit after hit, "Night Boat To Cairo", "House Of Fun", "The Prince", "One Step Beyond" etc
May I also suggest exploring Ian Dury and the Blockheads, especially "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" which will send you down a wonderful rabbit hole
Ghost Town or Enjoy Yourself from The Specials. Anything from Madness is fun.
Ghost town was a listening staple for me during the lick downs
@@Moz1011 Madness. Fantastic idea. From Baggy Trouses to Michael Caine. Still recording
These guys did so much to fight racism. We played several times with them on Rock Against Racism and Anti Nazi League gigs
After this week we really need them back.
OMG, I love The Specials.
It's addictive music, it can raise you up from the worst slump or depression.
The old school "ska" was magic like that.
Toe tapping stuff.
Not London, Coventry was the home of the Specials. Too Much Too Young, Ghost Town and Free Nelson Mandela were all UK hits for the Specials, they were at the forefront of the Two Tone ska scene of the late 70's
Mandela was Specials A.K.A. a common mistake
Yes .. more of this please
This is the music my late wife would play stumbling back from the bars, kicking-off the party @ home!
These guys morphed into Fun Boy 3
Ghost Town next bro. It could be the national anthem.
The Beat (the English Beat) Save it for Later or The Jam are like these guys. Maybe Madness, Interrupters.
So happy you did this Lee
Gotta do Madness
Night boat to Cairo
The English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom, or, Twist And Crawl. People used to go nuts over that. And I also got to see The Specials live in a pretty small venue and it was such an incredible show.
Thanks for doing this. Glad you liked it.
@@Moz1011 Did you request it? An inspired choice!
@mattleppard1964 I did. It was a replacement for something else that was blocked. I didn't really think about it. Its a song I've always loved. I thought Lee would like it so why not? He didn't hate it. That's what matters.
Magnificent. Terry Hall, RIP
The Jam: that’s entertainment, Going underground, Down in the tube station at midnight, Town called malice.
I’d go with the jam honestly out of the ones I mentioned.
Hehe even the drummer's sticks were black & white...great touch!
Specials - Gangsters
Specials - Ghost Town
Madness - One Step Beyond
Bananarama (feat. Fun Boy Three) - He Was Really Sayin’ Something
Ghost Town, Monkey Man from the Specials. Mirror in the Bathroom from The English Beat is my personal ground zero for the two tone explosion back then. Selector On My Radio, , Madness, One Step Beyond. Some great great music came out of that short period.
What fun, Moz, many thanks. Let's hear more, please. Great reaction, Lee. Blessings all.
Must hear the song :"Gangsters" and the band Madness
@@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt Gangsters - a song from my childhood and a total classic
Ever since Ghost Town, these guys were in my childhood and teen years and later when they morphed into Fun Boy Three and the Special AKA. Singer/writer Terry Hall co-wrote the Go-Gos’ “Our Lips are Sealed” ❤❤
Lovely reaction. My era again. Please try Ghost Town by these guys . They were from Coventry, they are still touring x🏴🏴🏴
Their biggest and most influential track was undoubtedly "Ghost Town." Damon Albarn used it as the template for the song "Clint Eastwood" off the first Gorillaz album, and calls the Specials a big influence.
For more 2-Tone flavor, try the Selector. Songs: On My Radio, Missing Words, or Three Minute Hero.
If you like this stuff, Madness is a good band to explore.
Thank you, Moz! This was light and fun!🙂
Too Much Too Yong, by the Secials. Also Check out the Live performances of The Specials with Amy Winehouse. They are wonderful.
@@jefmay3053 You're Wondering Now with Amy was fantastic.
Dancing was pretty big back in the day. Lots of genres are danceable, even rock. But Reggae and Ska were way up there! 😊
Hey, L33 - I love this - and the Specials.. I also just listened to your reaction to "Madness" One Step Beyond..and it reminded me of this... appreciate your reactions!
This is a part of the punk movement , like a half brother to Clash. «Free Nelson Mandela» , «Ghost town and their first albums are classics
That was a lot of fun 😊
The Selector are a similar band. On My Radio is a good song.
Classic song!
Good choice with Pauline Black singing lead. Part of ska revival in Britten from 1979-1983.
Ghost Town & Too Much Too Young by the Specials or anything by Madness starting with One Step Beyond.
Just as much fun, is Madness' 'Night Boat to Cairo.'
Ghost Town is a classic
Yes!
Check out their debut single 'Gangsters'. It pays homage to, and covers 'Al Capone' by Prince Buster (legendary Jamaican Ska artist from the '60s). The album from which this comes from 'The Specials' is seminal in the birth of 2 Tone in the post punk UK of the late '70s. To many of us who were youths at the time, The Specials are as important as The Sex Pistols, The Clash and Elvis Costello . Fab band, fab album.
Great reaction! Here's a couple of things in answer to your timeline questions: this is a cover of an original ska song from the original ska era in Jamaica, the mid-60s. When they say 'Rudy,' they're talking about 'rude boys,' male teens and 20-somethings in Jamaica from the original ska era. The Specials were probably the most faithful of the UK ska revival groups of the late 70s/early 80s -- and they were WAAAAYYYY more faithful than any American 'ska' group that came about in the decades following. Madness may have been less 'faithful' but their playful and punk enthusiasm and tempos rightly catapulted them up the charts a handful of times both here and in the UK.
It must be “you’re wondering now”! My all time favourite Specials song…
I never knew this was a cover - thank you!
Ska from the 50’s/60’s came out of Jamaica. The English genre came out in the late 70’s with bands like this after many migrants from Jamaica moved to UK. This English genre merged Jamaican ska with a post-punk influence.
Gangsters, their first single, is great.
Hey Lee cool choice by Moz. The Specials are great. I love that ska sound, and The Specials have great production value. Ska mon!
🔥🔥🔥 so glad seeing you getting into our music which although the same named genre is completely different feel from American ska and two tone. RIP Terry who passed in 2022. Ghost Town probably the best known of their songs along with Too much too young and Mandela. Check out Mirror in the Bathroom by The Beat and any song by Madness lol. While America was drowning in race wars our music scene was culturally mixed with the sounds of each culture entwining to bring forth a uniquely british sound. UB40 a solid staple of British reggae and Linton Kwesi Johnson a protest singer heading the charts with Sonny's lettah about sus laws. Musically a fantastic time. Love your reactions. Big luv from England. 💜🏴
Back when this came out everybody I knew bought this album. It's a great vibe album, play it all the way through.
Love Ska! Play It On The Up Strum Fast. Love The Specials & Madness! Thanks For The Cool Content.😌
This music , rock ska originated in a time in the UK when there were a lot of race riots . There were a lot of Two Tone bands who put on concerts under the banner Rock against Racism to show that black and white could mix in music so why not generally. It’s particularly pertinent to play this this weekend as many of the bands are coming together to play a big 50 year anniversary concert. Loved this music.
Thanks Moz.
I like old style ska but good recordings are not so easy to find on RUclips. The Specials and Madness shook things up when they appeared. RIP Terry.
@@Moz1011 He’s dead. I didn’t know - a true musical giant. RIP
@mattleppard1964 December 2022 sorry. He's such a loss.
@ Somehow passed me by. Very sad, yes. He and his music were a big part of my childhood and onward. I was 9 when this came out
This genre was massive in the UK in the late 70s early 80s. It was in the charts every week and they even played it at school discos. So much breadth of different styles and also a lot of female leads to check out.
Thanks Moz for the suggestion. I am not super deep into ska but I do know and like this song. I am pretty sure I heard some others from them as well. The ska scene was intertwined pretty closely with the punk scene that I was in and I did know some bands and songs but don't know it well enough to make any recommendations so I'll leave that to the experts.
Love this band and this song in particular. I hope you dive into more of this genre. I'm not very awarw of the original 60's ska scene. But the Two Tone scene is amazing. Many people will suggest you to listen to Ghost Town (my favorite song by them too), but i'd suggest Gangsters as the next track to reaction. Another seminal song by The Specials. And yeah, their multiracial approach to music is really a highlight for me. Cheers again!
Ska went way back but the Two Tone thing was a revival late 70's. Specials were from Coventry.
Coventry...West Midlands...home of ska and reggae in the U.K.
Great choice...try The Beat...Stand down Margaret.
Specials..Nite Klub.
This is my youth!
UB40 - Food For Thought
Definitely do Concrete Jungle !!! There used to be old hotels that had Ballrooms so plenty of room to dance. Saw these guys and the Specials just great shows, the dancing was so packed and fantastic.
The Specials were some talented young upstarts who spearheaded the Ska revival in the late 70’s. Ska began in Jamaica in the early 60s with bands like The Skatalites, The Upsetters and Prince Buster. Legendary trombonist Rico Rodriguez gave The Specials some kudos as he was a part of that first wave.
Going into musical evolution, Ernest Ranglin, a Jamaican guitarist was ( I think) credited with the first Ska song, by combining the sound of American RnB with local Mento rhythms.
Ahhhh the best times
Soundtrack to my youth.Specials ,Selector .The Jam,Madness,and believe it or not Rush,yup sounds weird but true Spirit of Radio man
The great 'English' Ska trio were Specials. Selector & The Beat (early with Rankin' Roger). Although all owe allegiance to Prince Buster. Madness did a tribute to him. Their are many more great Ska bands, & bands that did Ska among the Reggae & Punk, Clash of course a well known band.
The Specials are fire, dude. I was in the marching band trombone line in high school and we used to play this (just when f*cking around).
"Do the Dog" is fire. "Concrete Jungle" is also a good one. Also "(Dawning of a) New Era."
more Specials!!
Dick is short for Richard when it comes to first names. Like President Richard Nixon had the nickname Tricky Dick.
It was probably Coventry or Birmingham
London - not specific. Many of the Ska bands were form in the British midlands: Sheffield, Birmingham, Coventry - multi-ethnic cities, working class, sharing the same social needs and music.
Rico Rodriguez has a lot of stuff oot there that is worth listening to from the first wave of Ska well into the 2000s.
There was a Boys school in Jamaica run by Catholic Nuns for Boys. Every kid going through there was Taught how to play a Musical instrument.
There are so many Jamaican Horn players went through that school inc Rico, Tommy McCook and Headley Bennet to name a couple but also a few Singers as well. Yellowman, Leroy Smart and Johnny Osbourne all went through Alpha as well.
Check oot Rico on some of these tracks. "Africa Dub", "Chang Kai Shek", or fi Way back in '61, "Rico's Farewell".
This reminds me of high school 1979/80 manchester. Loads of kids with skinheads and parkers.
Ska - wave 2, U.K. social notice -Rudy, listen, get your life in balance!
❤❤❤❤❤💥
SKA and reggae music was huge in England around 1979-'80, replacing punk. The Police made their breakthrough with it. Most of their early music had a reggae sound.
I didn't realise this was a cover actually
Rudy refers to rude boys, i.e. hooligans and trouble makers in the two tone (ska) scene.
Featuring the legendary trombonist Rico Rodriguez (17 October 1934 - 4 September 2015)
There was a resurgence in the UK of ‘Rude Boys’ in the 70’s - if I remember correctly that’s what these cool dudes are referring to.
Unless somebody knows better?
Trombone player was on the original track
Trombone solo!
Jerry Dammers is the singer in the middle. He had a massive influence on British music in later years
@@JohnLedger-g4i Terry Hall is the singer in the middle. Jerry Dammers is the keyboard player.
@@leehyett sorry
Hi Lee, try similar bands Madness, tracks: Our House, Baggy Trousers, House of fun, etc. and The English Beat track: Mirror in the Bathroom
A "Rudy" is a rude boy...
I came here to explain that too, "Rudy" is not an individual but a type of person the song is speaking to. Wiki says "Rude boy is a term for a discontented and violent youth culture that originated in 1960s Jamaica and influenced the mod and skinhead scenes in the UK"
Meant for the Rude Boys
Listen to: The Specials, Concrete Jungle, Monkey Man.
I know you do suggestions only from those paying on Patreon, but here's a nice little combo of videos that fit the unusual - and excellent - way you often listen to a song. I think you'd enjoy it.
The Beat (known as "The English Beat" in the USA) were another great ska band. Here's one of their hits "Save it for Later" with its corny official video - tho' I think was meant to look like The Cavern Club in Liverpool where The Beatles started:
ruclips.net/video/c-7lBq0zuSM/видео.html
or live in the USA in 1982 in a slightly slower version:
ruclips.net/video/Tpjs95jD2rU/видео.html
Here's Pete Townshend's live version, with a little preamble - which I know you enjoy:
ruclips.net/video/pQ0zMDJKkbg/видео.html
or Pete's studio version, that has great bit of acoustic guitar and piano around 2 minutes in:
ruclips.net/video/Ge2Vyxq7S1Q/видео.html
Don't worry, I don't expect you to check out any of these, but a Patreon subscriber might see this and agree it's worth requesting. If not, sorry you're missing out on a great bit of cultural history brought in by the 'Windrush generation', who arrived in a very bleak UK, with their suits, hats, and music, and took Britain by storm.
first wave ska is from jamaica in the 60's. this is 2-tone ska or second wave ska. the specials were the band that brought this iteration of ska that takes the 60's ska and punk. the guy you said he looks familiar is jerry dammers, he created 2 tone records and single handedly grew it to be important part of UK culture. 70's UK was bleek.. nobody had work and racial tension was in the forefront 2 tone ska brought black and white together. 3rd wave ska is what you know 90's to now.
First wave ska: Toots and the Maytals ruclips.net/video/FD1--38w230/видео.htmlsi=Wh5XvV2f5CJxe0qJ
2-Tone (second wave): The Specials ruclips.net/video/T2MpbvO2Ch4/видео.htmlsi=SWmNMxhYfM0rL4X-
3rd Wave (sticking to traditional ska) Jr. Thomas and the Volcanos ruclips.net/video/dOWQaG9bdgA/видео.htmlsi=ah2WtnTEB5cbMADs
Too much too young ❤
coventry not london
The place shown in the video wasn’t London?
With your "the 70s" you make me older than I am. Ok, technicly the song released in October 79, but you're allowed to call it "the 80s".😊
Lee...stop saying "London" when referring to UK music.
Huh? lol I was talking about 70s London because that’s what the video was showing.
At least I’m guessing that’s what it was. This is a confusing comment.
@@L33Reacts Two Tone came from Coventry. Yeah..the vid is in London, though. I'm not being serious, mate.
@@L33Reacts ..I tlak carp wehn i get a bit too sonetd :))))
@@mana3735 your good mate I confused myself lol
This music , rock ska originated in a time in the UK when there were a lot of race riots . There were a lot of Two Tone bands who put on concerts under the banner Rock against Racism to show that black and white could mix in music so why not generally. It’s particularly pertinent to play this this weekend as many of the bands are coming together to play a big 50 year anniversary concert. Loved this music.