In this video we're checking out the Specials again. It took us too long to dive into their music, and we mean to make up for that. Enjoy! / hanierfamily cynthiamartin....
There's a couple of interesting offshoot bands from The Specials. The Funboy Three most obviously, Our Lips Are Sealed would be the standout track. There's also, The Colourfield, they had some great singles.
The song is about students and how, while they're at university, they're all into politics and changing the world, and then they leave and get high paying jobs and become part of the system that they were supposedly fighting against.
The last time i saw THE SPECIALS when the intro to GHOST TOWN STARTED thousands of people turned to each other with the biggest SHIT EATING GRINS AND IT WAS ON SKANKING FEET SMILING FACE'S HAPPY EARS
With all this discontent around, useless govts, fuel crisis, cost of living, strikes, loss of jobs, this type of social change music will be on its way back
hiya - lots of love for the hanier family from the UK, ive watched half a dozen of your videos and i love your intention, but please be aware that the late 70s, early 80s were horrific in the UK, 10% of the people had 90% of the money, bands like the specials, madness, bad manners, selecter, rhoda dakar (check out "the boiler") speak of deprivation, rape, poverty, inequality and generally living in thatchers britain. They spoke to a generation of youths conditioned to expecting nothing out of life; no progress, no happiness, no stability... you cant just listen to the music, which was basically a jamaican reggae but a bit faster, to get the full effect you must listen to the lyric and place it against the experience of the times. In particular, Dexy's Midnight Runners were a rebellious voice, harking back to a time (jackie wilson said - geno - the teams that meet in caffs) in the 60s when the 80s didnt have to turn out the way it did... Love and Hugs... M
Well, we want to learn the music. We may not hear all the lyrics on first listen but, we are interested in the history and the politics of that time, as it was what shaped the music. We are always hoping that today's artists would create music that speaks to today's politics but, it's not really happening the same as it did in the 60's or 80's.
Hay guys please check out some time THE MANAGER'S song (that was my mistake) 11 piece SKA band from Auckland Aotearoa new zealand 👍 they are not 💩 in my opinion
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There's a couple of interesting offshoot bands from The Specials.
The Funboy Three most obviously, Our Lips Are Sealed would be the standout track.
There's also, The Colourfield, they had some great singles.
The song is about students and how, while they're at university, they're all into politics and changing the world, and then they leave and get high paying jobs and become part of the system that they were supposedly fighting against.
Their song 'Nelson Mandela' is well worth a listen too xD
Roddy my friend who used to be in the band wrote this song .
The last time i saw THE SPECIALS when the intro to GHOST TOWN STARTED thousands of people turned to each other with the biggest SHIT EATING GRINS AND IT WAS ON SKANKING FEET SMILING FACE'S HAPPY EARS
Live version Nite klub is a pick, have to turn it up and get your dancin boots on though.
With all this discontent around, useless govts, fuel crisis, cost of living, strikes, loss of jobs, this type of social change music will be on its way back
Try "concrete jungle " the specials
Nearly to 1000...👍
Kia ora hello cuzzies more SKA YEESSSS PLEASE
hiya - lots of love for the hanier family from the UK, ive watched half a dozen of your videos and i love your intention, but please be aware that the late 70s, early 80s were horrific in the UK, 10% of the people had 90% of the money, bands like the specials, madness, bad manners, selecter, rhoda dakar (check out "the boiler") speak of deprivation, rape, poverty, inequality and generally living in thatchers britain. They spoke to a generation of youths conditioned to expecting nothing out of life; no progress, no happiness, no stability... you cant just listen to the music, which was basically a jamaican reggae but a bit faster, to get the full effect you must listen to the lyric and place it against the experience of the times.
In particular, Dexy's Midnight Runners were a rebellious voice, harking back to a time (jackie wilson said - geno - the teams that meet in caffs) in the 60s when the 80s didnt have to turn out the way it did...
Love and Hugs... M
Well, we want to learn the music. We may not hear all the lyrics on first listen but, we are interested in the history and the politics of that time, as it was what shaped the music. We are always hoping that today's artists would create music that speaks to today's politics but, it's not really happening the same as it did in the 60's or 80's.
Hi hope you’re both well🙂
I’ve a tune you might like,Lorde -Green Light
Hope you enjoy ❤
Hay guys please check out some time THE MANAGER'S song (that was my mistake) 11 piece SKA band from Auckland Aotearoa new zealand 👍 they are not 💩 in my opinion
THAT OFFBEAT IN YA EARS STRAIGHT TO YOUR FEET SKANKING HAPPY FEET
Could you please react to some madness
Anything in particular?