I remember at school my English teacher asked our class to write the lyrics to our fav song, most kids chose Baggy Trousers by Madness, but I chose this one. My teacher couldn't understand how and why a 13 year old kid liked such a dark song, but the kids thought it was cool as I read it out to the class, I said 'pissed' and 'VD' and got away with it. Great group, whose songs perfectly reflected the mood of the times.
I was 10 when listening to this, my teacher asked us if we followed current affairs in class and couldn’t understand why a 10 year old kid could tell him more about the sinking of the Belgrano and the war itself..!! Us kids were clever back in 1980 ☮️
Dont stop forgetting this song..Double A as recall? International Jet set....just as good!! Wonderful times wish we could rewind the clock even just for one evening !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even when I first heard them in 79, I felt that this was the beginning of an incredible new era of music. It came from another reality and it still feels that way. The Specials lived up to their name! Working class black and white music that is brillant and timelss. Viva Terry Hall!
But now that I'm older, wiser, and much more open minded I love this side. I loved the fact that they were ballsy enough to experiment with different sounds and created this element of surprise to the listener. The Specials were a great band!
That's what I've always liked about the song----the somewhat happy but melancholy sound of it. I always thought this would be a perfect song to perform in a musical flick, lol. It's damn near perfect though, which is why I love it.
This song was included on the mixtape made for my Uncle who's dead now. From the stories I hear, he definitely got the girls, rode the bikes and drank his age in pints . God bless Nuada Winder. RIP x
One of the best songs off the first cassette by the Specials i ever got---which I lost a long time ago (ugh)----always thought this would sound great in a movie---always love the chorus,too
Always loved that crazy trumpet in the background, what a classic and backed with another gem in International Jet Set which was just as well cos radio 1 wouldn't play the other side
I was a kid to,when the special a.k.a began thare political journey,expressing themselves through ska music,nobody hate specials,rude boys out of jail.
That's how I found this. I'm very late to the show and only just getting into it (really good) and really intrigued by the intro and the song they used, it's somehow so fitting I thought it was created specifically for the show 🤦🏾♀️
knew Jerry Dammers in the 80's too coll to chat hiself up, and we never saw the best of a genius we ad a beer in the red Wedge gig in Cardiff in the early 90's and he aint done a lot since.
Sandinista rarely gets the praise it deserves--good comparison in terms of musical advances; Radio Clash is great, too, although only an EP and the same track in different forms, but as for sonic innovation, it is fantastic. This is probably the best the Specials got. More Specials confounded a few people expecting ska revival 2, but over time I think it has come to be seen as a masterpiece!
Actually, I thought that 'Stereotypes - Part 2' on I'm pretty sure side 2 of More Specials was utterly brilliant. Having said which I spent most of my university days 38 years ago listening to 'Let's Make the Water Turn Black' by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. What made The Specials special for me was that they didn't just play ska covers straight off the boat from Jamaica. They were Coventry kids and they had a lot more to say, about urban life here. And I still play their albums.
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Rest In Peace Terry, massive loss and another part of my childhood gone 😢
Precisely...
And allso rest in peace john Bradbury great Ska drummer
How many different music styles can you fit in one track! Absolute unadulterated genius.
Best summary comment. Genius...
The God like genius of Jerry Dammers.
I remember at school my English teacher asked our class to write the lyrics to our fav song, most kids chose Baggy Trousers by Madness, but I chose this one. My teacher couldn't understand how and why a 13 year old kid liked such a dark song, but the kids thought it was cool as I read it out to the class, I said 'pissed' and 'VD' and got away with it.
Great group, whose songs perfectly reflected the mood of the times.
This was a few years back but I had to do a similar assignment, did this song too lol. The specials cross generations!
I was 10 when listening to this, my teacher asked us if we followed current affairs in class and couldn’t understand why a 10 year old kid could tell him more about the sinking of the Belgrano and the war itself..!! Us kids were clever back in 1980 ☮️
Nice one!
In Australia..... it's VB (Victoria Bitter)
Amazing track. Timeless. RIP Terry x
R.I.P Terry, absolute genius!!!!
Terry Hall? Absolute legend!!! And Neville - and all of the other Specials. They really were very special!!!
RIP Terry ❤️
This was today's earworm for me. Which is why I'm here. An earworm that can stay as long as it likes.
Really miss you, Terry (RIP 19 March 1959 - 19 December 2022). You were a fabulous singer and songwriter. God be with you.
Late 70s early 80s was something different in music history, something very special imo.
The specials are really quite special.
I love the Specials.
Loved the whole ska revival /2tone scene The Specials to me were exactly that - special!!
REST IN PEACE GUVNOR THE BEST
brilliant words and instrumental - a picture of disaffected young men in the 80s
RIP Terry Hall
RIP Terry
Dont stop forgetting this song..Double A as recall? International Jet set....just as good!! Wonderful times wish we could rewind the clock even just for one evening !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You see thirty years later and nothing has changed. What a sad society we have become!
Rip Terry Hall
Even when I first heard them in 79, I felt that this was the beginning of an incredible new era of music. It came from another reality and it still feels that way. The Specials lived up to their name! Working class black and white music that is brillant and timelss. Viva Terry Hall!
GENIUS - love the specials and especially this song
But now that I'm older, wiser, and much more open minded I love this side. I loved the fact that they were ballsy enough to experiment with different sounds and created this element of surprise to the listener. The Specials were a great band!
😊Good song, good memories.🎉
There's something very melancholy about this song, that makes me feel bittersweet. I especially like the weird synthesizer in the background.
That's what I've always liked about the song----the somewhat happy but melancholy sound of it. I always thought this would be a perfect song to perform in a musical flick, lol. It's damn near perfect though, which is why I love it.
It has an old-school Spanish/Mexican sound to it, which is another reason it sounds great.
they have to be one of the best bands that have ever come out of the uk.
Great song
This is so boldly original - and so sweetly lyrical - and so...brilliant!
Never heard this song before, it grabs your attention & tells a person's story . For me, they are the kings of social commentary.
Love this old song ,...memories from -81.
Wonderful youth memories
Extremely good song. And The Specials had a great number of good songs across their 3 studio LPs plus their singles and EPs.
one of my absolute fav specials tracks!
The best ever...Special.,..
Derry Jammers, brilliant!!
Awesome, severely underappreciated tune!
This song was included on the mixtape made for my Uncle who's dead now. From the stories I hear, he definitely got the girls, rode the bikes and drank his age in pints . God bless Nuada Winder. RIP x
Brilliant track and i even nicked 'flourescent jam sandwich with flashing blue lights' for an English piece at school and got a commendation. :)
Chris Edwards 3 years on. And a comment !! Reminds me of my crazy times. I'm 47 now and quite boring !! Hope your good x
Awesome!!
One of the best songs off the first cassette by the Specials i ever got---which I lost a long time ago (ugh)----always thought this would sound great in a movie---always love the chorus,too
Excellent song
great band, great times
nice one great song long live the specials
Child hood memories
worked with a guy many years ago and this was his life
I always have this song in my mind and I sing it aloud like almost every day. Sooo good. 😂❤
The droning male chorus in the back is so haunting.
Superb video to accompany this fab tune!! ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️
Love it I love ska music.
Great track .
Superb song :-)
Blast from the past for sure..... brilliant, thank you :)
Memories from high school in Argentina.
This would sound so good on vinyl.
best band ever....probably!
Nah, Madness mate.
Always loved that crazy trumpet in the background, what a classic and backed with another gem in International Jet Set which was just as well cos radio 1 wouldn't play the other side
Whos here for cerati and soda stereo? April, 2020.
I was a kid to,when the special a.k.a began thare political journey,expressing themselves through ska music,nobody hate specials,rude boys out of jail.
This song will allways be a ska classic like a 66 daimler
de lo mejor de la musica simplemente exquisito
i love this song
hands up if you know a bloke like this?
I know a few blokes like this mate !
That's me.
I knew plenty back in the day and all turned out to be wife beaters. Fucking wankers
✋
Lee Hughes?
Blast from the past for sure......
class song - brings back the memories!!!
Shame egos got in the way when they hit no1 with Ghost town....!! ☮️
The dayz when musical Britain as truly Great! Where did it ll go?
nice one great song
2020🔥🔥🔥🔥
Excellent!
"Save Me" intro song (sky tv show)
That's how I found this. I'm very late to the show and only just getting into it (really good) and really intrigued by the intro and the song they used, it's somehow so fitting I thought it was created specifically for the show 🤦🏾♀️
@@lime_soda1606 Me to heh.
Damon Albarn was a massive fan of the specials and the song Blur released was a homage to this
which song?
"Stereotypes" from "The Great Escape"
I thought it might be
and 'fade away' on the same album is also very specials like in how he sings it. Massive blur fan here and like the specials too.
Class.
reminds me of being a student in 82
I'm living the dream.
R I p terry hall
Fu..ing brilliant.!
knew Jerry Dammers in the 80's too coll to chat hiself up, and we never saw the best of a genius we ad a beer in the red Wedge gig in Cardiff in the early 90's and he aint done a lot since.
very good
34 years ago .. jesus christ thats gone quick
38 years ago that's gone quick
38yrs! still great listening.
42! Bloody hell that flew!😊
This is the best video I've seen on the subject. Great job.
Like si llegaste acá desde Soda Stereo :)
sit in and watch colour tv on his own...... :)
Great pics thanks for posting
Nice Lyrics
Two years later Fun Boy 3.
Sandinista rarely gets the praise it deserves--good comparison in terms of musical advances; Radio Clash is great, too, although only an EP and the same track in different forms, but as for sonic innovation, it is fantastic.
This is probably the best the Specials got. More Specials confounded a few people expecting ska revival 2, but over time I think it has come to be seen as a masterpiece!
hes just a stereo oo type love it
Sin duda una de las mejores canciones de The Specials aunque se sale de su estilo pero es bella.
what times this brings back good and bad
Me too,youth going
The Specials were f’ckin’ gReaT 👍🏼
I have this single. International Jet Set is on the flipside.
♥♥♥♥
i cant remember if they sung this on top of the pops
Kahn and Neek Essential Mix
Estoy acá por el libro de Zeta sobre los Soda: Yo conozco ese lugar. A Gustavo le encantaba esta canción cuenta Zeta.
its a very fucking good song
Actually, I thought that 'Stereotypes - Part 2' on I'm pretty sure side 2 of More Specials was utterly brilliant. Having said which I spent most of my university days 38 years ago listening to 'Let's Make the Water Turn Black' by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.
What made The Specials special for me was that they didn't just play ska covers straight off the boat from Jamaica. They were Coventry kids and they had a lot more to say, about urban life here. And I still play their albums.
Absolutely belting song thankfully the Specials are still around Peter Powell isn't :).
He is.... He's a multi millionaire owner of an entertainment agency
Class saw the future
a mi edad y pensando en ponerme los tirantes de mi abuelo...que buenos productos traen de pakistan
@hibtw1: i was a kid when the specials were about but loved them too :)