I actually, and literally, jumped out of my seat when i first heard this upon first release. No song, or voice, has ever done that before or since. Rest in Power xxx
Awesome track,which should have been The Specials first number 1.I was a young Rudie in 1979,and The Specials were my favourite band of all the 2Tone/SKA Revival bands.So sad when they split up in 1981 after GHOST TOWN,got to number 1.😢
I was into rock music in the late 70s so I wasn't exactly a fan, But now in my old age and wisdom I realise they were brilliant. Tbh I always had a soft spot for this number.....but I didn't tell my mates :)
Completely agree with you Stephanie.I was a 13 year old rudie in 1979,and this was my favourite SPECIALS track,which,by the way,should have been their first no 1.As good as TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG was,THIS should have been the bands first no 1.So sad that they split up in 1981,straight after GHOST TOWN was no 1,but between 1979 and 1981,the SPECIALS gave young rudies like me,a great time👍
this is the first specials song I heard aside from rudie which was on the radio. a friend made me a tape it also had drugs of youth on it which was the first subhumans song I heard. that always happens. if I dont decide I like something in an array of radio hits I invariably end up getting the best music ever handed to me. the one great thing about my life. thank god. or whatever.
Wish these fellas would reunite for a U.S. tour. Guaranteed sell-out auditoriums! Perhaps open the show with a couple of their favorite performers / bands? ✌️
Fantastic remastered sound.....but 13,000 views in 15 months? Should be a hundred times that, at least...these millenials don't know what they're missing.
@@tylerraleigh5092 Lol...If you're as old as I am, you'd know some of Bugs dance songs. Good to see another comment on hear. This was an awesome band and this is an awesome song.
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More music from The Specials: TheSpecials.lnk.to/Listen
RIP Terry Hall, the coolest guy in the world when i was growing up in the 80S. Thanks for the music Terry & the Specials.
A fabulous piece this. Timeless. Today the gangsters are not crooks or criminals....they're politicians.
They always were.
Even the gangster Bob Hoskins played in The Long Good Friday distanced himself from them when he said, " I'm not a politician; I'm a businessman."
@@bassage13 No, not always at all. Far from it.
BidenNomics
Point at them, hey you! SF/
Brads drumming is perfect
Ему бы двойной бит играть dbeat
Gen Z needs to know that ska is a movement and not a novelty.
Gen z needs to know what Ska actually is
I actually, and literally, jumped out of my seat when i first heard this upon first release. No song, or voice, has ever done that before or since. Rest in Power xxx
These guys are the epitomy of "cool." Been a fan since I first heard them in the 70s.
yeah these were definitely some hip cats for sure
We,re living in gangsters time 😢
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their greatest track.
Un mec bien est monté sur le paradis...
Paix à son Âme
Reminds me of my first week in secondary school. What a great time to be a kid. RIP Terry.
I don’t think it was
Rest easy king
Awesome track,which should have been The Specials first number 1.I was a young Rudie in 1979,and The Specials were my favourite band of all the 2Tone/SKA Revival bands.So sad when they split up in 1981 after GHOST TOWN,got to number 1.😢
me and my girlfriend went to luxemburg to see them. great concert. also got to see them at pip festival in oslo 2022. Rest in peace Terry.
I loved these beats since 1977 ❤
I was into rock music in the late 70s so I wasn't exactly a fan, But now in my old age and wisdom I realise they were brilliant. Tbh I always had a soft spot for this number.....but I didn't tell my mates :)
My first and still favorite Specials song since I was 24 now I am 41!
I'm just discovering the specials so I guess this my first favorite song of theirs too.
Completely agree with you Stephanie.I was a 13 year old rudie in 1979,and this was my favourite SPECIALS track,which,by the way,should have been their first no 1.As good as TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG was,THIS should have been the bands first no 1.So sad that they split up in 1981,straight after GHOST TOWN was no 1,but between 1979 and 1981,the SPECIALS gave young rudies like me,a great time👍
its been one of my fav ska jams from them for over 20yrs 🤓
Nerd
A friend suggested this band to me as a way to get some basic ska knowledge. This was my favorite . Thanks kb☺.
This is actually Prince Buster - Al Capone cover/homage to the original. Now that is some OG stuff. ✌😎😉
@kenny Barclay Sorry thought it was a reference to last comment. I mean👍
The Skatalites are another old ska band worth checking out also.
@@terrythekittieful Thanks, I think I might have heard some of their stuff, but I'm not sure.
I think that Elvis Costello produced this record. If so, the entire album will having you dancing and humming all day
Time for a reunion.
18 when this came out 62 now and loving with my grand daughter 😍
this is the first specials song I heard aside from rudie which was on the radio. a friend made me a tape it also had drugs of youth on it which was the first subhumans song I heard. that always happens. if I dont decide I like something in an array of radio hits I invariably end up getting the best music ever handed to me. the one great thing about my life. thank god. or whatever.
The bass line in this song is sick
Dance Floor Filler, as Craig Charles might say. Best arrangement.
I remember seeing these guys performing this on Saturday Night Live 😊
Wish these fellas would reunite for a U.S. tour. Guaranteed sell-out auditoriums!
Perhaps open the show with a couple of their favorite performers / bands? ✌️
Fantastic remastered sound.....but 13,000 views in 15 months? Should be a hundred times that, at least...these millenials don't know what they're missing.
I assure you they don't know being one aha shame
I still try and bump this every house party I'm in though aha
Completely agree with you👍
C'est une reprise de la chanson «Al Capone» de Prince Buster - album The Outlaw (1964-69)
Classic and it add free 🎉
I like this😊🎧🎶.
Immigrant
Thanks Buddy, you changed so many lives Rest In Peace
For X in North Wales Purealternative FM Request Rock Show tonight Simon Barnett And Sir TM
They will
Rip Terry hall🍺
Al Capone guns don't argue!
Sukak banget 🎉
Brillant
ANOTHER GREAT SONG ............."MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM"
Lonely
It was the beat who's song that was not this group
RIP TERRY
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This sounds like a circus song but it's so fuckin good
Why must you record my comments, palantir?
Everyone scccccaaaaannnnnllllllouuuuussss.
o7
PANICKY IN THE UK.
ah ecco da dove hanno copiato i Casino Royale...
first xd
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Completely different but reminds me of Gang of Four. (Maybe not completely different) ruclips.net/video/I_QJwR6D9d4/видео.html
Why do I see Bugs Bunny dancing to this??????
what did you...ingest...before watching the video?
@@tylerraleigh5092 Lol...If you're as old as I am, you'd know some of Bugs dance songs. Good to see another comment on hear. This was an awesome band and this is an awesome song.
Exactly...This is definitely a Bugs dance song...
Oi! Ipa busuk
I found this song from the movie Mystery Men. One of the best movies ever made imo.