Look at the heads that get on that stage..pure happiness! Pure unity! Pure music! I really wish that a generation would come back with something half as pure and true as this in the future.. This was beautiful music.
Q. How many rude boys does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A. 3, one to start screwing it in and one to drop it and one to up pick it up pick it up pick it up
R.I.P. Terry Hall...., glaube79 oder 80...Berlin-Metropol...das beste Konzert meines Lebens. "I want all you Skinheads to get up on your feet..". Thank you
How cool is this... moonstomping on stage with the specials... it dosent get any better..... you can talk about 68/69 skinheads.....but for me it was all about the late 70's when i was growing up in inner london and having the freedom of movement ... i just know the kids of today would love to have an identity like we did back then.... and it as strong today........ ska was music you woke up to.... walked the streets with..... and danced to....
I was there Tiffanies Gt Yarmouth 1980, best band ever!!!The only band that encouraged the crowd to get on stage note the lad on stage in the video thinking "im going to get kicked off soon" Terry Hall looks at him and just carry on singing,great moment. still got my 'Rat Race'gig badge,never forget that night as long as i live.
I went to a gig today that had the sax player from the speicals in it We got on stage when they was getting faster I skanked and skanked and skanked. Then everyone joined me on stage It was exactly like this Best moment ever :D Ska is really music, when you listen to it, you love everyone and hate and negative emotion just seems pointless Rude Boys.....Never stop stopping!!!!!!!!!!
Brilliant! I love the way the kids are so in to this. They look like they've just got out of school and have gone to a gig in the afternoon. And the band are actually happy about it! I can't imagine any group today that would happily bounce around with their fans like this...
do as i do matie....lay back, close your eyes and forget all the shite around you....listen to this concert at high volume...all your troubles and woes will fuck off to another place and you will be there skanking on stage with the greatest peoples band of thier time...try it..i do a lot when i get home from work...peace and tranquility from the best days of our lives my friend.
went to see them again in manchester 2011 one of the best gigs i have ever been to for a 47 yr old i felt 16 at the time ,till i tried to get up in the morning .what a great night thanks lads
Terry losing his shit with the bouncers at the front of the stage and how they're treating the fans 0.22 secs. Then 0.57 it looks like he whuzzes the tambourine at them, but hits a fan and goes over to apologise. RIP man and thanks for the vibes.
bunked off School to get tickets from local record shop, said strictly over 18's on ticket, we were 15, remember handing the ticket over and the woman did not even look at me, i was in and from that night night the Specials have always been my fave band and always will be, Tiffanys Gt Yarmouth 1980
Fucking superb! Got this on 4 track ep record live...will never get rid of it! Im reading "Ska"d for life" at the moment-yeh, cant put it down!!! Love how they "roughed it" at first,sleeping in borrowed van etc, great stuff!! Real band, real music!
Brilliant video which truly reflects both the atmosphere and their relationship with their fans. Danced on stage with them. Great fun, unlike NF(No Fun) who would argue with us but didn't have an argument. We all shouted "Black & White Unite & Fight !!"
@jbgandhi2 Thank you for posting that comment. Yeah here in the U.S. the word skinhead has a COMPLETELY different meaning. I remember when I first heard The Specials using and embracing the term I was very confused and a bit shocked. Thankfully some of my British friends educated me on the original meaning of the term. What's the old saying? Two countries divided by a common language. Anyway hope all is well, Cheers!
This brought a tear to my eyes I would have loved to have been there. I was only a 9 yr old girl at the time but yeah I bet it was a moment that they never forgot. Brilliant!
When music wasn't a corporate thing but an expression. I went to a Damned gig at the Apollo Glasgow in 1977 and they made it free entry because it wasn't full. Now it's all £200 plus vip sections. It's all s**t now. The vibe of this video is gone forever. All young kids enjoying the music and enjoying themselves
1:00 -- there must have been some trouble in the crowd, because Terry launches his tambourine in their direction. Not at a Special's gig was trouble, whether that was by the concert goers or by security get overzealous, ever tolerated by Terry. R.I.P Terry! xxx
it brings a nostalgic tear to a grown mans eye while watching this. oh to be 16 and stomping around in my 18 hole docas and my crombie again. these were glory days, with music and fashion of true substance.
to read some of these comments, it's clear some of you have NO idea where the term "skinhead" came from. it had nothing to do with neo-nazis, white power groups, etc. they were the working-class mods who created the brittish punk scene. the skinhead scene came from the 2-tone ska scene, and there were plenty of black skinheads. a couple hours of wikipedia might do you some good.
ll credit to Terry and the lads for not get snotty and booting the lads off stage. A real special special moment a nd a joy to watch how much their music meant to their fans
26 years later and a new generation of fans who know what its all about, but it was better being in my teens at the time hearing Gangsters on top of the pops and thinking i want to be part of that, Still the best band ever!!
Now don't get me wrong, i love The Specials and all that they stand for. I was only 6 in 1979 so my first chance to see them live was at Brixton last year and they were amazing..............................
NOT ABOUT COLOUR ,CLASS,RICH OR POOR ,,,,,ITS ALL ABOUT THE STYLE OF MUSIC, ,IF ANYONE FINDS MUSIC A THREAT ,DONT LISTEN.,.I LOVE DANCING QUEEN !!!. ,,AND ?? WHAT .
Really thanks so much for this. I'm 43, same era a erasure43, tes and fandy it seems. Showing this to my kids proves that this music - contrary to popular belief was NOT racist. Thanks so much for posting.
Good god i remember doing the moonstomp at a Special do damn good fast track dancing and heck of a exercise we where the fittest kids of the 70/80s ,,this is what music is all about yayayayayayaya
This has gotta be "The" best Video of all time...Quality ain't the word! The Specials Top group top time for music! top time to be Young....Ska music lives on...Lets start a Rude Boy Revival!>>>
Love this Vid, Where are all the kids today what jumped up on the stage at the end???? I loved the Specials when I was a kid but I was too young to go and see em, I missed it by 10 years! I shouldve been 18 instead of 8!! Never mind. I refused to watch them in 2009 when they sadly reformed, it just wouldnt be the same.
1979 , tubehouse ,i was an apprentice, my sisters and brother had a job and my dad had worked in the same factory since school, not many you can say that now, i was from a merseyside council estate ,totally working class, 1979 , i thought was great, you had all the new wave bands, some older punk bands, the scooter revival, i worked all week to go to the football,a good session before the match pay at the gate, go home , go out ,pub then club,get drunk ,the whole day less than a tenner ,
Love it when he throws his tambourine at them people haha dosnt take no shit and arguably the best music ever made I love the whole ska/mod era it's a shame I'm born 88 would have loved to have been brought up to this
Saw them Tiffanys Great Yarmouth 1980....Best gig ever been to...Only Inspiral carpets came close...Got tickets for Specials May 6th @ Brixton.. Wahey!!
Yeah.. remember when this was on TV a hundred years ago. After the moonstomp they played "your'e wondering now", with the crowd on the stage singing along. Great!
Look at the heads that get on that stage..pure happiness! Pure unity! Pure music! I really wish that a generation would come back with something half as pure and true as this in the future.. This was beautiful music.
English Pepole are great! I love you all for this great SKA-Music! Gretings from East-Germany
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Terry got mad at security for trying to stop them. RIP rude boy. Yorkshire skins.
So true big man.
Q. How many rude boys does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A. 3, one to start screwing it in and one to drop it and one to up pick it up pick it up pick it up
***** ROTFLOL
you sir made my day!
That's so cheesy...
I LOVE IT!
W@@EQuivalentTube2 I love always toawa
the crowd joining the band on stage is what it's all about.god bless 2 tone.
1min 40 is what it’s all about . FUN THRU MUSIC, them lads are having the best time ever.
Goodnight Terry
RIP🙌🏽
No matter what anyone's says,this was the most diverse time and acceptance for me ,reggae, soul ,r an b breakdance and the original rap ...awesome
R.I.P. Terry Hall...., glaube79 oder 80...Berlin-Metropol...das beste Konzert meines Lebens. "I want all you Skinheads to get up on your feet..". Thank you
West Berlin in the early 80s was the coolest place that ever existed... it was paradise
How cool is this... moonstomping on stage with the specials... it dosent get any better..... you can talk about 68/69 skinheads.....but for me it was all about the late 70's when i was growing up in inner london and having the freedom of movement ... i just know the kids of today would love to have an identity like we did back then.... and it as strong today........ ska was music you woke up to.... walked the streets with..... and danced to....
yep sir x still love it now x
I'm beyond jealous of all those ppl that stood beside such greatness omfg
I was there Tiffanies Gt Yarmouth 1980, best band ever!!!The only band that encouraged the crowd to get on stage note the lad on stage in the video thinking "im going to get kicked off soon" Terry Hall looks at him and just carry on singing,great moment. still got my 'Rat Race'gig badge,never forget that night as long as i live.
I seen them live too and feel the same way. Truly one of the best nights of my life!
tikkanys x my son was born james paget....jooles simmnet on stage dancing different video...specials looked after there own x
Brought a tear to my eyes what a great atmosphere that would have been from a different time.
i grew up with these guys and terry still owes me 50p coventry will never have a better band than these guys......
I'm a Oxford lad.and Coventry will alway be the centre of the ska universe!
Mate, Britain will NEVER have a more important band than these guys, they changed society forever.
50 p now is alot mate x respect
No one but no one beat the Specials grew up with their music stomped,,one good keep fit dance indeedy ,,,
I went to a gig today that had the sax player from the speicals in it
We got on stage when they was getting faster
I skanked and skanked and skanked.
Then everyone joined me on stage
It was exactly like this
Best moment ever :D
Ska is really music, when you listen to it, you love everyone and hate and negative emotion just seems pointless
Rude Boys.....Never stop stopping!!!!!!!!!!
I hope that 12 years later, this is still a fond memory.
Brilliant! I love the way the kids are so in to this. They look like they've just got out of school and have gone to a gig in the afternoon. And the band are actually happy about it! I can't imagine any group today that would happily bounce around with their fans like this...
do as i do matie....lay back, close your eyes and forget all the shite around you....listen to this concert at high volume...all your troubles and woes will fuck off to another place and you will be there skanking on stage with the greatest peoples band of thier time...try it..i do a lot when i get home from work...peace and tranquility from the best days of our lives my friend.
The music and the whole subculture wouldn't be possible without Jamaican influences
no shit, lol.
And your point is??????? Strange by name strange by nature..
Did u know the sun is hot
Well boi, ye're so smart they should use you for breeding....😒
Ya think?
Sleep well, Terry. Godspeed….you were a very Special human being 🖤
*Rise In Paradise,* Terry Hall. ✊
God bless you, Specials. You nutters!
I JUST LOVE THIS WHEN TERRY HAS ENOUGH AND THROWS HIS TAMBOURINE AT SOMEONE IN THE CROWD
+chris ward At a bouncer i think?
+Chris Edwards STILL FUNNY WHO EVER IT WAS,GOT TO SEE THEM LIVE WHEN THEY PLAYED AT THE BUTTS STADIUM IN COV BACK IN THE 80S
Great. The fans look SO INCREDIBLY YOUNG!
Saw them live in Los Angeles last May. One of the best gigs I'd ever been to and a dream come true. Rude Boy!
went to see them again in manchester 2011 one of the best gigs i have ever been to for a 47 yr old i felt 16 at the time ,till i tried to get up in the morning .what a great night thanks lads
This was england!
Just finished watching " this is England" good show!
I wish it still was England my friend rude boy's forever
I am 58 now, was a a Skinhead in London, never see any hate or racism then. Always black and white unite
Reminds me of my teenage years, yeah I'm getting old, aren't we all!
Terry losing his shit with the bouncers at the front of the stage and how they're treating the fans 0.22 secs. Then 0.57 it looks like he whuzzes the tambourine at them, but hits a fan and goes over to apologise. RIP man and thanks for the vibes.
bunked off School to get tickets from local record shop, said strictly over 18's on ticket, we were 15, remember handing the ticket over and the woman did not even look at me, i was in and from that night night the Specials have always been my fave band and always will be, Tiffanys Gt Yarmouth 1980
I was there stomping for all me life up on the balcony. I thought the thing was gonna collapse.
UNBLOODYBELIEVABLE!
Love them! Even if you had a bad day, they brighten you up!
Fucking superb! Got this on 4 track ep record live...will never get rid of it! Im reading "Ska"d for life" at the moment-yeh, cant put it down!!! Love how they "roughed it" at first,sleeping in borrowed van etc, great stuff!! Real band, real music!
I'm 15 in my bedroom a rude boy and skanking I am 54 and still a rude boy and into ska and two tone till I die 🇬🇧🇬🇧✊
Terry Hall and the Jamaican tunes - awesome music. Never to be repeated.
great black and white unit..that is so easy and the way of skinhead was of life!
i agree completely
The Specials... The undisputed kings of the Ska Revival scene.
Brilliant video which truly reflects both the atmosphere and their relationship with their fans. Danced on stage with them. Great fun, unlike NF(No Fun) who would argue with us but didn't have an argument.
We all shouted "Black & White Unite & Fight !!"
This video makes me so fucking happy.
@jbgandhi2 Thank you for posting that comment. Yeah here in the U.S. the word skinhead has a COMPLETELY different meaning. I remember when I first heard The Specials using and embracing the term I was very confused and a bit shocked. Thankfully some of my British friends educated me on the original meaning of the term. What's the old saying? Two countries divided by a common language. Anyway hope all is well, Cheers!
what i was trying to explain to us lady....never nazis just loved everyone x
rip john bradbury :(
Living proof if ever it were needed that good music never dies.
This is THE essence of the late 70s. Put it in a time-capsule. Fantastic :)
The Specials are just the epitome of cool!!
Thank you for these memories of youth skinhead-reggae !
This brought a tear to my eyes I would have loved to have been there. I was only a 9 yr old girl at the time but yeah I bet it was a moment that they never forgot. Brilliant!
1970 child me too x
Great music, pure fun - superb video. Love it!
When music wasn't a corporate thing but an expression. I went to a Damned gig at the Apollo Glasgow in 1977 and they made it free entry because it wasn't full. Now it's all £200 plus vip sections. It's all s**t now. The vibe of this video is gone forever. All young kids enjoying the music and enjoying themselves
2 Tone is still the dogs bollox ,2022!!🇬🇧
1:00 -- there must have been some trouble in the crowd, because Terry launches his tambourine in their direction. Not at a Special's gig was trouble, whether that was by the concert goers or by security get overzealous, ever tolerated by Terry.
R.I.P Terry! xxx
yes, you can see starting at 0:25
it brings a nostalgic tear to a grown mans eye while watching this. oh to be 16 and stomping around in my 18 hole docas and my crombie again. these were glory days, with music and fashion of true substance.
That is cracking when the crowd join them on stage, health and safety would never let that happen these days!!
to read some of these comments, it's clear some of you have NO idea where the term "skinhead" came from. it had nothing to do with neo-nazis, white power groups, etc. they were the working-class mods who created the brittish punk scene. the skinhead scene came from the 2-tone ska scene, and there were plenty of black skinheads. a couple hours of wikipedia might do you some good.
Simply brilliant...
ll credit to Terry and the lads for not get snotty and booting the lads off stage.
A real special special moment a nd a joy to watch how much their music meant to their fans
they had responsability to the youth we love ska hey x
Da lacrime agli occhi !!!!!!!!!!!
oh for a band like the specials to come through now,i loved em then and now.tough band,tough audience
Too right! saw them 1980 Tiffanys Gt Yarmouth, best gig ever for me, although they are still my all time fave band it could never be the same now.
26 years later and a new generation of fans who know what its all about, but it was better being in my teens at the time hearing Gangsters on top of the pops and thinking i want to be part of that, Still the best band ever!!
I love these guys so much I got their band logo tattooed on my arm. How could I resist?
I love this band!!!
Very good song!!
Vive The Special, vive Symarip!! Skinhead forever!!!!!!!
Cheers from France!
gives me goosebumps...
Now don't get me wrong, i love The Specials and all that they stand for. I was only 6 in 1979 so my first chance to see them live was at Brixton last year and they were amazing..............................
All good clean fun...
Enorme !!!! le final !!!! ceux qui ont vécu ce concert doivent encore s'en rappeler !
this is how shows are supposed to be.. try this with any band now days and you'll get stopped pretty fuckin fast
So much talent in that band.
NOT ABOUT COLOUR ,CLASS,RICH OR POOR ,,,,,ITS ALL ABOUT THE STYLE OF MUSIC, ,IF ANYONE FINDS MUSIC A THREAT ,DONT LISTEN.,.I LOVE DANCING QUEEN !!!. ,,AND ?? WHAT .
In many ways it was about colour and class but I know what you mean.
@@Millwall77 👍👍👍
I would love to be in this crowd. Props to Terry for being blunt with that tambourine!
R.I.P Terry Hall
Skins who love the music , what its all about .
i grew up on this music , fucking awesome . Im an old guy now in my 30s but its still the best
Really thanks so much for this. I'm 43, same era a erasure43, tes and fandy it seems. Showing this to my kids proves that this music - contrary to popular belief was NOT racist. Thanks so much for posting.
l the 45rpm vinyl single was this on ! l think it was the B side !!
Not sure it was this one !! it seemed to go on a bit longer !
Kierangrunge...I was there...one of the best gigs I've ever been to.
i don't know its just me or not, this music was created back in the late 70's but it's always fresh, like a new song :)
we used to play their song when i was in college.....i still feeal them until now....ska ska ska
Good god i remember doing the moonstomp at a Special do damn good fast track dancing and heck of a exercise we where the fittest kids of the 70/80s ,,this is what music is all about yayayayayayaya
This has gotta be "The" best Video of all time...Quality ain't the word!
The Specials Top group top time for music! top time to be Young....Ska music lives on...Lets start a Rude Boy Revival!>>>
First band I saw live in 1979, still love them............
RIP Terry
Great music from back in time! I'm too old & crippled now to do any kind of stomping
gives me the goosebumps!!! great!!!
saw them last nite in manchester gutted they naver sang this but still the best long live the specials oi oi oi oi
We were all together in those days.
I would kill to be there, it sucks these guys were way before my time :(
Love this Vid, Where are all the kids today what jumped up on the stage at the end???? I loved the Specials when I was a kid but I was too young to go and see em, I missed it by 10 years! I shouldve been 18 instead of 8!! Never mind. I refused to watch them in 2009 when they sadly reformed, it just wouldnt be the same.
What a feeling! I'd give what I don't know to be on that stage!!!
i have never really listened to this ska it makes me on a very good mood :D
I've read the book and it's great reading, I couldn't put it down like you say. fantastic era which is shown on this clip. Brilliant stuff
What book is this please? I’d love to read it
you got a lot a comments lad.your gone but never forgotten for ya music and best band going.
Wow excellent, brought back many happy memories. This got me dancing in the kitchen
1979 , tubehouse ,i was an apprentice, my sisters and brother had a job and my dad had worked in the same factory since school, not many you can say that now, i was from a merseyside council estate ,totally working class, 1979 , i thought was great, you had all the new wave bands, some older punk bands, the scooter revival, i worked all week to go to the football,a good session before the match pay at the gate, go home , go out ,pub then club,get drunk ,the whole day less than a tenner ,
I think this the most beautiful thing I saw in my life
Love it when he throws his tambourine at them people haha dosnt take no shit and arguably the best music ever made I love the whole ska/mod era it's a shame I'm born 88 would have loved to have been brought up to this
Paul Mitchelson it’s still alive and well in the U.K. dude. Just search for the events.
saw the special beat 2 days ago - really incredible :) best ska gig i'll ever see i reckon
Saw them Tiffanys Great Yarmouth 1980....Best gig ever been to...Only Inspiral carpets came close...Got tickets for Specials May 6th @ Brixton.. Wahey!!
Amazing
brings back my youth.
the specials reforming this year and touring.
EXCELLENT! takes me back to the good old days .........dancing ma wee heart oot wi aw the boys!
Now thats what I call connecting with the crowd! :-)
yes mate i was there aswell, brilliant gig
as life-long fan,this vid is a very great pleasure for me !!!
Thanx so much,for sharing !!!
Best Regards !!!
Come back to everywhere great sound
Yeah.. remember when this was on TV a hundred years ago. After the moonstomp they played "your'e wondering now", with the crowd on the stage singing along. Great!