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[@cgmat7804]

Ska was the perfect blend of Caribbean and post-punk Britain, young people were politically active against rising unemployment and lack of opportunities. Not only did Ska provide a vehicle for integration and change, the music was uplifting, fun and made those days a fantastic time to be alive.......the look and influence survive today

[@gregclarke2183]

You’re 100% correct…except that ska started in the early 60’s, with Lauren Aitken, Prince Buster, the Skatalites, etc. What you’re talking about is specifically 2Tone/2nd wave. Bob Marleys first recording was actually a ska song…Simmer Down. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones do a great cover!

[@mana3735]

Ska was 60s Jamaica. I think you mean The Two Tone/Ska/Mod scene of the late 70s in the UK. ;)

[@josiepkat]

Great response!!! So true. Love Ska - man I miss this music.

[@jethro1963]

Father Billy O'Dwyer, "The Spinmaster"

[@rian202003]

Well said

[@SteveClarkeSongs]

Absolute classic song. The Specials really were something special. RIP Terry Hall. Taken from us far too young

[@brendanm6921]

As were Rico Rodriguez and John Bradbury.

[@willdrakes7445]

The extended version of this song has a special place in my heart. it has a haunting trombone solo by ska and reggae legend rico Rodriguez who worked with the band previous to this release. It doesn't only just reflect how Britain was back then but how it is now.Britain is grey and this reflects how we feel

[@BrennanYoung]

completely agree. It's a great song, and the trombone does it for me every time, also that little triangle-wave synth figure before the full brass stabs. Amazing arrangement. Extended version has all that extra space, proto-dub, and you're right that this is as politically relevant now as when it was recorded.

[@jmecklenborg]

Reggae directly from Jamaica was big in The United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s but we missed all of the reggae and ska from England during that same time period. I don't know why it wasn't promoted here but it wasn't. Ghost Town, Nelson Mandela, etc., remain very obscure songs in the United States. As such when they are heard here they are just pure pieces of music and not tied to the economic and cultural events of the UK in the 1980s.

[@jonpark5203]

this song and wave of music was very much tied to the economic and cultural events of what was going on in the uk at that time, with high unemployment, punk-rock,skin heads,strikes,mass rioting, football hooliganism,the troubles in northern ireland, margaret thatcher (The iron lady)was unfortunately our prime-minister at that time, you name it..if you had lived in the uk late 70s early 80s ??? you would have known all about it..this song and band very much reflected how much the youth of that time felt in the uk@@jmecklenborg

[@ggreig]

The Specials are still around and still political, having had a couple of albums out recently. This song is about the state of inner cities in the early days of Margaret Thatcher's government in Britain. Worth listening for the message, but also just for the sound, which is unique. This is Two Tone ska - racially integrated bands playing punk-influenced ska. The name originated in the record label set up by The Specials in Coventry.

[@onsesejoo2605]

Didn't this song turn into kind of anthem for the riots in London at the time ?

[@mollywoodcock5444]

@@onsesejoo2605 to an extent, the song really began to hit home on a much wider context during the riots, it was acc no1 at the time

[@paulthornhill6529]

Nothing's changed much in the preceding years.

[@alanstrom2221]

Well said mate.

[@Hill7219]

‘Much Too Young’ is a great song by them. They are from Coventry, which suffered from high unemployment during the 80’s. Another Ska band from Coventry are THE SELECTOR. Their best known song is ‘On My Radio.’

[@happymethehappyone8300]

I Think You Mean "Too Much Too Young"

[@calebclunie4001]

I got to see The Selector, live, at The White Rabbit, in San Antonio. Phenomenal group, with lots of energy. "Missing Words" was great, also.

[@staticcentrehalf7166]

Only because the car workers were a bunch of work-shy Trotskyites.

[@garymcatear822]

Much too much, much too young, yer married with a kid when you should be having fun. I used to sing that all the time in class and i'd get kicked out the class. My older brother was into ska and mod stuff and he kinda got me into it.

[@leegreenhalgh6677]

Everywhere In the Midlands and North of England suffered from High unemployment during the 80s

[@SEANBANOG4]

One of my all time fav bands. Always amazed how a group of 18 and 18 years olds could create such complex and socio/politically aware music. The racial mix of the group was a deliberate affront to the growing tide of racism and the National Front movement that was gathering momentum in early 1980s Britain. Other worthy tunes from them = Nite club, Stupid Marriage, TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG, Rat Race, Pearl's Cafe, Friday Night Saturday Morning, Just Cant Stand it (Rhoda Dakar on vocals with Terry Hall) and their other big hit "Do Nothing". This band had a huge influence on the subsequent American Ska revival later in the 80s and beyond...i.e. The Go Gos, Gwen Stefani/No Doubt, ...also Blur and Amy Whitehouse was a huge fan appearing at their reunion gig Glastonbury, she was as thrilled as us in the audience that they were back together.

[@Johonnac]

Bow Wow Wow?

[@simonpoole2333]

So this genre was called two-tone, and started in England around the turn of the 80s. It was a blend of ska, post-punk and the story telling tradition of English bands throughout the decades. It was also a coming together of black and white musicians and artists

[@peterbuckingham5866]

I’m from 80s UK and Ska music set by 2 Tone record label was a massive music movement for the UK youth. Brilliant music well worth looking into. The Beat, The Selector, Madness and of course this brilliant group :-)

[@Reani71]

don't forget Bad Manners

[@peterbuckingham5866]

@@Reani71 a brill group too

[@lillywhite2346]

Peter from the 80's do me a solid, ill be about 3yrs old but pop round and give this to me please. Date Fri 04 Nov 2022. Jackpot £140,883,229. Ball numbers 02 - 11 - 37 - 45 - 47. Lucky Stars 02 - 03. UK

[@garymcatear822]

Was the Glasgow band the Skids a ska band? i don't remember i was quite young when they were about.

[@Reani71]

@@garymcatear822 Skids was a punk band, but they were from Dunfermline (as Wikipedia says). "The Saints are Coming" was probably their most famous song and Stuart Adamson who later became famous as the singer of Big Country was one of their founding members.

[@SEANBANOG4]

Two of the best albums ever created 1.The Specials 2. More Specials. Iconic!!!

[@bryanbeard843]

Saw the Specials in Minneapolis in 2016 & they opened with Ghost Town. Place went absolutely bananas. 1 of the best shows I've ever seen RIP Terry Hall

[@Zopf-international]

Too much fighting on the dance floor' is one of the most correct uses of that line ever. Hard times a long time back. My pals and I met them in Edinburgh which must have been 1981. They were very nice. Full of questions and wanting to know the scene there. I guess they spoke to everyone. They said they stopped to chat cause my pal had a Toot's and the Maytals T.shirt on, he was 13. They liked that Toots was big in cold-cold Scotland.

[@paulmurrell1301]

God I was lucky to have grown up with this. Saw them pre-pandemic & they were still very special.

[@vinnywarren2144]

Rest in peace Terry Hall ::passed away aged 63 RIP .Lead singer The Specials and Fun boy three

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you’ll love their “Rat Race”, “Nite Klub” and “A Message To You Rudy!!! Even better than Ghost Town IMO

[@krs181067]

The beer tastes like piss…

[@VintageWanderer]

Gangster too!

[@xavierbrown4250]

A message to you Rudy is solid af

[@VintageWanderer]

@@xavierbrown4250 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nprCpolspM93idU is funny video

[@module79l28]

It's not just in your opinion, any of those songs are a million times better but unfortunately it seems that people here on YT only know Ghost Town. 😠

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

The Special are an 2 tone. Ska/Punk/new wave fusion. A very british thing.

[@garybekhor7707]

The song was about Coventry… it became a characterless concrete unemployment hotbed in the 1970s………RIP Terry Hall ❤

[@happymethehappyone8300]

A MUST HEAR Classic By One Of The "Godfathers" Of Ska Music,, Desmond Dekker & The Aces "Israelites"..TRUST ME On This One!!!

[@carltonlambert7608]

Yes. You don't want to end up like bonny and Clyde.👍🏿

[@izakruidenier9597]

Skinhead classic

[@johnroberts1708]

I've said it before....and I'll say it again.....Lex is VERY astute when it comes to reviewing and 'analysing' music.

[@staticcentrehalf7166]

...and she's hot. Don't say you hadn't noticed now.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

One of the best of Britain's ska revival bands of the 80s. Great memorable songs, often with sharply political messages - in this case the song is about how inner city youth were running out of places to go for entertainment because the cities had been run down so badly. For one of their more upbeat songs, try "A Message to Rudy". Other ska bands worth checking out run from The Beat and The Selecter through to the tongue-in-cheek glory of Madness.

[@geozeo710]

I was a punk in the UK at time. We all loved the Specials.

[@chas8965]

The "vibes" on this when it was released was depression, frustration and anger with the backdrop of rioting in some inner city areas of the UK at the time.

[@bryter00]

This song completely captures the zeitgeist of 1980’s UK. Recession, mass unemployment, bleak and broken town centres, and run down housing. Not a lot to look forward to when leaving school.

[@andyscott5277]

For sure, and the nazi skinheads were starting so many fights in clubs that they were shutting them all down.

[@annother3350]

It was more the culmination of 70s Britain's Labour government leaving everything to ruin

[@baronmeduse]

Bit like now under the Tories again.

[@andyscott5277]

@@annother3350 more like a response to the result of a couple years of "Thatcherism."

[@annother3350]

@@andyscott5277 It hadnt really had a chance to take hold by then. I remember seeing all the run down playgrounds and everything turning to shit and my mum explained to me the 70s labour government had let everything go

[@bopep1368]

Listen to their song "Nelson Mandela"-recorded while Mandela was still imprisoned

[@Chaddlee]

"The perfect woman doesn't exist." Que Lex listening to the Specials, wearing a Thin Lizzy t-shirt!

[@tefalhead7396]

Love this. Also been listening to UB40 again. I'd forgotten how great their music was- Food For Thought and One In Ten in particular.

[@gibbo6985]

UB40 at their best!

[@gordonwade2914]

And don't you forget red red wine

[@twylitejones]

I was in a fairly popular 90's ska band in Los Angeles and the 2tone Era of the Specials in early 80's and the traditional ska by the Skatalites in the 60's was everything. fortunate that we were able the open for both bands. really happy to see some reactions to a legit and highly respected legendary ska band. you should react to more ska.. I'd like to see a reaction to some "skinhead reggae". (reggae from 1968-1970) one of the best modern bands of that style today would be "the Aggrolites". I enjoy your videos. keep up the good work & all the best to you and the channel.

[@downwardisheavenward3006]

Which band were you in?

[@twylitejones]

@@downwardisheavenward3006 I was in a local band called Mobtown. we came up along our friends like Hepcat, Ocean 11, SeeSpot, Debonairs, Allentones etc. from that area.

[@downwardisheavenward3006]

@@twylitejones love/d Mobtown! As well as all of the other bands you mentioned. There’s actually the possibility that we may have briefly met. I remember seeing you guys play, it had to have been at Mama Kin(or possibly Bill’s Bar) in Boston, around the time that Cactus Juice came out. My friend Generoso was a DJ at the radio station at MIT, and had a few/all of you on after the show.

[@twylitejones]

@@downwardisheavenward3006 YO!! I REMEMBER THAT! what an epic trip that was! we had a radio interview and he let all of us crash at his pad. not only that, but he took us to a grocery store after midnight, and cooked stuffed shells and a proper Italian feast @ 3am! I still have a pic of all of us on his front steps! crazy small world man!

[@downwardisheavenward3006]

@@twylitejones Yeah, he’s good people. Do you remember which club it was? I swear it was Mama Kin

[@russbillington6291]

Brought up on SKA in the early 80s, great time to be alive, The Specials are still the best band I've seen live..

[@bmoak]

"Ghost Town". was the Specials' swan song. A non-album single that surprisingly rose to #1 in the UK, it's a lot more musically complex (and a lot slower) than most of the Specials' other songs. The recording took a long time and was contentious. Right after the band played this on the TV show Top of the Pops, singers Terry Hall and Neville Staple plus guitarist/singer Lynval Golding announced they were leaving to form their own band called Fun Boy Three.

[@neilmccarthy5102]

There’s a whole treasure trove from the Specials ‘enjoy yourself’ , ‘skinhead symphony’ ‘pearls cafe’, etc, etc… let’s get skanking!

[@andywessel]

The specials is one of the most fun bands that i have ever seen live. British ska-music is a thing.

[@veryvarley6706]

The Specials were part of the TWO TONE movement ( not a million miles from Ska music ) The idea was to combine traditionally white and black music. So Jamaican ska and punk thrown together. THE SELECTOR --- ON MY RADIO is always a fun one if you want to try something else -- tough to find people that don't have at least a mini dance to that one. Link here kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWWog2WXm8pkoLs ENJOY

[@godsownatheist3675]

RIP Terry Hall, absolute legend.

[@ffjsb]

That was a great time in music, a lot of new sounds coming out. Ska was fresh here in the US, and a lot of good bands got play on MTV.

[@goldieschooch8512]

Special memories for me. I’ve seen Jackson many times. I was the baby of the family but my older sisters & brother brother-in-law’s,sister-in-law’s, friends & at times we’d take my parents. We’d bring our blankets to the MannMusic Center in Philadelphia lay them put on the lawn seat area & settle in for some great music from one of the greatest songwriters & them keys🎹! We would mingle with strangers who back then ended up seeming like close friends we just met…such a different time. I was blessed to have been raised on great music from Jackson to Zeppelin to Floyd to Taylor…I was young when we started & we continued concerts of all different artists throughout my adulthood. I have taken my children at a young age to many concerts & they carry that on. It will never have the peaceful atmosphere as it did back then but I have so many wonderful memories & have met many wonderful people over the years. It’s bittersweet my mom dad & 1 of my sisters died too young & I miss those times. Jackson’s catalog of music is long & great. (Your bright baby blues ) was my sisters favorite song. (Daddy’s tune) is an interesting written song, ( Ready or not ) is about having a baby…I could go on and on as you can tell by my Short Story📕😂! You can’t go wrong! ✌🏻☀️

[@bendancar]

Nice reaction. Always like the Specials. If you are going down a Ska road, you MUST check out the great English Beat, great songs, great sound and the best live show ever ('83)!

[@charlessalzman4377]

That era of Ska definitely has strong Reggae elements. And they really come out in the slower pieces.

[@gregclarke2183]

Ska is the father of reggae.

[@sandgrownun66]

Terence Edward Hall (19 March 1959 - 18 December 2022) was an English musician and the lead singer of the Specials, and formerly of Fun Boy Three, the Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas.

[@jonathanbsmith5178]

Okay discussions are called the ska. They were one of the top ska bands in the world . Everyone always will use this song in a criticize it but I have so many others that are fantastic unfortunately a lot of the members recently had passed away where they've been replaced but it's one of the best and it will still be one the best

[@tscully1504]

I remember seeing this once, around when it came out on MTV. Never knew what it was. Cool to find out.

[@shaun-hoppy]

when they released their first single called gangsters they created a fusion of mixing Ska and punk that started Skapunk, that became 2rd wave and 3rd wave Ska and so on, they spawned many generations of new music styles with a base from Skapunk

[@JoeBlow_4]

Saw them live in '79. Top two all time favorite concerts. Ska.

[@msanchez24270]

...man...one of my all time favorites...the very first time I heard of the Specials was MTV "FREE NELSON MANDELA"...classic!!!

[@johnmcdermid6896]

1980, I was 16 when this came out, man I'm getting old...

[@darrellhickey1990]

Luv Ska!

[@heathcornbeef]

If it's not PUNKROCK SKA OR REGGAE IT'S ASSVOMIT 💩🤮

[@stevi-h7c]

Love this group,growing up in London as a teen in the 80s. Their first album is a masterpiece and a must for any music lovers collection 👌

[@Isleofskye]

ONE MILE from my Birthplace in South East London and that was The Rotherhithe Tunnel taking you between South London(Good) and East London (Bad). Next year will be 40 years since I moved just 11 miles away to The South East London Suburbs. That was the most important financial square mile in the World but they got special permission to close it at 5am before THe City Workers arrived and that was 2 miles from that Tunnel.

[@GreggOliverBass]

These guys were like reporters for the Coventry area... discussing the issues of the day. Check out Message to Rudy by the Specials

[@eltonjah5669]

When I saw them on SNL as a junior in high school it changed my whole view of music which, up until then was basically Led Zep, Black Sabbath, etc. Next you must check out GANGSTERS by The Specials.

[@TheSpikehere]

Oh dear, she laughed at the most chilling part of the song. The lyrics sailed over her head, unlike the NF skinhead boots that firmly connected with mine.

[@doctordunc]

Surprised you didn't have a bit more to say about the lyrics here. This was a very political song - "No jobs to be found in this country" "people getting angry". This was a comment on the impact of Thatcher's reforms in the early 80s and a time of very high unemployment - especially youth unemployment - and there were riots in several cities. The town (the video seems to be mostly London, but they were from Coventry) was "coming like a ghost town" because shops were shut, young people had nothing to do and nowhere to go and no jobs, and there was fighting and violence, etc. "Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?"

[@RaefonB]

Yo, I'm from Coventry (West Midlands, UK) which is where The Specials came from. They're still one of our few massive claims to fame haha and 2Tone is a big deal here, part of our cultural legacy. (2Tone = fused together Jamaican Ska and British punk, and band members were usually a mix of races.) Neville Staples still lives here, sometimes you see him around the city centre. :D We have a pretty cool 2Tone music museum in Cov - Brad and Lex, if you guys ever make it to UK, let's get you into Cov so you can visit it.

[@gregoryspevack2263]

Great song, but you need to check out there song " Gangsters " a take on a old Jamaican tune by Prince Buster called " Al Capone "

[@thunderspike1892]

That keyboard riff from Jerry Dammers are just so brilliant

[@mradriankool]

80’s Britain in 3 minutes.

[@BalbazaktheGreat]

OOOH I KNOW THAT INTRO!!! Edit: was not expecting the Spaghetti Western vibes mix in there.

[@seabasssimpson4547]

RIP Terry Hall (Singer) and John Bradbury (Drummer)

[@2opler]

The Specials used to practice in a house oppositee my local pub. The Selecter, another Coventry ska band worth a listen. `On my radio` and `Three minute hero` might be their most popular songs.

[@sporkfindus4777]

Love it! Iconic song. Nice Vauxhall PA Cresta. I drive a Vauxhall and there are probably a dozen Vauxhalls parked in my street. Love the way Lex said Ska in an English accent.

[@seanhunter1063]

Other 'Specials' - Do Nothing, Too Much Too Young, Gangsters, the list goes on.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I got to see them live here once back during the sky and reggae craze in the '80s and wow, what a fantastic show! Along with several other bands, I also might throw the English Beat in there as a really obvious example which if you decide to check them out, either check out mirror in the bathroom, or check out, twist and crawl. But yeah such an important movement that as others have said, mixed Caribbean influence with British Post-punk, and then even thrash and hardcore bands here in the United States were adopting that style a lot of the time. Always so fun to dance to that's for sure.

[@michaelbuhl4250]

The whole Two-Tone "second wave ska" scene was great, but they were all Prince Buster cover bands. "Too Hot" and "Gangsters" by The Specials, "Wine and Grind" by The English Beat, "One Step Beyond" and "Madness" by Madness were all Prince Buster covers.

[@michaelbuhl4250]

In the same way that The Rolling Stones started out as being more-or-less a Chuck Berry cover band and around half of the first Led Zeppelin album was written by Willie Dixon.

[@downwardisheavenward3006]

At least they knew who he was

[@vanburger]

Somebody once commented on one reaction, it's like Bob Marley meets Scooby Doo. And i like that.

[@Kari_B61ex]

1981 and Ska - my era!

[@soaringcrow5077]

Considering when this video is from its amazingly creative and aged well!!!

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Great song. Great reaction .. Lex totally nailed it ! .. She picked up on and identified all the styles in this weird but wonderful Number 1 hit for this iconic 70s British ska band.

[@777petew]

In 1981 there was a quite severe depression/recession. The Government was getting rid of old, tired industry because Britain had fallen behind for years. Mrs Thatcher did drag us out of it, but it was painful for many poor people.

[@gregclarke2183]

You guys need to listen to a variety of ska. It’s quite a vast genre, started in the early 60’s, and still creating new ska sounds.

[@naturekev]

I remember hearing a faster version of this song on a televison show or in a movie years ago. I wish I could remember where I heard it.

[@grantpaterson1016]

Ska is still alive and well in the UK...Only this weekend we were at a Gig for Esperanza's new album and Big Fat Panda were supporting...

[@bradbla]

This song was used in a Father Ted episode. One of the funniest British sitcoms. Must watch.

[@petesmart1983]

Irish

[@davidclarke1973]

the band are from a city called Coventry. this song was written about how the violence in pubs and nightclubs resulted in bands refusing to play there hence Coventry becoming a ghost town. That was in the early 80's but just 2 years ago Coventry was statistically the most violent city in England...Some things never change.

[@staticcentrehalf7166]

Hah, this is hilarious. Just got back from meeting some friends in Warwick and who was in the pub where we had lunch today? Terry bloody Hall! Actually, I'm on a bit of a role now because I saw Glenn Tilbrook a couple of weeks ago at St James Park (the best one) watching us beat Fleetwood Town. What's next, Ray Davies at a Christmas market?!

[@ronnyber]

A song a resurrected during the early days of the Pandemic and played often. Great tune

[@fredkrissman6527]

The Specials ARE special... Thanx much for looking at ska bands from the '80s! Check out my personal fav, Racist Friend: kzbin.info/www/bejne/naKrkGOChbuintE

[@mikemack9701]

I love watching Lex groove to good music.

[@tomnilse]

Great song... Liked it the first time I heard it in the 80's..

[@calebclunie4001]

Love, all of their stuff. Big into Ska music, back in Highschool. Thank You, for this reaction.

[@billycoffer8084]

One of my all-time favorite groups!!!!!!

[@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome]

Always liked this song ever since it came out. Oh God I'm old.

[@dh6651]

Great choice! Lex’s description was hilarious, but, so true 😆

[@dianebrown8046]

❤ It !! One of the 57 bands I've seen in concert ( lots more than once , met quite a few, ) Saw them in the 80's in Philly Pa when they were touring with English Beat ....Another Ska band I saw that year ,The Selecter .....want to see a Woman with a Wild voice, check them out ...Try "On My Radio" You'll be Bouncing when you do !! &&& This 64 yr old R&R Chick giving you Thumbs Up as Always !!☮❤

[@Symbiosis01]

RIP Terry, may your creative soul light up the heavens

[@thelandshark8103]

I cant listen to this song without thinking of Father Ted. loving the Lizzy shirt too Lex

[@BuddyBoy68]

Hi Brad and Lex. I'm so glad you've come across The Specials and I hope you check out their other songs too. I think you would like 'Rat Race', 'A Message To You Rudi' and 'Do Nothing' amongst others, but my all-time favourite of theirs is there first single and also the very first single I ever bought at the age of 11 in 1968. It's the absolutely brilliant 'Gangsters' and I would love to hear and see what you think of that masterpiece, when they went by the name 'The Special AKA'. Æx 🙏

[@jkbezo1]

I think you mean 1978

[@BuddyBoy68]

@@jkbezo1 No, I actually meant 1979. I was born in 1968... Should I edit it?... Æ 🤔

[@BuddyBoy68]

'Too Much Too Young' is another great song of theirs that came to mind. You should do a reaction video to that one too! Æx 🙏

[@totspur6376]

Hi from the UK. This song was/will be/is a historian's dream. This song was number1 in the UK charts at the time of the royal wedding between the present King Charles and the Lady Diana. This period in time offers a stark contrast of life in the UK. The pomp and pageantry of the Royal wedding. Compared to the despair of the lyrics of "Ghost Town". Personally, I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. But that all depends on your personnel situation.

[@ajs41]

You know you reviewed Mirror In The Bathroom by The (English) Beat recently? This is the same style of music: ska music from Coventry/Birmingham, England in the late 70s / early 80s.

[@MrVegasdeuce]

2023 now and I will hum this song aloud when driving thru the older places in my hometown. This song hits me ...

[@shaunmartin4335]

As one of Thatchers children this took me back. The video is a great depiction of 80s Britain. Try "Message to you Rudy next". More upbeat but still Ska

[@chrisaustin612]

Thanks for this one guys! Can't miss with old school Ska!

[@daveborder7751]

Worth checking out Terry Hall's duo with Dave Stewart from Eurythmics called Vegas 30 years back-only did the one album but it was really high quality.

[@Chalky29]

Love the specials. Seen them live about ten times. They are excellent

[@stationsixtyseven67]

The lady totally 'got it': This was a song decrying urban decay in the UK in the late 1970's and early 1980's. It still holds true today, if not even more so (Can we say 'Grenfell'?). Punk expression opened the door for expression through what was then the more exotic sounds of Caribbean origin ...and the country (UK) was all the better for it. Thanks for enjoying this top tune!

[@PanglossDr]

I did an on-line DJ set during the first lockdown. This was my opener.

[@gonnahavemesomefun]

I can see the pleasure in Lex’s face and the concentration in Brad’s face is funny. This was the first single I ever bought! I was 8! I used to play it on a wonky record player, the tune would undulate and it was difficult to tell if it was my wonky player or the song. But I used to, and still do love this song. It set the tone for my musical taste I think although with Ghost Town being so unique you could end up musically anywhere 😂

[@jeffreekoch9298]

Ska/reggae punk, new wave! 🎷 🕺

[@davidgorman994]

Gwen Stefani is a big Specials fan and No Doubt would occasionally play snippets of Ghost Town during their gigs

[@anthonyv1719]

Lead singer looks like from the Band "FUNBOY THREE" who used Banarama as their back up singers - they had some interesting songs.

[@justinwilton4603]

Terry hall ...also wrote for the lightning seeds :)

[@Plymouth888]

Remember the song "our lips are sealed"?

[@anthonyv1719]

@@Plymouth888 great song.

[@justinwilton4603]

Originally done by the go go's ,written by Terry hall and Jane Wiedlin of the go go 's ,supposedly about there affair while the go go's toured with the specials ..".tunnel of love" is also a great song :)

[@ColdColdColdGround]

The cover of Monkey Man would be a great one to do by The Specials and of course Nite Klub. Also while you're in the two tone zone, Madness 'Night Boat to Cairo', The Beat 'Ranking Full Stop', The Bodysnatchers 'Easy Life', Bad Manners 'Inner London Violence'

[@johnstjohn6658]

I got into second generation Ska from The Face magazine and KROQ. The guys singing in the front seat would become Fun Boy Three whose "Waiting" album ("Farm Yard Connection", "The More That I See", "We're Having All the Fun", even the Gershwin tune "Summertime".) is also worth a listen. If you go back to songs by The Beat try "Twist and Crawl" or "Too Nice to Talk To" before going onto their "I Confess" and later 'General Public' songs. Bad Manners' "Romeo, Juliet, Sampson and Delilah" is another good listen. Heck,... The whole "Dance Craze" album is a good starting point.

[@TTM9691]

Wow, super psyched to see someone do this one! I ALWAYS dj this song, especially around Halloween.