"STEREOTYPE" The Specials 1980

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

Rest In Peace Terry, massive loss and another part of my childhood gone 😢

[@adnilbraganza2211]

Precisely...

[@GlenBoyle-w7v]

And allso rest in peace john Bradbury great Ska drummer

[@andyj639]

How many different music styles can you fit in one track! Absolute unadulterated genius.

[@ittybitty6474]

Best summary comment. Genius...

[@bertiew6771]

The God like genius of Jerry Dammers.

[@kramnesnay]

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.

[@numonefranbegbiefan]

This was a few years back but I had to do a similar assignment, did this song too lol. The specials cross generations!

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

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 ☮️

[@johnashburne6323]

Nice one!

[@paulburrows6617]

In Australia..... it's VB (Victoria Bitter)

[@gimmemorebeer9995]

Amazing track. Timeless. RIP Terry x

[@markmclaughlin3896]

The best ever...Special.,..

[@StevenMighty]

Late 70s early 80s was something different in music history, something very special imo.

[@user_unknown1488]

yes, it was very inventive and came mostly from people on the ground. by the mid 80s the labels had already started conjuring acts out of thin air

[@robertjohnston4280]

Terry Hall? Absolute legend!!! And Neville - and all of the other Specials. They really were very special!!!

[@user_unknown1488]

i dunno, they all supported the 'anti nazi league' so they were pretty 'special needs' in fairness, child minds being used as the tools of hardline communists was pretty bent, in fairness. good music though

[@maximusplebius9992]

R.I.P Terry, absolute genius!!!!

[@bobcatcomms]

RIP Terry ❤️

[@paullandry5594]

Really miss you, Terry (RIP 19 March 1959 - 19 December 2022). You were a fabulous singer and songwriter. God be with you.

[@philwright8666]

Fantastic. A very underrated song. Still sounds as great as it ever did.

[@misterdavid5400]

This was today's earworm for me. Which is why I'm here. An earworm that can stay as long as it likes.

[@dellafenton2417]

Loved the whole ska revival /2tone scene The Specials to me were exactly that - special!!

[@paulburrows6617]

I love the Specials.

[@rawalan]

GENIUS - love the specials and especially this song

[@PaulDaviesish]

brilliant words and instrumental - a picture of disaffected young men in the 80s

[@davidandrews190]

REST IN PEACE GUVNOR THE BEST

[@AlbertoGonzalez-yb3ic]

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!

[@katoness]

You see thirty years later and nothing has changed. What a sad society we have become!

[@therealsoulproduct]

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!

[@MrSteviebabe]

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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chrisedwards3883]

Brilliant track and i even nicked 'flourescent jam sandwich with flashing blue lights' for an English piece at school and got a commendation. :)

[@nzappa6198]

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

[@znet_1253]

Awesome!!

[@sillysausagemilly]

they have to be one of the best bands that have ever come out of the uk.

[@shaunmccartney4294]

Rip Terry Hall

[@jonathanmoore5619]

The specials are really quite special.

[@KokoRicky]

There's something very melancholy about this song, that makes me feel bittersweet. I especially like the weird synthesizer in the background.

[@alondathomas293]

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.

[@alondathomas293]

It has an old-school Spanish/Mexican sound to it, which is another reason it sounds great.

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

Awesome, severely underappreciated tune!

[@meropale]

The droning male chorus in the back is so haunting.

[@EliseDFENS]

I always have this song in my mind and I sing it aloud like almost every day. Sooo good. 😂❤

[@GlenBoyle-w7v]

Rip john bradbury fantastic ska drummer

[@furycustom73]

Wonderful youth memories

[@JK2OJacko]

RIP Terry Hall

[@StanFredo]

Extremely good song. And The Specials had a great number of good songs across their 3 studio LPs plus their singles and EPs.

[@SL4Q92W]

Love this old song ,...memories from -81.

[@jeangreenfield5993]

Never heard this song before, it grabs your attention & tells a person's story . For me, they are the kings of social commentary.

[@DebbieEvans-q5x]

😊Good song, good memories.🎉

[@robertjohnston4280]

This is so boldly original - and so sweetly lyrical - and so...brilliant!

[@coonagh1]

Derry Jammers, brilliant!!

[@DOOMGENERATION]

one of my absolute fav specials tracks!

[@rainmaker690]

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

[@kartajippy]

nice one great song long live the specials

[@calogerovenniri7868]

Excellent song

[@caolanmaher5907]

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

[@SonicJCG]

great band, great times

[@calogerovenniri7868]

Great song

[@smirnoffgirluk]

Blast from the past for sure..... brilliant, thank you :)

[@char3722]

Love it I love ska music.

[@achja-en-nee]

Superb song :-)

[@thackerb67]

best band ever....probably!

[@kessmarl]

Nah, Madness mate.

[@calogerovenniri7868]

Child hood memories

[@elpollovolador723]

Memories from high school in Argentina.

[@orbitalforest]

Great track .

[@juantxoskalari]

de lo mejor de la musica simplemente exquisito i love this song

[@A.BondGirl]

Superb video to accompany this fab tune!! ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️

[@ste52s]

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

[@Dont_Gnaw_on_the_Kitty_1]

This would sound so good on vinyl.

[@smirnoffgirluk]

Blast from the past for sure......

[@MrSteviebabe]

hands up if you know a bloke like this?

[@paulbrown1079]

I know a few blokes like this mate !

[@ElliotFlowers]

That's me.

[@troy0000001965]

I knew plenty back in the day and all turned out to be wife beaters. Fucking wankers

[@nathanblindt]

✋

[@timarnold1634]

Lee Hughes?

[@kartajippy]

nice one great song

[@darrengoss6852]

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.

[@mwjppgg]

Excellent!

[@robhumb2638]

"Save Me" intro song (sky tv show)

[@lime_soda1606]

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 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@MrDzoni955]

@@lime_soda1606 Me to heh.

[@aceguymiller]

class song - brings back the memories!!!

[@bartonim]

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!

[@chrisedwards3883]

Class.

[@Gunnercv]

2020🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@floppybollox3]

The dayz when musical Britain as truly Great! Where did it ll go?

[@euroyankee2003]

This is the best video I've seen on the subject. Great job.

[@satjinder]

Damon Albarn was a massive fan of the specials and the song Blur released was a homage to this

[@TwoToneRob]

which song?

[@user-fz6sg7eg7u]

"Stereotypes" from "The Great Escape"

[@constantlylaggingbehind--1030]

I thought it might be

[@quarkyzarky]

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.

[@selli68]

Fu..ing brilliant.!

[@bunkersoldier1966]

Great pics thanks for posting

[@peterbushby9009]

R I p terry hall

[@levitajhayam]

very good

[@beevapatrol]

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.

[@admillnx6]

I'm living the dream.

[@ninelivecat]

Nice Lyrics

[@smiler2604]

worked with a guy many years ago and this was his life

[@margaretharris1253]

reminds me of being a student in 82

[@GlenBoyle-w7v]

This song will allways be a ska classic like a 66 daimler

[@culturalfatwa]

Very well used in Save Me ...

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Shame egos got in the way when they hit no1 with Ghost town....!! ☮️

[@liverpoolmod]

hes just a stereo oo type love it

[@steve14mx]

what times this brings back good and bad

[@shnir556]

34 years ago .. jesus christ thats gone quick

[@kerrysewell1574]

38 years ago that's gone quick

[@richardamner7432]

38yrs! still great listening.

[@STRANGERINMOSCOW1]

42! Bloody hell that flew!😊

[@MadnotMad79]

sit in and watch colour tv on his own...... :)

[@zandybelle]

Sin duda una de las mejores canciones de The Specials aunque se sale de su estilo pero es bella.

[@hervemahieux4685]

Two years later Fun Boy 3.

[@stevemcniel5513]

i cant remember if they sung this on top of the pops

[@paulmccafferty1577]

Me too,youth going

[@krausserfalls68]

its a very fucking good song

[@buzby303]

The Specials were f’ckin’ gReaT 👍🏼

[@TFCHooligan69]

I have this single. International Jet Set is on the flipside.

[@uranian23]

@hibtw1: i was a kid when the specials were about but loved them too :)

[@john147wk]

i hate all politics but the specials hit the nail on the head it really is all a load of bollocks lol

[@andrewpreston4127]

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.

[@facabrites]

Whos here for cerati and soda stereo? April, 2020.

[@futurecat71]

Yeah i like the style of this track ,it has that erie/unique sound to it similar to int jet set in some ways i wish the specials made a few more tracks like this.

[@andyparse]

fuckin ace mate. the pcs are brill.

[@puaar94]

Kahn and Neek Essential Mix

[@punkisuprimo]

a mi edad y pensando en ponerme los tirantes de mi abuelo...que buenos productos traen de pakistan