The Specials - Ghost Town (Glastonbury 2009)

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[@vashtizarach4162]

RIP Terry Hall 😪. I was there, they were fab.

[@michaelmullin9875]

Same. A privilege

[@seasideman]

Me too :)

[@STVG71]

RIP Terry! Legendary band and frontman.

[@johnb5482]

Terry Hall had a distinctive and immediately recognizable voice. He will be missed in the current sea of musical stagnation.

[@mirfangu]

when the first i listen to the specials a year ago, watchin the official video of this song, Terry, i can see your sadness, your eyes..and i read his life, man you had the tough life. i relate to you because i was abused too thats my all time pain, now, you at peace man! 😭

[@Benjimikey]

Terry Hall was a brilliant 18yr old front man.......can't get another 18 yr old like that today. RIP Terry Hall

[@mickobyobrien2650]

This is a band that always give to their audience's, brilliant.

[@jeffreyheeks]

Just brilliant. What a band.

[@mikezooper]

Very special

[@thomasedmundrichards]

The drummer is so on point. Deep in the pocket

[@silasbezerra6954]

R.I.P. Terry Hall.

[@placidcasual9872]

A criminally underrated rhythm section. Hope this is a spring board for people to jump into some real roots reggae and dub

[@swingersonian]

Yep, I sure have. And for once, Pandora and Spotify have really helped me to learn some older ska artists--even a Manhattan jazz orchestra playing a Ska or reggae version of Take Five--and some marginally talented new groups--Gentleman's Dub Club. I'm steeped in the Ska now.

[@thornil2231]

underrated... THE MOST OVERUSED WORD IN MUSIC VIDEO COMMENTS...

[@placidcasual9872]

@@thornil2231 I guess there is always a danger of a word being over used if you repeat it from another comment

[@nutbardelete]

the specials were my first taste of ska after listening to rancid, along with some other ska punk bands. these guys are just unbelievable. skinhead symphony live can literally bring tears to my eyes. so terribly sad to have heard of Terry's death.

[@thornil2231]

Very sad to hear of Terry Hall passing. Specially because that band was so joyous while still treating serious social issues. A fantastic band.

[@kevinkibble8342]

I was there. A tremendous set, the sun going down added to it.

[@Phillyjoe2]

Terry said it best at the end there: Love, Love, Love. Rest in peace ❤️

[@MrAmuniz80]

Bass Horace does not get enough credit, This bassline freakin kills and is immediately recognizable.

[@davidravenscroft9235]

RIP Terry Hall, you will always be so Special. God Bless You Always xx

[@juliaoko2208]

The band still look fantastic. The crowd were really loving it.

[@leehoneybourne6513]

Julia the band found statics

[@juliaoko2208]

@@leehoneybourne6513 found what, babes?

[@thomasedmundrichards]

What they sound like is more important than what they look like

[@juliaoko2208]

@@thomasedmundrichards just a bit of ego massage and yes they sound great

[@MedievalRichard]

I was there, right at the front and my first ever Glasto! RIP Terry Hall.

[@davidcarter7337]

Who's here right now appreciating the f*ck out of this band right now.... I know I am & I didn't really like their music back then but I realize just how special they were RIP Terry Hall

[@swingersonian]

I always loved them. Have you heard Fun Boy Three? You might also like his other projects "Vegas" and "The Colourfield". Vegas is Hall and David A Stewart. Great stuff too.

[@davidcarter7337]

@@swingersonian just listened to fun boy three WOW they were great & did collaborations with Bananarama too WOW

[@paullee8875]

Legends.

[@cindyheadon9005]

Loved this when it was first released.

[@ИгорьФедотов-й7г]

Rest in peace, Terry Hall, you are was one the Specials ! 😥

[@welshlad6427]

Legends ❤

[@connor-craigsellars4777]

What a load of nostalgia

[@SkansC361]

la bella generazione

[@MellorDR]

Terry Hall I heard the news At 4.30 a.m. exactly I knew it would hurt And it did so badly A voice that blew away the fluff of the 80’s A sincere stare And words that were rich and plenty I heard the news At 4.30 a.m. exactly I knew it would hurt And it did so badly An honesty that left you feeling less alone A life of pain etched in words that could have been my own I heard the news At 4.30 a.m. exactly I knew it would hurt And it did so badly I heard your voice And it rings in my head so beautifully I know it will stay, in the echo chamber Of my memory © David R Mellor 2022

[@swingersonian]

Tremendous, David. Just Smashing. People don't say 'smashing' anymore in England, do they? Sorry. It hurt reading this, but I really feel your pain. I'm a long-time fan from the U.S.

[@MellorDR]

@@swingersonian thank you for your kind words

[@garmen-]

@@swingersonian yeah they dont

[@lucyfollis5646]

What at great performance. Respect

[@rupert-j8f]

i was here, amazing show.

[@YershJRSZ]

Worth to note is that The Prodigy, the huge fans of The Specials did the cover of this song, it's quite rare, as it only appeared on the Charity compilation, but it's worth to listen

[@PoyoPancakes]

That compilation was released on digital platforms sometime last year

[@swingersonian]

I'm surprised that The Prodigy can play real music!!

[@eclectica1]

@@swingersonian Wow, that's rude.

[@YershJRSZ]

@@swingersonian always did :P

[@swingersonian]

@@YershJRSZnaw, they finally got some guitar and piano lessons after their one inexplicable top 40 piece of shite single.

[@barriejarvis8759]

Classic specials rip Terry

[@hahatoldyouso]

RIP Terry Hall

[@turboguy99]

Rip terry 💙

[@derventio2860]

Missing you already Terry

[@andremontoro]

0:09 If I was there, I would be like Lily Allen and wanted to dance with her like this hahah

[@MrMargo48]

Thought I recognised her!

[@eclectica1]

@@MrMargo48 Clocked her straight away. One thing the Beeb didn't need to broadcast.

[@EamonCuddy]

Never see a band like this again eamon cuddy

[@veryrancid3128]

Rip Terry!

[@jarrettfinney4882]

Elon musk on the flute

[@watkinscopicat]

😂

[@muuta777]

Lol 😂

[@jacvic0790]

Omfg

[@somtakwar]

Elon Musk on the Hell

[@somtakwar]

Working for the rat race you're no friend of mine

[@mitchelledwards8710]

So sad RIP

[@kebabshop]

was there too :)

[@folb7247]

And now we stand for the Irish National Anthem......

[@diegoski345]

fucking god bass bruh

[@kathleenpreuss]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏!

[@ariescustom]

R.I.P. Terry

[@AlexMartinez-de9th]

Not one place I’d wanna be more then here

[@svenmoeller1755]

⬛⬜️⬛⬜️ RIP Terry ⬛⬜️⬛⬜️

[@TheBrunoroqueiro]

👏👏👏👏

[@cactaceous]

Man, they sounded like they hadn’t played together in a long time. Amazing amazing song. Terribly uneven performance.

[@gergatron7000]

It's the sound balance. The flute guy was barely in the mix, as was the backing vocals, and the drums had too much top-end. If they'd recorded on individual instrument tracks and mixed the audio afterwards, it would sound 300% better. Terry was a little flat in spots though, but hitting the highs becomes harder with age.

[@Phenom1840]

Love this 01:39

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Guitarist was very good here

[@Xaj33]

Rip Terry 😢

[@xpertgaming3419]

Rip terry hall

[@raymondfunnel6856]

R I P Terry

[@FrettingProductions]

There's Terry and sugsy from madness that sound like no one else

[@MoritaJunichiro]

🌏☮️🎼👏🏻🍧

[@Toma-1234]

Is that Lily Allen at 0:10 ?

[@thaithommy]

One of the Best gonna shake the šky

[@alifhasyim2048]

MR TERRY LIVE FOREVER

[@cutebabyroachsnif6235]

Que de más loco

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Somes of them didn't seem ones originals

[@SnakeFist150]

Irelands national anthem

[@xxjaime562xx]

Ive played the specials self titled vinyl over and over 1000s of times. The vocals on this performance were horrible.

[@tcarter1927]

They're a punk band what were you expecting. It's raw, perfect

[@xxjaime562xx]

@@tcarter1927 no theyre Ska and Ive seen tons of their live performances. It was shit.

[@witchychlo]

i like this version, it adds a sense of fear from the vocalist

[@robinschierholz2264]

To be fair many many visitors are high and drunk so i guess the vocals do not matter^^

[@Killakatnage89]

The instruments were pretty shoddy too

[@paulmcgrath6118]

Irish national anthem

[@davidmurphy1896]

like the Becks beer bottle trick

[@m.w.4508]

As relevant to life during the riots of 1981 as it is to life in any decaying port town of the North East of England in 2024.

[@firebug19841]

This song is always gonna be a good track but this performance is terrible.

[@timothybird4264]

Do you think they are a Glastonbury band ?

[@holomatrix]

I was there, the soundboard doesn't sound as if it's mixed well (the levels are absolutely all over the place, especially Terry's mic, 00:52 the guitarists mic is up nearly higher than his 🤷). When you're standing in the main cage a few feet away they sounded amazing, especially when he threw the main line at 1:27. Unfortunately a remaster of the levels need to be done here as the sound engineer has done a bad job.

[@needleconsumer]

A painful truth I cannot find a good one

[@steveschofield9243]

Awesome RIP Terry x

[@coljj4356]

0:08 Lily Allen

[@JohnTaylorMusicClips53]

At first, I feel bad for a while, but then I just watch Madness, I go ahead and watch Madness

[@andremontoro]

In love with her dance and enthusiasm...

[@andremontoro]

In love with her dance and enthusiasm...

[@TennisLegends-j7k]

@@andremontoro vile woman!

[@mrnobody4771]

Band so good they even get Elon Musk on the flute!!!! Proper geezers

[@garrybaldy327]

Jesus Christ, that sounded terrible.

[@leel2228]

Yeah was here for this and it was terrible live, also kasabian either before or after was also terrible

[@SammyJCuthbert]

Elon Musk on the flute

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Not one of their best performances to me

[@charlesrenniemacki]

It took a racially and culturally diverse band to highlight and encapsulate the problems of a racially discriminating, mono-cultural society.

[@scrumsie]

0:09 lilly Allen having a ball.

[@donnytom8891]

Terry Hall too young to gone 😂😂😂😂😂😂😢😢😢😢😢😢😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@jamesbarruol5472]

Why is Elon Musk playing the flute ? At 0.20 seconds.

[@dawnjenniferclark4464]

Just burst my terry hall bubble, this is awful

[@retrorambles517]

This is awful

[@steveschofield9243]

Rudddde boys take over the stage

[@terrynoel1267]

L'underground fatta carne

[@clogged_urinal]

Man what happened to MC Ride?

[@santitofelipe6283]

I think I remember the good old days before the LOCK DOWN -- Whoops -- Ghost town.