The Specials-Skinhead Moonstomp (1979)

The Specials playing a skinhead hit, from Symarip, in 1979. If you want to see more videos and news about Oi!, Punk and Ska go to: cropn1.blogspot.com/

[@dt7449]

1min 40 is what it’s all about . FUN THRU MUSIC, them lads are having the best time ever. Goodnight Terry RIP🙌🏽

[@TheBaafarang]

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.

[@andycych519]

English Pepole are great! I love you all for this great SKA-Music! Gretings from East-Germany

[@emilysavidge6369]

❤❤

[@camptube7621]

Terry got mad at security for trying to stop them. RIP rude boy. Yorkshire skins.

[@HenryHopkins-v5w]

So true big man.

[@josef2012]

the crowd joining the band on stage is what it's all about.god bless 2 tone.

[@paulwrangles]

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....

[@Stee]

yep sir x still love it now x

[@achandler415]

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

[@EQuivalentTube2]

***** ROTFLOL

[@ivanrodionov9724]

you sir made my day!

[@AIBustos]

That's so cheesy... I LOVE IT!

[@katharinevandenham9783]

W@@EQuivalentTube2 I love always toawa

[@jacquismith3277]

Great. The fans look SO INCREDIBLY YOUNG!

[@twostrokedowse]

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.

[@sammycinnamon7300]

I seen them live too and feel the same way. Truly one of the best nights of my life!

[@Stee]

tikkanys x my son was born james paget....jooles simmnet on stage dancing different video...specials looked after there own x

[@maxinemuldoon2065]

Brought a tear to my eyes what a great atmosphere that would have been from a different time.

[@twostrokedowse]

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

[@rokhard1000]

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

[@wankers111]

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.

[@56postoffice]

*Rise In Paradise,* Terry Hall. ✊ God bless you, Specials. You nutters!

[@moshtastic1993]

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!!!!!!!!!!

[@OneTheBlue]

I hope that 12 years later, this is still a fond memory.

[@MADEinnEngland]

i grew up with these guys and terry still owes me 50p coventry will never have a better band than these guys......

[@Bobfp3]

I'm a Oxford lad.and Coventry will alway be the centre of the ska universe!

[@BigRed-1970]

Mate, Britain will NEVER have a more important band than these guys, they changed society forever.

[@Stee]

50 p now is alot mate x respect

[@vespajedi]

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!

[@ingowolf4205]

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

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

West Berlin in the early 80s was the coolest place that ever existed... it was paradise

[@dublinboyo]

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!

[@garnyan]

No one but no one beat the Specials grew up with their music stomped,,one good keep fit dance indeedy ,,,

[@matelot95]

I was there stomping for all me life up on the balcony. I thought the thing was gonna collapse. UNBLOODYBELIEVABLE!

[@MattJupp]

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...

[@bananasplitsable]

Reminds me of my teenage years, yeah I'm getting old, aren't we all!

[@NilsAlbertsson]

The Specials... The undisputed kings of the Ska Revival scene.

[@jcbairmaster73]

Living proof if ever it were needed that good music never dies.

[@GhostOfUTuub]

Love them! Even if you had a bad day, they brighten you up!

[@smiler2604]

I JUST LOVE THIS WHEN TERRY HAS ENOUGH AND THROWS HIS TAMBOURINE AT SOMEONE IN THE CROWD

[@chrisedwards3883]

+chris ward At a bouncer i think?

[@smiler2604]

+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

[@fisherrich100]

Terry Hall and the Jamaican tunes - awesome music. Never to be repeated.

[@p3kop]

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

[@memememe2674]

I am 58 now, was a a Skinhead in London, never see any hate or racism then. Always black and white unite

[@QatarVegan]

This is THE essence of the late 70s. Put it in a time-capsule. Fantastic :)

[@rachaelstrange327]

The music and the whole subculture wouldn't be possible without Jamaican influences

[@Gabeothasicomono]

no shit, lol.

[@quackerboots]

And your point is??????? Strange by name strange by nature..

[@adamhatton7579]

Did u know the sun is hot

[@thomasfeck188]

Well boi, ye're so smart they should use you for breeding....😒

[@asperhes]

Ya think?

[@doctorperry]

The Specials are just the epitome of cool!!

[@boggym1999]

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 !!"

[@0114owl1867]

This was england!

[@Rabanus]

Just finished watching " this is England" good show!

[@jamespearson5928]

I wish it still was England my friend rude boy's forever

[@laweadelbuko3499]

rip john bradbury :(

[@eathemeak]

gives me goosebumps...

[@wozelbeak]

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.

[@markrooke1961]

Simply brilliant...

[@mozfan737]

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!

[@Stee]

1970 child me too x

[@xTYYSHx]

I would kill to be there, it sucks these guys were way before my time :(

[@paulboulter7823]

2 Tone is still the dogs bollox ,2022!!🇬🇧

[@ShitJitsu]

good vibes right here ,,,,just enjoy

[@GrifoForever]

Da lacrime agli occhi !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Philosophiesocialiste]

Thank you for these memories of youth skinhead-reggae !

[@rael1999]

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

[@Stee]

they had responsability to the youth we love ska hey x

[@lennacarlisle9626]

Come back to everywhere great sound

[@emilysavidge6369]

Absolute scenes. Unrealllll 🫡🤩

[@KajaFax]

That is cracking when the crowd join them on stage, health and safety would never let that happen these days!!

[@richardbrown8099]

We were all together in those days.

[@eunicefinger]

oh for a band like the specials to come through now,i loved em then and now.tough band,tough audience

[@RRROULIOSSS]

I love this band!!! Very good song!! Vive The Special, vive Symarip!! Skinhead forever!!!!!!! Cheers from France!

[@rael1999]

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.

[@twostrokedowse]

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.

[@cfchh1905]

Great music, pure fun - superb video. Love it!

[@topnoyze]

we used to play their song when i was in college.....i still feeal them until now....ska ska ska

[@HANSCHTV]

great black and white unit..that is so easy and the way of skinhead was of life!

[@Stee]

i agree completely

[@TheMightOfTheEnglish]

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 ,

[@Bessie1970]

Kierangrunge...I was there...one of the best gigs I've ever been to.

[@twostrokedowse]

Saw them Tiffanys Great Yarmouth 1980....Best gig ever been to...Only Inspiral carpets came close...Got tickets for Specials May 6th @ Brixton.. Wahey!!

[@steveprecious3373]

Skins who love the music , what its all about .

[@dfm5532]

Enorme !!!! le final !!!! ceux qui ont vécu ce concert doivent encore s'en rappeler !

[@stuarty40]

First band I saw live in 1979, still love them............

[@haggismchaggis]

gives me the goosebumps!!! great!!!

[@kbcmighty]

i grew up on this music , fucking awesome . Im an old guy now in my 30s but its still the best

[@davidanderson650]

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 🇬🇧🇬🇧✊

[@OllyHutton]

What a feeling! I'd give what I don't know to be on that stage!!!

[@adamcharney]

I love these guys so much I got their band logo tattooed on my arm. How could I resist?

[@vjb70]

I would love to be in this crowd. Props to Terry for being blunt with that tambourine!

[@Dunkzzz95]

Now thats what I call connecting with the crowd! :-)

[@beardedgary]

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..............................

[@tallulahsuki71]

Sleep well, Terry. Godspeed….you were a very Special human being 🖤

[@coxybhoy2008]

START STOMPING...LEGENDS!!!

[@cireravilob]

@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!

[@Stee]

what i was trying to explain to us lady....never nazis just loved everyone x

[@Colemandina]

As a young skinhead ......... memories!!!!

[@MercFriendlyChat]

Loved those days, you didn't sit and watch, you got involved. Take away the seats at gigs and football grounds. it's more fun jumping about to music and surges at football.

[@DarkD3sire]

i have never really listened to this ska it makes me on a very good mood :D

[@gilly71270]

best drumer ever !!

[@ianblanthorn]

Hey lads...they don't make em like this any more. Reminds me of meeting up with the boys in the East End before going to watch West Ham at Upton Park...happy days!!

[@bakerboyle]

Amazing brings back my youth. the specials reforming this year and touring.

[@jamzo261]

EXCELLENT! takes me back to the good old days .........dancing ma wee heart oot wi aw the boys!

[@TonetheMod]

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!>>>

[@skaelle6020]

Thanks

[@samsw68]

god man it takes me back love it stomp man !!!

[@bossskinhead1969]

saw them last nite in manchester gutted they naver sang this but still the best long live the specials oi oi oi oi

[@oontyex]

saw the special beat 2 days ago - really incredible :) best ska gig i'll ever see i reckon

[@pujosetionugroho]

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 :)

[@nickrolfe69]

Wow excellent, brought back many happy memories. This got me dancing in the kitchen

[@skinhead2345]

cheers and oi from Germany skinhead 4 live

[@mastercoc]

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

[@emilysavidge6369]

What book is this please? I’d love to read it

[@chipfire]

Beautiful!

[@karakoima]

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!

[@hardakgd01]

i love this!! saw them at manchester and leeds this month.

[@Kammler03]

as life-long fan,this vid is a very great pleasure for me !!! Thanx so much,for sharing !!! Best Regards !!!

[@KanariasLibre7]

skinhead remember your roots!! cheers from Canary Islands!

[@dunnodude2]

Oh how I wish I grew up listening to this

[@XpunkXanarchistX]

wow what a video! a bit of the pioneers aswell in their

[@Bessie1970]

Superb gig!

[@twostrokedowse]

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!!

[@seufalopa]

Those guys had a great time, i wish I could be there. The stage turned into a big party, it cant get any better.

[@leegraham1363]

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 .

[@Millwall77]

In many ways it was about colour and class but I know what you mean.

[@leegraham1363]

@@Millwall77 👍👍👍

[@panzermatt]

great days, made growing up in the sink estates in dublin just about bareable.