I’m tring to spin this always in my house-sets. This is such a banger. Formerly, this song got no respect. Now it does more. Luckily 🙂
Tag: Ska
The Specials – Ghost Town
“Bands won’t play no more – too much virus on the dancefloor”
Documentary – Under The Influence: 2 Tone Ska (Noisey)
Under the Influence looks into some of the most important music scenes of our time, exploring the people, bands, and styles that changed the course of music forever.
Narrated by modern day punk legend Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Operation Ivy, Transplants), Noisey delves deep into the worlds of New York Hardcore, British 2Tone Ska, and German Krautrock to find how these scenes were created, and how they continue to shape art, music, and culture today.
The Specials – A Message to You Rudy
The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a “danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk’s energy and attitude”, and had a “more focused and informed political and social stance” than other ska groups. The band wore mod-style “1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits, and loafers).”In 1980, the song “Too Much Too Young”, the lead track on their The Special AKA Live! EP, reached number one in the UK. In 1981, the unemployment-themed single “Ghost Town” also hit number one in the UK Singles Chart.After seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, the band broke up.
Afterwards, founder and songwriter Jerry Dammers dissolved the band and pursued political activism.
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