I'm 45, a somewhat functional adult and family man. I was a teen in the 80's and looking back, considering everything else that was going on at the time, this is f'ing brilliant!
Now, THIS is music! What a sound! I can't believe this. Seven normal guys from Coventry who just love to have fun as much as the next guy got together and BOOM... we have the Specials! This f%*#in' rulez!!
Saw them in Cardiff on the 30th anniversary tour. One of the best gigs I have ever been to, the place jumped up and down from the time the curtain dropped till they walked off stage. The bands energy spilled off the stage and made us feel we really were a part of the show that night (I felt his even though I was way up in 'the gods'). If ever they come around again dont even stop to think just buy the ticket you wont regret a single note trust me.
Terry and Lynval almost french kissing... :D one of my favourites live, always love the contrast between Neville's OiOiOi Jdge & Terry's 'yeah what the hell...'
i will go to the grave with the knowledge that i saw the best ever band britain has produced(1981)!as relevant today as the beatles! how raw yet magnificent is this music!!now this is the xxxxx factor!!if i could bottle this raw talent i'd own the universe!!
oh my days fucking qualityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Damn i saw these guys live in Bochum, Germany last year and I tell you, they still totally rock the place. I've never been to a better show in my whole life! It was just...just ska! Don't know what else to say it was just so great!
...an awesome British SKA band who sadly, have disbanded...with The Selecter, The Piranhas, The English Beat, Madness & Bad Manners, among many others, ruled with their rock steady beat & SKA... :-)
getting ready to go on the lash ,i cant think of getting ready toanything else. Respect to those keeping it real. BIG RESPECT TO ALL YOU RUDE BOYS AND GIRLS.
They just announced a US tour. Very limited, unless you live in CA. Mar 11 - Chicago... Mar 12(?) - SXSW... Mar 15 - Mexico City... Mar 18 - L.A.... Mar 19 - San Diego... Mar 20 - Pomona, CA... Mar 22 - Ventura, CA... Mar 23 - San Francisco... Mar 26 - Portland... Mar 27 - Seattle... Mar 29-30 - Vancouver
Birmingham in the 80's no jobs no prospects........but an undying never say never attitude maggies britain tarnished and forever green........love the specials told it the way it was .violence succumbned to teenage apathy........
No, that's definitely Terry Hall. Jerry is missing his front teeth (at least back then) so he's instantly recognizable. I think Jerry Dammers only sang some songs, and only after Terry had moved on to Fun Boy Three etc.
@blindfire7unloaded Probably due to the West Indian immigrants in Britain in the 1970s, bringing a new style of music (and food!) to the isle it's not surprising that they were embraced.
That's how I roll too, 3rd gen ska isn't really ska, I dub it the musical genre "DBdoubleP", dub beat...forget what the doubleP stands for, somethin about the tempo, it just sounds better than 3rd gen ska, cause that stuff can't be compared to the original stuff
HOLY CRAP is the dude that started talking at 0:26 Jamaican?! he has a caribbean accent, if he is the only reason i sound so surprised is that it seems every site i go on on the internet another Jamaican thing or person appears when i least expect it
I'm 45, a somewhat functional adult and family man. I was a teen in the 80's and looking back, considering everything else that was going on at the time, this is f'ing brilliant!
+Jeffrey Zeichner I agree. I am 42. I remember seeing The Specials on top of the pops when I was a little kid and I have been hooked ever since.
That organ solo is probably my favorite part of a song in music history.
If that's a happy marriage I prefer to be unhappy
GOLD
Audience in Japan is awesome. They jump and dance like if like there was no future!
Now, THIS is music! What a sound! I can't believe this. Seven normal guys from Coventry who just love to have fun as much as the next guy got together and BOOM... we have the Specials! This
f%*#in' rulez!!
Best keyboards solo ever!
And I love that man, bad luck I didn't see him in the reunion
However, no band makes you feel like this!
Saw them in Cardiff on the 30th anniversary tour. One of the best gigs I have ever been to, the place jumped up and down from the time the curtain dropped till they walked off stage. The bands energy spilled off the stage and made us feel we really were a part of the show that night (I felt his even though I was way up in 'the gods'). If ever they come around again dont even stop to think just buy the ticket you wont regret a single note trust me.
"You wanted to be something, but you know you never will" but ... " Just because you're nobody it doesen't mean that you're no good !"
She didnt take her pill. End off.
MAN what a show,wish I was there...rock on!
this song is so addictive. Love it.
Ah Jerry, you had it all.
Terry and Lynval almost french kissing... :D
one of my favourites live, always love the contrast between Neville's OiOiOi Jdge & Terry's 'yeah what the hell...'
RIP Terry1 of the best frontman ever!!!! thankyou terry
Happy days
man this song ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!
Ive never seen this song on film before, a pure rudeboy pleasure seeing it, I love da Specials!
i will go to the grave with the knowledge that i saw the best ever band britain has produced(1981)!as relevant today as the beatles!
how raw yet magnificent is this music!!now this is the xxxxx factor!!if i could bottle this raw talent i'd own the universe!!
oh my days fucking qualityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
this song always makes me grin.
Damn i saw these guys live in Bochum, Germany
last year and I tell you, they still totally rock the place. I've never been to a better show in my whole life!
It was just...just ska! Don't know what else to say it was just so great!
Jerry Dammers,legend !
Oi! I miss those days. Used to listen to their music endlessly.
i didn't realize that Jerry Dammer was missing his front teeth even back in the 80's, that awesome :D
that toothless bastard is my idol :D
great top song like all their stuff
Manchester Apollo May 4th 2009, CANT WAIT!!!!!
Good picture of him on the front of Face magazine,1980 I think.
july 4th 1981 potternewton park leeds,,, rock against racism... saw this live
they just make me happy. no matter what
Fecking superb, The Specials are indeed "Special"...
just ... amazing
need more songs like this!
an unbelievable musical experience!! damn what a song!! thankyou for putting this online!! this rocks dammit!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks - really brings back my teenage years - brilliant
So thank you guys for your music.
Both awesome band
No need to apologise....im very pleased actually, now ive got tickets for Brixton Academy May 6th
Fantastic,roll on rock city
what a song what memories!!!
naked woman, naked man, where did you get that nice suntan....pure genius!!! Take him away!!!
thanks havent seen this for years
Music was fun!
hell yeah,,,,let it rock............
Well it has been 28 years since i saw them last, Tiffanys, Great Yarmouth 1980, Best gig ever been too, Only Inspiral Carpets came close
finally i saw terry hall smile.... hahahahha
thanks...i saw these dates on their FB page...sadly i live on the east coast...i will have 2 to hold out hope they come east
great
I like it !
pure rock sweet!
...an awesome British SKA band who sadly, have disbanded...with The Selecter, The Piranhas, The English Beat, Madness & Bad Manners, among many others, ruled with their rock steady beat & SKA...
:-)
getting ready to go on the lash ,i cant think of getting ready toanything else. Respect to those keeping it real. BIG RESPECT TO ALL YOU RUDE BOYS AND GIRLS.
Top tune from a top band
loved the lyrics, a real life drama is it not?
specials were the best innovators of their generation.
Minuto 2:27 creo que Jerry se puso celoso 😂. Ups porque no hay grupos como este hoy en día 😢
fuck me, ska has to be the best music in the world.
how fuckin good are these fuck oasis etc etc bow to true greats
I rate it 5 stars....how can i rate higher? hahah,oh man,excellent video and amazing song
RANKS UP THERE WITH THERE BEST
it's "he's rough, he's tough... so rough, so tough"... meaning Judge Roughneck..
but this group is the specials from Coventry, there first song was in 1978 in the UK.
gangsters.
JUDGE RUFFNEK IS FUKIN AWESONE
But don't forget about Barrister Pardon aka Judge Dread because this is the original riddim played by the one and only PRINCE BUSTER. So Hush Up!!! :)
They just announced a US tour. Very limited, unless you live in CA.
Mar 11 - Chicago... Mar 12(?) - SXSW... Mar 15 - Mexico City... Mar 18 - L.A.... Mar 19 - San Diego... Mar 20 - Pomona, CA... Mar 22 - Ventura, CA... Mar 23 - San Francisco... Mar 26 - Portland... Mar 27 - Seattle... Mar 29-30 - Vancouver
On yer bike!
Oh, they were ACE!!
damn i thought that Shane was the only cat who sported that bad of a gril .. Classic.
Birmingham in the 80's no jobs no prospects........but an undying never say never attitude maggies britain tarnished and forever green........love the specials told it the way it was .violence succumbned to teenage apathy........
Court in session..........Classic Judge ruff Neck
@clintxoxox You're absolutely right, 5 stars just isn't enough for this terrific performance. More stars please!
im a cov kid love the specials wish they would do the fashionable thing and re-form lol
fucking timeless!
The greatest mexican band ever!
2019
Top vid, Thanks for postin. Jerry Dammers Is Cool as fuck. Brilliant band!!!!!
Tune
jsut fucking great! i love the specials ! rudeboys ...
fuck ... I have to buy black and white checked shirt ... love the Specials ...
specials nuff said
oh no neva mind- got mixed up
hopefully they tour the USA in 2013....they just announced a few UK dates in 2013
No, that's definitely Terry Hall. Jerry is missing his front teeth (at least back then) so he's instantly recognizable. I think Jerry Dammers only sang some songs, and only after Terry had moved on to Fun Boy Three etc.
They re-form every 10 years or so. I saw them in 1995 in Charelston SC with Hepcat and the Skatalites.
@Ramonerdna he puts the accent on
🔊🔊😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
@RatedRMatt Don't worry. I missed the place too.
Back of the net, kiss my face, cashback etc...
be you a follower of any music genre if you dont nod your head and tap your foot
to this im afraid you are DEAD!LOL
Sorry to have to tell you the Specials have reformed...
very hot!
@manjoe2995 me neither i had to look twice thought it was shane mcgowen
Arrrrrrghghghghg
Wish i was from england xD
Terry hall RIP
LMFAO @ 1:20
a real twilight fan
@blindfire7unloaded Probably due to the West Indian immigrants in Britain in the 1970s, bringing a new style of music (and food!) to the isle it's not surprising that they were embraced.
Judged Roughly rules :-)
god bless british music !
That's how I roll too, 3rd gen ska isn't really ska, I dub it the musical genre "DBdoubleP", dub beat...forget what the doubleP stands for, somethin about the tempo, it just sounds better than 3rd gen ska, cause that stuff can't be compared to the original stuff
@Fenul jamaica is part of the the west indies
i cant get on this video or the album version what theyre saying when the judge is speaking. great song though. i sounds like hush up like!
HOLY CRAP is the dude that started talking at 0:26 Jamaican?! he has a caribbean accent, if he is the only reason i sound so surprised is that it seems every site i go on on the internet another Jamaican thing or person appears when i least expect it
specials will alwats be the best 2 tone
@cobbster4 omg dude..thats what i thought too man..