Pieter · @platenworm
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Song of the Day - No 271

The Specials (aka) - Too Much Too Young

WIKI
The song topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 1980.

youtube.com/watch?v=PD9NvKKY7W

#sotd #songoftheday #music #thespecials #ska #2tone #twotone #newwave

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Grumpfff · @Grumpfff
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Bonjour les p’tits mammouths, bien dormi ?
Bon dimanche le mastomonde…

The Specials - Ghost Town

inv.zzls.xyz/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnt

#pouetradio #soundcheck #thespecials

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Punkrock History · @historyofpunkrock
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44 years ago
The Specials performing onstage at the legendary Hope & Anchor pub, August 1979

#ripterryhall #punk #punks #PunkRock #ska #skapunkrock #thespecials #history #punkrockhistory

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Roman ALAN · @romanalanwrites
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It's 1979, and this track goes into the mental library for the Brain DJ to retrieve after nearly 45 years of regular listening (because I like it) –

The Specials, "Bad Marriage" (1979)

"Court's in session! What do you mean, 'Oi, oi, oi?" Must have Court's in session!"

youtube.com/watch?v=GNyrYiljeI

#music #thespecials #thespecialaka #twotone

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darkufo · @darkufo
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Song of the Day - No 220

The Specials - Nelson Mandela

WIKI
Is a song written by British musician Jerry Dammers, and performed by the band the Special A.K.A. with a lead vocal by Stan Campbell. It was first released on the single "Nelson Mandela"/"Break Down the Door" in 1984.

Unlike most protest songs, the track is upbeat and celebratory, drawing on musical influences from South Africa.

youtube.com/watch?v=AgcTvoWjZJ


#sotd #songoftheday #music #thespecials #nelsonmandela #ska

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50+ Music · @50years
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"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by , guitarist of , and , singer of and . It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album (1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981. The single eventually reached the top 5 in Australia and Canada, and the top 20 in the United States. Originally written and performed with three verses.
youtu.be/r3kQlzOi27M

#janewiedlin #thegogos #terryhall #thespecials #funboythree #beautyandthebeat

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DaSkinny1 ⚜️ · @DaSkinny1
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@flexghost

Seems like things are winding down, so here is what's playing when the bar lights get turned on at the end of the night.

(The usual Captain and Coke, unidentified strain of NorCal land race)

youtu.be/cntvEDbagAw

#thespecials #amessagetoyourudy #ska

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Punkrock History · @historyofpunkrock
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42 years ago
"Ghost Town" is a song by British two-tone band The Specials, released in June 1981 with the songs "Why?" and "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" on the B-side

#PunkRock #ska #skabands #thespecials #Ghosttown #history #skahistory

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MusiqueNow :newpride: · @MusiqueNow
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Mat Bradshaw · @Twoclownseating
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It's the legendary Jerry Dammers birthday today so what better reason to play this seminal tune from the 2Tone era

This sound reverberated out of all the older lads bedroom windows on the estate I grew up on in 1979. This and One Step Beyond by Madness were the sounds of my early years, exotic, angry and fresh compared to the pop music of the time

The Specials - Gangsters

youtu.be/lgCZN1rU5co

#2tone #thespecials #oioi

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Patti Aliventi · @PattiNH
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Roman ALAN · @romanalanwrites
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One year later, an entirely different sound came through my (then antique valve) Bakelite radio – those valves were just right for this –

The Specials, "A Message to You Rudy" (1979)

Love listening to this music when it's too hot in the kitchen in summer …

youtube.com/watch?v=cntvEDbagA

#JukeboxFridayNight #thatfirsttime #thespecials

Last updated 2 years ago

Punkrock History · @historyofpunkrock
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43 years ago
The Specials in Boston Massachusetts, April 1980.

Photo by Michael Grecco

#punk #PunkRock #ska #skalegends #2tone #thespecials #history #skahistory

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Ни́ко · @nikoizbudushego
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Mark Taylor 🇳🇿 · @emarktaylor
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BBC Top of the Pops 1979-10-25

Very eclectic - luckily we can skip through tracks that aren't our thing these days ...

youtube.com/watch?v=PBq2QRau02

#topofthepops #70smusic #thespecials #queen

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Remembering Terry Hall on what would have been his 64th birthday .
Terry was born today 19th March 1959


📸 Gered Mankowitz

#hallornothing1 #terryhall #thespecials #photooftheday #photography

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Punkrock History · @historyofpunkrock
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🖤 Remembering Terence Edward Hall, English musician and lead singer of The Specials, born on this day in 1959, Coventry, England. 🖤

Photo by David Corio

#ripterryhall #PunkRock #ska #skalegend #thespecials #2tone #terryhall #history #skahistory #otd

Last updated 2 years ago