This song is brilliant but also makes me so sad ; as a Londoner seeing a great city being consumed by violence greed and contempt for all others ; is there any hope ?
The truth is always the truth regardless of a time or a place. Truth full video and truth full words. Lovely to see in a world were everyone is frightened of political correctness Nazi's the Specials tell it how it is.
Met Lynval and his writing partner, last Saturday before the Kentish Town gig. So happy to see them enjoying themselves. They were awesome. Great audience, what more can you want!
The verse when he sings reminds me of early kaiser chiefs. I love the political songs the specials have done! Truly amazing! Shame they don’t get the recognition today that they truly deserve
This song needs to be posted on the comments of every ‘drill’ music video. This wave of violence amongst young people has to stop! Well done to the Specials for bringing this unacceptable and hateful trend to the forefront via their amazing tune! 👏 Peace and love to all!!
Hi Special guys ! Been listening to you for years. Learned to tidy chaos with the first LP. Been wondering for long what happened musically and in the band on the second one. Listened a lot the EPs. Rude buoy outta jail, friday night... Parts of my life. Read the Horace book, listened to funboy three (unknown in France). I didn't enjoy what you recorded with Amy Winehouse. It wasn't the Specials to me. Can't explain. Encore is the Specials to me. Part of the famly. Can't explain either. Even without Neville, and JB. I like Embarassed by you. Killer bass, great flow. Easy guitar trick to have a bridge but I don't care (I use that chords too). I like the peremptory tone of the lyrics. I like how you don't care about some societal SJW hypocrisy. BUT ! I remember the sweetness of the a message (almost a massage) to Rudy. Youth in danger at that time is now a danger. I too have grown old. Well...
I don't remember a single generation in the UK were Kids were forming gangs, stabbing is an everyday event, shootings are weekly event that doesn't even make the news it is so common. Mugging is seen as an honorable way to make money. Gangs on scooters stealing of of young girls. Do I need to go on. No, look back through history, my generation was bad, football hooligans racist etc, Reference the film This is England. But there was a moral code towards women, the old and the innocent.
True life is as always and this evil is exceptional as the government is total worldwide as is being sell outs to all good . So what is right is bad and real is rare as is one more life lost the evil of drugs drive wine was one but to suck the life out of set up props to be alive is dead to you as i am alive to my faith in jesus and Mary and love of my wife my life my God my dreams in love
Harvey Smith this is probably the worst take I’ve ever seen, ‘racism’s fine but let’s make sure we don’t bother women and the elderly’, ffs people were punching and slashing each other up, up and down the country every weekend but that was ‘culture’ right?
I GREW UP LISTING TO THE SPECIALS AND ALL THE OTHER 2 TONE AND SKA BANDS ALSO PUNK BANDS A LA CR🅰️ SS AND OMEGA TRIBE ANTI--SYSTEM DISCHARGE AND SUBHUMANS..ect ect ect I LOVE THIS SONG AGAIN LIKE PUNK ROCK... TELLING THE TRUTH...KEEP IT REAL...!!! ANARCHY AND FREEDOM PEACE UNITY ☮️❤️☯️🦔🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️💀🧷💀🏴🏴🏴💣💣💣💥💥💥
we need ex army guys as police ,, not over weight little kids in uniform that are scared,, theres a war on uk streets lets win it back and become great again,, this song says it all weldone specials,, like fine wine get better every year .....
Their anger in this song is aimed at lowlife scumbags in the UK who play at being gangsters, hiding under their 'hoodies' uniform and usually in gangs for that full-on scary look to intimidate anyone they may approach, because when they're on their own they're just little shit-bags.. This song sums up the horrible little bastards perfectly, it's already a gem in my book..
I couldn't tell him that my status was different from yours. I tried to educate him so that he wouldn't be killed, but he robbed my room of my property and kept playing. And he told me. "Please kill me." I was looking forward to what he would leave, but he was the only one. I thought he was remorseful, but his violence and swearing did not end. I wondered if he didn't know that the violence and swearing was domestic violence. He injured my leg and head, after which he tried to stop my bleeding. And he realized it was impossible to stop bleeding and called only an ambulance. I called the police.His name is Satou Kei.Police officers and guards in the area made me a bad guy.
Ach, ten years of "austerity", cutting education and youth services, hostile environment, blaming the poor for being poor, the rise in racism and fascism, and you bring out a record attacking a symptom, not the cause!
Loved The Specials but this is too simplistic. They sound like the people they stood up against. Blaming the young. Age mellows everyone but the real issues are the consecutive governments that created this lack of hope and direction for the country... the lack of a concerned plan for people going forward and the vulgar gap in wealth. The problem is not necessarily opportunist looters.
@@carlmarkwyatt Cuts in policing, education in youth services dont help. However, I dont believe in treating them as victims either. Plenty grow up in similar deprived circs and dont end up nasty chavs. A societal problem for sure.
I've been a fan of the Specials and their music since I was a kid but I was disappointed and angry when I heard this song. They picked their target because they're an easy target not because they're the root of the problem, I've never heard so much bullshit being spouted in a single song.
@@thechris6625 It was Neville Staple's grandson who was stabbed. He had nothing to do with this album. In fact he left because of the lack of concern others had for his health. And he now says taking part in the reunion without Dammers was the biggest regret of his life. Roddy Byers doesn't exactly paint a great picture of the current line up either and quite rightly jumped ship sometime ago. They are now a poor imitation of the orginal line up.
@@shack7631 fair comment mate they are the generation before mine so I only know their music not their history, saw the guys interview about his grandson and thought this track was about that. Agree it is not up to their usual standard and now I know why
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A lot of countries should take this song to heart.
RIP Terry.....In These Current Times....His Lyrics Are SO TRUE ....Bless His Soul.
There’s probably no-one better qualified to say what this song says than The Specials.
Absolutely right. I grew listening to these guys in the early-80s, but it gives me shivers listening to this today, as it’s so spot on.
Came off of Facebook and rejoined to share this.
In Chile we are listening to the Specials ✊
This song. RIP Terry.
Glad I saw you once.
As relevant in 2019 as they were in 1979. They're saying what current artists are incapable of saying.
The most Specials sounding Specials track on the new Specials album.
That's what I was "searching for"!!!! Nice work fella 😃
This song is brilliant but also makes me so sad ; as a Londoner seeing a great city being consumed by violence greed and contempt for all others ; is there any hope ?
😢😢😢
The best specials record since ghost town . Like ghost town it sums up the state of the country .
Great song & lyrics. After all these years ( & following punk ) someone is still telling the truth ( & that's not me being middle aged either!! ) X
The truth is always the truth regardless of a time or a place.
Truth full video and truth full words.
Lovely to see in a world were everyone is frightened of political correctness Nazi's the Specials tell it how it is.
Love it! love the Specials!
The Best specials from chile 🇨🇱✊💪
Between "Racist Friend" and today, the Specials said it all about our society. Thanks so much!
Met Lynval and his writing partner, last Saturday before the Kentish Town gig. So happy to see them enjoying themselves. They were awesome. Great audience, what more can you want!
Love from Seattle! Saw them twice and they get better and better with age
Cool song....it's stuck in my head ever since I saw The Specials play it on Graham Norton Show. Important message in this song.
Exactly same with me...i too saw on GNS n really fell for its lyrics n music
Huge greetings from Vancouver where I've seen them twice - very very relevant lyrics here
This is still a Boss Tune 🎶 in any era
a message to you rudy remixed big time
Well said Lads , nice one
Utrecht 2019 love them
"Nasty little brutes like you",😂😂😂😂😂😂 great wurdz.
This song is SOOOOOOOOOO nice i love it!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💕💕💕💕💕💖💖
great lyrics ...sad to see terry pass ,hope the band continue xx
One of the personal favorites from brilliant new album! Up the mighty Specials!😜👍🏻
Now this is a message , shame youth today wont listen
smithdvr Yeah, times have changed for much worse.
The verse when he sings reminds me of early kaiser chiefs. I love the political songs the specials have done! Truly amazing! Shame they don’t get the recognition today that they truly deserve
This song needs to be posted on the comments of every ‘drill’ music video. This wave of violence amongst young people has to stop!
Well done to the Specials for bringing this unacceptable and hateful trend to the forefront via their amazing tune! 👏
Peace and love to all!!
Good call granddad
brilliant to see the band putting out great new tracks Ska lovers in Belfast love The Specials🎵🎤🎸🇮🇪✌🎶
LYNVAL YOU'RE DOING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is really really worth to wait
best track on the new album worthy of the 2- tone label if it was still going
Just watched Graham Norton here in New Zealand The Specials played this and wow , what a Number. Great Stuff
Likewise, I nearly fell off the couch when he announced they had a new song
This is the very first song of theirs I've heard... Also from Graham Norton Show
Supposedly about hoodie gangs but could easily be about the people that hijacked recent protests with looting and violence, whichever side or colour
Awesome song, excellent video.
Strong words, and so necessary.
timeless🙏
I Love it this song😎👊🏻🏁
Fucking 💖 this song always sing along loud & proud The Specials still rocking it after 38 years 🙌💖🤘😍
Wow really just wow 38 yrs wow
More political issue for this album i think.. greetings from Malaysia.. u guys a legend..
Word only from Milano town: marvellous! 🇬🇧🇮🇹.
Legend is back
U cant not love this old skl class!
Top tune, top lyrics, so true with what's happening out there today
A message to all you youth today.take heed and wise up...
Hi Special guys ! Been listening to you for years. Learned to tidy chaos with the first LP. Been wondering for long what happened musically and in the band on the second one. Listened a lot the EPs. Rude buoy outta jail, friday night... Parts of my life. Read the Horace book, listened to funboy three (unknown in France). I didn't enjoy what you recorded with Amy Winehouse. It wasn't the Specials to me. Can't explain. Encore is the Specials to me. Part of the famly. Can't explain either. Even without Neville, and JB. I like Embarassed by you. Killer bass, great flow. Easy guitar trick to have a bridge but I don't care (I use that chords too). I like the peremptory tone of the lyrics. I like how you don't care about some societal SJW hypocrisy. BUT ! I remember the sweetness of the a message (almost a massage) to Rudy. Youth in danger at that time is now a danger. I too have grown old. Well...
Well said !
best song from Encore and for sure a top five single in 81
Another top tune 👌
Superable
Beautiful.
Love it!
*"Kids these days."*
- Every adult across the globe since the beginning of time
I don't remember a single generation in the UK were Kids were forming gangs, stabbing is an everyday event, shootings are weekly event that doesn't even make the news it is so common. Mugging is seen as an honorable way to make money. Gangs on scooters stealing of of young girls. Do I need to go on.
No, look back through history, my generation was bad, football hooligans racist etc, Reference the film This is England.
But there was a moral code towards women, the old and the innocent.
@@harveysmith100 - www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/knife-crime-uk-stabbings-youth-service-cuts-government-austerity-a8901856.html?fbclid=IwAR1rI1T7ZYncjuGo82-QNoCPpaG84u6gQmi9dc1NPw3jsYkRTcuuXRlmyuU
@@harveysmith100 Wait what about the 90s?
True life is as always and this evil is exceptional as the government is total worldwide as is being sell outs to all good . So what is right is bad and real is rare as is one more life lost the evil of drugs drive wine was one but to suck the life out of set up props to be alive is dead to you as i am alive to my faith in jesus and Mary and love of my wife my life my God my dreams in love
Harvey Smith this is probably the worst take I’ve ever seen, ‘racism’s fine but let’s make sure we don’t bother women and the elderly’, ffs people were punching and slashing each other up, up and down the country every weekend but that was ‘culture’ right?
Awesome tune.
Great stuff!
Cool and still original
Fantastic song
exellent
Pozdrav iz Srbije!
Hello, 5 years later
Fantastic
Love it
This song has never been more relevant than today as the righteous George Floyd protests have been hijacked by bad actors.
I totally agree with you;)
I wonder how many people are as understanding as we are?
I GREW UP LISTING TO THE SPECIALS AND ALL THE OTHER 2 TONE AND SKA BANDS ALSO PUNK BANDS A LA CR🅰️ SS AND OMEGA TRIBE ANTI--SYSTEM DISCHARGE AND SUBHUMANS..ect ect ect I LOVE THIS SONG AGAIN LIKE PUNK ROCK... TELLING THE TRUTH...KEEP IT REAL...!!! ANARCHY AND FREEDOM PEACE UNITY ☮️❤️☯️🦔🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️💀🧷💀🏴🏴🏴💣💣💣💥💥💥
Exelente !!
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Tune.
Tune🎶
Didnt realise this was a stand against chavs. Fair enough.
Not so much chavs, more about 'Roadman'
JOHN PAUL Jones we need a song against them
@@oldskoolfool141 Yeah, it’s about black gangs in London, if it was just chavs it wouldn’t be ‘we didn’t fight for freedom’
Absolutely brilliant.
This is so apparent right now
Loud and clear lol 🤣🤣🤣
Love it
My favourite track of the Encore album, “Pull Up Your Huggies”
Hoodies :-D
Life Is Riddin
Does anyone know who are they talking about?
Hoodlums, thugs, gangbangers...get it?
love, to all the Brexit haters on both sides!!
I'm really confused about this comment
we need ex army guys as police ,, not over weight little kids in uniform that are scared,, theres a war on uk streets lets win it back and become great again,, this song says it all weldone specials,, like fine wine get better every year .....
The last thing we need is ex army policing the streets. They are causing enough havoc elsewhere
They're talking about government, right?
Their anger in this song is aimed at lowlife scumbags in the UK who play at being gangsters, hiding under their 'hoodies' uniform and usually in gangs for that full-on scary look to intimidate anyone they may approach, because when they're on their own they're just little shit-bags.. This song sums up the horrible little bastards perfectly, it's already a gem in my book..
@@rp61productions I know. I'm saying it fits government just as well
It's a kind of metaphor I think. Double entendre. Otherwise it would be disappointing..
A broken down society:-(
There talking about people like road men, or rude boys
I couldn't tell him that my status was different from yours. I tried to educate him so that he wouldn't be killed, but he robbed my room of my property and kept playing. And he told me. "Please kill me." I was looking forward to what he would leave, but he was the only one. I thought he was remorseful, but his violence and swearing did not end. I wondered if he didn't know that the violence and swearing was domestic violence. He injured my leg and head, after which he tried to stop my bleeding. And he realized it was impossible to stop bleeding and called only an ambulance. I called the police.His name is Satou Kei.Police officers and guards in the area made me a bad guy.
I'm glad you finaly released a song about Antifa! :))
The Specials have always been Anti-Fascist, playing at the Rock Against Racism Carnival. It's part of what makes them special!
@@andrewmcgleish61 too bad fascism doesn't exist...
@@brigada2.067 I guess you and I won't agree
@@andrewmcgleish61 There is no point wasting time on me. :)) Cheers!
You mean a track about knife crime and little dickheads on mopeds robbing people.
Ach, ten years of "austerity", cutting education and youth services, hostile environment, blaming the poor for being poor, the rise in racism and fascism, and you bring out a record attacking a symptom, not the cause!
Maybe it's meant to ask the question " what's the cause " .
@@vicredshaw1155 Yup, and I may have missed the point. Hope you're right!
No excuse for the gov, NOO excuse for the knives , grow the fuck up ! Well said THE specials !!
Nasty chavs impact on working class people in their neighbourhoods. Im a socialist but little sympathy for em.
Okay the specials love your songs, but stop making custom made TH-cam music videos. This video is exactly the same as with "long haired punks".
unlike the specials to tell people how to dress and have no empathy for the financial and social place that some people are in
Loved The Specials but this is too simplistic. They sound like the people they stood up against. Blaming the young. Age mellows everyone but the real issues are the consecutive governments that created this lack of hope and direction for the country... the lack of a concerned plan for people going forward and the vulgar gap in wealth. The problem is not necessarily opportunist looters.
I'm sorry but these people are responsible for their own actions, it's not governments fault.
@@carlmarkwyatt Cuts in policing, education in youth services dont help. However, I dont believe in treating them as victims either. Plenty grow up in similar deprived circs and dont end up nasty chavs.
A societal problem for sure.
I've been a fan of the Specials and their music since I was a kid but I was disappointed and angry when I heard this song. They picked their target because they're an easy target not because they're the root of the problem, I've never heard so much bullshit being spouted in a single song.
Bad take and you know it
Terrible. Really clichéd lyrics on a subject which deserves to be addressed. Full marks for trying. Zero for effort.
Sad to say, I totally agree. This is not The Specials' best work :(
One of their grandchildren was stabbed so this is a heartfelt effort, these guys are legends proper old school you better recognise
@@thechris6625 It was Neville Staple's grandson who was stabbed. He had nothing to do with this album. In fact he left because of the lack of concern others had for his health. And he now says taking part in the reunion without Dammers was the biggest regret of his life. Roddy Byers doesn't exactly paint a great picture of the current line up either and quite rightly jumped ship sometime ago. They are now a poor imitation of the orginal line up.
@@shack7631 fair comment mate they are the generation before mine so I only know their music not their history, saw the guys interview about his grandson and thought this track was about that. Agree it is not up to their usual standard and now I know why
D7flat5 I so wanted to like it but it’s awful 👎