The Specials - Rat Race (Official Music Video)
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Lyrics:
You're working at your leisure to learn the things you'll need
The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee
I've seen your qualifications, you've got a Ph.D.
I've got one art O level, it did nothing for me
Working for the rat race
You know you're wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You're no friend of mine
You plan your conversation to impress the college bar
Just talking about your Mother and Daddy's Jaguar
Wear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf
Discussing the worlds situation but just for a laugh
You'll be working for the rat race
You know you're wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You're no friend of mine
Working for the rat race
You know you're wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You're no friend of mine
Just working at your leisure to learn the things you don't need
The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee
I've seen your qualifications, you've got a Ph.D.
I've got one art O level, it did nothing for me
Working for the rat race
You know you're wasting your time
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“Daddy’s Jaguar and sacred college scarf’. Genius lyrics sung by a legend. Boy does he look so cool in this video. RIP you kind and gentle man.
R I.P Terry Hall, gone but will never be forgotten. This song sent me on my life's path. The lyrics spoke to me at the age of 12, and I stayed well away from the Rat Race and prospered.
we must be close to the same age....this video rocked my world. Totally unlike anything out there at the time and Terry like the total anti rock star hero.
born in 1988 and it saved me too I guess
@@hiredgunscotty I am more Terry's age so this is the music of my early twenties rather than teen years.
You guys are all so young! I’m glad a new generation will get to know them ! It’s timeless!!
@nevada k I first witnessed The Specials and the unmistakable voice of disaffected youth, (2 months shy of 12 years old)in 1979 on the 2Tone tour. With Madness and The Selecter on the bill, that gig opened my eyes and mind. Ska'd for life, as they say. I still get goosebumps thinking about that magical night.
RIP Terry Hall,you are an absolute legend and one of my all time heroes .Love to you and your family..
I was born in Feb '63 - these bands made our youth magical & unforgettable!! Thank you! So many favourite Brit bands of the late '70s & early -80s to mention, They gave us a diamond youth we treasure to date!! ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Best music eva😅
I was born 1964😮
Absolutely spot on .
This time of our lives we just lived for fun 🎶👍
I was born 61
Great memories of those carefree days
So sad they are gone
I was born in ‘69 and this is me ….
Man the Specials were the soundtrack to my youth. RIP Terry Hall!!
Ska lives forever .... no matter race / religion RIP TERRY 🥰 😭😭
Lived in the UK back then, though born in Australia. Still remember discovering Ska with a mate when we went to see the epic Ska movie Dance Craze. Highlight bands The Specials and The (English). I can still remember the tough 80s UK where Ska was attempting to unite a fractured, battered, weary nation. They succeeded, and produced so many strong hopeful anthems, and melodies. As for Terry Hall, his stage performances were stellar. He will be sadly missed. Gone way to soon, but finally at peace.
Well said
I can still remember buying this it sounds as good as it did then
RIP Terry, what a legend! Will be missed.
I'm 72 and these guys have been one of my 2 or 3 fav bands since I brought the album home & heard the first few notes of "A Message To You, Rudy." Friends my age kinda said, "Huh?" I liked how they made anger & alienation & sadness fun & danceable. Too many people hate & stereotype Baby Boomers. It wasn't our fault when we were born. Millions of us have known it's all a bullshit racket all our lives & we've plowed through it & "done our time" with help from bands in each decade in the spirit of The Specials!
Im with ya bud 👊
The people that hate on baby boomers are self loathing garbage looking to blame anyone for their shortcomings aka the weakest and most fragile generation
Amen
dont worry we never blame the whole generation, solidarity
Specials were special and us boomers had the best of it .
The lyrics of the specials rang true when I was 14. They speak volumes today and I'm now 51!nothing has changed...only for the worse.
Grover Bennington I know exactly what you mean am same age grew up under thatcher was a complete disenfranchised youth and 2 tone gave me hope
The music was excellent the politics were shift.
53 and I can only agree
Well said
At least the music,tv and movies were much,much better than today.
R.I.P. John Bradbury. Over 4 years gone, but never forgotten. Thanks for the music Mr. Funky drummer.
Hes very underrated
Thanks mate
As a drummer he of my favourites
💕💕💕
Absolutely!
My fave Specials song. RIP Terry Hall..thanks for making my childhood even more enjoyable
Sad, sad night. RIP Terry, true legend. Thanks for the memories ❤💔
The Specials were special.
Billy Jack The Specials are still Special;-)
Billy Jack
Definitely 👍🏼
They were, are, and always will be.
Still are 😎
Yep
Very big thank you to Terry Hall and The Specials for all the brilliant music.
Schooldays in the late 70's/early 80's were the days of the specials and madness
Terry Hall was a legend, their music was so much a product of its time and still so relevant, they don't make them like this anymore. Rest in power Terry Hall, your love and your enthusiasm and your sheer genius is timeless and will live forever. 💙
💯 i must admit as 13 year old i absolutely loved this tune, but i was so into the jam at the time circ 1980 i didnt fully appreciate the influence the specials had on society at the time. R i p terry hall. Gone far too soon.❤
60 years old and I remember this like it was yesterday, I was in college, loved this album. What a unique sound and sadly short-lived band. I think the Specials were not been given the credit they really deserved. Granted in 1980 there were so many post-punk and "new wave" bands, it's often hard to rank them, but the Specials will rise up as future critics look at this time period. See you all in the FUTURE!
there still going now same guys.✌🍻
stranglers i havea soft spot as well that deep bass sound is so infectious.as the 2 tone the beat and the selector🤼♀️🤼♀️🤼♀️👍
@@andrewellis3326 3 of the same guys only!
They were absolutely brilliant
The specials where the band that helped bring down Apartheid by making every kid on the planet into an implacable foe of Apartheid and racist govts. I'd say they've definately earned their place in the pantheon of rock and roll heroes.
RIP Terry Hall. This track always touched me emotionally for reasons I could never properly comprehend. Now it simply emotes as a memory from a lost youth.
RIP Terry you were the voice of a generation, thank you
Remember listening to the specials whilst locked up in norwich prison in the late 70,s and skanking in the cell.Hard to get a radio in those days.Been a good boy since but have fond memorys of the specials.
I did my Time and moved on too Brother! We're good men for it!
I think they dedicated their first tune to you: "message to you Rudy!"
😂😂👍
Im 54 now loved these back when i was a teen still relevant today rip j b
I was an angry young man back then, and now I'm 53 I'm even fucking angrier
54 and the same mate
Looool 🤣🤣🤣
I relate Kenny!❤ and that's why I channel my anger into some old, angry Punk music and blow it off! Peace to you Brother!
They were great days, you could rebel, protest, and shove two fingers up at the establishment.
@@iamspartacus8219 yep, and we still need to do it, brother
That plucking the piano strings makes a marvellous sound.
Sounds like a harpsichord ❤
@@ClaudiaGonzalezKinkyFloyd Exactly how a harpsichord works, as I understand it: by plucking rather than by being struck. Which is why there's no adjusting its volume. (I've probably said something not quite right there, but that's what I gather.)
One of my fave Specials tunes. RIP Terry.
this song hasn't aged at all - still sounds fantastic
Loved these guys I was just leaving school and looking for work YTs .My first boyfriend bought me the vinyl he's sadly long passed away, but I listen to this and think about all our loved ones who are no longer with us..RIP Terry Hall 🙏💯❤️
18 when this came out and was big into the whole mod ska 2tone revival, damn were have the years gone.
THE SPECIALS WILL FOREVER BE WITH ME!!!... LOVE THEM SO MUCH!! .R.I.P. TO: ALL OF THE SPECIALS MEMBERS THAT HAVE SADLY PASSED-AWAY!!! MAY THEY BE AT PEACE!!! AND!! REST!! GOD-BLESS!!!...
Wow 12 days ago
And now Terry 😪 RIP
MR. HALL, YOU LEFT US TOO SOON...DAMN IT ! R.I.P. TERRY.
Brilliant I'm 57 and still stomp on to two tone great music and era we may have been poor but we had great music 😊
The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee: This best line in the song and so true.
They have a new single out. "Working at home for the rat race."
nice one
@@nickprica3127 cheers nick. It took a month to get a reply. I was rather pleased with my comment.
Locked Down in a 🐀 Race
Brill comment! 😂😂
Working at Home for the Rat Race (with a sneaky side gig, and a pint on the side).
Caught the mood of our country in the eighties!! Terry Hall legend I owe you a massive debt of gratitude!!
Im 13 and im so gald my parents introduced me to bands like the specials,madness manowar!Brilliant.My kids will grow up to live these
If your parents listen to Manowar and Madness, they're good people.
When I was a young man, I was in a band in the U.S. that opened up for these wonderful guys!
Gary Pauls
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Wow, what an opportunity. What was your band?
Robert what?
Nice one mate
From a time you knew what music someone loved just by the way they dressed walking down the street!
Kinda. I loved a real mix - Duran Duran, The Specials, Madness, The Jam, Soft Cell. You'd never have worked out my taste from my pencil skirt, blouse and stilettos :D
@@miaschu8175 i love the jam and soft cell too😎
You're right Bill. I remember it just like that. I was into Rockabilly music, although I appreciated other sounds like this one. You had to watch carefully where you went!
Is me today, Bill. 52yr old guy just going the shops, in MA1 green pilot jacket, Treasure Isle t-shirt, turned up Levi 501's and black Doc shoes..Style never goes out of fashion..KTF
@@leeroberts8114 the specials from a time when you had youth culture . Mods, rockers , rockabilly, Ted's, punk, new wave, new romantics, rasta,soul boys, psycho Billy's, ska boys, skins, goths, glam rockers , etc etc where has youth culture gone ?
I am from a different subculture the Specials the No 1 Ska band for me R.I.P Terry Hall respect from a Teddy Boy 🎙️📻🎹🎷🤝🙏
I am a high school student in my last year. At first, I couldnt litsen to the lyrics because of how scarily true they were to my situation. "Your working at your leisure, to learn the things you don't need. The promises you make tommorow, will carry no garuntee"
Working for the rat race. Your know your wasting your time"
More people need to hear this because this message is so damn powerful.
R.I.P Terry wish I could go back to 1979 I was 17 listening to Madness, The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat,Bad Manners and The Bodysnatchers loved it
I loved this song.Terry was indeed........ SPECIAL. I am shocked to hear of his passing.
The piano in this is so well done. I feel this song is perfection. I've met people just like Terry over the decades and they were fine regarding not wanting to be in the rat race.
RIP John Bradbury
Still relevant today.
Brilliant drummer, RIP JB
Terry in those glasses, think my heart just burst out of my chest
R.I.P. Terry. Che la terra ti sia lieve. Saluti da un MOD italiano.
Terry hall’s music was part of my teenage years…RIP Terry 😢😢
In the 80's we had names for certain types of music...
We called this Genre, Two Tone.. English beat, Madness, The Selector..
We hungered for U.K. Ska /Two Tone music.. We were satisfied..
As relevant today as it was over 40 years ago....probably more so.
Agreed!Things are considerably worse today-helped a friend move into a 1bed flat after a marital split!Wot a Council shithole-literally round the corner from millionaire homes-such a graphic graphic physical demonstration of "inequality"He works full time in a seemingly well paid job in retail but after bills etc he'll be lucky to have any disposable income for himself-so whilst his Employers have made specctacular profits during Pandemic they are subsidised by Govrnment because they dont pay a Real Living Wage!Thatchers Britain firmly in place!
When music was real.
Don't know about anyone else, these songs from this era just make me so happy but also quite emotional now (doesn't stop me listening- thank god for TH-cam!) Age has crept up & the lyrics now make sense. Brilliant!
100% Wish I grew up in those days. Proper music! Lyrics hit different too
Same here Deano
Even just the sound of this band floods me with nostalgia for my youth. It's almost palpable.
Happy times
I’m 16and love two tone
My god....how evocative is this music !!!!....i absolutely love the specials.....i can NOT believe so many years have gone by in my life 😪
RIP John - a special drummer in a special band.
mother: how was school today honey
son: well we had a loud ska band perform during a test
mother: well how was it
son: the music was good probably failed the test though
Sadly, it is all too common in British schools. Our class failed maths because Roger Waters had us singing about bricks.
I didn't even pass my maths test without the specials playing so if they had it might have made my maths test worth something... :) strangley I can now do my sums .. even mental arithmatic, better than some who did pass thier maths test...
@@MarquisSmith and Walls
@@digger1062 Rolf Harris was the guest speaker at my school graduation, he made everyone really uncomfortable and then when the allegations came out about him a few months later no one was surprised.
@@digger1062 Fook!! Lucky escape!!
These guys killed it with every single song and every single cover they did. They were so amazing. They were way before my time but they're like my Beatles, man.
the musicians who played the soundtrack of my life are fading away, but i am thankfull as i am glad to have been on this rock at the same time as they were.
RIP Terry. Thanks for the music of my youth. Another fabulous talent gone.😞Xx
The first time I heard Specials, I was 15 and on top of the world. Thank you for the memories Terry.
Brilliant band, brilliant song, brilliant album, brilliant era.
Happy Days, when the UK was a great place to live, Happy Days
What a brief magical moment in pop music history when punk and reggae made a great collaborative effort and produced a mini movement.
It was Ska combined with punk to create 2 tone.
Bands such as Madness, Selector and The Specials were emerging and thriving.
AGREED
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 Pedantic much...
The Clash-SLF -Slits- PIL-Ruts were taking from Reggae...there is a definite connection
Amazing time. I was at school and loved all of their songs. Bringing black and white musicians together while slagging off materialism and the Tories against the backdrop of Thatcher and the race riots. Brilliant
What a brilliant song! I left school 40 years ago today - and this was the last single I bought before I left.
Cool 👏❤🌹
Put this on the jukebox in my local the other night and EVERYONE sang along 😂👍🏼🕴🏼
Imagine as a 16 year old, Terry Hall invigilating your exam. This generation would achieve the highest results ever. What an inspiration...
The Specials and Madness were favorite Ska bands of the early 80s.
the tune talks about the lies you fed at school just to grow up and spend your whole life slaving away just to make some else rich
capitalism or communism. both the same😅
+david archibald the systems always been fine it's just the cunts running it!
That's all said in the title.
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"I chanced to hear several well-to-do students in conversation. They were discussing the jobs their parents had lined up for them when they finished college.It struck me that their places in college would be better used by students of a less wealthy background, but not everybody understood the song's sentiments. In fact, I was told I was anti-education." -Roddy Radiation
Don’t think any other group captured the mood in this country at the time better, looking at this takes me straight back to middle school.
Love the tweaking of the piano strings at the top of this track.. classic..
Mrs H .. This is one of my earliest records I bought ..75p..on a 45.....If I remember correctly... You can NEVER replace Classic songs.. I love you Terry..Goodnight & God Bless
56 years old. Trilby hat, tight trousers up my ankles, white socks, Harrington jacket and loafers. Long live those memories! Rip Terry Hall
Me too. 56 this year, used to go to school in loafers and Harrington jacket. Terry was my idol. The Specials were my connection to a world that I felt disconnected to. I now live in Ireland, off -grid with 10 acres of land. Pleased to not be part of the Rat Race. RIP Terry.
Loved these as a kid. Still do. The music was much better back then, punk and ska ! Great memories, 52 now !
One of my favorite songs from the Specials. Reminds me of great moments and fears of my youth. Saw them live in Hamburg, big fun.
Nice
Introduced in 82. I was never the same. The sound is etched in my soul. When I hear their music ….everything falls away and I am right back there and I feel that vibe. Perfection.
You did alright Terry. Carry on now. We will see you again. And thank you for the love! 🌹👊✌❤🤝
RIP John Bradbury
+LFOVCF and rico rodriguez
+LFOVCF skank in peace!
Absolutely ! RIP Bradders !
RIP Terry 🌹
Good night,Terry,your marvelous efforts were not in vain.Especially for a boy in new jersey who first heard you in the radio 40 years ago.
Amazing when musicians and bands had talent and can play instruments. Sad to see a great pass to heaven. But music lives on for ever
I'm 50 years old , I saw these and all he two tone bands many times , it was what it was then , stop annalizing and enjoy the good times we all had , xxx
Analyzing. I just stopped & am now enjoying....
Annalizing is much better word .lol
RIP Terry, a true legend 😢
Another Gem of a tune. RIP Terry. You have served well.
This is just brilliant. A timeless classic. One of their best singles.
56 and I remember this clearly when it was first released. I was tapping my feet to this as it played, and singing along. Thank you!
1980
One of the early MTV classics---(Terry Hall was a great front man--very underrated!!)
Published on Jul 14, 2007
Music video by The Specials performing Rat Race
Ska'd for life. RIP Terry :(
i know loads of people who say roddy radiation is not that good and overrated but in songs like this, he shows how good he is. amazing band, COVENTRYS FINEST!!
RIP Terry Hall. One of a kind.
Rest In peace terry, your an absolute legend! This song is pure childhood for me! Brings me to tears every time! Much love brother x
so i have to say i was very lucky, i grew up with this music. I was not a MOD or into scooters at that time, but this music has stayed with me for years. I have been lucky enough to have a son who has become an excellent musician / song writer etc and will be envious of anyone who can play, write etc...
Brilliant drummer, RIP JB
One of the early MTV classics---(Terry Hall was a great front man--very underrated!!)
RIP John - a special drummer in a special band.
Rip Terry Hall 🎷A Legend 🎸 You had it worked out from the start🎷🎤🎺💃🏁Nothing Ever Change 👈
1980. THE best times. RIP Terry ❤
Passei a minha vida inteira ouvindo esses caras e eu tinha a esperança de um dia ver eles tocando aqui no Brasil, mas infelizmente não deu!!! RIP Terry
I still have their first album as an original on vinyl. At the time, as a poor, working class school boy, I thought this track was just relevant to me. Now with the advent of TH-cam I can see it affected many people. The Specials were "Special". They were/are the only group that talk about every day problems affecting people, especially the youth: loneliness, apathy, meaning of life, boredom, the rat race, racism, urban decline, etc. What no one mentions is the genius of Jerry Dammers. I was gutted when they broke up. I was initially very excited when they reformed but then realised that maybe they were trying to recreate the past but then 40+ years later, it was too late. In addition without Dammers, it didn't feel right. The group abruptly disbanded after he spent a year composing Ghost Town, their biggest track to date. I greatly respected the fact that he did not join out of principle. He could have done so, earned good money, etc but he did not forget what happened and out of principle as he probably felt he was wronged he did not rejoin. Lynval Golding actually states that it was only after he and the other two left that they realised how much of a genius Jerry Dammers was! He was/is the genius behind The Specials. He was the creative influence behind the music, the composition, the lyrics and song writing. He is an out and out legend! RIP Terry Hall.
Jerry Dammers, a genius. So Agree and so much so that I love to see it in writing. The editor of British GQ called him the Lennon and McCartney of Ska. Another way to say it, I think.
@@8watertiger Glad to hear you think the same about Jerry Dammers. Since writing the comment I have learned that Jerry Dammers actually wanted to rejoin but was apparently totally blanked and ignored by the band members that he originally recruited!. The band members did not/would not invite him to recording sessions etc and totally blanked his calls to rejoin the band! This was the band that he created. They were living off him basically as I doubt he would have received any money from the numerous concerts they had. How sad, petty and vindictive is that? Apparently they did not like his attempts at perfection and other things but he was/is The Specials! Without him they would not have been the creative force and had the success they did. To then not invite him and ignore his messages to be part of the reunion is downright disrespectful. I lost a lot of respect for the band when I heard this. That aura about The Specials will never quite be the same bearing this in mind.
@@westsidecrew5578 I tend to see it your way, too. Especially because without him they wouldn't have had the band they did and no other member can claim that. Though Terry Hall seemed a perfect fit. Horace Panter may have the most neutral view, in an interview he relayed how Jerry aggressively demanded an apology at the first reunion meeting. Well, I would have given it! But obviously I've never worked with him. As a true musical genius, he probably wanted to direct everything as he heard it in his head, and the others had their own opinions or wanted a fair share of input. Another thing Panter revealed was that Jerry told him what bass lines to play so that gives some insight. I am just hoping 'In the Studio' somehow gets into current rotation because I think it's too good to be enjoyed by only one generation.
@@8watertiger Thanks for the insights. I wasn't aware of the things you mentioned. Jerry Dammers does deserve an apology though as after 30+ years they decide to reform, most probably for financial reasons and he was probably still upset that they split up all those years ago. He was the genius behind the song writing, compositions, etc. He even recruited the band members. He then gets excluded again from the reunion! I never knew the real reasons why the band split up in the first place but read later it was due to personality issues. It's a shame as they could have gone on to be one of the best, if not the best ever bands.
am 47 years old man r.i.p terry hall legend grow up on this music ska and still do thanks for your music( the specials )ska never gone lives on
R. I. P. Terry, you really were special.
God I loved the early Specials, and this is one of their best.
RIP Terry Hall. Maybe the most special of the all. Love.
Their best track by a country mile. I've been blessed to see them perform this twice. Once with the original line up
I love how the keyboardist is playing both the keys and the wires inside the instrument. So clever!
THE SPECIALS ARE MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE BAND.....RAT RACE IS ONE OF THEM AWESOME SONG'S...AM GLAD I HAVE SEEN THEM A FEW TIMES THE 1)ST TIME WAS WITH THE SELECTER, MADNESS AND BODYSNATCHERS THAT WAS1981 THEN AGAIN IN 2012 IM 52 NOW AND I M STILL A PUNK ,AND INTO SKA AND REGGAE IVE GOT EVERY 2TONE 7in AND ALL SPECIALS RECORDS...😊👍☮️☯️🏴🏴🏴🇻🇳🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴☠️☠️🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴🇷🇺🇷🇺💣💣💣💥💥💥