I am leaving life with the joy of having been a teenager and youngster in the ‘80s...the best era for music...and the Dexys in my heart as the highest expression of human wonder... I love you Kevin...💋
I'm 62 and was and still into 2 tone, ska. I go to see local ska and 2 tone bands. Also have seen the selecter, the beat, UB40 live. I still have original badges, pork pie hat, ect... This was a great era for me, and as long as I live, I'll keep going to gigs. Love it.
I think that's the greatest. I'm 52 years old and I myself am into 2TONE. From 1979 till now I will forever be into SKA/PUNK/Oi! Cheers 🍻 from Bridgetown CA. SGV/USA 🇺🇲🎤🛠🎸✌️🙏🇲🇽
Hey, Roger, i'm 62 too, but i'm from East Grrmany, Wasn't easy, to find this brillant Music! But, 18:11 this will be always aTime of my Life! Greetings, from Torsten, East Germany!
I recall this being on Channel 4 one Saturday night in late 2000. These days we can watch this whenever we want online but 'streaming' was yet to come. What a buzz, footage I'd not seen since 1980. Happy times. All the 2 Tone bands had their own individual sounds and personality.
In the 80s i was a teenager so i sort of grow up listening to all of the band's from the 80s but my favourite had to be ska two tone & in the early 90s i got to see madness at the first madstock & the second madstock & what a amazing brilliant crazy day it was it said in the local free paper at finsbey park that the residents through tha could feel a earth quake
GENO my fave Dexys song ever ......also have great memories of going to the fair with my cousin , and we saw Buster Bloodvessel there and he got on the same ride as we were gonna go on next , so we watched him on the ride as we waited our turn lol , great guy x
This is why we love music we grow up with it and it had and has meaning to it and story's of life as it was absolutely smashing🍺 chers too all the the great bands and fans
in 1980 me and my mod mates formed a band, we were huge fans of 9 below zero, and the purple hearts, we had several rehearsals, then came terrible news, our favorite bands had split up and was now called......the Truth, same name as we had chosen.
The Truth is a bit of a curve ball in here, but they were a great band - just cos they arent ska doesnt mean they were shit. Remember watching them and The Playn Jayne - great concert.
I always hated this style of show. It's a bands history brouht to you by a COMPLETE bunch of nobodys, of any value at all, on there, for no reason at all. Talking nonsense.
I am not a big fan, but I remember very well the Bad Manners in Italy at the "festival di Sanremo" 1981, the most famous festival for Italian song: they sang 'Lorraine" and at the end the singer showed his ass on live TV ! with thousands at the theatre and million in front of the tv screen :-)
Terry Hall is a master, considering his life experiences he battled thru and changed my life for the better. Their records take me back to my best days, Ghost Town and International Jetset. When he started up Fun Boy 3, he just cracked it. It wasn't until recently that I discovered the real story behind the "School trip to France". This guy was my man hero..Toyah had my heart.
Lucky enough to be at the Lanch (Coventry Poly) when Two Tone was in its heyday. (1979-82) Saw the Specials at the Students Union! Still love this stuff.
Loved this era. I lived in London as a 13 year old kid who immigrated in Dec 79 from New Zealand with my family. I was immersed into SKA culture early 80s onwards. The music was phenomenal. I saw the Specials perform live back in New Zealand in the 2000s. Awesome show. Have always loved all the bands & music from this special time in English musical culture.
I remember Christmas 1980 and totp I got my nan dancing to the 2 tone hits of that year and she did love Geno, now I'm a grandad and there's no way I'd dance to the crap that they listened to today we was so lucky back then!!
My dad and my uncle brought me up listening to two tone music absolutely loved singing along to this music and now I have my kids dancing/singing the best music 🎶
This is like the video tape that gets taped over time and time again with random bits of tv and self editing.. stop and pause to cut the adverts out... Kinda nostalgia in itself. I miss these times.
There are still one or two bands doing gigs, and loads of tribute bands around doing ska, 2 tone. Complete madness, ub42, the gangsters, the sound injectors, are very good. This music is still around, I'm 62 and still go to gigs.
The sophomore effort of The Specials is one of the best second albums of all time, right up there (in terms of excellent second albums, mind you) with Led Zeppelin II, Countdown to Ecstasy by Steely Dan, and Bridge of Sighs, by Robin Trower. Yup, it really is that good. For a second album. Great fookin’ album, then.
Great times to be alive and the mod revival was a breath of fresh air for all us old ska two tone boys and girls 🛵 winters coming so the parkas be on 😎x
Stuart MacInnes ) no we don’t I lived through it and got the t-shirt it was shit now shut up shlagg or you get a shhlaap. fuckin millennial peeen-arssse 🤨
The racism,national front, fatal violence just being different which drove these groups to these performances/social indifferences FUCK GOING THROUGH THAT FUKKIN HELL AGAIN!!!!!!!! AND THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG!!!!
At about 27 minutes someone has spliced in a really crap live band (the truth) that plays to the end. Great nostalgia and very entertaining up to that point but then its time to stop the tape.
At about the 33 minute mark I was so bored, I actually started reading the comments. You've saved me from 10 more minutes of misery that I can waste on other videos now (minus the time I've spent typing this). Thanks!
Seeing Dennis Greaves singing in The Truth reminds me of a time I went to see Nine Below Zero at the Slough Fulcrum in 1980 I believe. They had just performed at Reading Rock and had grown a large Rocker following. Me being a Mod at the time, it was very disconcerting being at a concert surrounded by extremely large leather clad persons. But I must say, they were great as we all had one thing in common....the fantastic 9 Below Zero
The first 7" single I bought with my own money was Special Brew - Bad Manners, I still absolfuckinglutely love it and them. Madness was my 2nd bought single, then the Specials. The truth were bloody terrible.
I was born in '67 and lived through this. like you. My thoughts on reading the title of the video were: Dexys - Yes! Selecter - Yes! Two Tone - well, yes Specials - Yes! Madness - Yes! Bad Manners - Yes! The Truth - who?
I would rather listen to Justin Bieber than. The truth.Saw bad manners at the fleece & firkin, Bristol, around 98 I was scared Buster would fall on me (worth it)
I never really listened to Geno until recently 4-5 years ago! so glad.. I hate when songs get ruined by over playing.. It properly makes hairs stand up for me... now I am old I totally love the lyrics too! wish I had a band with which to do a cover of it.. or similar
''Geno'' got us all up on the dance floor .Even my mates who never danced before in their life's ..some were shocking but we laughed, as they joined us ,all of us had the best nights of our life's back then 😁Don't even get me started on madness/specials and lip up fatty 😂we took over the dance floor 😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁
Used to be Ska club in an old community hall near me,it was fantastic!All like minded souls all appearing over the hill all dressed the same with our little pork pie hats,loafers,harrington jackets etc on,it was amazing!! Happy memories! :-)
Dexy's, The Specials, Selecter, Madness, Bad Manners. Love 'em all and seen 'em all. Interesting that the two most fun bands are the longest lived and arguably the most successful though Whoever stuck The Truth on at the end needs his head read though.
Saw 9 below zero supporting the Brian May band at Liverpool royal hall circa 1995 I snook in back stage after going around Liverpool on the lash I watched zero an Mr May rehearse and greeted my m8s as they came in after queuing for hour's they were well miffed!!
I was just a couple of years too young and a bit too middle class to get involved in this, but as a drummer who makes a living from music, there ain't a day goes by when I don't reference the boys and girls in this doco.
Can’t believe THE BEAT are not included also BODY SNATCHERS... never did class Madness or Dexys as two tone... they were just pop... the rest was pure ska..!!
Wish English Beat was featured. The Specials, "Rudy" is my favorite song by them. -Why does everyone hate The Truth so much? Are they too slick or something? They don't bother me at all
Great memories of the eighties great Ska and Soul.Great to see the Truth, I saw them play at Loughborough University supporting the Kinks,they were good...
I grew up with these bands, but have never heard of "The Truth" absolute crap. Edit. I've now read all the comments and yes consensus is they are shit.
Appeared at the magistrates Court wearing my tonic suit,the usher looked me up and down and said "young man ,you are appearing in court, not going to a discotheque " hahaha
Really great documentary... Always loved Ska... Still crave More, and I find meself wondrin' why I'd never seen this video before... My name's Jonny and I'm going to enjoy myself FIRST (Thanx for posting and... Cheers)
I love Bad Manners The Beat and Madness..and the first...The Specials...thank you guys for making this music for us all to enjoy.
I am leaving life with the joy of having been a teenager and youngster in the ‘80s...the best era for music...and the Dexys in my heart as the highest expression of human wonder... I love you Kevin...💋
I'm 62 and was and still into 2 tone, ska. I go to see local ska and 2 tone bands. Also have seen the selecter, the beat, UB40 live. I still have original badges, pork pie hat, ect... This was a great era for me, and as long as I live, I'll keep going to gigs. Love it.
@@blackberet747 cheers bud.
I think that's the greatest. I'm 52 years old and I myself am into 2TONE. From 1979 till now I will forever be into SKA/PUNK/Oi! Cheers 🍻 from Bridgetown CA. SGV/USA 🇺🇲🎤🛠🎸✌️🙏🇲🇽
Remember TWO TOWN Was a Record Label that released certain ska bands Never a scene with that name.
@@ritadamayanti2087All 2 Tone wasI a Record Label realising bands ska reunion Specials cross between Ska & Punk etc But TWO TONE W Never a scene
Hey, Roger, i'm 62 too, but i'm from East Grrmany, Wasn't easy, to find this brillant Music! But, 18:11 this will be always aTime of my Life! Greetings, from Torsten, East Germany!
I recall this being on Channel 4 one Saturday night in late 2000. These days we can watch this whenever we want online but 'streaming' was yet to come. What a buzz, footage I'd not seen since 1980. Happy times. All the 2 Tone bands had their own individual sounds and personality.
Bad manners are a superb live band. They'll make you mooooooovvvve.
No. I was standing still for the entire two hours. No moves at all.
In the 80s i was a teenager so i sort of grow up listening to all of the band's from the 80s but my favourite had to be ska two tone & in the early 90s i got to see madness at the first madstock & the second madstock & what a amazing brilliant crazy day it was it said in the local free paper at finsbey park that the residents through tha could feel a earth quake
@Harold Sweathead good man. I prefer to fry them, but each to his own.
GENO my fave Dexys song ever ......also have great memories of going to the fair with my cousin , and we saw Buster Bloodvessel there and he got on the same ride as we were gonna go on next , so we watched him on the ride as we waited our turn lol , great guy x
This is why we love music we grow up with it and it had and has meaning to it and story's of life as it was absolutely smashing🍺 chers too all the the great bands and fans
in 1980 me and my mod mates formed a band, we were huge fans of 9 below zero, and the purple hearts, we had several rehearsals, then came terrible news, our favorite bands had split up and was now called......the Truth, same name as we had chosen.
Mayfair suite newcastle was where all the best bands played.
Great times
Love to know more about ‘the truth’ surely pioneers of Mod music?
Keep SKA alive... Bop till ya drop and Skank till ya rank!!!!
No messing about , Bad Manners live , the dogs !!
Saw em at a scooter weekend brill got you up on the floor
Matt Damon will play Suggs in the Madness biopic. I have spoken.
nah more like Ben Affleck, he's always had a semi flat top anyway!
The good Times
I've lived for forty years without knowledge of The Troof...until now. Shame.
Nice Harrington!
R.I.P Terry hall
(1:35) - Simon Bates sounds like he's saying: "Dexys Midnight *_RONNIES_* ? Eh, WTF ?!?"
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TRUE!!!! 🤣
bad manners i love em
You couldn’t handle the truth!!!! I know I couldn’t.
The rest was class!
1:43 so that's where fidget spinners came from 🤔
No. 1 in Holland, sold about 12 copies 🤣🤣🤣
Don’t call me Scarface 🤜🤛
What year did this air? I'm guessing 97?
2000 i think
Looking at how old Zoe Ball is, around 2000.
Yeah around that time. Sad innit when nostalgia programmes are so old you can be nostalgic about them? :p
The Truth is a bit of a curve ball in here, but they were a great band - just cos they arent ska doesnt mean they were shit. Remember watching them and The Playn Jayne - great concert.
real nice only a bit too much truth
top of the pops fidget spinners?
The truth turned me away from this video too. It’s outa place.
Switched off at Phil Jupitas...I'm sorry, but some people just do that to me.
Phill Jupiter is as funny as covid
Great video but, the truth? Really? 9 below zero, fair enough, but c'mon, I was/am a Mod and they were shit.
Alexei Sayle🙄🙄......bout as funny as Jimmy Tarbuck!
I think that is awfully unfair to old Jim....
THE END BAND WAS PURE CRAP
and to have them on the last 20 plus mins ? cheers Kev ! give yer head a shake
I always hated this style of show. It's a bands history brouht to you by a COMPLETE bunch of nobodys, of any value at all, on there, for no reason at all. Talking nonsense.
Damn it, you wasted my time, the best band was only on for 10 seconds, The Selecter
I am not a big fan, but I remember very well the Bad Manners in Italy at the "festival di Sanremo" 1981, the most famous festival for Italian song: they sang 'Lorraine" and at the end the singer showed his ass on live TV ! with thousands at the theatre and million in front of the tv screen :-)
Terry Hall is a master, considering his life experiences he battled thru and changed my life for the better. Their records take me back to my best days, Ghost Town and International Jetset. When he started up Fun Boy 3, he just cracked it. It wasn't until recently that I discovered the real story behind the "School trip to France". This guy was my man hero..Toyah had my heart.
R.i.p Terry
Lucky enough to be at the Lanch (Coventry Poly) when Two Tone was in its heyday. (1979-82)
Saw the Specials at the Students Union!
Still love this stuff.
Saw bad manners on Thursday 22nd December 2022 at rock city Nottingham. He's slowed a bit but what a night . Absolutely fantastic
Loved this era. I lived in London as a 13 year old kid who immigrated in Dec 79 from New Zealand with my family.
I was immersed into SKA culture early 80s onwards. The music was phenomenal. I saw the Specials perform live back in New Zealand in the 2000s. Awesome show. Have always loved all the bands & music from this special time in English musical culture.
I remember Christmas 1980 and totp I got my nan dancing to the 2 tone hits of that year and she did love Geno, now I'm a grandad and there's no way I'd dance to the crap that they listened to today we was so lucky back then!!
My dad and my uncle brought me up listening to two tone music absolutely loved singing along to this music and now I have my kids dancing/singing the best music 🎶
Life will never be the same without Terry Hall!😓
LOVE LOVE LOVE R I P TERRY HALL .🙏🏻
so true mate, at 58 years old, I feel it as much as my parents passing away
The clothes the music the people, it’s not gone and never be forgotten 😎
Love it all!!! 2 tone 👍👍
Best music era ever! So glad to have experienced it and still love it today 🙌
This is like the video tape that gets taped over time and time again with random bits of tv and self editing.. stop and pause to cut the adverts out... Kinda nostalgia in itself. I miss these times.
what a brilliant time for music we will never see anything as good again as the 2-tone ska era pure magic
The best music and atmosphere since the 1960s it was OK to knock about with black or ck
There are still one or two bands doing gigs, and loads of tribute bands around doing ska, 2 tone. Complete madness, ub42, the gangsters, the sound injectors, are very good. This music is still around, I'm 62 and still go to gigs.
I stopped watching when The Truth live started, a strange addition to this great compilation of good music went to worse.
I've never even heard of them.
Tell me about it. Who the F were the troof?
Wtf were they anyway?
i wish i had
Same guy:
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How cool is Geno Washington!
I loved the first part but, " I can't handle The Truth!"
yeah what a load of old cods
Who the hell were they? Don’t remember them. The film jumped from Johny Rotten to Sunday school.
Yep, not heard of them. Sounded rather out of place.
Absolute shite
R.I.P Terrence Edward Hall.
The sophomore effort of The Specials is one of the best second albums of all time, right up there (in terms of excellent second albums, mind you) with Led Zeppelin II, Countdown to Ecstasy by Steely Dan, and Bridge of Sighs, by Robin Trower. Yup, it really is that good. For a second album. Great fookin’ album, then.
It was a giant AND progressive leap from their 1st album. Many fans didn't get it but those that did received a treasure of BRILLIANT Music.
I heard them in reverse order - agree fully with what you say. Dammers most certainly delivered with More Specials!
Great times to be alive and the mod revival was a breath of fresh air for all us old ska two tone boys and girls 🛵 winters coming so the parkas be on 😎x
We need this kind of originality again it was great .
Stuart MacInnes ) no we don’t I lived through it and got the t-shirt it was shit now shut up shlagg or you get a shhlaap. fuckin millennial peeen-arssse 🤨
The racism,national front, fatal violence just being different which drove these groups to these performances/social indifferences FUCK GOING THROUGH THAT FUKKIN HELL AGAIN!!!!!!!! AND THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG!!!!
X factor wankers put a stop to any of this happening again
At about 27 minutes someone has spliced in a really crap live band (the truth) that plays to the end. Great nostalgia and very entertaining up to that point but then its time to stop the tape.
Well, that's Dennis Greaves of Nine Below Zero singing. You should at LEAST check them out. They were EXCELLENT.
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At about the 33 minute mark I was so bored, I actually started reading the comments. You've saved me from 10 more minutes of misery that I can waste on other videos now (minus the time I've spent typing this). Thanks!
Seeing Dennis Greaves singing in The Truth reminds me of a time I went to see Nine Below Zero at the Slough Fulcrum in 1980 I believe. They had just performed at Reading Rock and had grown a large Rocker following. Me being a Mod at the time, it was very disconcerting being at a concert surrounded by extremely large leather clad persons. But I must say, they were great as we all had one thing in common....the fantastic 9 Below Zero
The first 7" single I bought with my own money was Special Brew - Bad Manners, I still absolfuckinglutely love it and them. Madness was my 2nd bought single, then the Specials. The truth were bloody terrible.
Agreed
I was born in '67 and lived through this. like you. My thoughts on reading the title of the video were:
Dexys - Yes!
Selecter - Yes!
Two Tone - well, yes
Specials - Yes!
Madness - Yes!
Bad Manners - Yes!
The Truth - who?
At 25:41 in the Union Jack suit is a young Shane MacGowan......can't believe nobody has mentioned him. Long live a true genius. Pogue Mahone !
This life was our life,and that was the best life we ever had!🏁🕶️🎷⬛⬜🔲🇬🇧
who wanted to hear more bad manners and less of the the truth?
I would rather listen to Justin Bieber than. The truth.Saw bad manners at the fleece & firkin, Bristol, around 98 I was scared Buster would fall on me (worth it)
i would rather get the night boat to Cairo during the arab spring than watch the Truth, instead of more about late 70's early 80's ska.
Badmanners are amazing live or on vinyl , so underrated ❤️👍
Or The Beat or Selecter?
Alexei Sayle's impression of Kevin Rowland hilarious!
He's about as funny as a fish
If women ever wonder why men are so serious, take 1 look at Bad Manners.
Answered?
Where's The Beat & The Selecter?
dont think it was the full show they had uploaded
@stevo Pauline was in there for a split second. its a weirdly segued hotchpotch of vids tho.
to much of the crap band at the end mate ,and thats the TRUTH ,,LOL
I never really listened to Geno until recently 4-5 years ago!
so glad.. I hate when songs get ruined by over playing..
It properly makes hairs stand up for me... now I am old I totally love the lyrics too!
wish I had a band with which to do a cover of it.. or similar
I can't handle The Truth.
''Geno'' got us all up on the dance floor .Even my mates who never danced before in their life's ..some were shocking but we laughed, as they joined us ,all of us had the best nights of our life's back then 😁Don't even get me started on madness/specials and lip up fatty 😂we took over the dance floor 😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁
Why do you always find shit like this at 1am when you got work in a few hours.
Use the "watch later" function.
Happy days. BusterBlood Vessel a real star !
Used to be Ska club in an old community hall near me,it was fantastic!All like minded souls all appearing over the hill all dressed the same with our little pork pie hats,loafers,harrington jackets etc on,it was amazing!! Happy memories! :-)
Saw Geno at the Royal Tottenham 1966 at least 3 times.
Jeezus… how much glue were you sniffing when you edited this together?? 😂😂😂😂
Altered Images were rubbish but Claire is gorgeous.
Dexy's, The Specials, Selecter, Madness, Bad Manners. Love 'em all and seen 'em all.
Interesting that the two most fun bands are the longest lived and arguably the most successful though
Whoever stuck The Truth on at the end needs his head read though.
Loved The Truth and Dennis Greaves and 9 below zero! Class!
Saw 9 below zero supporting the Brian May band at Liverpool royal hall circa 1995 I snook in back stage after going around Liverpool on the lash I watched zero an Mr May rehearse and greeted my m8s as they came in after queuing for hour's they were well miffed!!
Arr the 80s, Dexys was a big part of that era, love it.
My 2 tone green and gold suit. Cool
I was just a couple of years too young and a bit too middle class to get involved in this, but as a drummer who makes a living from music, there ain't a day goes by when I don't reference the boys and girls in this doco.
Can’t believe THE BEAT are not included also BODY SNATCHERS... never did class Madness or Dexys as two tone... they were just pop... the rest was pure ska..!!
Madness first album pure two tone....also they was on the two tone label
Was all good until the truth came on.
ikr
true that.
Wish English Beat was featured.
The Specials, "Rudy" is my favorite song by them.
-Why does everyone hate The Truth so much? Are they too slick or something? They don't bother me at all
Great memories of the eighties great Ska and Soul.Great to see the Truth, I saw them play at Loughborough University supporting the Kinks,they were good...
I grew up with these bands, but have never heard of "The Truth" absolute crap. Edit. I've now read all the comments and yes consensus is they are shit.
I'm 68 Monday and still wear 🍒 dockers ,Ben sherman shirt and braces and levis
Appeared at the magistrates Court wearing my tonic suit,the usher looked me up and down and said "young man ,you are appearing in court, not going to a discotheque " hahaha
Really great documentary... Always loved Ska... Still crave More, and I find
meself wondrin' why I'd never seen this video before...
My name's Jonny and I'm going to enjoy myself FIRST
(Thanx for posting and... Cheers)
Gwaaaaaaaaaan !!!!!! ENJOY YOURSELF, IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK!!!!!!!!
@@simonsedwards1513 The years GO BY,
As quickly as you wink...
Awesome documentary!
Simon Bates rockin' the up-turned collar on his 'sport coat' ???
at 1.22 is Pete Williams. He was my music teacher in the mid 90s at college. What a top bloke.
I heard he worked at a school in Washington in the 90s
I love how a few blokes going "doot" and "skidiyupah!" can send an entire country into chaos.
I has no idea that The Truth existed...not surprising really as they weren't a patch on the two tone bands
Why was that pile of shite latched onto the end of this? The truth
Searching for the young soul rebel one of the greatest albums ever.
The Truth can be hard to take.
Who the hell were The Truth?
Offshoot of Nine Below Zero- great band- check out "Is There A Solution" by them. They were on IRS Records.
the truth more mod than ska came out of nine below zero
Ah Cheggers Plays Pop, great stuff!!
This isn't helping me sleep.
Long live Jerry Dammers
Matthew Pearce , what about Jeffery Dahmer ? 🍽🔨🔪
Greatest Times Ever Without Doubt The MOD Scene