As a trombonist, I at first thought this song to be easy, but this trombonist's tone and ability to stay perfectly in tune is immaculate. I wish he got more credit.
His name is Rico Rodriguez, he has much appreciation unless of course you are a complete twat that didnt bother to look. Man from Waricka would be a good start for you to listen to
It's Rico Rodriguez. He's pretty legendary and I feel that his work with The Specials got quite well credited. At the time the band was having a string of hits, I'm pretty certain that anyone following their music in the UK, at least, would have known his name.
He went to Buckingham Palace and got a gong for his contribution to British music, which is pretty good going for someone who’s actually from Jamaica and who played trombone on the original recording of this song in the 1960s.. Not many Brits getting awards from the Jamaicans.. He got plenty of credit..
@@chriscameron4798 I had the pleasure of lighting his spliff outside the Cambridge corn exchange. He was playing with Jools Holland. My little claim to fame.😀
From Russia with love. In the post-Soviet space, especially in the 2000s, popular performers playing quasi-ska and reggae, most similar to 2-Tone, were pleased. Of the officially published British bands in the USSR, I remember only UB-40. The Specials, due to controversial lyrics, did not pass the Soviet censorship, but their records, obtained illegally, were definitely in use among young people interested in Western culture. At least Yegor Letov, the legendary leader of the Grazhdanskaya Oborona band and the Siberian punk movement, included the Specials in his list of favorite bands.
@@alexortiz7446 Yes, it's terrible. I am half Ukrainian and have a Ukrainian surname, so the war is especially unpleasant for me. Although I don’t personally know any distant relatives with whom my grandmothers communicate, I just feel sorry for them as a human being. In addition, I worked for two years without official employment, that is, without labor rights, because I had only recently received the military ID necessary for it. This war is disgusting.
This song is magic for stopping babies crying! When my youngest was bawling for whatever reason, turned this on and he'd stop mid scream no matter what. Total magic😂
Heartbroken to learn of Terry Hall’s passing. Thank you TH for being part of a cultural revolution that helped change my life. Your legacy will live forever. RIP
In 1979 I was 11 years old when I heard this song for the first time. Fell in love with the song and with Ska music. Now at 54, still in love with Ska music ! RIP Terry Hall, true legend and hero of a whole generation !
@@carloakley5367 Sierra is right. I was born in early 1979, and I’m 45 as of May 2024. Incidentally, I first heard this song/band in my late teens in the 90’s, and loved it/them. I just introduced it to my grandkid.
In 1980 I was 9 years old and heard this song for the first time. I immediately fell in love with ska. My mom had to buy me a "peppita" skirt, "Monkey boots" and braces and she also had to made me a "feather cut". I'm still celebrating the second wave of ska!
It's a trip to think that people aren't amplifying racism back then like everybody is really trying to get along. Nowadays everybody is pushing agendas.
Much Respect, Much love to Terry and all his family. It's a devastating loss. But Happiness is there because he existed to give us all that he did. What an impact you had on my life for over 30 years and always will. A legend indeed. "Love Love Love" Rest in Ska Rudie!
Terry was like a friend who counseled us at our worst times and cheered us on at our best. He had an incredible ability to brighten or alleviate sadness through beautiful songs, which not everyone has.
1:25 I've not noticed it before but, I LOVE the inverted colours on the keyboard. Black Keys for the full tones, white for the semi's. Aesthetically and metaphorically speaking, love it.
Our Primary school teacher was Mrs Dammers, Jerry's Mum. Lovely little woman. Her mate Mrs Oram were the best especially after My Mum died they would take Me out of school to teach Me about slavery and colonisation of the past, Priceless Women! Always in My mind! :)
We need more people like Jerrys Mum in everybodys life,my mates are retired teachers.The wèans that never got holidays they took to Islay in the summer,they never had much,but time for the kid's. Now tbere daughters are doing the same.Specials
I feel like sharing my knowledge with you today: for those who do not know the story already, the "rudy" of this song is not a person. In fact, it refers to the slang term "rude boy" (rude boy-rudie-rudy) that originated in Jamaica in the early '60 to define an individual who belongs to a specific sub-culture where ska and rocksteady are the main musical genres. As you can imagine, the term "rude" refers to the not exactly in-line-with-the-law lifestyle they had: "better think of your future" "else you'll wind up in jail" in the lyrics clearly refers to that. This particular subculture heavily influenced the mods and the skinheads, particularly in the look. And in in regards of music too , obviously, since the genre oi! is heavily influenced by ska. Hope you'll find this interesting.
wut?! as a guy named rudolph, might i just say, "that's sum bs right ther". i thought it was a msg to me, a msg that turned my life around. know i now, there is no god. life has no meaning. ggpo
Yeah much simpler, Thatcher and Reagan in power, social deprivation, strikes, unemployment record high, threat of nuclear war, living in a shithole like Coventry... ;)
13 years old in 1980 and my friend played the Specials.........loved it and always will........Dave my friend recently passed away so it means even more now. God bless him
Amazing band...miss the times, the 80's and 90's. The band will be remembered as London multicultural troubadours. Far better than current shackled journalists to a newspaper title. The Specials breath life, insight, nostalgia and overwhelming love. Thank you for your existence!
As a young Mexican-American girl in early 1990s California I identified SO MUCH with The Specials and with this music. We had a huge ska/rude boy scene back then. This one really hurts 💔. RIP Terry Hall. Thank you for the amazing music/memories!
No Doubt had huge Ska influences didn’t they. I live near where Terry Hall was from and also near where Madness were from. Amazing they travelled all that way and had an impact.
@@Hillvalley86 No Doubt was a product of the huge popularity of ska music in Southern California. I don’t know why the music became so popular here but it did- I went to Madness, The Specials, Bad Manners and Skatalites concerts any chance I had. Then we had a huge local ska movement with bands like No Doubt, Hepcat and much more. Such fun times! 🖤 🤍
I was 15 when this specials cover came out in 1979. So lucky to be growing up in the 70s and early 80s. I was sad to hear of Terry's passing, he wasn't much older than me but his music had such a strong influence over all of us.
This is one of those rare songs that you can throw on at any party for any people and no one will mind and at least one person will ask "dude, what is this?"
Just came here to add it to my Halloween Playlist for a party I'm having, no one will know who or what it is so they better be ready for a full history of Ska lol
I grew up in small-town Quebec. I discovered the Specials when I walked into a Canadian Tire store one day and they had a bin of eight-track cassettes on sale. I was a punk wanna-be in a small francophone town in the early eighties. I had heard of the Specials but had never heard ska music before that day. I took a chance and bought the cassette and have never looked back. Forty years later and I am still listening to ska and even my French-Canadian husband loves it. It was him who saw the news that Tery had passed away. We are mourning the passing of a truly talented individual today. Allez en paix/Rest in peace.
@johneeeemarry34 I think they were talking metaphorically. I am sure you knew that. I get what they mean though. A single like doesn't do it justice. Maybe they should add a love icon also. Still annoys me that they hide the dislike numbers,as they saved a lot of time,as it was a good indicator of wether a video was worth watching. I tend to go straight to the comments before watching long videos for this reason.
Even though I never knew you in person, Terry, I'm deeply saddened by your passing. The Specials message of unity and love was a huge part of my youth, and I owe a debt to The Specials and Two Tone for sparking my political awakening by calling out Thatcher and the Tories for what they were. Your music will live forever in the hearts and minds of those of us fortunate enough to have been around when it happened. Rest in peace brother, you've earned it!
As a blue collar working class school boy in Manchester in 1979, Too Much Too Young was the first single I ever baught. Many thanks Mr. Hall & all of your comrades 💗
My daughters husband is from Coventry and at their wedding the DJ played a cracking selection of Specials tracks which went down so well with us oldies. Gone too soon RIP Terry
Terry, you're a legend. Such an inspiration for many subcultures, skinheads, rudeboys, punks and all people who enjoy ur music are grateful with you. You will never be forgotten, RIP.
+Cathy Cutting how come when David Bowie and other people died everyone made a big fuss but i didn't know about this til reading this comment i fucking hate the media
+MrChile3456 Well now in fairness Bowie was a rock icon that transgressed generations and genres. The specials were an awesome ska band but never reached Bowie's fame.
I used to go up to Camden and go to all kinds of gigs. Everyone had a great time but slowly a way was found to split us all back into our little tribes. Life died in the 80s
The voice of a generation. This Band was the best, singing about true life in the U.K. at that time. I listen to them whenever I'm in the garage working on my vehicles, It takes me back to the good old times.
Karen well said I totally agree with everything you have said in your comments it also brings back nice and wonderful memories for me too and as you rightly say it's music like this will never grow old and I'm absolutely certain it will be still around long after I've gone sounding as brilliant as ever🎶😊🏴
Hoy se nos fue un grande, no sólo un tremendo cantante y músico sino que también una gran persona, profundamente agradecido por tu música y tus enseñanzas Terry, no se te olvidará maestro. Love music, Hate racism.
RIP Terry Hall. A sad loss to the music industry. I’ve just discovered the band, introduced me to the music genius that was Terry Hall. Gone, but never forgotten. He will live on in his music.
No argument there. I was in my early teens in the first stages of senior school and beinging to explore my musical tastes. This was very big R.I.P. Terry Hall .
This song brings tears to my eyes every time . It was played at Keith flints funeral at the end. It has a lot more meaning now more than ever😭. R.I.P mate🐜
Mr. Hall. You and The Specials are part of my musical life. I have danced to your music for over 4 decades, and the sounds are timeless/ so relevant. RIEP. Sleep well.
Crying my heart out listening back to all the legendary sounds and memories Terry created. Too many to leave this message on, but I love them all equally. Too good.
I wish I could have sent this to my big brother Rudy before passing away in jail.. Miss you big brother.. your carnalito will continue to make you proud!
The sound of Coventry. I'm a Cov kid, grew up surrounded by this music. Also worth mentioning The Wild Boys. Another great Cov band who really deserved to have 'made it'...Now who fancies a snake bight in the Dog & Trumpet...?
2 years ago today Keith Flint took his life, this one of his favourite tunes, played out the PA system at Keiths funeral at St Marys church Bocking 29th April 2019. RIP Keith Charles Flint.
RIP Terry 🙏 and thank you for your amazing music 🎶 I'm still in shock, soo sad, 😢 with regret didn't see you with the Specials touring last year! Sadly won't happen now xx Ska music is timeless and Upbeat, that's thanks to you ❤️
what a masterpiece and a treasure, the specials are truly one of the best bands in music history, and this song is perfect in every way, shape, and form
To me this is one of the most underrated bands that ever formed they need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because the two-tone era is one of the most overlooked music genres ever RIP Bradbery and mr. Rico.
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R I P ,Terry Hall ,you are a legend ,one of my all time heroes. Love to you and your family...
Yeah, very sad. RIP
Gutted... part of my life, and millions of others, growing up. El Tel and Brad both so young. RIP thoughts with his family and close friends.
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💔
😔
RIP. 😢
When the music industry won't give you a break, create your own label, sign yourself and get the recognition you deserve... Now, that is Special(s)
And start a whole movement.
Ain't no problem doin it DIY.
You should just do that, fuck the industry, never helped anyone
👍
The Amazing Jerry Dammers 🖤🤍
As a trombonist, I at first thought this song to be easy, but this trombonist's tone and ability to stay perfectly in tune is immaculate. I wish he got more credit.
His name is Rico Rodriguez, he has much appreciation unless of course you are a complete twat that didnt bother to look. Man from Waricka would be a good start for you to listen to
It's Rico Rodriguez. He's pretty legendary and I feel that his work with The Specials got quite well credited. At the time the band was having a string of hits, I'm pretty certain that anyone following their music in the UK, at least, would have known his name.
He went to Buckingham Palace and got a gong for his contribution to British music, which is pretty good going for someone who’s actually from Jamaica and who played trombone on the original recording of this song in the 1960s.. Not many Brits getting awards from the Jamaicans.. He got plenty of credit..
Shoutout Mark Wahlberg
@@chriscameron4798 I had the pleasure of lighting his spliff outside the Cambridge corn exchange. He was playing with Jools Holland.
My little claim to fame.😀
From Russia with love.
In the post-Soviet space, especially in the 2000s, popular performers playing quasi-ska and reggae, most similar to 2-Tone, were pleased.
Of the officially published British bands in the USSR, I remember only UB-40. The Specials, due to controversial lyrics, did not pass the Soviet censorship, but their records, obtained illegally, were definitely in use among young people interested in Western culture.
At least Yegor Letov, the legendary leader of the Grazhdanskaya Oborona band and the Siberian punk movement, included the Specials in his list of favorite bands.
Help stop these wars ♥️👍
@@alexortiz7446 Yes, it's terrible. I am half Ukrainian and have a Ukrainian surname, so the war is especially unpleasant for me. Although I don’t personally know any distant relatives with whom my grandmothers communicate, I just feel sorry for them as a human being. In addition, I worked for two years without official employment, that is, without labor rights, because I had only recently received the military ID necessary for it. This war is disgusting.
@@idontwannawalkaroundyou2799 much love, spread it ❤️
This song is magic for stopping babies crying! When my youngest was bawling for whatever reason, turned this on and he'd stop mid scream no matter what. Total magic😂
Baby has class. 💕🎼🎇
Bub has taste ❤️
I believe baby was thinking of his future. I predict a future astrophysicist with excellent musical taste.
Is your baby called Rudy by chance?
Mine too.. What do you do??? Lol xxxxxxxx
Heartbroken to learn of Terry Hall’s passing. Thank you TH for being part of a cultural revolution that helped change my life. Your legacy will live forever. RIP
Aw.
Mine too ❤listening to Yellowman changed my life
Sorry to be so ignorant but can u tell me which 1 tel hall is pls
@@danielray6689 The vocalist in the middle
@@teresagalvin312 uoc
In 1979 I was 11 years old when I heard this song for the first time.
Fell in love with the song and with Ska music. Now at 54, still in love with Ska music !
RIP Terry Hall, true legend and hero of a whole generation !
What would you say are the Musts and classics bands to start to listen ska? (Sorry for mu English)
You must be 44 not 54 😢
@@carloakley5367 and you must be pretty stupid...😉
@@carloakley5367He was eleven in 1979 thus he was born 1968. At some point in 2024 he will be 56.
@@carloakley5367
Sierra is right. I was born in early 1979, and I’m 45 as of May 2024.
Incidentally, I first heard this song/band in my late teens in the 90’s, and loved it/them. I just introduced it to my grandkid.
Thanks Terry and The Specials for these memorable timeless classics. They go into the vaults of memories.
The movie Vivarium brought me here! What a great happy feel good song! ❤
RIP Terry. Your music will live forever.
He’s dead lad he ain’t gonna c this
@@anthonywebster5477 😐
@@TheBrick517 what it’s true
@@anthonywebster5477 Obviously Terry Hall is not gonna see the comment, the point that alangibbs4183 was tryna make was that his legacy will live on.
I never knew terry was dead and don’t know which one is terry and I’m 8 years old so yup❤😊😅
In 1980 I was 9 years old and heard this song for the first time. I immediately fell in love with ska. My mom had to buy me a "peppita" skirt, "Monkey boots" and braces and she also had to made me a "feather cut". I'm still celebrating the second wave of ska!
Same age Sandra ! For me it was Gangsters !
'Don't call me scarface' !
Same here this Ska Revival turned me on to Ska in a big way
Im still devestated
Good one and your man sounds mint
Music videos don't get much better than this.Thanks Coventry and all!
Black n white in harmony beautiful!!!
It's a trip to think that people aren't amplifying racism back then like everybody is really trying to get along. Nowadays everybody is pushing agendas.
looks like a nice oreo sandwich
💯💚🏴☮️
Can anyone tell me if Bob marley has a song like this??
@Bert Clarke what do you mean
Much Respect, Much love to Terry and all his family. It's a devastating loss. But Happiness is there because he existed to give us all that he did. What an impact you had on my life for over 30 years and always will. A legend indeed. "Love Love Love" Rest in Ska Rudie!
Beautifully said .
@@1artfull Yes, nice words for the great man. Damn, another one gone.
What a lovely tribute. ❤
Spot on
Specials: Best 9 piece band to ever walk the World!
Agree 100%
Agreed, from Toronto Canada.
The best band from the 2Tone era. The legendary trombonist Rico Rodriguéz in fine fashion.🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Listening to Rico..a resonto be cheerful
The trumpeter is completely ignored by the camera.
They were SURELY "SPECIAL" along with FYC and THE BEAT...
AY ? ? ?
😂 ❤
RIP Terry, a legend of a man.
Terry was like a friend who counseled us at our worst times and cheered us on at our best. He had an incredible ability to brighten or alleviate sadness through beautiful songs, which not everyone has.
Good bye, Rude Boy. RIP. 🕶️😎
Well said. So sad, he lived fiercely to overcome such a sad childhood. But look at the joy his work will continue to give
Lovely words
do nothing.
R.I.P. Terry, thanx for your incredible sound and songs.....Rude Boy never die!!!
1:25 I've not noticed it before but, I LOVE the inverted colours on the keyboard. Black Keys for the full tones, white for the semi's. Aesthetically and metaphorically speaking, love it.
Rest in peace Terry Hall. True legend 💙
I didn’t know Terry had died until this evening. Very sad .
He’s dead he ain’t gonna see this
Is that all you have to say? Idiot.
Our Primary school teacher was Mrs Dammers, Jerry's Mum. Lovely little woman. Her mate Mrs Oram were the best especially after My Mum died they would take Me out of school to teach Me about slavery and colonisation of the past, Priceless Women! Always in My mind! :)
Lucky,you...cheers!🤗
We need more people like Jerrys Mum in everybodys life,my mates are retired teachers.The wèans that never got holidays they took to Islay in the summer,they never had much,but time for the kid's. Now tbere daughters are doing the same.Specials
I feel like sharing my knowledge with you today: for those who do not know the story already, the "rudy" of this song is not a person. In fact, it refers to the slang term "rude boy" (rude boy-rudie-rudy) that originated in Jamaica in the early '60 to define an individual who belongs to a specific sub-culture where ska and rocksteady are the main musical genres. As you can imagine, the term "rude" refers to the not exactly in-line-with-the-law lifestyle they had: "better think of your future" "else you'll wind up in jail" in the lyrics clearly refers to that. This particular subculture heavily influenced the mods and the skinheads, particularly in the look. And in in regards of music too , obviously, since the genre oi! is heavily influenced by ska. Hope you'll find this interesting.
wut?! as a guy named rudolph, might i just say, "that's sum bs right ther". i thought it was a msg to me, a msg that turned my life around. know i now, there is no god. life has no meaning. ggpo
@@aladdinsarsippius5643 sorry mate
Right
The name Rudy can also mean the famous wolf :)
Spot on 👍🏾
The greatest ska record ever lost my dad in 2008 but he lives on when I hear this tune message to u Rudy 😢😢😢😢
Lost my dad in 2008 too xx
My condolences, SKA will never die nor will the memories of your Dad.
Literally same. 2008 was a rough year. All of my best music tastes, stem from him. Ska, Punk, and everything in between was thanks to him.
Every song is catchy!
🖤🤍🏁🎵🎶🎺🎵🎶🎵🎷🏁🖤🤍
fuck me, this takes me back....was life much simpler then? great memories
me me it was...
Yeah much simpler, Thatcher and Reagan in power, social deprivation, strikes, unemployment record high, threat of nuclear war, living in a shithole like Coventry... ;)
But apart from that, everything was peachy :)
Matt you make it all sound so sparkly back then.
...and everyone owned a unicorn.
R.I.P. Terry Hall. What a legacy.
13 years old in 1980 and my friend played the Specials.........loved it and always will........Dave my friend recently passed away so it means even more now. God bless him
So sorry to hear that chum. I'm sure your friend Dave is in heaven with all the Ska Team.
RIP Terry Hall. This is so good
R.I.P Terry Hall, true activist and legend
IGET SO SENTIMENTAL THOSE WERE SOOOO GOOOD TIMES ❤❤❤
Amazing band...miss the times, the 80's and 90's.
The band will be remembered as London multicultural troubadours.
Far better than current shackled journalists to a newspaper title.
The Specials breath life, insight, nostalgia and overwhelming love.
Thank you for your existence!
Coventry
Thanks for that comment. You got it just right.
This actually true Skinheads.Just like lip it up fatty.
This song was from 1979.
COV!
As a young Mexican-American girl in early 1990s California I identified SO MUCH with The Specials and with this music.
We had a huge ska/rude boy scene back then.
This one really hurts 💔. RIP Terry Hall. Thank you for the amazing music/memories!
Saludos
Too much, too young. 🖤🤍
No Doubt had huge Ska influences didn’t they. I live near where Terry Hall was from and also near where Madness were from. Amazing they travelled all that way and had an impact.
@@Hillvalley86 No Doubt was a product of the huge popularity of ska music in Southern California. I don’t know why the music became so popular here but it did- I went to Madness, The Specials, Bad Manners and Skatalites concerts any chance I had. Then we had a huge local ska movement with bands like No Doubt, Hepcat and much more. Such fun times! 🖤 🤍
Skinheads adopted thus music in the u.k./ ireland, cool times
I was 15 when this specials cover came out in 1979. So lucky to be growing up in the 70s and early 80s. I was sad to hear of Terry's passing, he wasn't much older than me but his music had such a strong influence over all of us.
This is one of those rare songs that you can throw on at any party for any people and no one will mind and at least one person will ask "dude, what is this?"
I was actually the guy asking
Or, "dude, who's rudy?!"
Just came here to add it to my Halloween Playlist for a party I'm having, no one will know who or what it is so they better be ready for a full history of Ska lol
@@cathlandavis1230 Nice! Yer doin' it right. When the party is really rolling, may I suggest "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" by Pigbag? Cheers!
🤣🤣😜👍🏿
RIP Terry Hall. Saw them live in 2011 and they were brilliant. This is my favourite song of theirs.
It’s a cover version..
I grew up in small-town Quebec. I discovered the Specials when I walked into a Canadian Tire store one day and they had a bin of eight-track cassettes on sale. I was a punk wanna-be in a small francophone town in the early eighties. I had heard of the Specials but had never heard ska music before that day. I took a chance and bought the cassette and have never looked back. Forty years later and I am still listening to ska and even my French-Canadian husband loves it. It was him who saw the news that Tery had passed away. We are mourning the passing of a truly talented individual today. Allez en paix/Rest in peace.
I like Ska music too.
RIP Terry Hall.
Why can't you give a song a thousand likes?
Because it would render TH-cams’s like function as useless..
@johneeeemarry34 I think they were talking metaphorically. I am sure you knew that. I get what they mean though. A single like doesn't do it justice. Maybe they should add a love icon also. Still annoys me that they hide the dislike numbers,as they saved a lot of time,as it was a good indicator of wether a video was worth watching. I tend to go straight to the comments before watching long videos for this reason.
@@atmywitsend1984 Yeah...what you said.
RIP Terry Hall. We'll never forget about you and you will be missed.
What an immense contribution to the soundtrack of our lives. RIP Terry!
0:53 Oh shit I better start dancing
Perfect comment
😂
Babaahhahhhhhhh
Haha, I thought that comment to yourself bro. Haha
Jajajajajaja 😂
Even though I never knew you in person, Terry, I'm deeply saddened by your passing.
The Specials message of unity and love was a huge part of my youth, and I owe a debt to The Specials and Two Tone for sparking my political awakening by calling out Thatcher and the Tories for what they were.
Your music will live forever in the hearts and minds of those of us fortunate enough to have been around when it happened.
Rest in peace brother, you've earned it!
As a blue collar working class school boy in Manchester in 1979, Too Much Too Young was the first single I ever baught.
Many thanks Mr. Hall & all of your comrades 💗
Menagerie
RIP Terry. A lifetime of love for these 'special' tunes. 💖
My daughters husband is from Coventry and at their wedding the DJ played a cracking selection of Specials tracks which went down so well with us oldies. Gone too soon RIP Terry
Terry, you're a legend. Such an inspiration for many subcultures, skinheads, rudeboys, punks and all people who enjoy ur music are grateful with you. You will never be forgotten, RIP.
I'm Italian and I'm living the quarantine against Codv-19. This song make me happy and it gives me hope.
hope you've straightened out your crazy problems in town...
@@strongbongus it is too early to answer but we are fighting (standing home) to be healthy.
blessings from USA California where we are hunkered down and trying to figure things ou
@@allengoyne I just say: don't forget the hope and take care of you! From Italia: stay strong!
we are all with you sister; hearts and prayers
This song is needed now more than ever
Yeah why?
@@MalloryKnox. the current riots of America
The SHARPs did not destroy their neighborhoods. The fascists did.
ANTIFA LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!
another fallen legend. BIG UP REST IN PARADISE sir Terry Hall.. MASSIVE RESPECT!
RIP Terry. The Specials were one of our favourite bands with Terry's distinctive vocals. Terry will be sadly missed.
RIP John Bradbury , you gave us great music ,
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+Cathy Cutting I heard to day that he paased a way RIP John Bradbury !
Such a shame with Lemmy as well not a good end to 2015,RIP
+Cathy Cutting how come when David Bowie and other people died everyone made a big fuss but i didn't know about this til reading this comment i fucking hate the media
+MrChile3456 Well now in fairness Bowie was a rock icon that transgressed generations and genres. The specials were an awesome ska band but never reached Bowie's fame.
RIP Terry. Crazy to think how much further ahead they were in the '70s and '80s than we are now.
I know, right? We had music then, all genres, but music. What happened?
I used to go up to Camden and go to all kinds of gigs. Everyone had a great time but slowly a way was found to split us all back into our little tribes. Life died in the 80s
The voice of a generation. This Band was the best, singing about true life in the U.K. at that time. I listen to them whenever I'm in the garage working on my vehicles, It takes me back to the good old times.
I absolutely love this song as it brings back some beautiful memories for me, this will never grow old.
Yes!!!!!! We will never grow old by this beautiful, supergreat song!!!!!! Love this song sooooooo much....!! Beautiful!!!
Karen well said I totally agree with everything you have said in your comments it also brings back nice and wonderful memories for me too and as you rightly say it's music like this will never grow old and I'm absolutely certain it will be still around long after I've gone sounding as brilliant as ever🎶😊🏴
Claaaaassic!
que aleatorio hahahah
olha so, galera do rap box curte um ska haha agora eu botei fé
claaaasico
Rap Box down the dust pipe
Rap Box
So privileged to have seen Terry and his band in September '21, Manchester.❤
RIP Terry Hall. Thank you for blessing us with your incredible talent and kind heart. Gone way too soon!
If I was 16 again ... That beat, that brass, that trombone (RIP Rico). What's not to love? "Black White, Unite". Happy days but difficult days too
Hoy se nos fue un grande, no sólo un tremendo cantante y músico sino que también una gran persona, profundamente agradecido por tu música y tus enseñanzas Terry, no se te olvidará maestro.
Love music, Hate racism.
tears into my eyes. THANKS
RIP Terry Hall. A sad loss to the music industry. I’ve just discovered the band, introduced me to the music genius that was Terry Hall. Gone, but never forgotten. He will live on in his music.
Gutted, in tears a proper legend gone to soon - RIP.
This song has the best groove. I just love the feel of it!! Grateful I caught the Specials at PRB in 2019. RIP Terry Hall.
RIP Terry Hall I miss your talent and star quality there will never be anyone like you ❤️
So sad. Music. Integrity. This man did a lot for race relations. Youth culture. Education. So much more than a singer. Love love love.
Such a lovely guy. So sad to think he's no longer with us. He really seemed like the type of guy you'd like to meet in person.
No argument there. I was in my early teens in the first stages of senior school and beinging to explore my musical tastes. This was very big R.I.P. Terry Hall .
All you need is love! 👍
RIP Terry, a massive influence on my musical taste and fashion in the early Eighties. Will live forever in our hearts.
This song brings tears to my eyes every time . It was played at Keith flints funeral at the end. It has a lot more meaning now more than ever😭. R.I.P mate🐜
Wow, I never knew that. I love the prodigy, I never knew that. RIP Keith
Flinty.. what a legend xx
"Rudy" ist one of my favourite songs ever..... For eternity!!!!! Phantastic!!!!!! In memorian of Terry Hall!!!!!!!!!!
RIP Terry Hall. Just heard the news 😞 this was the soundtrack to my early teens.
Rest In Peace Drummer John Bradbury! Very unique and Special drummer!
Mr. Hall. You and The Specials are part of my musical life. I have danced to your music for over 4 decades, and the sounds are timeless/ so relevant. RIEP. Sleep well.
Another superb song 🎵
Crying my heart out listening back to all the legendary sounds and memories Terry created. Too many to leave this message on, but I love them all equally. Too good.
My son RUDY is going threw a lot right now and this is such a perfect message for him thank you 🙏🏼
🙏🏻🏴✌🏻
Rudy ! Hold out hope, this is kinda of our only run at this gig! You mean something, and many are with you, they/we just don’t say it…
yes but I think the meaning is "Rudie" as in "Rude Boy"...
It's not Rudy, it's Rudi Rude boy!
Rip Terry Hall 😢 another legend gone too soon my thoughts are with your family and friends at a sad time 💜💜💜😢😢
Soundtrack to my youth. Thank you Terry legend doesn't cover it. My thoughts are with your family RIP legend!!!
This is beautiful in many ways. Black and white sharing their love for the music. Love it
Finally saw them 2 years ago. It was all my 13yr old would have wanted and more. Thank you Specials.
This has broken me. What a terrible loss to the world. Terry Hall...all the love 🖤
I'm back at UC Santa Barbara listening to the Specials and the English Beat in 1982. Thank you Terry Hall for the
great memories.
I wish I could have sent this to my big brother Rudy before passing away in jail.. Miss you big brother.. your carnalito will continue to make you proud!
The sound of Coventry. I'm a Cov kid, grew up surrounded by this music. Also worth mentioning The Wild Boys. Another great Cov band who really deserved to have 'made it'...Now who fancies a snake bight in the Dog & Trumpet...?
Get em in son 👍
Love a Snake Bite, or a Snake Bite and Black. Wobbly knees after. Found that out in the Army
Me too. Remember seeing some of these guys around the City.
2 years ago today Keith Flint took his life, this one of his favourite tunes, played out the PA system at Keiths funeral at St Marys church Bocking 29th April 2019.
RIP Keith Charles Flint.
Awwww bless him
Saw these guys live on a company weekend somewhere in the 90's. A very magical and fun weekend.
Rest in Peace, Terry Hall. You were truly amazing. My message to you, Rudy is that we loved you.
RIP Terry 🙏 and thank you for your amazing music 🎶 I'm still in shock, soo sad, 😢 with regret didn't see you with the Specials touring last year! Sadly won't happen now xx Ska music is timeless and Upbeat, that's thanks to you ❤️
RIP TOOTS! such an amazing influence to so many songs and bands that shaped our lives.
RIP Terry. Thanks for all the good you brought, The songs and so much more 💙
🎉🎉🎉❤
My son's middle name is Rudy. He is 6 months old today! A message to you Rudy: I will always love you!
Dad x
Best of luck in life Rudy and Dad! ☺️🌷
Wishing the best for little Rudy
Happy Fathers Day Pops!
Cool
Best of luck dad and Rudy hope for the best in life for Both of ya 😎
heard the specials for the first time in 1979 as a teenager im now 50 and still love them as if it was yesterday
I’m 12 and I’m listening to this in 2019
If you're 51 now, you were 11 in 1979!!😆
I'm almost 50 & I was 10 in 79'
Loved The Specials❤️
Same here bud. Cov was just 7 miles up the road too
Good times my friends, music scene is shite these days
A trombone solo in a pop song. The first and last time. And SO well done. Perfect glissando.
I disagree. Google 'pop songs with trombone solos' and you'll be pleasantly surprised :)
what a masterpiece and a treasure, the specials are truly one of the best bands in music history, and this song is perfect in every way, shape, and form
you do know its a cover
@@punkpopnotdead nope t is not
@@CalifornianCuttlefish th-cam.com/video/tb8jkjlP89M/w-d-xo.html the original
@@CalifornianCuttlefish and this band covered as well before them from the midlands as well th-cam.com/video/IrLl4urp_jQ/w-d-xo.html
To me this is one of the most underrated bands that ever formed they need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because the two-tone era is one of the most overlooked music genres ever RIP Bradbery and mr. Rico.
Tengo 53 años y he descubierto a este grupo recientemente,este video me parece magia pura.
Oh no...sorry to hear that. RIP Terry. Loved Specials, Fun Boy Three, Colourfield...xx
Terry Hall. A true artist. RIP.
There’s just something about this tune - can’t put my finger on it. It’s simple but brilliantly simple!
Have you heard the original Robert? It’s awesome 👍🏽 th-cam.com/video/7BwNgQ51hSI/w-d-xo.html
It's Rico & Dick Cuthell
RIP Terry Hall,your music and lyrics will live forever 🙏❤
If Dress to Impress doesn’t load I will possibly have to listen to these men for the time being
I don't know what it is, but this song always puts a smile on my face.
Carl Bernroth Its Qualityy..:):)
+Carl Bernroth This is the majestic kind of music the SKA !!!
+Carl Bernroth Fucking Hell I love these guys. Sound of my childhood. 2nd wave punk ska
Metal head....loved the diversity of the 80's....Best decade for music ever !!!! Mod/Ska was nice .....
Me too!!
No fear, pure optimism
I was into Metal
but always envied the MODS and Rude Boys in my school for the way they dressed
eventually switched but still liked Metal
RIP Terry Hall. Your legacy will live forever