Late 70s-Early 80s was a GREAT time for ska in the UK.

Listen to whole 'too much pressure' album....not one bad tune at all

Great single. Absolute crazy good live.

I got the single when it came out in the fall of 1979, or early 80 (with "Too Much Pressure" as the B side). Classic 2 tone ska with The Beat, Madness, The specials....

This is one of my favourite songs from that late 70s/early 80s 2Tone Ska scene, which was absolutely massive over here in the UK. I have never been much of a one for dancing, but even I can't help moving when I hear this track!

Hi Justin. Dave from Beyond The Sea. Really infectious single and part of the 2 Tone movement that was huge at the time here in Britain. Recently enjoyed a TV drama called This Town, about the group of black and white youngsters from Coventry, England setting up a band around this time, with the backdrop of riots against the government. I recommend it, if it turns up in the States.

British two tone standard. Specials, Madness, Bodysnatchers, some Clash. Good stuff.

Yes, we were smiling as we were bouncing up and down to this. They were a bit grittier live and so much fun. Great upload.

dancing to ska music is so much fun

Lots of great music from the late 70s, early 80s ska scene. The Specials, The English Beat, Madness, The Selector. All these bands released great albums.

Rip Gaps Hendrickson

Fantastic song, one of the first I owned. I saw these guys live with The (English) Beat around 2018, one of the best most bouncy gigs I've ever been to. Try The Beat, Save it for the Later...

@a.k.1740

23 күн бұрын

Justin previously reacted to “Save it for Later.” He could do The Beat classic “Mirror in the Bathroom” !

@alex-E7WHU

23 күн бұрын

​@@a.k.1740 or twist and crawl 😊

Oh yeah ! Banger alert 🚨 !! My fav single from this band ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@SPKdesign1

22 күн бұрын

Pauline Black & Rhoda Dahkar where the Queens of 70s/80s Ska.

@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering

22 күн бұрын

@@SPKdesign1 Righteous , my friend 👏 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wonderful 🎼🎵🎵🎶🎶❤️

This clip surely has the most comments to views ratio ever!!!! Imagine, Baby Shark Dance would have over a billion comments! OK, from drooling children but I reckon we're all mentally on that level here.

There were some really catchy tunes that came out of the Two Tone movement. Mirror In The Bathroom by The Beat is my favourite. I get what you mean about the Devo sound, it's that 'wonky' chorus that does it.

@foxandscout

20 күн бұрын

They are called the English Beat here in the USA. Saw them many times. Dave Wakeling is so good! I also love Mirror in the Bathroom, a huge club hit. Also I Confess, Save It For Later, and Hit It.

This was when to 1978 1982 madness and bad manners and specials and English beat all had real ska players from the 1960s

I still have the original LP of this that I bought in college. This song does appear on the US version of the album, the whole of which is great, by the way. As others have mentioned this does like some sort of remix or re-do. It sounds a lot more polished than the original.

Next song on your “ska” journey, I recommend you to listen to “my girl”, by Madness. Loved them then, still loves them after 45 years. And they are still touring and making new music. Another great Ska band to check out is Specials, short carrier, but great band, great music.

I remember this one! I had this vinyl around the time of it's release. Sounds fresh! Ska had a heyday right about then, especially from the UK, breaking through to US audiences, me included. I bought 6 or 8 albums - I remember this as one of the better ones. The title track Too Much Pressure is fun too. Surprised to hear it wasn't on the album - maybe it was on the US release, which I must have had. And yeah, I think it was about the same time as Devo, some similar sounds there.

Damn I was in love with Pauline so much.

Hey Man, Love to hear you do a full album listen of Arcade Fire’s album, The Suburbs. I believe it won a Grammy for best album and I think you’d love it.

Is this actually the original single version? I haven't heard it for decades, but I don't remember it sounding like this. The drum is really naff!

@TheGenreman

23 күн бұрын

This isn’t the original, sounds like a remake, it’s so half hearted and gaps sounds bored

@JohnWhipp

23 күн бұрын

This is a re-recording, and it seems quite prevalent for some reason. To hear the original, KZread doesn't like links in comments, but you can assemble the link using v=-50eodYlQW0 The difference between these song versions may seem quite subtle to those unfamiliar with the song, but absolutely glaring to those who are. This version just sounds wrong, especially the chorus part.

There were a few great also rans of the 2-Tone Ska scene, You had The Specials, Madness and The Beat at the core of it, but also smaller acts like this who managed 1 or 2 hits (sometimes very minor) and did not really get a chance to shine. Bad Manners despite being big at the time, always seems to gets overlooked because they were effectively the clown princes of the scene.

The Selecter are still touring - caught them playing in Brum a few years ago. 👍

I'm 17 years old again!

One of the absolute ska staple songs from the early 80s, I love it so much. They were a great live band as well, saw them together with The (English) Beat, another great band you should react to.

You never heard of them...! And just two days ago I mentioned them in the comments! Now you release a reaction. Which probably was recording LONG before it's being posted here and I mentioned them! 😂 Great song, and the band has some great music. I'd recommend "Three Minute Hero", "Too Much Pressure", "My Collie (not a dog)" ... a well, just the whole "Too Much Pressure" Album! And also the album "Celebrate the Bullet" -- the title track "Celebrate the Bullet", "Bombscare", "Deep Water", and especially "Washed up and Left for Dead". If you like this music, then also listen to The Specials! Start with "Gangsters", or "Ghost Town". They have so many good songs. And don't forget "Bad Manners" -- another very fun Ska band from the same era. "Lip Up Fatty", "Special Brew", "Inner London Violence", "My Girl Lollipop". PS: The Selecter refers to the club DJ. On this channel, you are the Selecter. 😉

@sphericalharmony1603

23 күн бұрын

I think Justin has reacted to some of The Specials, certainly Ghost Town.

@TimvanderLeeuw

23 күн бұрын

@@sphericalharmony1603 Thanks, I will look them up! I may have either missed them or just forgotten about them over time! 😅

Ned from Spain here J. This is the weirdest version of the song and a recent one judging from the robot drums. Maybe it's from guitar hero ? Please react to this again when you find the original.

@a.k.1740

23 күн бұрын

Yep, it's weird, actually it's very close to the original single but there's a little something that doesn't correspond to the original version... (I don't think it's the drums but I can't put my finger on what's wrong!).

@carrerlluna66

23 күн бұрын

@@a.k.1740 As a drummer forever trust me, those are some terrible cheap ass robot drums. It looks like there's a similar version from when they played TOTP. Very weird. My fave on this LP was Pauline's own " Black and Blue" but it's a killer album all around.

@a.k.1740

23 күн бұрын

@@carrerlluna66 Yes, Too Much Pressure is a great album and I also really like their second album, the underrated Celebrate the Bullet!

@gavingraham2851

23 күн бұрын

The description says its the 96 EP version - Too Much Pressure, officially. Whether that's the same one as Wikipedia says was recorded by Davis and Black (with some Bad Manners members) in the early 90s, a more devoted fan may be able to answer.

@a.k.1740

23 күн бұрын

@@gavingraham2851 I didn't know there was an EP version from 1996. Is this a partial or complete re-recording? (as it seems the majority of the tracks seem to come from the original version).

Selecter..IRS record label..I've got an excellent memory

The 2tone bands played in the local pubs in Cov, was a great time.

Why do anything else when you can skank to the beat!!! Love this song!!! One of my fave second wave ska tracks for sure!!! 🥰

Ska was fantastic back in the day, i really did like the beat, twist and crawl.. all out to get you... Some great stuff to explore.

That’s not the original version. It’s some re recording

@AlexByth

22 күн бұрын

Going by what scrolls across the screen in the background, I'd guess it might be the '96 EP version.

I loved 2Tone SKA, back in the day in the early 80s.

By the way they were an awesome band and lead singer Pauline Black was strong n sexy even in her black slacks and white shirt !

British Ska is Brill

So much fun 😊

Even goths bop to that tune.

3 minute hero

So danceable. You just HAVE to dance.

Yep . The guitar keeps you bouncing! Great memories of the 2tone ska scene - such joyous music!

same old song on my radio - who can forget boring procul harem and whiter shade of pale playing non stop years after its release - prob what drove them to write this song

A decent 2tone/ska number, for the most part. I like the main melody/tune, but have to say, those discordant vocal breaks have always grated on me a tad. The B side, Too Much Pressure, was always a partic fave of mine, fwiw :)

Yeh, slightly odd version. I think you maybe had to be there to totally get the whole 2 Tone thing.

nb spelling unusual spelling The *Selecter

Ska is ok (if quite samey), but it's all a bit before my time.

Never really liked the original but the drums in this version are really offensive. Ska can be a lot of fun, especially live, but I was never taken with hearing 2 tone on the radio which I did a lot in 1979/80.

Not the best of all time. It had my foot tapping.