0:14 & 0:19 Thats me in the red pork-pie hat, outside the Electric Ballroom Camden Town. We were the original two-tone rudeboys

@ZeldaFitz

4 жыл бұрын

Even back in the day I could never find a store that sold sold proper Pork pie hats, they were always them crap fancy dress ones. Where did you get yours from?

@phonykingofengland1

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZeldaFitz We travelled down to Bournemouth with the band for their gig at Capones nightclub, Elvis Costello was there that night. A brilliant gig. It's where the photo for the cover of their first album was taken - the one where they're all standing sideways on, looking up. And that's where I bought that hat! Terry Hall is wearing my jacket in that photo, heaven knows what happened to his own jacket. Bournemouth was an absolute blast. (Hey Perry & Gary, if you ever stumble across this comment, It's Douggie here, get in touch. Time flies eh? One love Zelda x

@thomasodonnell4412

4 жыл бұрын

@@phonykingofengland1 Fantastic time for you being that close to it. I'm a little envious..

@raleighburner1589

4 жыл бұрын

We hung out with dougie trendell a very nice guy probably more exciting than Terry hall or suggs or any other ska mob. ....whose dougie trendell I hear you ask .......lip up fatty buster

@apathyintheuk265

4 жыл бұрын

@@phonykingofengland1 The images for the first Specials LP were taken at (a then practically derelict) Coventry canal basin - just outside of the City centre as marked by the ring road. Nowhere near Bournemouth!

Dit is denk ik de derde keer dat ik alle video’s van de top2000 bekijk en bij mijzelf denk hoe geniaal deze video’s nu, maar vooral richting de toekomst zijn. Dit is gewoon het perfecte archief voor de toekomst. Dan wil iedereen het maar is het er niet en nu wordt het op deze manier allemaal vastgelegd. Overal zo’n 100 reacties en beperkt aantal views, maar dat gaat in de toekomst exponentieel toenemen zodra de rest van de wereld deze video’s ontdekt.

I saw The Specials first in the beautiful summer of ‘78 in London at the Music Machine when The Special AKA were a late addition to The Clash ‘Out On Parole’ tour. I was 13. Guitarist Roddy Radiation gave me his guitar to carry in with him “If anyone asks you’re my brother” he said with a grin and sneaked me in backstage. They were great fun and Roddy is a legend. Terry Hall gave me about thirty posters to take home. Still got a few left. I got a free ticket for their return gig at the music machine and met up again with Roddy and had a laugh. One of the first times I ever got stoned was with those guys. Happy memories . All my love to them all wherever they all are. They were really decent to the young fans and that’s not forgotten . Respect.

Still love this and The Specials in 2019!

Love this song. It always makes me get up and do a little dance around the room. ❤

What an era for music.. will never be a better time..

Many thanks for this doco. Great to hear from Rico Rodriguez. Great song with many great versions (Dandy Livingstone, Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingstone, Carlton Webster, The Dualers, The Allniters and some nice mash ups as well). Timeless and quintessential ska.

Rico was so cool. Just like Saxa from The Beat these guys lived and breathed ska music. Hope they're playing in heaven

Thanks for this lovely episode!

Love the Specials and love this song. Thanks so much for the upload.

The specials supporting the Damned, Lyceum London 1978! I was there aged just13! Bondage pants/brothel creepers/ and my by then very unhappy blank expression! What a blur life is...great stuff!

@gabbyc3444

4 жыл бұрын

God I'd give my nonexistent left nut to have experienced that.

@amerocker

4 жыл бұрын

@@gabbyc3444 😀😁😂

@1967sfoman

4 жыл бұрын

And not a single person had a cellphone out. Great times.

@gabbyc3444

4 жыл бұрын

@@1967sfoman I was born in the nineties and I personally hate cell phones. If it were up to me I wouldn't have one.

@harveysmith100

4 жыл бұрын

Same age as you Rob, I saw the Specials on Top of the Pops one Thursday night. Friday morning at school, everyone was saying did you see that band last night. None of us knew what was happening but we knew that something was happening and it was ours. Skared for life and happy I am. Trojan was being played only yesterday.

The sequence with the kids is sooo cute !!!! Rico looked awesome in his late years. What a wise and talented man !

I bought the Specials album because Elvis Costello produced it, and it turned out to be one of my all time favorites.

What a Classic! Keep the hits coming y'all .

RIP Rico Rodriguez 1934 - 2015

@herewardthewake5502

4 жыл бұрын

Well said mate, sad loss to the world. RIP Rico, a legend of good music.

I love this video, thank you.

Fantastic tune and a great album.

Love this song.. (and the documentary series, please keep up the great work)

@jannuar2009

4 жыл бұрын

Ghost Town

I was too young for Punk but when Two Tone happened I was in the front row. Good times!

The sound of my youth. Love the Specials!

Dandy livingstone has written some classic tunes

Thank you. Goddamn...several (super bands) are successful because of your influence and inspiration.

I have been a Specials fan since I was a kid. For years I have never been able to pronounce Rico's last name and here years later that young kid at 4:31 says it perfect. I am impressed .

What an interesting era of English music

I named my mini dachshund after this song. Rip my Rudy🤙🏼

My mum's a 60's Mod, although a late one, only 18 at the end of the 60's, likes Motown, Northern Soul, things like that, but this is one of her favourite songs.

So cool 😎 👍, learning this on the tenor sax.

@kpec3

4 жыл бұрын

paul harland Way awesome!

so reminds me of my youth

This channel is great

Finalement!! Yipee!

Yes!🏁♥️

The Specials. So special. One of my all time favorites. I used to drive around listening to their albums with one of my old girlfriend's, probably more than 1 of my gf's but one comes to mind. Used to listen to it with most of my old friends. Got to see Special Beat once on the Skavovie tour in Boston. Them were the good old days. Real good days. Thanks Specials your a very special bunch.

Still love them!

Reminds me my name and my life! 🇧🇪🙏

Top 2000 a gogo. Het gaat weer naar het eind van het jaar. Laat ze maar komen!

Rudeboys, great days with excellent music.

Love it how Lynval slips into his posh Coventry accent one minute and then tries to do a Jamaican accent the next.

@apathyintheuk265

4 жыл бұрын

There's no such thing as a 'posh' Coventry accent. * Besides, I think he's originally from Gloucester, anyway.

@johnnyjabsco1999

4 жыл бұрын

apathyintheuk - I am not getting into an argument about accents like the Americans seem to do on KZread videos. To me a Coventry accent sounds posh, probably because I am from West Yorkshire. Lynval was born in Jamaica and lived in Coventry in later years. He sounds like he is from Coventry to me but also you can hear a bit of a Jamaican accent. That is all I was saying. I wouldn't worry about it too much mate. It's no big deal.

@apathyintheuk265

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyjabsco1999 'No big deal' to the extent of your need to reply at such length! It's OK, I wasn't offended, but as a Coventrian of 53 years I know there is no such thing as a 'posh' Cov accent. Lyn does have to work on that Jamaican drawl tho.

RIP Rico. And Brad.

A band that managed to be popular and unknown at the same time.

A classic. Stop Your Messing Around. Got to love the ska!

Brought ska into the limelight in the USA at the time,...at least in NYC where I was.

Ive still got the single, I was a scooterboy / suedehead at the time!

Absolutely love the Specials, been such a huge fan for years. House Of Fun would have to be one of their best.. an absolute classic.

@lazylad9064

4 жыл бұрын

House of fun was by madness....dude what is wrong with you.

@MyCovertNarcissism

4 жыл бұрын

@@lazylad9064 I meant to say One Step beyond, my mistake.

@lazylad9064

4 жыл бұрын

That was madness too. Do your research

@MyCovertNarcissism

4 жыл бұрын

@@lazylad9064 Are you sure, I'm pretty certain that was the Specials who did that one?

@lazylad9064

4 жыл бұрын

Your winding me up dude. Look on youtube.

Love the little herberts

Wow, I totally heard this song with a delicious hint of irony. Was that wrong?

👍🇳🇿

Ok, so was that last part with those kids not the cutest thing ever?

@gunrock00

4 жыл бұрын

Especially when the little boy said, "yeah, this is my Dad!". RIP Rico and big love to that little guy, whose Dad is gone.😩

Did Rico play on "Ghost town" as well?

@benmarshall404

4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed :)

@ZeldaFitz

4 жыл бұрын

As well as on Paul Young’s album from 1983, No Parlez

Horace Panter. My hero.

🕴🕴🕴 🕴🕴🕴 🕴🕴🕴

Rude Boys rock!

oh boy I feel it for your interviewer. English is easy-ish, Jamaican Patois is magic to listen to but hard unless you have an idea of pigin english ya no mon. Aye!

If this song doesn’t get you singing and moving...check your pulse 👍

Oh man, I always thought this was a song about society lecturing to an adolescent to follow the rules. A satire. But no, it's a lecture from the band. Oh Rudy.

Lol!

Zowel the Specials als Madness hadden in Europa de ene hit na de andere, maar in Amerika heeft Madness slechts een enkele keer de Billboard lijsten gehaald met "Our house". Is de ska rage destijds aan Amerika voorbijgegaan?

@suzukiswift2119

4 жыл бұрын

Ik denk dat de Amerikanen de ska-periode hebben gemist, en toen de skinheadcultuur eindelijk naar Amerika overwaaide werd het al gauw omarmd door mensen met een extreemrechts karakter. Eeuwig zonde eigenlijk.

@RonTheFlyingDutchman

4 жыл бұрын

@@suzukiswift2119 Inderdaad zonde, zeker als je bedenkt dat the Specials eigenlijk de ontspoorde jongeren op het juiste spoor wilde zetten.

@suzukiswift2119

4 жыл бұрын

@@RonTheFlyingDutchman Inderdaad, vreemde transitie, van een cultuur die ging om het samenkomen van donkere en witte mensen, naar een cultuur van witte mensen die een hekel hadden aan donkere mensen. Waar is het misgegaan vraag je je dan af.

@TheStraatjutter

4 жыл бұрын

Neo Nazi's proberen nu nog steeds totaal onschuldige subculturen in te pikken , je hebt tegenwoordig hipsterige vega nazi's die KZread filmpjes met recepten maken.

Rude boys don’t kill

Really, not Ghost Town? Don't get me wrong, this is a killer song as well

Come on Jerry .. brothers above ego mate

Uhm, could someone tell that guy to put off those sunglasses? Or even better, put it in front of his teeth.

Great song but Terry Hall could not dance.

@johnnyjabsco1999

4 жыл бұрын

@diamond66ist He had no rhythm whatsoever. I used to notice that when I was a kid and I used to see them on Top Of The Pops. You are so right. He couldn't dance to save his life.

I can tell this band is English just from their teeth 1:20

@raydematio7585

4 жыл бұрын

Britain has free dental care, you'll find their teeth better than Americans'.

@CIMAmotor

4 жыл бұрын

@@raydematio7585 Only if you are on benefits.

@vamps_rock

4 жыл бұрын

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