The Specials - Ghost Town [Official HD Remastered Video]
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9 жыл бұрынYou are watching the official remastered HD video for of ‘Ghost Town’ by The Specials. A timeless classic, which originally reached the UK number on in June 1981. This video was directed by acclaimed designer Barny Bubbles with the band driving around the City and East of London in a 1961 Vauxhall Cresta. The video was remastered by Nacho
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Lyrics:
This town (town) is coming like a ghost town
All the clubs have been closed down
This place (town) is coming like a ghost town
Bands won't play no more
Too much fighting on the dance floor
Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?
We danced and sang as the music played in any boomtown
This town (town) is coming like a ghost town
Why must the youth fight against themselves?
Government leaving the youth on the shelf
This place (town) is coming like a ghost town
No job to be found in this country
Can't go on no more
The people getting angry
This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town
@redrev674 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall. I was 14 at comprehensive school when this came out. Loved everything Terry Hall was involved with. It was very much a track of its time but it is timeless
@davefb Жыл бұрын
About the same age. We were leaving the uk for a family holday in france and this was the last tune we heard getting on the ferry. Just felt so 'right'. RIP indeed. I feel broken..
@davidlester7066 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall,Skinhead til i die
@Warp75 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry
@rayjr62 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. One absurdly underrated singer. And admittedly even his own former band mates didn't know he was gravely ill. R.I.P..
@prbsnoop1974 Жыл бұрын
Not really - it feels like we've come full circle
@remchaill9898 6 жыл бұрын
This plays in my head every time a waiter asks me if I'd like to hear the specials.
@michaelmansour6520 5 жыл бұрын
F*cking hilarious!!! ;-] AWESOME!!
@perryhutcheson5236 5 жыл бұрын
👊
@twowolveshighfiving 5 жыл бұрын
👽👽👽👽
@mpbarr538 5 жыл бұрын
That's funny.
@peteroneill5426 5 жыл бұрын
H'on FA&H
@cosmicstargazer10 5 ай бұрын
Moody, deliciously eerie & still relevant. So many ghost towns.
@SunofYork 5 ай бұрын
unemployment at all time lows..
@adriennescotson1641 3 ай бұрын
O my God so relevant today!!
@SunofYork 3 ай бұрын
@@adriennescotson1641 Why ? unemployment is low ..especially if you paid attention in school..
@reidkyle5030 2 ай бұрын
@@SunofYork lol the classic not understanding the first thing about employement. USA workforce participation is an all time low
@SunofYork 2 ай бұрын
@@reidkyle5030 That is what trumpniks and Ivans say. They discard official figures coz they are conspiracy theorists AND Trumpositories... I understand a lot more than mountain boys
@deloniusmonk4923 Ай бұрын
Quality .... no argument, no debate, just pure quality. RIP Terry Hall.
@NINJATABI 3 жыл бұрын
It's so hard to believe this song is 40 years old, it's incredibly timeless
@jordanvalencia9597 3 жыл бұрын
most Ska Songs are timeless like from Madness songs as well.
@te9591 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's way ahead of it's time.
@markjlovelady4831 2 жыл бұрын
I remember 81 moving to Coventry when this song was out. Too much fighting in Coventry. Great place to be a student.
@COOLKIDFIN 2 жыл бұрын
Relavent at the moment aye. Through generations still poetic and profound
@bobrew461 2 жыл бұрын
@@te9591 I'm guessing you were not around in '81.
@LeeSparkes 3 жыл бұрын
Let us stand for our national anthem
@MacaqueStinx 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't be any more relevant nowadays. The situation and cause may be different from back then, but the world is more of a ghost town now than ever before.
@thetopcat8946 3 жыл бұрын
@@MacaqueStinx Yes, I live in a very small town. This is the song I keep hearing replaying in my mind when I walk up a once busy road
@youngpotatoe6268 3 жыл бұрын
Father ted
@tomstrawbridge6319 3 жыл бұрын
ah I see I have found a man of culture
@psypnkdosr 3 жыл бұрын
Well put sir!
@seahorselady1 Жыл бұрын
Still gives me chills 42 years later and so relevant even now. RIP Terry Hall.
@PhilR0gers 9 ай бұрын
Looking at most town centres nowadays, it's never been more relevant.
@MrKevC 5 ай бұрын
I was going to say the exact thing myself
@WonderfulWorldofAwesomeness 4 ай бұрын
I sing this song to myself while walking past all of the shut down shops in downtown San Francisco. It’s timeless and universal.
@spencerhanrahan 3 ай бұрын
Whose still listening in 2024! 👻 currently watching This Town & made me rediscover The Specials........this song is iconic to us Brits, especially as a Nothern Brit! 👌🏼
@kgm1000uk 3 ай бұрын
Just sat in the car today at the Coventry Music Museum 😀
@StevenBewley-uw5id 2 ай бұрын
People disappearing by you, war songs.
@eon14873 2 ай бұрын
Only watched 2 episodes so far. Loving it. Won't be eating any fingers though lol
@nottjohn9418 2 ай бұрын
It's as relevant now as then.
@AdoniaTT 2 ай бұрын
Ska for the win!
@BillybobSpangleberry 3 жыл бұрын
Listening to this at the Winchester, waiting for this all to blow over...
@elijahhighberg1409 3 жыл бұрын
LOL drink a pink for me bud
@voltronik9141 3 жыл бұрын
*Winks
@malcomwhite5426 3 жыл бұрын
hows ed going
@michaellappin3843 3 жыл бұрын
got my pint, got my pig snacks, what else do you need?
@jimmorrison2657 3 жыл бұрын
@WonkaaVision You might wanna lay off the internet for a while, mate.
@eightiesmusic1984 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall. He was a good soul who leaves a tremendous legacy of music that will be forever revered. Ghost Town made a powerful statement about urban decay, racism and poverty in the UK at the same time as the riots of 1981. Very sad news of his passing. May he rest in peace.
@abcasurname1544 Жыл бұрын
Very well said. And thank you Terry.
@clairewilson524 Жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this, and thinking of Toxteth burning during the riots. So fitting back then. And how little we have moved on today, still that unrest brewing just below the middle-class veneer of hopes.
@jimmyking2844 Жыл бұрын
RIP terry hall my music another one gone
@eightiesmusic1984 Жыл бұрын
@@clairewilson524 Thatcher destroyed society and the price is still being paid today- that is her legacy. Labour capitulated by accepting the neoliberal settlement under Thatcher, betraying working people as a result. The riots of 2011 were dismissed by many as consumerist, opportunistic greed instead of having a more fundamental cause rooted in poverty, lack of opportunity and racism. While there will have been some opportunism, in a society that is so unequal and unfair, it is no wonder it happened. The only surprise is that it did not happen sooner or since 2011. That is not to justify it, but it is about cause and effect. Britain is unstable beneath the apparent calm. Lack of trust in institutions, austerity hollowing out services, even wider inequality ( most unequal country in Europe apart from Bulgaria) and the trashing of 'democracy' by the Tories, has left the UK on its knees. It is a society and economy spinning out of control. The warnings were sounded when Ghost Town pulsated through the land.
@clairewilson524 Жыл бұрын
@@eightiesmusic1984 I totally agree with most of what you say. I hate Thatcher to this day, and Ghost Town reminds me of the hopelessness of our city as jobs disappeared and managed decay took over. The riots I'm talking about where around the country and included Toxteth in 1981. Houses broken into and furniture piled onto the streets then set ablaze. Police No Go Areas, and rage, neither have disappeared, we just allowed ourselves to be manipulated by the press and the rightwing successive governments.
@sarahwelty9223 11 ай бұрын
Timeless classic which doesn't age. It sounds just as good now as it did when it was first released. It's a genuine masterpiece!
@Tombro1856 8 ай бұрын
100% for sure.
@zoki-kj3ox Ай бұрын
Agree! This masterpiece is art! 👍🏴
@K._Oss Жыл бұрын
I’ve been residing in Tulsa Oklahoma for the past three years. Playing this in my car while driving through the frozen-in-Time neighborhoods & condemned relics of Americana combined with urban madness that inspired SE Hinton to write The Outsiders is more chilling than you think.
@Matthew-qk1xi 10 ай бұрын
Yeah that book meant everything to me as my neighborhood was as "greaser" as it gets. Now I'm 53 and i can't escape that feeling.
@omegajrz1269 5 ай бұрын
Is this song known in the US?
@km6xu 5 ай бұрын
Yes, @@omegajrz1269, it was quite popular here at the time, but I believe that most of my fellow Yankees did not really understand it.
@omegajrz1269 5 ай бұрын
@@km6xu Because there are many English bands that went under the radar
@user-dw1io5wq6c 5 ай бұрын
How's this not the top comment!!??
@johnrider5701 Жыл бұрын
The fact I'm Listening to this in 2022 and the lyrics are still relevant is a bloody tragedy. Bless you Terry Hall you were a hero of my generation and beyond....
@cressida123 Жыл бұрын
Thinking the same
@bellestarr6484 Жыл бұрын
Right as rain, mate
@Brett_is_Veng Жыл бұрын
i think they are even more relevant than they have been in 25 years. This song has such atmosphere, something you just don't get from current music for some reason
@bobrew461 Жыл бұрын
We should be looking at old songs like this and laughing; "Things are much better now. What a joke!" But actually, they are WORSE! At least back then you could go to a pub/club with your dole/pocket money and buy a beer and chill. Now, you need a mortgage to do it. Very few cheap places around now to blow-off steam. That's not good!
@tomthornton6259 Жыл бұрын
@@bobrew461 agreed! Too much tax on alcohol in the UK, and very questionable if it's actually benefited anyone... Other than the polititians pockets!
@kroberts2252 Жыл бұрын
Heartbroken to learn of Terry Hall’s passing. You helped change the world and give a voice to so many people. Your legacy will live forever. RIP.
@graphiteandglitter Жыл бұрын
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😢😢😢😢
@erikaadams1827 Жыл бұрын
Me too was a huge fan saw them in concert in the 80s 😪
@triacatz7139 Жыл бұрын
way too young to have died RIP
@icanseeformiles9387 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying exactly what I wanted to say. Saw them several years ago and they were still incredible. Terrible loss.
@rustypadhraigdiarmuidseano3192 5 ай бұрын
2024. Still a legend of a song. Thanks Coventry ❤
@ximo4599 5 күн бұрын
me
@crockmans1386 2 ай бұрын
Hey, i m a 70 year old rockabilly player. And i love dat sound. Rock n Roll is da salt o life, Ska is the pepper.
@mattlowe1276 2 ай бұрын
Love that 😂
@ChadConnor 2 ай бұрын
i have testicular cancer
@ianthomas2289 Ай бұрын
@@ChadConnor buzzkill
@ChadConnor Ай бұрын
@@ianthomas2289 just wait until you hear about my prostatectomy
@ajarnbrian4 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall. This song remains a British masterpiece.
@danycharlish4878 Жыл бұрын
A world masterpiece
@unakennelly Жыл бұрын
And it's Ireland's national anthem. 😉
@karenswann253 Ай бұрын
I did not know that 😳 am going to listen to the Specials all day now
@grahambradley2158 Жыл бұрын
Timeless classic. RIP Terry Hall.
@Glyyee 11 ай бұрын
Im 15 now and got into ska just a few months ago but my life is changed. I didnt know Terry when he was alive, but his music and his genre have completely changed me as a person and ill never forget him
@goblinbollocks2838 3 ай бұрын
Nice one little man. I was into this stuff as a kid even though it was before my time. I can't remember the names of too many ska bands I liked back then, but The Beat were great, and The Selecter were cool too. That era and the era just preceding it and just after it was brilliant for British music. If you haven't already then try The Clash, there's some obvious cross over there as they played ska and reggae on quite a few tunes but some less obvious bands and artists to try are The Pogues, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Billy Bragg and of course The Jam. There's loads more but try delve into them a bit if you ain't already, I think we made some of the coolest music ever made round that time.
@hellsbellez 2 ай бұрын
❤😊
@Nostalgic-Lady 3 ай бұрын
Always makes my hair stand on end - back then and now - superbly stirring.
@spud912 3 ай бұрын
I know what you mean .My mate introduced me to the specials The day Ghost town hit the charts ,I was hooked from that day 🎶👍
@emmasphere7654 Жыл бұрын
One of the most hard hitting social commentary lyrics of all time, written by a genuinely talented musician. Rest easy Terry Hall, you'll be missed by many.
@paulmcdonough1093 Жыл бұрын
it was i was 9 when this came out in Liverpool ,i seen the effects of a inner city life
@hoover728 Жыл бұрын
Jerry Dammers wrote it though, like most of their songs. (Terry only has one writing credit for the first 2 albums.)
@barryedwards1433 Жыл бұрын
Bang on statement.
@marthagilbert3459 Жыл бұрын
This should be known by many others.
@michaelconnell7808 Жыл бұрын
Great song, very well sung by Terry but was written by Jerry Dammers.
@purplemonkey6178 Жыл бұрын
This track never ages.... it's as brilliant today as it was 40 years ago. One of the greatest songs ever to come out of this country. RIP Terry Hall
@Zootsuit1 Жыл бұрын
Just like today, nothing left, people have lost themselves,now it's plastic barbies and Kens and everyones the same , no identity with them, just plain Jane's and twee
@michaelphelpsaccidentalson127 Жыл бұрын
i dont like it at all.... and i am from the world war so i know my history
@michaelphelpsaccidentalson127 Жыл бұрын
102 years old today actually put some respect on phelpy baby
@purplemonkey6178 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelphelpsaccidentalson127 what the moose are you talking about 🤨
@Chordonblue Жыл бұрын
I discovered this song during the Covid lockdown. Appropriate.
@markweigel3301 3 ай бұрын
One Of The Greatest Songs Of One Of The Greatest Bands Of All Time
@dannyboiii19 22 күн бұрын
When a master piece is written, its never forgotten.
@ericberns9334 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall. I’m just gutted. The Specials were a band that just reached across generations. From my junior year in high school, to a girl I dated in the nineties, to a woman I loved for twenty years, and to my oldest child...we all connected over this amazing band.
@annaritaranalli1791 Жыл бұрын
Pretty original song for the eightys
@annaritaranalli1791 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@bibivanderzee6759 Жыл бұрын
RIP terry hall. He was a genius. They were all quite quite extraordinary. This is still breath taking.
@thinghammer Жыл бұрын
The unintentional Seinfeld reference...
@sumairahussain3255 10 ай бұрын
I heard this a few weeks ago being played live in Oxford Street. It sounded absolutely amazing! Brought all my childhood back to me. The 80's were magic.
@BrendaDrumm 8 ай бұрын
Coventry born and bred it is now a and a shite hole I'm now a foreigner it's terrible
@jtb1245 8 ай бұрын
Big changes everywhere … Even in Ireland … class song 💥🌟💥
@BodywiseMustard 6 ай бұрын
'80s *
@marcellespencer124 4 ай бұрын
Native English and west Indian rules. Old school 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇯🇲🇬🇧
@mikefandango294 2 ай бұрын
You can’t ever stop coming back to the songs you grew up with, because that time has long since gone!
@SgtPepper69 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall,your music and lyrics will live forever 🙏❤ #TheMusicOfMyYouth 🎶
@rollomaughfling380 3 ай бұрын
Terry didn't write these lyrics.
@CHUTNEX 3 жыл бұрын
Even after 40 years still such a haunting and relevant song.
@COOLKIDFIN 2 жыл бұрын
Big vibe
@Boilingfrogg 2 жыл бұрын
40 years? . My god!
@aranyos1056 2 жыл бұрын
It's so relevant now 40 years later as the new world order try to destroy our lives
@edharris2395 2 жыл бұрын
@@aranyos1056 I've recently turned 30-.. I'm lucky enough to remember a bit of life before 9/11. and I guess I'm lucky because I can just about remember what half the world's maniacs were trying to tear down, I feel sorry for my younger siblings that were born later- all they've known is.. terrorists trying to kill them, Russians launching chemical attacks on british soil, unelected bureaucrats offshore trying to control their futures ..Goldman sach profiting from misery - mass migration.. conservatives .. I mean I tear up a bit... I tear up a bt at the thought of people my age going into hospital with illnesses they shouldnt get till sixty while those in their 90s are still fighting to live longer and control more wealth.. Its truly mad..
@joelashadali Ай бұрын
Whose listening on the 43rd anniversary of this tune?
@melissasalgado3164 29 күн бұрын
6/15/2024 at 2306
@Mr_Anarchy78 25 күн бұрын
I was 2 yrs old when this came out. Fuck I'm old.😂
@timmawson642 22 күн бұрын
Oh yes, back to the days when we had to import Doc’s into Brisbane from Britain ourselves,,, a six or eight week wait seems very insignificant Up against 43 years. RIP Terry Hall.❤
@spud912 20 күн бұрын
@@Mr_Anarchy78 I was 20 years old in 1981 😬
@johnbalog-wk3wt 11 күн бұрын
@@spud912 You beat me I was 18
@derekreynolds2681 4 ай бұрын
The best song to come out of my home town Coventry UK The Specials :)
@OnlyGoodMusic_ 3 ай бұрын
Classic No. 1
@iainpark150 7 жыл бұрын
One of the most culturally significant songs in British music history. Genius.
@bingsinatra5283 7 жыл бұрын
Iain Park Amen to that, the only other at this level is God Save The Queen by The Pistols.
@iainpark150 7 жыл бұрын
Agreed. That period from 1976 to 1982. When you left school with nothing to hope for only the dole queue. The country was on its knees. But out of this desperation came the energy of youth channeled into the greatest music. The kids today are still as great as we were but if they have everything what's there to protest about what's there to fight for. To seek being a part of something. Identity has become a twitter feed. Glad I was a kid then and not now. That's why there's no great music made, just mediocrity.
@bingsinatra5283 7 жыл бұрын
Iain Park Absolutely.
@Fa55akk 7 жыл бұрын
Iain Park i like too see that you agree with me, I'm 16. hand on heart id rather live and experience then than now: I enjoy everything about this era.
@leonbrown210 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Brilliant music with a simple but innovative tune which gets right into your head and under your skin. The lyrics are an incisive commentary on inner city Britain in 1981. By coincidence it went to Number 1 in July 1981 in the same week as Brixton, Toxteth, Moss Side, Glasgow were ablaze. This is social commentary of the highest order; as relevant to the 2010s and this era of austerity as they were to Thatcher's recession-scarred Britain.
@bigdav47 Жыл бұрын
Even an old heavy rocker like me can appreciate just how immense this was! RIP Terry Hall.
@paulmccarthy6545 Жыл бұрын
You're right man
@declan1278 Жыл бұрын
I'm the very same old now bit was a rocker but loved this tune
@danpeatey 10 ай бұрын
Good music is heavy
@lg5819 Жыл бұрын
I’m 51 and I remember back in the 1980s, on Sundays, the city of London where they filmed a large part of this video, apart from early mornings in Petticoat lane and Brick lane nearby, it really was a ghost town. You see, back than Sunday was regarded as a rest day, and I remember as a kid I could hear church bells ringing in Bethnal Green, which is very close to the city of London, and most of my neighbours kitchen windows were left open, cooking their Sunday roasts. Nowadays, we’re living in a different world, with masses of people congregating in those areas today on Sundays, just like any other day during the week... Musicians today don’t make songs like these anymore. Filming it when it was getting dark, using lighting at the right angle to light up their faces, sitting in their car, driving along inside the tunnel, while singing with spooky, mysterious voices. Pure genius for the time!
@bga9388 6 ай бұрын
This track is timeless, scary and spot on. Every time I hear it, the greatness of this band grows on me.
@slabbacon6846 5 жыл бұрын
One of the most unique songs I've ever heard. Still fresh in 2019.
@gkmcjose4494 5 жыл бұрын
SlabBacon yessirrr
@spaghetti2471 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, most definitely. I absolutely love this song.
@johnwick-vo7ig 5 жыл бұрын
Its depressing dated shit,only The Jam sound as good today!
@bryano6850 5 жыл бұрын
😎🕴🏁
@g13flat 4 жыл бұрын
And as relevant.
@mynamejosh5536 2 жыл бұрын
A hauntingly beautiful sophisticated timeless masterpiece.
@michaelharris4651 2 жыл бұрын
Epic masterpiece love the specials !
@MsJp467 2 жыл бұрын
yes same here so fab
@carmencaamano9434 Жыл бұрын
Hola josh!!!you use hyperboles too much
@paulgreen5305 Жыл бұрын
Always
@thomasrounds3337 5 ай бұрын
Literally the only good thing I ever got from MTV. RIP Terry. Thank you for opening my ears 40 years ago
@jenniferjuniper97 Жыл бұрын
The Specials hit it on the head with this tune. Timeless. Play.Rewind.Repeat.
@nodarkthings Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall. Responsible for some of the tunes of my 80s youth. Brings back those days so vividly
@ultanbeare Жыл бұрын
This World will not be a ghost town because Ghost town will be played forever .. absolute classic what a incredible man Terry Hall.. rest in Peace Condolences to your band mates your family.. and your many fans around the World 🌎 .. legend
@JulieWallis1963 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully put.
@Lloydie38 Жыл бұрын
True.
@crd560 9 ай бұрын
What a masterpiece. Just a brilliant song.
@rebel1281 Жыл бұрын
This song is just so unique and always puts me in a trance. I am sad to know that Terry Hall has passed away, and I just found out reading the comments. I fell in love with them recently in October when my uncle played this while we carved pumpkins. He was still alive that month…then he went. RIP Terry Hall, you’ll always be a legend. ❤
@nigelparish2631 Жыл бұрын
I was 11 when this came out. Written about inner cities going to shit, racial division, etc. I'm now 52 and it's still relevant. It's my most played track on Spotify...174 times this year. A top top top tune. Terry Hall was an underrated genius.
@louisemcbride-hogbin3212 Жыл бұрын
It's sad that it's still relevant, we haven't moved on......
@secretsquirrel7374 Жыл бұрын
I was 10
@gb5663 Жыл бұрын
Jerry Dammers wrote it
@alexvillegas8971 Жыл бұрын
Yes! I remember my big sister turned me on to the specials…
@FM-kd9vh Жыл бұрын
Respect 🙏
@tonemiester2022 Жыл бұрын
I'm in a state of shock - Terry Hall dead at 63. No age at all. His music formed a major part of my adolescence. RIP
@pearljam619 3 ай бұрын
This Town BBC is absolutely brilliant I implore you to watch it. You won’t regret.
@philwright8666 Ай бұрын
I did watch and did regret. Had been promoted as being about the 2 Tone era and failed dismally.
@gloomcircus Жыл бұрын
I’m a child of the 90s so obviously didn’t experience this in it’s hey day but my Mum is so passionate about The Specials and all things 80s since she was a teen then. This song has stuck with me. It’s just as good each time you listen to it, as it was the first time you heard it. It’s such a masterpiece. One of the best things you could ever hope to hear in life
@charismagold819 11 ай бұрын
She wanted u to know cool music 😜
@sallyann16 3 жыл бұрын
This song still sends shivers down my spine. Nothing sums up the despair of that era than this track.
@tonypuccio154 2 жыл бұрын
That’s for sure 💯
@mufccharliemufcglazersout 2 жыл бұрын
The tories were in government then same thing today nothing has changed
@dids3384 2 жыл бұрын
@@mufccharliemufcglazersout People stay bootlicking though even though the Tories have always been awful for the working class…
@KarlHamilton 2 жыл бұрын
...and also this era.
@spaceghost1480 2 жыл бұрын
@@mufccharliemufcglazersoutYup because other mainstream political parties have always made things better 🤦🏾
@gracebrown9583 3 жыл бұрын
I have to study this song as part of my GCSE drama, and let me tell you, I have never been more excited to do work
@mozart7074 3 жыл бұрын
Good luck
@katrinanevin2452 3 жыл бұрын
Good luck 👍
@JM-wt7rh 3 жыл бұрын
Topical!
@xandermoore 3 жыл бұрын
Is it your stimulus??
@dwhitman3092 3 жыл бұрын
Voodoo Reggae.
@SteefPip 4 ай бұрын
Few songs capture the energy and despair of their time and place quite as well as this song does.
@the_negative_optimist9904 9 ай бұрын
This song really scratches every itch in my brain in the most unbelievable way possible
@caligulapontifex5759 Жыл бұрын
This hits hard. Terry's music was a large part of my youth. RIP.
@Judey_Toons 3 жыл бұрын
This is THE Halloween song of Covid 2020.
@alancruz9607 3 жыл бұрын
Ayy lmao
@lillasander1703 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@marccmariani8907 3 жыл бұрын
Yes you understand fast , it's perfect if yoù are enof patient
@franciscopastenevaldes4657 3 жыл бұрын
se sabe
@Jas_girliegames 3 жыл бұрын
True
@Gazman011969 11 ай бұрын
This just never gets old. 80's excellence by one of the most Legendary bands to ever exist, and that is a hill I will gladly die on. It just does not get any better than this.
@andrewstirrat1628 Ай бұрын
more relevant today as it was then, Great song
@ObsoleteOddity 4 жыл бұрын
ah...days bygone...the days of my youthful splendour!
@leeneale8776 3 жыл бұрын
indeed :)
@SOURMISS 3 жыл бұрын
Rude girls 🇬🇧
@GlossRabban 3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard anything so full of splendor?
@denisediaz6218 3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, I've always enjoyed the macabre and strange stories, I found your channel during the pandemic. I listen to the vids while I'm drawing and painting, cool running into a comment from you!
@ranzamaceanruig 3 жыл бұрын
Did you take full advantage of your youth, did you have enough fun?
@KJ-of6lf 2 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest sounding songs ever.
@heatherdaydream 18 күн бұрын
One of the greatest music videos of all time
@leerooney650 Жыл бұрын
When it comes to music, Britain rules the airwaves. Each generation spawns something new and very Special. Although, I can't speak for what passes for music these days,maybe that's a good thing. I've always loved the Specials, the two-tone era was amazing,the Specials were my favourites
@phantomechelon3628 Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Terry Hall. The Specials were an iconic 80s band...no-one else looked or sounded quite like them. Instantly recognisable when their songs came on the radio.
@jessicabeverage7214 4 жыл бұрын
My sister was so in love with The Specials. She died 11 years ago today. I'm probably the only person on the planet that crys like a baby when she hears them. It sounds sad but I can not express hpw grateful I am for The Specials.
@johnsrome8459 4 жыл бұрын
Jessica Beverage: I'm so sorry to read about your sister and the distress that's evoked by this wonderful song. You obviously loved your sister. Don't be ashamed of your emotional responses. You're human. Life is bafflingly painful at times. I wish you all happiness. X
@staceymorales1624 4 жыл бұрын
Jessica you are not alone. I lost my brother to cancer 10 years ago and he was big on The Specials and Sublime so I regularly play their songs when I’m thinking about him. It doesn’t always make me cry but it definitely helps me feel like he’s still with me. Big hugs hon and hope it gets better for you ❤️
@AndreyaWryght 4 жыл бұрын
🌹💐🌹💐
@stevenj.montana3874 4 жыл бұрын
😔
@colddarkplanet 4 жыл бұрын
Bless you sweetheart xx keep going Jessica ❤️❤️❤️🤘🏻
@renatacantore3684 Жыл бұрын
This video reinforces how Awesome this song is. 2023 Long live WLIR FM !!!💖🤸♂️♥️🇺🇸😎
@zantelion1052 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall, this song will always have a special place in my heart and soul!!
@goldleader2804 2 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this song. I’ll never forget it either. An absolute masterpiece.
@penguinuprighter6231 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to 1980
@patrickgilgun9751 Жыл бұрын
Absolute Madness!! Lol love it 😜
@patrickgilgun9751 Жыл бұрын
@@penguinuprighter6231 Again... lol.
@carlyrennae3963 Жыл бұрын
Lucky you imagine you could have never heard the awesomeness of the Specials better late than ever my friend!!
@Gizmo_69 Жыл бұрын
discover more at the playlist against algorithms channel..... We are the reason the music wave was started. Come hang out leave the mainstream by itself to rot.
@BruceDanton-xw6eg 2 ай бұрын
Number one from 1981 and great too. Thank you.
@semilife 7 ай бұрын
Great track. This was a commentary about what was happening at the time, social deprivation, grim landscape we were faced with. Probably as relevant today as was back in the 80s. RIP Terry Hall, one of a kind, gone too soon.
@jackiemcdonald5400 Жыл бұрын
Ghost Town is a musical masterpiece. Lost for words at the loss of a beautiful human being and a phenomenal musical talent. RIP Terry Hall.
@Scrapper. Жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace, Terry. Legend forever.
@jamesphlames7498 3 ай бұрын
Absolute perfection. A true masterpiece.
@xxx...pyxidis Жыл бұрын
Love this so much. RIP Terry.
@feefyefoefum Жыл бұрын
I was a fresh-faced 19 when this hit the charts, I'm 60 now. It puts things into perspective how old these songs are, but they were great days for alternative/independent music. So long Terry, thanks for the tunes.
@slimytoad1447 Жыл бұрын
You're so right,a unique sound still iconic. Rest in peace Terry x
@apollocobain8363 Жыл бұрын
Me too and I still have a thin black tie
@davidkoplitz1969 11 ай бұрын
❤
@gaspanda 4 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most timeless song ever written. As relevant today as is was then. "People getting angry" I truly believe that many of today's issues are because successive governments have left youth, both white and black, on the shelf
@davidhanley248 3 жыл бұрын
Same in Ireland same in most places id say.
@farzanamughal5933 3 жыл бұрын
@@palhein-reim7430 ?
@fanneboom 3 жыл бұрын
@@farzanamughal5933 keep it with youth - color does not matter to us - he's wrong to call it race tho, 'cause there is no race with humankind, all the same just some dif and mixed up colors
@robwatts9437 3 жыл бұрын
During covid 19 it looks like they driving during lockdown, clubs closing , people getting angry sounds like 2020 and 2021
@gaspanda 3 жыл бұрын
@@palhein-reim7430 some might say that's exactly the reason why people don't "shut up" about it.
@KennyEvansUK 8 ай бұрын
This track is scorched into my soul. Love the groove and everything about it.
@Abijah12411 8 ай бұрын
This is good...reminds me of when I would go see The Crazy 8's in Portland Oregon back in the late 1980's😎
@robjones2408 4 жыл бұрын
"Do you remember the good old days/Before the Ghost Town?" Heard this song back in 1981, just before the major riots took place around the country. Nearly forty years later, the theme of this song is an eerie summary of London right now due to the outbreak of coronavirus. There was hardly anybody about, when I went out yesterday evening. Still creepily brilliant after all these years.
@arseymcpherson 4 жыл бұрын
Why have you written this like a poem?
@sammiianne5295 4 жыл бұрын
The riots were around the Summer 1981 when this song was released
@imienazwisko6241 4 жыл бұрын
Forget about London, this is COV baby
@wleon4068 4 жыл бұрын
@@sammiianne5295 Yes, and they were all around the country.
@michaelmoran9602 3 жыл бұрын
This song is all about Coventry in the 80tees period the band were co Coventry City born and bred most of them were from the ends of hillfields just outside cov City centre consisting of about 12 Tower blocks and a front line strip where I lost many man's friendship to the eco of the gun shots sometimes over nutting and all the old back streets and the bits, so basically it was about the boom town entering the ghost town, me gone🇮🇪🍀🙏
@buzzindrones Жыл бұрын
Growing up in 70's & 80's Britain The Specials defined the era ! what a legend we sadly lost today -RIP Terry Hall ,God needed a divine voice up there !
@robertdepatty7824 Жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this, I was a student visiting the UK. The next time I heard it, was the first time I saw the movie Snatch. After that, I went on line to find it and have had it since. It’s way before it’s time. BRILLIANT!!
@laurahall3094 10 ай бұрын
This song was so exactly of its time, like a fading snapshot.
@AS-cw9no Жыл бұрын
They were brilliant. The soundtrack of my youth. RIP Terry!
@jubear1493 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry. One of THE best things to EVER come out of Coventry, bar none!! Would be fitting for this song to be charting again, not only due to the god awful circumstances of the loss of Terry, but the state of the UK at the moment to be fair.
@SteveProcterPhotography 29 күн бұрын
This track is Timeless, this and Another Brick in the Wall, Cars, Bohemian Rhapsody and Space Oddity, the best songs ever made :)
@Tombro1856 9 күн бұрын
Cars, I agree.
@leechiappa8177 7 ай бұрын
Utter classic Terry hall was a class act and very good songwriter very underrated , just have a peek at his back catalogue very diverse musically and culturally great musician and songwriter and a very gracious and accommodating human being ,,, Sadly missed but his music and work will live on always thru classics like this ……………rip
@patrickverlinden71 3 жыл бұрын
It's an excellent, timeless haunting song. No matter where you are, at what time, or what political views you have, this song is always suitable as a protest song.
@infamousGSR 2 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@Rebeccanavarro132 2 жыл бұрын
@@infamousGSR bruh wtf did he do to you
@digitalmiseryvf7325 2 жыл бұрын
I agree! This song haunts you.
@onfoenemgrave 2 жыл бұрын
Joe Biden
@amywalsh2001 2 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry could you please explain how this is a song for protest? To me it's just a very accurate depiction of a recession.
@MrDarrenhannaford1 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry. Remember hearing this on radio 1 back in the day and it blew my mind and the words are so true especially in today's world. Will miss you Terry Hall
@user-qs2gr5oh2i 15 күн бұрын
My Dad played the flute on this iconic song.
@Tombro1856 9 күн бұрын
Or was it his own flute.
@FizzyWizzy-sn1es 9 ай бұрын
Im 27 and i feel People too scared and self conscious to release music like this now..classics like this are real music just expression and sounds making people dance and ponder what ever is on their mind in the moment
@harveysmith100 2 жыл бұрын
Saw the Specials last night in Brighton. What a performance, such a tight band. Lynville is 70 and still manages to perform his vocals as well as cover for the absent Neville, just brilliant. Terry's voice was pitch perfect and sounded just the same as the albums over forty years ago, incredible. His dry sense of humour was wonderful too. Horace's bass lines were a joy. "Nobody is Special." But they were, Very Special.
@patrickgilgun9751 Жыл бұрын
We all special ❤️ ain't dat da truth 🤣...I
@elainejlawrence7931 Жыл бұрын
Just reading of Terry Halls passing. Fun Boy Three /The Specials- sounds of my Youth
@elainejlawrence7931 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry Hall RESPECT✌🏼💯
@PatrickCanney 4 жыл бұрын
Who’s listening to this during the Coronavirus outbreak?
@va_rio845 4 жыл бұрын
@Patrick Currently mood here in Rome
@so9205 4 жыл бұрын
Right on the money son. Along with Talking Heads Life During Wartime
@felipepanos1648 4 жыл бұрын
@@va_rio845 Thessaloniki 15/3/2020 first saturday of bans.
@levonbenitez2069 4 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@grumpofitzgerald4350 4 жыл бұрын
Walked around the empty streets blaring this on a speaker
@Nyanbee_ Жыл бұрын
I remember waking up to hearing the news about Terry Halls passing, I’d never been too aware about the individual band members but I liked their music enough to recognise how good their music really is. RIP Terry Hall, your music will live on for many years to come ❤
@key412ful Жыл бұрын
Personally I keep remembering this song from a classic episode of Father Ted where it is the only record that a DJ Priest has to play at a disco, but I also more importantly remember this song being an important record of my youth from the early 80s. Thank you to The Specials and in particular Terry Hall and you may rest in peace for giving us this classic song that will never grow old.
@nunyabiz6925 8 ай бұрын
Looked for this comment! The father ted reference made me giggle
@GregOrCreg Жыл бұрын
One of the all-time greatest songs. Such a shame that it's as relevant today as it was in 1981. Still, a true work of genius. RIP Terry.
@jjrj8568 Жыл бұрын
it was very relevant in 2020
@SunofYork 5 ай бұрын
not true
@garyclarke4840 Жыл бұрын
RIP Terry hall ,,legend and thanks for all the brilliant songs,,you will allways be remembered in your songs ❤️
@ztb9327 9 ай бұрын
the song is timeless
@bookerlee4752 10 ай бұрын
I remember buying the single when it came out. I helped to get it to Number One in the charts. Still love this even now on my late fifties 😎
@janbrown2901 Жыл бұрын
Loved this band..Terry Hall was a talented artist and a good person..he suffered greatly in his youth and still managed to overcome his problems. R.I.P ❤️
@marthagilbert3459 Жыл бұрын
I love this song.
@SuperbonyTheCat Жыл бұрын
@susanpeters5392 Жыл бұрын
RIP TERRY ....FROM ENGLAND...I'm now 62 a part of my youth ..never to be forgotten x
@harleydeebrooks1983 Ай бұрын
Still a sweet tune 2024
@strangewayfaringstranger Жыл бұрын
Still one of the coolest videos ever. And that car is awesome. This song feels relevant today.
@ourkid2000 Жыл бұрын
My god, when Terry sings the bit about " do you remember the good old days".....one of the great moments in pop music. Every time I hear him sing that part it just gives me the chills.
@eightiesmusic1984 Жыл бұрын
It is a lament for better times and a cry of despair about the present and future postponed-that's what it sounds like to me. The backing vocals also conjure a real sense of angst and foreboding.
@The_Professor26 Жыл бұрын
Great song but I wouldn't go that far mate. You must've had a very simple life. No disrespect mate.
@Kiers80 Жыл бұрын
That’s my favourite bit as well
@user-pn1km8cl5y 8 ай бұрын
Booo
@rodneyhinchliffe8710 Жыл бұрын
Rest in power Terry Hall! Your music more relevant now than 40 years ago.