Skinhead is a British phenomenon. I was a skinhead Rudeboy and I was into all the old stuff but mostly Two-tone, Selector, The Specials, Madness, the Beat, Bodysnatchers and if I had a time machine I'd go back to 1980 and stay there forever, that's my heaven. God bless the true skins and the Rudeboys.

Skinhead is an attitude towards life. Above all a working class attitude. Even though I don’t look like one anymore I am still a skin deep down inside. It’s in my heart. I kept all me clothes even though they didn’t fit anymore and some I gave away to younger skins the new blood as they say. I am retired now lol. I am still the same person with the same interests as back then. I still listen to all the music, still go to the football, still lift weights at the gym, still love boxing preferably unlicensed bareknuckle and still have a laugh and have a say. No mess, no fuss just pure impact!

And so the moral of this guys message is to never be ashamed of who you are ,whether its skin ,mod , rocker , punk , or whatever that's what makes Britain Great Granny 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Made in Britain and damn proud to be British,it's more than fashion, music,it's a statement of life that could never ever come from anywhere else.....in ... edible/gastro terminology it's " THE FULL ENGLISH" ,I'm not a SKINHEAD but I've got nothing but massive respect for all of them and to listen to them over a beer or two is infectious and eye opening into a way of life that truly means and has a purpose of genuine brotherhood ....... listen ...watch....dress...be...educated!!!!

Growing up in compton ca i was the only skinhead around and brown. I'm 37 now and still lacing up my boots. i'll get the cross looks here and there but it's all good . Skinhead till I die.

A man who knows the history. My brother was a Mod and I didn't buy into that scene,so in 68 when this new fashion was coming in it suited me. You are also right about the music we adopted that after the trend started, the great lie is that the movement was started by Reggae and the rude boys this not true they were just a small part of it. We lived in Hammersmith west London, brought our Records in Shepherds Bush and Brixton markets, drank in several pubs in Notting hill/ Brixton and never had any trouble in any of those locations. And it was all over by 70/71 thats when hordes of young fourteen, fifteen year olds started becoming Skinheads and that ruined it for the older guys. A lot more silly aggro, vandalism and assorted stupidity. A moment in time I'm glad I didnt miss, but you can't turn the clock back more's the pity. Just to prove that it never leaves you, my message alert is the opening fanfare from Long shot kick de bucket and my ring tone is Double Barrel by Dave and Ansel Collins.

I'm a skinhead and proud !!!

Nostalgic . . . skinhead never dies

Fuck a mod, fuck a mod today. [The Exploited]

If you had a older brother who dressed smart as a mod, but he in the later 60's became a hippie type (for example). He would probably still have a lot of good clothes in the house that he would no longer wear and occasionally in the shed or garage a scooter (cheap transport). Those clothes that he no longer wanted would now fit the younger brother, who may not be impressed by the hippie fashion and wanted something smarter. The original 'skinheads' did not like the music/fashion of the late 60's and wanted something new/fresh. They found it in ska/bluebeat/reggae brought in from Jamaica etc....and they married this to the look of the earlier mod style of clothes, because they simply wanted to look smart. They needed to protect these clothes whilst going out in the uk weather, but did not want to be 'new mods' or a revival. So they looked for something that did the job of a parka, but looked smarter. The most popular option was the 'crombie' style overcoat in general. So to a point its true that the mods and skinheads have a lot in common. The original 'skinheads' were more the 'rude boy' look from the 2-tone/ska revival in dress/attitude. Skinheads were mostly around cities with good transport links and cars were more popular than scooters in general , but scooter skins and scooter clubs did exist in many parts of the country. Being a mod/rude boy/skinhead/scooterist is a great way of life and if you become one, it moulds the rest of your life, for the better in my opinion. Be proud and love your country.

Absolutely true mate it's all about music, I salute you stay safe and well. Thanks for those words spoken from the heart. Cheers ✊️

been a skinhead for 40 years, now im a grandpa skin. its for life

Old Head Skinhead 40 yrs on and still stomping

Ska is the Greatest music ever. It makes me wanna dance 24/7

1970 my first doc martens Christmas present... I was 12.. still wear docs today.

We were running 200 Lambrettas early in the 70's..we got mixed up with suedeheads and NS, hair grew a bit longer, trousers tapered then wide, then tapered again...wow what a mix...

Been a Skinhead since I was 16...I'm 36 now...I started out in the Neo Nazi's....hate bashing without being educated about it!! Then I started getting educated, Started loving my nation, and my people!! Canada was founded on multi cultural-ism...So how can I honestly believe the white race is Superior in Canada? So I left my position in Right Wing Resistance Canada, I was former 3rd in command, Commander of the Retaliators! I've had many threats upon my life...many brothers wont ever speak to me again...But sometimes the Wolf must stand alone! Sometimes we must Stand for what we believe (Alone) even in the face of danger!! to me, that makes me who I am Today!! OI! OI! OI!

Iam a Skinhead and a member of the National Front but am no Racist! I just resent my Country being ruled by unelected Zionist bureaucrats in Brussels and uncontrolled immigration! As for Skins not developing from Jamaican reggae, I am wholly with you on that one!

Real skinheads are no NAZI''S,,,greetings from Holland,,,respect

Love it man. I don't know why it's called skinheads and people think it's racist. It's just people wanting their way of life with their own people. Why is it so hard to have a country for our own

Good for You Fella and that is the Best Mural I have seen !

Stay Rude, Stay Roots, keep your Boots Stomping, Skinhead forever!!..

60 years of age and still wearing Sherman's and Perry's and my brogues but music is Motown first the rest second

I was an original Skinhead in 1969/70/71 I was a Skinhead then a boot boy then suedehead, because the times changed and Glam rock came in and if course my hair grew and I was a Glam rocker 😮 But Glam died in 1976/77 when punk rock came in, but I was pleased when the Skinheads came back into fashion.. but the Original Skinheads were tough but it was about the music as well. Ok there was trouble but a lot of it was overblown 😮

Super from Dublin mod (s) lreland 🍀🍀🇲🇱🇲🇱🇻🇦🇻🇦🇮🇪🇮🇪 from Ska to northern soul Trojan R&B keep the faith 🇮🇪🇻🇦🇲🇱🍀

Siga saga siga saga my mate!!!!!! Oi!!! Oi!!!!!!!! Oi!!!!!!!! Skinhead for life... Cherrrssss all skinhead.. from Malaysia..

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Good topic. I've been a Skinhead for thirty six years. I'm no racist but I'm very proud to be white. I think all race's/ cultures are great but I don't pander to any of them and don't expect them to me. A great way of life and the music is fantastic. Going to see the Specials this April and still watch Last resort etc...

Yank here, hard rocker 1st. discovered punk 40 + yrs ago..skin/ Oi came naturally along w/ reggae. The stripped down, meat & potatoes of Oi is the fucking best, cheers.

Love this David, proper old school skinhead.

Man speaks for the heart

Artists such as Laurel Aitken, Symarip & The Skatalites were popular with late 60's Skinheads but did they have a black following as well in the UK?

Ska'd for life 😎

You're only half right. Skinhead came from both Mods, AND Jamaican Rude boys. Still nice to see some old timers carrying the torch, though. (Even if this video DID come across as an advert for your scooter club, at times)

I was a skinhead in 1971, not racist, my friend was a Bengali, it was the music that did it for me, I hated the pop and progressive rock music, I just liked soul and reggae and my favourite disco played reggae

Was it not laurel atkin that Used first the term skinhead in his song? Or i'm a wrong?

Goooooöd said Lemmy and Mannerheim & me! I learn walkin England Twickenham! Peoples said Keke Walking like a london style!

SKINHEAD NOW! SKINHEAD FOREVER!

True true boss but true skins 69 same as scooter boys

Love the brogues

Once a skin always a skin! was that Shane Meadows in the background of the pub? :D

53 now and still love the music and image , strange for a outlaw biker ! But let’s be honest the right wing won over most skins , fact

Where you At Skinhead.. Oi to you and Yours.. from Westminster CA USA..

Was a skin for 15 years .once a skin ALWAYS a skin

Skins forever!!!!!

SHARP SKINS TORONTO CHAPTER, BIG UP!!!!!!

He's wearing 508s,not skin.

Boots and braces for life, Oi ! À lion walks alone amongst the sheep!

true words mate bring back the skins

Very interesting , im not a skin but do like SKA , couldnt agree more about the biker analogy , ive never left the science in any way for over 35 years and have no time for role play Rolex retro rebels .

Proper generations back then

Been punk for 20 yrs until 2012 then I've discovered best band ever... SKREWDRIVER. HAIL TO VICTORY💪

Great 👍 video very true I was a Wycombe skin from 1980 loved every minute never say die

Been a skin since 82 and never looked back. Still dance to the beat of Bronkski & Right Said Fred.

Burnley skins No surrender.

Skinheads was a youth sub culture like mods,looks a bit strange dressing like that when you get past about 25 🤔

Toast Tighten Up!

Toilet wipes 😅

real skins are related to jamaicans, without rudeboys,hard mods wouldn't exist, and i am still a skinhead even if i've grown some hair, im still skinhead at heart and soul, it will never go away, i never had a scooter, but skinhead subcultre isn't all about that, it's about music, friendship and even nowadays there's skinhead gamers its the new breed, online generation like some call it, skinheads aren't dead, just a new wave. and there will always come a new wave of skins because you know skinhead 4 life, not bonehead that's a totally different thing.

"Levi jeans-501s".... But your tag clearly states 5-0-8...???!!!!!

There's no such thing as a middle class skinhead.

Great video!

I am a arab skinhead thats oke right ??

My husband and I were skinheads in the '80s. There are maybe 15 skinheads in the US these days.

Rude Boy!Maximum Respect!!

Great video mate, you stick to your roots...its what made you what you are and I see a decent bloke

Burnley skins on a European tour oioi

Bournemouth skinheads 1985 oi oi oi

Black doc martens olove bomber jacket and any dark blue jeans.

Oi Oi Never Surrender

"it didn't come from Jamaica" ok why the ska and reggae and the whole you know skinhead label which is originally from JAMAICA? only mod bits are some clothing and vespas foh

Does skinhead mean something else in the UK? I am a bit confused!

oioi🍻🛠

Heil Skrewdriver!!!

We don't mean to be racist we want white smiling faces

Peanut comes from the cropped hair you nugget! 😂🤣💀

Trojan skins over boneheads bash the fash...

some confusion here, jamaicans were not skinheads. english working class youth product. the rest just rubish

You were biting the style, swag, vibes of Jamaican and west Indian rude boys, let's not front

yeah iam a skinhead to 27 years and i die like a skin

Still pulling on the boots 😜

i was a skinhead in 1967 in coventry listening to reggae and soul this where they started not london and it can be proved by photographs in the local paper at that time

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0:10 where is this

Subculture it's not from Jamaica but certainly influenced in some ways by Jamaica

This is beautiful ❤️ Got Instagram?

levi 501's and he has 508's on

Free london circxs...

0:19 Skinhead didn't "come" from Jamaica but a lot of their influences did. Both mods and skinheads were influenced by Jamaican rude boys and there was overlap between all three.

great upload very interesting

Sharp

All my. Life. 73. For. Life. It's away. Of. Life

I came across this and was a bit confused, but flooded with thought. And going to reasearch. A counter movement against extreme racist/ predgedist movement?

Que exitante.

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How comes everytime you see a doc or feature on skins, they are falling over themselves to stress 'oh no, skins was never racist, we all wanted to be rude boys, and were influenced by Jamaicans, who were all our pals', yet pretty much every skin i ever met was, if not overly racist, defo nationalistic. And that's not a criticism, far from it, just fact. Fair play to this guy, this sounds more like the true skins. I think it's the absolute minority that looked up to Jamiacan culture or aspired to be like them at all, despite what every fucker on BBC would have you think. Yeah that listened to ska in the early days, but that was that.

Just a bold punk. Nothing to do with SH movement.

That's yer lot

Oi!OiOi!

check out tim steinfort freedom and change the establishment oi oi great video