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Poor Terry. So poignant hearing these beautifully real lyrics now... A world away from older age and death. God bless Terry Hall, working class hero.

The most English song of ALL time.

Bass line, organ solo and Terry’s delivery are EVERYTHING.

Probably one of THE greatest B'sides. Father Ted's pal should've played this at the Craggy Island raffle, not just Ghost Town

Anyone who's got tanked up with their mates can relate to this...perfection. RIP Terry.

I still have their first album as an original on vinyl. At the time, as a poor, working class school boy, I thought their music was just relevant to me. Now with the advent of KZfaq I can see it affected many people. The Specials were "Special". They were/are the only group that talk about every day problems affecting people, especially the youth: loneliness, apathy, meaning of life, boredom, the rat race, racism, urban decline, etc. What no one mentions is the genius of Jerry Dammers. I was gutted when they broke up. I was initially very excited when they reformed but then realised that maybe they were trying to recreate the past but then 40+ years later, it was too late. In addition without Dammers, it didn't feel right. The group abruptly disbanded after he spent a year composing Ghost Town, their biggest track to date. I greatly respected the fact that he did not join out of principle. He could have done so, earned good money, etc but he did not forget what happened and out of principle as he probably felt he was wronged he did not rejoin. Lynval Golding actually states that it was only after he and the other two left that they realised how much of a genius Jerry Dammers was! He was/is the genius behind The Specials. He was the creative influence behind the music, the composition, the lyrics and song writing. He is an out and out legend! RIP Terry Hall.

"...instead of piss stains on my shoes!" It still gets me, even after 40 years.

RIP Terry. No one else could have written this.

We need a modern day specials to change what is happening now in this world...

I'm still here from this era fred Perry n all anyone else?😁

Now that I’m sober, I interpret the somber way in which this song is sung so differently.

Terry Hall is dead. I'm shocked. He was one of the coolest artists ever.

"Friday Night, Saturday Morning" Out of bed at eight am Out my head by half past ten Out with mates and dates and friends That's what I do at weekends I can't talk and I can't walk But I know where I'm going to go I'm going watch my money go At the Locarno, no When my feet go through the door I know what my right arm is for Buy a drink and pull a chair Up to the edge of the dance floor Bouncers bouncing through the night Trying to stop or start a fight I sit and watch the flashing lights Moving legs in footless tights I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I like to venture into town I like to get a few drinks down The floor gets packed the bar gets full I don't like life when things get dull The hen party have saved the night And freed themselves from drunken stags Having fun and dancing in A circle round their leather bags I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning But two o'clock has come again It's time to leave this paradise Hope the chip shop isn't closed Cos' their pies are really nice I'll eat it in the taxi queue Stand in someone else's spew Wish I had lipstick on my shirt Instead of piss stains on my shoes I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning Sing along folks !

RIP Terry. You were my childhood hero. Grew up listening to your music and I'm still listening.

Probably the best song from The Special Terry

Hope the chip shop isn't closed Terry... All the best.

I was 10 years old when I bought their first LP (1978). R-I.P Terry Hall

Love you Terry! Always in our hearts

Just hearing this for the first time. What a delight! Makes me proud to be British.

Rest well Terry ❤❤❤

I never get bored of this song. Terry's voice is of my generation.

R.I.P Terry hall 😢

Sort of my life back in the early 80’s … loved it .. would never look back 🏁😎

R.I.P. - 😪Terry Hall

Such a cracker of a C Side to Ghost Town. A great single all in all. R.I.P. Terry

RIP, Terry.

Ace song from back in the day

RIP Terry ❤

I stay home from Friday night and I stay home till Saturday morning.

Story of our youth....

RIP Terry

This resonate with anyone born in 1960's. The Specials were our teenage years, the lyrics were true to all of us. Terry was my teenage crush, posters on my walk, had all their albums. Brings me to tears to think he has gone. RIEP Tezza 🙏🏽🕊❤️

Im still fckn doing this at 55 😢😂

Used to sing this on the way to Scooter rallies on my scoot Friday morning... R.I.P Terry.. sad loss

Lyrical genius and voice of a generation

This song had been stuck in my head since the 90s, finally found it. Good tune

Working mans folly on record. thanks Terry

Two tone one Love 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 do not let them divide us.

RIP Terry Hall

This is the number one Specials choon for me & would also say it's one of the best ska tracks of all time. R I P Terry Hall & thank The Specials for this top choon

I’ll never stop playing these songs that were a part of my youth,we miss you terry legend

RIP Terry Hall,I'll be wrapped round the lampost on Saturday night in your memory,god bless

My mate got me into the specials when Ghost town hit the charts .Still love them today ,even more so due to the nostalgia 👍🎶

What a great song takes me back

Fantastic song. R.I.P. Terry and Thank you.

Rest Easy Terry

So sorry for your loss. Sending lots of love from New Zealand

The greatest band of our time ❤

I used to do that kind of thing on Friday night and Saturday morning or sometimes on a Saturday night and Sunday morning, so I can definitely relate to this song. But not anymore, sadly.

A masterpiece!! Thankyou Terry Xx

R.I.P. Terry Hall. My condolences from Brazil

I used to love playing this song before going out on the piss 🤪

Had this song in my head all day laying by a pool in majorca

Mmm ... That groovy bass intro! 😎🎼 ◻️◼️◻️◼️ ◼️◻️◼️◻️ ◻️◼️◻️◼️

Classic will never get old ohhhh my youth 🥰

A great song - will be always a winner .

Great song ever heard.

Saw them in Dublin last year ethereal

RIP Terry Great song

The chord structure of this song is completely bonkers. Only real talent can craft a song like this.

Love love love this song

Love it, you have to be in the know to get this:)

Love you guys

Really special!

RIP TERRY🥀

Holy shit this is good.

This song kemp me addicted to pie's thanks terry

Song was still relevant 20 years later

God rest his soul. 🙏. Terry Hall. Legend.

always a favourite

RIP Terry Hall,another one taken too soon

THANKS MARIANO YOU ARE THE BEST

"Shoutout to The Garden!"

Brilliant 👏.

The Specials meant an awful lot to me, growing up during The 70's. Terry Hall died on my eldest daughter's birthday which, was a real kick up the jacksy. No more Specials, just as there was about to be more, New, Specials, is the sum of life's cruelty. Rest In Peace to all the dead Specials.

Love it

Goodbye Walter John Harewood.. when we were young brother 😢

Go to work on Friday night unemployed by Saturday morning - 2020

I love this band god bless Terry miss him

I already miss you Terry

just heard this for the first time. Im 56!

Exactly what I do when I'm at the pub 10pm till 12 or 1 am

Very true to my eighties life.

The best!

RIP Terry. Gone too soon. fr Derrick Staple. Cousin to Neville

A masterpiece and the B side to Ghost Town.

❤

Ska....!!!!!😎. Life is grand!!!

Good old days at Tiffany's in cov 79 😎

Yes.i was a skinhead back in the 1980's..and now one not by choice 😂

Song ain't too accurate now. I go out of friday night, I'm forced to come home on Friday night

RIP Terry Hall.

This was exactly me and mates in Coventry at the time.

The abbey run in nuneaton in the 80s 😁💙

Loved it a class of their own and unmistakeable sound.

1980 agghh told my mates it was shite cause I was into the pistols,secretly listening to it 😂

My fav line "Stand in someone else's Spew"

RIP JOHN&TERRY

Wow que excelente canción, larga vida a the Specials!!!!