“Daddy’s Jaguar and sacred college scarf’. Genius lyrics sung by a legend. Boy does he look so cool in this video. RIP you kind and gentle man.

R I.P Terry Hall, gone but will never be forgotten. This song sent me on my life's path. The lyrics spoke to me at the age of 12, and I stayed well away from the Rat Race and prospered.

I was born in Feb '63 - these bands made our youth magical & unforgettable!! Thank you! So many favourite Brit bands of the late '70s & early -80s to mention, They gave us a diamond youth we treasure to date!! ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

I am from a different subculture the Specials the No 1 Ska band for me R.I.P Terry Hall respect from a Teddy Boy 🎙️📻🎹🎷🤝🙏

Man the Specials were the soundtrack to my youth. RIP Terry Hall!!

RIP Terry Hall,you are an absolute legend and one of my all time heroes .Love to you and your family..

RIP Terry, what a legend! Will be missed.

I'm 72 and these guys have been one of my 2 or 3 fav bands since I brought the album home & heard the first few notes of "A Message To You, Rudy." Friends my age kinda said, "Huh?" I liked how they made anger & alienation & sadness fun & danceable. Too many people hate & stereotype Baby Boomers. It wasn't our fault when we were born. Millions of us have known it's all a bullshit racket all our lives & we've plowed through it & "done our time" with help from bands in each decade in the spirit of The Specials!

One of the best ska bands ever! “SPECIAL”

Ska lives forever .... no matter race / religion RIP TERRY 🥰 😭😭

60 years old and I remember this like it was yesterday, I was in college, loved this album. What a unique sound and sadly short-lived band. I think the Specials were not been given the credit they really deserved. Granted in 1980 there were so many post-punk and "new wave" bands, it's often hard to rank them, but the Specials will rise up as future critics look at this time period. See you all in the FUTURE!

Sad, sad night. RIP Terry, true legend. Thanks for the memories ❤💔

The Specials and Madness were favorite Ska bands of the early 80s.

My fave Specials song. RIP Terry Hall..thanks for making my childhood even more enjoyable

The lyrics of the specials rang true when I was 14. They speak volumes today and I'm now 51!nothing has changed...only for the worse.

Terry Hall was a legend, their music was so much a product of its time and still so relevant, they don't make them like this anymore. Rest in power Terry Hall, your love and your enthusiasm and your sheer genius is timeless and will live forever. 💙

Very big thank you to Terry Hall and The Specials for all the brilliant music.

R.I.P. Terry. Che la terra ti sia lieve. Saluti da un MOD italiano.

Im 54 now loved these back when i was a teen still relevant today rip j b

RIP Terry you were the voice of a generation, thank you

One of my fave Specials tunes. RIP Terry.

R.I.P. John Bradbury. Over 4 years gone, but never forgotten. Thanks for the music Mr. Funky drummer.

RIP Terry Hall. This track always touched me emotionally for reasons I could never properly comprehend. Now it simply emotes as a memory from a lost youth.

this song hasn't aged at all - still sounds fantastic

The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee: This best line in the song and so true.

I am a high school student in my last year. At first, I couldnt litsen to the lyrics because of how scarily true they were to my situation. "Your working at your leisure, to learn the things you don't need. The promises you make tommorow, will carry no garuntee" Working for the rat race. Your know your wasting your time" More people need to hear this because this message is so damn powerful.

Loved these guys I was just leaving school and looking for work YTs .My first boyfriend bought me the vinyl he's sadly long passed away, but I listen to this and think about all our loved ones who are no longer with us..RIP Terry Hall 🙏💯❤️

When I was a young man, I was in a band in the U.S. that opened up for these wonderful guys!

Brilliant I'm 57 and still stomp on to two tone great music and era we may have been poor but we had great music 😊

RIP Terry. 😢

Im 13 and im so gald my parents introduced me to bands like the specials,madness manowar!Brilliant.My kids will grow up to live these

THE SPECIALS WILL FOREVER BE WITH ME!!!... LOVE THEM SO MUCH!! .R.I.P. TO: ALL OF THE SPECIALS MEMBERS THAT HAVE SADLY PASSED-AWAY!!! MAY THEY BE AT PEACE!!! AND!! REST!! GOD-BLESS!!!...

I loved this song.Terry was indeed........ SPECIAL. I am shocked to hear of his passing.

Remember listening to the specials whilst locked up in norwich prison in the late 70,s and skanking in the cell.Hard to get a radio in those days.Been a good boy since but have fond memorys of the specials.

Terry in those glasses, think my heart just burst out of my chest

RIP John Bradbury Still relevant today. Brilliant drummer, RIP JB

Schooldays in the late 70's/early 80's were the days of the specials and madness

Terry hall’s music was part of my teenage years…RIP Terry 😢😢

RIP John - a special drummer in a special band.

Brilliant band, brilliant song, brilliant album, brilliant era. Happy Days, when the UK was a great place to live, Happy Days

the musicians who played the soundtrack of my life are fading away, but i am thankfull as i am glad to have been on this rock at the same time as they were.

RIP Terry. Thanks for the music of my youth. Another fabulous talent gone.😞Xx

Caught the mood of our country in the eighties!! Terry Hall legend I owe you a massive debt of gratitude!!

The first time I heard Specials, I was 15 and on top of the world. Thank you for the memories Terry.

Don’t think any other group captured the mood in this country at the time better, looking at this takes me straight back to middle school.

Don't know about anyone else, these songs from this era just make me so happy but also quite emotional now (doesn't stop me listening- thank god for KZfaq!) Age has crept up & the lyrics now make sense. Brilliant!

R.I.P Terry wish I could go back to 1979 I was 17 listening to Madness, The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat,Bad Manners and The Bodysnatchers loved it

I’m 37 and having to listen to songs my dad listened to. No real music movements anymore. Nothing will come close.

Loved these as a kid. Still do. The music was much better back then, punk and ska ! Great memories, 52 now !

Introduced in 82. I was never the same. The sound is etched in my soul. When I hear their music ….everything falls away and I am right back there and I feel that vibe. Perfection.

My god....how evocative is this music !!!!....i absolutely love the specials.....i can NOT believe so many years have gone by in my life 😪

MR. HALL, YOU LEFT US TOO SOON...DAMN IT ! R.I.P. TERRY.

These guys killed it with every single song and every single cover they did. They were so amazing. They were way before my time but they're like my Beatles, man.

Mrs H .. This is one of my earliest records I bought ..75p..on a 45.....If I remember correctly... You can NEVER replace Classic songs.. I love you Terry..Goodnight & God Bless

Why are old old vids by the Specials suddenly showing up in my feed? Sometimes the internet does do good deeds. Both songs were ones I didn’t know. Great stuff!

From a time you knew what music someone loved just by the way they dressed walking down the street!

The Specials were special.

What a brilliant song! I left school 40 years ago today - and this was the last single I bought before I left.

Good night,Terry,your marvelous efforts were not in vain.Especially for a boy in new jersey who first heard you in the radio 40 years ago.

One of my favorite songs from the Specials. Reminds me of great moments and fears of my youth. Saw them live in Hamburg, big fun.

Love the tweaking of the piano strings at the top of this track.. classic..

They have a new single out. "Working at home for the rat race."

56 and I remember this clearly when it was first released. I was tapping my feet to this as it played, and singing along. Thank you!

R.I.P Terry Hall

56 years old. Trilby hat, tight trousers up my ankles, white socks, Harrington jacket and loafers. Long live those memories! Rip Terry Hall

This is just brilliant. A timeless classic. One of their best singles.

In the 80's we had names for certain types of music... We called this Genre, Two Tone.. English beat, Madness, The Selector.. We hungered for U.K. Ska /Two Tone music.. We were satisfied..

I’m 16and love two tone

Imagine as a 16 year old, Terry Hall invigilating your exam. This generation would achieve the highest results ever. What an inspiration...

I'm 50 years old , I saw these and all he two tone bands many times , it was what it was then , stop annalizing and enjoy the good times we all had , xxx

You did alright Terry. Carry on now. We will see you again. And thank you for the love! 🌹👊✌❤🤝

so i have to say i was very lucky, i grew up with this music. I was not a MOD or into scooters at that time, but this music has stayed with me for years. I have been lucky enough to have a son who has become an excellent musician / song writer etc and will be envious of anyone who can play, write etc...

One of the early MTV classics---(Terry Hall was a great front man--very underrated!!)

i know loads of people who say roddy radiation is not that good and overrated but in songs like this, he shows how good he is. amazing band, COVENTRYS FINEST!!

Another Gem of a tune. RIP Terry. You have served well.

Rest In peace terry, your an absolute legend! This song is pure childhood for me! Brings me to tears every time! Much love brother x

One of the early MTV classics---(Terry Hall was a great front man--very underrated!!) RIP John - a special drummer in a special band.

"I got one university degree, it did nothing for me" - 2016 When I was a young man, I was in a band in the U.S. that opened up for these wonderful guys!

am 47 years old man r.i.p terry hall legend grow up on this music ska and still do thanks for your music( the specials )ska never gone lives on

I love how the keyboardist is playing both the keys and the wires inside the instrument. So clever!

Put this on the jukebox in my local the other night and EVERYONE sang along 😂👍🏼🕴🏼

I was an angry young man back then, and now I'm 53 I'm even fucking angrier

Amazing when musicians and bands had talent and can play instruments. Sad to see a great pass to heaven. But music lives on for ever

Their best track by a country mile. I've been blessed to see them perform this twice. Once with the original line up

What a brief magical moment in pop music history when punk and reggae made a great collaborative effort and produced a mini movement.

One of the first records I ever had. Love 2 tone , R.I.P.

Guys like me who grew up on this music are older but we still think we're the same age as we were 40 years ago because the music and images have a time travel effect. Backwards in time. Haha. I'm 60 in 6 months. Still think I am 18. Haha. I guess it's our generation. We refuse to get old.

RIP John Bradbury

RIP Terry, a true legend 😢

This song is so British - I ate my fish and chips to it.

Wish I could’ve had the Specials playing during my exams lol 😂

Brilliant drummer, RIP JB

I still have their first album as an original on vinyl. At the time, as a poor, working class school boy, I thought this track 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.

Watched this video a million times. Thanks Terry. RIP

It is the likes of the specials that are missing from this present world. Them and other bands helped to bring changes. Terry is greatly missed.

One of my favourite songs by the Specials, just love it, serious good days back then, ska'd for life.

RIP Terry 🌹

fantastic band x saw them in 79 or 80 .. guildford . stayed on their tour bus for a good hr talking to them . ahhh thems the days x❤

THE SPECIALS ARE MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE BAND.....RAT RACE IS ONE OF THEM AWESOME SONG'S...AM GLAD I HAVE SEEN THEM A FEW TIMES THE 1)ST TIME WAS WITH THE SELECTER, MADNESS AND BODYSNATCHERS THAT WAS1981 THEN AGAIN IN 2012 IM 52 NOW AND I M STILL A PUNK ,AND INTO SKA AND REGGAE IVE GOT EVERY 2TONE 7in AND ALL SPECIALS RECORDS...😊👍☮️☯️🏴🏴🏴🇻🇳🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴☠️☠️🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴🇷🇺🇷🇺💣💣💣💥💥💥

God I loved the early Specials, and this is one of their best.