Ghost Town
The Specials Lyrics

@reidkyle5030

@@SunofYork lol the classic not understanding the first thing about employement. USA workforce participation is an all time low

@SunofYork

@@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

@kroberts2252

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

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😢😢😢😢

@erikaadams1827

Me too was a huge fan saw them in concert in the 80s 😪

@triacatz7139

way too young to have died RIP

@icanseeformiles9387

Thank you for saying exactly what I wanted to say. Saw them several years ago and they were still incredible. Terrible loss.

@markweigel3301

One Of The Greatest Songs Of One Of The Greatest Bands Of All Time

@ajarnbrian4

RIP Terry Hall. This song remains a British masterpiece.

@danycharlish4878

A world masterpiece

@unakennelly

And it's Ireland's national anthem. 😉

@karenswann253

I did not know that 😳 am going to listen to the Specials all day now

@karenswann253

I still think Elvis is leaving the office

@karenswann253

​@@unakennellyx

@johnrider5701

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

Thinking the same

@bellestarr6484

Right as rain, mate

@Brett_is_Veng

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

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

​@@bobrew461 agreed! Too much tax on alcohol in the UK, and very questionable if it's actually benefited anyone... Other than the polititians pockets!

@NINJATABI

It's so hard to believe this song is 40 years old, it's incredibly timeless

@jordanvalencia9597

most Ska Songs are timeless like from Madness songs as well.

@te9591

Yeah, it's way ahead of it's time.

@markjlovelady4831

I remember 81 moving to Coventry when this song was out. Too much fighting in Coventry.
Great place to be a student.

@COOLKIDFIN

Relavent at the moment aye. Through generations still poetic and profound

@bobrew461

@@te9591
I'm guessing you were not around in '81.

@Nostalgic-Lady

Always makes my hair stand on end - back then and now - superbly stirring.

@Astravan63

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 🎶👍

@bibivanderzee6759

RIP terry hall. He was a genius. They were all quite quite extraordinary. This is still breath taking.

@thinghammer

The unintentional Seinfeld reference...

@christiandal4968

But still Adele 1000000000000 times better !!!

@lesleynicholls5677

Pure absolute class. A really haunting otherworldly tune. Superb. Blew me away when I first heard it. Still playing it 43 years later.

@nodarkthings

RIP Terry Hall. Responsible for some of the tunes of my 80s youth. Brings back those days so vividly

@purplemonkey6178

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

@Confusediam2

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

i dont like it at all.... and i am from the world war so i know my history

@michaelphelpsaccidentalson127

102 years old today actually
put some respect on phelpy baby

@purplemonkey6178

@@michaelphelpsaccidentalson127 what the moose are you talking about 🤨

@Chordonblue

I discovered this song during the Covid lockdown. Appropriate.

@XombiQilla

I remember during L.A. riots, I was driving home from a commercial shoot north of the city. The curfew was in effect. It was after dark and the sodium vapor lights glowed from all the smoke in air from the fires. I was cruising through north Hollywood back to my apartment. There wasn’t a soul or car on the streets except for national guard. This song came on the radio. I will never forget it. It was creepy eerie and a bit unnerving.

@je_lol67

american radio stations play british songs from this long ago?

@harry33789

Wow

@paynekiller75

​@@je_lol67 Please tell me you're joking

@aj7803

​@@je_lol67LA riots were in the 80s bro

@paulinejones882

Well a local station might pick songs to fit the situation? The DJ knew what they were doing

@emmasphere7654

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

it was i was 9 when this came out in Liverpool ,i seen the effects of a inner city life

@hoover728

Jerry Dammers wrote it though, like most of their songs. (Terry only has one writing credit for the first 2 albums.)

@barryedwards1433

Bang on statement.

@marthagilbert3459

This should be known by many others.

@michaelconnell7808

Great song, very well sung by Terry but was written by Jerry Dammers.

@ericberns9334

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

Pretty original song for the eightys

@annaritaranalli1791

Thanks for sharing

@SgtPepper69

RIP Terry Hall,your music and lyrics will live forever 🙏❤
#TheMusicOfMyYouth 🎶

@rollomaughfling380

Terry didn't write these lyrics.

@karenswann253

You might find Neville was responsible

@dannyboiii19

When a master piece is written, its never forgotten.

@BillybobSpangleberry

Listening to this at the Winchester, waiting for this all to blow over...

@elijahhighberg1409

LOL drink a pink for me bud

@voltronik9141

*Winks

@malcomwhite5426

hows ed going

@michaellappin3843

got my pint, got my pig snacks, what else do you need?

@jimmorrison2657

@WonkaaVision You might wanna lay off the internet for a while, mate.

@CHUTNEX

Even after 40 years still such a haunting and relevant song.

@COOLKIDFIN

Big vibe

@Boilingfrogg

40 years? . My god!

@aranyos1056

It's so relevant now 40 years later as the new world order try to destroy our lives

@edharris2395

@@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..

@primitivealien

😂

@goldleader2804

Just discovered this song. I’ll never forget it either. An absolute masterpiece.

@penguinuprighter6231

Welcome to 1980

@patrickgilgun9751

Absolute Madness!! Lol love it 😜

@patrickgilgun9751

@@penguinuprighter6231 Again... lol.

@carlyrennae3963

Lucky you imagine you could have never heard the awesomeness of the Specials better late than ever my friend!!

@Gizmo_69

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.

@NimPat

Remarkable tune, one of the most unforgettable intro's and first few bars. So distinctive, so fresh, melodic perfection. Will never be forgotten and yet we're in 2024 - still as fresh as back then.

@grahambradley2158

Timeless classic. RIP Terry Hall.

@brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey

❤Still in my ghost plce❤😂😂😂ENGLAND FOREVER ❤❤❤Prefervto be in a safe place❤❤😂😂😂

@remchaill9898

This plays in my head every time a waiter asks me if I'd like to hear the specials.

@michaelmansour6520

F*cking hilarious!!! ;-] AWESOME!!

@perryhutcheson5236

👊

@twowolveshighfiving

👽👽👽👽

@mpbarr538

That's funny.

@peteroneill5426

H'on FA&H

@seahorselady1

Still gives me chills 42 years later and so relevant even now. RIP Terry Hall.

@PhilR0gers

Looking at most town centres nowadays, it's never been more relevant.

@MrKevC

I was going to say the exact thing myself

@WonderfulWorldofAwesomeness

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

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

Just sat in the car today at the Coventry Music Museum 😀

@StevenBewley-uw5id

People disappearing by you, war songs.

@eon14873

Only watched 2 episodes so far. Loving it. Won't be eating any fingers though lol

@nottjohn9418

It's as relevant now as then.

@AdoniaTT

Ska for the win!

@caligulapontifex5759

This hits hard. Terry's music was a large part of my youth. RIP.

@bigdav47

Even an old heavy rocker like me can appreciate just how immense this was! RIP Terry Hall.

@paulmccarthy6545

You're right man

@declan1278

I'm the very same old now bit was a rocker but loved this tune

@danpeatey

Good music is heavy

@K._Oss

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

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

Is this song known in the US?

@km6xu

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

@@km6xu Because there are many English bands that went under the radar

@JoanneMurray-x7i

How's this not the top comment!!??

@sun1375

my mother passed away recently and another video reminded this of themes she used to play it all the time. Love you so much mom

@TheOnlyGreenManThatExists

So sorry about your mother’s death.

@tonemiester2022

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

@iainpark150

One of the most culturally significant songs in British music history. Genius.

@bingsinatra5283

Iain Park Amen to that, the only other at this level is God Save The Queen by The Pistols.

@iainpark150

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

Iain Park Absolutely.

@Fa55akk

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

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.

@ultanbeare

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

Beautifully put.

@Lloydie38

True.

@derekreynolds2681

The best song to come out of my home town Coventry UK The Specials :)

@OnlyGoodMusic_

Classic No. 1

@phantomechelon3628

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.

@KJ-of6lf

One of the coolest sounding songs ever.

@MrDarrenhannaford1

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

@SteefPip

Few songs capture the energy and despair of their time and place quite as well as this song does.

@AS-cw9no

They were brilliant. The soundtrack of my youth. RIP Terry!

@Scrapper.

Rest in Peace, Terry. Legend forever.

@sarahwelty9223

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

100% for sure.

@zoki-kj3ox

Agree! This masterpiece is art! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@MilkshaketheKitten

I was privileged enough to have been born in a time, that music like this was being created.

@sallyann16

This song still sends shivers down my spine. Nothing sums up the despair of that era than this track.

@tonypuccio154

That’s for sure 💯

@mufccharliemufcglazersout

The tories were in government then same thing today nothing has changed

@dids3384

@@mufccharliemufcglazersout People stay bootlicking though even though the Tories have always been awful for the working class…

@KarlHamilton

...and also this era.

@spaceghost1480

@@mufccharliemufcglazersoutYup because other mainstream political parties have always made things better 🤦🏾

@mynamejosh5536

A hauntingly beautiful sophisticated timeless masterpiece.

@michaelharris4651

Epic masterpiece love the specials !

@MsJp467

yes same here so fab

@carmencaamano9434

Hola josh!!!you use hyperboles too much

@paulgreen5305

Always

@zantelion1052

RIP Terry Hall, this song will always have a special place in my heart and soul!!

@davidfelton9701

Fantastic song that summed up the times we were living in . Terry Hall musical genius RIP

@garyclarke4840

RIP Terry hall ,,legend and thanks for all the brilliant songs,,you will allways be remembered in your songs ❤️

@buzzindrones

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 !

@doloresgray3668

I just read your comment 😢, it is bittersweet 😊! Thank you, it brought me comfort. I’ve always said I’m a child of the 70’s and 80’s. This is truly one of those unique songs I craved! I love it’s Reggae beat. At time stamp 2:44, the voices remind me of cat voices (if cats could sing). I especially love black cats 🐈‍⬛ because they are the most beautiful and most lucky! Every Halloween 🎃 👻 I blast this song! You gave me a beautiful vision; Terry Hall in Heaven along with my black cats whom have since passed singing along on Halloween when I still blast this song 🎵!❣️

@Megafoot2164

RIP Terry, you were a poster boy for being a survivor and turning tragedy into triumph. Condolences to his family, friends, band mates and fans around the world, of which, i am one. Love from Canada 🕯🕯🕯🕯😢

@crockmans1386

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

Love that 😂

@ChadConnor

i have testicular cancer

@ianthomas2289

@@ChadConnor buzzkill

@ChadConnor

@@ianthomas2289 just wait until you hear about my prostatectomy

@geofflc-q4t

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

You're so right,a unique sound still iconic. Rest in peace Terry x

@apollocobain8363

Me too and I still have a thin black tie

@davidkoplitz1969

❤

@Glyyee

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

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

❤😊

@primitivealien

RIO TERRY

@Beaudica777

God bless, good luck and greetings from NYC.❤

@YorkshireTheatreNewsletter

Terry Hall mattered at a time when pop music mattered. And this is one of the greatest pop records of all time.

@grandpapa2134

As a truck driver living through COVID as an expendable employee I used to rock this going through downtown Portland with no traffic. Sad to hear the dude died. Very good song very good music. Cheers

@chimchimfire4608

IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS SONG SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID HES FUCKING DWEAD

@tensaichigo2

This is such a banger. It'll always remind me of older brother, who introduce me to it, when we used to take late night drives through empty roads like these, listening to good music. Good times. Still miss you Marc.

@jasontimothywells9895

This oldy is so relevant for these days we are megerly surviving and existing in , beings back the good days of my youth . All my mates are dead now and I am a loner . Cheers to you mate and sorry for your loss

@tensaichigo2

@@jasontimothywells9895 Thank you mate. I really appreciate that. Cheers to you too.

@patrickgilgun9751

Keep on keeping on! YOLO

@jubear1493

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.

@susanpeters5392

RIP TERRY ....FROM ENGLAND...I'm now 62 a part of my youth ..never to be forgotten x

@mikefandango294

You can’t ever stop coming back to the songs you grew up with, because that time has long since gone!

@janbrown2901

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

I love this song.

@SuperbonyTheCat

@jackiemcdonald5400

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.

@rodneyhinchliffe8710

Rest in power Terry Hall!
Your music more relevant now than 40 years ago.

@deloniusmonk4923

Quality .... no argument, no debate, just pure quality. RIP Terry Hall.

@slabbacon6846

One of the most unique songs I've ever heard. Still fresh in 2019.

@gkmcjose4494

SlabBacon yessirrr

@spaghetti2471

Yes, most definitely. I absolutely love this song.

@johnwick-vo7ig

Its depressing dated shit,only The Jam sound as good today!

@Rude_818

😎🕴🏁

@g13flat

And as relevant.

@brendandonnelly5879

I'm 50 and this still gives me goosebumps.
Literally. 👍

@stevenwatson3963

me too Brendan

@salamanrina

And a Dead Kennedys fan

@charlierobinson5150

Ur not 50

@onfoenemgrave

Ur not 50

@rjy8960

A fellow DK fan :)

@ourkid2000

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.

@The_Professor26

Great song but I wouldn't go that far mate. You must've had a very simple life. No disrespect mate.

@Kiers80

That’s my favourite bit as well

@CindyPollack-r1t

Booo

@TrevorReygate

Absolutely brilliant, another turning point in British history

@geoffreyjonathanwilson9932

The riots of Spring and Summer '81 !
This song will definitely stand the test of time forever 😊

@alassinsane1588

As a teen I grew up listening to ska, reggae & punk from this era. I've always especially loved this track. Idk why it reminds me of the Falkland war & those who didn't get back to they're home town.

@harveysmith100

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

We all special ❤️ ain't dat da truth 🤣...I

@elainejlawrence7931

Just reading of Terry Halls passing. Fun Boy Three /The Specials- sounds of my Youth

@elainejlawrence7931

RIP Terry Hall RESPECT✌🏼💯

@pearljam619

This Town BBC is absolutely brilliant I implore you to watch it. You won’t regret.

@philwright8666

I did watch and did regret. Had been promoted as being about the 2 Tone era and failed dismally.

@Artychoke1000

God, cant believe it, RIP Terry! The forever iconic sound of my youth and challenges faced! :(

@sumairahussain3255

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

Coventry born and bred it is now a and a shite hole I'm now a foreigner it's terrible

@BodywiseMustard

'80s *

@marcellespencer124

Native English and west Indian rules. Old school 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇯🇲🇬🇧

@jessicabeverage7214

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

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

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

🌹💐🌹💐

@stevenj.montana3874

😔

@colddarkplanet

Bless you sweetheart xx keep going Jessica ❤️❤️❤️🤘🏻

@tracylezotte4605

I am! 12/26/24! Luv Ska! Greetings from DETROIT! Grew up listening! I'm 54 years young. Still totally jams! 😄😄😎😎

@jimmorrison2657

Someone from Detroit (The D) respecting the music of my city. That's pretty cool ✌

@bga9388

This track is timeless, scary and spot on.
Every time I hear it, the greatness of this band grows on me.

@callumjohn6622

This song never stops being relevant.

@benjaminpmusic

Such great talent, such a great band and such a sad loss… thank you for the music x

@javagal65

I was early teens when this came out. I was struggling to find my taste in music. My much older brother had discovered The Specials and bought their albums. He played this for me one day, and I was hooked! He was an important part in my music appreciation formation. Unfortunately he was murdered a few years later. Every time I hear The Specials, i know my brother is with me.

@garydunn5797

The more time goes by, the more I appreciate the brilliance of The Specials.

@crd560

What a masterpiece. Just a brilliant song.

@davewilson9738

Isn't it a shame that this is STILL relevant 40 years on? One of the greatest songs to remind me that we have not gotten any better off.

@tonyrichard7966

One of the greatest Trax I ever heard UNREAL, never tired of it! This town. Wow 😮

@nedkelly5866

Terribly sad news to wake up to today... RIP Terry. A genuine, caring, loving, and talented person... Thank you for the music, thank you for standing against prejudice, and thank you for opening up about your mental health and helping other people with theirs... You will be missed, but not forgotten.

@matskieden511

RIP to an absolute legend, Terry Hall, who along with his gifted band members created some of the best hits of the late 70s/early 80s...including this masterpiece.

@jamiedavies4545

Its Jamie Davies I live in England I love this song too @matskeden511 and will you be my friend please @matsieden511 please mate?

@Stu-SB

Masterpiece! You couldn't have stated a more accurate comment.. I loved it then, and now, my youngest girl, now 25, says this song reminds her of me, lol..

@katiellender2322

Everything about this song is perfect.
Rest In Peace Mr Hall.

@jamesphlames7498

Absolute perfection. A true masterpiece.

@dieterhopfer7388

I was 13 when this song came out. Loved it then and adore it now. A masterpiece, an 80's anthem I will never stop listening to.

@richardtorr4553

This song is a true classic....very very special!

@loopy4laughs

i was born in the 80s bt my cousin got me into Ska in my teens. I don't think we'll see music like this again because social mobility has been stopped. Feels like the end of an era and very sad. Incredible music, incredible songwriting and voice, RIP Terry Hall.

@richardwatchorn3359

Released 44 years ago but the lyrics sre still relevant today!!

@nigelparish2631

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

It's sad that it's still relevant, we haven't moved on......

@secretsquirrel7374

I was 10

@gb5663

Jerry Dammers wrote it

@alexvillegas8971

Yes! I remember my big sister turned me on to the specials…

@FM-kd9vh

Respect 🙏

@waynevillette4673

Waking up this morning to hear this is devastating, love to you Terry we will miss you and Thank you for the great music 😢

@joygrace7924

A song so haunting, once heard, it is forever remembered. Long live The Specials.

@Giselle62

This song and video are becoming legendary...

@fluxfotos22

My hero growing up as a kid. My first ever vinyl album was The Specials, bought for me by my late mother. Forever missed, but never forgotten.

@mb207

So glad Wendell and Wild had this song. Never would have found it othervise, what a great soundtrack.

@damphotos

I was still at school at this time, but I recall the general sense of hopelessness in society and this song captured it amazingly well!

@robertafain3220

Here because of The Shards. Haunting, absolutely beautiful

@adde65

Formative band in my late teens, I learned every bassline from their early albums. RIP Terry Hall.

@gracebrown9583

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

Good luck

@katrinanevin2452

Good luck 👍

@JM-wt7rh

Topical!

@xandermoore

Is it your stimulus??

@dwhitman3092

Voodoo Reggae.

@peterhoward8735

Music of the lost generation. Terry Hall delivers a masterclass in social commentary and how to pack a punch with great lyrics.

@Azet7775

Brilliant!! Nothing else like it. Well before it's time, whi can compete with its Uniqueness?? Love it!! ❤❤❤