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The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 Tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups.
The band wore mod-style "1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits, and loafers)." In 1980, the song "Too Much Too Young", the lead track on their The Special AKA Live! EP, reached number one in the UK. In 1981, the unemployment-themed single "Ghost Town" also hit number one in the UK Singles Chart.
After seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, three members of the group abruptly left to form Fun Boy Three. Continuing on as "The Special AKA" (a name they used frequently on earlier Specials releases), a substantially revised Specials line-up issued new material through 1984, including the top 10 UK hit single "Free Nelson Mandela". Afterwards, founder and songwriter Jerry Dammers dissolved the band and pursued political activism.
The terms Specials or The Specials could refer to:
"To You" is a 1939 song composed by Tommy Dorsey with Benny Davis and Ted Shapiro. The song was a top 10 hit on the Billboard charts.
"To You" was recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with vocals by Ray Eberle and released as an RCA Bluebird 78. Glenn Miller also performed the song at the 1939 Carnegie Hall Concert, which was released in 1958 by RCA Victor on the album The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert. "To You" appeared as part of a medley by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, paired with "Stairway to the Stars", both sung by Ray Eberle at the live performance at Carnegie Hall on October 6, 1939. Glenn Miller recorded "To You" for Bluebird records on May 9, 1939 released as Bluebird 10276-B, with the "A" side, "Stairway To The Stars" both sung by Ray Eberle.Ella Fitzgerald and Paul Whiteman also recorded the song. The song was featured by Harry Richman in the International Casino Revue Hello Beautiful in 1939.
Harry James recorded the song with Frank Sinatra on vocals.
Too Much Too Young can refer to:
A ghost town is a town that has been abandoned.
Ghost Town may also refer to:
The Specials - FULL ALBUM
The Specials - Ghost Town
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy
The Specials - Gangsters
The Specials – 30th Anniversary Tour: Found Tapes
The Specials - Too Much Too Young (Live)
The Specials- Today's Special (Full Album)
The Specials - Rat Race
The Specials with Amy Winehouse
the Specials- Pressure drop
Actors: Daniel Staller (writer), Daniel Staller (editor), Daniel Staller (director), Daniel Staller (composer), Daniel Staller (producer), Björn Beermann (actor), Nicola Melissian (actress), Klemens Niklaus Trenkle (actor), Thushy A. (actor), Achim Lützelschwab (actor), Achim Lützelschwab (actor), Leonie Staller (actress), Ruben Gantert (actor), Olinka Welte-Carreón (actress), Merle Reuter (actress),
Genres: Fantasy, Fantasy,The Specials! 1. A Message To You Rudy 2. Do The Dog 3. It's Up To You 4. Nite Klub 5. Doesn't Make It Alright 6. Concrete Jungle 7. Too Hot 8. Monkey Man 10. Blank Expression 11. Stupid Marriage 12. Too Much Too Young 13. Little Bitch 14. You're Wondering Now EMI
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Music video by The Specials performing Gangsters Click here to order your copy of 'More or ...Less The Specials Live' taken from the 2011 tour. http://smarturl.it/moreorless Follow The Specials on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespecials Visit the official website: http://www.thespecials.com/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thespecials Follow on Google+ http://bit.ly/thespecialsgoogle Follow on Myspace http://www.myspace.com/thespecials
Found Tapes is a new weekly show that highlights some of the rarest, weirdest, and sometimes just really cool videos that people send to us. This week, hitch a ride back in time to Wolverhampton, UK to catch ska legends The Specials' triumphant 30th anniversary gig. The Specials – 30th Anniversary Tour documentary was released back in 2010 to commemorate the string of sold-out, off-the-wall UK dates that the band (featuring original members Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Lynval Golding, Roddy Radiation, Sir Horace Gentleman and John Bradbury, but sans founding songwriter and keyboardist Jerry Dammers) tore through following a surprise appearance on BBC Two's Later... with Jools Holland show. Filmed at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in front of a manic hometown crowd, the show was the biggest r...
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Comenten, LIKE y Suscribanse! DESCARGATELO: http://ouo.io/06U7fz https://twitter.com/Raztecafari http://www.facebook.com/selassie.mcgrath Tracklist 01 Take Five 00:00 02 Pressure Drop 03:57 03 Hypocrite 08:18 04 Goodbye Girl 11:42 05 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You 15:39 06 Time Has Come 20:13 07 Dirty Old Town 25:24 08 Somebody Got Murdered 18:57 09 Shanty Town 007 32:03 10 Simmer Down 36:02 11 Maga Dog 39:49 12 Bad Boys 42:44
Music video by The Specials performing Rat Race Click here to order your copy of 'More or ...Less The Specials Live' taken from the 2011 tour. http://smarturl.it/moreorless Follow The Specials on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespecials Visit the official website: http://www.thespecials.com/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thespecials Follow on Google+ http://bit.ly/thespecialsgoogle Follow on Myspace http://www.myspace.com/thespecials
The Specials with Amy Winehouse Without Jerry Dammers (WTF?) You're Wondering Now & Ghost Town 2009-08-22 V Festival Hylands Park,Chelmsford U.K.
It is you, oh yeah It is you, oh yeah I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you I said when you drop, you've gotta feel it, all that you're doing is wrong I said when you drop, you've gotta feel it, all that you're doing is wrong It is you, oh yeah It is you, oh yeah I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you Sometimes you feel alone, and the things that you're doing, people tell you that it is wrong Life gets rough, life gets tough, so tell me what you gonna do about it?
COSTA RICA FABULOSA! | http://www.costaricafabulosa.com | [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Costa-Rica-Fabulosa/128268477252782] Setlist: 1]Do The Dog 2]Gangsters 3]Its Up to You 4]Rat Race 5]Monkey Man 6]Blank Expression 7]Too Hot 8]It Doesn't Make It Alright 9]Concrete Jungle 10]Friday Night, Saturday Morning 11]Man At The CMA 12]Message To You Rudy 13]Do Nothing 14]Hey, Little Rich Girl 15]Nite Klub 16]Too Much Too Young 17]You're Wondering Now 18]Ghost Town
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Taken from "Rock Goes To College"
Setlist: 1. Ghost Town 2. Friday Night, Saturday Morning 3. Do Nothing 4. International Jet Set 5. Stereotype 6. Man at C&A; 7. Rat Race 8. Hey Little Rich Girl 9. Blank Expression 10. It's Up to You 11. Why? 12. Doesn't Make It Alright 13. Nite Klub 14. (Dawning of a) New Era 15. Do the Dog 16. Gangsters (Prince Buster cover) 17. Monkey Man (Toots & The Maytals cover) 18. Concrete Jungle 19. A Message to You, Rudy (Dandy Livingstone cover) 20. Little Bitch 21. Too Much Too Young Encore: 22. Guns of Navarone (The Skatalites cover) 23. Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) 24. You're Wondering Now
The Specials perform their legendary track Ghost Town live at Maida Vale for Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music.
The Specials perform Nite Club on the David Letterman show. Quality suffered slightly form the de-interlacing but is more then watchable, audio wasn't processed at all so no room for improvement there.
***TRACKLIST*** 1) 0:00 Gangsters 2) 2:47 Rudi, A Message To You 3) 5:40 Nite Club 4) 8:52 Too Much Too Young (live) 5) 10:58 Guns Of Navarone (live) 6) 13:18 Rat Race 7) 16:29 Rude Boys Outta Jail 8) 19:11 Maggie's Farm 9) 22:40 Do Nothing 10) 26:34 Stereotype 11) 30:28 Ghost Town (12" Version) 12) 36:23 Why? 13) 40:18 Friday Night, Saturday Morning 14) 43:53 Racist Friend 15) 47:40 Free Nelson Mandela (Extended Version) The Specials – The Singles Collection Label:Chrysalis – F2 21823 Format:CD, Compilation Country:Canada Released:1991 Genre:Rock Style:Ska Specials Website: http://www.thespecials.com/ Discogs Page: https://www.discogs.com/Specials-The-Singles-Collection/release/2817187
Tracklist: Gangsters Too Much Too Young Concrete Jungle Monkey Man Rude Boys Outta Jail Rat Race Long Shot Kick the Bucket/Liquidator/Skinhead Moonstomp (The ...) Sea Cruise Stereotype Racquel Alcohol Lonely Crowd Bright Lights Blank Expression You're Wondering Now Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Tracklist: Enjoy Yourself Rat Race Man at C & A Hey, Little Rich Girl Do Nothing Pearl's Cafe Sock It to 'Em J.B. Side two Stereotype/Stereotypes, Pt. 2 Holiday Fortnight I Can't Stand It International Jet Set Enjoy Yourself (Reprise)
Ska legends re-unite, conquering racism and mental illness. The inside story from Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter.
Pete and Sarah are joined by 4 Specials backstage at the 2014 Isle of Wight Festival. Topics on the agenda in their chat include advice for their younger selves, the evolution of festivals, and having the Red Hot Chili Peppers as fans... Listen to Absolute Radio at http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/listen Check out our channel http://www.youtube.com/absoluteradio Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=absoluteradio Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/absoluteradio And follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/absoluteradio
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Interview with Terry Hall & Lynval Golding
Terry Hall and the band 'interviewed' at the 2014 Isle of Wight Festival. Terry Hall Facebook fanpage: www.ThroughTheYearsTerryHall.com
Terry Hall tells 6Music's Julie Cullen about reforming the Specials and the chances of Lily Allen appearing on-stage with them at Glastonbury...
The Specials Rudie's Come Back 1979
The Specials Interview 2009 Terry Hall Neville Staple Lynval Golding Horace Panter John Bradbury Roddy Byers
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Skrillex & special guests live at Ultra Music Festival 2015 http://skrillex.com http://owsla.com
Spoken: Boy me a' fie go leave that town here ya know Because it too hot.
Too hot, this town is too hot Now they're calling for their guns About to
spoil the rude boys funs But rude boys never give up
their guns It's too hot.
No man, can tell them what to do Pound for pound, they say they ruder than
you They all hot, and over town You might
have a couple you like Choose your burial site Make insurance make up your
will Come out and tell them, fight them.
(guitar solo)
The soldiers came back to you without them The police force are afraid they
can't even touch them They said you think
you're bad Why don't you come out yourself These boys are spoiling for a
fight Fighting tonight, they don't lie It's too hot.
Too hot Too hot (repeat till end)