Posted on 07/01/2022 3:58:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Why The Specials’ ska hit Ghost Town still haunts dance floors (Only link can be posted)
Based on Prince Buster’s “Al Capone.” Which he pronounces “Capoun”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDfvXrMnJu0
It wasn’t until I heard the Prince Buster song that I realized he’s saying “Don’t call me Scarface”. I thought it was “Don’t call me snot face.”
The first Ska song to hit #1. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - “Israelites”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxtfdH3-TQ4&ab_channel=TrojanRecordsOfficial
What an anachronism, back when white and black folks got along and shared a common economic misery... Maybe making a comeback (the misery)...
Johnny the Snitch: How should I know?
[Dick Clark gives Johnny a dollar bribe]
Johnny the Snitch: Nothing but a modern offshoot of reggae, updated white rock influences, definately upbeat. It'll never become really popular because even though they've made the back beat more conventional, it's still too exotic for mass acceptance.
Dick Clark: Johnny, I also need some more of that secret formula enternal youth cream you have.
I think “Sorry” was one of the English Beat’s best songs.
Thank you everyone who posted songs from YouTube.
Here’s a Ska song that’s been on my playlist for decades:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zeU8Hlk3970
William Shatner by The Scofflaws
Nice!
Dave Wakeling talked about how he got a phone call from Pete and David Gilmour because they couldn’t figure out the tuning he used on Save It For Later. Imagine getting that phone call.
What a great song that is. Sad their drummer passed last year.
🙂
Glad you liked it. I also thought it was a keeper. 🙂
Two other great ones...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1ct5yEuVY - Going Underground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfpRm-p7qlY - Town Called Malice
The Specials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfFTCgzrU8 - another one about UK troubles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdu8VOWk3pg - iconic song
Some people just don’t get it
They’ve been on tour lately.
Memories.
Good one!
Know I’ll be playing that again while taking the boat from Naples down to the Keys in two weeks!
(Or just down to 10,000 Islands if the weather sucks!)
Thanks!
Yeah, I like that one better too. 🙂
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