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The Specials

A Message To You, Rudy

Ska
  • Ska
  • Rock
  • Reggae
  • Pop
  • Space
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2009
  • 1979
  • 2012
  • 1967
  • 2011
  • 1981

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The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. 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 group was formed by songwriter/keyboardist Jerry Dammers, with Terry Hall (vocals), Lynval Golding (guitar, vocals) and a rhythm section. The band wore mod-style “1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits, and loafers).“ In 1979, 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” single also hit number one in the UK Singles... Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Rudy, a message to you ... Time you straightened right out ... Better think of your future

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More songs by The Specials (See Charts): Too Much Too Young, Nelson Mandela, Little Bitch, and Ghost Town.

Popular in Ska (See Charts): We Will Fall Together, Mestizaje, Keasby Nights, Ghost Town, The Impression That I Get, Up With The Cock, Night Owl, One Step Beyond..., Beer, and Wrong 'Em Boyo.

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