the specials - ghostown?
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Timeless Classic. One of the last truly great no.1's.
And this is a brilliant read! (Think I posted this up here at the time, couple of years back?).
EDIT. Blimey, that article is 4.5 years old! Am sure I defo posted it here at the time though.
a very good song from a very good band, but i wouldn't rank it at the very top of their stuff, more like second tier.
Superb.
It took me a while to get in to The Specials, I'd always loved Much Too Young and Rudi, but failed to grasp the others till a year or two ago.... these days the first album is often on my CD walkman (yes, soooo 20th Century I know!)
What a question........................
Mind you, have you ever been to Coventry? 
Corker of a song.
Nite Klub was more in tune with the times no?
mike powell wrote: fuckin rubish
I know the bin men these days....................don't deserve their pay do they?
Top top tune. Lyrics pretty much epitomised what was happening in Corby around 79-80 with regards to the Steelworks closing and the loss of thousands of jobs. Mind you, it's still pretty much a Ghostown now, although the powers that be have been promised indoor shopping and a train station in the very near future. Whoopee!
John Sludden wrote: Top top tune. Lyrics pretty much epitomised what was happening in Corby around 79-80 with regards to the Steelworks closing and the loss of thousands of jobs. Mind you, it's still pretty much a Ghostown now, although the powers that be have been promised indoor shopping and a train station in the very near future. Whoopee!
Presumably, your streamers are stored safely in the loft?
Never saw the link to Corby before though... 
Kath wrote: What a question........................
Mind you, have you ever been to Coventry?
Corker of a song.
Nite Klub was more in tune with the times no?
Been sent to coventry a few times by lady 
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Agree ,nite klub was a top tune.
Will make a point of putting it in my itunes playlist!
Saw the Prodigy at the Big Day Outs with New Order five years ago.
They came on to Nite Klub every time we saw them.
James Thomas wrote: Next Friday BBC3 (or 4
) are having the Specials live in 1979 at about 22:00.
Good shout JT.
Just checked it's BBC4, Specials at the Colchester Institute.
I'm sure Shug gave me a copy of this on dvd ages ago. 
John Sludden wrote:
James Thomas wrote: Next Friday BBC3 (or 4
Good shout JT. Just checked it's BBC4, Specials at the Colchester Institute. I'm sure Shug gave me a copy of this on dvd ages ago.
That'll be the Rock Goes To College performance then.
1 Do The Dog 2 Monkey Man 3 Rat Race 4 Blank Expression 5 Rude Boys Outta Jail 6 It Doesn't Make It Alright 7 Concrete Jungle 8 Too Much Too Young 9 Guns Of Navarone 10 Nite Club 11 Gangsters 12 Long Shot Kick De Bucket 13 Madness 14 You're Wondering Now.
Classic
Rock goes to college, that the one. Just checked for other gigs in the series as its likely the Beeb will run them over the next few weeks/months.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_goes_to_College
An interesting list, including Hillage if anyone was on the off chance interested. Hope the Stranglers one is shown 
The Stranglers one was classic - hometown gig but Hugh Cornwell got in a strop with the students, who had been given free tickets ahead of local residents. They lasted a couple of songs before storming off. "Guildford University never represented Guildford, we hate playing to eliteist audiences so FUCK OFF"...
