I still have their first album as an original on vinyl. At the time, as a poor, working class school boy, I thought their music was just relevant to me. Now with the advent of RU-vid I can see it affected many people. The Specials were "Special". They were/are the only group that talk about every day problems affecting people, especially the youth: loneliness, apathy, meaning of life, boredom, the rat race, racism, urban decline, etc. What no one mentions is the genius of Jerry Dammers. I was gutted when they broke up. I was initially very excited when they reformed but then realised that maybe they were trying to recreate the past but then 40+ years later, it was too late. In addition without Dammers, it didn't feel right. The group abruptly disbanded after he spent a year composing Ghost Town, their biggest track to date. I greatly respected the fact that he did not join out of principle. He could have done so, earned good money, etc but he did not forget what happened and out of principle as he probably felt he was wronged he did not rejoin. Lynval Golding actually states that it was only after he and the other two left that they realised how much of a genius Jerry Dammers was! He was/is the genius behind The Specials. He was the creative influence behind the music, the composition, the lyrics and song writing. He is an out and out legend! RIP Terry Hall.
"Friday Night, Saturday Morning" Out of bed at eight am Out my head by half past ten Out with mates and dates and friends That's what I do at weekends I can't talk and I can't walk But I know where I'm going to go I'm going watch my money go At the Locarno, no When my feet go through the door I know what my right arm is for Buy a drink and pull a chair Up to the edge of the dance floor Bouncers bouncing through the night Trying to stop or start a fight I sit and watch the flashing lights Moving legs in footless tights I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I like to venture into town I like to get a few drinks down The floor gets packed the bar gets full I don't like life when things get dull The hen party have saved the night And freed themselves from drunken stags Having fun and dancing in A circle round their leather bags I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning But two o'clock has come again It's time to leave this paradise Hope the chip shop isn't closed Cos' their pies are really nice I'll eat it in the taxi queue Stand in someone else's spew Wish I had lipstick on my shirt Instead of piss stains on my shoes I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning I go out on Friday night and I come home on Saturday morning Sing along folks !
This resonate with anyone born in 1960's. The Specials were our teenage years, the lyrics were true to all of us. Terry was my teenage crush, posters on my walk, had all their albums. Brings me to tears to think he has gone. RIEP Tezza 🙏🏽🕊❤️
The Specials take the banality of a night out and like alchemists create a poetic snapshot of reality Terry Hall rip The Specials were so underrated hard to believe that a mainstream band would address racism and broader political issues that 40 years later have intensified The Specials songs speak across the decades up the coventry
The Specials meant an awful lot to me, growing up during The 70's. Terry Hall died on my eldest daughter's birthday which, was a real kick up the jacksy. No more Specials, just as there was about to be more, New, Specials, is the sum of life's cruelty. Rest In Peace to all the dead Specials.
This is the number one Specials choon for me & would also say it's one of the best ska tracks of all time. R I P Terry Hall & thank The Specials for this top choon
I used to do that kind of thing on Friday night and Saturday morning or sometimes on a Saturday night and Sunday morning, so I can definitely relate to this song. But not anymore, sadly.
@@BoCo-re7kf It does, very 80s English term. It works really well with next 2 lines "Wish I had lipstick on my shirt Instead of piss stains on my shoes" Edit to add: Not sure if it is intentional but, to me sounds like a call to the phrase "Stand/Walk in someone else's shoes"
