Rest In Eternal Peace Terry. Always thought of you and the other Kings, The Specials. Thinking of your family and loved ones. Obulu (thank you) for sharing your gifts with the world and which we fans will continue to pass on. Our child still dances “I love it” as soon as she hears your anthems
RIP Terry! Met you once when I was a kid and was at The Specials concert in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Got crushed at the front of the crowd and was pushed up onto the stage after the gig. Terry was in the wings and asked me if I was ok? As a 12 year old kid I was in awe of meeting my music hero! Never, ever forget that moment! Thanks for the music Terry!……You were the soundtrack to my youth! RIP mate! ❤
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! This again is such a great track that I can identify with along with so many others: Do Nothing, Rat Race, Nite Klub, to name a few. RIP Terry Hall and John Bradbury.
"Too Much Too Young" You've done too much, Much too young Now you're married with a kid When you could be having fun with me Oh no, no gimme no more pickni You've done too much, Much too young Now you're married with a son When you should be having fun with me We don't want, we don't want We don't want no more pickni Ain't he cute? No he ain't He's just another burden On the welfare state You've done too much, Much too young Now you're married with a kid When you could be having fun with me No gimme, no gimme, No gimme no more pickni Call me immature Call me a poser I'd love to spread manure in your bed of roses Don't want to be rich Don't want to be famous But I'd really hate to have the same name as you (You silly moo) You've done too much, Much too young Now you're married with a kid When you could be having fun with me Gi we de birth control, we no want no pickni You've done too much, Much too young Now you're chained to the cooker Making currant buns for tea Oh no, no gimme no more pickni Ain't you heard of the starving millions Ain't you heard of contraception Do you really a program of sterilization Take control of the population boom It's in your living room Keep a generation gap Try wearing a cap!
Another person from my youth culture who has sadly pass away. The impact the specials had on society isn't talked about but there word reflected society in the 80s thatcher hated ghost town we loved it....RIP TERY I doff my pork pie to you a inspiration xx
You might be thinking of the live version, it was on the Special AKA live EP, this was the version that was the No 1 hit, and it is a bit faster than the studio version, and, in fact, a better version
The Specials are from my Manor, proud as Fack , sticking a massive two fingers up to the National Front at the time and still today! Class IS Permanent!❤🏴🌹👊🏽
Terry Hall comes from Coventry but he has an odd accent. It doesn't sound like a Midlands accent. It's an accent that seems unplaceable. Saw him once in Camden Town market.
Sometimes the spiritual side of Mike just comes through ….. this song, to me at least, represents the heart of God, calling those who are lost, or in need, in fact, us all - to come to Him.
Big Tune, and true!! The Specials sing, "You've done too much, Much too young Now you're married with a kid When you could be having fun with me Oh no, no gimme no more pickni You've done too much, Much too young Now you're married with a son When you should be having fun with me We don't want, we don't want We don't want no more pickni Ain't he cute? No he ain't He's just another burden On the welfare state!" True!
I first heard this on the Disky album Ska is the Limit, way back in 2007. I was eight and I was instantly hooked. I thought he was saying "picnic" because I grew up in the provinces and never got to hear the rich vocabulary of Jamaican Patois.
