DudeManTzuDec 20, 2022
Mike Masnick ✅

Some sad news in the ska music world as Terry Hall from the Specials has died. The Specials were always just "okay" to me, but I appreciated their energy, and how they help reignite interest in ska in a whole new generation.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/19/terry-hall-lead-singer-of-the-specials-dies-aged-63

Terry Hall: lead singer of the Specials dies aged 63

Having survived a tough childhood in Coventry, Hall became one of pop’s defining voices at the turn of the 80s, chronicling British decline and disfranchised youth with the 2 Tone band

The Guardian
Dec 20, 2022 at 12:25amWeb
Show threadVissDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick aww boooo
Show threadPyperkubDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick The Specials /Specials AKA were awesome. Free Nelson Mandela! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgcTvoWjZJU
The Specials - Nelson Mandela (Official Music Video)

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Show threadPyperkubDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick Also, given that 21st Century US is loaded with Rude Boys, they could probably use a... Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntvEDbagAw
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (Official Music Video)

Follow The Specials:Subscribe: https://TheSpecials.lnk.to/SubscribeMusic Online: https://TheSpecials.lnk.to/ListenFacebook: https://TheSpecials.lnk.to/FBInst...

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Show threadTom EppenbergerDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick Damn... so many greats are getting to "that age." I felt the same way about them and was one of those kids that found ska through The Specials. They'll always have a place in my heart for that...
Show threadIda HakkilaDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick I loved them so much. And even more, his next band, Fun Boy Three. Such an interesting person and a real innovator, musically and for social justice too. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7aItpjF5vXc
Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum

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Show threadScaleOvenStoveDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick oof.
Show threadUncle 6 🌁Dec 20, 2022
@mmasnick I will always regret being ten years too young for proper 2-Tone
Show threadScott KraftDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick Just saw this. Hall (and Specials and Fun Boy) were really amazing. Ghost Town still haunts.
Show threadDudeManTzuDec 20, 2022

@mmasnick
Aw what a shame. This is one of my favorite songs. Rest in Power King

https://youtu.be/Phr7vxxgj7I

The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning (2015 Remaster)

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Show threadNick DixonDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick Oh no! Terry was pretty cool. Voice of a generation.