Your SPECIALS for today!

[madman101]

I have posted before, but this is possibly my favourite ska song of all time.  Which is saying a lot, because there are so many good ska songs!  But, this is a classic, and well it should be.  (2nd wave ska - which arrived largely in UK after 1st wave ska evolved into reggae).

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4

The full version is the BEST.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WMdfB7ZavY

Here that smashing reverb one drop dub going on.  To die for.  And I mean that.  This is music to die for, Brits.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgCZN1rU5co

How do you like that Arabic tint to their music?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmkMEoVb6rA

Here's another absolute classic from The Specials -

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntvEDbagAw

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdu8VOWk3pg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S1BC0XVB6s

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtfl0gt5fM

Enjoy Yourself!  A SPECIALS mix - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_Gl3Yre_1Y9BOJfh6bEgaAzOoEtsb_hF

Her's a tune the Specials covered, but it's the original!  la...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amdi2a1k1L0

Toots and the Maytals were very influential in Reggae and Ska.  First wave ska.

More Toots, making ska out of American R&B...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNxNwvjzGM0

One of the most famous ska / reggae songs -

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKVB_CtU8XQ

Here comes 2nd wave MADNESS! -

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6u5sN-jc30

Such a fabulous song!  They have many more!

Bad Manners! -

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6fQnTyEniM

Refer now to CLASH tags -

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttJBdr6eBuo