The Specials - Nite Klub live on Late Show with David Letterman

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  • The Specials perform Nite Club on the David Letterman show.
    Quality suffered slightly form the de-interlacing but is more then watchable, audio wasn't processed at all so no room for improvement there.

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  • @hugohackenbush1554
    @hugohackenbush1554 2 роки тому +111

    R.I.P Terry Hall. Genuinely gutted when I found out this morning. I roadied on the first 2Tone Tour back in the day. Terry is, was, one of the sweetest, kindest, funniest men you could ever wish/ed to meet, even for a Man U fan ;-)

    • @grizcuz
      @grizcuz 2 роки тому +4

      Let's not forget that he was a United fan who went to a lot of games in the 70's and 80's when they were winning next to nothing. He was a proper United fan rather than a plastic red who only supported them in the Fergie glory days. He should've had a minute's silence at Old Trafford as well.

    • @hugohackenbush1554
      @hugohackenbush1554 2 роки тому

      @@grizcuz 100% correct. I think it was an awful move on the part of the Old Trafford set-up to sandblast him. Shame on them and may they never win the league again in my lifetime {which won't be that long as I'm well into my 60s nowadays and very ill}

    • @grizcuz
      @grizcuz 2 роки тому +3

      @@hugohackenbush1554 I hope the supporters at OT at least make a banner for Terry at some point. Saw him in the ground frequently right through the 80's, I'm not really a Utd supporter but my family are and I've been to a lot of games over the years. Hope your illness is at least manageable and you're coping, all the best.

    • @hugohackenbush1554
      @hugohackenbush1554 2 роки тому +3

      @@grizcuz Thank you so much for your kind words my friend. I always tell myself fist thing in the morning, “So what if I'm unable to do all the things I'd like to do, at least it's better than the alternative!”

    • @jp00349
      @jp00349 2 роки тому +2

      Fellow Specials and Groucho Marx fan here - wish you all the best and get friggin well soon - greetings from North London

  • @stevephillips7710
    @stevephillips7710 11 років тому +220

    John Bradbury, the King of 2-Tone ska drumming... his chops are still killer!

  • @joeputtnam952
    @joeputtnam952 2 роки тому +99

    What a brilliant performance. RIP Terry Hall LEGEND

  • @saucehp495
    @saucehp495 2 роки тому +26

    RIP John, Terry, Rico.......watching this its hard to believe they are gone

  • @thundershirt1
    @thundershirt1 2 роки тому +37

    Forty years, I’ve been waiting for ska to break big in the USA, the way it deserved to. Ska has it all: superior musicianship, social commentary, fashion, dance, fun-loving, more hooks than a discarded Christmas tree, race inclusion. You deserved better. Especially you, Terry. Especially you. I feel like I owe you, personally, for all the joy you’ve given me. Maybe I will be able to thank you properly on the other side.

    • @edwardgiovannelli5191
      @edwardgiovannelli5191 Рік тому +3

      Yeah, but in the long run, if Ska had broken big, then who knows how it would have been warped and screwed up by the US music industry. I'm just as happy the way it worked out.
      That said, I got to see the Specials two years ago with my daughter who had just turned 18 at a small (classic!) old venue in Philadelphia, The TLA. They were superb! And to my amazement, she was singing along with 9/10 of the songs - I was so proud

    • @RollTideLBC
      @RollTideLBC 6 місяців тому

      Well some folks considered Sublime SKA, to me they did it justice, turned me onto The Specials. I truly thank them for that!

  • @zroy9263
    @zroy9263 Рік тому +13

    Great performance! I wish that Neville Staples was here as well though. One of the greatest bands in music history.
    The SPECIALS music is so youthful and infectious, that it will forever be influential and timeless.
    RIP TERRY HALL and JOHN BRADBURY. I WILL FOREVER MISS THE BOTH OF YOU!

    • @musicloverUK
      @musicloverUK Рік тому +1

      I've seen Neville Staple's band twice recently. Lots of energy, we danced all night, it was great.

  • @brötzmannsax
    @brötzmannsax 7 років тому +88

    Horace Panter killer bass solo leading into the trombone part is fantastic, great performance!

  • @mjproebstle
    @mjproebstle 2 роки тому +11

    Crowd has no idea what a lucky day it was for them

  • @williammclauchlan2610
    @williammclauchlan2610 2 роки тому +24

    Incredible band,songs still as fresh as the day they were released.

    • @rars0n
      @rars0n Рік тому

      I'd argue that they're actually somehow MORE fresh than most mainstream music these days.
      Don't even get me started on rap.

  • @Vlad65WFPReviews
    @Vlad65WFPReviews 10 місяців тому +11

    Missing Terry and John - so great that David made a real effort to show his respect for the band - so glad I managed to see them twice in Vancouver

  • @fabienkrajcarz425
    @fabienkrajcarz425 12 днів тому

    The Specials. My first bought K7 ever, with the few money I had, I was 12. Still listening to The Specials, best band ever.

  • @waltermelnyk6207
    @waltermelnyk6207 11 років тому +50

    About Terry- he's open about having depression issues, and while he doesn't show it he says performing again and feeling the crowd's feedback has been good for him. Saw them in Vancouver and it was a fantastic, fantastic night.

    • @SureFeelsGood
      @SureFeelsGood 3 роки тому

      must have been a great show

    • @arshk3612
      @arshk3612 2 роки тому +4

      Rip Terry.. Heard news 1 hr.. 79 UK was fantastic and the Specials was a beam of light as the walls came down in UK..

  • @markkinz7913
    @markkinz7913 2 роки тому +17

    RIP Terry. What a great performance.

  • @fahlvfaust677
    @fahlvfaust677 5 років тому +17

    The legendary ska 2 tone drummer..RIP John Bradbury..beautiful 2tone drum kit

  • @adammwalch
    @adammwalch 2 роки тому +19

    Watching this in 2022 is a revelation. As a teenager I was a suburban kid who wanted to be ska like my idols, The Specials. Saw this performance when it originally aired and thought "ah hell, they've sold out!" Watching this clip now I realize that they were simply a great band, and it was great music, and we all grow up... and out of things

    • @charleshanna5725
      @charleshanna5725 2 роки тому +4

      I can tell you as a suburban youth I reckon I was ska, a rude boy for sure with my two tone dress, dancing in the aisles to Dance Craze at the midnight movie, I went the way of Oi and punk but never lost my love and true identity as a rude boy, all the same really, I will say yes I grew up but definitely did NOT grow out of any of it. Rudie skanking punk Oi! boy for life! 🖤🤍✌️

    • @rars0n
      @rars0n Рік тому +3

      I don't think they ever sold out, I think the band did go through some rough patches though. Seeing a band I like play on Letterman or any other late night show was always a pleasure for me, though. I always thought it was awesome that a band I liked was getting national recognition.

    • @rars0n
      @rars0n Рік тому +2

      @@charleshanna5725 "but never lost my love and true identity as a rude boy"
      There's something to be said about that. It's like there's a skanking bone in my body, and no matter what I'll always love ska.

  • @eggbanjo1
    @eggbanjo1 9 років тому +25

    John Bradbury you were a part of my childhood and my adulthood. RIP.

  • @jayrox40
    @jayrox40 11 років тому +62

    Best of British Ska!

  • @Oranguice81
    @Oranguice81 2 роки тому +9

    Rest in Heavenly Peace Terry Hall 💔💔💔 Much Love you've given, Your Light will Shine Forever! #TheSpecials

  • @dbailey8933
    @dbailey8933 8 років тому +47

    Legends, no bullshit from these guys just brilliant!

  • @LFOVCF
    @LFOVCF 2 місяці тому +3

    My favourite Specials track. I remember being in a club for young adults on a Saturday, and asking to play this, but the DJ didn't know of the somewhat controversial line.."all the girls are slags (Tramps in USA) and the beer tastes just like piss" (he wasn't very happy with me, as it was a kids club on Saturday afternoon)
    I notice this video they muted "piss" but not "slags"😂 because they didn't know what a slag was in America😂

  • @elmorevandodewaard544
    @elmorevandodewaard544 7 років тому +31

    So many years later and tey still sounds GREAT

  • @Xandervile
    @Xandervile 13 років тому +11

    Very rare we get a glimpse at the bass soo of Sir Horace Gentleman. Gotta love the dancing!

  • @Pab2465
    @Pab2465 2 роки тому +7

    RIP Terry
    The perfect voice to perform the British side of two tone music, sang with original accent makes the lyrics sound real and raw
    STEP UP AND TELL EM RUDE BOY
    KEEP THE FAITH 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  •  3 роки тому +4

    Favorite from my youth. Still have the vinyl and some rare 7" (Friday Night...).
    R.I.P. Brad. he taught me to dance, along with Horace.
    Loved to finally see them live in Portland.

  • @vegandad
    @vegandad 6 років тому +12

    Terry Hall, timeless!

  • @oldnwise8123
    @oldnwise8123 4 роки тому +11

    Great period 78-80, unity , great optimism and vibe on the streets... Specials played a key role.

    • @harveysmith100
      @harveysmith100 3 роки тому +2

      You summed it all up in a very short sentence.
      It was a wonderful optimistic time. I am grateful to have been a young man when the Specials arrived.

  • @darrylfranklin7490
    @darrylfranklin7490 2 роки тому +4

    Just an amazing live performance, Rip Terry , So many great memories from the specials ,

  • @alanlloyd1397
    @alanlloyd1397 6 років тому +18

    Still touring this year , all be it with 3 original members........,, I'm still going to see them though!
    RIP John Bradbury , so missed.

    • @theselector4733
      @theselector4733 4 роки тому

      I saw em a few yrs ago. WHAT A SHOW!!!!!! Danced so much I busted my meniscus. Was worth it!!!!!

    • @MarkLipka
      @MarkLipka 4 роки тому +1

      *albeit

  • @johnny0468
    @johnny0468 Рік тому +2

    how good is this !?? super tight the specials are indeed very special! x

  • @turbogato1
    @turbogato1 2 роки тому +5

    Terry Hall will always be special. He's skanking in heaven now.

  • @stevenbost3717
    @stevenbost3717 2 роки тому +3

    Dave wearing the black and white wingtips for the occasion! Nice!

  • @christianlopez8331
    @christianlopez8331 9 років тому +83

    Rip John Bradbury

    • @roybowers4315
      @roybowers4315 9 років тому +5

      +christian lopez thanks for knowing who he WAS lots of love a cov kid

  • @Mozzie666
    @Mozzie666 8 років тому +11

    I saw them on Hastings pier in 1980, supported by the Bodysnatchers and the Go-Go's, whose singer was one Belinda Carlisle. Great gig!

    • @AndysEastCoastAdventures
      @AndysEastCoastAdventures 6 років тому

      Terry collaborated with the go gos Jane Weidlin after the 2 tone era and they wrote "Our lips are sealed" which was released by the go-gos and fun boy three.

    • @agavehouse
      @agavehouse 5 років тому

      Wow knowing the history of Hastings pier you are one lucky person !

    • @ant2312
      @ant2312 4 роки тому

      @@AndysEastCoastAdventures he also wrote Rush hour with her which she had a hit with

    • @jonathanhadley2555
      @jonathanhadley2555 4 роки тому

      Andy's East Coast Thats interesting

  • @24683948
    @24683948 4 роки тому +4

    Legends, thanks for great teenage years. priceless

  • @bradpeterson2953
    @bradpeterson2953 2 роки тому +4

    How good was that?!! great live version, R.I.P. Terry.

  • @YOURFISHINGCHANNEL
    @YOURFISHINGCHANNEL 9 років тому +10

    thanks for those fantastic tight beats that got me moving RIP

  • @anorakthing8968
    @anorakthing8968 2 роки тому +1

    Saw these guys on "Saturday Night Live" and my mind was blown, four decades later.....

  • @blairsean
    @blairsean 9 днів тому

    Those horns! Iconic Ska! That Bass!

  • @mickmcdonagh1557
    @mickmcdonagh1557 4 роки тому +5

    All those years gone by still sounding brilliant as ever great performance

  • @richcurtis813
    @richcurtis813 6 років тому +7

    Covs finest! Makes me proud to be Cov lad!

  • @mauriceanton
    @mauriceanton 10 років тому +10

    I love this music so much :-)

  • @westsidecrew5578
    @westsidecrew5578 2 роки тому +2

    What a fantastic live show they put on! Loved the small attention to detail: e.g. the two tone drum kit and guitar sling. I also loved the fact they didn't change the words to appease the audience and kept it as raw as the original. Finally, every part of this song I empathise with and can fully relate to. So many times I have been in a night club and thought: what am I doing here? all the girls are slags and the beer tastes just like piss! These lyrics are so real, so spot on and so relevant!

  • @pennyburns4425
    @pennyburns4425 Рік тому +1

    Oh Rest In Peace wonderful Terry Hall. Crossed over far too soon. A unique talent. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • @Idcanymore510
    @Idcanymore510 2 роки тому +1

    R.I.P. Terry and John. Will never be forgotten.

  • @clarkingram9436
    @clarkingram9436 4 роки тому +5

    Fantastic Band 😎

  • @karenvickerson
    @karenvickerson 15 днів тому

    What a legend bless him

  • @penelopekeith1140
    @penelopekeith1140 11 років тому +10

    Still AWESOME

  • @grosbec1698
    @grosbec1698 7 років тому +3

    great vibes from the 80's :-)

  • @zoraz4867
    @zoraz4867 8 років тому +2

    OMG fecking love these guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • @joelashadali
    @joelashadali 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @carol-anneturner6529
    @carol-anneturner6529 21 день тому

    Brad, my lovely brother in law. Miss you…

  • @poyntz55
    @poyntz55 2 роки тому

    what a great song - first time seeing this one, thru still had it even then - RIP Terry

  • @martinrichardson1295
    @martinrichardson1295 8 років тому +3

    Class band,what i was into in my early teens,

  • @bmusic9312
    @bmusic9312 2 роки тому +2

    Just knew about Terry Hall's death... So sad. Hope Specials's music to be even more valued from now on.

  • @WalterSobchak1000
    @WalterSobchak1000 11 років тому +21

    Horace is superb

  • @radivojvojvodic608
    @radivojvojvodic608 5 років тому +2

    Brilliant

  • @shittyknacker
    @shittyknacker 6 років тому +2

    Amazing

  • @yardelli
    @yardelli 9 років тому +3

    I used to go to Mr Georges in Cov - that very Club and stand in the Burges waiting for a taxi home.......

  • @middley1964
    @middley1964 13 років тому +2

    LOVE IT !!!!!!!!! Gr8 sound hd

  • @TheSeanm102
    @TheSeanm102 8 років тому +2

    just got my tickets for september in boston cant wait

  • @Ystadcop
    @Ystadcop 7 років тому +3

    Bloody hell. Really good.

  • @LarzGustafsson
    @LarzGustafsson 9 років тому +2

    Excellent!

  • @stangtennis
    @stangtennis 13 років тому +3

    Great video, great song and nice to see an uploader focused on bringing beautiful HD video to UA-cam (the deinterlacing looked fine) Thanks!

  • @AlbertoGarcia-lj8xd
    @AlbertoGarcia-lj8xd 9 років тому +8

    WOW. RIP Brad.

  • @deletebilderberg
    @deletebilderberg 3 роки тому +2

    Terry and Lynval
    Honorary Camdenites!
    RIP John. Taken too soon ❤️

  • @andrewkeen7828
    @andrewkeen7828 Місяць тому

    Probably one of the greatest bands of the 70/80s

  • @jonhcass7643
    @jonhcass7643 5 років тому +2

    Great band

  • @angryjohnny1
    @angryjohnny1 14 років тому +2

    a message to you rudy is one of the best songs ever!

  • @lozsquarepants
    @lozsquarepants 10 років тому +30

    I love this song. That bass! Also, I find it funny how they're allowed to call girls slags but not say the word 'piss'!

    • @MichaelCasanovaMusic
      @MichaelCasanovaMusic 10 років тому +8

      Because slag isn't in the lexicon over here. I find it odd that they would censor the word "piss". People say it on tv all the time, and this show is on very late at night anyway

    • @krissymarklewis1793
      @krissymarklewis1793 3 роки тому

      I noticed how that one slipped past them too ha.

    • @yendor9078
      @yendor9078 Рік тому

      All the girls are sluts and the beer tastes just like "piss"

  • @rars0n
    @rars0n Рік тому +2

    You ever see a band way past their prime playing on TV with a song that nobody knows and isn't very good, and just think "How pathetic?"
    Yeah, this isn't that. This is the opposite of that. This band is timeless.

  • @TheJano1974
    @TheJano1974 6 років тому +1

    great band great muziek amen

  • @Johnjohn-gq3du
    @Johnjohn-gq3du 2 роки тому

    Fantastic😊

  • @casualobserver3145
    @casualobserver3145 2 роки тому

    Good stuff! Memories. RIP Terry

  • @ZakMason10
    @ZakMason10 2 роки тому +2

    Terry 🐐
    Did they really bleep out the word piss? Lolol, land of the free eh? 😂

  • @35sixer
    @35sixer 12 років тому +14

    Terry sounds pretty damn good..

  • @NattyBeGood
    @NattyBeGood 2 роки тому +10

    Rest easy Terry Hall. The Specials = the best ska band outside of Jamaica.

  • @coley1skipton
    @coley1skipton 2 роки тому +1

    Saw a gig in Blackpool on that 30th anniversary tour 😎

  • @Alexsurri
    @Alexsurri 11 років тому +22

    Horace Panter is a killers in the bass

    • @cecilgroden-gould2531
      @cecilgroden-gould2531 3 місяці тому

      Sir Horace Gentleman does not get his due as a bassist. Underrated, but we love him!

  • @arthurfrancis5134
    @arthurfrancis5134 2 роки тому

    God bless you Terry❤

  • @audience4u2
    @audience4u2 11 років тому +1

    Outstanding.
    AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @blueschewy2558
    @blueschewy2558 6 років тому

    Fantastic.

  • @rachaelcross3448
    @rachaelcross3448 2 роки тому +3

    So sad to hear Terry Hall has died. As a Coventry teenager, living in an era of race riots and pove try they were the voice of a generation. They are light years away from the manufactured pop of today and I don't think we will ever see their likes again sadly.

  • @joshweber2070
    @joshweber2070 3 роки тому

    Nice to see Dave enjoying them at the end.

  • @jonoedwards4195
    @jonoedwards4195 9 років тому +4

    Great post GT

  • @OrionIsTooclose
    @OrionIsTooclose 5 років тому +2

    lo mejor del mundo del ska

  • @BigSlinky7
    @BigSlinky7 9 років тому +10

    RIP Brad.

  • @briandefoe4008
    @briandefoe4008 3 роки тому

    The beer tastes just like, we’ll never mind that. The Specials are the best!!

  • @cesaraugustomedinamolina4197

    Grandes two tone forever

  • @Krakshot
    @Krakshot 12 років тому +2

    Say what you will about their age, they STILL GOT IT!
    I'll be saying them in a few weeks for the first time ever, and probably only time, as they'll never be back to Chicago. That whole venue is gonna be moving.

  • @johnmusk7007
    @johnmusk7007 2 роки тому

    Wow that was amazing

  • @zellah
    @zellah 9 років тому +11

    RIP, JB

  • @pauldunneska
    @pauldunneska 8 років тому +9

    Terry Hall went blinking mad at the end of the video.

  • @langdonalger2005
    @langdonalger2005 Рік тому +2

    0:32 Tim Heidecker and Elon Musk had a baby, and he's playing saxophone in The Specials

  • @lornawillockify
    @lornawillockify 7 років тому +1

    The lads from up the road...:-)

  • @tmk8ssn892
    @tmk8ssn892 3 місяці тому

    im here❤

  • @GeorgeSorass
    @GeorgeSorass 11 років тому +31

    Neville was absent as he was on Conan O'Brien fronting a Fun Boy Three revival.

  • @PUTTINGATYOMAMA
    @PUTTINGATYOMAMA 3 роки тому +1

    Rody Radiation!

  • @jonhaigh9530
    @jonhaigh9530 2 місяці тому +1

    Terry Hall one of the great English frontmen who actually sang with a English accent

  • @malcolmclements9254
    @malcolmclements9254 2 роки тому +1

    Still a great band.

  • @richard31a
    @richard31a 10 років тому +3

    What a band! Fucking great'