Terry was my best friend growing up in Swan Lane, Stoke Heath, we lived at 394 he lived 6 six doors down, we went to Sidney Stringer (Frederick Birds) school together & played football up the Morris common every day after school, I was Ernie Hunt & he was George Best who else, his older sister Theresa who was in love with Asa Hartford of WBA kept saying Terry would be a star because he was special, we went to the Locarno disco every Saturday morning hence his lyrics in this song & we lost touch when he went to Cardinal Wiseman. God Bless You my old friend until we meet again, love Craig Smith.
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 UA-cam 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.
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 🙏🏽🕊❤️
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.
"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 !
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.
Bought this single aged 11… A side Ghost Town & B side “Why” & “Friday Night Saturday Morning”… I’m trying to think of a better Uk overall single but struggling.. Maybe “Strawberry Fields “ & “Penny Lane”… but Nah…RIP Terry
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Poor Terry. So poignant hearing these beautifully real lyrics now... A world away from older age and death. God bless Terry Hall, working class hero.
RiP Terry. This was the stuff, honest and real.🇬🇧
@@pattyo14 The best song he has ever written. My god, all the times I sang this song. Pissed and struggling to find my way home at 4 am. RIP Terry.
@@skatrain007 Agree!xx
Had a tear in my eye, reading this. 🥹
Vx I wonder 😢 like so many around 💔💔
Bass line, organ solo and Terry’s delivery are EVERYTHING.
Amen brother!!
@@johnchesterman6016 I'm a sister, brother! Lol
@@janierunaway112 😂 apologies sister 😂👍
This song is my life from 19 till 54 years old.
God bless you Terry 🙏
Terry was my best friend growing up in Swan Lane, Stoke Heath, we lived at 394 he lived 6 six doors down, we went to Sidney Stringer (Frederick Birds) school together & played football up the Morris common every day after school, I was Ernie Hunt & he was George Best who else, his older sister Theresa who was in love with Asa Hartford of WBA kept saying Terry would be a star because he was special, we went to the Locarno disco every Saturday morning hence his lyrics in this song & we lost touch when he went to Cardinal Wiseman. God Bless You my old friend until we meet again, love Craig Smith.
The most English song of ALL time.
We need a modern day specials to change what is happening now in this world...
Anyone who's got tanked up with their mates can relate to this...perfection. RIP Terry.
Defo
Exactly .
Plus we also used to chill with a few African woodbines 😁 🎶 🚬
Hope the chip shop isn't closed Terry... All the best.
Now that I’m sober, I interpret the somber way in which this song is sung so differently.
RIP Terry. No one else could have written this.
"...instead of piss stains on my shoes!" It still gets me, even after 40 years.
Probably one of THE greatest B'sides. Father Ted's pal should've played this at the Craggy Island raffle, not just Ghost Town
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 UA-cam 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.
R.I.P. - 😪Terry Hall
RIP, Terry.
Love you Terry! Always in our hearts
Rest well Terry ❤❤❤
Probably the best song from The Special Terry
RIP Terry
Just hearing this for the first time. What a delight! Makes me proud to be British.
Skankin'🥰
R.I.P Terry hall 😢
I never get bored of this song. Terry's voice is of my generation.
RIP Terry. You were my childhood hero. Grew up listening to your music and I'm still listening.
RIP Terry ❤
RIP Terry Hall
I'm still here from this era fred Perry n all anyone else?😁
Yep ..Now age 63 and time is a flyer 🎶
Don't forget ol' Ben Sherman!
I was 10 years old when I bought their first LP (1978). R-I.P Terry Hall
1979..
Story of our youth....
And Gerry Dammers haunting synth backing, perfect combo
Been a mega fan since ‘79’ God bless you Terry 😢
Such a cracker of a C Side to Ghost Town. A great single all in all. R.I.P. Terry
Lyrical genius and voice of a generation
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 🙏🏽🕊❤️
Rest Easy Terry
My mate got me into the specials when Ghost town hit the charts .Still love them today ,even more so due to the nostalgia 👍🎶
RIP Terry Hall,I'll be wrapped round the lampost on Saturday night in your memory,god bless
This song had been stuck in my head since the 90s, finally found it. Good tune
Terry Hall is dead. I'm shocked. He was one of the coolest artists ever.
Used to sing this on the way to Scooter rallies on my scoot Friday morning... R.I.P Terry.. sad loss
What a great song takes me back
Sort of my life back in the early 80’s … loved it .. would never look back 🏁😎
Working mans folly on record. thanks Terry
Two tone one Love 🇬🇧🏴 do not let them divide us.
A masterpiece!! Thankyou Terry Xx
So sorry for your loss. Sending lots of love from New Zealand
This song kemp me addicted to pie's thanks terry
Fantastic song. R.I.P. Terry and Thank you.
I’ll never stop playing these songs that were a part of my youth,we miss you terry legend
His name was Terry and he was going to enjoy himself first 🥰
R.I.P. Terry Hall. My condolences from Brazil
Ace song from back in the day
I already miss you Terry
The chord structure of this song is completely bonkers. Only real talent can craft a song like this.
RIP Terry
Great song
RIP Terry. Gone too soon. fr Derrick Staple. Cousin to Neville
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.
"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 !
Always 💔
@@Lisajayneb Yes !! Was so sad to hear that he passed away, RIP Terry 🙏
You da man
🎶this is the dawning, of a new era🎶🤣
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.
Had this song in my head all day laying by a pool in majorca
A timeless class song! Long live the legend of THE SPECIALS!
RIP TERRY HALL and JOHN BRADBURY.
Goodbye Walter John Harewood.. when we were young brother 😢
Holy shit this is good.
A masterpiece and the B side to Ghost Town.
RIP TERRY🥀
Saw them in Dublin last year ethereal
Lucky you, I saw Roger Water concert "The Wall". So I can't complain 😉
❤
God rest his soul. 🙏. Terry Hall. Legend.
Great song ever heard.
I used to love playing this song before going out on the piss 🤪
RIP Terry Hall,another one taken too soon
This was exactly me and mates in Coventry at the time.
always a favourite
"Shoutout to The Garden!"
Don’t forget 321 in Sta Monica and the Continental Club in Hollywood😎
Mmm ... That groovy bass intro!
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Nice for a wake-n-bake...
And the keyboards too .... wow.
A great song - will be always a winner .
I stay home from Friday night and I stay home till Saturday morning.
No place like home.
@@blitzkriegazteca642 nice name ⚡️⚡️
We all get old; it's safer on the indoors 🤣🤣🤣
Im still fckn doing this at 55 😢😂
I love this band god bless Terry miss him
Classic will never get old ohhhh my youth 🥰
Very true to my eighties life.
The greatest band of our time ❤
Love love love this song
Love it, you have to be in the know to get this:)
The abbey run in nuneaton in the 80s 😁💙
Song was still relevant 20 years later
RIP Terry Hall.
Brilliant 👏.
Wow que excelente canción, larga vida a the Specials!!!!
Rip terry
The best!
Exactly what I do when I'm at the pub 10pm till 12 or 1 am
Love it
super the old ska sound piano orgel
THANKS MARIANO YOU ARE THE BEST
just heard this for the first time. Im 56!
I guess you don't go out on friday night and come home at aaturday morning anymore?
Oh dear..sad youth you have.
Where have you been? Lol I'm 56 my favourite band and era 😊
You need to get "in" more! Xx
RIP JOHN&TERRY
Good old days at Tiffany's in cov 79 😎
Really special!
Terry is a FUCKING genius.. I even knew that back then!
Bought this single aged 11… A side Ghost Town & B side “Why” & “Friday Night Saturday Morning”… I’m trying to think of a better Uk overall single but struggling.. Maybe “Strawberry Fields “ & “Penny Lane”… but Nah…RIP Terry