The Specials - Concrete Jungle (Live at Rotters Club, Liverpool 14/10/80)

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  • The Specials - Concrete Jungle (Live at Rotter’s Club, Liverpool - 1981). Taken from the forthcoming Dance Craze Soundtrack on Two Tone Records. Dance Craze offers a vivid, immersive snapshot of the 2Tone era, through dynamic concert performances the Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, Bad Manners and The Bodysnatchers. National cinema screenings and 3LP / 3CD / Digital box sets and Blu-ray & DVD releases in March. Click this link to get yours: linktr.ee/twot...
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    Lyrics:
    I'm going out tonight
    I don't know if I'll be alright
    Everyone wants to hurt me
    Baby danger in the city
    I have to carry a knife
    Because there's people threatening my life
    I can't dress just the way I want
    I'm being chased by the national front
    Concrete jungle, animals are after me
    Concrete jungle, it ain't safe on the streets
    Concrete jungle, glad I got my mates with me
    I won't fight for a cause
    Don't want to change the law
    Leave me alone, just leave me alone
    I want to get out on my own
    I'm walking home tonight
    I only walk where there's lots of lights
    In the alleys and the doorways
    Some throw a bottle right in your face
    Concrete jungle, animals are after me
    Concrete jungle, it ain't safe on the streets
    Concrete jungle, glad I got my mates with me
    I'm walking home tonight
    I only walk where there's lots of lights
    In the alleys and the doorways
    Some throw a bottle right in your face
    I won't fight for a cause
    I don't want to change the law
    Leave me alone, just leave me alone
    I want to get out on my own
    Concrete jungle, animals are after me
    Concrete jungle, it ain't safe on the streets
    Concrete jungle, glad I got my mates with me
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 114

  • @Ste-sr1fr
    @Ste-sr1fr Місяць тому +4

    This song was reflecting what was happening then, in the early 80's. It is so sad that it also reflects what is happening in 2024.

    • @carol2336
      @carol2336 29 днів тому

      @@Ste-sr1fr no change

  • @adyg5402
    @adyg5402 2 місяці тому +5

    Pure Class band. In their early live shows half the crowd would get on the stage to dance with them, They encouraged this so everyone had a great time. This song was a vision of the future and in 2024 we are there.

    • @tarantellalarouge7632
      @tarantellalarouge7632 Місяць тому

      saw them in Paris, about the same year, and the "national front" is still after me ! love to the Specials, one of the best concert in my whole life ......

  • @Zopf-international
    @Zopf-international 8 місяців тому +15

    Trying to get to the gig and then trying to get back home was another thing, eh kids?! Specials had a message. A message to youth. It's still relevant today. They came to my down just outside Edinburgh when they played there in the early 80's. I met Rico and Terry who were out for a walk overlooking the river beside their hotel in South Queensferry. They were so nice. Asked a thousand questions about Scotland and life. We are all just the same. You see, they met foreigners and we met foreigners and no harm was done. Teach this.

  • @CaliGirl799
    @CaliGirl799 Рік тому +77

    Raw, edgy, and no auto tune. Just talent.

    • @MasterShake-cf9nr
      @MasterShake-cf9nr 3 місяці тому +1

      so embarrassing when people cry about autotune, who gives a fuck

  • @paul-v4r
    @paul-v4r Рік тому +43

    This is at a different level, pure quality. Three minutes capturing more raw energy than any gig has seen since.

  • @bradwakey90
    @bradwakey90 2 місяці тому +2

    2024 and can you believe I only heard this song for the first time this week on the radio - can’t believe it’s passed me by. It grabbed me straight away. Great that we can discover songs many years after they first game out. Still very poignant too sadly.

  • @ArchStanton45
    @ArchStanton45 Рік тому +34

    Utter chaos on stage, as the magnificent Specials, put on a grand show, amazing how they could still keep the song in tune with all that going on, shows how damn good they were🏁

    • @wildechild5
      @wildechild5 Рік тому +7

      There's no way you could play this music and not dance around like a fool. I just love, love this footage.

    • @sea80vicvan
      @sea80vicvan Рік тому +6

      Most of the credit for that goes to John Bradbury. He kept the beat on the drums, plus those rapid fire fills propelling the song forward. Without him, the song would've collapsed into a chaotic mess. Kudos also to Roddy Radiation for his lead guitar syncing in nicely with drums - and he also stayed out of the craziness up front.

  • @ItsMeBenson
    @ItsMeBenson Рік тому +12

    Man. I don’t wanna sound like an old head but fr I hate the fact that at live gigs these days everyone’s on their fucking phones filming and the crowd is deaaaad. These really were the fuckin days for live music. The energy was flowinggg

  • @MichaelAvila-hl8hm
    @MichaelAvila-hl8hm 4 місяці тому +4

    Is anybody listening to the baseline? Played in a band with walter beckers son in the early 90’s. We played this song at Chico state. Fn killed em!

    • @jacobjames8782
      @jacobjames8782 3 місяці тому +1

      Currently in the middle of learning this bass line, I got it down pretty much but I gotta work on my timing before I can nail it.

  • @themetropolitanpsychosis2116
    @themetropolitanpsychosis2116 Рік тому +24

    RIP Terry . Your spirit will continue to inspire many new musicians to come . Your on this earth still in my eyes . Love your songs still . :) ❤ your music is immortalized. You will live on forever in Two Tone ska history.

  • @nickafcb78
    @nickafcb78 3 місяці тому +2

    Love to go back in time and be in that audience. Unbelievable

  • @stephenjamesdarknell8829
    @stephenjamesdarknell8829 Рік тому +14

    Class…….. This is how live gigs should be….and no phones 👍👍👍 Keep on Skanking

    • @guysmith9264
      @guysmith9264 7 місяців тому

      No phones? There were thousands of them wherever you looked, all in red boxes and stinking of piss

  • @caroljakeman9628
    @caroljakeman9628 Рік тому +21

    My favourite band of all time, I fell in love with the specials way back in 1979 when i was 12 and i was on holiday in weston super mare and I've had the honour and privilege of seeing them loads of times over the years and one of my favourite gigs ever was during their 30th anniversary tour in June 2009 at the O2 academy at Brixton, My all time favourite song is "Do Nothing" I just wanted to say that "wherever you are Terry I hope that you have finally found the peace that you so deserve, i miss you so much and i still can't believe you are gone but you will never ever be forgotten, rest in peace Terry all my love Carol" xxxx ❤❤

    • @markweigel3301
      @markweigel3301 Рік тому +2

      😎I was 14 years old in 1979 and Just Entered High School (in South Florida, USA 🇺🇸)and Discovered The Specials & ◼️◻️2TONE Ska shortly after, and Listen Daily Ever Since 😎🥳

    • @caroljakeman9628
      @caroljakeman9628 Рік тому +3

      @@markweigel3301 Hi it's always good to hear from other fans especially from so far away as I'm in the UK, I've always loved ska and as I said in my original comment I fell in love with the specials in 1979 when i was 12, I'm also good friends with Christine sugary Staples she's the wife of Neville Staples from the specials, i still can't believe Terry has gone and i don't think I'll ever get used to it, all the best to you from Carol in Nottingham UK 🎧🎼🎤

    • @markweigel3301
      @markweigel3301 Рік тому +2

      @@caroljakeman9628 Cheers Carol and of Course Rest In Peace Terry😎🙏Sending Much Love and Peace from the 🇺🇸😎

    • @markweigel3301
      @markweigel3301 Рік тому +2

      😎Madness, The English Beat, The Selector…XOXOXO ❤️❤️❤️😎🥳

    • @caroljakeman9628
      @caroljakeman9628 Рік тому +3

      @@markweigel3301Thank you so much for your reply and i absolutely agree 100% i also love Madness, The Beat and Selector, i also love a lot of the old Jamaican ska and also listen to it all the time, my all time favourite old Jamaican ska song is "It Mek" by Desmond Dekker 😎🎧🎼🎤❤❤❤❤

  • @andrewhall7930
    @andrewhall7930 2 місяці тому +1

    Coventry. Manchester, Leeds., York,1978 was no joke.

  • @mrt1878
    @mrt1878 Рік тому +11

    Was there with my mate....great night, great memories....😎

  • @paulelliott3220
    @paulelliott3220 Рік тому +15

    Great band - nice bit of history here watching this

  • @markrussell3414
    @markrussell3414 Рік тому +9

    The specials excellent band with amazing vocals by the late great Terry Hall sadly not with us anymore 😢😢😢very sad news 🎤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁🎸🎸

  • @kevinrobertbrown2351
    @kevinrobertbrown2351 Рік тому +15

    The Specials live !! and in there prime and all together class !! Bring on the release of the live concert of dance craze 🎵👌🎵👌👏

  • @Rhubarb.and.Crustard
    @Rhubarb.and.Crustard Рік тому +18

    Amazing to see this in such quality after having it in such poor quality before. Fantastic stuff.

  • @kesamek8537
    @kesamek8537 Рік тому +20

    More dangerous than any current era heavy metal or rap. Superb.

  • @mylink.orb17
    @mylink.orb17 Рік тому +6

    Aren't you glad you rang that bell?
    I know I am!

  • @daviddiller9266
    @daviddiller9266 Рік тому +6

    Driving around in my MG midget listing to the Specials....

  • @edward2448
    @edward2448 Рік тому +13

    I only wish the World could have experienced the Specials live. Thank God I did. SKA music 🎵.

  • @LarzGustafsson
    @LarzGustafsson Рік тому +13

    Absolutely marvellous! Unforgettable tunes.

  • @mybeautyfulpeoplewholovemjelo
    @mybeautyfulpeoplewholovemjelo Рік тому +9

    Good old times 🔥🔥🔥

  • @HerrXabu
    @HerrXabu Рік тому +7

    That Energy :D

  • @williamhenderson2266
    @williamhenderson2266 Рік тому +7

    Skatastic! Ska music forever 😎🏁

  • @adinocc2042
    @adinocc2042 11 місяців тому +2

    They are, for me, The greatest Ska band ever!

  • @paultaylor9934
    @paultaylor9934 Рік тому +4

    Terry hall made me saved my life ❤

  • @donnytom8891
    @donnytom8891 Рік тому +3

    😊 Best 👍 of 😊 the 😊 song 😊 ever 😊 heard 😊 at 😊 all 👍 times 😊👍😊😊😊😊😊

  • @jesusalvaradorodriguez9806
    @jesusalvaradorodriguez9806 Місяць тому

    The cameraman is the hero of the day at this video. So sick !

  • @markuhler2664
    @markuhler2664 Рік тому +6

    The fire here is fantastic. So wish I could have seen them but was probably about 5-10 yrs late.

  • @MistaiNeedTheToi1et6
    @MistaiNeedTheToi1et6 Рік тому +5

    My fave 😊

  • @notlob23
    @notlob23 Рік тому +3

    S**t...remember like it was yesterday. My youth ❤️

    • @markweigel3301
      @markweigel3301 Рік тому +1

      😎I Still Listen Everyday Since Early ‘80’s…I ❤◼️◻️Two Tone Ska 🎉🎉🎉

  • @donatoienzi9775
    @donatoienzi9775 10 місяців тому +2

    Rip Terry 🙏 thanks for the music.

  • @andybrown223
    @andybrown223 Рік тому +16

    Love it,specials forever🏁

  • @charlesmcnab4888
    @charlesmcnab4888 9 днів тому

    I grewe up wi thie shit thos wer the days come on ya fuckers

  • @stephenwoodman2851
    @stephenwoodman2851 7 днів тому

    Epic, love you Terry

  • @johnmusk7007
    @johnmusk7007 Місяць тому

    Awesome track

  • @The.Last.Guitar.Hero.
    @The.Last.Guitar.Hero. Рік тому +1

    would love to seen the specials at this time but I was too young. RIP Terry

  • @spacekat8249
    @spacekat8249 Рік тому +8

    80, one of my best years !

  • @deothang
    @deothang Рік тому +1

    ❤Hope the band are keeping well...my heart is always yours forever......don't think twice. that he is watching and loving it too! ❤ I still have your albums

  • @keithbutler2222
    @keithbutler2222 Рік тому +2

    Such energy...

  • @MissionForward3
    @MissionForward3 Місяць тому

    Man....
    I love the Specials, Rudy.

  • @markweigel3301
    @markweigel3301 Рік тому +1

    😎Absolute Sheer Raw Talent 🎉🎉🎉I❤◼️◻️Ska 😎🥳

  • @joemckechnie
    @joemckechnie Рік тому +1

    Was a great gig. There's a multi-storey carpark where the venue used to be.

  • @rabit818
    @rabit818 Рік тому +2

    Great performance
    The stage is so small I was worried they would bump each other… pros

  • @davidzarzosa4344
    @davidzarzosa4344 Рік тому +2

    Just amazing!

  • @misophoneofficial5283
    @misophoneofficial5283 Рік тому +1

    Perfect

  • @-WidioAndikaPutra
    @-WidioAndikaPutra Рік тому +1

    Waaaw, that energy so 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Chef1965
    @Chef1965 8 місяців тому

    The first club i ever went to
    Happy times 😊

  • @fredmossberg2069
    @fredmossberg2069 Рік тому +1

    Great news! I had this album when it came out.

  • @TheSorters
    @TheSorters 10 місяців тому

    Had a chance to see them in Toronto in 2019 and 2011. Such energy at both. The 2019 shows, back to back, sold out ones. So happy I saw them and RIH Terry

  • @miser68
    @miser68 6 місяців тому

    As we say in scotland.pure dead brilliant❤❤❤

  • @OLIVERBLEES
    @OLIVERBLEES Рік тому

    this is .................................... great!

  • @felixthecat3n2
    @felixthecat3n2 3 місяці тому

    Wonderful..!

  • @waywardmind
    @waywardmind 8 місяців тому

    Saw them play this during the Warped Tour '98 in Montreal. So good.

  • @clairecox167
    @clairecox167 4 місяці тому

    THE BEST 👌

  • @pinball1970
    @pinball1970 7 місяців тому

    Terry Hall legend. RIP

  • @cjhards
    @cjhards Рік тому +1

    Roddy was awesome in later versions!

  • @deborahseaman8470
    @deborahseaman8470 Рік тому +2

    Got to get me some great ska tonight ❤

  • @chadderton
    @chadderton Рік тому +4

    If I'm honest, I'm not keen on living the rest of my life without Terry in it.

  • @GorgeousRoy2024
    @GorgeousRoy2024 2 місяці тому

    This song needs a re release..

  • @vavi80
    @vavi80 6 місяців тому

    I was born 16/10/80 ✌🏼😁

  • @MegaSparky121
    @MegaSparky121 5 місяців тому

    I was there!

  • @michaelg3074
    @michaelg3074 7 місяців тому

    I never heard of these people. I came here looking for a Marley cover. I'm glad I saw this. Is "concrete jungle" a British thang?

  • @WolfRocketFilms
    @WolfRocketFilms 3 місяці тому

    Hey tell me if you were there. Especially if you're one of those girls up front. I want to talk to you! Tell the world what seeing this incredible act in a small club was like!

  • @jennifer21-k5p
    @jennifer21-k5p 26 днів тому

    Hb2 21🐼🌹🎍

  • @juanmegalopez2300
    @juanmegalopez2300 11 місяців тому

    BELLO BELLO VENEZUELA

  • @jamesoneill2933
    @jamesoneill2933 Рік тому +44

    We've all been there , we all hated the NF.

    • @lunisedelinoir6937
      @lunisedelinoir6937 9 місяців тому +1

      Now it's NFJ'$👽🥰

    • @ghengis430
      @ghengis430 8 місяців тому +3

      Now it's the NF tories

    • @jamesoneill2933
      @jamesoneill2933 8 місяців тому +3

      @@ghengis430 They're evidently to the right of anything that's went before.

    • @taster321
      @taster321 4 місяці тому +4

      Now poor G.B is turning into islamic state 🤷🏼‍♂️ same in Sweden..Let’s Stop That

    • @NunayahBuisness
      @NunayahBuisness 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@taster321 how so exactly? Are you saying you practice sharia law in those countries?

  • @modularsynthspostpunk9354
    @modularsynthspostpunk9354 Рік тому

    ❤💣

  • @malimali5731
    @malimali5731 9 місяців тому

    move da feetz

  • @jennifer21-k5p
    @jennifer21-k5p 26 днів тому

    🦋🎚️🪬

  • @Jayjharley
    @Jayjharley 6 місяців тому

    Flower

  • @DavinderSingh-dx6dk
    @DavinderSingh-dx6dk Рік тому

    BRILLIANT BAND , THE SPECIALS , now that's, when it was like , being chased by racist, because of your colour back in the 80s , great lyrics 👏 👍,

  • @tanyag6917
    @tanyag6917 Рік тому

    15 yo 1985 anybody there ..

  • @davidhealey6952
    @davidhealey6952 2 місяці тому

    Sadly this has become appropriate again

  • @pierofranchi7489
    @pierofranchi7489 Рік тому

    terry you did not have the balls to lead that band, the specials where special, time has told, Thay wanted a leader you were not dat man. sham

  • @mucy2807
    @mucy2807 Рік тому +4

    First! Long live Terry 👍🏻

  • @PeteBurns-xv2fz
    @PeteBurns-xv2fz 7 місяців тому

    Christ...how i wish i could have been there...but i was only 13....not allowed 😡..😥

  • @malimali5731
    @malimali5731 9 місяців тому

    move da feetz