It's hard to overstate how much this track captured the zeitgeist of the moment. This was two years into Thatcher first term in office, when the whole country seemed to be crumbling, and though it was written before the race riots of 1981 it was released at the perfect moment to feel like a reflection of those tensions.
Also noteworthy is that the first B side, "Why?" was written about a racist attack that left the guitarist hospitalised.
Love this song. Takes me straight back to hanging around at Youth Club. Good times.
no surprise that Duran Duran would cover this song. Such a baller.
![The Specials - Ghost Town [Official HD Remastered Video]](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/832073c3-1d8d-4be9-9875-1b86d9903382.jpeg?format=jpg&thumbnail=256)
Damn. Still sounds so great.
And the B-Side, Why?
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=a8PoqDzQ5qs
Nice thank you!
This town
Is coming like a ghost town.
It's hard to overstate how much this track captured the zeitgeist of the moment. This was two years into Thatcher first term in office, when the whole country seemed to be crumbling, and though it was written before the race riots of 1981 it was released at the perfect moment to feel like a reflection of those tensions.
Also noteworthy is that the first B side, "Why?" was written about a racist attack that left the guitarist hospitalised.
Love this song. Takes me straight back to hanging around at Youth Club. Good times.
no surprise that Duran Duran would cover this song. Such a baller.