In praise of Ska

[threebikesmcginty]

I'll take the T-shirt

Ian's a XXXL!

 

[subaqua]

Ian's a XXXL!

yeah and the L stands for Little not Large

 

[Beebo]

Does anyone know why Madness attracted some NF skinhead elements when they clearly didn't hold similar values.
Was it just unlucky or were there racist undertones.

 

[raleighnut]

Does anyone know why Madness attracted some NF skinhead elements when they clearly didn't hold similar values.
Was it just unlucky or were there racist undertones.

Ska originally was the music the skinheads used to listen/dance to, there were rascist overtones as well when young black males and white skinheads went 'paki-bashing' together in the early 70s


View: https://youtu.be/GwxfsOXq2w8

 

[Fnaar]

This was good (recently on the beeb).

 

[MontyVeda]

Ska is a broad church. But you're banned for that one

Oh well...

 

[MarkF]

Ok ska-ish but I just love this, number 1 in Honduras!

 

[ianrauk]

Not only did I find my old Trojan T-Shirt hiding at the back of the wardrobe.

I also found one of my old business Cards (check out the pre '07' mobile phone number.

 

[subaqua]

Not only did I find my old Trojan T-Shirt hiding at the back of the wardrobe.

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I also found one of my old business Cards (check out the pre '07' mobile phone number.
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was it one of these on Voda

0385 gives it away as Voda

 

[ianrauk]

was it one of these on Voda

0385 gives it away as Voda

nah

 

[subaqua]

nah

more exotic than a brick !

 

[raleighnut]

This was good (recently on the beeb).

I notice that the 'national front' march shown was from Leicester. I was one of the people who fought against rascim at the time and things got pretty hectic between us and these fascists.

 

[raleighnut]

Not only did I find my old Trojan T-Shirt hiding at the back of the wardrobe.

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I also found one of my old business Cards (check out the pre '07' mobile phone number.
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The DT's first album was on Mooncrest,

 

[uphillstruggler]

I lived in Jamaica and went to school in Kingston in my youth, so I was brought up on that whole ska and reggae beat.
Here are a couple with special memories (and it seems I'm not the only Toots and the Maytals fan on here!):

Monkey man has a special place for my youngest daughter and I. It was our go to tune after collecting her from her Sunday night drama thing. She was 10 at the time