https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64029430
Aw, hell. I followed him from The Specials to Fun Boy Three to The Colourfield. Feels like a part of my youth just got taken away.
RIP, Terry Hall. Way too young.
cool song and video.. cool band.. I never heard them.. but it was clever..
RIP
Real shock to wake up to this news. RIP Terry, you made great music
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/19/terry-hall-lead-singer-of-the-specials-dies-aged-63?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/19/terry-hall-lead-singer-of-the-specials-dies-aged-63?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)
At the time, the whole two-tone thing seemed to me to be mostly about fashion, I did not appreciate the political edge; the social commentary. I was in one of the 100,000 bands that covered this song.