The track describes an incident of date rape, and its frank and harrowing depiction of the matter meant that airplay was severely limited. We couldn't even stay in the same dressing room. You're Wondering Now: The Specials from Conception to Reunion [Williams, Paul, Jupitus, Phill] on Amazon.com. The group, undergoing many line-up changes, toured and released several live recordings through the 1990s. Now a major motion picture! Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl. There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. What to do, now you know this is the end. The album features a mixture of original material and several covers of classic Jamaican ska tracks. Hall joined the Specials for their 2009 reunion, and continues to perform with them. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to Amazon.com (US). "You're Wondering Now", written by a ska insider and associate of the band, tells their story from it's origins to the present day, and has received warm praise from music fans the world over. After they disbanded, he pursued a solo career, working mostly in the new wave genre. In 1990, Bradbury, Golding, Panter and Staple teamed up with members of the Beat to form Special Beat,[8] performing the music of the two bands and other ska and Two Tone classics. Cherry Red Books. [20] This was officially confirmed on 7 April 2008. He is currently living in Gig Harbor, Washington.He is best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the British 2 Tone Records band, the Specials.. You're wondering how, you will pay, For the way you did behave. In 1981, the unemployment-themed single "Ghost Town" also hit number one in the UK Singles Chart. You can't come in. In January 2013, the Specials announced the departure of Staple with the following message on their website: "We are very sad Neville cannot join us on the Specials' UK tour in May 2013 or indeed on the future projects we have planned. [9], The Specials was ranked among the top ten albums of the year for 1979 by NME. [22] However, Dammers described the new reunion as a "takeover" and claimed he had been forced out of the band. You're Wondering Now: The Specials from Conception to Reunion This text surveys the popular music of the decade that brought us rap, hardcore, MTV, new age, new wave, worldbeat and speed metal - the decade of Prince, King Sunny Ade, Marshall Crenshaw, De-Barge, The Replacements, Black Union, Hukser Du ... Archive. Is everybody happy? This performance gave the Special AKA a new level of national exposure, and they briefly shared the Clash's management. A E D A You're wondering how, you will pay, for the way you did be-have. It was an utter revelation—except for anyone who had seen the band on-stage, for the album was at its core a studio recording of their live set, and at times even masquerades as a gig". The album, released by Trojan Records as King of Kings, was credited to Desmond Dekker and the Specials. More. The band was first called the Automatics, then the Coventry Automatics. More. [42], On 1 February 2019, the band announced a Spring North American tour to promote the 1 February 2019 release of Encore (out via Island Records). Found inside – Page 42Like they're trying to prove something. You only live once. And now that that's out of the way... Try the veal! And don't forget to save room for dessert. He rejoined in 2009, and continues with the group. Moving into production and management, Staple "discovered" and produced bhangra pop fusion artist Johnny Zee. More by The Specials. Language. He joined the 1990s Specials line-up, but left in 2000. Panter went on to join with members of the Beat and Dexys Midnight Runners to form General Public, and then Special Beat. Musically, The Specials encapsulates the first wave of British ska, greatly reworking the original sound of 1960s Jamaican ska. The Specials led off with Dandy Livingstone's "Rudy, A Message to You" (slightly altering the title to "A Message to You, Rudy") and also had covers of Prince Buster and Toots & the Maytals songs from the late 1960s. Other tracks are reworkings of Jamaican originals: "Too Much Too Young" was based on Lloyd Charmers' "Birth Control" and "Stupid Marriage" draws heavily on the Prince Buster hit "Judge 400 Years" (also known as "Judge Dread"). In the first few months of 1981, the band took a break from recording and touring, and then released "Ghost Town", a non-album single, which hit No. 1 in 1981. [8], On the other hand, Vivien Goldman in Melody Maker was disappointed, observing that "this album's drawbacks are exposed all the more vividly in the light of its missed potential ... producer Elvis Costello seems incapable of producing a rhythm—by that I mean pop, as well as reggae". You're wondering now, what to do, now you know this is the end. BBC in … – The Specials Live, featuring "the best of the best" performances from their 2011 European tour, selected by the band themselves on a double-disc CD and double-vinyl LP.[35]. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the British 2 Tone Records band, the Specials. He went on to co-found the Fun Boy Three with Terry Hall and Neville Staple. Recently he was touring with The Beat, a reunion version of another second wave ska band. [16] This line-up went on to tour internationally and released two studio albums: Today's Specials, a collection of mostly reggae and ska covers in 1996,[17] and Guilty 'til Proved Innocent! He has also toured with the Beat. Follow-up single "Racist Friend" was a minor hit (UK No. The group re-formed in 1993, and have continued to perform and record with varying line-ups, none of them involving Dammers. Trombonist Rico Rodriguez, who performed on many '50s and '60s Jamaican recordings before moving to London in 1962, played on the band's version of "A Message to You, Rudy", as he had on the original recording 15 years previously. Sir Horace Gentleman). [14] However, Mojo's David Hutcheon, reviewing the reissue, felt that "Specials doesn't feel quite as exciting as it did 23 years ago". The Specials (also known as The Special AKA) is an English “2 Tone” ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Found insideComedian and Live from Here head writer Tom Papa, author of Your Dad Stole My Rake, tackles the modern condition in a heartwarming group of short essays. Tom Papa is a little worried about you. We couldn't even look at each other. Lyrics to "You're Wondering Now" on Lyrics.com. After Special Beat, he went on to lead the Seattle-based ska groups Stiff Upper Lip, and more recently, Pama International, as well as many collaborations with other ska bands. [24][25], On 10 April 2009, the Specials guested on BBC Two's Later... with Jools Holland. [18] In 2013, NME ranked The Specials at number 260 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[19]. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. [23] Around that same time, longtime Specials fan Amy Winehouse joined Dammers onstage at Hyde Park, singing the song he wrote for the Specials, "Free Nelson Mandela", for Mandela's 90th birthday concert, dubbed 46664 after Mandela's prison number, and also the name of his AIDS charity, which received money raised by the birthday bash. Curtain has fallen, now you're on your own. Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. In 1980, the EP Too Much Too Young (predominantly credited to the Special A.K.A.) You're wondering now What to do Now you know this is the end You're wondering how You will pay For the way you did behave Curtain has fallen Now you're on your own I won't return Forever you ... Live: Too Much Too Young; You're Wondering Now Lyrics . View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of "Your Wondering Now / Surplus" on Discogs. [2] Lyrically, they present a "more focused and informed political and social stance". The band wore mod-style "1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits and loafers)". In May 2009, Golding claimed that Allen's reuniting him with Hall played a "massive part" in the group's later reformation. "Stupid Marriage" (Dammers, Mark Harrison, Carol Starr, Chalkie Davies - sleeve design, This page was last edited on 3 August 2021, at 12:22. [8], Reverting once again to the name of the Specials, the band's second album, More Specials, was not as commercially successful and was recorded at a time when, according to Hall, conflicts had developed in the band. English. Bridge 1: D A A7 Curtain has fallen; now you're on your own. 60), with the band establishing themselves as a septet: Dakar, Newton, Campbell, Bradbury, Cuthell, Dammers and Shipley. Only Golding, Panter, Radiation and Staple were willing to participate. "[10] Shortly afterwards, the three left the band to form Fun Boy Three.[1]. The resulting sound is considerably less laid-back and "Caribbean" sounding than original ska, and dispensed with much of the percussion and the larger horn sections used in the older variety. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. [39] Powell was replaced by PJ Harvey/Jazz Jamaica drummer Kenrick Rowe on the Encore album and subsequent tour. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. Since the break-up of the original line-up, various members of the band performed in other bands and have reformed several times to tour and record in Specials-related projects. [45], In March 2021, the band announced a forthcoming UK tour. In Australia and New Zealand, "Gangsters" was included between "Do the Dog" and "It's Up to You". More. He co-wrote a number of early Lightning Seeds releases. First known performance: May 9, 2016, Coventry, England. [27] In July and August 2009, the Specials toured Australia and Japan. A live version of "Too Much Too Young" was later released on a five-track EP, The Special AKA Live!, which went to number one on the UK charts. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Lynval Golding and Roddy Radiation on guitars, Horace Panter on bass, Jerry Dammers on keyboards, John Bradbury on drums, and Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez on horns. Rejoined by Golding, along with Bembridge & Adams from the "King of Kings" sessions, the band added horn players Adam Birch and Jonathan Read and began rehearsing and playing live. Check out You're Wondering Now (Live) by The Specials on Amazon Music. As a former member of the legendary Skatalites, a band that helped define the sound of ska, Rodriguez's appearance on the album considerably added to the album's credentials. Bradbury continued through the Special AKA era, then formed the band JB's Allstars, before moving into production. [citation needed]. In 2007, Hall teamed up with Golding for the first time in 24 years, to play Specials songs at two music festivals. A perfect moment in time captured on vinyl forever, such is the Specials' eponymous debut album; it arrived in shops in the middle of October 1979 and soared into the U.K. Top Five. Found inside – Page 192You are now just beginning to understand what we know in the Forest as 'the ... that she thought she would live forever, and I don't understand why we're ... Great performance by Coventry's finest.Superb. Radiation fronted and worked with numerous artists including the Tearjerkers (a band that he had begun in the last months of the Specials), the Bonediggers, the Raiders and Three Men & Black (including Jean-Jacques Burnel of the Stranglers), Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers), Pauline Black, Bruce Foxton (the Jam), Dave Wakeling (the Beat, General Public) and Nick Welsh (Skaville UK). [15], In June 2000, Q placed The Specials at number 38 on its list of the 100 greatest British albums ever. This song was recorded live from the V Festival Chelmsford in the UK on August 22, 2009. Many years later Dammers stated that "Music gets political when there are new ideas in music, ...punk was innovative, so was ska, and that was why bands such as the Specials and the Clash could be political".[7]. You're wondering now, What to do, now you know this is the end. † On some US releases, the song "Gangsters" (Dammers, Cecil Campbell) appears between "Too Much Too Young" and "Little Bitch". [14] A group of studio musicians filled out the band, including keyboardist Mark Adams. July 1, … The second installment of Scott Westerfeld’s international bestselling Uglies series – the global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. From the Album A Special Collection August 16, 2016 4.0 out of 5 stars 1 rating. He has made a huge contribution to the fantastic time and reception we have received since we started and reformed in 2009. You're wondering how, you will pay, For the way you did behave. You're Wondering Now (Live) The Special Beat. The Specials—a great band to party to—can't sustain the shock of having the speed of certain numbers halved. The band toured heavily in support of both releases - including headlining the Vans Warped Tour - and received positive reviews of their live shows. Curtain has fallen, now you're on your own I won't return, forever you will wait . [43] The following week, Encore debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, giving the band their first chart-topping album since 1980. [1] The latter contributed to making Mandela's imprisonment a cause célèbre in the UK, and became popular with anti-apartheid activists in South Africa. You're wondering now, what to do, now you know this is the end ... You can't come in You can't come in! Found inside – Page 46... Robbie Shakespeare made the group an awesome live and recording unit that ... One smash " You're wondering Now was redone years later by the Specials . Found inside... Guns N ' Roses ' cover version of Paul McCartney's “ Live and Let Die ... the Specials ( “ Rudy , a Message to You , " " You're Wondering Now ” ) ... He and Eurythmics member David A. Stewart formed the duo Vegas in the early 1990s, releasing an eponymous album in 1992. 9 UK hit. Praise for Philip K. Dick “The most consistently brilliant science fiction writer in the world.”—John Brunner “A kind of pulp-fiction Kafka, a prophet.”—The New York Times “[Philip K. Dick] sees all the sparkling—and ... Curtain has fallen, now you're on your own. Print length. After Fun Boy Three, Staple and Golding joined Pauline Black of the Selecter in the short-lived band Sunday Best, releasing the single "Pirates on the Airwaves". [12] Turning to another Selecter veteran for help, the band replaced him on guitar with Neol Davies. In 2007, Golding regularly performed concerts and recorded with Pama International, a collective of musicians who were members of Special Beat. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude". Joe Strummer of the Clash had attended one of their concerts, and invited the Special AKA to open for his band in their "On Parole" UK tour. Curtain has fallen, now you're on your own. You're wondering now, what to do, Now you know this is the end. Elvis Costello. You can't come in. "This is an excellent and timely book which makes a major contribution to this branch of science. It brings together information about the workings of hormones that control almost every aspect of insect physiology. You're Wondering Now The Specials. He sang with the 1990s Specials line-up, and again from 2009 to 2012. In 2006, Dammers formed large, jazz-style ensemble the Spatial AKA Orchestra.[13]. This article is about the 1979 The Specials album. "Now a major motion picture! Includes full-color movie photos and exclusive content!"--Dust jacket. On 30 March 2008, Hall stated that the Specials would be reforming for tour dates in autumn 2008, and possibly for some recording. Two weeks before this project, Golding left the group to concentrate on domestic life in Seattle. I won't return, forever you will wait. You're wondering how, you will pay, for the way you did behave. It felt the album captured the feeling of "Britain in late 1979, an unhappy island about to explode", and that "The Specials managed to distill all the anger, disenchantment, and bitterness of the day straight into their music". After going on tour with Rodriguez, the band (without Dakar, and as "Rico and the Special AKA") also recorded the non-charting (and non-album) single "Jungle Music". Changing their name to the Specials, they recorded their eponymous debut album in 1979, produced by Elvis Costello. Login . However, he missed a number of key shows last year due to ill health, and his health is obviously much more important. In 1980, the song "Too Much Too Young", the lead track on their The Special AKA Live! Using their native language, the Navajo Marines played an invaluable part in World War II as they sent messages, did maneuvers, and completed tasks with words that couldn't be deciphered by the enemy. Reprint. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart,[1] despite controversy over the song's lyrics, which reference teen pregnancy and promote contraception. [40][41], On 29 October 2018, the Specials announced a forthcoming UK tour in 2019 to coincide with the release of a new album, Encore. Adding Dakar to the permanent line-up, the group recorded "The Boiler" with Dakar on vocals, Dammers on keyboards, Bradbury on drums, John Shipley (from the Swinging Cats) on guitar, Cuthell on brass and Nicky Summers on bass. A cover of the Slade song "Coz I Love You", the project was produced by Slade's Jim Lea. You're wondering now, what to do, Now you know this is the end. [1] Continuing as "The Special AKA" (a name they used frequently on earlier Specials releases), a substantially revised Specials line-up issued new material until 1984, including the top 10 UK hit single "Free Nelson Mandela". [1] After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Lynval Golding and Roddy Radiation on guitars, Horace Panter on bass, Jerry Dammers on keyboards, John Bradbury on drums, and Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez on horns. Encore (Deluxe) Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent! In 2013, NME ranked it at number 260 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". It consists of old Specials songs and ones by the new line-up, mostly covers. Lynval Golding (born 24 July 1951, in Saint Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born British musician.His family moved from Jamaica to Gloucester, before moving to Coventry when he was eighteen. [32] Panter said that the band were excited to be involved in such a momentous event: "We have been keeping it under our pork pie hats for a month or so now. The line-up for the single was Rodriguez (vocal, trombone), Cuthell (cornets), Dammers (keyboards), Bradbury (drums), Shipley (guitar), returning bassist Panter, and new additions Satch Dickson and Groco (percussion) and Anthony Wymshurst (guitar). Chronicles the rise and fall of British ska/new wave label 2-Tone, created by Jerry Dammers to promote his band the Specials. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Previous page. Publication date. 1980. It's the kind of album that's musically fathomless and it will probably establish The Specials as true hopes for the '80s. [5] Horn players Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez were featured on the album, but would not be official members of the Specials until their second album. In this inspiring, empowering book, Shetty draws on his time as a monk to show us how we can clear the roadblocks to our potential and power. I won't return, forever you will wait. [21] On 6 September 2008, six members of the band performed on the main stage at the Bestival, billed as the "Surprise Act". I won't return, forever you will wait. Lyrics to You're Wondering Now by The Specials from the More...Or Less. Stupid Marriage - 2015 Remaster The Specials. Death in Paradise Theme. In February 2014, it was revealed that Roddy Radiation had left the reformed group. Review: RIFF-it. RIFF-it good. Is everybody happy? Now you know this is the end. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). This is just a preview! Read about You're Wondering Now - 2015 Remaster by The Specials and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Listen Now Buy song $1.29. The group was formed in 1977 by songwriter/keyboardist Dammers, vocalist Tim Strickland, guitarist/vocalist Lynval Golding, drummer Silverton Hutchinson and bassist Horace Panter (a.k.a. You're Wondering Now - Live At The BBC. Best band in the world! The Specials is the debut album by British ska revival band The Specials.Released on 19 October 1979 on Jerry Dammers' 2 Tone label, the album is seen by some as the defining moment in the UK ska scene. You're wondering how, you will pay, for the way you did behave. You're Wondering Now - 2015 Remaster The Specials. Cuthell, Newton, Panter and Radiation all appeared on the album as guests; as did saxophonist Nigel Reeve, and Claudia Fontaine and Caron Wheeler of the vocal trio Afrodiziak. Amy Winehouse joined The Specials … The new line-up (still known as the Special AKA) finally issued a new full-length album In the Studio in 1984. A visual spinning loader indicating that the page is performing an action. In 2017, the band invited 20 year old Birmingham native Saffiyah Khan to a show after a photo of her confronting an "English Defence League goon" in a Specials t-shirt at a counter-demonstration went viral. Dammers then dissolved the band and pursued political activism.[5]. Found inside – Page 445( cd - ep ) – ( ' A'side ) / Medication / Take your time ... Blank expression / Stupid marriage / Too much too young / Little bitch / You're wondering now . in 1998, a collection of original compositions. [3] In 1980, the song "Too Much Too Young", the lead track on their The Special AKA Live! You're wondering now, what to do, Now you know this is the end. Hold On to Your Dreams is the first biography of the musician and composer Arthur Russell, one of the most important but least known contributors to New York's downtown music scene during the 1970s and 1980s. Found insidepoison the previous set of songs and they stand defiantly in the way each time ... Camera (Knife) “You're Wondering Now”—the Specials (The Specials) But my ... [46], On 7 July 2021, Horace Panter revealed the as-yet untitled new 12-track Specials album will be released on 23 August 2021 [47], This article is about the British ska band. Golding teamed up with Dammers for a brief spell of club DJing, and then worked with Coventry band After Tonight. Found inside – Page 692( 9/96 ) MSR A 79 ( 13.97 ) Slackers Live At Ernesto's ( 5/00 ) —Intro ; Sooner ... To You Rudy , Rude Boy's Outta Jail ; Leave It Out , Your Wondering Now ... Clement Seymour Dodd. Little Bitch - 2015 Remaster The Specials. Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. For other uses, see, "The Special A.K.A." "[33] The Specials' performance was said to have remained synonymous with Britain's political and social upheaval of the late 1970s and early 1980s. [19] Later the same day, they played on the Park Stage, with Damon Albarn of Blur on piano and beatboxer Shlomo providing rhythm, to perform "A Message to You, Rudy". [44], During late 2019, The Specials invited 17-year-old artist and photographer Sterling Chandler to join and photograph the band on the remaining leg of the tour. Amoeba Music. You're wondering now, what to do, now you know this is the end. At their Top of the Pops recording of the song, however, Staple, Hall and Golding announced they were leaving the band. Found inside – Page 45The Specials power to a precise halt and a huge cheer goes up. ... A Message To You', Prince Buster's 'Too Hot' and Coxsone Dodd's 'You're Wondering Now' ... Found inside – Page 767... up to you / Little bitch / You're wondering now / Stupid marriage / Blank expression / ( Dawning of a ) New era / Doesn't make it alright / Too hot . You're wondering now. Several of the album's songs are covers of older Jamaican songs. The Specials - You're Wondering Now (2015 Remaster) - YouTube Curtain has fallen, now you're on your own. Drummer John Bradbury died on 28 December 2015 at the age of 62. Curtain has fallen, now you're on your own. According to Dammers, anti-racism was intrinsic to the formation of the Specials, in that the band was formed with the goal of integrating black and white people. [38] On 22 March 2016, the Specials announced that The Libertines drummer Gary Powell would be performing on their upcoming tours. [4] In 1981, the recession-themed single "Ghost Town" also hit No. [34], In August 2012, the Specials released a new live album, More... Or Less. Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. [1] The band had begun wearing mod/rude boy/skinhead-style two-tone tonic suits, along with other elements of late 1960s teen fashions. This book sees the first publication of a full gig listing, complete discography, and an amazing collection of rare, unseen photographs from the band members themselves. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. We stopped communicating. Nevertheless, it managed to reach No. For Death in Paradise, it was rendered by Magnus Fiennes to be used as the theme music. Solo: A, E D, A (x2) Bridge 2: D A A7 Curtain has fallen; now you're on your own. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Staple would stay active producing and guesting with a variety of artists, including International Beat, Special Beat, Unwritten Law, Desorden Publico, the Planet Smashers and others, as well as leading his own bands and starting the Rude Wear clothing line. From childhood to fame, from singing to acting and broadcasting, from adoption to her recent search for her birth parents, Black By Design is a funny and enlightening story of music, race, family and roots. You're wondering now, what to do, now you know this is the end You're wondering how, you will pay, for the way you did behave . The Specials also brought guitar to the front of the mix; it had often been a secondary instrument in Jamaican ska. I won't return, forever you will wait. [31], In February 2012, it was announced that the Specials would perform at Hyde Park with Blur and New Order to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. [9] Female backing vocalists on the Specials' first two studio albums included: Chrissie Hynde; Rhoda Dakar (then of the Bodysnatchers and later of the Special AKA); and Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's. Curtain has fallen, now you're on your own. He joined Special Beat for several years, then a reformed Selecter, before retiring from music to work as an IT specialist.