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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ghost_Town_(The_Specials_song)Ghost Town (The Specials song) - Wikipedia

    help. " Ghost Town " is a song by the British two-tone band the Specials, released on 12 June 1981. [2] The song spent three weeks at number one and 11 weeks in total in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart . Evoking themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation, unemployment and violence in inner cities, the song is remembered for being a hit at ...

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  3. genius.com › The-specials-ghost-town-lyricsThe Specials – Ghost Town Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

    Ghost Town Lyrics. [Verse 1] This town is coming like a ghost town. All the clubs have been closed down. This place is coming like a ghost town. Bands won't play no more. Too much fighting on the ...

  4. theconversation.com › ghost-town-a-haunting-1981‘Ghost Town’: a haunting 1981 protest song that still makes ...

    Dec 11, 2017 · “Ghost Town” by The Specials. Formed in 1977 and arguably the most influential band of the UK’s 2 Tone Ska scene, “Ghost Town”, a skewed ska oddity, was written by Jerry Dammers, The ...

  5. www.bbc.co.uk › news › magazine-13780074The Specials: How Ghost Town defined an era - BBC News

    Jun 17, 2011 · Few songs evoke their era like the Specials' classic Ghost Town, a depiction of social breakdown that provided the soundtrack to an explosion of civil unrest. Released on 20 June 1981 against a ...

  6. www.songfacts.com › facts › the-specialsGhost Town by The Specials - Songfacts

    Coventry was a thriving industrial town in 1960s, but fell on hard times in the 1980s. "Ghost Town" caught the mood of Summer 1981 as levels of civil unrest not seen in a generation hit the UK. The song was influenced by scenes noted during the band's UK tour. Dammers recalled in an interview in the music magazine Mojo, "In Liverpool, all the ...

  7. songmeanings.com › songs › viewThe Specials - Ghost Town Lyrics & Meanings | SongMeanings

    Ghost Town Lyrics & Meanings: This town, is coming like a ghost town / All the clubs have been closed down / This place, is coming like a ghost town / Bands won't play no more / too much fighting on the dance floor / / Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town? / We danced and sang, and the music played inna de boomtown / / This town, is coming like a ghost town / Why must the ...

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  9. musicaficionado.blog › ghost-town-by-the-specialsGhost Town, by The Specials - The Music Aficionado

    Jun 1, 2017 · On the evening of July the 10th the Specials song Ghost Town went to number 1 in the singles chart. The mantra-like chanting of the phrase ghost town and the lyrics perfectly captured in real-time the essence of the times and the overall mood that descended the country.: Government leaving the youth on the shelf.