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The Special A.K.A.

The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Jerry Dammers on keyboards, Lynval Golding and Roddy Radiation on guitars, Horace Panter on bass, John Bradbury on drums, and Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez on horns. Their music combines the danceable rhythms of ska and rocksteady with the energy and attitude of punk. Lyrically, their work (often written by primary songwriter Dammers) presented overt political and social commentary. The band wore mod-style "1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits and loafers)". In 1980, their The Special AKA Live! EP… more »


Year:
1984
4:11
95 

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The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights 
The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights 

I thought I might move down to London Town 
I could get in a band, have fun all the year round 
The living down there must be pretty easy 
I could rip up my jeans deliberately 

The streets really must be paved with gold 
If everybody goes WHAM! and has fun on the dole 
Imagine what it would be like for me 
I've seen the pictures in the magazines 

Because I've been down too long now 
I don't understand why 
But something's gotta change soon 
Because I can't just sit and cry 

Something better come right 
Something better come right 
Something better come right soon 

Something got to come right 
Something got to come right 
Something got to come right soon 

The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights 
The bright lights, the bright lights, the bright lights 

Something better come right 
Something better come right 
Something better come right soon 

I got down to London and what did I see? 
A thousand policemen all over the street 
The people were shouting and looking at me 
They said 'the Colin Roach's family demand an enquiry' 

I woke up from a terrible dream 
I saw millions of people replaced by machines 
I thought, I've got to change more than my clothes 
If I want to do something more than just pose 

I've been down too long now 
I must go up from here 
Somethings got to change soon 
Because I can't just disappear 
Something's got to come right 
Something's got to come right 
Something's got to come right soon 

Something better come right 
Something better come right 
Something better come right soon

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Written by: JOHN EDWARD BRADBURY, STANLEY HALL CAMPBELL, DICK CUTHELL, JERRY DAMMERS

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