THE SPECIALS

We were kids. I used to hang around at the fifth floor of the building in front. My friend had a black pickup with an iron stick in the middle of the plate, it turned around and it could take several LP’s, one on the top of each other. When the record stopped, the arm lifted up, and another felt down and the music didn’t stop. We had a few singles, 45 rpm that we bought with the changes of the bread. I had Atomic from Blondie and Boys keep swinging from David Bowie, the solo was real noise, done by R.Fripp and B.Eno, if I’m not wrong. He had One step Beyond from Madness, Bad Manners were cool, the Specials also were around. Gangsters, Rudy.

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The Specials - Too Much Too Young




Éramos pequenos. Parava no quinto andar do prédio em frente. O meu amigo tinha um gira-discos preto com um ferro no meio do prato, que rodava e que dava para levar vários LPs, uns em cima dos outros. Quando um disco acabava, o braço levantava, outro caía e a música não parava. Tínhamos uns singles, 45 rotações que se compravam com os trocos do pão. Eu tinha o “Atomic” dos Blondie, o “Boys keep swinging” do David Bowie, o solo era um barulho, obra do R. Fripp e do B.Eno se não me engano. Ele tinha o “One step beyond” dos Madness, os “Bad Manners” eram o máximo, os Specials também andavam por lá. Gangsters, Rudy. Ská nevasse…

The Specials - Gangsters