Terry Hall RIP.

[Adam4868]

The Specials....
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever produced.

Soundrack of my youth.Sad News

 

[craigwend]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64029430

 

[winjim]

Let's have a bit of music then.


View: https://youtu.be/lgCZN1rU5co

 

[craigwend]

View: https://youtu.be/on-y9Pv-CJA


And there still in charge...

 

[Adam4868]

Sorry it has to be..

View: https://youtu.be/rdu8VOWk3pg

 

[FishFright]

A perfect track.

 

[Brandane]

The Go-Go's were a hard act to follow, but Fun Boy Three did a good cover of Our Lips Are Sealed.

 

[craigwend]

The Go-Go's were a hard act to follow, but Fun Boy Three did a good cover of Our Lips Are Sealed.

"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specialsand Fun Boy Three.

It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album Beauty and the Beat(1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981. The single eventually reached the top 5 in Australia and Canada, and the top 20 in the United States. Although originally written and performed with three verses,[2] an abbreviated version of the song appears on Beauty and the Beat. Although most of the song's lead vocals are performed by usual lead singer Belinda Carlisle, co-writer Wiedlin sings the bridge.

In 1983, Hall's band, Fun Boy Three, released their version of "Our Lips Are Sealed". Issued as a single, the track became a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, besting the recording by the Go-Go's which only made it to No. 47 in the UK.

 

[ColinJ]

 

[Grant Fondo]

awww, loved his voice.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Heck, that's a shock! 'Died after a short illness' always makes me think it was cancer. I saw the Specials on their Two Tone tour about 1979/80, when they appeared at Blackburn's Golden Palms nightclub with I think it was The Beat and er...someone else.🤔

 

[Fnaar]

Terribly sad 😔 And yes, acc to the Guardian it was cancer. So many songs with him at the front have provided the backing music for certain parts of my life

 

[T4tomo]

Really put an dampener on my morning, I saw them pre covid on the Encore tour, which was an excellent night.

 

[biggs682]

Another inspirational name from my youth departs

 

[ianrauk]

Was never a fan, not my style of music at all, but terribly sad news. The band spearheaded a musical movement. No easy feat.