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The Selecter — On My Radio (live on the Belgian television show 'Folllies', 1980) [ska]: for those traumatized by lipsyncing in the TotP performance
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[object Object] lemmy.world SlurpingPus@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-11-03
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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkPQk66K4nQ&start=22m40s

Top of the Pops farce in question.
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furby infosec.pub furby@infosec.pub
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The more I think about it, the more sure I am, this is peak Ska.
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[object Object] lemmy.world SlurpingPus@lemmy.world
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furby wrote:
The more I think about it, the more sure I am, this is peak Ska.

Well yeah, the second wave made ska into what we know today. Originally it was rather tame by modern standards.

However, I'd say that Madness might give the Selecter a run for the money.
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furby infosec.pub furby@infosec.pub
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[object Object] wrote:
Well yeah, the second wave made ska into what we know today. Originally it was rather tame by modern standards. However, I'd say that Madness might give the Selecter a run for the money.

Mind Blown! I never made the connection from Millie Small to Ska. I guess Prince Buster would have been a contemporary though.

Thanks for sharing and starting my day on a ska kick!
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[object Object] lemmy.world SlurpingPus@lemmy.world
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furby wrote:
Mind Blown! I never made the connection from Millie Small to Ska. I guess Prince Buster would have been a contemporary though. Thanks for sharing and starting my day on a ska kick!

I'm not really familiar with early reggae, ska, dancehall and whatnot, but from what I've read 'My Boy Lollipop' was the song that introduced white man to ska.

Regarding Prince Buster, a fun fact is that Madness's ‘One Step Beyond’ is a cover of his song.
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