Perfect for the Ashes to Ashes series 2 - Doesn't quite go with the era of Cocktail bars, yet this was such a symbolic song of the times and just love it.
@bolabus -it means following a pointless exercise or pursuit.- like a laboratory rat trying to escape by running on a wheel. Working hard but getting nowhere
Adored them completely, was fortunate to see them live, Terry messed with my young developing hormones something chronic. Got me through my GCE's(GCSE now!)
Perfect for the Ashes to Ashes series 2 - Doesn't quite go with the era of Cocktail bars, yet this was such a symbolic song of the times and just love it.
shikiraclareify 1 month ago
what does it means rat race?
DiegoMystikz 6 months ago
@DiegoMystikz The world of work. The business and stress in life. Modern living.
ubernathe 4 months ago
great song. wrote rat race on the school blackboard when we were doing our a levels in grammer school back in 1981
a0b0 1 year ago
@a0b0 if only youd wrote "zionism " maybe ,just maybe,youd av learnt summit eh ??
bolabus 11 months ago
@bolabus -it means following a pointless exercise or pursuit.- like a laboratory rat trying to escape by running on a wheel. Working hard but getting nowhere
hannahbufton 5 months ago
Great song by The Specials....
MrTonyskelly 1 year ago
According to wikipedia this was the first video to air on MTV that featured black musicians. It aired on MTV's first day as their 58th video played.
level2789 1 year ago 5
these guys suck so my bad they could break a window
cjay131996 1 year ago
@cjay131996 learn to post a comment before sucking so hard again.
TheBaafarang 1 year ago
what year?
martin7viola 1 year ago
loved this song
jimmcnichol 2 years ago
Jerry Dammers is one of the unsung heroes of British songwriting.
mullingman 2 years ago
Check out our acoustic cover of this. Its the first of the video responses. Cheers.
theoutsidersuk 2 years ago
Adored them completely, was fortunate to see them live, Terry messed with my young developing hormones something chronic. Got me through my GCE's(GCSE now!)
erasure43 2 years ago
Just excellent! I really enjoyed watching the vid too...I love The Specials!
TabithaMcCleod 2 years ago
i love the specials, there ledgends-i love fat man and hey little rich girl and my favrotes are monkey man and too much to young x x
BeccaJade90 3 years ago
Derrick Morgan e Prince Buster graças!
eltoncrux 3 years ago
im soory to say but id rather to listen to this song then message to you rudie.....
anybody else
feel the same?
shldn420g 3 years ago 13
im with u on this 1 (Y)
samuelc12 3 years ago
yes I think Rat Race is much better, although Concrete jungle still has it over both for me!
BlesamaSoul 3 years ago
dude thats so obvious , isnt it?
420League 2 years ago
@shldn420g this song is good but i like rudy better : )
olifantgamer 1 year ago
@shldn420g LISTEN TO THEM BOTH!!!! :)
serendipitous123321 1 year ago
@shldn420g nah bro.
itsrobertponder 1 year ago
@shldn420g 420 is also my fav number :D
ThePezManGetOwned 2 months ago
they were great
harko1962 3 years ago
Next to "a message to rudy" this is my second fav! Classic video. Still holds up!
lvn4life 4 years ago
Indeed.
Although, certain truths are timeless.
I do realise you are referring to the sound of the song.
And it does indeed sound fresh to my ears, still.
Great song, truest of truisms.
silmalila 3 years ago
The Specials were great, with a cracking back catalogue but this one is my personal fave!
gfc9chard 4 years ago