The Specials - Do Nothing TOTPs

The top of the pops performance of do nothing by the specials .
Terry hall chewing gum during the play back . Nevile Staples dancing up a storm , Jerry Dammers looking into the camera "ofcoarse" and at the end terry dropping to his knees . What more do you want ?




Each day I walk along this lonely street
Trying to find, find a future
New pair of shoes are on my feet
Cos' fashion is my only culture

Nothing ever change, oh no...
Nothing ever change

People say to me just be yourself
It makes no sense to follow fashion
How could I be anybody else
I don't try, I've got no reason

Nothing ever change, oh no...
Nothing ever change

I'm just living in a life without meaning
I walk and walk, do nothing
I'm just living in a life without feeling
I talk and talk, say nothing

Nothing ever change, oh no...
Nothing ever change

I walk along this same old lonely street
Still trying to find, find a reason
Policeman comes and smacks me in the teeth
I don't complain, it's not my function

Nothing ever change, oh no...
Nothing ever change

They're just living in a life without meaning
I walk and walk, do nothing
They're just playing in a life without thinking
They talk and talk, say nothing
I'm just living in a life without feeling
I walk and walk, I'm dreaming
I'm just living in a life without feeling
I talk and talk, say nothing
I'm just living in a life without meaning
I walk and walk, do nothing

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ska
• reggae
• TOTP
• rude
• boy
• the
• specials
• do
• nothing
• uk
• gold
• skank
• sweater
• dance
• video
• 1980

[melitosse]

Jerry Dammers gives another dimention to this. These little organ notes make everything sound weirder. A kind of early 1960's supermarket music feel. Great !

[dallass118]

Ha ha ha...Are you all blind...Can't you see that 'The Beats' bass player Dave Steele has been substituted for Horace Panter? Also...Horace was substituted for Dave in 'The Beats' performance on the same TOTP show.

Nice wind up :o)

[johnno6999]

Aah, Christmas jumpers, very fashionable AGAIN!!!

[boomerang905]

@MrOwenmike Thanks for that info! : )

[MrOwenmike]

@boomerang905 its about 1980 , i think it was the x.mass number 1. they also played at glastonbury last year .

[woodseatswurzel]

Boomerang905...the Specials were about as cute as Anne Widecombe is gorgeous. They were and still are class and after The Clash, helped many of us realise that there was a reason to say "fuck you" to the scumbags that "led" us

[boomerang905]

Have no idea who these guys are but they are certainly full of energy with a little calipso beat going here. They are really cute but it's odd, I can't even figure out what year this is....thanks!

[sirkevin1967]

@melitosse Not supermarket but fun fair....on the coast somewhere

[Salfordbluemoon]

haha..Neville is like an early black Bez

[TheGodParticle]

Damn i need a drink now...

[MsSaucepot]

OMFG this is the cutetest thing EVER!!!! haha I LOVE THIS BAND!!! saw them the other day at brighton and they were amaaazing!!!!

[MrLiamkeily]

1.23 Looks like gadaffi