The Bodysnatchers, Do the Rocksteady

The Bodysnatchers were a seven-piece ska/rock-steady outfit from London. Formed in mid-1979 during the British ska-revival movement by bassist Nicola (Nicky), who placed an ad in Melody Maker looking for like-minded band-mates, it was the only all-female band of the of the 2-Tone era. They were fronted by vocalist and song-writer Rhoda Dakar who later went on to join the Special AKA; their first gig was on Saturday, Novemebr 24, 1979 at the Windsor Castle pub in London.

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Music

Tags:

• SKA
• 1979
• The
• Bodysnatchers
• British
• ska-revival
• rock
• steady
• allfemale-band

[lloyd525]

original rude girls.

[982Munchie]

Starting at 1:44, is that the drummer making fun of the playback by overtly "directing" the band, facing away from her kit without making any pretense of touching the drums, whatsoever? A move reminiscent of the Specials!

[paudub70]

a ha

[fwahstatus]

oyeh

[asceticification]

Sarah (lead guitar), Stella (rhythm guitar), Penny (keyboards) and Miranda (alto sax) went on to form the overrated Belle stars. Rhoda Dakar joined the Special AKA for a while until Jerry Dammers went broke. The Summers sisters, meanwhile, Nicky, the bassist and Jane, the drummer left the music industry to sell lingerie in the company of their third sister Anne.

[thorshammer1348]

I WAS IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE WEST VILLAGE @THIS THRIFT STORE & FOUND A BODYSNATCHERS BUTTON,TO ME IT WAS RARE FIND,I KEPT IT ALL ME LIFE, LOVE THESE GIRLS MUSIC !

[05blueboy]

got all this on 45s love the sax player x she can dance

[latenite]

the singer joined Special AKA, most of the rest became the Belle Stars

[clintxoxox]

love the song,but i cant fall for the vid...still good

[macdonb1888]

being a punk in the 70's-80's i hated this music. but being a lot older now i feckin love listen to this with a glass of wine...happy days

[RobbieReineldt]

Sarah-Jane I still love you! Oh and you too Miranda!

[desomationxmatt]

bloody brilliant, makes you wanna get up at jig!