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Charting protest pop: How music can bring about change

The 1980s was a period of profound popularity for political pop. Now, 40 years later, it’s what we desperately need again

The National (Scotland) · May 11, 2025

"I told my wife, 'When I die, bury me in those shoes.'": The Specials' Lynval Golding's emotional tribute to Terry Hall

Golding paid tribute to his old bandmate, who died a year ago this month.

Louder · Dec 28, 2023

‘Forty years on, nothing’s changed’: Fun Boy Three on The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum

‘Terry Hall was writing about nuclear war and Ronald Reagan, then the US president, the idea being that the world was being run by lunatics’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

How Terry Hall defined the sound of youth and disillusionment in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain

Terry Hall, who has died after a short illness at 63, was the voice of The Specials, an iconic band that bridged the youth sub-cultures and mainstream pop of the late 1970s and early 1980s, embodying the sound of disaffection in Thatcherite Britain.

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2022

Terry Hall: his 10 greatest recordings with the Specials and beyond

The singer’s musical free spirit scored him hits with everyone from the Specials and Fun Boy Three to collaborations with the Go-Go’s and Bananarama

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

Terry Hall remembered as ‘an inspiration and a lovely fella’ by musical peers

Madness led tributes to Hall on Tuesday, alongside Ian Brown, The Proclaimers and Shane MacGowan.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Who was Terry Hall? The Specials and Fun Boy Three singer dies after brief illness aged 63

Terry Hall was a defining voice of the 1970s and 1980s with hits including A Message to You Rudy, Ghost Town and It Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2022

The Specials lead singer Terry Hall dies aged 63 after 'short illness', bandmates confirm

The late musician left The Specials in 1981 to form Fun Boy Three with fellow bandmates Neville Staples and Lynval Golding, bagging another string of hits.

Daily Record · Dec 20, 2022

The Specials’ Terry Hall remembered for ‘remarkable music and profound humanity’

The pioneering ska singer’s death was announced by the band on Monday.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Terry Hall obituary

Singer with the Specials whose chart-topping Ghost Town evoked the sense of social collapse gripping Britain at the turn of the 80s

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022