The Specials – Ghost Town

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This town, is coming like a ghost town
All the clubs have been closed down
This place, becoming like a ghost town
Bands won't play no more
too much fighting on the dance floor

Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?
We danced and sang, and the music played in a de boomtown

This town's becoming like a ghost town
Why must the youth fight against themselves?
Government leaving the youth on the shelf
This place, is coming like a ghost town
No job to be found in this country
Can't go on no more
The people getting angry

This town's becoming like a ghost town
This town's becoming like a ghost town
This town's becoming like a ghost town
This town's becoming like a ghost town

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Track duration: 05:16

"Ghost Town" as written by Arni Hjorvar Arnason, Freddie Clayton Cowan, Peter Gareth Christopher Robertson, Justin James Hayward-young

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, PLANGENT VISIONS MUSIC INC., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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  • +1
    General Comment:Stuck this on tonight cos the town does feel like a ghost town - pubs and clubs have shut down and no-one has a job - exactly like the Eighties.
    Flag whalefshon February 28, 2013   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:lol help a sista out:)
    Flag rooied1on January 11, 2013   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:History repeats itself under the Tories once again - mass unemployment amongst the young with little hope of escaping poverty for a decent life - demonised, miunderstood and misrepresented by the media.

    It's like little has changed in 30 years - even the great songs like this remain.
    Flag ooSagon June 01, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:it`s funny but it`s gone full circle and todays society is getting like it..i know there`s no rioting but it could speak about any inner city and gorden browns government leaving the youth on the shelf!!!!!!!!no wonder they`re so popular again,they speak up for the downtrodden
    Flag spikemaidstoneon September 02, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:SuitBoy is right, the song was heavily inspired by the bands experiences in Liverpool, namely Toxteth.
    Of course it can be easily applied to many areas of Britain during the time.
    Steller tune.
    Flag Wackieston June 30, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Wow, this is an awesome song... I guess it captures that feeling well. Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?
    Flag DJgifon January 18, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:yea and another comedy this was in is Father Ted - when the DJ forgot all his records and just played this on a continuous loop all night.

    I wasn't born then - but even I get shivers down my spine hearing this when it's not randomly being used in various comedies for some reason!
    Flag pikmindoctoron September 28, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Thatcher's Britain... Thatcher's bloody Britain!

    Good song...
    Flag xSiddersxon December 17, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:Though the band were from Coventry Jerry Dammers has said that the song was actually inspired by seeing the state of decay of other cities like Liverpool when they were in tour. Whatever, it perfectly catches the decay and neglect of Britain's inner cities in Thatcher's Britain that would see them errupt into riot just as the song was released.
    Flag SuitBoyon September 01, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:it's in snatch :)
    Flag jojo-swedenon January 27, 2006   Link

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