Lyric discussion by Chinup 

Anatriptic, they're not all wrong. Words, like music, progress and take on new meanings as time goes by. When the Clash and English white boys took on the term <a href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rude_boy">Rudy/Rude boy</a>, it had a much different meaning 20 years later. In short, it became what ilovethevalleyoh said - people who like ska. <a href="rootsworld.com/rw/feature/rudeboy.html">Like it or not</a>.

In addition, my bullshit detector went off when i read your "rude boy" definition (<i>bad child that would be abandoned on the side of the road</i>). I've never heard that. Anyone else? Do you have a source, or did you just make it up?

<i>Anyway, please realize, that the clash did not play "ska."</i> but this is a ska, or at least ska-influenced song...that's why everyone's talking about ska in this thread. See <i>feckless</i>.

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