Rudy/Rude boy, it had a much different meaning 20 years later. In short, it became what ilovethevalleyoh said - people who like ska. Like it or not. In addition, my bullshit detector went off when i read your "rude boy" definition (bad child that would be abandoned on the side of the road). I've never heard that. Anyone else? Do you have a source, or did you just make it up? Anyway, please realize, that the clash did not play "ska." but this is a ska, or at least ska-influenced song...that's why everyone's talking about ska in this thread. See feckless.">
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>.