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The Specials: Gangsters
Madness: One Step Beyond
The Beat: Mirror in the Bathroom
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August 10, 2007 at 5:43 pm
kara
Wow! Mirror in the Bathroom! That’s a great song, and one I’d completely forgotten about. I’d never seen the video. Thanks!
August 11, 2007 at 12:41 am
zura
Loving the “dancing black guy” in Mirror in the Bathroom. He seems to have no other purpose in this video. :)
August 11, 2007 at 1:02 am
aj
That’s Ranking Roger, he was the co-lead singer with Dave Wakeling (the shore-haired white guy). He isn’t given much to do here. Featuring crazy-legs dancing from guitarist Andy Cox!
Cox of course went on to found Fine Young Cannibals with the Beat’s bassist, David Steele, and singer Roland Gift.
But of course no ska retrospective would be complete without: the MiniPops Colgate Gel commercial, set to the tune of Madness’ Baggy Trousers - complete with them doing the Nutty Train dance!
August 11, 2007 at 1:04 am
aj
Doh! The video links didn’t go through:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDFSC8MKa3A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdcVRueT2cw
August 11, 2007 at 8:31 am
Hugh
oh man that colgate ad is amazing. i want to brush my teeth now.