In 1981 Coventry 2-Tone band The Specials released the iconic song Ghost Town, but twenty-five years on there is still plenty of debate surrounding the song.  | | The classic Ghost Town video |
On Monday evening at 7:30pm on BBC ONE, Ashley Blake and the Inside Out team will be taking a closer look at the writing and recording of one of the greatest songs in Coventry's music history. Jerry Dammers, Neville Staple and Roddy Byers will talk about continuing popularity of Ghost Town, the history of the song and the effect it has had on music since its release. Cov - Back in the dayIn the programme, Neville Staple and Roddy Byers drive around Coventry and reminisce about the city back in the day of the 2-Tone revolution.  | | The Specials with Ashley Blake |
In near empty streets the pair discuss how Coventry was when Ghost Town was written and how Britain was in the midst of high unemployment and wide spread poverty. Roddy: "We were on tour of England at the time and there was a lot of unemployment and lots of people were just unhappy about the situation." Neville: "Clubs, factories and everything closing down."  | | Jerry Dammers |
2-Tone fan and expert Pete Chambers sums up the movement: "It was an amazing thing because Coventry wasn’t London and it had always been London. And suddenly it was here it was on my doorstep and as a music fan it was just an amazing feeling." And Jerry Dammers tell us where the name The Specialscame from: "The Specials name came from... It’s very embarrassing… It was supposed to be like Sex Pistols when you’re pissed… Sex Pishtols... No I’m serious (laughs) It’s true! Not many people know that, but you do now - Sex Pishtols!" ---See Inside Out presented by Ashley Blake on Monday, 9 October at 7:30pm on BBC ONE | 
