Music Video: The Specials - Ghost Town CSP
The Specials - Ghost Town: Background and historical contexts Read this excellent analysis from The Conversation website of the impact Ghost Town had both musically and visually . Answer the following questions 1) Why does the writer link the song to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition? 2) What subcultures did 2 Tone emerge from in the late 1970s? 3) What social contexts are discussed regarding the UK in 1981? 4) Cultural critic Mark Fisher describes the video as ‘eerie’. What do you think is 'eerie' about the Ghost Town video? 5) Look at the final section (‘Not a dance track’). What does the writer suggest might be the meanings created in the video? Do you agree? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now read this BBC website feature on the 30th anniversary of Ghost Town’s release . 1) How does the article describe the song? 2) What does the article say about the social context ...
