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The Subversive Pop Perfection of the Fun Boy Three: Live in Concert, 1983

Something was going wrong. It wasn’t just with the band, it seemed to be happening everywhere across the country. The Specials were on tour promoting their second album More Specials . It should have been a happy time. But in every city they visited, every gig they performed the tension, the anger on the streets and in the concert halls was becoming more and more apparent. There was a feeling the country was falling apart.

In 1979, the newly-elected Conservative government gave a promise to “heal” the nation “and sow peace” after the failure of Labour’s policies in 1970s which had given rise to three-day weeks, power cuts, endless strikes, a “winter of discontent,” where the dead were left unburied and the garbage piled-up on city streets. But as soon the Tories were elected, they turned true to form crucifying the poor and helping the rich. They closed down factories, destroyed hope, and created mass unemployment. The promise of a better future and the opportunity to achieve was only intended for a select class.

Jerry Dammers the Specials co-founder, producer, chief song-writer and keyboard player thought the new Prime Minister “Margaret Thatcher had apparently gone mad”:

...she was closing down all the industries, throwing millions of people on the dole. We could actually see it by touring around. You could see that frustration and anger in the audience. In Glasgow, there were these little old ladies on the streets selling all their household goods, their cups and saucers. It was unbelievable. It was clear that something was very, very wrong.

While there was something wrong going on in the country, there was also something very wrong with the Specials. When the band got together to record their next single “Ghost Town” everyone stood “in different parts of this huge room with their equipment, no one talking.” Dammers left the recording twice in tears seeing his hope for the band falling apart.

As fellow bandmate Neville Staple recalled the Specials ended “differences of opinions”:

...some wanting to lead things in one direction, some in another. I guess we were such a mixed bag of personalities, with various skills and talents, we just wanted different things and couldn’t agree enough to stay together.

It was probably the wrong move but Staple took “the bull by the horns and got stuck in and just kept going…[..]..never stopped.”

In the summer of 1981, the Specials released “Ghost Town.” It became the band’s biggest hit spending three weeks at number one in the UK Charts. The song reflected the sense of despair that had spread across the country as riots erupted in London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. The country was burning. At the moment of their greatest success, the Specials split.

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The trio formed a perfect partnership. Hall with his all-conquering vocal was an able counter to Golding’s dextrous, sharp, upbeat guitar-playing and Staple’s ska-infused rhythms and deep resonant vocals. Together they produced two great albums, their eponymous debut and the classic Waiting produced by David Byrne. While the Specials had shown their commitment to politics and social commentary, the Fun Boy Three were far more subversive in presenting strong political comment through high-end danceable pop tunes. The band’s debut single “The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)” was a powerful protest anthem suitable for every generation that cut deep from its opening lines:

See a clinic full of cynics Who want to twist the peoples’ wrist They’re watching every move we make We’re all included on the list.

Next up came the Ella Fitzgerald song “‘Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)” written by Melvin “Sy” Oliver and James “Trummy” Young. This famous jazz number was reinvented as a ska pop song with backing support from Bananarama. (The FB3 returned the compliment by singing backing vocals on Bananarama’s single “Really Sayin’ Somethin’.”) The success of the band’s singles and then the debut album allowed Staple, Golding, and Hall some freedom to create.

Commercial success takes a lot of pressure from the band. There is tension among us but we can talk about it, and we try to avoid each other as much as possible. With The Specials tension split us up; but I think all groups should eventually. Changing helps the progression of music like doing cover versions to take music further, the way we did “T’Ain’t What You Do…” with Bananarama. Unlike Phil Collins, his version of “You Can’t Hurry Love” took music back about ten years.

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The more that I see, the less I believe The barbed wire fences have replaced all the trees The houses of God are full of sinners every week Praying for forgiveness for those they leave to bleed

The playwright Joe Orton once said that comedy is a double-edged sword with which to make a moral point. The audience laugh at the joke and later understand what the joke meant. It was the same with the Fun Boy Three’s music—fast, exciting pop undercut by powerful social commentary. Like “Farmyard Connection” which was about “surviving life without a job and unable to go on the dole, so you grow weed to sell, while dodging a corrupt police drug squad” who end up nicking your haul anyway. Or, “Going Home” about immigrants invited into the UK only to be treated as second-class citizens.

Of course, there were also the classic pop songs like “The Tunnel of Love” and “Our Lips Are Sealed” (which was written by Hall and Jane Wiedlin and was a hit for the Go-Gos). Yet, it’s the album’s last track Well Fancy That” which puts Waiting into the classic album list.

The song details Hall’s horrific sexual abuse as child by a school teacher.

You took me to France On the promise of teaching me French, We were told, to assemble, to meet up at 10, I was 12 and naive, You planned out our route ..... We found the hotel, checked in to a room and unpacked, It had been a long day, you said “let’s hit the sack”, As I changed, I could feel your eyes watching me, I crept into bed, you pretended to read, The lights went out, I fell asleep, Woke up with a shock, and your hands on me, I couldn’t shout, I couldn’t scream, Let me out, let me dream, I turned onto my side, I laid there and cried, On my first night in France, Well fancy that, You terrified me, I just wanted to sleep Well fancy that Morning came, light shined through, I left France, I arrived home, The hedge that you dragged me through led to a nervous breakdown, If I could have read, what was going on inside your head, I would have said, that I was blind to your devious mind, There’s no excuse, but your abuse, and the scars that it leaves, Where do you draw the line, On school trips to France, Well fancy that You had a good time Turned sex into crime Well fancy that.

Hall sings the song with little emotion against a discordant upbeat almost carnivalesque French cabaret music. It sounds almost playful, like Nick Cave’s later song “The Carny,” but turns truly horrific when the meaning of the words sink in.

After two years, the Fun Boy Three split up. Hall moved onto a completely different genre of music with his indie guitar band The Colourfield. Staple teamed up with Ranking Roger of the Beat to form Special Beat. Golding went to work with Robert Wyatt, the Pogues and others before forming Gigantor and then reuniting with Staple and Hall in the Specials.

During the promotional tour for Waiting , Fun Boy Three appeared on a special televised concert for the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test —a series the BBC should really bring back. Introduced by music journalist David Hepworth, the Fun Boy Three showcased a selection of tracks from Waiting plus a couple of past singes including one from their time in the Specials.

Track Listing: “The More I See (The Less I Believe),” “The Pressure of Life (Takes the Weight Off the Body),” “Going Home,” “Things We Do,” “Summertime,” “The Alibi,” “Our Lips are Sealed,” “The Tunnel of Love,”  “We’re Having All the Fun,” “Gangsters,” and “‘Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It).”  

Previously on Dangerous Minds: After The Specials came the bittersweet pop of Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three cover the Doors, burn the American flag on TV, 1983 The Magnificent Seven: Watch Madness in their autobiographical film debut ‘Take It or Leave It’ Murder, Madness and Miss Marple: The Secret Life of Dame Margaret Rutherford Ska, Ska, Ska: The Specials, Selecter & Bad Manners: Cool photos of the bands & their fans 1979-80

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A treasure trove, the first-ever collection of Fun Boy Three’s exceptional two years as one of the most exciting and leftfield pop groups of the early 1980s, compiled prior to the sad passing of Terry Hall in 2022. Iain Key reassesses what 3 Specials did next…

Although I was only in my teens I recognised that there was something about the early 80’s with front men/key members of bands born of the punk and New Wave eras either outgrowing or striving out from where they’d been and doing something new; arguably at the peaks of their powers. The most obvious of these are Paul Weller with the Style Council, and Hall, Golding and Staple forming the Fun Boy Three.

I’m slightly ashamed to admit that whilst I loved The Specials, one of the first bands I got into whilst living in the Midlands, I had practically overlooked the trio which followed. Sure I knew the tracks done with Bananarama; I knew The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum; Our Lips Are Sealed and Tunnel Of Love; even owning a copy of the second album, Waiting, most likely courtesy of Britannia Music; but had overlooked them (most likely) as they came across as being a little miserable.

With the benefit of hindsight, reading the excellent sleeve notes from award-winning music writer John Earls, it’s easy to understand why. So many of the songs featured in this set are influenced by the toll that touring with The Specials had taken (The Pressure Of Life); as well as the political climate of the era (The More I See (The Less I Believe) and the racially aggravated assaults (Why?) along with Hall opening up about his abuse (Well Fancy That).

From comments made by the surviving members of the band, I’m not the only one who didn’t get it at the time… “People need to know about Fun Boy Three,” notes Staple. “Not enough people talk about Fun Boy Three. It’s nice to have a boxset out so that more people can get to know what we did.” Golding adds: “I’m proud of Fun Boy Three. Some of the media didn’t get the band, as we didn’t fit into their boxes. The audience got it. When you heard us on the radio, we didn’t fit with anything else on a playlist, but it still worked. Everything we did was: ‘What? How did you just do that?’” The band sang about social issues however these were often overlooked, possibly in part due to the name, despite the dark edges to the lyrics, and also due to the ‘radio friendly hits’ with Bananarama, T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) and Really Saying Something.

The first two discs in the set are the eponymous debut and the follow-up, Waiting. The development in just 18 months from the single release of Lunatics in late 1981 to Waiting in the spring of 1983 is clear. With most of the 69 tracks included here being recorded around the same period it was a purple patch too. The first album was an experiment from informed by the influences of the 3, mostly devoid of traditional instrumentation with a focus on percussion and harmonies underpinning the vocalists. Listening now it was probably ahead of its time.

Waiting is a slightly easier musical listen, but features the darker and more political songs. Take for example the aforementioned, The More I See (The Less I Believe) which includes Hall discussing the Troubles in Northern Ireland with the memorable line: “Belfast’s only half-an-hour away.” (Not many protest song ends by saying: ‘Does anybody know any jokes?’) A case for both Hall being one of our Top 10 lyricists and another reason why this collection is overdue.

The next couple of discs cover the Singles, B-Sides, outtakes, and remixes. If the albums tell the official history from one perspective, these tell a parallel history told from the earliest demos (whilst still members of The Specials, including previously an unreleased cover version of 96 Tears and Ghost Town B-Side, Why); via BBC Sessions, non-album singles. It does get a little repetitive as these things tend do, however, the tracks are all of a quality it is still easy to listen to. One of the curios hidden away at the end of the 3rd disc is David Byrne (at the time producing the second album) providing a guide vocal for the jazzy and unreleased/unfinished If The Dogs Run Free.

The fifth disc contains the trio live At The Regal Theatre, Hitchin during their tour in April 1983 promoting the second album; which as it had featured a full band, allowed the band to play live with dates the UK and the States. It’s an entertaining romp through the band’s catalogue and adds the tracks which had previously been cut from the ‘Live At The Test’ album, released a few years back using the tapes from THE BBC/Old Grey Whistle Test.

The DVD is perhaps the highlight, collecting the band’s promo clips, appearances on TOTP, Something Else and that OGWT gig (as broadcast on TV). I’m not sure if it would have been possible without adding another disc but it’s a shame that the ‘longer’ recorded outing for the band broadcast on the German TV’s Rockplast couldn’t have also been added. There’s also the footage from Switch, a regional UK Music show which included the trio covering The Door’s track The End which would have been a nice addition also.

While there was clearly a serious message from the band and the music was serious, the videos included show the band having a good time; albeit with a touch of sarcasm. Golding does cite the filming the video for T’Aint What You Do as the most fun time in Fun Boy Three.

If anyone is out there, like me, who has perhaps overlooked the trio, or just not given them the attention then this collection is well worth picking up. For aficionados who may have had most of this over various releases, it’s still worth a purchase for the rarities and the cleaned-up versions of the videos.

Also available from 4th August, alongside the boxset, are coloured vinyl editions of Fun Boy Three and Waiting .

Fun Boy Three: The Complete Fun Boy Three &#8211; boxset review

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Fun Boy Three enjoyed two years of success in the early 1980s and this output is now brought together in one deluxe edition called The Complete Fun Boy Three .

The band formed in the summer of 1981 when Terry Hall , Lynval Golding and Neville Staples broke away from The Specials . They went on to enjoy seven UK top 20 hit singles (two with Bananarama ) and released two albums (The Fun Boy Three (1982) and Waiting (1983), the latter produced by David Byrne . The group disbanded in 1983.

The Complete Fun Boy Three box set 5CD+DVD

The Complete Fun Boy Three includes 69 audio tracks (across five CDs) which brings together all the official recordings (albums/singles/b-sides/remixes/live and previously unreleased outtakes). The 27 track DVD (region 0 /NTSC) includes all their promo videos, Top of The Pops performances and a live concert from 1983.

This is packaged in a DVD-sized casebound book, with newly written sleeves notes by SDE contributor John Earls with contributions from the band and photographs.

Both albums are also reissued on viny l (like the CD set newly remastered) and are pressed on red and blue vinyl respectively. A newly remastered version of their classic 1984 ‘best of’ is also available on 180g green vinyl.

The Complete Fun Boy Three 5CD+DVD deluxe set and the vinyl reissues are released on 4 August 2023 via Chrysalis.

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Tracklisting, the complete fun boy three fun boy three /.

  • Way On Down
  • The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)
  • Life In General (Lewe In Algemeen)
  • Faith, Hope And Charity
  • Best of Luck Mate
  • T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It)
  • The Telephone Always Rings
  • I Don’t Believe
  • Murder She Said
  • The More I See (The Less I Believe)
  • We’re Having All The Fun
  • The Farmyard Connection
  • The Tunnel of Love
  • Our Lips Are Sealed
  • The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body)
  • Things We Do
  • Well Fancy That!
  • T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) [Single Version]
  • The Funrama Theme [B-side Version]
  • Really Saying Something
  • The Telephone Always Rings [Single Version]
  • The Alibi (The Station’s Full of Pipes)
  • Summer of ’82
  • The Alibi (The Station’s Full of Pipes) [NME Version]
  • The Lunacy Legacy
  • Our Lips Are Sealed [Single Version]
  • Our Lips Are Sealed [Urdu Version]
  • Tell Me Why [Outtake] [Previously Unreleased]
  • 96 Tears [Outtake] [Previously Unreleased]
  • Tunnel of Love [rough Mix [Previously Unreleased]
  • Our Lips Are Sealed [Rough Mix] [Previously Unreleased]
  • The Things We Do [Rough Mix] [Previously Unreleased]
  • If Dogs Run Free [Outtake] [Previously Unreleased]
  • The Pressure of Life (Take Weight off The Body) [U.S. Single Version] [Previously Unreleased]
  • Tell Me Why [Dub Mix [Previously Unreleased]
  • T’Aint What You Do…/Just Do It [Extended Version]
  • The Funrama Theme [Extended Version]
  • Really Saying Something [Extended Version]
  • The Telephone Always Rings [Extended Version]
  • The Alibi (The Station’s Full of Pipes) [Extended Version]
  • Summertime [Extended Version]
  • The More I See (The Less I Believe) [Parts 1 & 2]
  • Our Lips Are Sealed [Special Remix Version]
  • The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body) [US Club Remix] [Previously Unreleased]
  • The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body) [David Jensen Session 16/1/83]
  • The Tunnel of Love [David Jensen Session 16/1/83]
  • Going Home [David Jensen Session 16/1/83]
  • Well Fancy That! [David Jensen Session 16/1/83]
  • The Farm Yard Connection [Previously Unreleased]
  • Well Fancy That! [Previously Unreleased]
  • The Telephone Always Rings [Previously Unreleased]
  • The Tunnel of Love [Previously Unreleased]
  • The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum [Promo Clip]
  • T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) [Single Version] [Promo Clip]
  • The Telephone Always Rings [Single Version] [Promo Clip]
  • Really Saying Something [Promo Clip]
  • Summertime [Promo Clip]
  • The More I See (The Less I Believe) [Promo Clip]
  • The Tunnel of Love [Promo Clip]
  • Our Lips Are Sealed [Promo Clip]
  • The Lunatics Have (Taken Over The Asylum) [BBC Top of The Pops]
  • T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) [BBC Top of The Pops]
  • The Telephone Always Rings [BBC Top of The Pops]
  • Summertime [BBC Top of The Pops]
  • The Tunnel of Love [BBC Top of The Pops]
  • Our Lips Are Sealed [BBC Top of The Pops]
  • The Telephone Always Rings [Something Else]
  • The Alibi [Something Else]
  • Intro/Murder She Said/Interview
  • The More I See (The Less I Believe) [Live]
  • The Pressure of Life (Takes Weight off The Body) [Live]
  • Going Home [Live]
  • Things We Do [Live]
  • Summertime [Live]
  • The Alibi [Live]
  • Our Lips Are Sealed [Live]
  • The Tunnel of Love [Live]
  • We’re Having All The Fun [Live]
  • Gangsters [Live]
  • T’Aint What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It) [Live].

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  1. Fun Boy Three Concert & Tour History

    The songs that Fun Boy Three performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 07, 1983 concert at The Ritz in New York, New York, United States: Well Fancy That! Fun Boy Three tours & concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their live performances.

  2. Fun Boy Three Concert Setlists

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  3. Fun Boy Three

    The Specials. Past members. Terry Hall. Lynval Golding. Neville Staple. June Miles-Kingston. Bethan Peters. Fun Boy Three were an English new wave pop [1] band, active from 1981 to 1983 and formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left the Specials. They released two albums and had seven UK top 20 hits.

  4. Jul 07, 1983: Fun Boy Three at The Ritz New York, New York, United

    New Romantic, New Wave, Pop, Ska, British, New Wave Pop, Ska Revival, and Classic UK Pop.

  5. The Subversive Pop Perfection of the Fun Boy Three: Live in Concert, 1983

    The Subversive Pop Perfection of the Fun Boy Three: Live in Concert, 1983. The death of one form brings forth life in another. Something was going wrong. It wasn't just with the band, it seemed to be happening everywhere across the country. The Specials were on tour promoting their second album More Specials.

  6. Fun Boy Three Setlist at The Palace, Los Angeles

    Get the Fun Boy Three Setlist of the concert at The Palace, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 9, 1983 and other Fun Boy Three Setlists for free on setlist.fm!

  7. Fun Boy Three Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More

    Fun Boy Three. The Specials were one of the most popular and influential bands in the U.K., scoring a streak of seven straight Top Ten singles. Their popularity culminated with the prophetic "Ghost Town," which spent…. Read Full Biography.

  8. Fun Boy Three Setlist at Kabuki Theater, San Francisco

    Get the Fun Boy Three Setlist of the concert at Kabuki Theater, San Francisco, CA, USA on July 11, 1983 and other Fun Boy Three Setlists for free on setlist.fm!

  9. Fun Boy Three Tour Announcements 2023 & 2024, Notifications, Dates

    1983. Manchester, UK. Haçienda. May 23 1983. Geleen, Netherlands. Pinkpop Festival. View all past concerts. Photos (1) See all photos (1) Posters (4) See all posters (4) Find out more about Fun Boy Three tour dates & tickets 2023-2024. Want to see Fun Boy Three in concert? Find information on all of Fun Boy Three's upcoming concerts, tour ...

  10. Rockpalast Archiv

    The Fun Boy Three aka Fame (1982) Waiting (1983) The Best of Fun Boy Three (1984) Live on the Test (1994) Fun Boy Three - The Best of (1996) Really Saying Something: The Best of Fun Boy Three (1997) Fun Boy Three/The Colourfield The Singles (1994) The Very Best of the Specials and Fun Boy Three (2000) The Best of the Specials & Fun Boy Three (2006)

  11. Fun Boy Three

    Fun Boy Three were an English new wave pop band, active from 1981 to 1983 and formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left the Specials. They released two albums and had seven UK top 20 hits.

  12. Fun Boy Three

    The Fun boy three live at the Sartory-Säle Köln Germany May 11th 1983, full show. Recorded by me on VHS at SP, using stereo VCR, VHS tape archive 78901 Fait...

  13. Fun Boy Three

    Fun Boy Three, Hammersmith Palais, London (GB) - Mar 14, 1983. I was there Artists Fun Boy Three. Location Hammersmith Palais, London GB Date March 14, 1983 Pictures added by Trevor Willson. Add a picture. Comments Add a comment. Concert added by Trevor Willson. Average rating : ...

  14. The Fun Boy Three

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  15. Fun Boy Three Setlist at Hammersmith Palais, London

    We're Having All the Fun. Gangsters. ( The Specials cover) 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) ( Jimmie Lunceford cover) Encore: Murder She Said. The More I See (The Less I Believe) You're Wondering Now.

  16. Fun Boy Three

    The fun boy three - perform "The End" on Switch march 25th 1983, VHS VCR recording at SP onto Granada E180 tape, mono audio. Tape donated to ScottishTeeVee b...

  17. Fun Boy Three: The Complete Fun Boy Three

    Fun Boy Three's exceptional two years as one of the most exciting and leftfield pop groups is collected for the first time ... Hitchin during their tour in April 1983 promoting the second album; which as it had featured a full band, allowed the band to play live with dates the UK and the States. ... allowed the band to play live with dates ...

  18. Fun Boy Three Fanpage

    The Fun Boy Three will always hold a very special place in my heart! 1982-1983.

  19. The Complete Fun Boy Three deluxe set

    Fun Boy Three enjoyed two years of success in the early 1980s and this output is now brought together in one deluxe edition called The Complete Fun Boy Three.. The band formed in the summer of 1981 when Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staples broke away from The Specials.They went on to enjoy seven UK top 20 hit singles (two with Bananarama) and released two albums (The Fun Boy Three ...

  20. The Complete Fun Boy Three by Fun Boy Three on Apple Music

    Listen to The Complete Fun Boy Three by Fun Boy Three on Apple Music. 2023. 69 Songs. Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes. ... Kid Jensen Session (16 January 1983) - EP. 2009. Featured On. New Wave Deep Cuts. Apple Music Alternative. Tim Sweeney's Playlist. Beats in Space With Tim Sweeney.

  21. Fun Boy Three Setlist at Glastonbury Festival 1983

    Fun Boy Three Gig Timeline. Jun 15 1983. Rock City Nottingham, England. Add time. Jun 16 1983. The Haçienda Manchester, England. Add time. Jun 18 1983.

  22. Fun Boy Three (Official Video Playlist)

    This is the Official Youtube Playlist of Music Videos by Fun Boy Three. Follow the playlist to keep up to date with all new videos! Follow Chrysalis Records;...

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