GENERAL NOTES:

• by a British band named the specials
• released on 12th june 1981
• it spent 3 weeks at number 1 and 10 weeks in the top 40

THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND IN WHICH THIS VIDEO WAS COMMENTING UPON:

• it addresses themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation and unemployment.
• At the time, this was prominent in inner city areas like London due to the steel and textiles industries being carried overseas due to cheaper labour costs.
• also, racial tension was growing higher, resulting in large riots across Britian

NOTES ON THE WAY IN WHICH THIS MUSIC VIDEOS CREATES AND COMMUNICATES MEANING

• Car = could be a symbolic sign relating to how close the band memebrs are to ach other, or how the only have each other in a town with limited people
• The throwing of stones could be a symbol of throwing away or letting go of the past