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10 commandments by the specials and Sophia Khan

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coppercolouredtop · 07/02/2019 18:56

Give it a listen

What do you think?

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VivaDixie · 09/02/2019 22:11

Too Much Too Young is gender neutral if you read the lyrics, at no point does it refer to a bloke. I agree with PPs, i am late 40s and as a kid in the late 70s i saw so many young girls marrying young with kids and kind of saw the song directed at both men and women.

I read the article re Saffiya Khan on the BBC website. I was one of the millions that shared her photo in 2017. She is so powerful.

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coppercolouredtop · 09/02/2019 22:06

I had kids and married at 19.

Can't see how too much too young is anything other than narrative.

And for me it was true . Successful relationship and fab kids. But too much too young.

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TinklyLittleLaugh · 09/02/2019 17:13

Too Much Too Young is just a cautionary for all kids surely?

LoafEater · 09/02/2019 13:25

God I love this, have been playing the album all morning. Got my tickets for May and I really hope she tours with them.

I have never for one second thought that Too Much Too Young was mysoginistic! The town I grew up in in the late 70’s was full of girls of my generation who had kids at 16 and lost out on so much potential for work and education - they did do too much too young for the dopey blokes they married too young. Most of my mates like this we’re divorced by 45 and are having a great time now - putting themselves first. That’s what that song means to me anyway.

Whatisthisfuckery · 09/02/2019 12:31

It’s nice to see they’ve revised their misogynistic attitude since ‘Too Much Too Young.’

TinklyLittleLaugh · 09/02/2019 10:51

DH told me about this. Love The Specials so much. Just exactly the sort of thing we need. Going to send this to my kids.

Whatisthisfuckery · 09/02/2019 10:34

Was thinking about buying their new album anyway, so I might pop in the record shop later and pick up a copy.

Unescorted · 09/02/2019 09:42

My Dd made me listen to it this morning - genius lyrics.

MrsSnippyPants · 07/02/2019 19:19

My husband pointed this out to me and put it on our playlist. Love it.
(He 'gets' it, thank goodness, and passes me gin when I go off on a rant).

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coppercolouredtop · 07/02/2019 19:01

Lyrics. Some of which made me smile....
"Your new found look if confusion" 😂

10 commandments by the specials and Sophia Khan
10 commandments by the specials and Sophia Khan
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