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The Specials - Ghost Town: Blog tasks 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? Because the song uses dramatic sounds and moods like in films and old British stage music. It creates emotion and tells a story through music. 2) What subcultures did 2 Tone emerge from in the late 1970s? Mod and Punk subcultures. 3) What social contexts are discussed regarding the UK in 1981? Recession, unemployment, riots, and tension between police and young people in cities. 4) Cultural critic Mark Fisher describes the video as ‘eerie’. What do you think is 'eerie' about the Ghost Town video? The streets are empty when they should be full. Only the band is there. It feels strange and quiet, like something is wrong. 5) Look at the final section (‘Not a dance tra...