Irish Examiner view: Timeless message of a great song

Terry Hall from The Specials during the filming for the Graham Norton Show.

The death of Terry Hall, lead singer with The Colour Field, Fun Boy Three, and The Specials, may strike a chord with a particular generation of readers — specifically those who came of age in the late 70s and early 80s, when Hall was a central figure in the popular music of the time.

Though the Coventry native had a long career in music, he will probably be best remembered for his singing on the evocative ‘Ghost Town’, a number one hit for The Specials in 1981.