The Bodysnatchers - Peel Session 1980

The complete session recorded by The Bodysnatchers on 8 April 1980 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 14th of that month. The final track is taken from the repeat on 6 April 1981.

Tracklist:

1. What's This? (0:27)
2. Happy Time Tune (2:29)
3. The Boiler (7:05)
4. The Ghost of the Vox Continental (11:16)

The Bodysnatchers - Time is tight

The Bodysnatchers - Hiyawatha

Dance Craze - The best of the British ska... Live 2 Tone Records

Nite Klub -- The Specials
The Prince -- Madness
Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu -- Bad Manners
007 (Shanty Town) -- The Bodysnatchers
Three Minute Hero -- The Selecter
Ranking Full Stop -- The Beat
Big Shot -- The Beat
Concrete Jungle -- The Specials
Swan Lake -- Madness
Razor Blade Alley -- Madness
Missing Words -- The Selecter
Let's Do the Rock Steady -- The Bodysnatchers
Lip Up Fatty -- Bad Manners
Madness -- Madness
Too Much Too Young -- The Specials
On My Radio -- The Selecter
Easy Life -- The Bodysnatchers
Rough Rider -- The Beat
Man at C&A -- The Specials
Inner London Violence -- Bad Manners
Night Boat to Cairo -- Madness
Twist and Crawl -- The Beat
Wooly Bully -- Bad Manners
Too Much Pressure -- The Selecter
Mirror in the Bathroom -- The Beat
One Step Beyond -- Madness
Nite Klub -- The Specials

Dance Craze - The best of British ska live

• Nite Klub -- The Specials
• The Prince -- Madness
• Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu -- Bad Manners
• 007 (Shanty Town) -- The Bodysnatchers
• Three Minute Hero -- The Selecter
• Ranking Full Stop -- The Beat
• Big Shot -- The Beat
• Concrete Jungle -- The Specials
• Swan Lake -- Madness
• Razor Blade Alley -- Madness
• Missing Words -- The Selecter
• Let's Do the Rock Steady -- The Bodysnatchers
• Lip Up Fatty -- Bad Manners
• Madness -- Madness
• Too Much Too Young -- The Specials
• On My Radio -- The Selecter
• Easy Life -- The Bodysnatchers
• Rough Rider -- The Beat
• Man at C&A -- The Specials
• Inner London Violence -- Bad Manners
• Night Boat to Cairo -- Madness
• Twist and Crawl -- The Beat
• Wooly Bully -- Bad Manners
• Too Much Pressure -- The Selecter
• Mirror in the Bathroom -- The Beat
• One Step Beyond -- Madness
• Nite Klub -- The Specials

The Bodysnatchers

The Bodysnatchers

• Do the Rocksteady
• Easy LIfe
• Shanty town
• The Ghost of the Vox Continental
• What's this?
• Too experienced
• Happy Time
• Monkey Spanner
  

The Bodysnatchers - 007

007, 007
At ocean eleven
And now rudeboys a go wail
'Cause them out of jail
Rudeboys cannot fail
'Cause them must get bail

Oh, dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail
A shanty town
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail
A shanty town

Dem rudeboys get a probation
A shanty town
And rudeboy a bomb up the town
A shanty town

007, 007
At ocean eleven
And the rudeboys a go wail
'Cause them out of jail
Rudeboys cannot fail
'Cause them must get bail

Oh, dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail
A shanty town
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a wail
A shanty town

Dem rudeboys get a probation
A shanty town
And rudeboy a bomb up the town
A shanty town

Police get taller
A shanty town
Soldier get longer
A shanty town

Rudeboy a weep and a wail
A shanty town
Rudeboy a weep and a wail
A shanty town

The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You (1980)

Ruder Than You

Hey I want to tell you about something
that we rudegirls can do just as well as you
They forget about us up to now,
but take care boys,
we may well show you how

Long time now it is men only scene,
we didn't skank so well but we were keen
Now rudeboys don't have it their own way,
Hey listen we have something to say!
Rudegirls...you better watch out
Rudegirls...now there's more of us about
Rudegirls...

(2x)
We're ruder than you!
We don't want to fight
We don't need no tests
Cuz it doesn't matter who is the best
So, you rudies, make sure you're out there
These good sounds we were glad to share
That is all we really want to do
That's the BodySnatchers, we play for you!

The Bodysnatchers - Do the Rocksteady

The Bodysnatchers were a seven-piece ska/rock-steady outfit from London. Formed in mid-1979 during the British ska-revival movement by bassist Nicola (Nicky), who placed an ad in Melody Maker looking for like-minded band-mates, it was the only all-female band of the of the 2-Tone era. They were fronted by vocalist and song-writer Rhoda Dakar who later went on to join the Special AKA; their first gig was on Saturday, Novemebr 24, 1979 at the Windsor Castle pub in London.

Do the Rocksteady

People get ready, you got to' do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,
People get ready, you got to' do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,
Do Rocksteady, do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha, When you're feeling blue, all you got to' do,
Ah ha, ah ha,
When you're feeling blue, all you got to' do,
Ah ha, ah ha,
Do Rocksteady, do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,

(solo)
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/body_snatchers/lets_do_rocksteady.html ]
When you're feeling blue, all you got to' do,
Ah ha, ah ha,
When you're feeling blue, all you got to' do,
Ah ha, ah ha,
Do Rocksteady, do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,

People get ready, you got to' do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,
People get ready, you got to' do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,
Do Rocksteady, do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,

People get ready, you got to' do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,
People get ready, you got to' do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha,
Do Rocksteady, do Rocksteady,
Ah ha, ah ha

The Bodysnatchers - Too Experienced

The Bodysnatchers - Easy life