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Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman Buster Bloodvessel's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.

They were at their most popular during the early 1980s, during a period when other ska revival bands such as Madness, The Specials and The Selecter filled the charts. Bad Manners spent 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 1980 and 1983, and they also achieved chart success with their first four studio albums with Gosh It's... Bad Manners, Loonee Tunes! and Ska 'n' B being their biggest hits.

I enjoyed the first song, haven't listened to the others yet. Ska's something I very much have to be in the mood for, but I could listen to it again.

I hated Ska music before I went to see these live. Was told they are one of the best live bands out. So decided to see them, They weren't wrong. Really good fun music.

I only listen to Two Tone ska, and selected bands, but Bad Manners are always on top of the list.

The second video I only came across recently, one of my favourite live clips of them.

Yeah, they do seem like they'd be great live.

It's definitely fun music, there's not much more to it. And when I'm in the mood for that sort of thing, Ska fills the gap nicely.