TnT's Hit Songs From Mars

TnT's Hit Songs From Mars seeks to unravel the stories behind some of pop's most unlikely hits. From simple curiosities to songs that changed the world, we examine the sociopolitical and cultural factors that contributed to the success of these surprising outliers, and the impact these songs had on society.

All Episodes

TnT's Hit Songs From Mars

Ghost Town - The Specials

October 29, 2025 • Tom Thompson, Tyler Ralston • Season 6 • Episode 8

Send us a text

In this very special Hallowe'en episode, our beloved rude boys put on their drainpipe trousers and kick back to the spooky sounds of The Specials' #1 hit "Ghost Town." As they skank down the streets of Coventry they make a stop at Elvis Costello's bordello before clashing with the locals in Brixton. While they are by no means condemning the condom, they marvel at the many, MANY special public service announcements imploring the youth to keep a generation gap...by wearing a CAP! So, put on your checkerboard patent leather shoes and start stompin'...with TnT! Happy Halloween, everybody.

Songs:
The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

The Pogues - A Pair of Brown Eyes

The Specials - Ghost Town

Robert Preston - Seventy-Six Trombones

The Specials - Do the Dog

The Clash - The Guns of Brixton

Linton Kwesi Johnson - New Craas Massahkah

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

The (English) Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom

Victor Romero Evans - At the Club

The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning

The Specials - Why?