Artist

Fun Boy Three

1981-1983·Coventry

Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding left the Specials in 1981 and pared the sound back as Fun Boy Three, at first working mostly with percussion and voices. Their first single, "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)", reached No 20.

The full story is in 2 Tone.

At a glance

Active
1981–1983
From
Coventry, England
Listening guide track
“The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)”

Listen

In the 2 Tone listening guide: “The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)”

In the issues

  • 2 Tone
    Principal · 1979-1984 · Members

    2 Tone is a genre from Coventry, West Midlands, England, 1979–1984. Its principal artists include The Specials, The Selecter, Madness and The Beat. This issue covers 8 essential albums and 14 dated events.

Family tree

Bands that shared members with Fun Boy Three, and who.

  • Special Beat1992–
    Lynval Golding, Neville Staple
  • Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Terry Hall

Terms

Toasting
A Jamaican vocal style in which a deejay chants or raps rhythmically over an instrumental track or riddim, often improvising phrases to hype a crowd.