| 词条 | Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys |
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| name = Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys | cover = Blackskinblueyedboys.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = The Equals | album = | B-side = Ain't Got Nothing To Give You | released = December 1970 | format = 45 RPM | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 2:50 | label = President PT 325 | writer = Eddy Grant | producer = Eddy Grant | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys" is a song written by Guyanese-British musician Eddy Grant and recorded in London in 1970 by his band The Equals. Their recording, produced by Grant, reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1971 and was the band's last chart hit.[1] The Equals were noted for being one of the first ethnically-mixed bands in the UK. The song was described by journalist Chris Taylor as "a hymn to diversity" which "explicitly linked its racial theme with the anti-Vietnam war sentiment of the time".[2] In 2019, "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys" was covered by The Specials as the opening track on their album Encore.[3] Lynval Golding of The Specials said: "I've always thought of The Equals as our spiritual ancestors: they were a massive inspiration to all of us, genuine heroes.... Doing their song on the album is a tribute, our way of thanking them for everything they've done and how much they meant to us...".[4] References1. ^{{cite book| first= Graham| last= Betts| year=2004| title= Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004| edition= 1st|publisher= Collins| location= London| isbn= 0-00-717931-6| page=92}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys}}{{Eddy Grant}}2. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/15/equals-black-skin-blue-eyed-boys Chris Taylor, "Old music: The Equals – Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys", The Guardian, 15 November 2011]. Retrieved 23 March 2019 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-british-ska-punk-legends-the-specials-return-in-top-form-on-encore-787642/|first=Will|last=Hermes|title=British Ska-Punk Legends the Specials Return in Top Form on ‘Encore’|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|date=2019-02-02|accessdate=2019-02-08}} 4. ^Interview with Lynval Golding, Record Collector, #489, February 2019, pp.106-107 2 : 1970 songs|Songs written by Eddy Grant |
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