TWO-TONE
What Does TWO-TONE Mean?
TWO-TONE (or 2-TONE) is a genre of British pop music, which emerged in the late 1970s, in Coventry, England.Inspired by the first wave of Jamaican SKA, TWO-TONE was mainly limited to the UK. However, it is credited with inspiring the the third wave of SKA, which developed in the US in the 1980s and 1990s.
TWO-TONE was the name of a (now defunct) record label founded in 1979, by Jerry Dammers, of the band "The Specials." The name TWO-TONE was inspired by the racial mix of many of the bands and it came to be seen by many as representative of a multi-racial Britain.
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (Official Music Video)
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When I write TWO-TONE, I mean this:
"Genre of British Pop Music"
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"Genre of British Pop Music" is the most common definition for TWO-TONE on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.| TWO-TONE | |
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| Definition: | Genre of British Pop Music |
| Type: | Word |
| Guessability: |  4: Difficult to guess |
| Typical Users: |  Adults |
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