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* [[Narm]]: While Jerry Dammers was a talented songwriter, some of his lyrics could leave something to be desired.
* [[Protest Song]]: "Free Nelson Mandela" and "War Crimes", both released by Dammers after the original band broke up. The former is credited with making Nelson Mandela a ''cause celebre'' and is still a popular song in Africa.
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* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: Part of the reason the band broke up was because of disagreements between Jerry Dammers and Roddy Radiation, the two heaviest drinkers in the group. According to Neville Staple, most of the band used drugs at some point.
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]: The mod-influenced tonic suits.
* [[Ska]]: A major force in the British second wave.
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* [[The Stoic]]: Terry Hall again, who never seemed to have any kind of facial expression and sometimes performed with his back to the audience.
* [[Take That]]: Most of what Jerry Dammers wrote was a Take That against somebody, be it [[Margaret Thatcher]], the National Front, women in general or the band's own fans.
* [["The Villain Sucks" Song]]: Their cover version of "[[Bob Dylan|Maggie's Farm]]" was targeted squarely at [[Margaret Thatcher]].
* [[You Suck]]: The reason that the song "Stereotype" exists, and "Little Bitch" to a lesser extent.
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