Posted on 05/26/2006 9:45:00 AM PDT by Stoat
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That was a great song. Sorry to hear he's gone.
Unforgettable song, because it was so wierd. I listened to it intently as a boy, because I was so curious as to what in the world he was saying. Now I listen to it intently because it takes me back to when I was a boy.
I get up in the morning slaving for bread sir,
so that every mouth can be fed,
Poor me, Israelites.
Mi wife an' ma kids they pack up an'a leave me,
"darling" she said "I was yours to recieve",
Poor me, Israelites.
Cho! shirt dem a tear-up, trousers a go,
I don' wan' to end up like Bonny and Clyde,
Poor me, Israelites.
After a storm there mus' be a calming,
you catch me in your palm, you sound your alarm,
Poor me, Israelites.
I still don't know what it means. :)
So, anybody want to put in a bid for my slightly battered 45 RPM of the Israelites?
I get up in the morning slaving for bread sir,
so that every mouth can be fed,
Poor me, Israelites.
King of Ska.
Bump.
It Mek!
Sadly, it seems that you're right. Some of it is probably my fault though; I should have posted this in News, not General Chat. I didn't because so very often the FR Overseers will take a thread of mine that's very obviously hard or breaking news and they will move it to Chat or another area where it will die on the vine.....Desmond's passing made me sad today and I didn't want to be mad at FR again on top of that. Lots of busybodies here who do things for no logical reason and then don't answer you when you ask why. I just didn't want to mess with it, but if you want to post these articles or different ones on Desmond in News you have my blessings.....full steam ahead, mon!
So, anybody want to put in a bid for my slightly battered 45 RPM of the Israelites?
Not me thank you though, I've got my own :-)
Thank you for the bump :-)
BUMP
I definitely consider him Ska, not Reggae. For some reason, people want to consider all Jamaican music Reggae.
Thank you for the bump :-)
Agreed....it's probably because Jamaican and other Caribbean music hasn't caught on quite as well as other types and so people don't have so much familiarity with it. Apparently, people prefer to listen to "Gangsta rap" which features criminals yelling about their 'bitches and ho's' and jumping up and down to a machine beat as opposed to the tremendous singing talent and catchy melodies from folks like Desmond Dekker.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
but if you want to post these articles or different ones on Desmond in News you have my blessings..
I was about ready to post an article about his death when your thread turned up when I did a search so I took a pass on posting the one I found.
Not me thank you though, I've got my own :-)
Like I would've really parted with my copy of it! LOL.
RIP.
Best remembered for "Israelites" (perhaps the first reggae song to crossover to US pop charts?), other classics include "You Can Get It If You Really Want" and "Shanty Town" (both featured in Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come" movie).
Even though he had some great songs as part of the "Rude Boy" phase, many of his songs were sweet, toe-tapping, makes-you-happy-just-to-be-alive kind of tunes.
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