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Artist:The Heptones [ more ]
Song:Book of Rules
Album:Peace & Harmony [ info ]
Released:1973
Last Played:May 03, 2013 - 23:01
Avg. Rating:7  (Total Ratings: 429)
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1 votes: 14 (3.3%)2 votes: 8 (1.9%)3 votes: 18 (4.2%)4 votes: 14 (3.3%)5 votes: 14 (3.3%)6 votes: 49 (11%)7 votes: 118 (28%)8 votes: 111 (26%)9 votes: 54 (13%)10 votes: 29 (6.8%)
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msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Apr 02, 2013 - 19:41 

And now it's April and it is still snowing tonite...
 

msymmes wrote:
I wish the humidity in my place was above 20% right now.   We humans need to invent loudspeakers that are more than just transducers.
 
 


msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Dec 29, 2012 - 16:35 

I wish the humidity in my place was above 20% right now.   We humans need to invent loudspeakers that are more than just transducers.
 
egsstaff
Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 11:34 

more heptones good!
(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 11:34 



Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 
mistabird
(frei republik allgäu)
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 23:15 

good vibration  good song{#Dance}
greg4067
(backyard coffee)
Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 13:24 

Are there other radio stations?....... couldn't prove it by me.... Bill & Rebecca rock!!!!!
cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 02:50 

 Phlegmaticman wrote:
Great song.
 
does anyone really need another radio station?  NO
Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 15:52 

Great song.
bachbeet
Posted: Nov 14, 2011 - 22:41 

Always liked this one.
helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 11:56 

Nice!
(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 11:46 



We be dancing...  love it...

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: May 09, 2011 - 20:50 

 Sobient wrote:

You sir, have no idea how wrong you are. Have you listened to the lyrics? It's much in the same way what Sam Cooke did with "Chain gang" - portraying horrible conditions in an approachable way.

 

respectfully, i didn't get that from the song. This song is actually straight from a poem of  R.L.Sharpe "A Bag Of Tools" it says that we have our own talents and how we use them is up to us. do we build something outstanding that will stand the test of time or do we complain and do nothing. even though our 'tools' may be different from our neighbors  we should put concious effort into greatness.     I'm paraphrasing but it's pretty much on point. I'd be interested to know what you think.

frink_1
Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 11:59 

Dig it!  More of the same, please!
LongGoneDaddy
Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 11:57 

also appearing on:


nalle
(Malmo, Sweden)
Posted: May 26, 2010 - 11:43 

Nice!
Sobient
(Norway, the icy spine of the world.)
Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 03:39 

 plutodazed wrote:
Happy song full of joy.

 
You sir, have no idea how wrong you are. Have you listened to the lyrics? It's much in the same way what Sam Cooke did with "Chain gang" - portraying horrible conditions in an approachable way.

Casa_Blanca
(I love Essex)
Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 03:38 

love it!


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Dec 19, 2009 - 17:41 



love this reggae...


cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Nov 18, 2009 - 07:47 

We'll be builders for eternity
Each is given a bag of tools
A shapeless mass and the book of rules

Pretty outstanding take on life, huh? Can't believe, as much as I like this song, I'd never really LISTENED to the message.


iscoot4peace
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 07:12 

This is an absolute classic!  Thanks, Bill!  10!
(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jun 13, 2009 - 08:34 




groovy...


kellikat
(flogging line)
Posted: Jan 06, 2009 - 06:32 

me likey
wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place)
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 09:27 

All time Classic!!!!!!!!!
Mack
(Old England)
Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 04:54 

Superb
Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Jul 20, 2007 - 22:19 

Marvelous!
snapoutovit
(Guatemala, mountain biker's paradise)
Posted: Mar 17, 2007 - 10:09 

Bought "Night Food" in a 2nd hand shop returning from a 3 month stint in a central Queensland coal mine in about '83. My ears were clogged with coal dust and infected from it so I was virtually deaf. Had them unblocked when I returned home , then rushed home to put on the Heptones album. Realized I'd stumbled upon a gem and that there was more to reggae than Bob Marley.
divinemadness
(Cascadia)
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 - 18:31 

If you like this, check out Fat Freddy's Drop from NZ--Kiwi reggae bliss.
sixxstrings
(In an office behind a big brown desk)
Posted: Jan 30, 2007 - 09:34 

awww... it brings back memories .. sweet memories
rangersfan
(Northern NJ)
Posted: Jan 30, 2007 - 09:33 

I thought their name was the Hemptones!
Dunkelstar
Posted: Sep 27, 2006 - 09:31 

I've heard this played on RP before . . . and it has grown on me. Overall a nice tune. Reminds me of the days when driving in the car listening to tunes with friends in NW PA . . . good times.
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