[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Album: Desmond Dekker & the Aces
Avg rating:
7.5

Your rating:
Total ratings: 2292









Released: 1968
Length: 2:39
Plays (last 30 days): 3
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir,
so that every mouth can be fed.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir,
So that every mouth can be fed.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
My wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me.
Darling, she said, I was yours to be seen.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
Shirt them a-tear up, trousers are gone.
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
After a storm there must be a calm.
They catch me in the farm. You sound the alarm.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
Poor me, the Israelite.
I wonder who I'm working for.
Poor me, Israelite,
Comments (220)add comment
me ears are alight....
 Edweirdo wrote:

I was a kid at school when this was a hit.  I loved the sound but I got the words wrong:

"Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast"



I didn't get the baked beans for breakfast - just the horror that his ears were alight - A LOT
 joejennings wrote:

GREAT TUNE!!   I was 13yrs old when this song came out & they used to play it on WMCA 570 AM NYC (The GOOD GUYS) a lot. My best friend was Jewish, & I asked him what this song was about. ...He had no friggin' idea!  LOL!



 t0m5k1 wrote:

Mentions the words Israelite and people assume this is a religious song!!

To clear this up, he (Desmond) is referring to himself as an Israelite due to him being a Rastafarian which according to them are one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

So the sentence:
Poor Me, The Israelite

could also have been written:
Poor Me, The rudeboy.
Poor Me, The rasta

Quotes from Wikipedia:

Dekker composed the song after overhearing an argument: "I was walking in the park, eating corn [popcorn]. I heard a couple arguing about money. She was saying she needs money and he was saying the work he was doing was not giving him enough. I related to those things and began to sing a little song: 'You get up in the morning and you're slaving for bread.' By the time I got home, it was complete."


Destitute ("slaving for bread") and unkempt ("Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone"), some Rastafarians were tempted to a life of crime ("I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde"). The song is a lament of this condition.


I hope this helps you all understand what is being sung here.




Thank You for the info!
Back when this song was popular, I couldn't make out the lyrics,  But the tune was so catchy I made up my own gibberish lyrics.
 dischuckin wrote:

The Genesis of  Reggae!


ftfm
 surfrider4life wrote:

The Genesis of SKA!


ftfy
instant PSD

 this is probably my least fav song on the RP rotation. marking this for myself so i'm not tempted to say it again.
 Edweirdo wrote:

I was a kid at school when this was a hit.  I loved the sound but I got the words wrong:

"Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast"


Check out the old Maxell advert on youtube for what Desmond's really singing.

A song that stuck from my very early childhood memories... it was different than what was being played on the radio. Love the vocal tempo and the bass vocal. 
 Edweirdo wrote:

I was a kid at school when this was a hit.  I loved the sound but I got the words wrong:

"Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast"


That doesn't even sound close.  
 ronbellaz wrote:

My gawd!!! there's some really old folks bloggin' here ... I'm with you, man! 


I DO remember the smell!
I love this - and I do know the 'proper' words, but the 5 year old in my head still sings 'Me ears are alight' whenever she hears it
A classic. Ingenious.
GREAT TUNE!!   I was 13yrs old when this song came out & they used to play it on WMCA 570 AM NYC  a lot. My best friend was Jewish, & I asked him what this song was about. ...He had no friggin' idea!  LOL!
 t0m5k1 wrote:

Mentions the words Israelite and people assume this is a religious song!!

To clear this up, he (Desmond) is referring to himself as an Israelite due to him being a Rastafarian which according to them are one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

So the sentence:
Poor Me, The Israelite

could also have been written:
Poor Me, The rudeboy.
Poor Me, The rasta

Quotes from Wikipedia:

Dekker composed the song after overhearing an argument: "I was walking in the park, eating corn [popcorn]. I heard a couple arguing about money. She was saying she needs money and he was saying the work he was doing was not giving him enough. I related to those things and began to sing a little song: 'You get up in the morning and you're slaving for bread.' By the time I got home, it was complete."


Destitute ("slaving for bread") and unkempt ("Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone"), some Rastafarians were tempted to a life of crime ("I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde"). The song is a lament of this condition.


I hope this helps you all understand what is being sung here.



Concur except for the fact that he was probably eating corn (boiled or roasted ear of corn) not popcorn. 
GREAT!!!
 Stetsonman wrote:


really, thanks. (not)


Wait 'til they start man'splaining trap music.
 Edweirdo wrote:

I was a kid at school when this was a hit.  I loved the sound but I got the words wrong:

"Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast"




Me too.
 t0m5k1 wrote:

Mentions the words Israelite and people assume this is a religious song!!

To clear this up, he (Desmond) is referring to himself as an Israelite due to him being a Rastafarian which according to them are one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

So the sentence:
Poor Me, The Israelite

could also have been written:
Poor Me, The rudeboy.
Poor Me, The rasta

Quotes from Wikipedia:

Dekker composed the song after overhearing an argument: "I was walking in the park, eating corn [popcorn]. I heard a couple arguing about money. She was saying she needs money and he was saying the work he was doing was not giving him enough. I related to those things and began to sing a little song: 'You get up in the morning and you're slaving for bread.' By the time I got home, it was complete."


Destitute ("slaving for bread") and unkempt ("Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone"), some Rastafarians were tempted to a life of crime ("I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde"). The song is a lament of this condition.


I hope this helps you all understand what is being sung here.



really, thanks. (not)
Well I wish I knew that 30 years ago! All this time I've been thinking it's about the plight of the Jews @_@
A Godlike 10 from me!

Desmond, ya'  rude boy! Sing it again.
WOW, it's been FOREVER! 
I was a kid at school when this was a hit.  I loved the sound but I got the words wrong:

"Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast"
funny song, but the background singers bleating ruins it for me.
what a funky-fun song...
LLRP!
 DW4554 wrote:
Perfection!
 

The wife and I were dancing round the room. Loved it!
Perfection!
When this came out, I was young and had NO idea what he was singing about. I asked a freind of mine that was Jewish. ...He had NO idea either! ...LOL! ...NOW I know!
Also possible:
"Fo-or Me Israelites"
Bill, I defer if you're rendering is authoratative.
This is what I hear:

Get up in the mornin’ slaving for bread, sir

So that every mouth can be fed

Ooh, Ooh Me Israelites

Ma Wife and ma kids dey pack up ana leave me

Darlin’ she said I was yours to be seen

Ooh…

Shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go (all gone, trashed)

Don’t wanna end up like Bonnie and Clyde

Ooh…

After a storm dey must be a calmin’

Catch me in ya farm, you sound your alarm

Ooh

It’s kind of like Bob Marley said in I Shot The Sheriff: “Every time I plant a seed, he says ‘Kill it before it grows’”.
 t0m5k1 wrote:
Mentions the words Israelite and people assume this is a religious song!!

To clear this up, he (Desmond) is referring to himself as an Israelite due to him being a Rastafarian which according to them are one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

So the sentence:
Poor Me, The Israelite

could also have been written:
Poor Me, The rudeboy.
Poor Me, The rasta

Quotes from Wikipedia:

Dekker composed the song after overhearing an argument: "I was walking in the park, eating corn . I heard a couple arguing about money. She was saying she needs money and he was saying the work he was doing was not giving him enough. I related to those things and began to sing a little song: 'You get up in the morning and you're slaving for bread.' By the time I got home, it was complete."


Destitute ("slaving for bread") and unkempt ("Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone"), some Rastafarians were tempted to a life of crime ("I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde"). The song is a lament of this condition.


I hope this helps you all understand what is being sung here.
 
In this era when facts are malleable, your comments ring truthful.  Thanks.
 t0m5k1 wrote:
Mentions the words Israelite and people assume this is a religious song!!

To clear this up, he (Desmond) is referring to himself as an Israelite due to him being a Rastafarian which according to them are one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

So the sentence:
Poor Me, The Israelite

could also have been written:
Poor Me, The rudeboy.
Poor Me, The rasta

Quotes from Wikipedia:

Dekker composed the song after overhearing an argument: "I was walking in the park, eating corn [popcorn]. I heard a couple arguing about money. She was saying she needs money and he was saying the work he was doing was not giving him enough. I related to those things and began to sing a little song: 'You get up in the morning and you're slaving for bread.' By the time I got home, it was complete."


Destitute ("slaving for bread") and unkempt ("Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone"), some Rastafarians were tempted to a life of crime ("I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde"). The song is a lament of this condition.


I hope this helps you all understand what is being sung here.
 LOL) ahh yeah, so it is religious ! 
Or as I~n~I prefer ,spiritual ! 
Said one from the lost tribe of Judah ; >

As I am that I am!
><)))))>
The Genesis of RASTA !
Mentions the words Israelite and people assume this is a religious song!!

To clear this up, he (Desmond) is referring to himself as an Israelite due to him being a Rastafarian which according to them are one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

So the sentence:
Poor Me, The Israelite

could also have been written:
Poor Me, The rudeboy.
Poor Me, The rasta

Quotes from Wikipedia:

Dekker composed the song after overhearing an argument: "I was walking in the park, eating corn [popcorn]. I heard a couple arguing about money. She was saying she needs money and he was saying the work he was doing was not giving him enough. I related to those things and began to sing a little song: 'You get up in the morning and you're slaving for bread.' By the time I got home, it was complete."


Destitute ("slaving for bread") and unkempt ("Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone"), some Rastafarians were tempted to a life of crime ("I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde"). The song is a lament of this condition.


I hope this helps you all understand what is being sung here.
wut thu fuk dis diddy about?  Maybe if i read the bible i would understand?

The Israelites (/ˈɪzriəlaɪts/; Hebrew: בני ישראל‎ Bnei Yisra'el)[1] were a confederation of Iron Age Semitic-speaking tribes of the ancient Near East, who inhabited a part of Canaanduring the tribal and monarchic periods.[2][3][4][5][6] According to the religious narrative of the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites' origin is traced back to the Biblical patriarchs and matriarchs Abraham and his wife Sarah, through their son Isaac and his wife Rebecca, and their son Jacob who was later called Israel, whence they derive their name, with his wives Leah and Rachel and the handmaids Zilpa and Bilhah.
The background vocals crack me up!  {#Biggrin}

1wolfy wrote:
awesome back up vocals and string plukin  

 

Can't wrap my brain around these lyrics, i guess maybe it makes sense to biblethumprz?  Some superb vocals there ....
awesome back up vocals and string plukin  
 Bleyfusz wrote:
Can't hear this tune without thinking in Drugstore Cowboy.

 
My first thought.
 Falcon wrote:
More Desmond Dekker please {#Jump}

 
That would be nice, maybe "007".
Having spent the summers of '67 and '68 in the Caribbean I when I was first exposed to real reggae from artists such as the Mighty Sparrow and others I was delighted to hear this song and then other reggae songs starting to be played on stateside radio.  And then Marley came along...the rest is history.
I do remember a lot of this type of happy bouncy music as a kid, and still like to sing and goof along to this shimmering sonic gem...
This one always gets my head bobbing up and down!  
 wgsu_1978 wrote:
Absolutely blew my 13-year-old mind when this came out.
 
Of course when we were 13 we had no freakin' clue what the song was about. Not sure I still do :^ /
Reggae doo wop Harry Belafonte. 
Can't hear this tune without thinking in Drugstore Cowboy.
Bill's got you covered  - click the "lyrics" tab on the RP app.

 
joelbb wrote:
Excellent, love it.  If you can understand the lyrics, plz let me know what they are.

 

Excellent, love it.  If you can understand the lyrics, plz let me know what they are.
Absolutely blew my 13-year-old mind when this came out.
Anything that can get me up and dance deserves a "10"! {#Dancingbanana}
Maxell commercial from the 90s used this tune.  Youtube video link below.  Funny misheard lyrics ad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEe0qqPAC6E


 Laurelia wrote:
I always thought it had to do with Rastafarianism, as Wikipedia sez: "Rastas believe that they, and the rest of the black race, are descendants of the ancient twelve tribes of Israel, cast into captivity outside Africa as a result of the slave trade."

But according to a 1999 interview with Dekker, it appears to be simpler than that:
"LCH: Then of course in 1968, you cut 'Israelites' - can you tell me about the song.
DD: Well, it's really about how hard things were for a lot of people in Jamaica. Downtrodden, like the Israelites that Moses led to the Promised Land. And I was really saying that no matter how bad things are there is always a calm after a storm, so don't give up on things."

One of those songs that sounds great even if you can't quite figure out the lyrics. Ketchup in the morning, baked beans for breakfast, ohhhhh Israelites...

 
Laurelia wrote:
For those once again wondering what this song is about, I'll repost what I wrote in 2007. (I find if you didn't write it today, it seems to no longer exist).
 
And, yes, Laurelia, you get another bump if only because great songs about the downtrodden deserve to be kept alive. That it's vintage ska is lovely lagniappe.
 bam23 wrote:

I saw Max Creek in New Haven a number of moons ago (1970s). They still exist? As a Dead-inspired and imitative band, they were pretty good. Today, this seems like a historical anomaly. But maybe not. I appreciate that regional bands can survive for decades on live performances.

 

Max Creek is an interesting story still together 43 years now. They have a regional presence in New England and New York and will sometimes venture beyond.  There is a small but hard-core fan base called the Creek Freaks picked up along those many years that ruminate on why their band is missing from the big stage while thankful for the best-kept secret that keeps it accessible.

Creek have had changes in personnel over the years, mainly on the backline, now featuring percussionist Jay Stanley (twenty-something years old) and drummer Bill Carbone (thirty-something).  Founding member John Rider is the bass player and ringleader while Mark Mercier is the master of keyboard and band ambassador.    Guitarist Scott Murawski has received the most acclaim also playing lead guitar in the Mike Gordon Band, and BK3 with Bill Kreutzman and Otiel Burbridge.

Creek stopped playing Grateful Dead altogether for a period of time because they were getting pegged as a cover band by some promoters.  While they do cover a wide variety of artists they have a way of putting their own spin on the music that makes it unique.  Usually their own spin is serious jamming with a powerful rhythm section backing telepathic changes and song transitions.

From one the bios: Glide Magazine writer Shane Handler got it right when he issued high praise for Max Creek saying "Bands like Phish, moe., Blues Traveler, the Disco Biscuits and others are the trees in Max Creek's seeds of a thriving Northeast music scene that encourages live risk taking on stage and playing according to the feel of the present moment."


great song....a little sensetive  now tho  {#Group-hug}
Darling cheesehead
Me ears are alight...?
 Dave_K wrote:
Max Creek has been covering this occassionally the last few years up here in New England.

 
I saw Max Creek in New Haven a number of moons ago (1970s). They still exist? As a Dead-inspired and imitative band, they were pretty good. Today, this seems like a historical anomaly. But maybe not. I appreciate that regional bands can survive for decades on live performances.
Max Creek has been covering this occassionally the last few years up here in New England.

Are wondering what would you do if I sang out of tune?


Parents thought this was vaguely Biblical.  I suppose it is.
Desmond Dekker is a must have in your collection.
thanks bill, you wont hear this one anywhere else.
I was lucky enough to see DD at university 20+ years ago, on a double bill with Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band.
 
Happy daze.
Whoa! Haven't heard this in like nearly 40 years.
Oh yes - the genuine article! What a groove, what a voice! {#Dance}
Polka put this up some years back:-

For all of you who wants to know

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 farm, you sound your alarm,
Poor me, Israelites.
I get up in the morning stabbing 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 farm, you sound your alarm,
Poor me, Israelites.
Ain't heard this in a coon's age........about 6 coons' ages to be more precise.
More Desmond Dekker please {#Jump}
 ckcotton wrote:
Surpurb
 
your b fell down.
Everybody in my bike shop is passing the dutchie on the left hand side...
Wow! Now that's a blast from the past.......{#Eek}
Surpurb
 Proclivities wrote:


I don't remember Bruce Morrow, or anyone else on WABC-AM, ever playing this tune.  Not that he didn't - I just don't recall.  I do remember Cousin Brucie though.
 
I definitely do remember hearing this on WABC - oh yeah...

First reggae song I ever heard. Of course in 1968, growing up in NYC, I had no idea there was such a thing as reggae.
 Frater_Kork wrote:
The hills are alive?
 

For YEARS I thought that was what he was singing. LOL.
 gjeeg wrote:
yeah but what the f**k is this song about?
For forty years I've wondered.
 

For forty years they wandered.

 Laurelia wrote:
I always thought it had to do with Rastafarianism, as Wikipedia sez: "Rastas believe that they, and the rest of the black race, are descendants of the ancient twelve tribes of Israel, cast into captivity outside Africa as a result of the slave trade."

But according to a 1999 interview with Dekker, it appears to be simpler than that:
"LCH: Then of course in 1968, you cut 'Israelites' - can you tell me about the song.
DD: Well, it's really about how hard things were for a lot of people in Jamaica. Downtrodden, like the Israelites that Moses led to the Promised Land. And I was really saying that no matter how bad things are there is always a calm after a storm, so don't give up on things."

One of those songs that sounds great even if you can't quite figure out the lyrics. Ketchup in the morning, baked beans for breakfast, ohhhhh Israelites...

 

 Laurelia wrote:

For those once again wondering what this song is about, I'll repost what I wrote in 2007. (I find if you didn't write it today, it seems to no longer exist).
 
Thanks for re-posting that, but I don't believe there is a lyric about "ketchup in the morning".

Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir,
so that every mouth can be fed.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.



 Laurelia wrote:


I always thought it had to do with Rastafarianism, as Wikipedia sez: "Rastas believe that they, and the rest of the black race, are descendants of the ancient twelve tribes of Israel, cast into captivity outside Africa as a result of the slave trade."

But according to a 1999 interview with Dekker, it appears to be simpler than that:
"LCH: Then of course in 1968, you cut 'Israelites' - can you tell me about the song.
DD: Well, it's really about how hard things were for a lot of people in Jamaica. Downtrodden, like the Israelites that Moses led to the Promised Land. And I was really saying that no matter how bad things are there is always a calm after a storm, so don't give up on things."

One of those songs that sounds great even if you can't quite figure out the lyrics. Ketchup in the morning, baked beans for breakfast, ohhhhh Israelites...

 
For those once again wondering what this song is about, I'll repost what I wrote in 2007. (I find if you didn't write it today, it seems to no longer exist).


 gjeeg wrote:
yeah but what the f**k is this song about?
For forty years I've wondered.
 
Well, the Israelites, of course! Duh! {#Doh}

{#Wink}
 gjeeg wrote:
yeah but what the f**k is this song about?
For forty years I've wondered.
 
Yep, same here, though I've only wondered for a mere 30 years ;). There's a fair bit of dialect/slang in the song that I just can't figure. I'm guessing that it's about an ordinary Joe Schmoe doing an ordinary boring job every boring day and staying straight to keep the family going, despite the temptations of crime ("I don' wanna end up like Bonnie & Clyde"). Love the sound, but a translation would be nice.

let's ska!
yeah but what the f**k is this song about?
For forty years I've wondered.
The hills are alive?
One more time. . . 

Ooooooh Ooooooh . . . my ears are alight.

Discovered this in college and fell in love with it. It's been a while. Thanks for dusting this one off RP.
This is now on the recent cd version of Jimmy Cliff's Harder They Come.
 voicers wrote:
Kick ass set, Bill!
 

That's so funny, voicers.  I was just about to comment that this song kicks ass.  I didn't catch the whole set but, "this song kicks ass!"
Kick ass set, Bill!
 polymerchm wrote:
Cousin Brucie on WABC New York.  I am truly having flashbacks!!!!{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana}{#Drummer}
 

I don't remember Bruce Morrow, or anyone else on WABC-AM, ever playing this tune.  Not that he didn't - I just don't recall.  I do remember Cousin Brucie though.
 jagdriver wrote:
This has been in my "Top 40" '57 through '67 collection for over ten years. It's truly a classic.

I'm reminded of going to sleep at night with the little earplug connected to my Magnavox transistor radio. Remember the smell of its leather case?
 
Yeah, it smelled like dye and ozone!

I had one of those, and a "Wizard" 9 volt radio from Western Auto. I taped the Wizard to my bicycle handlebars, so I could listen to the "hits" while I cruised the neighborhood on my 20" Stingray bike. Seems like Heaven, from here. {#Wave}
I still have the 45 of this I bought in while still in school.....

Nice!
 jagdriver wrote:
This has been in my "Top 40" '57 through '67 collection for over ten years. It's truly a classic.

I'm reminded of going to sleep at night with the little earplug connected to my Magnavox transistor radio. Remember the smell of its leather case?
 
My gawd!!! there's some really old folks bloggin' here ... I'm with you, man! 
This has been in my "Top 40" '57 through '67 collection for over ten years. It's truly a classic.

I'm reminded of going to sleep at night with the little earplug connected to my Magnavox transistor radio. Remember the smell of its leather case?
nice pick
 von_Hayek wrote:

Or "The Smiths"

 
You win the Internet for a day. {#Roflol}

I remember having a guitar songbook in the late 60s with this song in it. Haven't heard it in decades.
Why not? It's RP. Expect the unexpected. Or move on to Radio Free Mariah.
 polymerchm wrote:
Cousin Brucie on WABC New York.  I am truly having flashbacks!!!!{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana}{#Drummer}
 
I remember Cousin Brucie...we are old, huh {#Lol}
Station wagon full of kids singing, "Hitching a ride, sir."

{#Roflol}


Hey, I can sing that low part!  :-)

 
 kyleminor wrote:

Or "No Woman, No Cry." 

 
Or "The Smiths"

 robco1 wrote:

Clearly you have never heard Nickleback.

 
Or "No Woman, No Cry." 

Cousin Brucie on WABC New York.  I am truly having flashbacks!!!!{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana}{#Drummer}
This song was a huge influence in my adulthood....LOVE IT... {#Dancingbanana}


lily34 wrote:
worst song ever. ever. the worst.

Clearly you have never heard Nickleback.

worst song ever. ever. the worst.
The lost tribe of wandering black Hebrews, came together again in Jamaica.
If only the backup singer didn't sound like he was suffering from severe gastric distress.
"Ohhhhh Ohhhh me ears are alight"
slartibart_O wrote:
Too Jewish...
RIP Harvey Korman :)
shmuelman wrote:
I must be getting really old. I thought Alfred Hitchcock movies were oldies! Fantastic, disturbing movie.
Drugstore Cowboy is now almost twenty years old, so I'm afraid it is not unreasonable to call it an "oldie" even if you and I wouldn't think of it that way. Certainly an amazing, fascinating movie. And I always think of that movie when I hear this song.
Get up in the morning Sleeping for bread sir Sold out to every monk and beefhead Ooh ooh me ears are alight! Why find your kids when they buck up and a leave you? Darling Cheesehead said I was a yard too greasy Ooh ooh me ears are alight!
Alifreckles50 wrote:
so, so cool. part of the soundtrack from "Drugstore Cowboy", an oldie but definitely must-see film from the early 90's I think?
I must be getting really old. I thought Alfred Hitchcock movies were oldies! Fantastic, disturbing movie.
Truly, one of the coolest songs ever, maybe the first Jamaican band I ever heard.
Deckard wrote:
Haven't heard this song since about 7th grade - nice work.
We had this on 45 RPM when I was a kid. I loved it but I still don't know what the heck he's saying other than "...ohhhhh, the Israelites!"
Classic! Where's me 2 tones and stay press! Murderation!
so, so cool. part of the soundtrack from "Drugstore Cowboy", an oldie but definitely must-see film from the early 90's I think?