Re: Jimmy Cliff & Various Artists - The Harder They Come (1973)

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:11

More soul than rocksteady this one.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:11

"The white cliffs of Dover." gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:11

Surprise geographical feature injection. gasp

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:11

As I travel along the White of Dover...

Careful how you go there, Jimmy.

You know what people from Dover are like. shifty

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:12

Some dreadful crime? scared

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:13

Does he mean like slashing some blokes face up with a straight razor? hmm

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:13

Track 5 - Sweet and Dandy.

by Guest Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:13

5: Toots' Sweet And Dandy

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:13

Toots & the Maytals! happy

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:13

I love this song so much. love them

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:14

It is no wonder
It's a perfect panda

wave

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:15

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:16

One pound 10 for the wedding cake
And plenty bottle of cola wine
All the people them dress up in a white
Fi go eat out Johnson wedding cake

happy

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:16

Track 6 - The Harder They Come.

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:16

by Guest Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:16

6: The Hard dem come by Jimmy Cliff.

by Guest Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:17

Borderline reggae.

shifty

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:18

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:18

And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave

box

by Nightjar Thu 7 Jan 2021 - 19:19

Nightjar wrote:And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave

Something something walk-on part in the war than a lead role in a cage.

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Jimmy Cliff or Jimmy Cricket?