Long Shot Kick De Bucket - meaning?

[unorthodoxconqueror]

also see "burial of long shot" by king horror (i think) and as mentioned there are other pioneers tunes with the race horse theme, jackpot, poor rameses, maybe a couple more...

[blakbeltjonez]

also see "burial of long shot" by king horror (i think) and as mentioned there are other pioneers tunes with the race horse theme, jackpot, poor rameses, maybe a couple more...

"Burial Of Long Shot" was by The Prince Of Darkness, an alias for Dandy Livingstone.... only ever seen it as a UK release (Down Town, a Trojan sublabel), which would make sense since he was living in the UK at that point.

obviously, we've already covered "Rameses" and "Buss' Mi Bet".

"Jackpot" was done for Joe Gibbs in '68, so we can see that like many Jamaicans, Sidney Crooks was a definitely a bit of a horse racing fan!

[Balughetto]

So, the Horns we can hear at the start of both rameses and longshot and jackpot songs would be the actual horns they threw at the start of a race or?
All those tracks are classics to me but i would never realised it was race theme lol. what a joy what a joy what a joy tonight... sweet music rice and chicken for me... all so lovely.
Does Caymanas Park is still up and running?
One day i'll stand there and catch the jackpot !

[Balughetto]

My player justs plays on mad race tracks...
Jackpot cover by the English Beat.
Very... Special...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RaE0KbbNsg

Well the horns though the track are nice. the organ too. i like the vocals much less on this one tho You guys know this group (the beat)? what do you think of them? i put it on sometimes when downpressed for more power..

[unorthodoxconqueror]

the specials also covered "long shot kick de bucket" as part of their "skinhead symphony" live medley.

[blakbeltjonez]

So, the Horns we can hear at the start of both rameses and longshot and jackpot songs would be the actual horns they threw at the start of a race or?
All those tracks are classics to me but i would never realised it was race theme lol. what a joy what a joy what a joy tonight... sweet music rice and chicken for me... all so lovely.
Does Caymanas Park is still up and running?
One day i'll stand there and catch the jackpot !

i doubt the horns you hear on record are the same... but certainly the riff is typical of what you would hear at any race track just about anywhere in the world...

Balughetto, my man.... if you want to catch a race at Caymanas you might want to hurry it up, bredrin! it's been in financial trouble off and on since the late 80's - and lately, that financial trouble is ON again.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business ... t_13963720

Caymanas is the only horse track i am aware of in Jamaica - it replaced the old Knutsford track that gave up it's land to become New Kingston in the late 50's/early 60's.

there you go, boss.... don't say i didn't warn you!

[Sandy]

Thanks to Lester for those lyrices to "Long Shot", but can anyone help with the words to "Poor Rameses"?

I've been listening to this song for nigh on 45 years now, and all I've got so far is something about a heart attack & giving the owner a shock.

Cheers!

[Congo Bunny]

This is what I get listening to it for the first time today, great song

wo yoi hear them bawling for poor Rameses x2

You should have seen how him drop dead at the paddock ????? (possibly Mr round up) ??? x2

He was the horse of the year but now he's not here he had a heart attack gave him owner a shock

wo yoi here hear bawling for poor Rameses x2

musical bridge

??????? (Sounds like a name possibly the jockey?) him run him to a frazzle and him make him eye dazzle

??????? (Sounds like a name possibly the jockey?) him run him and him done him but you know run him???

wo yoi hear them bawling for poor Rameses x2

You should have seen how him drop dead at the paddock ????? (possibly Mr round up) ??? x2

He was the horse of the year but now he's not here he had a heart attack gave him owner a shock

wo yoi here them bawling for poor Rameses x2

[Sandy]

Ah cheers Congo! Certainly more than I got - and that was after one listen???

Now go back & listen again and get the rest....

:O)

[Congo Bunny]

Now go back & listen again and get the rest....

:O)

He he he he I don't think I can get those missing bits. For some reason I always manage to catch lyrics that I can't otherwise make out when I listen to them in the car