Help From Rootsy Fans

[choggie]

I am having a mental ordeal trying to find a song-Please recognize the lyrics and help me brain stop a dem aches and pains!

Chorus-
Survival is the game
Survial, is the game
I'm not the one to blame
I'm not the one to blame

Big fish, eat up, the smaller fishes;
that's what they do. (repeat)


Early 80s maybe...sounds a lot like Culture-This song makes my soul float, hope some Rasta love come my way!

[T]

I think it is Leonard Dillon's (The Ethiopians) song called 'Survival' from the CD 'On The Road Again' 1991, that your asking about.

[choggie]

That's not the one T, listened to a sample from Amazon after receiving your post. The vocalist is reminiscent of Freddie McGregor or Culture.
Anyone else??

[ital kemar]

winston jarrett - survival is the game?????

[choggie]

Rhaatid!! Nah mon, me a try dem...nah dem tune-Good one tho-

More hintys:

time is 3/4
Heres the tabs

A..................Bm
Survival is the gaaame

A..................Bm
Survival is the game

A.....................Bm
I'm not the one to blaaame

A........................Bm
I'm not the one to be blaaamed:

(bridge)
D....................E7
Big fish eat up, the smaller fishes
D.................E7
That's what, they do
(repeat)

Somebody a know dis one, me a hope dis a help!

[enjangu]

I had the same pain, Choggie. That song has stayed with me over the years. Finally found it!

Survival by the Mighty Diamonds off the album Reggae Street. Here's a youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq0jRke79Ys

[j j]

Nice song.

j j

[choggie]

Oh mon, enjangu-You made mi NITE!
Stellar rootsy groove, thanks an' praise!

[Gabranth]

That's the same riddim as Barrington's "When friday come" right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6diKpg5e_wM

I'm looking for more versions of that riddim. General Echo "Lovers corner", Eastwood/Saint "Hey Mr. DJ".

And Scientist's "Monkey Spanner" from his World at War LP - is that the version of the Mighty Diamonds track?

[Gabranth]

I'ma reply to my own three-months-old post. Yesterday I heard the V. A. compilation Rodigan's Dub Classics (Serious Selections Vol. 1). Track 11 on the CD is King Tubby - Clash of Steel. I recognized the bassline as Barrington Levy's When Friday come. Apparently the Clash of Steel original is Larry Marshall - Brand new Baby.

So these three tracks
Larry Marshall - Brand new Baby
Mighty Diamonds - Survival
Barrington Levy - When Friday come
are all on the same bassline/riddim. Can anyone confirm this please. I'm not a musician and the three tracks have very different arrangements. Still the same riddim? Larry Marshall seems to be the original.