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Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:18 pm
by Red Eyes
Johnny Clarke has a few "battle" tunes "Im the Toughest" and the sublime "Don't Trouble Trouble" which is, I believe, also aimed at Jacob Miller
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:49 pm
by jb welda
jacob miller would lose any contest except possibly who could force the most food down their overly ample waistline.
no way is or was jacob miller even in a class with johnny clarke.
one love
jah bill
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:51 am
by Funky Punk
jb welda wrote:jacob miller would lose any contest except possibly who could force the most food down their overly ample waistline.
no way is or was jacob miller even in a class with johnny clarke.
Anyone here willing to wager that Clarke and Miller were actually friends in Real Life?
I prefer JC myself - but Miller had some excellent choons. 'Tenement Yard' and 'Roman Soldiers of Babylon' are a couple of my all-time favourites, to pick just two.
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:25 pm
by Chino
I remember the remarkable cover versions:
-None shall escape the judgement-Jacob Miller
-Babylon Yard(Tenement Yard version)-Johnny Clarke
What about this songs?
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:37 pm
by Funky Punk
Chino wrote:I remember the remarkable cover versions:
-None shall escape the judgement-Jacob Miller
-Babylon Yard(Tenement Yard version)-Johnny Clarke
What about this songs?
I've only heard the version with Dillinger toasting over Clarke's 'Babylon Yard'. What album/compilation is the original on, do you know?
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:28 am
by fareast_77
Robert Nesta Marley - Iron Lion Zion
Peter Tosh - Can't Go A Zion
(I've read somewhere that Tosh directed this tune to Marley rite after they split up)
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Morgan Heritage - Don't Haffi Dread To Be Rasta
Black Uhuru - Haffi Dread To Be Rasta (Andrew Bees/2010 Album)
(don't know which one came out first)
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:54 am
by informer
i am not aware of a tosh song called "Can't go a zion" ?
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:48 am
by fareast_77
might be "talking bout lion"
ar just "lion"
i have it on a burned cd so cant tell you the exact title but lyrics goes like
"you a talk bout lion ...(dont remember)...but you cant go a zion" -the melody is same as bob tune
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:49 am
by fareast_77
correction:
you a talk bout you a lion
Re: Too Much Imitators-Jacob Miller
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:58 pm
by fareast_77
song called "Lion" from the equal rights album
lyrics:
You talkin' about lion, iron, but you can't go to zion
Talkin' about lion, iron, but you far from zion
I only hear you words
But I don't see no works
You think my father's a fool
You never get away
No matter what you say
Cause you have broken my father's rule
And then you come around, lion, iron, but you can't go to zion
Talkin' 'bout lion, iron, but you far from zion
Knots on your head
Talkin' 'bout you dread
And you believe, that is all
Long hair on your face
And your works is disgrace
You and the wicked them must fall
and so on
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could also be a tune to the hippies and fake ras ta. similar to the Johnny Clarke tune where him laugh bout syrian & chiney have dreadlocks
but me no really sure