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Hi There!

I performed a search, but this is a very specific request. Please bear with the back story (my apologies).

Between 1986-1989, my mom bought a used toy that came with a cassette player. Inside the cassette player was a mix tape of Reggae music. My sister and i loved the tape but unfortunately gave it back when we returned the toy.

I've been trying to find this one song from that tape ever since.

The only lyrics i can remember are the following:

"When i was walking down the street
I met a hoodlum girl and she called me Boopsie.
Do you remember me?"

Using various search engines i've come across some Boopsie songs, but nothing that sounds or has the same words as this particular song. I was also thinking it might have been a local artist (i lived in Brookyn, NY at the time) or it could have been a relative of the girl that owned the toy before i did.

Has anyone heard this song, or know where i may be able to research its origin?

Thank you!

~Marj ^_^

I love this story..

I'm pretty sure it is,

Alton Irie - Alton A Boopsie. released on a NY Label, "MR Ho"

Soundclip: http://media.lionvibes.co.uk/clips/Trac ... 25992a.mp3

"Alton a Boopsie" is the flipside of "Tell Me Who a de Boopsie" by Patrick Andy.

Thank you both! I think this just might be it.

I'll check my local stores as they have reggae on vinyl from the 80's.

If i find it, i'll be sure to post ^____^

Thank you, thank you!

~Marj

'prettylooks be walking down the street, saying hi to every 1 she meets..

....i can se the fire burning, i can se it burning in your eyes. you said you loved me..

we usta walk intothe parkk, and sing songs right after dark.

the churus is somthing like prettylooks or i think prettyness. 1 of those

thanks

Bought today in Tokyo for less than 5 pounds...
Obviously the guy didnt what it was selling..
Nice tune/label
Good luck with your search.

Hi....Could anybody help me find a reggae song from the early 80's please...I had this song on a cassette tape with songs like My little daughter by alton ellis and Black Uhuru and eka mouse..The dont now the title of the song but i know the chorus...i really apperiate if anyone can help....The chorus goes like this....
ME AND MY CRAZY LOVER..WE HANG TOGETHER..HONEY DO U MIND IF I TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE DOWN BY THE RIVER..HONEY DO U MIND IF I TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE DOWN BY THE RIVERr

Hi.

I'm looking for this 80's reggae song/artist but I few lyrics. I think I remember the beginning starting like this: Ahhhh, Ahhhh, Ahhhh, Ah. Every posse now, come down, come down, come down, come down. I'm not sure, but I think it's two people singing the song. Thanks for any help you can give.

Hey Vavee,

This is probably wrong but maybe your thinking of Pomp and Pride by the Maytals

hey all i am long for a song old reggae song im nut sure the name but someone told me its name was ( ah nu lie) from Lovindeer but i cant get this song i know a little bit of the lyrics( how you like yu eggs them fry memba fi but down on fi bambai, what kinda juice that yu drinking sky seen ah nu lie)something like that there's should be to version of the song but one would to great thx.