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Never anything better than a half-decent pub band
Not for me. <skip>
dischuckin wrote:
That section contains partial lyrics from a 1965 tune called "The Clapping Song", which UB40 slightly altered. These are the original lyrics:
Three six nine, the goose drank wine
The monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line
The line broke, the monkey got choked
(And) they all went to heaven in a little rowboat
Rizla is a brand of rolling papers, Dep was UB40's record label (in the UK) at the time this song was released.
pretty sure the monkey is a metaphor... for what, i am not sure. can someone interpret the monkey part:
"Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line ...
The line broke, the monkey get choked,
Burn bad ganja pon his little rowing boat"
"Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line ...
The line broke, the monkey get choked,
Burn bad ganja pon his little rowing boat"
That section contains partial lyrics from a 1965 tune called "The Clapping Song", which UB40 slightly altered. These are the original lyrics:
Three six nine, the goose drank wine
The monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line
The line broke, the monkey got choked
(And) they all went to heaven in a little rowboat
Rizla is a brand of rolling papers, Dep was UB40's record label (in the UK) at the time this song was released.
brianbouton wrote:
pretty sure the monkey is a metaphor... for what, i am not sure. can someone interpret the monkey part:
"Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line ...
The line broke, the monkey get choked,
Burn bad ganja pon his little rowing boat"
Monkey got choked? Sorry, I can't sanction animal abuse in my reggae songs! Docking this a point down to an 8.
"Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line ...
The line broke, the monkey get choked,
Burn bad ganja pon his little rowing boat"
God, I hate this gunge.
Monkey got choked? Sorry, I can't sanction animal abuse in my reggae songs! Docking this a point down to an 8.
Ugh .... so many much better tunes from UB40 than this top-40 pap. Anything from either of their first two long-plays, for example. "Tyler", "Present Arms", "One in Ten" ...
Pretty good song and one of the more commercial songs for UB40.
The real UB40 gems are "Food for thought" and "The earth dies screaming". Or any song from the "Signing off" album...
The real UB40 gems are "Food for thought" and "The earth dies screaming". Or any song from the "Signing off" album...
I love this stripped down and raw original version with some “ganja” thrown in for good measure. Makes me appreciate this classic from the 80s. Made my morning! Thanks Bill.
Great ! I haven't listened to this for a while !thanks a lot.
True that it sounds a bit different (maybe better) from what i remember.
True that it sounds a bit different (maybe better) from what i remember.
I groaned when it started, now here am I singing along....
Written by Neil Diamond!
thundrpants wrote:
The original song was by Neil Diamond, but I believe this sounds different than their version as well.
Is this the original? Doesn't sound like the one from 40 years ago.....
The original song was by Neil Diamond, but I believe this sounds different than their version as well.
thundrpants wrote:
Yeah, sounds like a remix?
Is this the original? Doesn't sound like the one from 40 years ago.....
Yeah, sounds like a remix?
Is this the original? Doesn't sound like the one from 40 years ago.....
I know I haven’t heard this song in many, many years. However I have the sense that this isn’t the version I heard regularly on the radio in the 1980s. It’s possible I’m misremembering. Now I need to check other sources.
UPDATE: It's possible this is UB40's version as released on the album "Labour of Love". What I remember, though, is a version known as "Red Red Wine (12" Version)" — presumably from an EP. I can't find the original album version; even the Apple Music album uses the 12" version.
Here's the 12" Version:
UB40 - Red Red Wine (12" Version)
UPDATE: It's possible this is UB40's version as released on the album "Labour of Love". What I remember, though, is a version known as "Red Red Wine (12" Version)" — presumably from an EP. I can't find the original album version; even the Apple Music album uses the 12" version.
Here's the 12" Version:
UB40 - Red Red Wine (12" Version)
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Complete garbage. -1 from me.
springof63 wrote:
It's just you!
There is a PSD button, you know! Instead of moaning, mind!
If you were wondering what would happen if every listener in the UK hit PSD at the same time, this would be the right song to do that.
Its songs like this, endlessly played on UK (rubbish) commercial radio, that lead us all here in the 1st place. (or is that just me?)
Just my tupence worth as usual, don't hate the song, just fed up of hearing it, moan, moan, mo-o-o-an
Its songs like this, endlessly played on UK (rubbish) commercial radio, that lead us all here in the 1st place. (or is that just me?)
Just my tupence worth as usual, don't hate the song, just fed up of hearing it, moan, moan, mo-o-o-an
It's just you!
There is a PSD button, you know! Instead of moaning, mind!
Excellent classic song, 9 stars from me. It's your own fault if you listen to "rubbish commercial radio" in the first place. I haven't done so since about 2000, so I can appreciate quality even in songs that perhaps get overplayed there.
If you were wondering what would happen if every listener in the UK hit PSD at the same time, this would be the right song to do that.
Its songs like this, endlessly played on UK (rubbish) commercial radio, that lead us all here in the 1st place. (or is that just me?)
Just my tupence worth as usual, don't hate the song, just fed up of hearing it, moan, moan, mo-o-o-an
Its songs like this, endlessly played on UK (rubbish) commercial radio, that lead us all here in the 1st place. (or is that just me?)
Just my tupence worth as usual, don't hate the song, just fed up of hearing it, moan, moan, mo-o-o-an
boo
Come on! 
Enough with the hairball groups and songs.
Throw everyone one off their rocker with something like \"String Cheese Incident\"
Enough with the hairball groups and songs.
Throw everyone one off their rocker with something like \"String Cheese Incident\"
Pretty good song and one of the more commercial songs for UB40.
The real UB40 gems are "Food for thought" and "The earth dies screaming". Or any song from the "Signing off" album...
Sorry - a bit of a work in-joke...
'Rat in Mi Kitchen' is currently a fave round here!!!