Well then,
Let me be the first to say- "Prase Jah for putten pon de nutty boys"
"Live long, live mad, live for Jah, fe Jah live in Chas Smash"
hahaha - Sorry everyone :-)
Tom
ICQ#8994712
Andy Clayden wrote:
> (originall posted to Bob Marley newsgroup)
> Hi all,
>
> just thought I'd share this little nugget of info I finally confirmed
> today.
>
> For the past 20 years it's been a question on my mind. In 1980
> UK band Madness released an EP titled Work Rest & Play. The main
> track was Night Boat To Cairo, a storming piece of UK revival ska.
>
> The main interest for Wailers fans though is track No.4, "Don't Quote
> Me On That", which gives the composers credit to Carl Smythe (aka
> Chas Smash) of Madness, and one Peter Tosh!
>
> In the record, which is a response to some misquoted comments by the
> Madness man about racial matters, Carl says " I'd like to say thank
> you to Pete, Peter Tosh..."
>
> For years I wondered how two members of my favourite bands came to
> collaborate, and now I have the answer, courtesy of the ever wonderful
> Mr Smythe himself: They didn't!!!
>
> Apparentley, Tosh was credited for a borrowed bassline, but I've can't
> place tyhis in any Tosh song. Carl tells me that he was "mis-credited"
> and to "forgive him, but he can't remember where the bassline comes
> from".
>
> Just thought I'd share that with you all.
>
> Incidentley the track in question, "Don't Me On That" was also pressed
> on a rare 500 copies only promo, which coincidentley edited the Tosh
> credits from the recording, although the label still gave him the
> co-writers credit.
>
> All the best
> Andy
>
> --
> http://www.hilltop61.freeserve.co.uk
>
> "Open your eyes, and look within, are you satisfied, with the life
> you're living?"
-
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