Part of the reggae chart invasion of 1969 in the UK.
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@iliveintimbuktoo13 жыл бұрын
Here's a true story. When I was 6 yo my family lived in an apartment in Alexandria, VA. One day, my brother (7) and I, walking through the complex, found a 45 rpm record in someone's trash can. It was right on top. We took it home and played it and this is what song it was. It is an amazing song and I'm certainly glad we rescued a copy off of that trash heap 40 years ago.
@jpollardbookseller2 жыл бұрын
I think that was meant to happen!
@hobowolfman33622 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. ❤️
@audieconrad89952 жыл бұрын
One man's trash is another man's treasure!
@maroontown7792 жыл бұрын
@@audieconrad8995 THAT IS DEEEEEEEEEP! PUT THAT IN THE BIBLE AND ALL RELIGIOUS TEXTS FOR THE QUOTE TO LIVE ON FOR EVER
@DweeD1516 Жыл бұрын
Could have been a random record some kid got his hands on but his parents found it or heard him playing it and disapproved or maybe someone has a bad taste in music lol wonder why someone would throw something this good out. Good for you you they did though ha crazy how little things we do such as throwing something out can change someone's whole life perspective. I have had similar experiences with music as well.
@blueschewy255814 жыл бұрын
RIP Desmond Dekker. More than forty years later, this song still sounds fresh.
@b_uppy4 ай бұрын
It's just a great song.
@FukkBeatzz12311 жыл бұрын
Always if i play this song my grandpa starts to dance... AMAZING!
@guz11aug13 жыл бұрын
In 1969 I was just eleven, my sister bought the single. Years later I started collecting singles and my sister gave me her record for my collection. One of my favorits...timeless
@Thee_Penguin3 жыл бұрын
My Mrs who is 45 and loves this tune has just notified me all these years she has sung "ears are alight" instead of "Israelite" 🤯🤣
@guavajellyjamАй бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@richardcummins5465Ай бұрын
Classic 😂😂😂
@ShortieLeeroy11 жыл бұрын
A timeless reggae gem.
@auletjohnast03638 Жыл бұрын
ShortieLeeroy, Is not raggae it is SKA music. Other ska songs: 'My Boy Lollipop by Milley Small, 'Wonderful World Beautiful People by Jimmy Cliff, 'I Can See Clearly Now The Rain Is Gone' by Johnny Nash.
@chizelbonzo13 жыл бұрын
Love the bass players groove so much. It's timeless happy funk.
@Nikolinanin10 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how anyone can dislike this.
@rossirobert21153 жыл бұрын
you're right friend !!
@elizabethpinkerton98662 жыл бұрын
@@rossirobert2115 maybe because he is mimeing. Still a great song love it.
@USNVA-yn6cp2 жыл бұрын
they are the people who hate the Isrealites
@ShailendraSINGH-jk2ev2 ай бұрын
BCOZ OF GAZA GENOCIDE
@jwhitehead53909 жыл бұрын
I saw Desmond decker in small pub in Dublin there were only 4 people there and he still put on a cracking show huge respect
@Don-qb1vi6 жыл бұрын
j whitehead Lucky!!
@sambaldwin77156 жыл бұрын
+Senor Frog hell yes!
@tonybrown73346 жыл бұрын
j whitehead r
@alanmerriman61005 жыл бұрын
j whitehead ..l too seeing him in a pub in Dublin in my mod(s) days .meet him after the show .. got a few LPs signed. Rip.
@oldstylez64195 жыл бұрын
what a lucky man you are!!!! only 4 people......????????
@ohearn2215 жыл бұрын
Desmond Dekker is almost as fun to watch move as he is to hear singing. What energy and enthusiasm! This video makes me smile, and remember when music really was good! RIP Desmond. You were one-of-a-kind ; )
@ChocolateMelanin5 жыл бұрын
This song is so relevant today. Israelites waking up to who they are ✊🏾
@donovanbenyahudah47344 жыл бұрын
Chocolate Melanin, Allelulyah!!! Yes we are. Jamaican people always knew and have never forgotten.
@Emotional20004 жыл бұрын
Glory to the Most High for the great awakening of His people scattered throughout the world!
@tayanese91314 жыл бұрын
Shalom❤️🦔
@adamk74062 жыл бұрын
@@donovanbenyahudah4734 I know white folks who listen to songs like this one and then look shocked when I tell them who Israel really is. Like God would choose them ugly lumps in Israel today lol
@jahmicahaustinisrael14402 жыл бұрын
Finally somebody understands the deeper meaning behind the song. It’s just not catchy but a real reality of our people. Repent & come into The Messiah
@bartonim15 жыл бұрын
It's hard to imagine a more diverse time in music--we were hearing this and so much other great stuff! This is the classic period of ska rivaled only by the 2-Tone revival of the late 70s.
@RocketCalcutta13 жыл бұрын
Desmond Dekker has the coolest moves - Electrifying performance - simply joyous!
@johntaylor43323 жыл бұрын
The man was coolness personified,great live performer.
@kimwoods1 Жыл бұрын
My 1 and 2 year olds do also!
@darling_danke_schoen9 жыл бұрын
I get goose bumps when the bass line thumps… but especially when he hits them high notes… wow!
@USCHO679 жыл бұрын
handymandan100 I know I love that bass line but I wish the instrument-playing would be shown more! The other "live" (1978) vid of this song doesn't show any instruments at all. I have a sneaking suspicion that if not lip synching there may be at least some piped-in instrumentals. Are the guitar players even plugged-in in here?
@darling_danke_schoen9 жыл бұрын
Oh I think what they did was sync a video the the original recording and then dub in the applause at the end. Desmond's lips do not match the words at times… it's purty obvious to me on watching closely
@rdayk14 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest rock steady tunes every recorded, and what a performer DD was! Thanks for sharing this.
@TheMoot113 жыл бұрын
This was the first single I ever bought at the age of 10 and it still sounds as fresh and vibrant as when I first heard it. I once could sing all the words without really knowing what they were about!
@xxbarneyxx13 жыл бұрын
over 40 years later.....still great!
@argumentalcom13 жыл бұрын
i love how much he's enjoying himself while singing, you dont see that much these days
@fehryn73697 ай бұрын
he's lipsyncing here but singing live he's even better
@dailycoffee85335 жыл бұрын
Desmond dekker what a great voice, Israelites what a great song. It is one of those golden gems that you can hear over and over and it sounds special every time. I love this song.
@philmullins136 Жыл бұрын
I agree. Best wishes to you.
@ThisAndThatMicrowave9 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and sad memories of the 60's. Playing upbeat for the dancing crowd, while preaching the real truth...
@racketman2u10 жыл бұрын
love that bass line.
@gillianphillips69918 ай бұрын
Wow, just came across this song and video. Brought back a wonderful memory of being 15 and crammed into a tiny pub in London, about 6 ft away from him singing this song. Never forgotten ❤️
@danielglaser154610 жыл бұрын
Thank you and R.I.P. Desmond Dekker for bringing us some of the very first Reggae heard outside Jamaica.
@wellrude113 жыл бұрын
still one of the best grooves ever!!
@miloscaredio463610 жыл бұрын
Desmon Decker is awsome
@saladdays180s910 ай бұрын
One of the best songs ever written. Its perfect.
@rubberduky18297 жыл бұрын
For those who don't know THIS song was the first number one hit in the U.K from a reggae artist and was a top ten hit here in the U.S. The Clash even did a number of pages talking about how they were influenced by that particular sound. Such an infectious groove. First time I heard it here on KZbin, I ended looping the heck out of this song, and managed to clean my whole apartment. :)
@imannonymous77073 жыл бұрын
Lol I belive it I've heard the clash and most British punk bands site reggae as the biggest influence
@actionsub Жыл бұрын
Johnny Nash had charted in 1968 with a song called "Hold Me Tight", in an attempt to introduce the emerging ska/rocksteady/reggae sound to the US. As such, he was the first non-Jamaican to record in Kingston, and was instrumental in bringing Bob Marley to the states, having signed Marley and a handful of other Jamaican singers as songwriters. Dekker was the first Jamaican artist to hit the charts with a legit Jamaican reggae song. But here's where the story gets interesting. Some years prior to Nash's arrival in Jamaica, Desmond Dekker had been signed to a contract by Jamaican producer Leslie Kong. While waiting for his break, he worked as a welder. It was there he met Bob Marley, who was employed as a welder, too. Seeing Marley's talent, Dekker introduced him to Kong, who signed him to a contract too. Marley's first sides were recorded in 1962.
@latitudeCheck12 жыл бұрын
Ska at its best from a very talented good man. God Bless you Desmond Dekker and thank you for your musical gifts. Rest in peace.
@emmcatherine146010 жыл бұрын
Well done Desmond as this sounds as good to me as years ago
@ufewl13 жыл бұрын
what a song, i was 61/2 when it was no1, a magical time in your life and this was a magical song to go with it, all the kids would sing the first line invariably wrong "i get up in the morning ready for breakfast". And what a snappy dresser our Desmond was!!! Well ahead of his time, I love that black and white body suit - and look at those flares!!! And there was an Indian shop which made and sold their own cheap ice lollies, 1d each - those were the days!!
@graduatedan14 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favourite tunes. Thanks for the opportunity to see Desmond Dekker live.
@angelwhisper498 жыл бұрын
Love his moves..Heard this song when it hit the charts...a way back...sorry to hear and first time I know of his passing..sadly!!!
@57highland8 жыл бұрын
+Janet Laramie This song reached #9 on the American Top 40 (Pop) chart in June 1969. I remember it well.
@melissainnsamami12728 жыл бұрын
One of the best RIP Desmond
@russellcampbell91986 жыл бұрын
Heard this emanating from our kitchen radio and it seeped into a young boy's consciousness and has stayed and will stay - magic!
@Bessie197013 жыл бұрын
had the honour of seeing this man perform in the early 90's. amazing.
@ADrunkBassist9 жыл бұрын
I love this song. I love this voice. I love this dance. I love this message. I only missed Desmond Dekker by about 4 months. I wish I could see this guy perform just one time.
@57highland8 жыл бұрын
Shirt is a-tear up, trousers are gone. I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.
@kidfoolyjay7 жыл бұрын
after the storm their must be a calm, catch me in your farm you sound your alarm
@bucaneromax114 жыл бұрын
a classic! never get tired listening to it!
@angelolopes84327 жыл бұрын
I love this song it never gets old.One of the Classic Reggae standards plays throughout the summer.Thanks for a great video.
@keemosobby26336 жыл бұрын
What an awesome song. Killer backup vocals.
@philmullins136 Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite version. The backup singers make this version the best.
@AlyselaynRai10 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this man's voice.
@loobyloo1955Ай бұрын
They used to blast this song at the fair on the River Lea in London. Literally the best of days growing up in London with all the fabulous music.
@zorro1522612 жыл бұрын
Always admired and loved this song wonderful memories it was the time when I met my sweetheart( my wife)
@hugoaken260410 жыл бұрын
Great to hear this number again - remember well this first reggae style song to make it big in UK. And one thing now cleared up - always thought the words were "get up in the morning , baked beans for breakfast" !
@suzyhoy10 жыл бұрын
hi...saw him live when I was so young ....early 70s...brilliant
@spikew1013 жыл бұрын
Lovely "feel good" song. I'm 13 and this should be on the radio every once in a while. It's just generally better than most of the music out there in this era. But this will never be forgotten, I always listen to this when I feel bad because it really helpes, the high vocals and lo bass. This one is a real favrouite, never ages.
@c0ke13 жыл бұрын
Sáquense el sombrero, éste es el primer hit universal de la música jamaicana que se paseó por el mundo entero camuflado en las listas soul. Hay un antes y un después en la proyección internacional de la música jamaicana tras este éxito.
@Elcontracorriente13 жыл бұрын
Adoro o som de Dekker cresci ouvindo isso e outros também da época e do gênero hoje recomendo a boa música a todos para que conheçam estes grandes artistas do passado.
@Lwyse9610 жыл бұрын
He was the first reggae artist to chart in Ireland.
@Zarasha16 жыл бұрын
Larry Wyse Wow.
@ogiejii7885 Жыл бұрын
The first to get airplay anywhere, to omou.
@ho2cultcha13 жыл бұрын
i can't get enough of this video! wonderful song, subject and cinematic skill.
@nccarguy9259 ай бұрын
I remember this song, I was about 13. Not til later did I understand the words!
@HeavyMetalBluegrass8 жыл бұрын
Always loved this song. First time seeing this vid. Ah the wonders of YT. Thanks for posting.
@ablakehall47349 жыл бұрын
The bass line MAKES this song.
@rcstafford18 жыл бұрын
+A BlakeHall bass line was the melody, precursor of raggae, ska, somebody help me here, haha
@HappySunshineDay6 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksteady
@kimmorgan9854 ай бұрын
Ever so enthralling, rhythmic danceable tunes!
@rayflaherty34418 ай бұрын
Irie rasta! Calling this song iconic is an understatement; cuts straight through to iyah. I was 8 living in Kingston in 69. My family was there for 2 years as one of the few Peace Corps families.
@nickrobinson72839 жыл бұрын
When this song came out I thought he was saying "Get up every morning same thing for breakfast".
@angelwhisper498 жыл бұрын
Lol!!!!!!!!! yeah...me too!
@auletjohnast036387 жыл бұрын
I thought he was saying "Wake up in the morning begging for breakfast"
@daypeshmodd7 жыл бұрын
I thought it was ',Get up in the morning slaving for breakfast'' and to be honest, although I've known the songs for decades, I still don't know the lyrics. lol
@johnnyfettslem74396 жыл бұрын
Old ass comment thread but anyways. first line is “Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir”
@skyrainproduction35645 жыл бұрын
Poor me, the Israelites, We Are The Real Children of Israel. We're so happy to finally know who we are, its been hidden from most of us for so long. My grand parents used to say they were aboriginals of this land. But they were so much more than that. They are Israelites.
@michaelb41034 жыл бұрын
And still a bad ass song in 2019 timeless
@izie1510012 жыл бұрын
My art teacher plays this song in class almost everyday. I finally decided to look it up.
@joycecalvano15808 жыл бұрын
Haven't been back to Jamaica since 1984. Never forget it....the white sandy beaches.... swam with the fish...and the Reggae music starts the minute u get off the plane!!!?! Unforgettable beauty!!!!!! & music abounds!!!!!!
@jkrycz10 жыл бұрын
That interval is basically magical. Don't pretend you don't know which interval.
@SCUZZPOP7 жыл бұрын
171 people want to end up like bonnie and clyde
@tanjavanprooijen71154 жыл бұрын
Best comment ever!! :-D
@brandi_81454 жыл бұрын
😂
@beaz5613 жыл бұрын
Solo tenia trece años y hoy tengo muchísimos pero me sigue gustando esa música bella, amo la buena música, pero faltan muchas otras que fueron buenísimas...
@johnklockyer14 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! reggae music was actually the Traditional Skinhead Music at that time...I was there! Desmond was one of the best. I only wish I could have seen him on stage. RIP
@malcolmcog8 жыл бұрын
I love those flares !
@canadianeastcoaster514210 жыл бұрын
great tune
@yeenman14 жыл бұрын
I saw him once in Long Beach with my Nigerian friend Obi, best ska show EVER. Period.
@rouxnikki14 жыл бұрын
Thank god we have a free vote.......... loved this back then still love it now 2010
@tytantyrell8 жыл бұрын
jamaican roots my island rock!@#$
@virgilsolozzo351010 жыл бұрын
you catch me on your farm you sound your alarm .....
@ellylohuys11 жыл бұрын
The first single ever I bought when I was 12 years old in 1969. I still love it
@onemansamband2 жыл бұрын
One day a true story, my father in law were tossing around music and he gave me this.
@StewartElworthy8 жыл бұрын
I wonder when this was filmed. The styles are definitely after 1969.
@pelegrihenri49938 жыл бұрын
+Barbara Elworthy when I saw this video for the first time I thought about a "the persuaders" sometimes there was an including scene of night clubs of the seventies.
@cynthiazirkwitz44946 жыл бұрын
Dunno about that... styles in England were definitely advanced on North America's-- I had a friend who went to the UK in 1969 and came back with these kinda duds, so it could be '69-- but likely in the 70s sometime.
@RokiMowntinHi2 жыл бұрын
I also wondered.... isn't that the Smothers Brothers, with long hair, giggling together? Weird.
@rodneyw517 жыл бұрын
little did he know he really was a isrealite
@tony45121612 жыл бұрын
At last the version I was looking for...watch me dance it again 40 years later!
@DanGan80811 жыл бұрын
My dad gets a huge kick outta this song for some reason! lol, me and him was laughing our asses off watching this! Good times!
@michaelsatterlee29509 жыл бұрын
THIS is not Ska, it's called Bluebeat, and it KILLS !!!
@rdbrewer649310 жыл бұрын
I thought this was a Jewish doo-wop group from somewhere in NYC. I figured the beat derived from Jewish ethnic music. Wrong. Wrong. WRONG. Love it.
@Olliewestdowsett11 жыл бұрын
i worked at a festival my job was hospitality and had to look after desmond dekker we got drunk and high together the year before he died TOP GUY
@jmbtotal4 жыл бұрын
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir So that every mouth can be fed Poor me Israelites, ah Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir So that every mouth can be fed Poor me Israelite My wife and my kids, they packed up and leave me Darling, she said, I was yours to be seen Poor me Israelites Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde Poor me Israelites After a storm there must be a calm They catch me in the farm You sound your alarm Poor me Israelites I said I get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir So that every mouth can be fed Poor me Israelites I said my wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me Darling, she said, I was yours to be seen Poor me Israelites Look me shirts them a-tear up, trousers are gone I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde Poor me Israelites After a storm there must be a calm They catch me in the farm You sound your alarm Poor me Israelites Poor me Israelites, poor me Israelites, poor me Israelites
@TonyHarristkh10 жыл бұрын
cool
@AmyyAbsynthe13 жыл бұрын
This song makes my day, just that much better. gotta love a bit of Dekker!
@TheEvaric11 жыл бұрын
Of good memory of my childhood in Kingston and May Pen (Jamaica)
@batistalamontray929510 жыл бұрын
I I'm Israelite. .
@tameza15 жыл бұрын
me too
@DezOneTwo10 жыл бұрын
Drugstore Cowboy
@creepshowcrate12 жыл бұрын
Badass song and vocals. I always dug this song since I heard it in "Drugstore Cowboy." Great movie.
@berrygoodstuff14 жыл бұрын
Wow I haven't heard this song for years until I heard it on NPR this morning. Thank you for posting♥
@travissmov476810 жыл бұрын
HEBREW ISRAELITES....STAND UP!
@HumbleIsWisdom15 жыл бұрын
I just love this video so much as my dad is playing keyboards in the background. It's still a brilliant song.
@turizzmo4 жыл бұрын
Seriously? Would love to talk to you about that!
@lesmacgowan65004 ай бұрын
I saw DD and the Aces at Brays Grove Youth Club, Harlow, Essex in the late 60s. Still remember the show to this day
@arndale195714 жыл бұрын
Great to see him perform it. It was the single I bought as well.
@brucegordon724811 жыл бұрын
This song was way ahead of it's time.
@anjou64973 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, yes. Thanks for having multi- brainwaves to say that. Alot of people are just downright thick. 🤩
@brucegordon72483 жыл бұрын
@@anjou6497 Indeed they are.
@ginasheehan113 жыл бұрын
Loving these sunday tunes............
@1santos115 жыл бұрын
tell your dad he rules and that this is one of the greatest songs ever written. tell him THANK YOU!!!!
@stewajf11 жыл бұрын
How can someone NOT like this song?
@xXLittleGirl13 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, I remember this song! When I was little my dad used to listen to this song so often! I'm so glad I've found it :)
@Pr3lude912 жыл бұрын
wow the voice on this dude is amazing! Glad I came to this video!
@jujumulligan43 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest songs ever. I didn't find out what the actual words wew till about now, 35 years later, give or take. I will always remember this tune as being very original and unique. And yes man the poor Israeli! God , Yahweh, the Great Spirit go with you for eternity..
@currypot196511 жыл бұрын
Fantastic,RIP Desmond,,one of the best.
@buckypreseau73495 жыл бұрын
every thing about this song is fucking awesome. my mom introduced us to this song when i was about 12, and we would beg her to put it on and we would listen over and over and bounce up and down all around the house. what a beautifull memory, thank mr desmond decker for helpin creat a magical memory for my family!