RESPECT (A Tribute to Lucky Dube) - STEEL PULSE

Today Steel Pulse celebrates what would have been the 60th birthday of the legendary Lucky Dube. We honor a musical icon whose voice and message have transcended time and borders. Lucky Dube was not just a singer; he was a storyteller, an advocate for justice, and a beacon of hope for many. His music taught us about love, respect, and the power of unity. Steel Pulse is deeply inspired by Lucky Dube’s legacy and commitment - we believe that now more than ever, our fractured world needs unity - a message of respect.
One of Lucky Dube’s most profound songs, ‘Respect,’ encapsulates the essence of this message. In this powerful anthem, Lucky Dube challenges us to look beyond superficial symbols of power and status. Like Dube we reject the notion of respect based on fear or material wealth, urging us instead to recognize the intrinsic value of every individual. The lyrics, ‘When you flash that badge / You want everyone to shiver,’ criticize those who seek respect through intimidation, reminding us that true respect must be earned through genuine actions and character.
Through the lines, ‘I got no time to worship humankind / I only worship the Almighty,’ Dube emphasizes the importance of divine respect over human worship. He advocates for universal love and forgiveness, teaching us to ‘give love to those who give me love / Love to those who give me war.’ This powerful message of loving unconditionally, even in the face of adversity, is a testament to his deep spiritual and moral convictions.
‘Respect me for who I am and not what I am’ is a clarion call for equality and personal dignity. In a world often obsessed with status and materialism, Dube’s words remind us to see beyond external appearances and honor the inherent worth of every person. His critique of materialism, ‘Nobody even cares about your dollars / Nobody even cares about your bling-bling,’ further underscores his belief that respect should be based on character, not wealth.
As we reflect on the profound impact of ‘Respect,’ we recognize Lucky Dube’s unparalleled ability to convey deep truths through his music. His songs continue to inspire and resonate with audiences worldwide, reminding us of the values that truly matter.
Happy Birthday, Lucky Dube! Your spirit lives on through your timeless music and the countless lives you’ve touched. Thank you for showing us the true meaning of respect and love. May we all strive to live by the principles you so passionately championed.
RESPECT by Lucky Dube - performed by STEEL PULSE
Lead & Backing vocals: David Hinds
Drums: Wayne”Csharp” Clarke
Bass: Amlak Tafari
Keyboards: Selwyn”Bumbo”Brown
Lead Guitar: Jack Djehim
Trombone: Wes Etienne
Saxophone: Wes Perry
Female BVs: Celia Carter & Sophie Parrot
Engineers: Miguel Seco, David Rodap
Mixed by: Errol Brown
RESPECT lyrics:
When you flash that badge
You want everyone to shiver
When you flash that badge
You want everyone to worship you
I got no time to worship humankind
I only worship the Almighty (the Almighty)
Through His prophets I have learned
To give respect to everything He created
I give love to those who give me love
Love to those who give me war
I love those who hate me
I bless even those who curse me, yeah
I give love (love) to those who love me
Give love (love) to those who give me war
I love (love) those who hate me
I bless (bless) even those who curse me, yeah
C'mon show me respect
I got to see some respect
Show me, show me, show me respect
I got to, got to see some respect
Show me, show me, show me respect
You could be the president (president)
You could be his deputy (deputy)
You don't even have to know my political affiliation
You don't even have to know my religious affiliation
Respect me for who I am and not what I am
Nobody even cares about your dollars
Nobody even cares about your bling-bling (your bling-bling)
Give love (love) to those who give you love
Love (love) to those who give you war
Give love (love) to those who hate you
Bless (bless) even those who curse you
Give love to those who love you
Love to those who give you war
Love to those who hate you
Bless even those who curse you, yeah
Give me respect
I wanna see some respect
Gimme, gimme, gimme, respect
Show me, show me, show me, show me respect
Gimme, gimme, gimme... (respect)
Give me respect
I wanna see some respect
Gimme, gimme, gimme respect
Show me, show me, show me, show me respect
I wanna see some respect
Gimme, gimme, gimme respect
Show me, show me, show me, show me respect
PAINTING of Lucky Dube by David "Dread" Hinds

[@Blexus]

This is "The Real African Reggae", the new generation have to RESPECT! Know your past, understand your present and be prepared to the future! ✊🏾

[@ryanconway546]

The best Of British Reggae Paying Respect to the Best of African Reggae Lucky Dube! Perfectly Fitting. Respect and Love!!

[@Kelaguen123]

My first ever concert was steel pulse, matisyahu, house of Shem when this guy was alive!!! Beautiful man and beautiful gem! I can’t believe I was alive and young for this. And I just came here today to go back to steel pulse’s songs and they literally came out for a song for him!!! A tribute. I’m alive today!!! I love you man!!! Thank god for you guys forever

[@kiiomulwa-hb9ms]

What a beautiful rendition of one of the most powerful songs by Lucky Dube released the same year he was brutally snatched from us, by one of the greatest bands to ever walk the earth!

[@silvabakx6396]

Lucky is/was a real one! Raspect in all aspect! Another great tribute to the matyrs SP🦁🇪🇹

[@philippeeggert]

I was blessed seeing both live when I grew up and both blessed me with their vibes and rythm... A tribute to Lucky Dube from such great Artists like Steel Pulse is just another blessing. Thank you for keeping the good vibes alive.

[@bodyarchitect82]

Legendary Steel pulse pay tribute to the legendary Lucky dube!!!! Amazing MAXIMUM RESPECT!!!!

[@thembinkosimabaso1316]

Well done Steel Pulse. I like your humility. Great respect sir!!!

[@sturomain]

Sooo many good times in my life, with the wicked beats of Steel Pulse in the background. Respect and Praises

[@Chosen1Ras]

One Love & Respect ✊🏽 ❤️💛💚 from Orlando, Florida 🙏🏾

[@peacetheworld...........7105]

Respect who I'm........that's what i'm"..... .RIP Lucky.......... Steel pulse i still listen to your Music ❤......

[@AsayilePhilipMalanga]

Just the Respect that the Legendary Lucky Dube so much deserves. Well done tribute by the mighty Steel Pulse

[@theunlimitedbible]

Love you bro. Thank u for coming to us in Charleston and playing in the rain. LOVE IYAH!

[@jonyqul2364]

Someone please forward this to Burna Boy. Respect the elders. Pure fire!!

[@AaronKambafwile-xn5dl]

Big Up Mr. Griffiths and Steel Pulse Band for bringing back the Big Sound of Lucky Dube❤❤🪘☀️🎚️🎹

[@eliotness5140]

Hinds?

[@ryanconway546]

Jah Bless Steel Pulse! I was blessed to see them perform Live a few years ago in Wilmington NC! One of the best Groups in Reggae History.

[@ivioseg1411]

Love, Peace and Respect!

[@borginoonesime6243]

Thanks for this homage to Lucky dube, it seems like forgotten.. Big shout to you icon Steel purse!!!

[@dubsounds]

Luckily for Lucky

[@lenahmochoele2967]

Much respect rasta, paying homage to one of our own, massive, we give thanks continually always and forever❤️💛💚

[@angelo8424]

Respect and one love.

[@Myth4real]

Hope Burn Boy and his crew hear 'dis yah one yah'. Pure, pure❤ coming from a higher plane

[@Mastermind4lyf]

Steel pulse. massive respect❤❤❤

[@bryansabajo6013]

Big respect from suriname in memory for lucky dube song's ❤

[@nelsoncokanasiga1552]

Respect to Steel Pulse and Lucky Dube

[@fatousylla66]

I love Steel pulse ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rasngaboofficial]

Much love and RESPECT to Steel pulse..thanks for this 🙏🏿💪🏿🫶🏿🟥🟨🟩🫡

[@kcrooks7]

Respect Lucky Dube

[@sweetspotdrummer]

Respect. Heavenly vibes. The Spirit of Lucky Dube lives. Steel Pulse, much Respect.

[@vondabrooks9467]

LOVE THIS!!!❤💛💚 1LUV

[@aaronrocs]

Much RESPECT. You guys are prolific. Always touring.

[@degz1s]

I love steel pulse!

[@flyingvipers]

shot at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in NH! Great gig with the Flying Vipers

[@njalikwamwanza4331]

Nice one. Thanks and respect to Steel Pulse!!

[@dennisvarela3495]

From master to master! Lucky Dube was fabulous in his musicality as was the great Steel Pulse and this fabulous performer and musician David Hinds. Congratulations on the honor.

[@eldercraft8912]

I cannot begin to express the motivation, the uplifting of the spirit and cleansing of the mind this group has given me over the years! Prophets of the Most-High'...! Burna Boy better apologize and he better do it very humbly!

[@Dreaderthandread-ml1ri]

Yes chant a Psalm

[@sabstraight]

Lucky's best song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ubaowhotu5460]

I agree

[@cleberlopes2323]

Respect from salvador Bahia Brazil we love Lucky Dube and steel pulse

[@smuleplayz]

Amazing tribute to a legend from legends! RIP Lucky Dube

[@VaselAmos-hs1wv]

Respect. Jah love from Papua New Guinea.❤💛💚

[@bnasty8352]

❤️💛💚 Thank you Steel Pulse

[@neattechnologiestz8636]

Respect from Tanzania 🇹🇿....Big Up Legendary Steel Pulse

[@hermonbluesmaclin-theboogi6830]

Irie! Nuff Respect!!!

[@Kubwayo10]

We need more lucky dube tribute 🙏 ❤️ much love and respect to you guys. Legends

[@fraymond3]

RIP Lucky Dube!

[@tko2218]

Yes Come Onnnn..!!! Steel Pulse/Lucky Dube-ICONS 🎧❤️🖤💚🎧

[@kontomylitis]

Steele Pulse has been around forever

[@lynndavis4878]

Love, Love, Love ♥♥♥

[@PatrickHeykoop]

Big Up Steel Pulse....Respect!

[@edwardaggrey6563]

King David Hinds and steel pulse getting bigger and bigger each day .Much love & Respect.

[@Ladybugsong101]

Remembering Lucky Dube!

[@Kojo1931]

Heavens Bless @Steel Pulse for this move

[@michaelyette7513]

I love Steel Pulse!! Another great song right here. Props.

[@reggaemusiclives1636]

Reggae so fine respect to Both legend❤❤❤!

[@rasmanfred]

RESPECT💚💛❤ONE LOVE

[@Wreckincherry]

Nuff Respect, Respect the elderly! ❤️💛💚 STEEL PULSE❤️💛💚

[@christianmpassi863]

I hope those car thieves who took the life of Lucky Dube understand what harm they have done to humanity

[@andreskorge1828]

Respect Respect precedes love and understanding Respect

[@yetuafrikatv9696]

A one Perfect love from Uganda 🇺🇬 Afrika.

[@pango-y8j]

Rastafari Tucson Arizona Sonoran Desert 🌹 Africa 🍄🇪🇹🍄🌍🍄🇯🇲 ,🍄

[@TheAnnaFisher]

Beautiful tribute to an epic legend by an epic legend, Bravo! Keep your courage!

[@yohanneshailu6569]

I Love you steel pulse ❤🙏🏽

[@peterbrowne7915]

Yes I 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾Raspect

[@davecampbell816]

Respect. Great band

[@hannahoron9740]

Still going strong! Saw them live in Amsterdam in the early 80s, to see them perform again in 2024 is magical! Jah Bless!

[@CiCiKnight]

Love, love, love ... more love, forever!

[@gchin482]

Love and Respect Thank Yall

[@ReggaeMusicPlaylistTV]

💚💛❤LOVE IS THE PUREST MAGIC OF JAH 🙏 LOVE IS THE ONLY WAY TO PEACE💚💛❤ BigUp✨👍✨ I send blessed greetings with LOVE to you & worldwide✨✨✨❤☮🌍

[@PONO-go3ee]

Lucky Dube Was Shot by a Carjacker a while back , Takes me back to the Master piece Steel pulse Did State of Emergency,‼️ Album Sky Jacking Track ! Live UP ! Jah Children The World Needs More Love & Kindness , ((🙌🏾🙏🏽🙌🏾)) Rasta Dube Ride on High

[@marekjuggler9038]

How fresh is mister hinds maintaining? 🟡🟢🔴💪 Amazing vibez🤜🤛

[@sage-s-harmony]

Toujours la 👌🏼 for life

[@zeph6439]

We who participated in the struggle against Apartheid will always respect the memory of Lucky Dube, who was and is still an inspiration to everyone who is opposed to racism and domination by totalitarian governments who downpress people. What I find ....I don't know..."ironic?" is that he was murdered by xenophobic thugs - fellow Africans - who thought as he looked like a makwerekwere or foreigner, they could shoot him down without a problem. Anyway, many thanks and Blessed Be.

[@mathusalemarizona1711]

Lucky Dube no Dead. Rasta'no Dead. Jah' Love. ❤,,,,,,👍💖🤟💗

[@mrmoyo2772]

Maximum respect and ❤❤❤

[@jr.rasentertainment4074]

Nice piece. Yes lucky dube.big fan over here. Watching all the way from Vanuatu

[@lovelovelovemusic1177]

Jah Lives in All his Children LOVE Never Stops Loving LOVE🌏

[@saidikafani5719]

Bomboclaaat🔥🔥

[@italoviniciuscoach]

Muito bom! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😃

[@kcrooks7]

Respect

[@osenienemayimichael544]

Faya chune always🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sandrasaundera6784]

Thats steel pulse ❤

[@dynamikedynamo]

Yessss RASPECT💚💛❤️

[@claytron-in3rm]

❤❤❤

[@slimdizzyband]

RESPECT!!💚💛❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@micheldiel3818]

Respect ❤❤❤

[@ThamiNdlalane]

Siyabonga!

[@nattybongo1039]

a more fire 🔥 still ongoing fi bwoy he needs lessons from the elders so he can put himself together,but for the moment he must catch fire 🔥 and burn more 🔥 burna bwoy

[@NattyConquerorMusic]

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@luvonkomza2604]

Big Respect for you Steel Pulse.. Long live the spirit of Lucky Dube. 🇯🇲🇿🇦💚❤💛

[@richiechris253]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿❤️❤️❤️

[@Mastermind4lyf]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SPEAKYOURTRUTH77]

LOVE LOVE LOVED ONES JAH SOULJAHS🎉🎉

[@pango-y8j]

I love Lucky Dube and have seen him and mykal Rose 🌹. Been to Soweto Jo Burg as well. Rastafari Tucson Arizona Sonoran Desert 🌵 Africa 🍄🇪🇹🍄🌍🍄🇯🇲🇯🇲🍄

[@Dinghy-hh2dp]

Good one to cover. RIP Lucky.

[@johnnyasv8772]

👍👍👍👍 very nice song

[@lionscorporations2122]

Give me Respect!

[@DiabateHabibou]

One Love One Love New York let's go let's go Wake up New York Wake up let's go May God bless you everybody anybody listen right now God bless everybody May God bless our misses in them Forever continue generation for generation the music is all the happiness for And a yoga for the mind and the brain God bless you they send the wolves not just the drama and a bee they send the world and say it's clear message God bless anybody understanding and take your time and listen More students say in the past it is all happening now May God protect everybody and bless everybody and i was not here and i gave them lesson and Peace and who this is here and give you them Long life and the happiness and the joyness in the name they got❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RougeDial]

Steel pulse "respect me for who am i but not What i am"

[@THEBIGKUSH420]

what a wonderful jam

[@QueenMoFyah]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@user-km5xk6ru6i]

Blessings of aloha ❤ in the highest vibe from Justin Lugo Hilo Hawaii big island!!!!

[@mysticbeastproductions6811]

Beautiful. Thank you.