The Mighty Gabby - "Jack"

"Anthony "Mighty Gabby" Carter (born 30 March 1948) is a legendary Barbadian calypsonian and a Cultural Ambassador for the island of Barbados. He is the youngest calypsonian to win the calypso crown in Barbados at age 19 in 1968 and went on to win the Calypso king title again in 1969, 1976, 1985, 1999, 2000 and again in 2010. He has penned over 700 songs and was awarded Folk Singer Of The Year in 1977, 1978, 1979
The "Mighty Gabby" has been writing and singing calypso music for over 40 years, and is known for his satirical songs criticizing politicians and cultural trends. He won the first ever Crop-Over road march title in 1979 with "Burn Mr. Harding" and again in 1982 with "Jack" (dah beach is mine). He received the 2005 Clement Payne National Hero Award and awarded the Living Legend Award at the first ever Barbados Music Awards in January 2006. He is a vocal Pan-Africanist.
Gabby's no-holds-bars lyrics drew criticism politicians who tried to stifle his expression."

[@user-em6tk3qu2e]

Who is listening because of the protest in St. Lucia?

[@barbarathomas161]

Me

[@jahdejah]

Loved this growing up. The st Lucia incident made me go back

[@brianleslie592]

Memories

[@pinkyd1984]

Meeeee3😂🎉❤

[@JosannekadishaTudor]

Me😂😂😂😂😂

[@marklovell8361]

I only heard this song for the first time today because of a protest on a beach in St Lucia 🇱🇨 I am Trini 🇹🇹 Love this song 💯

[@kelvinmanaca6932]

Me 2

[@rkidd101]

It’s a Barbadian song

[@MyNatasha73]

Trini here 🇹🇹! I remember this track and I am supporting the Lucian people. This is all over the damn Caribbean and Central America. Neo- Colonialism is no myth! It's alive and well. From telling you how to sing, cook, dance, rule over our people, pushing agendas, appropriation of our lands and cultural expressions. Disgusting!

[@user-vo9uo4ux7h]

There try Barbados in the 1980s we wasn't having it

[@woopishk]

@@user-vo9uo4ux7h Tobago in the late 80s we had to change the laws to stop them germans

[@user-un3rt8xz1h]

Who is still listening in 2024? 😊

[@andrewDaMack]

To all the Jamaicans protesting for access to your beaches y’all should be playing this song at your demonstrations.

[@jardineduncan5896]

I am listening. This needs to be done in all the Caribbean islands. The beaches are for everyone💪

[@Savvynlady]

Amen

[@ruthrsther776]

That is true, we need togetherness, that would put em far from us...

[@vbesttube]

Damn right

[@hillieduvalier]

​@@vbesttube all islqnd must have an 'action committee..." cause these ppl feel that they can do as they feel , multinational companies too..

[@user-vo9uo4ux7h]

Barbados miss the 1080s

[@firstbluedragon]

As a St.Lucian living in Canada, the protestors have my full support

[@1passion221]

AS A JAMAICAN WE AFFI STAND FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN! THE BEACH IS OURS!

[@401eastbound4]

St Lucia rebirth you.Big up

[@gamecreaterdude13]

As a Geechee, Dey also tryna take wi beaches pon di sea islands. Wi ya rock wid dis ya track. 🫡🫡🫡 🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧

[@Rjkooljay2]

Geechee and Gullah = Spiritually Caribbean ❤ Caribbean in all but nationality

[@v.t.8752]

Geechee people are Barbados 🇧🇧 descendants

[@gamecreaterdude13]

@@v.t.8752 yessuh wi is !

[@v.t.8752]

@@gamecreaterdude13 Hugs 🫂

[@v.t.8752]

Imagine this song 🎵 is from the 80s and Barbadians 🇧🇧 revolted so hard!!! Yet it's happening all over the other Caribbean Islands! No! We stand up against that! This song was the tip and yet the lyrics so powerful!

[@maxmayers4545]

2023, this song still stands strong, the meaning is still needed

[@sunnyhoney7665]

Remember my parents and their friends partying to this tune on Saturday nights in our living room in the early eighties. My dad passed on 20 years ago but this is still a favorite of my mom's today. I play it for her whenever she comes back home to Guyana on vacation. Oh, the good times. They'll never be times like these anymore. I'm glad I experienced that era. The Mighty Mighty Gabby. Salute to you sir!❤❤

[@Forgftd5436]

Go ahead St. Lucia. 🇱🇨❤

[@shermagittens2168]

I’m a bajan. The beach is for everyone. How dear these people, want to take control of everything. WOW!!

[@temiade-john6553]

The protesters in St Lucia sent me here

[@anneking2536]

what a blast from the past!! Anybody else singing with the cuss words we heard growing up :)

[@sylviastewart4331]

love this song as I heard it from the protest

[@v.t.8752]

1:30 Powerful lyrics from Might Gabby Barbados 🇧🇧 "Tourist vital I can't deny, but can't mean more than, I and I! My navel string bury right here, but a tourist one could from anywhere!!!" 🎵 🎶

[@riazsunny690]

I only heard it today! 🤔. The way things are going, every island will need to play this before long🙄. I noticed some signs on a beach in Grenada….

[@juliettaraynold3496]

my favorite calypso!!! after sooo many years. The politicians in the Caribbean need to be reminded

[@shernellplaugh1496]

Yes in St. Vincent and the Grenadines too. Sandals come and take up a beach as private property.

[@Kyoko-tg6ty]

My Dad use to play this song all the time when I was little! Now when I play it I feel like he's listening to it with me :)

[@sherononiekabennett2176]

Same!!

[@wendellantoine4125]

H guys jmj jzfruot

[@Chrissanthumum]

Somebody needs to blast that tune in front of every Lucian hotel. #occupyourbeaches.

[@lestergilbert5627]

Nice

[@ninadauvergne777]

Agreed 👍

[@riddimjunkie5355]

Jamaica too

[@julieta7461]

they're starting !

[@mariealexandrarigaud4374]

To my bajan step mom from Black Rock “da beach was hers she could bathe thereanytime. She was born in Barbados in 1938. She took da beach back love you mommy the beach belong to Bajans

[@gjemmott9974]

I GROW UP BADIN' IN SEA WATER....Tuuuuuune!! I remember this song from little, I now fully understand the words, POWERFUL! Are we totally free??

[@v.t.8752]

4:43 "Tell Big guts Gabby say the beach belong to we!" Lyrics Barbados 🇧🇧

[@olivertooley9390]

On holiday in Barbados in 1982 this song was on the radio quite a bit along with Miss Barbados, and a couple of others that stuck in my mind. Despite liking the songs, we had never caught the exact titles or the artists. I tried to find it when I returned to England but I was unaware of the record shops in Ladbroke Grove that might have been able to answer my query. The internet was an unimagined future dream, so I telephoned the radio station in Barbados to ask. Thanks to the breakthrough of Arrow and their single "Hot Hot Hot" we did at least have a few places that knew what Soca was but I still didn't get a copy of this until years later when I lived near Notting Hill.

[@v.t.8752]

Miss Barbados 🇧🇧 was a hilarious song 🎵 🤣 I love how political soca was then

[@user-to4xh3le9b]

HEARD THIS SONG FOR THE 1ST TIME ON @ANDRE STEPHENS 🇯🇲.. .. WE MIGHT BORRO IT YU KNO🤔

[@Forgftd5436]

That's a great idea...

[@Gojo.608]

I remembered dancing to that song in my homeland beautiful Grenada

[@dusabase]

YES, JACK! THE BEACH IS OURS.

[@brandonthompson6844]

Still lit in 2019 🇧🇧🇧🇧🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️🤸🏿‍♀️

[@donnafatbaby]

most definitely!!!

[@hotbajan]

Still remember Gabby performing this at Pic-O-De-Crop Finals!!! Rocking this in Sydney, Australia!!

[@2pb]

I hope the video of this eventually surfaces on KZbin. I remember the video with the crowd going absolutely nuts when MG disrobed to his swimsuit😄. If I remember correctly Red Plastic Bag won that year?

[@bajanbear]

As of last Saturday 20 October 2012, he is now Dr. Anthony "Gabby" Carter. Well deserved honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies.

[@aaronhunte8768]

Love it

[@terrybywaterrae5416]

Lived in barbados when this was playing loved paradise beach.

[@Teshawnasolomon1]

This is a childhood song I used to love listening to this I was a child in Barbados🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧🇧

[@cherylstephens4219]

My grandfather is the one beating the drums lol time goes by

[@gretafarley35]

Keep beating the Drum 🎉😊

[@oseh1981ful]

Grew up listening to this song, since in the 80s 😊😊😊

[@sugartrailstravel]

so many good memories! my mudda bathe deh, my faddah bathe deh and I guin bathe deh!

[@toracabey93]

There's a song by mighty Gabby about this exact thing. It goes 'Jack don't want me to bathe on the beach, Jack tell them to keep me outta reach. Still relevant all these years later. Most islands have that problem.

[@v.t.8752]

This is the very song 🎵 in this video

[@ganeshpersaud5948]

Good song. these song will live forever

[@joshuabend-uw6lq]

i love this song

[@kw4433]

Went to Barbados in the summer of 2017, and at this video, @3.49 timeline, that's Rhianna's home, which me and my wife and kids, anchored offshore on a well known catamaran called 'Jammin'. Felt like swimming ashore and ring the doorbell, but would of got arrested (Lol). Brings Back memories. What a tune by the Mighty Gabby. Legend.

[@LunaWorXing]

First time I heard this song was in the movie Water (1985)... long time since then... I still love this song.

[@TaliaClarke-bs5kr]

Only cuh of the protest in St Lucia is know this song😅

[@RichardQuintyne]

I was living in B'dos when this cam out. Jack Dear (minister of tourism) was proposing privatising beaches and Gabby told him where to go...my favourite line is "tell big guts Jack (he did have a big belly)"....LOL....classic line..."hoe up de sea, carry way the sand"....LOL

[@sabrinabrathwaite6122]

Mine too 😂😂

[@heyitsj1834]

I lived in Tobago when this song came out and couldn't figure out who Jack was, I knew it wasn't the PM, but was too thick to think it was the minister of tourism (in my defence, I was pretty young at the time lol). Thanks for letting us know.

[@plghsamuel]

Which is what they've done at Mullins! Bar stewards!

[@mudyeamos6355]

Researched the hit because of the issue in St Lucia. Politicians will continue to sell out our country for the green dollar

[@ecorebelbarbados4418]

Thank you Gabby for this, timeless.

[@sparrowdudu]

In St Lucia they sang a special chorus at 01:19 which went as follows: "Shut your fockin' ass, shut your fockin' ass, etc." Rebels Forever!

[@siannking9560]

the sad thing is so many of black people still feel that white people is superior to us, we treat each other like crap yet gave homeage to "massa." we watch the negative shit that display on tv about us and we buy into the lie. we as a people have yet to liberate our selves from metal slavery. it s a serious disease among us as black people. we sing the song from bob marley yet majority of us are still enslaved. emancipation begins when we go back to our roots to find out who we are, before slavery, we put our people and race first above others, other races of people have no problem doing it, but it seem like its us black people who are harshly criticize if we dare say our people first and what worst ,by our own people. that the worst form of mental slavery

[@Woke365]

100 percent

[@siannking9560]

@@CasV44 cant argue with that. Even have a name for them.😏

[@julyssagunn8977]

facts

[@v.t.8752]

This song was my first memory and introduction to soca at 3 years old in Barbados.

[@orlainesimpson5639]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤it's Friday every day since this tune came out In relation to Blue Mountain Theatre 🎥 Catford Borough of LEWISHAM London England 🇬🇧

[@CanadaAstro]

Always thought that “Jack” referred to the Union Jack, or the UK in general. Did not realize he was a local politician. This is a brilliant song, and really not much has changed. Was at Six Mens’ bay the other day and the Nation newspaper was talking to the locals about redevelopment. The locals wanted a proper fish market. What they will likely get is another development property such as the one already there. “Jack” will always advance the interests of big money.

[@antoniotula262]

I thought same as you. I just learned something, thanks!!!

[@marilyndevonish]

The latest thing coming down the pipeline is 'natural asset' tracking and ownership. It reminded me of the Bajan's standing up for themselves and saying "NO!!" I had to come back and revisit The Mighty Gabby. "Da Beach belong to we."

[@v.t.8752]

Three year old me used to dance to Jack. First memories

[@heathertaylor6972]

Loved this song for years - and still do!

[@oklahomasupercell]

We went to Barbados many many times in the 90s and loved hearing this song there and bought his album. One day In Hastings area I asked a local Bajan woman who is Jack. She said you!! lol. Meaning the tourists I guess. But after reading the comments here, I finally know who Jack is! I miss Barbados. Have to return. Never went to any other island except Barbados.

[@v.t.8752]

😆 @ You!

[@ReBirth246]

My favourite calypsonian....without a doubt

[@kellinastunner5778]

I was 5 years old hearing this song for the first time, lol.

[@ratbatnufftime2861]

I remember this song as a child. There was actually a music video, but it was most likely recorded on VHS , so it may not exist anymore.

[@sazzieA1]

My all time favourite💃🏿💯💥

[@terrybywaterrae5416]

Lived in barbados for a year loved crop over

[@v.t.8752]

5:17 Imagine this man also sang Dr. Cassandra 💉 jook, jook, jook 😆 🤣 Lyrics! 🎵 🎶 "My mother bathe there, my father bathe there, my sister bathe, my brother bather there, and I going bathe there!!! That beach ⛱️ is mine"

[@charlesjames799]

This song was soundtrack of a film from 1985 called Water with Michael Caine and Billy Connolly.

[@Kaisokid7]

@758CaribbeanDiamonds the Mighty Gabby is actually half St, Lucian, his father is St.Lucian, his mother is Barbadian. A true Caribbean son.

[@p097744969]

Awesome - memories flooding back !!!

[@bajancobo6157]

i love gabby music boy!!

[@sirdale7201]

This is what memories are made of

[@v.t.8752]

3:59 Lyrics: "If I can't bathe here, tell me who can? Well after all, I is Bajan 🇧🇧! And if they ban me from my beach land ⛱️, I hope the 🌊sea, carry 'way the sand!"

[@rahimdunner7544]

I love this song.

[@sirdale7201]

The maestro "Gabby"

[@threefootable]

Jack Dear, A Vincentian who had a position in politics attempted to bring this law to Barbados. He is wah we will call a real life Johnnie.

[@sharonw2862]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mdear5697]

FYI Jack was born a Lucian, came to Barbados a child

[@bxny1511]

@@mdear5697he was a white man?

[@keishana-kn1eg]

​@@bxny1511 Yes

[@Toracube]

This was huge back in the day. I went to a hotel swimming pool with a pal (I was white and my pal was black) and they asked my pal to get out... So we went to the beach. I always remember this when i heard this song.

[@ikayacrichlow9762]

you was white and he was black...! so what colors are you and him now?

[@TRPGpilot]

@@ikayacrichlow9762 I am dying with laughter here. Grammar really is everything in conveying thoughts.

[@normharvey414]

😂"you were white "....?

[@normharvey414]

Just realized I'm not the only one to ask that question 😂

[@lelebooforever703]

love this song

[@758CaribbeanDiamonds]

am st lucian and love this song...plays on sam " jukebois" flood on mornings....don't kno or heard of The Mighty Gabby but lovely song..... the beach is mine hahaha

[@Kaisokid7]

758Caribbean Diamonds The Mighty Gabby is actually half St. Lucian, his father is St. Lucian, his mother Barbadian. 😊

[@denoredo]

As it should be. God made the beach for all of us.

[@britneyalleyne3248]

i love this song so much

[@patkukukedus]

Always makes me feel like I'm back in the Caribbean

[@No1Special118]

YEAH!!! Tell Dem Gabby!!

[@Skylightatdusk]

Classic!

[@tyajani5006]

Deep down it's the Culture which brings human beings together. I am a culturalist first. Deep down culture is your spirituality which brings you harmony. The purpose of our message is not to target anyone, but instead to value everyone...Mighty, Mighty..

[@tashaw32]

tell Jack that I say that the beach belongs to we!!

[@hannibalsmith3805]

2020-05-04 is de day

[@francinehall2255]

FACTS!!!!🙌🏼

[@v.t.8752]

Lyrics! 🎵 🎶 "My mother bathe there, my father bathe there, my sister bathe, my brother bather there, and I going bathe there!!! That beach ⛱️ is mine"

[@ngozifulani9586]

You got it Jack!

[@manuelarobles3433]

Dah cyan happen here in this country Di beach belong to we My navel string bury right here But a tourist one could be anywhere. My mother bade dere My father bade dere My brother bade dere My sister bade dere My uncle bade dere And I gon bade here The beach is mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Gojo.608]

I remembered when they had that stupid rule. That beach is mine exactly . Think they can come too the islands and take over .

[@sherononiekabennett2176]

TUNEEEEE!! 2020!

[@sharonw2862]

Here! Here!👍

[@sherononiekabennett2176]

2021!!

[@vickycompton9578]

❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Bajan......In St Lucia

[@orlainesimpson5639]

🎉❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@orlainesimpson5639]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊Tune 24 7

[@shakeskelly5792]

2020!!!!!!!

[@mxixsxhgotjamss1171]

AYEEE🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kirbynat493]

I saw him at the 2015 Monarch. He sung this song. people barely responded, awww.

[@peedeefrancis1589]

+kirbynat493 ..maybe they aint know this song.......sad...such a classic.....!!thats when music had a meaning!!...now its just "raise u hand..go down go down..|'

[@natashabovell2968]

My family xx

[@shanicemason1583]

I WANT JACK TO KNOW THAT THE BEACH BELONG TO WE !

[@MegaQrt]

Jag längtar till baka älskar Barbados

[@mxixsxhgotjamss1171]

DAT BEACH IS MINE!!!☀️🇧🇧

[@smoodcruz]

Save Smith Cove For the People Of the Cayman Islands.

[@sweetieviews]

Tell dem!!