The Spinners - Linstead Market Live (with lyrics)

Linstead is a Jamaican Town with a renowned market place. This song tells the touching story of a market seller lamenting her poor sales and fretting about the disppointment of her expectant children ("pickney") awaiting her return home.

[@UltimateSigmaGigaChad]

When I was a kid in primary school (probably around 7) my teacher would have our class sing this song. Only good memories. Thanks Mrs Wright.

[@angelacarrington]

Are you from San Diego, by any chance?

[@madguntonicwine1212]

I'm 8 years old and I used to sing that song at my school

[@rhiannonstudios]

I’m here from school in the late 70’s 😆

[@kintokatt7004]

Thank you Eden for showing me this wonderful song

[@snuggys56]

Kinto Katt haha fr

[@lyonmurray7862]

My late husband served in the Fleet Air Arm during WW2 and was stationed in Jamaica for some time. He always spoke of this song and used to sing it. How lovely it is to hear it again.

[@abdurazakissa131]

kkkkkkkkkk

[@mdoksie]

Lyon Murray I am actually writing a book that includes a back story of a man in the Fleet Air Arm during WW2 in Jamaica. Are you currently still active on KZbin? I would love to pick your brain about this?

[@kingyistroz7478]

My parents are Jamaican and they always sang this song to me when I was going to bed. It's so good.

[@rachaelnwaoha3543]

🥺🥹💛🖤💚

[@grantd165]

That's lovely. It's a very nice song.

[@gracjan657]

Very nice song love from Poland🇵🇱❤️🇯🇲

[@elianad2083]

Grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. I miss it there so much. One of the most breathtaking places I have ever seen. This song was played often. I used to eat "Salt Fish and Ackee". I was so good. Tasted just like scrambled eggs. We had dirty Jamaican rice on the side. Another good song was called "I'm sad to say I left my little girl in Kingston town..." By Harry Bellefantante I think..

[@Eltonlaleham]

This song is a timeless classic in millions and billions, of ways and also it never dates

[@katehuddelson5293]

I am a Presbyterian Minister in Long Island, New York and will be having two students from Linstead School come join us in worship and I will have the Presbyterian hymn sing and craft my service Sermon on the history of Linstead and this song. Thank you!

[@markwilliams8470]

This was a campfire song when I was a Scout. I never really understood what it was about. Nice to hear this great version by The Spinners.

[@MountainHigh4067]

I heard this often as a small child in the early 80s, so it's nostalgic to hear, thanks. Back then I didn't appreciate its meaning. I thought the second line of the chorus repeated "what a night". Now realising that it's "not a bite", and understanding the rest, gives this a much sadder complexion.

[@grahamrothwell8236]

Amazing Not heard this for over 40 years. Our music teacher played it all those years ago and asked us to explain what we heard Just realised the question.

[@miyaazahar]

Eden made this song 100 times more sad tho king ✊😔

[@phillipecook3227]

What a lovely sad song and wonderful live performance - first time hearing since my Primary School class sung it in Glasgow 53 years ago. Extraordinary.

[@giosgarbage]

who's here from eden's song

[@snuggys56]

gio's garbage same lmao

[@AbsaluteWreckage]

@@snuggys56 same

[@AbsaluteWreckage]

i still dont understand what this has to do with EDEN's song

[@glassysky3311]

Meeee

[@furkanyavuz5793]

@Downbeat same

[@gayle8153]

One of my elementary teachers taught us how to sing this, and that was over 50 years ago, but I couldn't remember many of the words. I can't believe I found it again!

[@rachaelnwaoha3543]

🥺🥹💛🖤💚

[@euronick61]

I haven't heard this for years...we used to sing it at school in the late sixties :)

[@Mcguy215]

euronick61 Lol

[@gayle8153]

We did too!

[@euronick61]

@@gayle8153 Mind you we sang it with more gusto lol

[@AckeeEater.]

I am Jamaican and I appreciate the post, despite the fact that J'can versions exist on YT as well. Re the lyrics as given, the main line should say "Carry me ackee go a Linstead market, not a quattie worth sell..." ('Quattie' was a monetary value, I believe it was D4½, i.e. 4½ pennies under the old £SD system; and 'a' means 'to' or 'at', from pre-1655 Spanish in Ja.) --Æ.

[@KuroCartoonist]

Me and my grandmother singing this during a garage sale.

[@1Purposedriven]

Louise Bennett's (Miss Lou's) authentically Jamaican version is best - still it is great to hear this song again.

[@kayvickery6247]

We were taught this song and "Pick a Bale of Cotton" in year 6 music, in Australia

[@tomtesticle]

I like this. But I always loved the Liverpool Spinners.

[@kyandrewright9594]

I remember this song

[@snuggys56]

idk why but in edens song the faster paced version is hella sad

[@xShakiiru]

I believe in Eden's songs he sampled this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqSbnWyjfsR7ntE

[@snuggys56]

Riggarthu Mikael omg thanks so much

[@keencactus4228]

If u could check out those choir like children too they give it a 100 cuteness too

[@thatgirlyb]

Thanks eden ❤

[@timelytingz8551]

Eden? Who is he?

[@RaichutheGreat]

@@timelytingz8551 eden is a musician from ireland, he sampled this song in his song called "untitled." i highly recommend listening to it, it's so good :')

[@renz6634]

We've heard this song when we were in Grade 10 and it's just so nostalgic for me. I love the simple and authentic feel to it. ❤️

[@bethbacon7939]

My aunty used to sing this to me to get me to sleep as a child

[@Pstephen]

I like the triplets in the backing in the last couple of verses. And I always liked that little catch they do at the end of lines in Calypso songs.

[@TheVishalc92]

Very touching story. Very appropriate in India as well.

[@NEWTON8770]

VERY COOL,THANKS FOR SHARING

[@gamerzhy3791]

Yay 😍

[@localfreak]

thank you so much for uploading these! I grew up on the spinners it's wonderful to be able to listen again!

[@3funke]

Used to go and see these guys at Samson and Barlows in Liverpool in the late50's, then went Germany and bought this on an E.P. on the Topic label it also had the Liverpool barrow boy, John Peel Maggie May and another song called Judy drownded. Had that for years until my little bro lent it out never to be seen again.

[@michaelbonner5397]

Now that's music!

[@nelly5054]

Jesus loves you!

[@elianad2083]

He also loves Ackee!

[@Rusty3197]

funny singing the song in school was fun now I understand the meaning to the lyrics better with your description i'ts sad. I'm an Englishman so i get a pass for not knowing.Thanks for sharing the song with the lyrics.

[@colin7838]

Realy good song. But always loved the liverpool spinners

[@GothJade12]

I DONE THIS SONG FOR CULTURAL EVENING IN HIGH SCHOOL

[@MorwenEdhelwen1]

This version is pretty good, actually.

[@david_yt7569]

Love it

[@cnrailfan8000]

we sang this at my october 2014 program different version though the one we sang had different lyrics

[@kathylenmoral9755]

this is the song we will perform in mapeh haha and im the girl who just sell anything in the market hahaha ^_^ i like this song so much

[@ImacAna]

It was nice to find this song, but as a Jamaican, I feel it is lacking our distinctive Jamaican flavour

[@redbananahjm1457]

IndiAna

[@RC-nj1by]

search wigglers version watch?v=lDqe3iYkUuU

[@keanandaley3205]

Like the song

[@nanam2467]

love this song am sing this song on stage on monday

[@i3elieve]

How did it go?

[@kiikac]

@@i3elieve we still dont know how it went

[@joanleonard427]

GREAT

[@glennfordfan]

i dont know is it folk or calypso but its a lovely song

[@glennfordfan]

this song would be great sung by harry belefonte, still its nice enough sung by the spinners. i wish someone would post the song a roving by the spinners, i love that song

[@konaewright6345]

Wait until you realize she was not talking about ackee. Who sell ackee a Saturday night??

[@elianad2083]

Jamaica women do. Linstead market never closes..they carry it on top of their head while walking barefoot..(I grew up in Jamaica)

[@ciomh9521]

Mga vv taga new guinlo

[@Commanderscouser]

Cliff lived in Widnes in England not Jamaica, I delivered milk to his family home

[@cycnthpiol6438]

Oh lord

[@jeroldreid918]

Cycnth Piol I have a great 6ZxpNVnbP3M

[@regardez403]

Cliff Hall was the man singing this song. He was a black man who grew up in Jamaica. Not "reallly Jamaican" enough?

[@mrland1]

carimy aky go linsted market nata aky gi/ul sell lot guata nite guata nite guata saturdad nite

[@tiffanymorgan839]

please never change our language to English because we speak creole and you people make it sound crappy

[@johnatkin69]

I'm not sure what you mean by "you people" but the guy singing this song, Cliff Hall, was born in Cuba and raised in Jamaica.

[@wamblecropt7506]

"You people"? Wow, how ignorant. The Spinners celebrating another cultures music and that's what you have to say? Sad person.

[@jimpeters8392]

+Tiffany Morgan "You people"? .. the words of an ignoramus with severe race issues.

[@jeroldreid918]

Tiffany Morgan hbjjl

[@ianjones415]

Born on the island of Cuba, raised on the island of Jamaica, came to the British isles to fight the facist Nazis.. 'you people! you people! you people make it sound crappy' lady you've got no class - you would not have been fit to lace the boots of Mr Hall.

[@mrland1]

nata bait

[@christophersmallbone6101]

What a stupid thing to say "please never change our language to English because we speak creole and you people make it sound crappy " using your example should we have banned Bob Marley singing in English

[@timelytingz8551]

English is our first language. So what were u going to ban him from speaking ?

[@zonkozonko]

I am sure Cliff hall now sadly no longer with us could have made a success of most, if not all the songs Harry Belafonte sang. He was just a rich Black American. Singing about poor Black Africans and others?

[@TheSweetCullen1]

No this is wrong, it HAS to really be Jamaicans who sings this or it sounds wrong..

[@mikuruasahinarunrun]

This is mess up. Wannabe; Do not mess up our song. Sucks!!!!!!!!!

[@blakefamily9447]

l don't like who is singing this song😨😨😨. can't they translate it to our language? it would sound better😠😠😠😡😡😡

[@tianacuff3558]

and by the way he is singing it wrong he doesn't even live at Jamaica like me

[@Danielle_McGhie]

please it sound good but ur voice no in a it leave this to us jamaicans its jus crappy u spoiled my fave song

[@willowthewhispful]

The singer was raised in Jamaica!

[@Gaeilgeoir]

This version is total shite! lol

[@maxk1184]

Gaeilgeoir very funny.

[@TheVishalc92]

Very touching story. Very appropriate in India as well.