Hello ya'll
Once again it's been a very long time since I haven't posted something on this space. I even checked tonight to upload the tue to be featured and did not find my Mediafire space, I guess they have deleted it so please feel free to contact me here if you want me to upload again one of the tunes featured in the past and the link does not work.
As all of us these two last years have been kind of hectic with this shitty disease spreading all over, some space for hope that maybe some mindset would evolve towards more respect for mother nature, many of us being or feeling alone or abandoned, the poorest among us not even able to access basic healthcare,... I count my blessings in this time as I am healthy, I have a roof over my head and a job to provide bred and more, all of my closest parents are still with me and healthy, so everything good here while I am aware it's not the same for everyone.
So I guess now is the time to share some of the vibes I have gathered in the mentime!
Tune featured tonight is a early 80's tune that I have liked for quite a while, still pretty obscure, from Delroy Williams. Delroy Williams is a singer mostly known for his collaborations with Augustus Pablo with many roots hits such as Think Twice, Idrens Feels Nice and the beautiful I stand black LP, which has been reissued back in the days on the ever great Makasound reissue label.
The tune selected tonight has been also reissued in 2020 under the Prosperity imprint from France (an Onlyroots subsidiary?) so if you want this pon plastic you still can grab a copy for cheap.
It was originally issued in 1983, in an era when Jamaica has been suffering for long and continued to suffer from political and gang violence, both being wildly intricated. So the scars of war mentionned in the lyrics refer clearly to that kind of violence and the song itself is a call for cease fire. Many a tune has had the same topic since the mid 70's and you will find plenty examples of these so called "tribal wars", such as Enos McLeod "Tel-a-viv", Little Roy "Tribal war", Bob Andy "war in the city" and plenty more. The few moments of calm in between being also celebrated in tunes such as Jacob Mille's "Peace treaty special", Abdulkareem's "Peace in the city" and so on.
To pay tribute to my friend James Danino and his work on his blog Wisdom Knowledge Understanding I will try to provide with the lyrics (for a translation to French, we'll see).
Song goes like this :
Heya heya, scars we no want ouuuuuuu
Kill them all and come back alive, you'll only get to hero
Kill them all and come back alive, you'll only get to hero, woyoy
Scars of war we no want, no no
Scars of war we no want, no no
When I&I born seh we no have no scars
When I&I born seh we no have no scars
But now we mature we have a lot for sure
In a time like this one and one get wild
All they try to do is take each other's life
They won't look into themselves and see they are wrong
Scars of war we no want, no no
Scars of war Jah Jah no want, no no
In a time like this even iron can melt
And I&I, I&I are flesh and blood
See the truth : we are one, although the fight is strong
Scars of war we no want, no no (2x)
Heya Heya...seen
Kill them all and come back alive, you'll only get to hero
Kill them all and come back alive, you'll only get to hero, woyoy
Scars of war we no want, no no
Scars of war we no want, no no
When I&I born seh we no have no scars
When I&I born seh we no have no scars
But now we mature we have a lot for sure
In a time like this one and one get wild
All they try to do is take each other's life
They won't look into themselves and see they are wrong
Scars of war Jah Jah no want
The tune is quite slow tempo, with heavy bass and beautiful sax arrangements and solo, which come strong again on the version side, provided by the High Times All Star band.
As in the past, feel free to download both sides by following the link in blue below the tune label, high quality rip from my personal copy.
I will now leave you and get some rest, wishing Peace and tranquility to earth as Roudoudou once said.
More love, more life, Guy Danse!
