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Concentratin' on truckin' right
I heard a dark voice beside of me
And I looked round in a state of fright
I saw four faces one mad
A brother from the gutter
They looked me up and down a bit
And turned to each other
I say
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket no no
I love it
Don't you walk thru' my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru' my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet.
Well he looked down at my silver chain
He said I'll give you one dollar
I said you've got to be jokin' man
It was a present from me mother
He said I like it I want it
I'll take it off your hands
And you'll be sorry you crossed me
You'd better understand that you're alone
A long way from home.
And I say
I don't like reggae no no
I love it
I don't like regaae
I love it
Don't you cramp me style
Don't you queer me pitch
Don't you walk thru' my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet.
I hurried back to the swimming pool
Sinkin' Pena Calarda
I heard a dark voice beside me say
Would you like something harder
She said I've got it you want it
My harvest is the best
And it you try it you'll like it
And whollow in a Dreadlock Holyday.
And I say
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her oh yea
Don't you walk thru' her words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru' her words
'Cause you ain't heard her out yet.
I don't like cricket
I love it Dreadlock Holiday
I don't like reggae
I love it Dreadlock Holiday
Don't like Jamaica
I love her Dreadlock Holiday.
I am bumping this 14-year old comment to the top. I do notice RP seems to be distancing itself from the 1970s in recent years, but I'd like to see some of these talented musicians get some airplay here, it doesn't need to be all about Supertramp and Pink Floyd.
For a while, in the mid-70s, I recall, 10cc was on top of the world. When I was in 7th Grade, my nerdy friend Robert K. and I would sing clever lines from "Wall Street Shuffle" while playing kick-ball during recess. At the skating rink, "I'm Not In Love," was a staple "slow skate" song, and was all over the airwaves. I recall hearing "The Things We Do For Love," over a transistor radio while my Boy Scout patrol and I cooked bacon and eggs over a campfire one bright and snowy November morning. Then THIS song was their newest hit, and my teenage ears would perk up every time. Fun stuff! My friends and I could never resist singing along, and went forth carrying lines from it in our heads, ready to blurt them out whenever it felt right. Saw them in a smallish but excellent venue in Yokohama about 15 years ago and they put on an incredible show. The songs I grew up hearing, containing and marking so many emotional passages of Life, were done and played in such a friendly, intimate way, and the multicultural audience and I were utterly enthralled. We were reminded, in banter, then in superb song, that Gouldman had given The Hollies their monster hit, "Bus Stop," and to The Yardbirds, "Heart Full of Soul" and "For Your Love." What a fantastic songwriting and singing powerhouse they were! Thanks, RP!
Great story, thanks Colorado John!
I agree! Also, the whole "Une Nuit a Paris" suite can still blow me away...so artistic, theatrical and operatic even... Musical genius!
Ok this is growing on me, 2
You've got to be jokin' man
Excellent musicianship all the way through though.
Thanks for that, and thanks for playing it.....mon...
Desmond Decker for. Also didn't know it was reggae, just loved the sound.
Only one of them left, Graham Gouldman. The stand ins did a good job when I saw them a few years ago
My exact experience with both artistes
must admit, I do like it
Weirdly, I love this track though. Go figure.
I'm fond of their "Wall Street Shuffle" in addition to the two you mentioned....https://www.google.com/url?sa=...
And I gotta say that this track sounds GREAT, both on my headphones and (maybe in an hour at lunch) it'll sound great on the big system in my truck. Long Live RP!!
I was first grader, getting ready for school, my parents to work,as we we gathered in dinning room this song start playing on the radio, my parents start dancing and singing and i clearly remember i was adding I don't like school, I love it, hahaha
I hate it
this is anyway a solid 8
I don't believe I've ever heard Godley/Creme on RP. Odd, they would fit right in here.
I LOVE IT!!
"It somehow eluded me for decades."
Really!?!? This got played endlessly in the 70s in my neck of the woods. One of the soundtrack-to-the-70s songs for me...
Thanks for that, and thanks for playing it.....mon...
Abso-friggin-lutely!
(almost any song of theirs other than this)
Love these guys back in the day. Puts a smile on my mug.
Yes agreed! 9 all day!
Love these guys back in the day. Puts a smile on my mug.
It's an 8 from the Silly Mid On!
....... yes, yes & yes. 10
Concentratin' on truckin' right
I heard a dark voice beside of me
And I looked round in a state of fright
I saw four faces one mad
A brother from the gutter
They looked me up and down a bit
And turned to each other
I say
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
Don't you walk thru my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet
Well he looked down at my silver chain
He said I'll give you one dollar
I said you've got to be jokin' man
It was a present from me Mother
He said I like it I want it
I'll take it off your hands
And you'll be sorry you crossed me
You'd better understand that you're alone
A long way from home
And I say
I don't like reggae no no
I love it
I don't like reggae oh no
I love it
Don't you cramp me style
Don't you queer on me pitch
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet
I hurried back to the swimming pool
Sinkin' pina coladas
I heard a dark voice beside me say
Would you like something harder
She said I've got it you want it
My harvest is the best
And if you try it you'll like it
And wallow in a Dreadlock Holiday
And I say
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her oh yea
Don't you walk thru her words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru her words
'Cause you ain't heard her out yet
I don't like cricket
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
I don't like reggae
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
Don't like Jamaica
I love her (Dreadlock Holiday)
Wow, that was fast, the song just started!
Concentratin' on truckin' right
I heard a dark voice beside of me
And I looked round in a state of fright
I saw four faces one mad
A brother from the gutter
They looked me up and down a bit
And turned to each other
I say
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
Don't you walk thru my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet
Well he looked down at my silver chain
He said I'll give you one dollar
I said you've got to be jokin' man
It was a present from me Mother
He said I like it I want it
I'll take it off your hands
And you'll be sorry you crossed me
You'd better understand that you're alone
A long way from home
And I say
I don't like reggae no no
I love it
I don't like reggae oh no
I love it
Don't you cramp me style
Don't you queer on me pitch
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet
I hurried back to the swimming pool
Sinkin' pina coladas
I heard a dark voice beside me say
Would you like something harder
She said I've got it you want it
My harvest is the best
And if you try it you'll like it
And wallow in a Dreadlock Holiday
And I say
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her oh yea
Don't you walk thru her words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru her words
'Cause you ain't heard her out yet
I don't like cricket
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
I don't like reggae
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
Don't like Jamaica
I love her (Dreadlock Holiday)
The chorus goes: I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery...
Montego Bay (1978)......power outage. A local came up to us stating he could get us on our way back to the Holiday Inn for $20. Talked him down to $10. Alive to tell about it today.....lol. I have the feeling that blackouts were/are common down in "Marleyville." Chalk it up to the tourism trade.
The chorus goes: I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery...
I say
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket no no
I love it
Heh, that's a very British Commonwealth-based sentiment! Being an American I had no clue about cricket. Once I married an Indian, that changed.
Still true Bill.
Got Irony?
This tune preceded all that British ska and reggae music produced by the likes of The English Beat, The Specials, Madness, and The Police. Gotta give ‘em credit where it's due as they ushered in a significant new wave.
Madness, The Police, and The Specials were all formed by 1976 or '77, before this record's 1978 release - but true, none of them were releasing records until later on. I don't know if it can be asserted that this tune "ushered in" the British "2-Tone", ska revival of the late 70's. Most of those guys were probably listening to Desmond Dekker or Prince Buster, not a relatively Top-40 act like 10CC. This is a pretty good tune, though.
Got Irony?
This tune preceded all that British ska and reggae music produced by the likes of The English Beat, The Specials, Madness, and The Police. Gotta give ‘em credit where it's due as they ushered in a significant new wave.
Love that line!
Also: Lovin' Spoonful, Pearl Jam...
You don't otherwise see those two bands named in the same sentence. Maybe they'll tour together soon.
Hit the mute button for blessed relief. It could be worse - instead of this clichéd number, we could be hearing the super-clichéd "I'm not in love".
I heard back in my youth that 10cc was the volume of the average ejaculate from a male orgasm. If so, that would make at least one interesting fact about the band.
Also: Lovin' Spoonful, Pearl Jam...
I don't like this, no I despise it. Make it stop please!
Hit the mute button for blessed relief. It could be worse - instead of this clichéd number, we could be hearing the super-clichéd "I'm not in love".
I heard back in my youth that 10cc was the volume of the average ejaculate from a male orgasm. If so, that would make at least one interesting fact about the band.
I don't like this, no I despise it. Make it stop please!
No Soul.
I don't like this, no I despise it. Make it stop please!
Why not start playing "Consequences" ....
RP would probably be one of the few, or maybe the only, station to play something from "Consequences". For those of you who's never heard it, it was a triple album from Creme and Godley, and ...well, there's no way to describe it really, it has to be heard.
Actually this was originally from the 1978 Bloody Tourist LP...
Rock Triva: Where does the name of the band come from?
You're about 11 months too late with the trivia question...it was already addressed on Sep 11, 2008 at 14:53.
Yes. That's in metric.
AFAIK the English/US/imperial/whatever equivalent is "The Lovin' Spoonful".
Maybe Bill G. should follow this song with "Pearl Necklace" by ZZ Top.
Yes. That's in metric.
AFAIK the English/US/imperial/whatever equivalent is "The Lovin' Spoonful".
Don't think I've heard it in 25 years (really).
10cc is the average amount of ejaculate
Rock Triva: Where does the name of the band come from?
10cc is the average amount of ejaculate
Rock Triva: Where does the name of the band come from?
is it an abbreviation for 10 cubic centimeters?
Rock Triva: Where does the name of the band come from?
it's not what you are thinking
Rock Triva: Where does the name of the band come from?
songbirdfemme wrote:
I'm not in love is not an overplayed song?? goodness, it is in my world!
Or how about playing "Rubber Bullets" or "The Wall Street Shuffle"?
FYI, calling someone in a subservient position "boy" is generally not done by Americans these days. This is a term that was often used in years past to describe African-American men in a derogatory way.
What decade are you livin' in?
These guys had lots of great tunes; why choose this overplayed novelty song? How about "I'm not in love" for starters?
I'm not in love is not an overplayed song?? goodness, it is in my world!
Thats right, its rubbish.
But i love this song
Why not start playing "Consequences" ....
These guys had lots of great tunes; why choose this overplayed novelty song? How about "I'm not in love" for starters?
It's also an age/perspective thing.
Awhile back, my mother-in-law (she was in her late 60s at the time) was researching her family history and was interviewing her aunts (late 80s / early 90s) about particular people no longer alive. What struck her was that her aunts kept referring to her as a "girl" :)