This song carries so many memories for me. I was about 11, and my then older brother used to play this in his room all the time - was never allow in there, though:/; I've long lost my brother, but this track always stayed in my mind; did not really know the name, but after a few years of typing in random words over the net and here in youtube, finally I found the track by chance. I'm over the moooooon, your wouldn't believe:) Love this tune since I was a skinny boy; thanks to my big bro.
+Gabriel Gervais I know the feeling...sometimes you just cant remember the name or title or the artist and it is brutal....but then that moment when you do find what you have been searching for is sure to be a glorious one!
Last week it cost £34 to fill my car with petrol, today it cost £54 to fill my tank. Sitting here, then I remembered this song….. it’s going to get harder peeps
THOSE COVID BLUES HAVE JUST BEEN BLOWN AWAY BY THIS DANCEHALL BUBBLER. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.😀 WHERE ARE MY OLD SKOOL APPRECIATERS AT. ? ? 2021 STAY SAFE PEOPLE. 😷 BLESS.
OMG - its true!!! the music that was used in the Taffy Lewis bar scene from Bladerunner...!!! that ten seconds of music has been in my mind since 1982 and never knew til now where, or what, it was!! Thank you for putting it on here!
This tune is beyond wondrous. Love the lyrics: Time so tough, rat a cut bottle. Reggae music at its most prophetic! How 600 people could down vote this is mind boggling. Maybe they should stick to Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber.
I found this when I bought the Pressure Souns album Don't call us immigrants. I specially like this song and the title song by Tabby Cat Kelly. And the one by Misty: Six one penny!!
This was a tune I listened to back in the day and "boy "... reminds me of the good times of the late 70's and early 80's, and original blues parties. Give thanks.
LYRICS: Time get so hard, that even rat a cut bottle Is a situation that, the poor man can't tackle, ah Yeah Time get so tough, man can't even get one Is a situation that, the poor man can't handle Lord The cost of living city get so drastic So mother can't even find penny fi send dem pickney go a market, uh Nickle get so scarce, you can't even get none So instead a once a week, every day for me I'm?? Lord Time get so hard, that even rat a cut bottle Is a situation that, the poor man can't tackle Lord The time get so tough, man can't even get one Is a situation that, the poor man can't handle Whenever you go down-town, just take a look aroudn And check how much youth you see walking up and down Yeah 'Cause in yah this yah time, when no job man can't find If they are in need, say they must commit a crime Lord... The cost of living city get so drastic So mother can't even find penny fi send dem pickney go a market Lord Nickle get so scarce, you can't even get none So instead a once a week, every day for me I'm?? Lord Time get so hard, that even rat a cut bottle Is a situation that, the poor man can't tackle Lord Time get so tough, man can't even get one Is a situation that, the poor man can't handle Never, never handle No, never handle A sufferation, yes a sufferation Time get so hard, that rat a cut bottle True, true Is a situation that, the poor man can't tackle, ah Bam, biddly-beng Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle What a dread situation fi tackle Man, a what a dread situation fi tackle Say me can't get no food deh fi nimble, bow! Me can't get no food deh fi nimble Rich man check it so simple A lot a poor man take it ungrateful You know Say when me wake up 'pon me bed, a say me feel so sick And a when I take me stop, me say I can't survive dis Just a twist me like a???? stick Say just a twist me like a???? stick Say time so hard that even rat a cut bottle Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle Say a sufferation, a sufferation A me say a murderation You know For me say, wicked man, a where you a go run? For me say, wicked man, a where you a go hide? Because a Jah Jah a go strike with a lighting and thunder Jah Jah a go strike with a lighting and thunder Jah a marshal, him no partial, bow, hey Jah a marshal, him no partial Because Him higher than a general, right, Lord Him higher than a general, hey For me say whether you a woman or whether you a man You got to remember say you deh 'pon Jah Jah land Bam bam, upon the island say a bam bam opn the island 'Cause if me take off me tam, it a go bring a bam bam Me take off me tam, it a go bring a bam bam But a sufferation upon the land I tell you say, a sufferation upon the land For me no selfish inna your ways, pass the time A Lord have mercy, hear me say So no, no selfish inna your ways, pass the time And let me tell you 'bout the Son who leads the way No matter weh you say, cah each and every da You got to hear me say, hey Say time so hard that even rat a cut bottle Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle What a dread situation fi tackle Man, a what a dread situation fi tackle Me say the dread 'pon the nation Hey come on me say a dread 'pon the nation Hey, come on and what a dread situation Lord, come on what a murderation A murderation, and me say sufferation...
Dope stuff! If you like these kind of Reggae songs, then check out these other KILLER TUNES! Barrington Levy - Praise His Name Meditations - Babylon Trap Them Tony Tuff - Good Times Ruddy Simbal - A So The System Work Mighty Diamonds - Tell Me What's Wrong Fulk Livingston Reid - Golden Dufferdil Dolphin Morris - Su Su Pan Rasta I Roy - Drifter U Roy - Herbman Skanking Senya - Roots Man Lacksley Castell - Johnny Brown Don Carlos - Late Night Blues Leroy Gibbons - She's My Baby Frankie Paul - Be Mine Tonight Hugh Griffiths - African Dream Derrick Lara - You Have Changed Bunny Lie Lie & Lee Van Cliff - Mr. Dynamite Maytones - Throw Down Your Arms Earl Cunningham & Papa Bruce - One Away Man Earl Cunningham - African Man John Holt - Stranger In Love Al Campbell - One Beer Bad Boy Alton Ellis - Big Bad Boy Admiral Tibett - Babylon Brutality Anthony Johnson - Spend Time Loving You Leroy Brown - Gone Gone Chuck Turner - I Need You Little Kirk - God A Di Man Beres Hammond - Irie & Mellow Prilly Hamilton - Don't Take It Personal Ambelique - Lonely Soldier Marijuanas - Tell Us When Enos McLeod - Walls Of Jericho Bunny Wailer - Borderation Leroy Smart - I Don't Like It I Roy - Devils Brother In Law U Roy - Challice In The Palace Fragga Ranks & The Mighty Diamonds - Pass The Challice Vicious Irie - Late Night Attack Tony Curtis - My God Is Real Bushman - Yadd Away Home Burning Spear - Far Over Burning Spear - Legal Hustlers Burning Spear - Tumble Down Anthony Johnson - Gunshot African Star - Love In Your Heart Eek A Mouse - Macho Man Early B - Ganja Man Super Cat - ABC Half Pint & Anthony B - Two To One Peter Broggs - No Ism Pon Di Riddim Peter Broggs - Mr. Sheriff Man Barrington Levy - Don't Pretend Peter Tosh - Nah Goa Jail Israel Vibration - Licks & Kicks Junior Byles - Rasta No Pickpocket Johnny Clarke - Nice Time Major Manzie - Bout Ya Isaac Tulli - Radio Assault Irie Souls - Blaze Up Steve Knight - Robber Man Garnett Silk - Wicked Man Investigators - Woman I Need Your Loving Irie Souljah - Jah Rastafari Ranking Dread - Stylilly Mikey Spice - Hands On Me Delroy Wilson - Do That To Me One More Time Yellowman - How You Keep A Dance Steel Pulse - King James Version Kofi - Get Real Kotch - Rub A Dub Officer Dennis Brown - Slave Driver Tinga Stewart - I'm Gonna Fall In Love Junior Murvin & Jah Lion - Police & Thieves Wailing Souls - Baga Trouble Bim Sherman - Golden Locks Twinkle Brothers - Unemployment Dennis Brown & Freddie McGrgegor - Raggamuffin Horace Andy - Just Say Who Heptones - Fatty Fatty Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites Tony Tuff - Pass The Ball Tony Tuff - Ram Dance Style Mikey Melody - Champion Sound Banana Man - Dancehall Murder Jah Marnyah - Rootsman Skank Alpheus Taylor - Struggling Tiger - No Wanga Gut Mikey Melody - Soldier In Your Town O'Neil Dyer - Night Shift Mikey Spice - Love Won't Let Me Wait Junior Moore - Rum Bar Little Howie - Original Love Me Lone Ranger - Love Bump Little John - Joker Lover Little John - Yes Mama Don Carlos - Chant Down Babylon Sugar Minott & Captain Sinbad - Hard Time Pressure Ras Shiloh - Home To Zion
Tried to thank you on your youtube channel but didn't see any contact or comment info. This is an awesome compilation of songs and will keep me busy all day pasting them into the search bar to listen to them myself; big ups for sharing this.
First time hearing this was on John Peel 🍌 when he played reggae tracks he always played what rodigan never plays. Discovered a lot of artist from his late nite BBC show.
Back in the days when radio was radio and you could hear all sorts of music by twiddling the dial. Now most music lacks a tune or great musicianship and now we have ended up with Dermot O'Dreary's 'Acoustic Lounge' and other garbage because personality seems more important than the music to the morons who are now in charge.
Great record...the piano really makes it. It sounds very much like the piano in Familyman arrangements like 'Dub Feelings' by The Wailers or 'It won't come Easy' by Man X.
Lion Youth’s “Rat a Cut Bottle” and Black Uhuru’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” share a similar reggae vibe...I can feel it... ....Well...'Rat A Cut Bottle' was released in 19781 and 'Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner' in 1981....
Eu sinto meu senhor em mim...Ele chegar como fogo e luz incandescente....É libertará meu povo...da mão do inimigo....Que Jah rastafári abençoe a terra.
Bad choon. My favourite dub tune of all time. Special request at last night's dance, to hear your favourite plate dropped on 12" at the dance. Mind blowing. Big thanks to Bev-i-roots.Gonna keep me skanking for ages.
Time get so hard, that even rat a cut bottle Is a situation that, the poor man can't tackle, ah Yeah Time get so tough, man can't even get one Is a situation that, the poor man can't handle Lord The cost of living city get so drastic So mother can't even find penny fi send dem pickney go a market, uh Nickle get so scarce, you can't even get none So instead a once a week, every day for me I'm ?? Lord Time get so hard, that even rat a cut bottle Is a situation that, the poor man can't tackle Lord The time get so tough, man can't even get one Is a situation that, the poor man can't handle Whenever you go down-town, just take a look aroudn And check how much youth you see walking up and down Yeah 'Cause in yah this yah time, when no job man can't find If they are in need, say they must commit a crime Lord... The cost of living city get so drastic So mother can't even find penny fi send dem pickney go a market Lord Nickle get so scarce, you can't even get none So instead a once a week, every day for me I'm ?? Lord Time get so hard, that even rat a cut bottle Is a situation that, the poor man can't tackle Lord Time get so tough, man can't even get one Is a situation that, the poor man can't handle Never, never handle No, never handle A sufferation, yes a sufferation Time get so hard, that rat a cut bottle True, true Is a situation that, the poor man can't tackle, ah Bam, biddly-beng Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle What a dread situation fi tackle Man, a what a dread situation fi tackle Say me can't get no food deh fi nimble, bow! Me can't get no food deh fi nimble Rich man check it so simple A lot a poor man take it ungrateful You know Say when me wake up 'pon me bed, a say me feel so sick And a when I take me stop, me say I can't survive dis Just a twist me like a ?? ?? stick Say just a twist me like a ?? ?? stick Say time so hard that even rat a cut bottle Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle Say a sufferation, a sufferation A me say a murderation You know For me say, wicked man, a where you a go run? For me say, wicked man, a where you a go hide? Because a Jah Jah a go strike with a lighting and thunder Jah Jah a go strike with a lighting and thunder Jah a marshal, him no partial, bow, hey Jah a marshal, him no partial Because Him higher than a general, right, Lord Him higher than a general, hey For me say whether you a woman or whether you a man You got to remember say you deh 'pon Jah Jah land Bam bam, upon the island say a bam bam opn the island 'Cause if me take off me tam, it a go bring a bam bam Me take off me tam, it a go bring a bam bam But a sufferation upon the land I tell you say, a sufferation upon the land For me no selfish inna your ways, pass the time A Lord have mercy, hear me say So no, no selfish inna your ways, pass the time And let me tell you 'bout the Son who leads the way No matter weh you say, cah each and every da You got to hear me say, hey Say time so hard that even rat a cut bottle Time so hard that even rat a cut bottle What a dread situation fi tackle Man, a what a dread situation fi tackle Me say the dread 'pon the nation Hey come on me say a dread 'pon the nation Hey, come on and what a dread situation Lord, come on what a murderation A murderation, and me say sufferation... Source : www.jah-lyrics.com/song/lion-youth-rat-a-cut-bottle
Jah a marshal, him no partial. Always loved that line. Perfect on it's own, or you can have it with a nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Enjoyed reading these lyrics. Ta
it is strange how I loved this song sooo much when I was younger....wat so strange is my bro died of lung failure in 2000.....aged 34.....still a great song
Situation critical!! When rats start cutting bottle, people either become geniuses or they devolve into criminality and prostitution. 1978 was perhaps the golden year for roots reggae. All releases by virtually all roots artists were top, top drawer. Even Lion Youth was not left out of the roots gem jamboree.
The meaning is:... overprotectiveness or repression of (spiritual) knowledge is to no avail ... just as a rat is (normally) never able to cut trough a bottle, regardless of how much time it has....(poor ppl keep the rice, beans and sugar in bottles to protect from rats)
@@alimantado373 I thought it was about how times were hard in Jamaica/UK, and they were so bad that even a rat has to use a broken bottle to defend himself
I am truly amazed never thought there could be another who sounds like the Cool Rula , Gregory I. if this isnt Gregory recording under another name or a son of Gregory who is this never heard of Lion Youth before great tune , definately a student of the Rula
@El Negro Azteca Well actually there are no more Gregory Issac's we only get one, however it's always been true there are many unknown talents always will be,,in all genres of music and art expression also many unknown talents behind many of the known famous
Coisa mais gostosa de ouvir...me leva a pensar em Gregory isaacs na participação no dvd do horacy Andy livin' It UP wooowwwwww Pedrada na mulera 🪖🙆🏻♂️🇧🇷🇯🇲
