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The sounds of the island — grouped by how they sound

931 playable recordings, interviews, documentaries and sound tapes from the archive, sorted into nine sonic groupings. Each grouping tells you what to listen for, so the difference between a ska chop and a one drop is something you can hear rather than something you have to take on trust.

SONIC GROUPINGS

Nine ways the island sounds.

Most groupings follow a period of sound — the tempo drop into rocksteady, the machine arriving in 1985. Clash and dubplate is the exception: it is a practice rather than a decade, so a record lands there for what it shows, not for when its artist worked. A recording can sit in more than one.

Deep background

Drum roots

Three Nyabinghi drums in conversation — the bass drum on the downbeat, the funde holding a steady heartbeat pulse, the repeater improvising across the top. Kumina and revival singing work the same way: a fixed pulse with a voice moving freely over it.

35 recordings

1940s–50s

Mento

An acoustic band with no drum kit: banjo, guitar, hand drum and a rhumba box — a big thumb piano the player sits on — plucking the bassline. The lilt leans on the last beat of the bar, which is why mento swings where calypso struts.

27 recordings

1950s–early 60s

Sound-system foundation

American R&B and shuffle boogie played through valve amplifiers and home-built bass bins. The thing to hear is not the song but the system: bass weight the record was never mastered for, and a selector talking over it.

17 recordings

1962–66

Ska

The chop on the offbeat — guitar and piano stabbing the up-strokes between the drums — at a pace close to a run. Horns carry the melody, jazz-schooled and loud, and the bass walks rather than repeats.

43 recordings

1966–79

Rocksteady, reggae and dub

The tempo drops and the bass steps forward as the lead instrument. Count to four: in a one drop there is nothing on beat one, and kick and snare land together on three. Then dub takes the same tape and removes most of it, leaving reverb where the singing was.

218 recordings

1979–90

Dancehall and the digital turn

One riddim under many different voices. After Sleng Teng in 1985 the backing is a machine rather than a band, so the timing is exact and the same instrumental can carry a love song, a boast and a warning in the same session.

187 recordings

1990s

Clash and dubplate

A familiar tune with the words changed — an artist singing a rival sound into the ground and calling your sound by name. These are specials, cut one at a time for one system, and the crowd noise is the scoring.

201 recordings

2000s

Street dance

Records built for a specific move, with the instruction in the lyric. The tempo and the gaps in the beat are shaped around what a body has to do on the floor.

108 recordings

2010s onward

Global and the living archive

Old riddims resurfacing — a Studio One bassline under a new voice, a revival singer reaching back past dancehall to roots. Listen for what is being quoted.

263 recordings

LISTENING — ROCKSTEADY, REGGAE AND DUB

Rocksteady, reggae and dub

The tempo drops and the bass steps forward as the lead instrument. Count to four: in a one drop there is nothing on beat one, and kick and snare land together on three. Then dub takes the same tape and removes most of it, leaving reverb where the singing was.

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Sly & Robbie and Spicy Chocolate, Gramps Morgan - Chatty Woman [Official Album Audio]

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  1. 0:00[Music]
  2. 0:03[Music] W
  3. 0:04W
  4. 0:04W yeah oh
  5. 0:08yeah oh
  6. 0:08yeah oh yeah I don't like a chatty chatty
  7. 0:14woman rabit don't you hear what I
  8. 0:18woman rabit don't you hear what I say I don't like hear what D son say I
  9. 0:24say I don't like hear what D son say I
  10. 0:24say I don't like hear what D son say I don't like a woman we CH to much yeah I
  11. 0:30don't like a woman we CH to much yeah I
  12. 0:30don't like a woman we CH to much yeah I M will get you in trouble I have to move
  13. 0:33M will get you in trouble I have to move
  14. 0:33M will get you in trouble I have to move on the double I don't
  15. 0:36on the double I don't
  16. 0:36on the double I don't like a woman would CH to much yeah the
  17. 0:41like a woman would CH to much yeah the
  18. 0:41like a woman would CH to much yeah the way you love to chat up to strangers
  19. 0:44way you love to chat up to strangers
  20. 0:44way you love to chat up to strangers your M will get you in
  21. 0:47your M will get you in
  22. 0:47your M will get you in danger the woman that I like it better
  23. 0:52danger the woman that I like it better
  24. 0:52danger the woman that I like it better yet the type I
  25. 0:55yet the type I
  26. 0:55yet the type I love one who doesn't lose character yeah
  27. 1:00love one who doesn't lose character yeah
  28. 1:00love one who doesn't lose character yeah behaves like a queen yeah and everything
  29. 1:04behaves like a queen yeah and everything
  30. 1:04behaves like a queen yeah and everything makes me want to give her the ring and
  31. 1:07makes me want to give her the ring and
  32. 1:07makes me want to give her the ring and lo for eternity I don't like a woman
  33. 1:13lo for eternity I don't like a woman
  34. 1:13lo for eternity I don't like a woman went sh so much yeah I CH your mouth
  35. 1:16went sh so much yeah I CH your mouth
  36. 1:16went sh so much yeah I CH your mouth will get you in trouble I have to move
  37. 1:20will get you in trouble I have to move
  38. 1:20will get you in trouble I have to move on the double I don't
  39. 1:23on the double I don't
  40. 1:23on the double I don't like a woman that chop to March yeah the
  41. 1:27like a woman that chop to March yeah the
  42. 1:27like a woman that chop to March yeah the way you love to chop up to Strange
  43. 1:30way you love to chop up to Strange
  44. 1:30way you love to chop up to Strange your M will get you in
  45. 1:33your M will get you in
  46. 1:33your M will get you in danger need a
  47. 1:36danger need a
  48. 1:36danger need a woman M yeah who don't love to scream
  49. 1:40woman M yeah who don't love to scream
  50. 1:40woman M yeah who don't love to scream and shout that's the kind of woman we
  51. 1:44and shout that's the kind of woman we
  52. 1:44and shout that's the kind of woman we love
  53. 1:46love
  54. 1:46love yeah every man know what I'm talking
  55. 1:49yeah every man know what I'm talking
  56. 1:49yeah every man know what I'm talking about one who don't scream and
  57. 1:52about one who don't scream and
  58. 1:52about one who don't scream and shout so every man help me say I don't
  59. 1:57shout so every man help me say I don't
  60. 1:57shout so every man help me say I don't lie a woman with so much yeah I him will
  61. 2:03lie a woman with so much yeah I him will
  62. 2:03lie a woman with so much yeah I him will get you in trouble I have to move on the
  63. 2:07get you in trouble I have to move on the
  64. 2:07get you in trouble I have to move on the dou I don't
  65. 2:09dou I don't
  66. 2:09dou I don't like a woman would CH too much yeah the
  67. 2:13like a woman would CH too much yeah the
  68. 2:13like a woman would CH too much yeah the way you love to CH up to strangers your
  69. 2:17way you love to CH up to strangers your
  70. 2:17way you love to CH up to strangers your Mo will get you in
  71. 2:20Mo will get you in
  72. 2:20Mo will get you in danger chy chy
  73. 2:24danger chy chy
  74. 2:24danger chy chy woman tell me what is
  75. 2:27woman tell me what is
  76. 2:27woman tell me what is wrong can't you see what I'm saying baby
  77. 2:31wrong can't you see what I'm saying baby
  78. 2:31wrong can't you see what I'm saying baby baby I don't mean to be
  79. 2:35baby I don't mean to be
  80. 2:35baby I don't mean to be feisty or
  81. 2:37feisty or
  82. 2:37feisty or firey all I need from you is your
  83. 2:41firey all I need from you is your
  84. 2:41firey all I need from you is your understanding that I don't like it a
  85. 2:45understanding that I don't like it a
  86. 2:45understanding that I don't like it a woman with ch to much yeah I CH him will
  87. 2:49woman with ch to much yeah I CH him will
  88. 2:49woman with ch to much yeah I CH him will get you in trouble I have to move on the
  89. 2:53get you in trouble I have to move on the
  90. 2:53get you in trouble I have to move on the dou I don't like I woman with up to much
  91. 2:59dou I don't like I woman with up to much
  92. 2:59dou I don't like I woman with up to much yeah the way you love to chop up to
  93. 3:02yeah the way you love to chop up to
  94. 3:02yeah the way you love to chop up to strangers your M will get you in
  95. 3:10danger spicy chocolate know what I
  96. 3:14danger spicy chocolate know what I mean know what I
  97. 3:16mean know what I
  98. 3:16mean know what I [Music]
  99. 3:20mean what do you say about the CH
  100. 3:24mean what do you say about the CH woman chy woman will lead you astray I
  101. 3:29woman chy woman will lead you astray I
  102. 3:29woman chy woman will lead you astray I don't
  103. 3:30don't
  104. 3:30don't like a woman CH much yeah a CH him M
  105. 3:35like a woman CH much yeah a CH him M
  106. 3:35like a woman CH much yeah a CH him M will get you in trouble a Happ on the I
  107. 3:40will get you in trouble a Happ on the I
  108. 3:40will get you in trouble a Happ on the I don't like it a woman that CH too much
  109. 3:45don't like it a woman that CH too much
  110. 3:45don't like it a woman that CH too much hey the way you love to chop up to
  111. 3:49hey the way you love to chop up to
  112. 3:49hey the way you love to chop up to strangers I don't like it baby I don't
  113. 3:54strangers I don't like it baby I don't
  114. 3:54strangers I don't like it baby I don't like it
  115. 3:57like it
  116. 3:57like it baby can't you hear me
  117. 4:00baby can't you hear me
  118. 4:00baby can't you hear me can't you hear me yeah oh yeah oh this
  119. 4:06can't you hear me yeah oh yeah oh this
  120. 4:06can't you hear me yeah oh yeah oh this is not a son yeah speak in my
  121. 4:11is not a son yeah speak in my
  122. 4:11is not a son yeah speak in my mind speak in my mind yeah
  123. 4:16mind speak in my mind yeah
  124. 4:16mind speak in my mind yeah yeah
  125. 4:18yeah
  126. 4:18yeah don't spicy chocolate daughter son
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Sound Dimension - "Full Up" [Official Audio]

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Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good (Official Audio)

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  1. 0:14First you take my heart and I pound your
  2. 0:17First you take my heart and I pound your hand and squeeze it
  3. 0:20hand and squeeze it
  4. 0:20hand and squeeze it tight. Then you take my
  5. 0:22tight. Then you take my
  6. 0:22tight. Then you take my mind and play with it all night.
  7. 0:27mind and play with it all night.
  8. 0:27mind and play with it all night. You take my pride and you throw them
  9. 0:31You take my pride and you throw them
  10. 0:31You take my pride and you throw them against the
  11. 0:33against the
  12. 0:33against the wall. You take me in your arms
  13. 0:40believe I'm not complaining what you
  14. 0:43believe I'm not complaining what you doing. You
  15. 0:46doing. You
  16. 0:46doing. You see this
  17. 0:49see this
  18. 0:49see this feeling so good to me. Don't you know
  19. 0:52feeling so good to me. Don't you know
  20. 0:52feeling so good to me. Don't you know that?
  21. 0:55that?
  22. 0:55that? Don't you know that it's our
  23. 0:57Don't you know that it's our
  24. 0:57Don't you know that it's our soul? Don't you know that it's our
  25. 1:01soul? Don't you know that it's our
  26. 1:01soul? Don't you know that it's our soul? It hurts so
  27. 1:06cold. You take my name and you stand in
  28. 1:10cold. You take my name and you stand in the
  29. 1:13street. Anything you want to do and say
  30. 1:16street. Anything you want to do and say is all right with me.
  31. 1:20is all right with me.
  32. 1:20is all right with me. You turn right
  33. 1:22You turn right
  34. 1:22You turn right around. Makes real love to
  35. 1:26around. Makes real love to
  36. 1:26around. Makes real love to me. Oh,
  37. 1:28me. Oh,
  38. 1:28me. Oh, baby. Show
  39. 1:31baby. Show
  40. 1:31baby. Show me. Cuz
  41. 1:34me. Cuz
  42. 1:34me. Cuz baby, these things are going to
  43. 1:39baby, these things are going to
  44. 1:39baby, these things are going to me. It hurts so well, but it's worth all
  45. 1:43me. It hurts so well, but it's worth all
  46. 1:43me. It hurts so well, but it's worth all the misery. Cuz don't you know that it
  47. 1:47the misery. Cuz don't you know that it
  48. 1:47the misery. Cuz don't you know that it hurts? Don't you know that it hurts?
  49. 1:50hurts? Don't you know that it hurts?
  50. 1:50hurts? Don't you know that it hurts? So, don't you know that I
  51. 1:54So, don't you know that I
  52. 1:54So, don't you know that I s it hurts
  53. 1:55s it hurts
  54. 1:55s it hurts [Music]
  55. 2:00so
  56. 2:05baby?
  57. 2:11[Music]
  58. 2:13[Music] Ooh, boy. Please don't ever hurt me.
  59. 2:19Ooh, boy. Please don't ever hurt me.
  60. 2:19Ooh, boy. Please don't ever hurt me. Cuz it will hurt even worse if you
  61. 2:25wear. Even though
  62. 2:27wear. Even though sometimes it's hard for me
  63. 2:30sometimes it's hard for me
  64. 2:30sometimes it's hard for me [Music]
  65. 2:32[Music]
  66. 2:32[Music] to make
  67. 2:34to make
  68. 2:34to make myself kills me, I don't
  69. 2:38myself kills me, I don't
  70. 2:38myself kills me, I don't care.
  71. 2:40care.
  72. 2:40care. Baby, I don't want you to ever quit.
  73. 2:46Baby, I don't want you to ever quit.
  74. 2:46Baby, I don't want you to ever quit. It ain't no good till it hurts a little
  75. 2:49It ain't no good till it hurts a little
  76. 2:50It ain't no good till it hurts a little bit. Cuz don't you know that it hurts so
  77. 2:54bit. Cuz don't you know that it hurts so
  78. 2:54bit. Cuz don't you know that it hurts so Don't you know that it hurts so
  79. 2:57Don't you know that it hurts so
  80. 2:57Don't you know that it hurts so Don't you know that it hurts?
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The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana (Satta Massagana)

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The Heptones - Book of Rules

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The Maytals 'Pressure Drop' (official audio)

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The Upsetters - Return of Django (Official Audio)

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Three Little Birds

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Three Piece Suit

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Toots & the Maytals - 54-46 That's My Number - 11/15/1975 - Winterland (Official)

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  1. 0:00yeah love
  2. 0:03yeah love love all
  3. 0:04love all
  4. 0:04love all right everybody say
  5. 0:11[Music]
  6. 0:14[Music] yeah everybody say
  7. 0:21yeah I want you to look St to my face
  8. 0:24yeah I want you to look St to my face right now and don't don't you afraid to
  9. 0:29right now and don't don't you afraid to
  10. 0:29right now and don't don't you afraid to tell a want to
  11. 0:35[Applause]
  12. 0:38say once more I would like you to say
  13. 0:41say once more I would like you to say want to say y
  14. 0:46[Music]
  15. 0:50[Music] [Applause]
  16. 0:51[Applause]
  17. 0:51[Applause] [Music]
  18. 0:59[Music]
  19. 1:10[Music] everybody
  20. 1:11everybody
  21. 1:11everybody [Music]
  22. 1:13[Music]
  23. 1:13[Music] [Applause]
  24. 1:18[Music]
  25. 1:20[Music] say
  26. 1:25everybody what is that yeah yeah yeah
  27. 1:29everybody what is that yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
  28. 1:32hey hey
  29. 1:36hey hey [Music]
  30. 1:58hey get I'm Miss
  31. 2:00hey get I'm Miss [Applause]
  32. 2:07[Applause]
  33. 2:07[Applause] yeah what I
  34. 2:12say what to say yeah
  35. 2:16say what to say yeah yeah hey
  36. 2:18yeah hey
  37. 2:18yeah hey [Applause]
  38. 2:35[Music]
  39. 2:49you hurt me no no no I I do
  40. 2:58you hurt me no no no I I do I I
  41. 3:00I I
  42. 3:00I I [Applause]
  43. 3:01[Applause]
  44. 3:02[Applause] this what
  45. 3:07I he what
  46. 3:09I he what [Music]
  47. 3:20[Music]
  48. 3:24[Music] I we get
  49. 3:27I we get
  50. 3:27I we get hurt I want to thank you
  51. 3:31hurt I want to thank you
  52. 3:31hurt I want to thank you this what
  53. 3:33this what
  54. 3:33this what they I want to say
  55. 3:36they I want to say
  56. 3:36they I want to say yeah this what
  57. 3:41[Music]
  58. 4:00[Music] hey
  59. 4:21[Music]
  60. 4:30he the one that's
  61. 4:32he the one that's there I
  62. 4:35there I
  63. 4:35there I every he the one that there
  64. 4:42[Music]
  65. 5:15come
  66. 5:17come on come
  67. 5:19on come
  68. 5:19on come on come come on come
  69. 5:24[Music]
  70. 5:28on yeah
  71. 5:30on yeah give it to me one time give it to me two
  72. 5:35give it to me one time give it to me two
  73. 5:35give it to me one time give it to me two time give it to me time yeah give it to
  74. 5:40time give it to me time yeah give it to
  75. 5:40time give it to me time yeah give it to me one time
  76. 5:42me one time
  77. 5:42me one time [Music]
  78. 6:05on come come come
  79. 6:08on come come come on come on come on come
  80. 6:11on come on come on come
  81. 6:11on come on come on come on give it to me one time you said when
  82. 6:16on give it to me one time you said when
  83. 6:16on give it to me one time you said when I said two time and one time I would
  84. 6:18I said two time and one time I would
  85. 6:18I said two time and one time I would like you to say
  86. 6:21like you to say
  87. 6:21like you to say haa I said one time you say
  88. 6:24haa I said one time you say
  89. 6:24haa I said one time you say ha I said two times you say haa
  90. 6:29ha I said two times you say haa
  91. 6:29ha I said two times you say haa I said three times you say ha
  92. 6:33I said three times you say ha
  93. 6:33I said three times you say ha haa I said four times you say ha H
  94. 6:40haa I said four times you say ha H
  95. 6:40haa I said four times you say ha H [Applause]
  96. 6:42[Applause]
  97. 6:42[Applause] H they got it they got it all
  98. 6:47H they got it they got it all
  99. 6:47H they got it they got it all right we're going to look it one more
  100. 6:49right we're going to look it one more
  101. 6:49right we're going to look it one more time together remember I said one time
  102. 6:52time together remember I said one time
  103. 6:52time together remember I said one time you say h give it to me one
  104. 6:56you say h give it to me one
  105. 6:56you say h give it to me one time give it to me two time give it to
  106. 7:00time give it to me two time give it to
  107. 7:00time give it to me two time give it to me three time give it to me one
  108. 7:05me three time give it to me one
  109. 7:05me three time give it to me one time good you have
  110. 7:07time good you have
  111. 7:07time good you have talent yeah all
  112. 7:10talent yeah all
  113. 7:10talent yeah all right
  114. 7:13right
  115. 7:13right okay I know I know you have the talent
  116. 7:15okay I know I know you have the talent
  117. 7:15okay I know I know you have the talent down here and that's why we come here
  118. 7:19down here and that's why we come here
  119. 7:19down here and that's why we come here really to do this reg time for you we
  120. 7:23really to do this reg time for you we
  121. 7:23really to do this reg time for you we want to sing the Reger beat and let you
  122. 7:25want to sing the Reger beat and let you
  123. 7:25want to sing the Reger beat and let you get to move your feet with our Jamaican
  124. 7:27get to move your feet with our Jamaican
  125. 7:27get to move your feet with our Jamaican Reger beat okay
  126. 7:30Reger beat okay
  127. 7:30Reger beat okay okay he goes out there do it one
  128. 7:34okay he goes out there do it one
  129. 7:34okay he goes out there do it one time Chris you know give it to me one
  130. 7:39time Chris you know give it to me one
  131. 7:39time Chris you know give it to me one time give it to me two time give it to
  132. 7:42time give it to me two time give it to
  133. 7:43time give it to me two time give it to me now three time now give it to me no
  134. 7:49time are you ready brother we're going
  135. 7:52time are you ready brother we're going to do
  136. 7:54to do
  137. 7:54to do [Music]
  138. 7:56[Music]
  139. 7:56[Music] this ch ch
  140. 8:00this ch ch
  141. 8:00this ch ch [Music]
  142. 8:16[Music]
  143. 8:19[Music] [Applause]
  144. 8:20[Applause]
  145. 8:20[Applause] [Music]
  146. 8:22[Music]
  147. 8:22[Music] take
  148. 8:28it yeah
  149. 8:34oh
  150. 8:36oh more that's my
  151. 8:39more that's my
  152. 8:39more that's my [Music]
  153. 8:42[Music]
  154. 8:42[Music] number I one
  155. 8:53more everybody say yeah yeah what say
  156. 8:57more everybody say yeah yeah what say yeah yeah everybody yeah yeah everybody
  157. 9:02yeah yeah everybody yeah yeah everybody
  158. 9:02yeah yeah everybody yeah yeah everybody yeah
  159. 9:05[Music]
  160. 9:06[Music] [Applause]
  161. 9:14[Music]
  162. 9:15[Music] yeah all right
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War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo

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Wear You To The Ball (feat. Richie Spice)

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Bob Marley — No Woman, No Cry (Official Video)

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Bob Marley & The Wailers — One Love / People Get Ready (Official Music Video)

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Official Bob Marley YouTube upload / UMG reference; discovery-only embed.

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Gregory Isaacs — Night Nurse

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Peter Tosh — Legalize It (Audio)

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Peter Tosh official/Columbia-Legacy YouTube audio reference; discovery-only embed.

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The Maytals — 54-46 Was My Number (Official Audio)

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Trojan Records Official YouTube audio; discovery-only embed.

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  1. 0:02[Music]
  2. 0:23[Music] [Applause]
  3. 0:23[Applause]
  4. 0:23[Applause] [Music]
  5. 0:26[Music]
  6. 0:26[Music] [Applause]
  7. 0:29[Applause]
  8. 0:29[Applause] [Music]
  9. 0:29[Music]
  10. 0:29[Music] [Applause]
  11. 0:30[Applause]
  12. 0:30[Applause] [Music]
  13. 0:32[Music]
  14. 0:32[Music] [Applause]
  15. 0:34[Applause]
  16. 0:34[Applause] [Music]
  17. 0:39[Music]
  18. 0:57[Music] in a sense to me give it to me
  19. 1:10in a sense to me give it to me
  20. 1:10in a sense to me give it to me to Tom give it to me
  21. 1:15to Tom give it to me
  22. 1:15to Tom give it to me [Music]
  23. 1:28[Music]
  24. 1:43[Music] [Applause]
  25. 1:47[Applause]
  26. 1:47[Applause] [Music]
  27. 1:48[Music]
  28. 1:48[Music] [Applause]
  29. 1:49[Applause]
  30. 1:49[Applause] [Music]
  31. 1:50[Music]
  32. 1:50[Music] [Applause]
  33. 1:50[Applause]
  34. 1:50[Applause] [Music]
  35. 1:54[Music]
  36. 1:54[Music] [Applause]
  37. 1:56[Applause]
  38. 1:57[Applause] [Music]
  39. 2:02[Music]
  40. 2:02[Music] [Applause]
  41. 2:05[Music]
  42. 2:18give it to me
  43. 2:21give it to me [Music]
  44. 2:29[Music]
  45. 2:56[Music] [Applause]
  46. 3:00[Music]
  47. 3:06[Applause]
  48. 3:06[Applause] [Music]
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The Maytals — Monkey Man (Official Audio)

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The Paragons — The Tide Is High (Official Audio)

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  1. 0:00[Music]
  2. 0:07[Music] [Applause]
  3. 0:09[Applause]
  4. 0:09[Applause] [Music]
  5. 0:11[Music]
  6. 0:11[Music] TI high but I'm
  7. 0:15TI high but I'm
  8. 0:15TI high but I'm holding I'm going to be be a number
  9. 0:20holding I'm going to be be a number
  10. 0:20holding I'm going to be be a number one I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  11. 0:25one I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  12. 0:25one I'm not the kind of man who gives up just like
  13. 0:28just like
  14. 0:28just like that no oh it's not the things you do
  15. 0:33that no oh it's not the things you do
  16. 0:33that no oh it's not the things you do that really hurts me bad but it's the
  17. 0:37that really hurts me bad but it's the
  18. 0:37that really hurts me bad but it's the way you do the things you do to me I'm
  19. 0:42way you do the things you do to me I'm
  20. 0:42way you do the things you do to me I'm not the kind of man who gives up just
  21. 0:46not the kind of man who gives up just
  22. 0:46not the kind of man who gives up just like
  23. 0:48like
  24. 0:48like that
  25. 0:50that
  26. 0:50that no TI is not but I'm holding
  27. 0:56no TI is not but I'm holding
  28. 0:56no TI is not but I'm holding on I'm going to be your no number one
  29. 1:03on I'm going to be your no number one
  30. 1:03on I'm going to be your no number one number
  31. 1:06number
  32. 1:06number one
  33. 1:08one
  34. 1:08one number
  35. 1:13one every man want you to be his girl
  36. 1:19one every man want you to be his girl but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn
  37. 1:24but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn
  38. 1:24but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn I'm not the kind of man who lives up
  39. 1:28I'm not the kind of man who lives up
  40. 1:28I'm not the kind of man who lives up just like that
  41. 1:30just like that
  42. 1:30just like that [Music]
  43. 1:42[Music]
  44. 1:53no every man wants you to be his girl
  45. 1:58no every man wants you to be his girl but I'll wait my de till it's my turn
  46. 2:03but I'll wait my de till it's my turn
  47. 2:03but I'll wait my de till it's my turn I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  48. 2:07I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  49. 2:07I'm not the kind of man who gives up just like
  50. 2:09just like
  51. 2:09just like that
  52. 2:11that
  53. 2:11that L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm
  54. 2:18L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm
  55. 2:18L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm going to be your number one the ti is
  56. 2:24going to be your number one the ti is
  57. 2:24going to be your number one the ti is but I'm holding on I'm going to be your
  58. 2:30but I'm holding on I'm going to be your
  59. 2:30but I'm holding on I'm going to be your number one
  60. 2:32number one
  61. 2:32number one [Music]
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Althea & Donna — Uptown Top Ranking (Official Audio)

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Marcia Griffiths — Electric Boogie (The Electric Slide) (Official Video)

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