Top 10 Favorite Reggae Songs #8 - "Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt"
@teamfreak16 (43418)
Denver, Colorado
April 29, 2016 12:11am CST
#8 in my Top 10 Favorite Reggae Songs series returns us from England to Jamaica.
Winston Foster, better known as Yellowman, is a dancehall toaster with a sense of humor that often shows up in his songs.
Yellowman started recording in 1974. Ten years later, he released one of his best records, Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt.
Backed by the Roots Radics, Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt is highlighted by the title track, an amusing ditty about Yellowman getting pulled over by the cops.
Musically, the tune has less to do with dancehall as it does the dub and roots bed laid down by the Roots Radics.
I love Yellowman, and "Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt" is my favorite by him. The guy has a huge catalogue, which makes it tough to pick a favorite, but I find that this is the Yellowman song I play the most.
Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt ©1984 Greensleeves
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Apr 16
Cool, let me know if you like it.
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@imravi (2337)
• India
29 Apr 16
@teamfreak16 it's a lot different from the normal reggae because I think it was more of a comical essence.... What you say?
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Apr 16
@imravi - Oh, definitely. Yellowman is a funny guy.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Apr 16
He's not exactly a household name, other than with serious reggae fans.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Apr 16
@Ronrybs - Yellow Like Cheese is really good, and one that is like Zzzuung but really long. Great song.
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@Ronrybs (19046)
• London, England
29 Apr 16
@teamfreak16 I have to say that I just love some of the names of these songs!
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Apr 16
This song and Yellowman are new to me. Great sound.
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