Beats International was an electronic music band, formed in the late 1980s … Read Full Bio ↴Beats International was an electronic music band, formed in the late 1980s by Norman Cook, after his departure from The Housemartins. A loose confederation of musicians, the line-up also included vocalists Lindy Layton and Lester Noel, rapper MC Wildski, and keyboardist Andy Boucher. Unusually, the band's live line-up also incorporated a graffiti artist, who would paint designs on a backdrop while the musicians played.

Their first album, Let Them Eat Bingo spawned the number one UK single Dub Be Good To Me, a re-working of the S.O.S. Band's hit "Just Be Good to Me", based around a sample of the bassline from The Clash's "Guns of Brixton" and featuring Layton on vocals.

The second Beats International album was 1991's Excursion on the Version, which featured a greater use of dub and reggae sounds, but failed to repeat the success of its predecessor. This was the last Beats International recording, with Cook next going on to form Freakpower.

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Beats International Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Beats International:

* Dub Be Good To Me (Tank fly boss walk jam nitty-gritty, You're listening to …
Before I Grow Too Old Gonna go out dancin' every night Gonna see all those pretty…
Change Your Mind When it comes to affairs of the state, You know we'll…
Come Home Yesterday my radio came alive All those songs seemed to be…
Dancehall Good to Me (Tank fly boss walk jam nitty-gritty, You're listening to …
Dub Be Good To Me Enta in de dance, plug it in and we begin, Crowd…
Dub Be Good to Me (feat. Lindy) Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty You're listening to the…
Dub be good to me (Original Mi Enta in de dance, plug it in and we begin, Crowd…
Dub Be Good To Me (Smith & Mig Enta in de dance, plug it in and we begin, Crowd…

Dub Be Good To Me featuring Lindy Layton (Tank fly boss walk jam nitty-gritty, You're listening to …
Echo Chamber King Tubby died today, Struck down by a careless cliche. T…
Eyes on the Prize So much goodness has grown in our lifetime They've been mak…
For Spacious Lies You can buy what money buys and call it friends, You…
Just Be Good To Me Tank fly boss walk jam nitty-gritty You're listening to the …
Love Is Green When he told me that I ought to come back…
Ten Long Years My baby, she insults all my friends, This lady, with island…
The Sun Doesn't Shine Seven in the morning & it's almost getting light. The devil…
Won't Beat About It B-b-b before I let go Beat beat the funky funk funk Beat…

Won't Talk About It (Vocals by Billy Bragg) B-b-b before I let go Beat beat the…

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