During 1970 and 1971, Wailer, Marley and Tosh worked with renowned reggae producers Leslie Kong and Lee "Scratch" Perry.
They released four albums before signing to Island Records in 1972. Two more albums were created before Tosh and Wailer left the band in 1974, citing grievances over label treatment and ideological differences. Marley carried on with a new line-up, including the I-Threes that put out seven more more albums. Marley died in 1981.
The Wailers were a groundbreaking ska and reggae group, noted for songs such as "Simmer Down", "Trenchtown Rock", "Nice Time", "War", "Stir It Up" and "Get Up, Stand Up".
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley_and_the_Wailers
Studio albums
The Wailing Wailers (1965)
The Best of the Wailers (1970; released 1971)
Soul Rebels (1970)
Soul Revolution Part II (1971)
Catch a Fire (1973)
Burnin' (1973)
Natty Dread (1974)
Rastaman Vibration (1976)
Exodus (1977)
Kaya (1978)
Survival (1979)
Uprising (1980)
Confrontation (1983)
Cokane In My Brain
Bob Marley & The Wailers Lyrics
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Ask you something, I want you to spell
Something for me Jim, can you do that?
Sure John
But I want you to spell for me
New York
John, why do you ask me to do
That? I just want you to spell New York Jim
New York, that's N-E-W Y-O-R-K man
No Jim, you've made a mistake Jim
I'm gonna teach you the right way
And the proper way to spell New York
Well go ahead John
A knife, a fork, a bottle and a
Cork That's the way we spell New York
Jim. You see I'm a dynamite
So all you got to do is hold me tight
Because I'm out a sight you know
Because I'm dynamite
But everytime I walk in the rain
Man, o man, I feel a pain I feel a burning pain
Keep on burning In my bloody brain
I've got cokane running around my brain, I've got
Cokane running around my brain
I want to dig me
Soul brothers and sisters I want you to hold me
Tight cause I'm a dynamite I got cokane running
Around my brain
No matter where I treat my guests you see
They always like my kitchen best
'Cause I've cocaine running around my brain cocaine
Running around my brain yea
Hey Jim, Jim
Where is Jim man?
I want to tell you somethin'
I want you to spell for me New York
Come an Jim, how you spell New York?
A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork,
That's the way we spell New York right on
Out of sight man right on
O right on, yeah right on
Man oh man I run around I've got to read the setting sun
'Cause I've got cocaine a whole lot, a whole lot of
Cocaine man
Running around my brain, running
Around my brain cocaine, cocaine, running around my
Brain yeah
"Cokane In My Brain" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers that talks about the effects of cocaine on one's mind and the struggles of addiction.
The lyrics begin with a conversation between two individuals named Jim and John. John asks Jim to spell out "New York" as a playful exchange, but Jim misspells it. John then corrects him by spelling it out as "a knife, a fork, a bottle, and a cork," emphasizing the drug reference in a metaphorical way. The lyrics go on to describe the feeling of being high on cocaine and the pain that comes with it, depicted through the line, "But every time I walk in the rain, man, o man, I feel a pain, I feel a burning pain, keep on burning in my bloody brain." The chorus repeats the phrase "I've got cocaine running around my brain," further emphasizing the theme of addiction.
The song explores the destructive nature of drug addiction, specifically cocaine, and highlights the mental and physical torment it can cause. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of substance abuse.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Lester Randal Bullock
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@BoyanGeorgiev666
This is one of the greatest songs of all time😆
@SHRINKBEADS101
This was Always chosen in the jukebox, when we hung out in the coffeeshop, playing table football and smoking a joint..
@yvonned544
SHRINKBEADS101 Hey Jim
@kurtpettkus8156
Reggae at his best,70 er !Digg it !
@dwightwilkinson
A knife and fork a bottle and a cork that's the way i spell new york
@henkvanouwerkerk995
Memories of my teenage years❤️
@ytsims
Totally funky.
@franzborovcnig2974
I like it everyday😅❤
@ericrawson7669
Thank you so much for the upload.I've been waiting for years for this version and now I can listen to it all the time!.
Thanks once again!.
@goblinzits
Never heard this version before