Gentleman (⋆ as Tilmann Otto 1975 in Osnabrück, Germany) is a reggae musica… Read Full Bio ↴Gentleman (⋆ as Tilmann Otto 1975 in Osnabrück, Germany) is a reggae musican. Gentleman resides in Cologne, but sometimes names Jamaica as his home away from home. He became hooked on his brother’s reggae records and thus wanted to get to know Jamaica first-hand. He has been traveling to Jamaica regularly since he was 16, and the island has become a second home for him. Gentleman is also regarded as a popular reggae artist in Jamaica as well, which he regards as an honor, being a European.

In 1999, Gentleman released his first album Trodin on and in 2002, his 2nd longplayer Journey to Jah. His album Confidence climbed to number 1 on the German album charts in 2004.
2007: Another Intensity

His career began with the collaboration of the band Freundekreis which produced the song “Tabula Rasa.” After beginning his career as dancehall deejay , his music oriented to the classic form of the reggae, as it was between 1970 and 1985, with artists as Bob Marley, Max Romeo, Jacob Miller, Junior Murvin, Devon Irons, Burning Spear and Black Uhuru. He sings mainly in Jamaica Patois English. With songs like “Send A Prayer” Gentleman expresses his deep belief in God from an universal religious persepctive. His album Confidence climbed to number 1 on the German album charts in 2004.
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Gentleman is also an Indie(ish) band from Maryland. Members of The Summer We Went West, Dawn Treader, Monument, etc.

Rumours
Gentleman Lyrics

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Too much backbyting, too much senseless fighting
Yuh nuh see seh a waste a energy?, purge out your animosity
Stay away stay away stay away with your rumours my brother
Stay away stay away stay away with your rumours my sister

Your rumors, that your spreading all over town
Your rumors, yuh a try to fight i down
Your rumors, i will never wear no frown

Your rumors

Room full all full and yuh can't get a spoon full
Lipservice from morning back to moonfull
Yuh want your youths and your seeds to be fruitful
Can't be deceiving and your life it hafi truthfull
Calling up me name only mek me get stronger
Dem never woulda know that me a go last longer
Fly through the gate and then me left dem a wonder
Dem and dem propaganda

Your rumors, that your spreading all over town
Your rumors, yuh a try to fight i down
Your rumors, i will never wear no frown
Your rumors

What dem talk about I don't really care
I don't give much about the things that I hear
Rise and I shine and I take my share
Movin with Jah and I have no fear
When the eden dem a com eme just shift me gear
Show dem a sign and tell dem can't drawn here
Ina me business dem want interfere
Nuh badda come compare

Your rumors, that your spreading all over town
Your rumors, yuh a try to fight i down
Your rumors, i will never wear no frown
Your rumors

The one bagga lipservice we nuh ina it
Babylon me hope yuh heard dis we nuh ina it
None aunno can curve dis we nuh ina it
We nuh deh pon your third list is a winner dis
And what dat yuh confirming
Yuh can't twist Jah Jah neither can yuh turn him
And yuh will never stop the fire what is burning
Wee seek Jah Jah for a higher learning

Your rumors, that your spreading all over town
Your rumors, yuh a try to fight i down

Your rumors, i will never wear no frown
Your rumors

Overall Meaning

The song "Rumours" by Gentleman addresses the issue of gossip and negativity within communities. The lyrics suggest that too much backbiting and senseless fighting lead to wasted energy and animosity. The song encourages listeners to stay away from rumours and to purge out any negative feelings.

The lines "Lipservice from morning back to moonfull/ Yuh want your youths and your seeds to be fruitful/ Can't be deceiving and your life it hafi truthfull" point out the hypocrisy of individuals who talk negatively about others while wanting their own lives and children to be fruitful. The song posits that calling out someone's name only makes them stronger and that propagating rumours is unnecessary. Gentleman urges listeners to rise above the rumours and to focus on moving forward with a positive mindset.

Line by Line Meaning

Too much backbyting, too much senseless fighting
There is too much gossiping and fighting going on, it is a waste of energy

Yuh nuh see seh a waste a energy?, purge out your animosity
Don't you see that it is pointless? Let go of your anger and negative feelings

Stay away stay away stay away with your rumours my brother
Please stay away from spreading rumors, my fellow man

Stay away stay away stay away with your rumours my sister
Please stay away from spreading rumors, my fellow woman

Your rumors, that your spreading all over town
The rumors that you are spreading are circulating around the community

Your rumors, yuh a try to fight i down
You are trying to bring me down by spreading these rumors

Your rumors, i will never wear no frown
I will not be affected by your rumors, they cannot bring me down

Room full all full and yuh can't get a spoon full
The room is full of people, but you can't get anything out of it

Lipservice from morning back to moonfull
People are just talking without taking action, from morning till night

Yuh want your youths and your seeds to be fruitful
You want your children and future generations to be successful

Can't be deceiving and your life it hafi truthfull
You can't deceive others and still live a truthful life

Calling up me name only mek me get stronger
When you call my name and spread rumors, it only makes me stronger

Dem never woulda know that me a go last longer
They never imagined that I would last this long despite their rumors

Fly through the gate and then me left dem a wonder
I left them wondering when I passed through the gate without any struggle

Dem and dem propaganda
They are just spreading propaganda and lies

What dem talk about I don't really care
I don't care about what they talk about

I don't give much about the things that I hear
I don't pay much attention to the things that I hear

Rise and I shine and I take my share
I rise and shine and take what belongs to me

Movin with Jah and I have no fear
I move with God and have no fear

When the eden dem a com eme just shift me gear
When challenges come my way, I adjust and keep going

Show dem a sign and tell dem can't drawn here
I show them a sign that they can't stop me from progressing

Ina me business dem want interfere
They want to interfere with my business

Nuh badda come compare
Don't even try to compare yourself to me

The one bagga lipservice we nuh ina it
We are not interested in all that talking without action

Babylon me hope yuh heard dis we nuh ina it
I hope you heard, we are not interested in that kind of gossip

None aunno can curve dis we nuh ina it
No one can change our minds, we are not interested

We nuh deh pon your third list is a winner dis
We are not even on your radar, but we are still successful

And what dat yuh confirming
What are you trying to confirm?

Yuh can't twist Jah Jah neither can yuh turn him
You can't manipulate God or change His plans

And yuh will never stop the fire what is burning
You can't put out the passion that is driving me

Wee seek Jah Jah for a higher learning
We look to God for knowledge and wisdom

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ingo Rheinbay, Tilmann Otto

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