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Gregory Isaacs (born on 15 July 1951 in Fletchers Land, Kingston, Jamaica and died on 25 October 2010 in London) was a Reggae singer and songwriter. Gregory Anthony Isaacs is known as "The Cool Ruler" for his seductive crooning vocal style. Gregory attributed his greatest musical influences to R&B greats Sam Cooke and Percy Sledge, in addition to Delroy Wilson, Alton Ellis and Ken Boothe.
In the late 1960s, Gregory first performed in a vocal trio called The Concords, after being encouraged by Byron Lee. By 1970 the group had split up. He subsequently formed his own label, African Museum.
In the late 1970s he emerged as one of the most prolific and popular recording artists in Jamaica. He released a number of self-produced singles on his own African Museum (JA) label with Errol Dunkley. Much of Isaacs' output reflected the 'conscious' themes of Roots Reggae, but Isaacs was equally adept at interpreting more mainstream Lovers Rock material. Early hits include "My Only Lover", "Sinner Man" and "Mr. Cop", recorded at Lee Perry's Black Ark Studio.
A period in the 1970s with the GG's label and its producer Alvin Ranglin produced hits like "Border" and "Number One".
Personal problems affected him, particularly battles with a cocaine addiction and a possession charge, which prevented him from touring in North America for a significant part of his career, until a pardon could eventually be secured.
Isaacs recorded with a number of producers, including the Riddim Twin's (Sly & Robbie) Taxi Records, who gave them their first hit with 1979's "Soon Forward" , After a series of releases with Sly & Robbie, Gregory built a strong relationship with Gussie Clarke of the Music Works label. In addition to these local Jamaican labels, The Cool Ruler had had releases on Trojan, VP, Virgin's Front Line and English producer Tad A. Dawkin's Tad's Records. Isaacs would would eventually sign with Chris Blackwell's Island Records which resulted in the international release of Night Nurse (1982) and Out Deh! (1983).
Perhaps his most popular recordings in his native Jamaica are "All I Have Is Love", "Mr. Brown" and "Hard Drugs", the latter being an anti-drug anthem that dominated radio in the late 1980s and was released as a hidden track on England's Tad Records All I Have Is Love, Love Love LP.
In the 1990s Gregory's African Museum label continued to release all of Gregory Isaacs' music, and that of artists he produced. He continued to record and perform live in the 2000s, and it has been estimated that Isaacs has released over 500 records in his career, which includes singles and compilations.
Isaacs, who was 59 years old, died of lung cancer on 25 October 2010 at his home in London where he spent part of his time. A sad loss to the world.
Pretty Woman
Gregory Isaacs Lyrics
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Hình bóng ấy vẫn đang ở đây
Đắm say những môi cười
Giờ sao quá xa xăm anh tìm
Những giọt nước mắt thấm đẫm kí ức cảm xúc anh như vỡ òa
Dấu vết nơi đây vẫn vẹn nguyên vương trên những góc phố ấm áp ta đi qua
Ngày thật dài khi vắng em
Những nỗi cô đơn
Em giờ đang ở nơi nào
Từng ngày qua anh vẫn chờ
Một lời nói em vẫn kề bên anh
Thật chẳng bao giờ anh muốn nghĩ đến
Cuộc sống thế nào khi anh không có em
Làm sao xé tan thực tại
Kéo em về lại từng ngày như ngày đầu ta mới yêu
Giờ chẳng nơi nào anh muốn đi đến
Vì ở gần anh không còn em bên cạnh
Anh vẫn nhớ những lời hứa không sai đâu mà
Thế nhưng bây giờ em bỏ đi thật xa
chông chênh trong cô đơn anh mơ màng
cồng kềnh những kí ức đang mang
Đôi chân anh lang thang đi tìm lại
Nhìn lại từng dây phút bên em chút ngỡ ngàng ngày đã sang
Vẫn chẳng thể tin rằng anh đang tìm kiếm e từng ngày mong nhớ
Ngày thật dài khi vắng em
Nhớ lúc bên em bất giác anh mỉm cười
Em giờ đang ở nơi nào
Để mình anh với nỗi buồn
Và nỗi nhớ em từng ngày vẫn thế
Thật chẳng bao giờ anh muốn nghĩ đến
Cuộc sống thế nào khi anh không có em
Làm sao xé tan thực tại kéo em về lại
gần anh như ngày đầu ta mới yêu
Giờ chẳng nơi nào anh muốn đi đến
Vì ở gần anh không còn em bên cạnh
Anh vẫn nhớ những lời hứa
Không sai đâu mà
Thế nhưng bây giờ em bỏ đi thật xa
Chỉ mình anh riêng anh với hưu quạnh
Vẫn cứ ngỡ em còn ở dây
cảm nhận đôi tay em ấm áp trôi xa
Làm sao giấu hết yêu thương đang còn đầy
Làm sao để trái tim anh đây thôi đừng nhớ
Thật chẳng bao giờ anh muốn nghĩ đến
Thật chẳng bao giờ anh muốn nghĩ đến
Cuộc sống thế nào khi anh không có em
Làm sao xé tan thực tại, kéo em về lại
Gần anh như ngày đầu ta mới yêu
Giờ chẳng nơi nào anh muốn đi đến
Vì ở gần anh không còn em bên cạnh
Anh vẫn nhớ những lời hứa không sai đâu mà
Thế nhưng bây giờ em bỏ đi thật xa
As translated into English, the lyrics to Gregory Isaacs's song "Pretty Woman" describe the singer's longing for a lost love. He remembers the times they spent together, and yearns for her to return to him. The song is filled with images of his loneliness, and his desperate search for solace.
The first verse speaks to the singer's longing to see his lost love. He describes how her image seems to still be present despite her physical absence. The second verse speaks to the singer's struggles with loneliness, and his inability to move on from his loss. He longs for his love's return, and reminiscences about the happy times they shared. The final verse is a plea for his love to return, and a resolution to withstand life without her.
Overall, "Pretty Woman" is a poignant reflection on the pain of lost love, and the struggle to cope with its absence. The song is notable for its smooth reggae rhythm, and Gregory Isaacs's soulful vocals. Its poetic lyrics and universal themes have resonated with fans for decades.
Line by Line Meaning
Đi về nơi đâu để anh được thấy
Asking where to go to see her again
Hình bóng ấy vẫn đang ở đây
Her image is still here in my mind
Đắm say những môi cười
Lost in the moments of laughter with her
Giờ sao quá xa xăm anh tìm
Now it feels so distant, but I'm still searching
Những giọt nước mắt thấm đẫm kí ức cảm xúc anh như vỡ òa
Tears fill my memories and emotions like a flood
Dấu vết nơi đây vẫn vẹn nguyên vương trên những góc phố ấm áp ta đi qua
Traces of her still remain on the warm street corners we passed by
Ngày thật dài khi vắng em
The days feel so long without her
Những nỗi cô đơn
The loneliness I feel
Cuốn lấy anh mỏi mệt
Overwhelm me with exhaustion
Em giờ đang ở nơi nào
Wondering where she is now
Từng ngày qua anh vẫn chờ
Every day I still wait
Một lời nói em vẫn kề bên anh
Hoping for a word from her
Thật chẳng bao giờ anh muốn nghĩ đến
I never want to think
Cuộc sống thế nào khi anh không có em
What life would be like without her
Làm sao xé tan thực tại
How to break free from reality
Kéo em về lại từng ngày như ngày đầu ta mới yêu
Bring her back to me like we just fell in love
Giờ chẳng nơi nào anh muốn đi đến
Nowhere I want to go
Vì ở gần anh không còn em bên cạnh
Because she's no longer by my side
Anh vẫn nhớ những lời hứa không sai đâu mà
I still remember her promises, they were not false
Thế nhưng bây giờ em bỏ đi thật xa
But now she's gone too far
Chông chênh trong cô đơn anh mơ màng
Staggered in loneliness, I dream
Cồng kềnh những kí ức đang mang
Awkwardly holding onto memories
Đôi chân anh lang thang đi tìm lại
My feet wander as I search again
Nhìn lại từng dây phút bên em chút ngỡ ngàng ngày đã sang
Looking back at each moment with her, feeling a little surprised that those days are gone
Vẫn chẳng thể tin rằng anh đang tìm kiếm e từng ngày mong nhớ
Still can't believe that I'm searching for her every single day
Nhớ lúc bên em bất giác anh mỉm cười
Missing the times with her, making me smile without even realizing it
Để mình anh với nỗi buồn
Leaving me alone with sadness
Và nỗi nhớ em từng ngày vẫn thế
And the longing for her remains the same every day
Chỉ mình anh riêng anh với hưu quạnh
Only me, alone with emptiness
Vẫn cứ ngỡ em còn ở đây
Still thinking she's here
Cảm nhận đôi tay em ấm áp trôi xa
Feeling her warm hands slipping away
Làm sao giấu hết yêu thương đang còn đầy
How to hide the love that's still full
Làm sao để trái tim anh đây thôi đừng nhớ
How to make my heart stop remembering
Contributed by Ellie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Eras
on Good Morning
Anyone with out deh lyrics by Gregory isaacs
Garvey Ufot
on Dieting
Lord
Lord
I sit and wonder have I sinned
As I partake of my dieting, yeah
Just to know that every day, oh yeah
My whole life depend on a food tray, yeah
An happy day, a night of pain
I wonder when this a-term will end
Cos I'm a man and I've got to go
I don't know when I'm gonna get parole
But I'm a-one day
I'm a-one day
Yes, I'm a-one day
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
The place in which that I dwell, Lord knows
Was just an old iron gate in hell, yeah
But still I survive
The foolish man always build strife
Nuh want no baton stick come bruck me bone
The worldly man, leave me alone
Cos I'm a man and I've got to go
I don't know when I'm gonna get parole
But I'm a-one day
I'm a-one day
Yes, I'm a-one day
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
Uunh
One day closer to home
I sit and wonder have I sinned, Lord God
As I partake of my dieting
Hurts to know that every day, every long day
My whole life depend on a food tray
An happy day, a night of pain
I wonder when this a-term will end
Cos I'm a man and I've got to go
I don't know when I'm gonna get parole
But I'm a-one day
I'm a-one day
I'm a-one day
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
One day closer to home
To home
I need, aah
To home
One day closer
Garvey Ufot
on Dieting
The tune, 'Dieting', is absolutely, totally and completely the hottest and the coolest tune in this album. It is absolutely massive. It is my absolute best. Anyone who thinks otherwise has NOT listened to it yet. It is heartrending in its story -- Gregory's harrowing experience in prison -- hard in its riddim (Roots Radics at their best) and soul uplifting in its melody. Jesus! Are you guys kidding me? 'Dieting' is without parrallel in this album.
Gicharu
on A Few Words
Cool Ruler had classic voice, ......one of those voice one can't imitate. these songs sang more than 30 years ago will still be played and relevant more than a century later... R.I.P
Gicharu
on Front Door
"The white men lose", does not make sense...."While I may lose"
Gicharu
on Better Plant Some Loving
This was my best cassette of G.I , all songs with the exception of Let off Supm, were classic love songs. His collabo with Dennis Brown on Let off Supm was a gem
Vinnie
on Good Morning
Great vives!
Bruce Booker
on Out Deh
I really would like to have the lyrics of gregory isaacs dieting song.
Valmir Machado
on Night Nurse
brasill é regaee, é nois mano
Evelyne De Batavia
on If I Don't Have You
Wonderful