Mundell, the son of a prominent Jamaican lawyer, was still a teenager when he teamed with influential producer Joe Gibbs to record a still-unreleased single, "'Where Is Natty Dread." His first break came when he was hired as a DJ for Augustus Pablo's Rockers sound system. His debut single, "Africa Must Be Free by 1983", produced by Augustus Pablo, was released in early 1978. Mundell also recorded several 12" singles as Jah Levi.
Mundell continued recording with Pablo. The albums Time & Place and Blackman's Foundation followed shortly after, and then a few tracks for Prince Jammy were gathered together along with some of Lacksley Castell's, put on an album and called Jah Fire.
Beginning in 1979, Mundell took over the production of his own recordings. He released his Mundell album on Greensleeves in 1982. He also produced the debut album, Speak the Truth, by "Little" Junior Reid, on Pablo's label, Rockers.
In 1983 he became involved in an argument and was shot in the neck. Shortly afterwards, his posthumous album Arise was released. A dub version of Africa Must Be Free By 1983 was released in 1989 and then packaged with the original by Greensleeves and RAS, and then Makasound packaged Time & Place and Blackman's Foundation together and released it as The Blessed Youth in 2003.
Jacqueline
Hugh Mundell Lyrics
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Girl, you want discipline.
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline -
Girl, you want discipline.
Talking 'bout, you live up inna Brooklyn.
We'll watch you girl, an' when you come from foreign.
Say I man, I go take you down to Robin.
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline -
Girl, you want discipline.
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline -
Hey girl, you are discipline.
Take me all around, even show me girls on TV.
I take you by the mountainside,
And I show you the beautiful spring.
Now I hold on on your hand,
You don't want to give me no something.
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline -
Girl, you want discipline.
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline -
Girl, you are discipline.
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Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline -
Girl, you want discipline.
Seems like you don't want to give I man, no something.
Pity you don't know, love is all I bring.
It looks like she want come hold on, for mi diamond ring.
The song "Jacqueline" by Hugh Mundell is a reggae track that talks about a woman named Jacqueline who desires discipline. The singer is telling her that he will take her out to a place called Robin after watching her when she comes back from abroad. He then says that he will have her after he has consumed two spliffs and a Heineken. Later in the song, the singer mentions that Jacqueline won't give him anything even after he has taken her to beautiful places, held her hand, and shown her his love.
The lyrics of the song may seem straightforward to some, but there are different interpretations on what they mean. On one hand, it might be a simple song about a man who desires a woman, Jacqueline, who seems to be playing hard to get. On the other hand, it might be a metaphorical representation of Jamaica's history and the struggles they have faced in achieving discipline or progress. The woman, Jacqueline, might represent Jamaica herself, and the singer might be any Jamaican who desires to see his country succeed but continues to face obstacles that prevent progress.
Line by Line Meaning
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline -
Singer repeatedly calls the name of the woman referred to as 'Jacqueline'
Girl, you want discipline.
The woman desires discipline in her life
Talking 'bout, you live up inna Brooklyn.
The singer talks about the woman living in Brooklyn
We'll watch you girl, an' when you come from foreign.
The singer plans to watch the woman's arrival after she travels abroad
Say I man, I go take you down to Robin.
The singer plans to take the woman down to Robin
Me I man gon' have you, on a two spliff and Heineken.
The singer plans to spend time with the woman while smoking two spliffs and drinking Heineken
Hey girl, you are discipline.
The woman depicted in the song is a disciplinarian
Take me all around, even show me girls on TV.
The singer wants the woman to take him all around and show him girls on TV
I take you by the mountainside,
And I show you the beautiful spring.
The singer wants to take the woman to the mountainside to show her the beautiful spring
Now I hold on on your hand,
You don't want to give me no something.
The woman doesn't want to give the singer 'something' even though he holds her hand
Seems like you don't want to give I man, no something.
The woman refuses to give the singer 'something'
Pity you don't know, love is all I bring.
The singer laments that the woman doesn't know that he only brings love
It looks like she want come hold on, for mi diamond ring.
The singer thinks that the woman wants to hold on for his diamond ring
Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline -
Girl, you want discipline.
The song ends by reiterating that the woman wants discipline in her life
Writer(s): Gil Melle
Contributed by Joshua J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.