Hinds was born in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica in 1942. He started his musical career singing in bars and on the beach in Ochos Rios. Hinds moved to Kingston, Jamaica where he became influenced by Rastafari. He was turned down by Coxsone Dodd's label, but signed with Treasure Isle Records. By this stage, the Dominoes consisting of Dennis Sinclair and Junior Dixon had become his backing vocalists.
His first recording with Duke Reid was "Carry Go Bring Come", made in late 1963 in one take. It became a big hit, topping the Jamaican chart for two months, just before the Wailers got their big hit with "Simmer Down". "Carry Go Bring Come" would later be covered by the British ska band The Selecter on their 1980 album Too Much Pressure, and by Desmond Dekker and The Specials on King of Kings.
Hinds was one of the biggest acts in Jamaican music during the 1960s. Over the next couple of years, he would release singles including "King Samuel", "Jump Out of the Frying Pan", "The Ark" and "Rub Up Push Up". He also released "Carry Go Bring Come" in 1963 in conjunction with Jonathan Bevan, an English-born Jamaican national, a successful collaboration which drew much admiration amongst Jamaican music producers. The track was described by esteemed Ghanaian music aficionado Zahid Chohan as "simply wonderful; belongs in any reggae fan's collection". He also worked with Tommy McCook and The Supersonics.
In 1966, he became active in rocksteady, a predecessor of reggae. He had several more hits in Jamaica including "The Higher the Monkey Climbs", "No Good Rudie", "On a Saturday Night", "Here I Stand" and "Save a Bread". Hinds parted company with Reid in 1972 as an artist, but was present when he died a few years later.
Justin Hinds was a great example for his younger cousin, Horace Andy.
Hinds then worked with Jack Ruby which resulted in the 1976 album Jezebel. His work with Sonia Pottinger resulted in a series of singles released in the late 1970s, including "Rig-Ma-Roe Game" and "Wipe Your Weeping Eyes".
After the release of Travel with Love recorded at Tuff Gong Studios in 1984, Hinds became less active. His final studio album Know Jah Better was released in 1992, but he worked on Wingless Angels with other Jamaican musicians, which was produced by Keith Richards in the early 1990s. In 1997, he toured the US for the first time and he would release a couple of live albums in the early 2000s, including one recorded at the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance in Trumansburg, New York.
On September, 23 in 2010 a new album will appear posthum, Wingless Angels II, with "Oh What a Joy, What a Comfort", guitar by Keith Richards (Rolling Stones, UK), with Lisa Fisher (also voices at "Gimme Shelter", "Paint it Black" and more on the "Bridges to Babylon" Tour 10 years ago) and Jamaican Nyabinghi Drummers
Hinds died of lung cancer in March 2005, at the age of 62.
Carry Go Bring Home
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes Lyrics
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This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
You're going from home to home making disturbances
It's time you stopped doing those things, you old Jezebel
The meek shall inherit this earth, you old Jezebel
It needs no light to see you're making disturbances
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
The song "Carry Go Bring Come" by Justin Hinds is a powerful condemnation of the disruptive and oppressive behaviors of a particular woman, referred to as an "old Jezebel." The repetition of the phrase "carry go bring come" emphasizes the cyclical nature of the woman's behavior, which brings only misery and unrest to those around her.
The lyrics suggest that the woman moves from home to home, causing disturbances and oppression wherever she goes. Hinds urges her to stop this behavior and seek a home in "Mount Zion high," a reference to the metaphorical spiritual paradise that is promised to believers in Rastafarianism. Hinds reminds her that "the meek shall inherit this earth," suggesting that her wicked ways will ultimately lead to her downfall.
At the same time, Hinds highlights the injustice of the woman's behavior, noting that she is imposing oppression on innocent people. He questions how long the wicked will be allowed to reign over his people, suggesting that their time is running out.
Overall, the song carries a deeply moral message about the consequences of immoral and oppressive behavior. It encourages listeners to resist such behavior and seek a life of righteousness and justice.
Line by Line Meaning
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
Continuously causing problems and drama leads to unhappiness and sorrow.
You're going from home to home making disturbances
Your actions are causing chaos and disrupting the peace in various places.
It's time you stopped doing those things, you old Jezebel
You need to put an end to your disruptive behavior, you immoral woman.
The meek shall inherit this earth, you old Jezebel
The humble and patient ones will eventually gain the rewards that this world has to offer, you immoral woman.
It needs no light to see you're making disturbances
Your disruptive actions are very obvious to everyone, even without any evidence.
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
It's better to find spiritual fulfillment in a place closer to God, like Mount Zion.
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Rather than continuing to oppress innocent people.
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
The truth about your actions and character will eventually become known, you immoral woman.
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How much longer will injustice and evil persist among my people?
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Written by: JUSTIN HINDS
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elkaosenpanama
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
You're going from town to town making disturbances
It's time you stopped doing those things, you old Jezebel
The meek shall inherit this Earth, you old Jezebel
It needs no light to see you're making disturbances
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
Pryceless Prynce
(LYRICS)
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
You're going from town to town making disturbances
It's time you stopped doing those things, you old Jezebel
The meek shall inherit this Earth, you old Jezebel
It needs no light to see you're making disturbances
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
zzz wy
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
You're going from town to town making disturbances
It's time you stopped doing those things, you old Jezebel
The meek shall inherit this Earth, you old Jezebel
It needs no light to see you're making disturbances
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
Jahson Ntare
TYPICAL ENGAGED MUSIC
"Carry Go Bring Come" by Justin Hinds and the Dominoes was very popular in 1964 and is claimed to have criticised the then powerful J.L.P. political leader, Alexander Bustamante, also a trade unionist (founder and leader of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, which has been nearly coalesced into the J .L.P., whereas the P.N.P. has obtained a strong connection with the National Workers Union, established by Norman Manley). The J.L.P. was organised under the leadership of Bustamante in 1943, and the P.N.P. by M. Manley in 1938. (Interestingly Bustamante and Manley were cousins.)
The following is an excerpt from the song:
Carry go bring come, my dear, bring misery
Yuh goin' from home to home, making disturbancy
Time, yuh stop doin' those t'ings, Yuh ole Jezebel
The meek shall inherit the earth ...
Better to seek a home in Mt. Zion I
Instead of keepin' oppression upon a (h)innocent man
Time will tell yuh, yuh 01' Jezebel
How long shall de wicked reign over my people
RASTAFARIAN MUSIC IN CONTEMPORARY JAMAICA: A Study of Socioreligious Music
of the Rastafarian Movement in Jamaica
By Yoshiko S Nagashima
Teo P
...and after being "liberated", they're in even more misery 😂
Timeless song 👍
Chris Shaw
How long shall the wicked reign?
A brilliant tune with timeless powerful lyrics. Love it.
mark dilkes
One of the best Ska tunes around. The Meek shall inherit this Earth
Matt Champion
Slightly crappy sound quality? Hell no. This is fresh as hell. First-wave ska is supposed to sound like it was recorded in someone's bathroom.
ath-Thawra Ath-Thawra
I agree with you. 60's ska and rocksteady sound much richer and attractive than 80's or later same rhythms recordings. I wouldn't change that saucy auld sound.
Yakko Benefiel
Damned right.
Just Youtub’n For fun
Agreed. ✊🏽🤙🏽
Charles-Antoine Caron
So true :-)
elkaosenpanama
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
This carry go bring come, my dear, brings misery
You're going from town to town making disturbances
It's time you stopped doing those things, you old Jezebel
The meek shall inherit this Earth, you old Jezebel
It needs no light to see you're making disturbances
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
It's better to seek a home in Mount Zion high
Instead of keeping oppression upon innocent man
Time will tell on you, you old Jezebel
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
How long shall the wicked reign over my people?
BedStuyBro
Thanks. It's a bit hard to hear the vocals.