Marion Hall was born in the summer of 1972 in Galina, parish of Saint Mary. As a child she was a tomboy, sold fruits, and raced wooden karts. At the age of 15, she took the name Lady Saw after the famous Jamaican Deejay Tenor Saw, whose style she was said to emulate. She quit a sewing job at The Free Zone on the outskirts of Kingston;“That job wasn't for me”, she says. “I would deejay at work during the day.” to pursue music fulltime. She was soon signed to the then small Jamaican label VP Records (now a major label for many reggae artists). She debuted in 1994 with "Lover Girl". She was a guest vocalist on the Jermaine Fagan track, "Life" and it was this track that brought her vocals to the attention of a wider audience.
Hall is mother to three adopted children, two sons and one daughter.She touches on the issue in the lyrics of "No Less Than a Woman (Infertility)", a song from her 2007 album "Walk Out".
Lady Saw's first success began at the beginning of the 1990s. While lyrics about guns and masculine themes dominated the dancehalls of West Kingston, she sang sexually explicit lyrics, known as "slackness", from her perspective as a female. Recording for the local Diamond label, she released early hits like "If Him Lef" and "Stab Out de Meat", which was often met with mixed reaction by audiences. At that time, she also became known for her raucous stage shows, which usually included picking men from the audience (or sometimes her own band members) to pull on stage and to simulate sex acts with.
Due to her penchant for outspokeness and what was considered vulgarity, she was banned from many events due to her lyrics. Male contemporaries of Lady Saw were performing similar lyrics and stage shows, but as a female, Lady Saw endured censorship and even outright banning in more than a few Jamaican parishes. She continued to be outspoken though, and often addressed controversial topics such as unfaithful lovers, female degradation, and safe sex in the wake of the emergence of AIDS (with her single "Condom"). This song was featured on her second album "Give Me The Reason." Subsequent hits like "No Long Talking", "Sycamore Tree", and "Find a Good Man" further fueled her success as Jamaica's most prominent female deejay. These also were the first songs to gain exposure in the United States, especially in cities with large with Caribbean populations such as New York City and Miami.
Lady Saw has also collaborated with her male and female peers on several tracks: with Beenie Man on tracks such as "Healing"; with Sean Paul on "Bossman"; with her protege Dancehall vocalist Ce'Cile on "Loser"; and with long-time friend and peer, Tanya Stephens on "Bruck Dem Up"; as a guest on Papa Dee's "Hottie Hottie Girls". Two singles, "Still Convinced" and "Too Abusive", were mixed by music producers Soundism.[3] She has also worked with artists outside of the dancehall genre: Missy Elliott, Eve (rapper), Lil' Kim, Vitamin C and Foxy Brown. In 1999, Lady Saw released the album "99 Ways." The album features such popular songs as "Don't Even Stress Dat", "Hardcore Lover", "Money Money" & "99 Ways."
After a 6 year hiatus, in late 2004, she released Strip Tease. It has been called her most balanced and well-written album yet. "I've Got Your Man" had significant video and radio airplay in the U.S and peaked at #85 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart. The albums' second hit was "Loser" feat. Ce'Cile.
In 2005 she produced a version of Gregory Isaacs' Night Nurse with her toasting over the original lyrics.
In 2007, she released "Walk Out". The album debuted at number 8 on the Reggae Albums chart. The singles "Infertility" and "Chat To Mi Back" were well received. In 2010, Lady Saw released her eighth studio album, "My Way." The album was her first release on her own record label, Divas Records in partnership with Toasting Music. The albums' single was entitled "Party Til December."
In November 2012, Lady Saw announced that she was turning her back on dancehall and would be concentrating on Gospel music in future.
Married Man
Lady Saw Lyrics
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We been together already but when you pack up an gone.
Well the feeling inside it still lingers on.
Mi waan your body bad mista married man.
Mi no care if mi haffi back out mi secret weapon.
Verse 1:
Mi hear da deejay dem ah chat bout wife an dem mate.
She could beat mi tonight an all mash up mi face.
From mi no dead mi gwaan deal with your case.
Chorus #2:
Cause married men get lonely too, baby love,
And when your wife gone we can do what we're gonna do.
See it ya, mi need you more than you can imagine.
Woulda run lef mi family come live inna foreign.
Just fi see your face mi would plea bargin.
Turn mi husband inna ex an to you mi woulda married.
Verse 2:
Mi hear En Vogue dem ah sing sey "oh whatta man",
Salt -n- Pepa sey you favor Denzel Washington
But you're a world of sweetness, one in a million.
I wouda die fi you or tek prison sentence.
Chorus #2
Verse 3:
With you I've spend the best years of my life.
Loving each other Dirty nigga didn't like.
So dem break the news an tell it to your wife.
That's when mi stop get your sweet caress.
I couldn't live with myself if she out live.
Breaking up the family wasn't a parta di plan.
But just seeing you again mek mi waan purr.
Chorus #1
Verse 4:
Mi friends sey I'm crazy dem tink mi insane.
Why I'm playing such dangerous game.
Man no money mi ah look, mi know all no fame,
An mi swear to god it's not your last name.
Chorus #1
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The song "Married Man" by Lady Saw delves into the contentious issue of infidelity in relationships while also showcasing the complex emotions that can accompany these situations. The chorus implies that the singer has been involved with a married man in the past and still desires him even after he has left. She confesses that she doesn't care about the consequences of pursuing a married man and is willing to use her "secret weapon" in order to win him back.
In the first verse, Lady Saw offers a somewhat hostile rebuttal to the traditional societal expectation that wives are supposed to be faithful to their husbands. She proclaims that married men also seek the comfort of other women when their wives are not around, and she offers herself as an option in such cases. She even goes so far as to say that she is not afraid of physical harm and will still pursue this married man even if it results in conflict with his wife.
The second verse comes across as more affectionate and even admiring of the married man she is pursuing. She cites other pop culture figures, such as En Vogue and Salt-n-Pepa, that celebrate masculine figures and then adds that this particular married man is "a world of sweetness, one in a million." She claims that she would be willing to give up everything for him, including her family and freedom, and even hints at a desire to be married to him instead of his current wife.
Overall, Lady Saw's song "Married Man" highlights the complexities of relationships and the way that societal expectations can lead to conflicts between individuals' desires and social norms.
Line by Line Meaning
We been together already but when you pack up an gone.
We have been in a relationship before, but when you left, the feeling of longing for you remained.
Well the feeling inside it still lingers on.
I still have feelings for you even though you are with someone else.
Mi waan your body bad mista married man.
I want to be intimate with you even though you are married, and I do not care if I have to use my secret weapon to get you.
Mi no care if mi haffi back out mi secret weapon.
I am willing to do whatever it takes to be with you, even if it means resorting to my secret weapon.
Mi hear da deejay dem ah chat bout wife an dem mate.
I hear other deejays talking about having sexual relationships with married men and their wives.
Your wife can pose up anytime inna mi place.
Your wife can come over to my place anytime she wants, but I do not care as long as I am with you.
She could beat mi tonight an all mash up mi face.
Even if your wife were to physically assault me, I would still be with you.
From mi no dead mi gwaan deal with your case.
I will continue to pursue you as long as I am alive, even if you are married.
Cause married men get lonely too, baby love,
Just because you are married does not mean you do not experience loneliness, my dear.
And when your wife gone we can do what we're gonna do.
When your wife is not around, we can do whatever we want behind her back.
See it ya, mi need you more than you can imagine.
I need you more than you could possibly imagine, even if it means breaking up your family.
Woulda run lef mi family come live inna foreign.
I would leave my own family behind just to be with you in a foreign country.
Just fi see your face mi would plea bargin.
I would be willing to make a deal with the law just to see your face again.
Turn mi husband inna ex an to you mi woulda married.
I would leave my current husband in order to be with you, even though you are already married.
Mi hear En Vogue dem ah sing sey "oh whatta man",
I hear En Vogue singing "oh whatta man", and it reminds me of you.
Salt -n- Pepa sey you favor Denzel Washington
Salt-n-Pepa say that you resemble Denzel Washington.
But you're a world of sweetness, one in a million.
You are incredibly sweet and unique, someone I cannot find elsewhere.
I wouda die fi you or tek prison sentence.
I would be willing to die or even go to prison for you.
With you I've spend the best years of my life.
The best years of my life were spent with you.
Loving each other Dirty nigga didn't like.
We loved each other even though others disapproved.
So dem break the news an tell it to your wife.
Others eventually broke the news to your wife about our affair.
That's when mi stop get your sweet caress.
After your wife found out about us, I stopped receiving your loving touch.
I couldn't live with myself if she out live.
I would not be able to live with myself if your wife were to outlive me knowing what we did.
Breaking up the family wasn't a parta di plan.
I did not intend to break up your family, but my desire for you was too strong to resist.
But just seeing you again mek mi waan purr.
Just the thought of seeing you again makes me feel a strong desire for you.
Mi friends sey I'm crazy dem tink mi insane.
My friends think I am crazy and possibly insane for pursuing a relationship with a married man.
Why I'm playing such dangerous game.
Others wonder why I am risking everything to be with a married man.
Man no money mi ah look, mi know all no fame,
I am not after your money or fame, I am simply drawn to you despite your marital status.
An mi swear to god it's not your last name.
I promise that I am not just with you for your social status or your last name.
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@ShawnPlusOne
Wow...I love you Lady saw and I can't believe you said that..Sweetie you deserve a better man that that! You are meant to be another type of Mom with a man who will love you for you! carrying a baby is not all there is, Adoption is wonderful..God has blessed you so much..you are the best and deserve nothing less...All men do not cheat...Find one who will love you the right way literally! You travel all over the world don't limit yourself think outside of the box.
@Shadowboxe
She is sensible and realistic.
@teeteejackson9372
Lady Saw, you to beautiful of a woman to deal with that kind of stress. Leave him alone mama and find you a real man. There's to many diseases out here today in 2013 and AIDS is one of them . You do not need that, LOVE YOU, SAW!!!
@marilyfra
Lady Saw bless relationship is a journey as well as burden at times. But people will pretend as if they relationship is perfect, like you said there's not just thing as a perfect relationship we work on relationship to become perfect. Please don't let people who are discontent steal your joy.
@Lemaj420
its not ok with her, that why she left him. In another interview she said straight up, she dont mind if he fuck, but he had to much kids outside, while they were together. I think thats just her pain talking. She keeps miscarrying his child but she will marry him while another woman gives him kids. A woman may put up with it after it happens but to allow it. she saying that cause its done, people prob talking about her and shes hurt!!
@patbaptiste9510
Wow!...what a role model - WelcUm 2 D future.
@goddessakosua5750
LADY SAW GET AH REAL RASTA MAN RASTAFARI TO THE WORLD
@pixeldread
RASSSSS