1) Calvin Cu… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists by the name of Prodigal Son:
1) Calvin Curtis Whilby a. k. a. Prodigal Son is a gospel reggae artist born in St. Catherine, Jamaica, in 1976.
Prodigal Son has performed at sold out venues spanning crowds as huge as 150,000, at events such as Antiguan Governmental Celebrations (Caribbean), International Reggae Festival of Life (Chicago, USA) Fun in the Sun, Recharge, and Sting (Jamaica), France World Cup Qualifier Match (Jamaica vs. Mexico) Air Jamaica sponsored UK Tour, Israel & New Breed Tour (Jacksonville, USA) and many other International events, he has shared stages with renowned Gospel Artistes, Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, CeCe Wynans, Jackie McCullough, Tobi Mac, Mary Mary, Israel Houghton & New Breed, Martha Munizzi, Kirk Franklyn, Yolanda Adams and mainstream artistes such as: Shaggy, Junior Gong, Beenie Man, Bounti Killa, Destiny's Child, Jermaine Jackson, Maxi Priest, Regina Belle, Calypso Rose, Barrington Levy, Luciano, Jimmy Cliff and more.
Prodigal Son has gained the respect of both fans & critics and is one of the only Jamaican gospel Artiste who is appreciated in both the Christian arena and mainstream/secular and as such was the only Gospel Artiste that appeared on the 2006 BMobile 'No Violence' school tour in Jamaica, he has subsequently, received several mainstream awards including: Jamaica Federation of Musicians, best new gospel artiste for 2001, the Xnews award, artist of the year 2001, Jamaica Federation of Musicians best male gospel vocalist 2002 and Irie FM's Gospel Artiste of the year ('06), other accolades are Marlin Awards for Outstanding Reggae Recording of the year and Outstanding DJ Vocal Performance of the year for the year 2003, Marlin award for Best Dancehall Recording for 2004, U. S. Urban Gospel Award, best Producer 2005, Urban Gospel Award best Caribbean Artiste, Canadian Maja Award album of the year 2006, he has copped and maintain numerous number one spots on charts like UK's United by 1, Love 101 FM Jamaica, Flow FM Canada, Mystic 98, Fort Lauderdale, Florida and UK's Soulcare. Prodigal was interviewed and featured on the US network CBS on the 700 club programme 'Turning Point' where he shared his life changing testimony, to date he is the first gospel artiste to be interviewed by WLIB radio station in New York.
Prodigal Son is an ordained Pastor, Producer, Mentor, Entrepreneur, and Gospel Artiste. He has released three albums to date RADIKAL PRODIGAL, RECHARGE and STILL STANDING on his label Radikal Records his fourth album which features work with International artistes, Micah Stampley and Junior Tucker is highly anticipated.
2) Prodigal Son are a progressive metal quintet from Scotland, UK. Formed in 2005 they built their sound around each members musical aspiration. All though all five were mainly into metal, their preference in sub-genres created a vast array of sounds to experiment with. As a result, their sound is an amalgam of most sub-genres of modern metal. They draw from Prog, Groove, Death, Grindcore,and occasionally Gothenburg, Industrial & Power metal. However, utilising more than one at most times, they manage to avoid clichés of these sub-genres and create a sound that is epic but not cheesy, aggressive without sounding stupid and maintains a certain Groove.
Their songs are mostly progressive with a few exceptions. The songs are not necessarily long and drawn out; they are able to take the complexity of a progressive song and compact it into spaces as small as three minutes. Their songs were originally played only in dropped C tuning but in 2006 they introduced the Seven-String to their sound which allowed for more expression and a lynching tone. They have more dominant bass parts than a lot of metal acts around today and the drums bring a bit more in terms of creativity. In short, Prodigal son are filtering out the mundane whilst keeping that which truly rocks.
Members: Scott Morrin: Vocals, Jamie Lindsay: Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Ben Watson: Bass, Tutin: Drums, Callum Stott: Synths & Strange noises
Prodigal sons music is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 UK: Scotland Licence.
3) There is also a drum n' bass artist called "The Prodigal Son".
Back To the Garrison
Prodigal Son Lyrics
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the disaster right now we see you like a ghetto pastor
Chrous
Back to the garrison again, when we pick up back we pen
thru man a ghetto Christian we nave no time fi a pretend
back to the garrison again now a souls we a defend
thru we been there, done that run the spot a we God
Yow! a drugs, thugs & guns run the garrison
the politician dem mash up the garrison
but God send we fi take back the garrison
when we done there'll be no comparison
Pastor Blair fi run Tivoli garden
dudus fi take Godly counsel from the pa'son
Al Miller you fi take over jungle,
lead Pang to Jesus Christ make him humble
Matthews lane affi V.T. Williams
pastor the community, Zeeks need deliverance
August Town have a whole heap a rasta
so we a send dem a seventh day Pastor
Chrous
We ago turn hot mondays inna God mondays
send the people dem back to church on sundays
tun passa passa inna one big crusade
make dem stop serve liqour & drink lucozade
asylum that a mad people place
we ago take out the bar dem start a church base
over quad we have a missionary squad
to standup a the door & lead people to God
Chrous
Badman from Jamaica try no badda slip
cuz the radikal Christians a take back the streets
yow yours truly the Prodigal son fi be the real
ghetto bishop over Kingston
prodigy weh dem call Ryan Mark
we a gi him from Breaton to Gregory park
Jason Mighty a.k.a little jay
make him run from Rea Town back to Bull Bay
Dj Nicholas always on the shout make him take Waltham &
three mile
round about, man from Seaview, Spanish town, Riverton
come pray with you Christian don Pappa San
Chrous
Flankers get hot from Mo-bay tun city we a send dem a
Christian governor name Stichie
Common sense next door Meadowbrook we a sen unnu Evangelist
Sandra Brooks
Goody Goody a the real ghetto priest, run from weh you
live down to Cassava Piece
Rema, Trench Town out a control, give dem Moses, Gallimore
& Ziggy Soul
Majestic Garden & Cockburn pen fi Carlene Davis & Chevelle
Franklin
Waterhouse a your neighbouring friend, a fi Judy Mowatt &
fi Grace Thrillers dem
In "Back to the Garrison," Prodigal Son highlights the issues faced by the people living in the ghettos of Jamaica, especially the prevalence of drugs, guns, and thugs that are ruining their lives. The people look up to him as their "ghetto pastor," and he feels responsible for the well-being of his community. He urges his fellow Christians to join him and work together to bring positive change. He also calls upon specific pastors to lead different parts of his community, like Pastor Blair for Tivoli Garden and Al Miller for Jungle. He envisions a future where the people from his community would no longer pretend to be something they are not and would work together to defend their souls and take back their garrison.
Through the song, the artist tries to emphasize that change must come from within, and it's time for the radical Christians to take back the streets. Prodigal Son urges his fellow community members to embrace God and turn away from crime, violence, and excessive drinking. He encourages them to find solace in the church and come together for a good cause. The song ends on a hopeful note, with the artist mentioning different pastors and evangelists who could spread God's word and make a positive impact on Jamaican society.
Line by Line Meaning
Yow the people them say prodigal we want you help curb the disaster right now we see you like a ghetto pastor
The people of the community want the Prodigal Son to help them fix the problems they are currently facing. They see him as a leader and a guiding figure for their community, just like a pastor.
Back to the garrison again, when we pick up back we pen thru man a ghetto Christian we nave no time fi a pretend back to the garrison again now a souls we a defend thru we been there, done that run the spot a we God have to send
We are returning to the garrison where we belong. We are not pretending to be something we are not. We are true Christians from the ghetto and we are here to defend the souls of our people. We have gone through what our community is currently experiencing, and it is God who has sent us to help.
Yow! a drugs, thugs & guns run the garrison the politician dem mash up the garrison but God send we fi take back the garrison when we done there'll be no comparison
The garrison is filled with drugs, thugs, and guns. The politicians have caused destruction in the garrison, but we were sent by God to take it back. When we are done, there will be no comparison to what it was before.
Pastor Blair fi run Tivoli garden dudus fi take Godly counsel from the pa'son Al Miller you fi take over jungle, lead Pang to Jesus Christ make him humble Matthews lane affi V.T. Williams pastor the community, Zeeks need deliverance August Town have a whole heap a rasta so we a send dem a seventh day Pastor
Different pastors should be in charge of different areas of the garrison. Pastor Blair should run Tivoli Garden while Dudus needs guidance from a pastor. Al Miller should take over Jungle and help Pang become more humble. V.T. Williams should be the pastor of Matthews Lane and Zeeks needs deliverance. August Town has many Rastafarians, so we are sending them a Seventh Day Adventist pastor.
We ago turn hot mondays inna God mondays send the people dem back to church on sundays tun passa passa inna one big crusade make dem stop serve liqour & drink lucozade asylum that a mad people place we ago take out the bar dem start a church base over quad we have a missionary squad to standup a the door & lead people to God
We will turn rowdy Hot Mondays into Godly Mondays. We will encourage people to go back to church on Sundays instead of partying at Passa Passa. We will have a big crusade to reach as many people as possible and to make them stop drinking alcohol and start drinking Lucozade. The asylum will no longer be a place for mad people as we will remove the bars and start a church there. We have a squad of missionaries who will be stationed at Quad to help lead people to God.
Badman from Jamaica try no badda slip cuz the radikal Christians a take back the streets yow yours truly the Prodigal son fi be the real ghetto bishop over Kingston prodigy weh dem call Ryan Mark we a gi him from Breaton to Gregory park Jason Mighty a.k.a little jay make him run from Rea Town back to Bull Bay Dj Nicholas always on the shout make him take Waltham & three mile round about, man from Seaview, Spanish town, Riverton come pray with you Christian don Pappa San
Bad guys in Jamaica, be careful because the radical Christians are taking back control of the streets. The Prodigal Son will be the bishop of the ghetto over Kingston, and Ryan Mark will be given responsibility for Breaton to Gregory Park. Jason Mighty, also known as Little Jay, will be responsible for Rea Town to Bull Bay. DJ Nicholas should focus on Waltham and Three Mile. People from Seaview, Spanish Town, and Riverton should come pray with Pappa San.
Flankers get hot from Mo-bay tun city we a send dem a Christian governor name Stichie Common sense next door Meadowbrook we a sen unnu Evangelist Sandra Brooks Goody Goody a the real ghetto priest, run from weh you live down to Cassava Piece Rema, Trench Town out a control, give dem Moses, Gallimore & Ziggy Soul Majestic Garden & Cockburn pen fi Carlene Davis & Chevelle Franklin Waterhouse a your neighbouring friend, a fi Judy Mowatt & fi Grace Thrillers dem
The Flankers area in Montego Bay is heating up, so we are sending a Christian governor named Stichie to take control. Next door in Meadowbrook, we will send Evangelist Sandra Brooks. Goody Goody is the real ghetto priest who knows the area from Cassava Piece to where he lives. Rema and Trench Town are out of control, so we will give them Moses, Gallimore, and Ziggy Soul to help. For Majestic Garden and Cockburn Pen, we will send Carlene Davis and Chevelle Franklin. Waterhouse is our friend, and we will send Judy Mowatt and the Grace Thrillers to help the community.
Contributed by Wyatt L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.