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Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:02 pm
by choggie
I am having a mental ordeal trying to find a song-Please recognize the lyrics and help me brain stop a dem aches and pains!
Chorus-
Survival is the game
Survial, is the game
I'm not the one to blame
I'm not the one to blame
Big fish, eat up, the smaller fishes;
that's what they do. (repeat)
Early 80s maybe...sounds a lot like Culture-This song makes my soul float, hope some Rasta love come my way!
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:14 am
by T
I think it is Leonard Dillon's (The Ethiopians) song called 'Survival' from the CD 'On The Road Again' 1991, that your asking about.
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:50 pm
by choggie
That's not the one T, listened to a sample from Amazon after receiving your post. The vocalist is reminiscent of Freddie McGregor or Culture.
Anyone else??
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:20 pm
by ital kemar
winston jarrett - survival is the game?????
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 7:49 am
by choggie
Rhaatid!! Nah mon, me a try dem...nah dem tune-Good one tho-
More hintys:
time is 3/4
Heres the tabs
A..................Bm
Survival is the gaaame
A..................Bm
Survival is the game
A.....................Bm
I'm not the one to blaaame
A........................Bm
I'm not the one to be blaaamed:
(bridge)
D....................E7
Big fish eat up, the smaller fishes
D.................E7
That's what, they do
(repeat)
Somebody a know dis one, me a hope dis a help!
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:25 pm
by enjangu
I had the same pain, Choggie. That song has stayed with me over the years. Finally found it!
Survival by the Mighty Diamonds off the album Reggae Street. Here's a youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq0jRke79Ys
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:31 pm
by j j
Nice song.
j j
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:06 am
by choggie
Oh mon, enjangu-You made mi NITE!
Stellar rootsy groove, thanks an' praise!
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:30 pm
by Gabranth
That's the same riddim as Barrington's "When friday come" right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6diKpg5e_wM
I'm looking for more versions of that riddim. General Echo "Lovers corner", Eastwood/Saint "Hey Mr. DJ".
And Scientist's "Monkey Spanner" from his World at War LP - is that the version of the Mighty Diamonds track?
Re: Help From Rootsy Fans
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:28 pm
by Gabranth
I'ma reply to my own three-months-old post. Yesterday I heard the V. A. compilation Rodigan's Dub Classics (Serious Selections Vol. 1). Track 11 on the CD is King Tubby - Clash of Steel. I recognized the bassline as Barrington Levy's When Friday come. Apparently the Clash of Steel original is Larry Marshall - Brand new Baby.
So these three tracks
Larry Marshall - Brand new Baby
Mighty Diamonds - Survival
Barrington Levy - When Friday come
are all on the same bassline/riddim. Can anyone confirm this please. I'm not a musician and the three tracks have very different arrangements. Still the same riddim? Larry Marshall seems to be the original.