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“Dreadlock Holiday” is a song by 10cc. It was written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman and was the lead single from the band’s 1978 album, Bloody Tourists. Lead vocals were performed by Graham Gouldman.
The lyrics, about a white man lost in Jamaica, were based on a true story told by Moody Blues vocalist Justin Hayward about an experience he had had in Barbados; it was a rare excursion into reggae for the act. It became the act’s third and final number one single in the UK, and final top 10 hit, spending a single week at the top in September 1978. The single peaked at #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. The song was later covered by Boney M on their 1985 album, Eye Dance. A remade version using some of the lyrics, was released by the Eurodisco group French Connection under the title ‘I don’t like reggae’ in 1993.
The lyrics, about a white man lost in Jamaica, were based on a true story told by Moody Blues vocalist Justin Hayward about an experience he had had in Barbados; it was a rare excursion into reggae for the act. It became the act’s third and final number one single in the UK, and final top 10 hit, spending a single week at the top in September 1978. The single peaked at #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. The song was later covered by Boney M on their 1985 album, Eye Dance. A remade version using some of the lyrics, was released by the Eurodisco group French Connection under the title ‘I don’t like reggae’ in 1993.
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rafi2600 wrote:
Happiest song ever !!!! Oh yeah !!! the chorus is so so great ! can't stop singing it while taking my shower
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Debbiolee wrote:
I LOVE IT"A :)
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RSVGT wrote:
Listen to this and appreciate what it is, a damn fine song with a story, that's all it is. I like it,not cricket that is.
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Marjo47 wrote:
I had it and dreadlocks were also in Kenya very popular{my loved African country} Lived in Mombasa and loved everything about it} seaview with the ships comming in from all over the world. The good people, nature, I was blessed haviing been there.
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ABM1708 wrote:
I say, I like it, I want it. . . .
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goddesspain wrote:
dieses lied ist SO gut!!! mein gutelaunelied schlechthin!
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YorkAlty wrote:
not racist. just enjoy it without looking for negatives.
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JerryZola25 wrote:
memories of sad '70s discos playing this great song
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metalskajazzetc wrote:
"I don't like Cricket!" i finally found this song!
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TonyGoodsmokes wrote:
Wait, did I just see someone named COCOADUSTED say that this song was a tad racist? Look, I may be high yella, but, I'm as black as they come, PLUS, I'm from Louisiana. There was absolutely NOTHING racist about this song. A story of a guy in Jamaica, walking through a rather rough neighborhood nearly getting jacked. That's not racism...THAT'S REALITY. And, it can happen to ANYONE of ANY culture.
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TonyGoodsmokes wrote:
ULTIMATE SADNESS! :( There is only 30 seconds of this song, AND IT'S FIRE!!
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BennyT11 wrote:
supposedly its based on a true incident. I don't think its racist, I think its more about being out of your depth
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Taipar wrote:
i don't like reggea
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Marjo47 wrote:
I had one in the 70tes in the Dutch Caribean^Curaqao. Loved beeing there but different invirement. Great though ,allways explore different parts of the world if you can do it. I t gives you a wider prospective.
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malungo100 wrote:
auch heute noch gern gehört...........
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Kendal32 wrote:
Was für ein unheimlicher Urlaub. A nasty holiday.
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me_cotterill wrote:
"And that's why I don't like Cricket." The Mighty Boosh
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CocoaDusted wrote:
Am I the only person who thinks this song is just a tad racist? Or is it meant to be from the perspective of some ignorant character?
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stuart888 wrote:
timeless ..... classic.
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Peter-777 wrote:
Klasse ! ! !
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