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Mi Dad

from ADDIS TO OMEGA by DUB COLOSSUS

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10. MI DAD
Old time music forward again.
A story about the unsung generation, voiced by Winston Blissett, over a ska track.
About his father.

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MI DAD
WRITTEN BY WINSTON BLISSETT / DUBULAH

HARNY HARNS DEM A BLOW…

ME DAD DID DRIVE A BUS, EVERYDAY
HIM NEVER MEK A FUSS, ANYWAY,
DE 36 FROM CATFORD TO VICTORIA,
HARD WORK HIM SEH, IS THE HONEST WAY.
BUT WHEN HIM COME HOME & CHANGE INTO HIM SLACKS, 
START TO KICK BACK, CHILL & RELAX,
AFTER HIM TROW ME & ME BREDDA OUT A DE ROOM
TEK OUT A SELECTION AN PLAY SOME HARD TUNE
WATCH YAHH
 
YES MAN
YEA YEA YEAAAA
 
HIM WOULD SELEC, A WICKED TUNE,
WID A RIDDIM YU COULD FEEL RIGHT DOWN TO DE BONE
MEK YOU ROCK, & MEK YOU REEL,
RIDDIM PUNCH YOU IN A DE CHESS BUT A NUH PAIN YOU A GO FEEL,
AN WHEN DE SAXAPHONE START TO SQUEEL,
IS DEN HIM GWARN LIKE HIM INSANE FE REEL,
WHEN HIM A SHUFFLE & WHEN HIM A SKANK,
ALL DE BLUES FROM WORK JUSS SATTA AN FADE AWAY
 
“YEA YEA YEAAAA”
 
“REWIND……………
“TIGHTEN UP”
 
“YEA YEA YEAAA”

credits

from ADDIS TO OMEGA, released September 6, 2014
Winston Blissett - Vocals, Bernard O'Neill - Dbl Bass & Piano, Pat Levett - Drums, Horns of Negus - Brass, Tenor sax solo - Ben Somers, Guitars/Programming -Dubulah

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Dub Colossus London, UK

Dubulah formed Dub Colossus in 2008 & with the release of the album "A Town called Addis " on Real World Records to many fantastic 4 and 5 star reviews, going to No1 in the Euro World Music Charts..
"Addis through the Looking Glass" and "Dub Me Tender" followed, all on Real World Records.
"Addis to Omega" (EM002) was released 2014 to rave 5 and 4 star reviews in Songlines, Guardian and Froots etc.
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