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When me reach me yard
Me got one thing on me mind,
To hold me little woman
And fe make her feel iree.
Be play album, dub plate, and forty-five
For dat's the kind of riddim that keeps me alive.
Me turn on fe me radio
Some a chat 'bout dat
But I know more than d.j.
So I nah play you dat.
(chorus)
Me tek a 'd' and a 'u'
An' a 'b' - not 'e'
That thing there
Is special to me.
Me listen in the morning
Also in the night
For dat form of music

Is outasight.
The newest form of music
Is easy to see
It start with a 'd'
And end with a 'b'
Dub in a de morning
And dub in a de night
Mek the whole neighbourhood
Feel alright, feel alrightWhen me reach me yard
Me got one thing on me mind,
To hold me little woman
And fe mek her fell iree.When me reach me yard
Me got one thing on me mind,
To hold me little woman
And fe mek her fell iree.Me tek a 'd' and a 'u'
An' a 'b' - not 'e'
That thing there
Is special to me.
Me listen in the morning
Also in the night
For dat form of music
Is outasight.
The newest form of music
Is easy to see
It start with a 'd'
And end with a 'b'
Dub in a de morning
And dub in a de night
Mek the whole neighbourhood
Feel alright, feel alrightRock in a de dance
Me seh fe give dub a chance,
Rock in de blues
You know you jus' can't lose.
A dub me a defend
On dub I can depend
Check out dis yah music
And run tell yo' friend.
We don't want rock 'n' roll
And we got enough soul,
We don't want rock 'n' roll
And we got enough soul.
Bass is beutiful
If it's clean,
But dis yah dub music
Man, it well mean.
No bother follow friend
And ignore dub again.
It's simple, but effective
Can't you see?
A lot of people catch on in 'eight-three.
Now is 'eighty-four
And you must know the score,
Anything me chat, you know
The people bawl 'more.'Me jump 'pon de graphics
Don't get vex'
All me have
A total concept
To make you feel
Iree.To make you feel
Iree.

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UB40 are a British dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England.

The band is one of the most culturally diverse dub reggae bands with musicians of English, Scottish, Irish, Yemeni and Jamaican parentage. The band is named from the paper form issued by the UK government's Department of Health and Social Security at the time of the band's formation for claiming unemployment benefit (UB40 = Unemployment Benefit, Form 40).

UB40 were influenced by the many Blues Parties they attended as teenagers in the multiracial Balsall Heath area of Birmingham, their love of ska and reggae inspired such original tracks as King, Madam Medusa, Food for Thought, Signing Off and One in Ten.

Their early music style was unique, with a heavy influence of analogue synthesizers, psychedelic rock guitar, saxophone and dub producer techniques which were later perfected by the late Pablo Falconer.

Ali and Robin Campbell have a musical heritage, being sons of Ian Campbell, a folk musician.

The band purchased its first instruments with compensation money Ali Campbell received after a bar fight. They have had a number of hits, most commercially and to amusement of the band, "Red Red Wine", a cover version of a Neil Diamond song (in an arrangement similar to that of Tony Tribe's version). Their most successful single release is the cover of the Elvis Presley ballad Can't Help Falling in Love which was intended to be the main title to the 1992 Sharon Stone movie Sliver and was a Number One hit across Europe and in the U.S.

Many of UB40's recordings were inspired by 1960s ska and early lovers rock songs that would have otherwise been forgotten in the public eye. Their new injection of life into so many old Jamaican hits has resulted in many musicians' and producers' renewed popularity and income.

UB40's early music often tackled social issues such as racism and unemployment.

Other artists that UB40 have collaborated with include: Pato Banton, Madness, Bitty McLean, Chrissie Hynde, Robert Palmer, Hunterz, Japanese artist Mikidozan, French artist Nuttea, Lady Saw and Afrika Bambaataa.

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