Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites (Official Lyrics Video)
Between 1967 and 1975, Desmond Dekker, Jamaica’s first recording superstar, graced the UK pop charts on no less than 7 occasions.
His ground-breaking hit, ‘Israelites’, was the first Jamaican-produced song to top the UK chart in April 1969.
Its popularity led to a reggae explosion that took the genre into the mainstream and opened the way for the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots & The Maytals to follow.
Consequently, despite his tragic death over decade ago this year, he remains one of a handful of reggae artists who are readily identified with the genre.
And now, over half a century since ’Israelites’ forever changed the sound of popular music, it is celebrated once more with a brand new lyrics video.
If you don’t know the lyrics, you can now sing along with the confidence that you’re getting it right – word for word!
ISRAELITES LYRICS:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, me Israe
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