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Norman Hunter
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Just heard the latest "tune" from Sean Paul. Now, am I getting old or does anyone else out there not understand a f**king word he says?
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markfiend
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I presume you're talking about We Be Burnin'?
To be fair he does sing/rap in a heavy Jamaican patois which is very hard for the uninitiated to understand. Many people of Caribbean descent use a similar vocabulary and pronunciation style as a kind of shibboleth, but as far as I'm aware, it's Sean Paul's native language (as it were), being a Jamaican by birth.
I actually quite like the track.
To be fair he does sing/rap in a heavy Jamaican patois which is very hard for the uninitiated to understand. Many people of Caribbean descent use a similar vocabulary and pronunciation style as a kind of shibboleth, but as far as I'm aware, it's Sean Paul's native language (as it were), being a Jamaican by birth.
I actually quite like the track.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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timsinister
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True, although Eldritch's lyrics were beyond reproach. We can't even make out SP's words...
A few come through the mix. It's not a bad tune, if you can phase out the 'singing'. Bit too happy for my liking...
A few come through the mix. It's not a bad tune, if you can phase out the 'singing'. Bit too happy for my liking...
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markfiend
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We Be Burnin'
So there you go. Make of that what you will.Sean Paul wrote:Intro:
Just gimme the gees an we be clubbin yow.
Gal a make wi please and we be thuggin' now.
Little hennesy an we'll be bubblin yow.
Set we mind at ease we got to take it slow.
Verse 1:
So when you see the S.p. floatin don't provoke him
Cause the girls we be poking have to smoking.
Best thing fi the recreation a fi get the best girls inna every nation.
All Topper girls we promotin and suportin
And dem love how we flow king here them shouting
First class ticket invitation girls from New York, England and Jamaican.
Chorus:
Everyday we be burnin not concernin what nobody wanna say.
We be earnin dollars turning cause we mind de pon we pay.
Worth more than gold and oil and diamonds girls we need dem everyday.
Recognize it, Pimpin as we riding.
Verse 2:
Girls them a page me waan fi raise me
True me write nuff tune and drive them crazy.
Well I man a true born Jamaican
Ready fi the girls them inna every situation.
We a the gal dem pro, them know we flow
With the lyrical content that make them dip low and
Make the club keep jumpin Turn up the bass make we here when it pumpin.
Summertime bounce to the music people choose it
Sean da P gal a cruise with... well reputed cause.
We a the girls them champion,
Have nuff a them like the great king Solomon.
Many girls inna wi eye sight sexy dress type
Se them ready fi a hype night Just gimme di light
An make we blaze it the roof we haffi raise it again
Chorus:
Verse 1 (repeat)
Chorus(repeat)
Intro
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
—Bertrand Russell
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RobF
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If you think Mr Paul is scary, try the wonderful Harry Toddler, who I'm pretty sure must be indecipherable to most Jamaicans. His cover of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with Elephant Man is quite possibly the most ludicrous (and one of the most enjoyable) records I own.
"...by the time I get to Arizona..."
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eastmidswhizzkid
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mrs whizzkid owns a sean paul cd (which has mysteriously been "misfiled" in another case.allegedly 
) -not my cuppa char to be honest, though i know what you mean about his voice.
as for the patois, i grew up hearing it all the time in leicester;and although i can understand a fair bit of it ,it's impossible to decipher when you are not supposed to understand it -which is the whole point.
however in normal everyday conversation none of my black friends -all of whom can talk unintelligible patois at the drop of a hat- speak with anything other than their native,local accents.( ie cacky leicester). ignorant non afro-caribbean chavvy-tracksuit types who try and talk in that fake jamaican accent really don't realise how amazingly fucking stupid they sound do they?
) -not my cuppa char to be honest, though i know what you mean about his voice.as for the patois, i grew up hearing it all the time in leicester;and although i can understand a fair bit of it ,it's impossible to decipher when you are not supposed to understand it -which is the whole point.
however in normal everyday conversation none of my black friends -all of whom can talk unintelligible patois at the drop of a hat- speak with anything other than their native,local accents.( ie cacky leicester). ignorant non afro-caribbean chavvy-tracksuit types who try and talk in that fake jamaican accent really don't realise how amazingly fucking stupid they sound do they?
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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I knew it looked familiarMotz wrote:In mi khaki suit 'n' ting?
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Planet Dave
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AgreedQuiff Boy wrote:i love his voice... its utterly preposterous
The vids have a certain something, too
'Fragged another moaning sh1tbag'
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Planet Dave
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Nope. They have clothes. After a fashion.
'Fragged another moaning sh1tbag'
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timsinister
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Saw it tonight, on the big screen, and had this exact same conversation with other bartenders. Came to the ironic conclusion that it would be better if it was a video without the soundtrack. 
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nick the stripper
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I think I prefered the song when I couldn't understand what he was saying.markfiend wrote:Sean Paul wrote:Intro:
Just gimme the gees an we be clubbin yow.
Gal a make wi please and we be thuggin' now.
Little hennesy an we'll be bubblin yow.
Set we mind at ease we got to take it slow.
Verse 1:
So when you see the S.p. floatin don't provoke him
Cause the girls we be poking have to smoking.
Best thing fi the recreation a fi get the best girls inna every nation.
All Topper girls we promotin and suportin
And dem love how we flow king here them shouting
First class ticket invitation girls from New York, England and Jamaican.
Chorus:
Everyday we be burnin not concernin what nobody wanna say.
We be earnin dollars turning cause we mind de pon we pay.
Worth more than gold and oil and diamonds girls we need dem everyday.
Recognize it, Pimpin as we riding.
Verse 2:
Girls them a page me waan fi raise me
True me write nuff tune and drive them crazy.
Well I man a true born Jamaican
Ready fi the girls them inna every situation.
We a the gal dem pro, them know we flow
With the lyrical content that make them dip low and
Make the club keep jumpin Turn up the bass make we here when it pumpin.
Summertime bounce to the music people choose it
Sean da P gal a cruise with... well reputed cause.
We a the girls them champion,
Have nuff a them like the great king Solomon.
Many girls inna wi eye sight sexy dress type
Se them ready fi a hype night Just gimme di light
An make we blaze it the roof we haffi raise it again
Chorus:
Verse 1 (repeat)
Chorus(repeat)
Intro
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Norman Hunter
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Nope, saw the video last night and genuinely tried to understand him. Couldn't. Still don't like. Or Uptown Top Ranking, either 
Starting to slightly thaw to Pussycat Dolls (well, the lead singer anyway). I'm sure there's one in there who's their mother
Starting to slightly thaw to Pussycat Dolls (well, the lead singer anyway). I'm sure there's one in there who's their mother
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Isn't he a bit of a townie chav or am I thinking of someone else?
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Mrs RicheyJames
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Ah. No I wasn't thinking of someone else then....You people are thinking/writing about him why??
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