Biography:
A reggae band formed 1978 in Birmingham, UK. The music grasps from roots reggae and dub to lovers rock and pop. It is the second most commercial successful reggae band with +70 million sold albums. Many of their hits have been stylishly covers of early reggae and rocksteady hits from Jamaica. After success in UK, UB40's won USA with Labour of Love (1983), their first album of covers. UB40 was 1986 the first Western band to play behind the Iron Curtain, live in Moscow, Soviet Union.
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Other songs:
- Bring Me Your Cup
- Can't Help Falling In Love With You
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
- Kingston Town
- Looking In Your Big Brown Eyes
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Red Red Wine
- Red, Red Wine
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- The Earth Dies Screaming
- After Tonight
- All I Want To Do
- As Always You Were Wrong Again
- Baby
- Bling Bling
- Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
- Boom Shacka Lacka
- Breakfast In Bed
- Bring It On Home To Me
- Cherry Oh Baby
- Come Back Darling
- Cream Puff
- Dance Until The Morning Light
- Dont Blame Me
- Dont Break My Heart
- Dont Do The Crime
- Dont Let It Pass You By
- Dont Slow Down
- Dream A Lie
- Food For Thought
- Forget The Cost
- Get Along Without You Now
- Getting Over The Storm
- Groovin
- Guns In The Ghetto
- Hell Have To Go
- Higher Ground
- Homely Girl
- How Can Poor Men Stand Such Times And Live
- How Will I Get Through This One
- I Cant Help Falling In Love With You
- I Got You Babe
- I Think Its Going To Rain Today
- If It Happens Again
- Ill Be On My Way
- Ill Be Your Baby Tonight
- Impossible Love
- Its My Delight
- Johnny Too Bad
- Kiss And Say Goodbye
- Love Is All Is Alright
- Many Rivers To Cross
- Midnight Rider
- Moonlight Lover
- My Way Of Thinking
- One In Ten
- Please Dont Make Me Cry
- Present Arms
- Rainbow Nation
- Rat In Mi Kitchen
- Reggae Music
- Sardonicus
- Securing The Peace
- She Caught The Train
- Silent Witness
- Sing Our Own Song
- Sins Of The Fathers
- Sweet Cherrie
- Sweet Sensation
- Swing Low
- The Day I Broke The Law
- The Pillow
- The Train Is Coming
- The Way You Do The Things You Do
- Things You Say You Love
- Tyler
- Version Girl
- Watchdogs
- Wear You To The Ball
- Wedding Day
- Where Did I Go Wrong
- Who You Fighting For
- You And Me
- You Could Meet Somebody
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UB40 Bassist Earl raps 'Reggae Music' a single from the bands 1993 album 'Promises And Lies'
below are the Lyrics and Reggae Guitar pattern.
[Chords]
A D
EADGBE EADGBE
577655 X57775
[Intro]
N.C
[Verse 1]
N.C
I said we friendship come first the band did come second,
N.C
And that`s why i decided to put it in a song,
N.C
So listen crowd of people and throw up unnu hands,
N.C
If you love dem their style and you love dem pattern.
[Chorus 1]
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
[Verse 2]
A D
I said a yes crowd of people we come back again,
A D
I man thriller E. and all me best friends,
A D
I know most of dem from age eleven,
A D
And some of dem even even before then,
A D
We travel the whole world think it could never end,
A D
But don`t get me wrong it a no big problem,
A D
`Cos reggae what we love and that`s what we defend,
A D
And that there love that could a never end.
[Chorus 2]
A D A D A D A D
Reggae Music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
A D A D A N.C
Reggae Music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
[Verse 3]
A D
So let me get back to the subject of me friends,
A D
`Cos me respect and love love the whole of them,
A D
And that there love that could a never end,
A D
And now it is time to hail the whole of them,
N.C
Me love me Mickey V. him in a category,
N.C
Robin on guitar him just nice up every bar,
N.C
Me love me Astro because him deh pon de go,
N.C
Me love me Norman `cos him a don gorgon,
N.C
Me love me Ali C. with his golden voicee,
N.C
Him nice up every dance nice up every party,
N.C
Me love me Brian T. pon the saxophonee,
N.C
`Buttons` pon bone Patrick him a hit the high c,
N.C
Them bad pon their own or in a section of three,
N.C
And that only leaves me and Jimmy,
N.C
Jimmy a the drummer me a the bassee,
N.C
And that is the whole of UB40.
[Chorus 3]
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
[Verse 4]
N.C
I said we friendship come first the band did come second,
N.C
And that`s why i decided to put it in a song,
N.C
So listen crowd of people and throw up unnu hands,
N.C
If you love dem their style and you love dem pattern.
[Chorus 4]
A D D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
[Verse 5]
N.C
I said a yes crowd of people we come back again,
N.C
I man thriller E. and all me best friends,
N.C
I know most of dem from age eleven,
N.C
And some of dem even even before then,
N.C
We travel the whole world think it could never end,
N.C
But don`t get me wrong it a no big problem,
N.C
`Cos reggae what we love and that`s what we defend,
N.C
And that there love that could a never end.
[Outro Chorus]
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
below are the Lyrics and Reggae Guitar pattern.
[Chords]
A D
EADGBE EADGBE
577655 X57775
[Intro]
N.C
[Verse 1]
N.C
I said we friendship come first the band did come second,
N.C
And that`s why i decided to put it in a song,
N.C
So listen crowd of people and throw up unnu hands,
N.C
If you love dem their style and you love dem pattern.
[Chorus 1]
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
[Verse 2]
A D
I said a yes crowd of people we come back again,
A D
I man thriller E. and all me best friends,
A D
I know most of dem from age eleven,
A D
And some of dem even even before then,
A D
We travel the whole world think it could never end,
A D
But don`t get me wrong it a no big problem,
A D
`Cos reggae what we love and that`s what we defend,
A D
And that there love that could a never end.
[Chorus 2]
A D A D A D A D
Reggae Music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
A D A D A N.C
Reggae Music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
[Verse 3]
A D
So let me get back to the subject of me friends,
A D
`Cos me respect and love love the whole of them,
A D
And that there love that could a never end,
A D
And now it is time to hail the whole of them,
N.C
Me love me Mickey V. him in a category,
N.C
Robin on guitar him just nice up every bar,
N.C
Me love me Astro because him deh pon de go,
N.C
Me love me Norman `cos him a don gorgon,
N.C
Me love me Ali C. with his golden voicee,
N.C
Him nice up every dance nice up every party,
N.C
Me love me Brian T. pon the saxophonee,
N.C
`Buttons` pon bone Patrick him a hit the high c,
N.C
Them bad pon their own or in a section of three,
N.C
And that only leaves me and Jimmy,
N.C
Jimmy a the drummer me a the bassee,
N.C
And that is the whole of UB40.
[Chorus 3]
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
[Verse 4]
N.C
I said we friendship come first the band did come second,
N.C
And that`s why i decided to put it in a song,
N.C
So listen crowd of people and throw up unnu hands,
N.C
If you love dem their style and you love dem pattern.
[Chorus 4]
A D D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
A D A D A D A D
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
[Verse 5]
N.C
I said a yes crowd of people we come back again,
N.C
I man thriller E. and all me best friends,
N.C
I know most of dem from age eleven,
N.C
And some of dem even even before then,
N.C
We travel the whole world think it could never end,
N.C
But don`t get me wrong it a no big problem,
N.C
`Cos reggae what we love and that`s what we defend,
N.C
And that there love that could a never end.
[Outro Chorus]
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan,
N.C
Reggae music can`t refuse it so give us what we want and mek we gwan.
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