Biografia:
Desmond Dekker (nome artístico de Desmond Adolphus Dacres, Kingston, 16 de Julho de 1941 — Surrey, 25 de Maio de 2006) foi um cantor e compositor jamaicano de ska e reggae.
Foi o primeiro artista jamaicano a ser considerado uma lenda do reggae. Seus maiores sucessos foram "Israelites" e "007 (Shanty Town)".
Desmond foi um dos pais e pioneiros do skinhead reggae. Foi homenageado pelos The Beatles na música "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da".
Morreu de ataque cardíaco em sua residência em Surrey, Inglaterra.
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Outras músicas:
- 007 Shanty Town
- Beautiful And Dangerous
- Coomyah
- Fu Man Chu
- Get Up Edina
- Hey Grandma
- Hippopotamus
- Honor Your Mother And Father
- I Believe
- Intensified 68 Music Like Dirt
- Israelite
- Israelites
- It Gotta Be So
- It Mek
- Keep A Cool Head
- My Reward
- Nincompoop
- Peace Of Mind
- Pickney Gal
- Pretty Africa
- Rude Boy Train
- Sabotage
- The Israelite
- Tips Of My Fingers
- To Sir With Love
- Unity
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
...FU MANCHU... by Desmond Dekker
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*from 'Action!' (1967)*
Intro:
Dm Em, Am (x2)
Verse 1:
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say where you used to work.
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say how much you used to earn.
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say what you used to do.
Chorus 1:
Dm Em Am
This is the face of Fu Man-chu.
Interlude:
Dm Em, Am (x2)
Verse 2:
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say where you used to work.
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say how much you used to earn.
Dm
Is not what you earn, that make you a man;
Em Am
But is what you keep, that make you a man.
Chorus 2:
Dm Em Am
This is the face of Fu Man-chu.
Dm Em Am
This is the face of Fu Man-chu.
Outro: (with Scatting)
Dm Em, Am
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Dm Em Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57765 x79987 577555
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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*from 'Action!' (1967)*
Intro:
Dm Em, Am (x2)
Verse 1:
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say where you used to work.
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say how much you used to earn.
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say what you used to do.
Chorus 1:
Dm Em Am
This is the face of Fu Man-chu.
Interlude:
Dm Em, Am (x2)
Verse 2:
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say where you used to work.
Dm Em Am
It make no sense at all, to say how much you used to earn.
Dm
Is not what you earn, that make you a man;
Em Am
But is what you keep, that make you a man.
Chorus 2:
Dm Em Am
This is the face of Fu Man-chu.
Dm Em Am
This is the face of Fu Man-chu.
Outro: (with Scatting)
Dm Em, Am
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Dm Em Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57765 x79987 577555
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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