Toots and the Maytals - Sweet and dandy

[LBBki]

Love this song. Let's sing! Eh-eh! Ettie inna room a cry Mama seh she mus' wipe 'er h'eye Papa seh she no fi foolish like She neva been to school at all It is no wonder Is a perfect ponder While they were dancin' in dat ballroom las' night Johnson inna room a fret Uncle seh 'im mus' wuol' up 'im head Auntie seh ‘e no fi foolish like Is not time for his weddin' day... Complete lyric and explaination here, just google: Sweet and Dandy, Transcribed and notes by Peter L Patrick .

[bigftrack]

heck yea 0 dislikes XD

[daroyalgeneral]

me love a tune ya is ashame. me memba when my parents & the rest a de big ppl dem use to play de stereo & drink & dance a sunday evening time as a little yute....miss dem days dey.

[4l4ddin77]

thanks for the joy that you're giving me

i want you to know i believe in your song

[3885lee]

top tune

[earth123ism]

tuuuuuuuune!!

[isabellkid]

Its a festival song winner 1969.. Beautiful

[shelly10113]

this is jamaica!!!!

[tartanwheelz]

A fantastic anthemic song!

[ChelleyFresh01]

YESSSS!!♥

[sam24412]

i finally found it... i love this song wicked rythm.

[djthelion]

the old style love it

[kphoenix1000]

My Dad used to play this song and make me dance to it as a kid growing up in Jamaica. Toots and The Maytals! Love that group!

[gibbogle]

It doesn't get any better than this.

[Unkn0wnumb3rs]

@dogfartification same! Well, I'm 14 & I can't stand the continuous crap people produce these days! I resort to stuff like ambient, ska & new age. Pop music these days is so shallow... :(

[MrNattiRoots]

I feel it in my bones !!

[evolutionOrevolution]

I smoke some ganja, den I turn on de toots, de peter tosh, de peter gabriel and de 311

[faulknerma]

Try sitting still when this comes on. impossible. Get skanking! Wonder where 2 tone originated? Look no further.

[burstmaster]

This is one of the best songs i ever heard! They have skill and can feel the rythm. hundred thousend times better than moder pop music.

Greetings from Austria :p

[Reggaehead69]

@burstmaster Schöne Grüße zurück, ebenfalls aus Austria!! ;)

[sanjurodog]

@Reggaehead69 Great video! Love it!

[IMNOTAPOLICEOFFICER]

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[matthewastocker]

Roots,I dig this stuff.

[motamanx6]

Harder They Come ought to get a Special Oscar for the movie with the best sound track of any movie, ever. RIP Perry Henzel

[GTVEVEMAN]

This Song is way back in Guyana when my Parents where kids :)

[epiphoneaddict]

You all NEED to get their new album, true love. They redo all of these songs, not too bad imo, some are much better.

[AnkhMusicLover]

RRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIBBBBBBBB­BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTT....­.LOL...ONE ORIGINAL WICKED CHUNE 

[londonissick]

me and rhi rhi luvin this shizzle its a cotch lool

[RyanSWIss1]

im really glad i found ska music in my life :)

[sesher15]

lOVE IT! LOVE IT e aa sss y!!!!

[16erdfour0netwo]

this song is so chill : )

[21Hosey]

Papa say she no fi foolish

[adammackintosh]

The intro to this song takes you to another place before the song even begins. :)

[Nwfcocks23]

yes man

[hellme69]

the best music to cheer you up :)

[Rabbit1Lee]

Tis sweet & dandy. For sure.

[sonicstep]

I'll need to find another example the sound has distortion. It's no where near as good as the clips I've seen with it in The Harder They Come. Alas those clips have this track cut too short.

[ishabaka]

The best, the absolute best. This song has brought so much joy to my life for so many years.

[sanchesj]

perfect,Toot and the Maytals are pure energy. Their musics are peaceful and energetic at the same time.

That's real Roots Rock Reggae.

[MrAblack1]

@sanchesj actually, this is rocksteady

[MrAblack1]

@sanchesj- actually, this is rocksteady--but you are right about the Maytals!

[9186SZ]

This was a real group full of talent , unlike todays manufactured crap

[9186SZ]

This was a real group full of talent , unlike todays manufactured crap 

[deadrock05]

chill music for chill people! gives me faith in humanity

[4l4ddin77]

is there any way you could send me an mp3 for this?

[albion7000]

i played this song at my wedding....pure class

[mainforce88]

CHUNE MI SEH STR8888888888888888!

[4l4ddin77]

one of the finest gongs to come from jamaica

[das2761]

Straight up wickedddd....Thanks for posting!

[ocsosweet]

awesome

[AnkhMusicLover]

all de people gon dress up innah white fi go eat up johnson wedding cake...ya rass...TTTUUUUUUNE!!!!!!...ble­ss up selektah!!!!i love this tune....

[AnkhMusicLover]

all de people gon dress up innah white fi go eat up johnson wedding cake...ya rass...TTTUUUUUUNE!!!!!!...ble­ss up selektah!!!!

[redhills1971]

Go Toots, greatest musicer ever!!! Having Ackee and Salt Fidsh, Patty, with rice and peas tonight for supper!

[cricketbat08]

Absolute classic!! Brilliant.

[redhills1971]

Yes man, Sweet and dandy!

[jimk518]

I love this song. First heard it on a soundtrack album called "The Harder They Come" in 1972. If you guys like this music, you will love the CD.

[16erdfour0netwo]

@jimk518 -My folks got that CD! I'm 19 been listening to it my whole life! great soundtrack! Jimmy Cliff, Maytals, The Slickers ect....sweet and dandy ; )

[prunch72]

That 'Kola Wine' sounds tasty

[redhills1971]

Man, does this bring back good memories of my teenage years in Kingston before we came to the states! Love the song, love Toots and the Maytals. Best music ever!!!

[Nickohlson]

This song just made my day.

[Lafo247]

Man Its been ages since I last heard this song. I cant believe I still managed to sing along to it!

[dommykento]

i can't believe they played at glastonbury! they wre so good

[listentothemusicfool]

isnt that ska?

awesome song :)

[vjvallance]

one of the best reggae tunes of all time, absolutely perfect! xx

[Eidetix]

Toots Hibbert is a genius. I love this song!

[dogfartification]

im only 17 but this music is so nice ..

i really understeand why older people find the current music crap

[StephHuegi]

@dogfartification I feel exactly the same :-)

[Aphidboy]

@dogfartification Hey, man, you're right! Some of us old fellas got to the good sounds first, that's all. It's still good stuff. Enjoy and be happy.

[ZLUGGO]

@dogfartification

Word!

[psviking1]

@dogfartification if you type in TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS SWEET AND DANDY SUB TITLES then you can see them singing it with sub titles, so you can enjoy it with words aswell. i was 16 when this came out, i am now 57 and it's still bloody good after all these years!! music in the 60s and 70s was the best. i feel! blessed that i had my teenage years in those two decades. had such a bloody good time, I THOUGHT IT WOULD NEVER END!

[dogfartification]

@psviking1

oh alright thx , i diddnt excatly understeand every word they say.

[16erdfour0netwo]

@dogfartification -most current music sucks! fuck Kanye West and all these Jewish jokers who take money over music quality! sweet and dandy : )

[jcmnut1]

@dogfartification im 17 too and i listen to straight old time reggae..... some nowadays music is sooo not nice .

[deadrock05]

@dogfartification tru dat man!

[deadrock05]

@dogfartification tru dat man!

[highlands4eva]

@dogfartification yes mate im the same as you! this music is fuckin offthe chain

[rabbitr0n]

such great rocksteady. Makes me miss the old days...

[victormauro]

some one know if this band will play in the uk?

[horbergaren]

they were best back in 1960, so no, nothing worth seeing

[vjvallance]

@victormauro

they are doing quite a few dates in the uk this summer, starting with reading on the 16th june. They're playing 20th July in my hometown of Sheffield!! definitely on it.

By the way my name is Victor too! :)

[scheming8rythem]

toots and the maytals are difinitive example of real people doing real tings, it is reeaall nice!