Pluto - Dat

[CornishCockney]

joss like a FLIM show,haha, love it,love it,memories of acre lane in brixton and the houseparties

[seisoner35]

I'm gonna bun a spliff with Pluto tonight

[rootsdawtashra]

Rasta Ozzy hehehe!

[johnny2o2o]

Don't know who originally tried to do the lyrics, but they have got a few bits wrong. Having listened to this many times now I can confirm that Pluto never says t'ing always "thing": "Hush your mout' man me bredren hear. Sell I a pound a dat thing there." is what he says. 5th line of chorus is: "What'cha know - you no sight de rate?" - ie, translated into English he replies to the butcher 'Have you not seen how much you're charging for steak?"

[britmark65]

this was played on the alex lester show on radio 2 so had to look on here to hear it again what a tune!

[michaelbinladen]

'i think i made me three children to this song'

[kswaggerdiva]

My whole family was born in Guyana. Exept my sister and I were born in New York. We listen to music like this all the time. We have Pluto on a CD.

[springcolley]

Funny!!

[ter1955]

sell i a pound a dat ting deer

[arita2006]

Radio 1 (in the UK) played a radio safe version back in 1976 where Pluto was buying anything other than weed!

[DirtyUnclesTunes]

Ozzy works out his grocery bill and discovers he can only afford pork, which is against his religion, after he buys his weed, so he tries to hide it, that's pretty much what it's about i do believe.

[kswaggerdiva]

@DirtyUnclesTunes No its about how he really only has money for weed but he doesn't want weed so he buys pork instead.

[johnny2o2o]

@kswaggerdiva lol, no - the fourth line should read: "De dunny (ie, money) done WHERE him save fi buy little weed?" - ie, times are hard and Ozzy is looking at his grocery bill and wondering how he can save money to buy weed. Answer: He must buy the cheapest meat - pork, which is against his religion.

[nicholasisrael]

this has got to be one of the most Brilliant songs all time...

[TheRvfnc35]

been looking for this track for months , i too am from uk and same as below,,, could,nt remember name of song or artist, found it accidently on youtube, fantastic sound, somebody re release it ,,,,,please." burn me belly when a pull me pipe"

[EckyBoy007]

I've loved this song for many years but for some reason never knew what it was called or who sung it...then I see it as one of YouTubes recommendations and I only click on it coz of the colours on the record label lol. Real music that makes you smile - thanks for posting :)

[onlymywiwsdom]

memories clean fresh music classic

[HappyGuineapigs]

Thumbs up if your listening to this in 2011 amazinngg!

[junction666]

Come on "Thumbs up" if you smiled at least once listening to this....."Hush yo mout while my bredren here!".....brilliant!

[hazeyjane119]

I attempted to try to interpret myself. I made some headway but it was much was too dense. Love that it finally made it! Well done to all involved! :-)

[hazeyjane119]

I am English. I bought this single in 1976 when it was a hit in the UK. Never had a scooby what it was about (meat? fish? ... something) I remember looking for it online for years from the mid 90's when I first got internet access and it truly was like it didn't exist. Really it was the lyrics, the explanation of them that I wanted. I could play the vinyl any time I wanted (along with his other two UK Hits), but, having no luck, ZERO, I mean ZILCH,

[davethescaff1]

@hazeyjane119

if you wont help with translation let me know !

[kennymac520]

please somebody email me the FULL LYRICS to this brilliant tune and anybody know the true MEANING to them i would appreciate

[edelightful1]

I remember this song when I was around 15 years old growing up in Nevis. This was the sh*it. It takes me back. Almost mek me feel 30 yrs. younger.

Go Pluto! The song got better with age.

[blaisehawk]

i live in dublin and i heard your honour years ago and pluto is magik

[mcracken69]

wonderfull tune, my little girl has known this since she was a baby. still asking for it six years later. living proof that good music is timeless!

[gowmitch]

Ain't hear for this for years, then all of a sudden started singing a part of it in my head, had to find and hear it again, big thank whoever put this on...classic!

[honda3engines]

my dad had this on a 45!!! i use to always play this on the weekend

[DudeThatIs20]

Dat.



[shennanCreek]

Wicked !

[pomeroykeith]

choon

[Lazersetcetera]

I am by no means Jamaican and not great at understanding patois normally but that chorus is very clear and absolutely hilarious. Love this song, love it love it. Nice upload.

[sillyjumbledupshit]

sell i a pound a dat ting dere,sorry

[sillyjumbledupshit]

Hush ya mout,mon me bredren here,sell us a pound a dat ting dere,classic.

[quasi7373]

good tune man

[bushtukkaphil]

yup got it in 45 ..love the old 70 stuff

[Nan44]

i remember this song from when i was about 6, played on the radio all the time in JA, knew it by heart!!

[blackbaldy]

love it back to the good old years

[MrCouldbeakiller]

Irishmen love Reggae

[juls683]

I am planing an old hits party and i know its going to be a blase with all these nice uploads. thanks

[missalisonhamiltonUK]

What a great song, and great music too, love the rhythm and melodies of this, Pluto did some amazing songs and this is definitely one of them, thanks so much for the upload =o)

[rumteetoo]

Sunny school playgound in 1970s Battersea...

[craigsimnett]

blouse and skirts!! what a tune, i too was searching for this but i heard it on the radio..now i can listen to it every day. makes me dance and be happy!

[Removeab1emaSS]

Ha lord be praised, iv'e been looking for this tune for years, totaly forgot what it was called, just typed in the opening line and hey presto "DAT" yeah of course! Wicked tune, memories!

[SuperSpiderlady]

brings back so many memories. 15 years old. Bought it as soon as i heard it. loved it.

[BadlyTimedGimli]

AND MY AXE!

[dubguy1961]

Thanks for the post,reminds me of my childhood,living in Balham,in south London...a young Irish kid,marvelling at the Reggae music.....great times.

[callacpuma]

Simple tales of original people... thx fr postin d lyrics!

[svb9]

HELP! Where can I buy his CD's in the UK? (tried the usual websites) My Saint & Campbell (S&C) cassette is wearing thin! Oh Carol by S&C is a must listen to - trouble is, it tempts you to stick your foot down when you are driving.....

[smithywick]

a tune to put on when ur gettin ready to go out... classic..

[swittle]

*now* I understand! thank you, larjanus :)

[herbistheword1]

wish i was old enuf to experience the reggae era. big tune!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrAfroman88]

Brilliant........;-)

[mikebt2000]

Ahh, de memories of growing up in Spanish Town, JA..BTW.. the 'butcha bway' is none other than singer Lloyd Charmers

[ethorpe06]

1 of my fav

[juls683]

what ever happen to music like these, that really tells a story.Those were the days

[MrRodigan]

Tuuuuuuuuuuune 

[quanshu2k]

Tony Williams Radio London Sunday afternoons after church!!!!

[Shaedye]

Classicccc!!!!

[MZPETH]

Classic tune, takes me back, makes me happy!!

Thanks so much for posting this

[MrDoncos]

It puts a smile on all our faces.Brilliant

[Incudius]

So amazing, so irreverant. Great stuff that crossed thecultural divide in many ways .

Ima gonna skip most of what follow and track down some SCIENTIST,

[mspinkchick67]

fantastic. hadnt heard it for years.reminds me of growing up in the 70s and a jamaican family used to play it in our street when they come back from church on a sunday. kids all scrubbed sunday best and ribbons,dad suited and booted and mom in her methodist hat. i miss those times.

[smithywick]

cracking tune! oh man wat memories thnx for posting this gem..

[Tayplupe]

So good to hear this again- thanks for posting.

[vandrossfan]

just a classic tune great days and so many childhood memories must say dat butcher was pushing to sell his meat.

[larjanus]

Regarding the line about 'burn me belly when I pull on me pipe', this means that tripe gives him HEARTBURN! These lyrics have a lot of sly undertones which just add to the 'country' feel of the song. It's amazing how this tune keeps dragging me back to the youtube forum!

[oldbutstillchillin]

love it tes74.... well done

[Mashirafen]

I loved this song since I first heard it, but I could never make out what the lyrics were. I always used to think they would be about something deep.

Apparently I was very wrong.

[prosperous101]

"Said I About DAT TING DARE"

[555ell]

this is why im glad to be half jamaican they have amazing beats

[spyceminx]

Pluto none since can match your humour in music (general degree) still fresh like a pound ah dat-pork -laughing

[thewarwicks1]

Tuuuuuuune

[reggeafest]

watch you mouth mind me bredrin hear

[reggeafest]

hush your mouth mind me bredrin hear. lol

[Cocothekitten]

Oh lawd - Sunday afternoons for me too!!!!!!!

[spyceminx]

oh my songs from my childhood are some of my best memories- me love reggae music so very very much!! It never never never ever 'grows old'- reggae music, fine wine and cheese- the three things that improves with age!

thank you tes74, thank you!

[sidthesquid74]

FEEL THE RIDDIM, FEEL THE RIDE!!!

This is Sunday rice n' peas and a can of Red Stripe music!!!!!

[mongooseboy19]

Why thanks larjanus! It's nice to know what these songs are all about! So I can now tell my bredren what it's all about now!

[slash10170]

best song ever oh to reminesce

[gillymegall]

loved this song reminded me of family times and my brother,sadly he died five years ago,we played it at his funeral,everyone went from tears to smiles,and i still love it.xxx

[burns1961]

Loved it WOW great song it really makes you want to get up and move.

[thfcyidz]

Great tune from back in the day.

[karray21]

I love this....was a teenager in the 70's and even now I know every word!

[mudabi]

Dat is great!!! Curry Yams and conch...

[saixthelunadiver]

I dont think there's another song that makes me happier than this one

[ilikepotatoification]

@saixthelunadiver

The best song ever! !! Reminds me of being dragged out of scotland and feeling closer to notting hill gate in the sixties

[slimmbob]

What a great song. Reminds me of being a kid and watching my dad dance like an idiot at the New Year. Oh the memories...

[E4MICKMA]

Just on the comment 'Arnold fat' , I believe it's patois dialect derivative of the word 'animal' and therfore, refers to animal fat, i.e. ahnal fat ?

[papajgates968]

love this song play it when feelong down always picks me up

try the tripe

[montee007]

I'm amazed at the response to this song..i love this song! i heard it on the radio today and it took me back 30+ years in an instant!..i havent heard it in that long and instantly it hit me again,i swear i used to rock in my cot to this.Respect to Pluto and respect to tes74!

[shaynamalaika]

thank you for uploading this, I thought I was the only one that remember this tune. My dad's favorite rip dad xx

[jamie0292]

sell i a pound of dat ting there

[mogue99]

Great tune, loadsa memories flooding back!

[MulBerrie]

This song is just MY CHILDHOOD! I had an uncle Ozzie so we ripped him for it! Love, love love this!

And Ram Goat Liver- Lee Scratch Perry!

[erroneousapostrophe]

cool

[rampage511]

memories!!!...sunday afternoons...mum cooking...dad tumping da reel to reel...guiness punch in hand...big smiles for big tunes...those were da days...Respect to tes74!

[tes74]

Aww thank you.. glad you have nice memories of it.. :D

[burns1961]

@rampage511 Great comments i like it.

[yabass]

@rampage511

loved your comments..i could see your front room in my head..haha brilliant...

[thepoolfc71]

@rampage511 u speak the truth bredda!!

[bjbjbjbjbj]

@rampage511

roast chicken ,collalou rice, and peas

macison and condensed milk

respex

[ntner]

an absolute classic.

Should be in its own "folk reggae'" catagory.

No one can duplicate nor imitate a master.

[usrnmehel]

@ntner

Like so many reggae tunes.

[xXPreciousLilyWiteXx]

@rampage511 sorry pressed wrong thumb love the old tunes

[RAMBR0]

@rampage511 Fantastic memories...cept my pops had to tump de gram!!

[GERSON25]

Really good Song!

i didn´t new this song until yesterday (I know about my musical ignorance, and i´m sorry) and i´m a fan already. Its a great SONG! On my Fav already ;)

[AriaSuperBass]

This brings back some memories, London, mid 70s. Thanks for posting.

[djscribblede]

foooooking tuuuuunnnneeeee

[quasi7373]

very nice

[jollywigs]

Such fun....thanks for the posting.

[irisferguson]

grandchil'vren out o' dat range.Ha.

[neil2562]

Rasta Ozzy from up de hill

Decide fi check 'pon 'im grocery bill

An' when him add up de t'ings him need

De dunny done wha' him save fi buy likkle weed

Him han 'pon him jaw, lord. Red him eye an' just meditate

The time is so hard lord, I man now t'ink 'bout emigrate

I mek up me mind lord I might as well go 'gainst I man faith

So a forward a market, I sight the butcher bwoy by de gate

...EXCELLENT

[dvdjarrett]

LOL This is maaad lol

[liamardo007]

Was he Australian?? Lol!

Great track, nice one. Brings back memories.

[martinevans123]

cystal clear audio!

and lyrics too

yes a total classic

thanks so much for posting

[titlex1]

GanJ

[keith6544]

whats arnold fat?

[jonno52]

Yes, why "Arnold Fat?" I've spent 34 years wondering. Has to mean pork, so did someone have a pig called Arnold?

[jonno52]

BTW forgot to say: great choon! thanx for posting.

[Gedoing]

I and I feel safer if we change the subject and call it Dat

Absolute classic

[quinnyts5]

sit on me billy when a smoke me pipe

[Reluctant5]

I always liked the sound of Rasta Ozzy.

You could really see his dilemma.

[dangolingo]

haha what an innocent time

[MultiPorkchop1]

great tune. Big up Mr Shervington.

[guruelaine]

This brings back memories.. excellent tune by mr shervington!

[XxLoobyLooxX]

luv dis!!!!!!!!!1

[Jevezy]

This song is funny as hell. Most of Pluto's songs are.

[XxLoobyLooxX]

I luv this so much :)))))

[larjanus]

Yes, 'DAT' is pork, which is prohibited for Rastafarians to eat. The song is all about Ozzy only having enough cash for some pork and a bit of weed money left over, so he has to be cagey when purchasing the food.He doesn't want his bredren to know, so he hides it in his bag, but unfortunately Rasta Jeremiah catches him in the act!!!! A great song that brings back memories of my teenage years

[2bsure]

yes man, and beatifully explained. One love

[bjbjbjbjbj]

@larjanus

at last

a clue about what is going on in this song

love it

early seventies stylie

[Charmbarnes]

thanks for sharing, my mom used to play his songs but I couldnt listen to them they were for the adults only... lol

[forestredphil]

Went to see The Specials last week and this was played by the dj between acts.

[richard39bucks]

its funny, i always thort "DAT" was weed.

but it would appear its just pork?

class song mate, not heard it in an age.

didnt pluto also do one to the same tune about a peeping tom?

[rockymark1]

Dat cuz Rastaman no supposed 2 eat di ras pork seen! King Soloma, Highly Salasi Jewish blood line seen! You hundersand man? safe!

[richard39bucks]

yea cheers man, i did know that but hadn't undersood it untill i reheard it the other week, great feelgood song tho, all smiles so much so now summer has arived,,, cool mate, thanks for reply, you ava good one hey :o)

[Kwekwe]

Someone has already answered your first question it is indeed pork "dat" refers to, as for the peeping tom tune its different but it is Pluto and its called "Your Honour" its on youtube also. BTW its not a peeping tom its a guy who bedded someone elses wife and was caught in the husbands closet and now trying to make up excuses in court why hes innocent.

[bongoidz]

me bruder, fakin A

[flokid11]

omdzz ive bin lookin 4 dis 4 time my dad used 2 play this :)

[schmuckgrowsrosemary]

Had to comment it was number 69 hush your mouth i've me bredrin here x

[tes74]

number 69 you say..??? :D

[schmuckgrowsrosemary]

I an I feel safer if we change the subject and call it Dat

thanks tes 74

; D

[tackertone]

Good memories of good days, thanks for posting.

[tes74]

I absolutely adore this... just love it... thanks for commenting..

[richard39bucks]

class man, not hear dis since izza kid lol

[lynder010]

This a great ye mon !

[190vtwin]

I love this song....it reminds me of my young days listening to 'Tighten up volume 1' - Brilliant!

[usualsuspect18]

i love that bit "its just like a flim show" great

[tes74]

Aww ditto... sounds like "FLIM SHOO" hahaha ...my fave bit is when he says.."burn me belly when i pull on me pipe"...!!! Love love love it..!!! :D

[mcmattyc]

its 'hold my belly' :P

[tes74]

Nope.... its most def burn me belly.... his weed obviously n=burns his belly when he pulls on his pipe!!!

Unless of course you are thinking of something else when he says "Pull on me pipe"!!!! :P

[mcmattyc]

maybe i did :P but weed doesnt burn your stomach lol

[tes74]

More chance of a lit smoke burning your belly than what you are thinking about ....unless you've been eating acid!! :P

[eamcas67]

what the hell was sadnav writing?.

A great novelty tune which made the patois indispensable on the playgrounds of 70's London.

[tes74]

Sadnav had written the lyrics to this tune.. then mailed me to tell me.. i left him a comment to tell him i already had the lyrics there... and thats me just noticed he has deleted what he had written.. i wasnt rude or that in fact i thought it was quite sweet.. :D

[tes74]

Sadnav... i think that our lyrics differ slightly from one anothers .. thanks again though!!! :D

[tes74]

Hey.. thanks very much for that but if you had clicked on my more info at the side .. then you would see i had already put the lyrics there... :D

[SlimKD]

what a great song, thank you so much for posting!

[tes74]

Thank you for your comment :D

[seelingnight]

Re the lyrics: Arnold fat?

[tes74]

Yeah i know hehehe.. dont ask me Its says that everywhere!!! :D

[pimmmpinnn]

well it's song about a Rastafarian secretly liking pork. so it would have to be arnold the pig from green acres the tv show.......remember we're talking about the 70's here

[seelingnight]

Genius. (Even If it it's not right.)

[pimmmpinnn]

well at least the time line is right. i could be wrong as i wasn't even born yet.

[seelingnight]

It's a bit on a blind alley as I have no idea who Arnold the Pig is. Or Greenacres. Just sounded convincing.

[pimmmpinnn]

well wiki it, it was a real popular show here in the states. i still got the theme song in my head.......you are my wife,goodbye city life ,green acres we are heeerrreee.

[lofc06]

wow, what great memories, just a classic.

[tes74]

Thanks for your comment :)

pure gold! takes me way back to better days.