Desmond Dekker - Israelites

[imakunifloyd]

This man is the only reason i wanna go to Jamaica....oooouuuu Gun Jah!!!!

[QGImperial]

Very Nice

Greetings from Brasil

QG Imperial

[mellowdeeeeee]

Adam who is the first of the line of Israel was quite white. The name Aidam translated from hebrew means ruddy complexion as in white complexion. Read the manuscripts for yourself with the help of a translator and you will know the true meaning His word. It was a love letter written to all who believe. The tribes were not scattered all over the world but went north and crossed the Caucus Mountains and entered what is now Western Europe. Thus the name given for the race.

[tmdecker6]

He wasn't singing about y'all crazy ass BLACK ISRAELITES RELIGION fools...get that bullshit the fuck outta here.

LOL

[wisedomee]

@tmdecker6 some of you gentiles/caucasian are some thing else, as soon as a black man comes with the truth you people get offended i blame some of our artist be it reggae/RnB so on for not telling you wild slave oppressors descendants the truths. as some one said pretty soon white man will be giving up the bible bcuz they founded out its a black history book.. you wild gentiles love to see the black man dance and sing and be in sports and bring money to your city.i rebuke u satan ur times up

[myepiphone]

I've only just found out its called Israelites,I thought it was called "Me Ears Are Alight",no wonder I couldn't buy it in the shops.

[TigreOkage2080]

how old is he in this video he looks REALLY young

[SoulfoolVersion]

@TigreOkage2080 he was born in 1941, this is in 1970. 29 would be his age in this vid..

[TigreOkage2080]

@SoulfoolVersion do you know when his entire career started?

i just wanna know

[SoulfoolVersion]

@TigreOkage2080 wiki: Desmond Dekker... gives you a general idea.. worlds of information are at your fingertips.. don't be afraid to use it..

[samuelsonable]

YO wots up wid u one of my all time records an yall takin the piss flexin the bible my dad is a vicar in manchester uk an i grew up in a carib church in ot an me live in moss side for many years at the end of the day dd is a legend let him rip without flexin his lyrics azi say b4 u watchin the most obscure vt performance go ava smoke or pop a tramadol israel shudnt even b in european qualies thts wot i think its jus muzic people tc x

[wisedomee]

to know who are the true israelites see site Hebrewisraelitesdotorg..shalom

[TxTFamGuy1]

@wisedomee Israel was the name giving to Jacob. Jacob had 12 sons Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin. Each son fathered a tribe. The Assyrians drove them out of their homeland and 10 tribes were lost, Judah absorbed the tribe of Simeon and all Modern Jews are descendants of the tribe of Judah.

[wisedomee]

@TxTFamGuy1 sorry to bust your buble but your people have taught you lies of the devil.again the childrens of jacob/israel are the so called black people who have been scattered world wide thru the trans atlantic slavery(deut28-68) ,they are the ,jamaicans ,afro-americans.haitians,afro brazil so on, the gentiles/europeans ashkanazi who practice a religion called judaism/jews are not biblical to know more see cite Hebrewisraelitesdotorg, p.s. the bible is a black history book not a religious

[CreamyButta]

@wisedomee see you made sense and i believe the first half of what you said but u lost me when u said the bible is a black history book.

stop please just stop the MADNESS. the king james bible written by MAN to enslave MEN minds is not a black history book, its a book full of half truths and lies!

and you really have to dig and search and look with your minds eye to be able to find the truth hidden in it.

be blessed. 

[wisedomee]

@CreamyButta . again see site Hebrewisraelitesdotorg to know more truth. also king james was a faggot and yes he was white and a king all what he does was translated the bible into english. no white man written the bible it was given to moses written words from the most high Yah.to the children of israel and yes moses is black so is the children of jacob/israel. if king james did wrote the bible he would of taken out the verses pertaining to homosexual as he was one. see site and wake up

[CreamyButta]

good morning sweetie

please don't assume that i don't know shit. like i said last month the king james bible was written by man it has been transcribed incorrectly and re written just to enslave the minds of the weak.!

oh and i dont subscribe to organized religion. i don't need a book , building or man to tell me how to serve and talk to and with Yahweh. me and God are tight and i don't want anyone or anything messing up this personal thing we got going on.

be blessed.

[wisedomee]

@CreamyButta Also the hebrews are nations of people and yes they were and still black skin people they were not keeping religions they were keeping the laws commandments statutes judgments like do not steal no adultery,do not murder serve no other gods like wood stones and fallen angels zeus/jesus/allah etc religions and they must kept the dietary laws of eating clean not unclean food pigs/aligator.also for them not to join paganism and dont love the world. i practice the word of yah no relgn

[wisedomee]

@CreamyButta again theres a lot of gods the creator is not a god he is higher than all gods he is the all mighty begining and the end his name is Yah thru his salvation son yahoshua. and yes you dont know him cuz you were taught by demons religions of man christianity,judaism ,muslim,etc, again man is too stupid to write the scriptures, again i got alot to say to you,but i must not waste time with unbelievers,if you are black slave descendants this message is for you see HEBREWISRAELITESDOTORG

[jrmetmoi]

Drugstore Cowboy

[samuelsonable]

people shud stop flexin all this jewish bible crap with DD i grew up in church myself u obviously like the record cuz why are u all watchin the most obscure live performance on VT ITS JUST MUSIC PEOPLE GO AN SMOKE A SPLIFF OR POP A TRAMADOL

[skahead63]

seen Des live so many times - even saw him take one on the chin on stage at Yarmouth on a scooter rally. Great performer and he will be missed

[BLACKIESBOY]

Man, D.D. had white girls goin' BANANAS

[karls902]

all of them are loaded :D

[djthelion]

desmon dekker jah love=rasta oohhh teacher loving childeren

[suegreenbar]

This takes me back ...High Wycombe Town Hall!!! great song!! from a great performer!!! sadly missed.

[mrmakemakkara]

i love jewish woman and israel people

[ThomasTube0303]

@mrmakemakkara

lol I think you will find that he is singing about a different kind of "Israel People"

FFS.. have you no idea about Ska, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae etc.etc

[mahoganyduvet33]

we miss you desmond.. this man saved me from sadness all my life he is the remidy.

[scottfree1974]

greatest!

[scottfree1974]

one the greastest things i've ever seen, wish the audio was clearer superb.

[klearconscience]

Afunkingmazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[florice08]

Die Sonnenbrillen und die Gürtel, sind einfach schlichtweg...geil

[lexiepooh20]

If the guy could spell, the other video would be the more popular one.. Superb!

Search Desmond Dekker Wembley

[dishandspoon]

RIP brother *skinhead crying*

[DesertOmaRose]

this is the song that brought me to reggae. If you listen, there is a powerful message. Still trying to learn... life is not so easy.

[TerryMarineBMF]

The dancing girl in the red plaid skirt is Angie Angel. She flew to the UK frum da USA 4 dis show. the guitar? she can play dot. She is Supergirl. an i luv her.

[kevinkmny]

That is cool that you know her or know of her...Must be in her 60's now?

[jaospsampa]

Spirit Of 69!

[scotteone]

oohh my fucking god its beatiful

desmond dekker rules!

[MANUAIM]

Your conscience didn't tell you not to use profane words when using God in your speech?

You had to go through the whole statement of say oohh my &#&%@^ etc. to comment about this? I mean yeah it is a free country right (at least for now to an extent LOL) but come on scotteone SOBER UP....

Turn to GOD Most High in holiness and not profane speech!

Shalom...

[hoakiss99]

He's actually singing 'Me ears are alight' . . . OOOOOH OOH me ears are alight . . .

[TerryMarineBMF]

for Angie Angel

100%ROCKSTEADY!!!

[monkfistlust]

bad sound on vid but he was great so glad Ive had his cd a long time

r.i.p

[libra61060]

Best reggae/ska song ever.

[gonzostew]

"Shirt them a-tear up, trousers are gone.'

Know the feeling son; too much Stella.

[viscig60]

I never heard this song before. very nice!

[TraeDOMINATION]

A real song dedicated to the real Israelites from my fellow Benjamite

[prolaser]

Isis-Ra-El

MENKHEPE RA TEHUTIMES

African Warrior King is the real King David

Know Thy Self

Hotep

[MANUAIM]

Man King David was a ISRAELITE...Not some African Warrior King....

[hasjtrackers]

Because he loved a african queen he became a african king.

Great Britan royalty maried half of europe to get out of the occasional wars.

[brucee74]

northern africa is where you'll fine israel! so it makes king david an african!

[MANUAIM]

brucee74: Not for the sake of arguing but for your enlightenment, I'll ask this.

Do you know that the term Africa for that region is no where near as old as Israel was called the Land of Israel?

Africa as well as the term Middle East is new terminologies also connected to deceptive propagandas to hide from the world who are the Biblical Children of Israel.

Anyhow....David was NOT an African! David was a Hebrew from Bethlehem in the city of Judah! 1Sam.17:12

NOT AFRICA ....

[kelliann10]

This is true!

[MANUAIM]

kelliann10: Honestly I am learning to humble myself but it literally amazes me why people on youtube are willing to argue over something they have not studied.

I got 5 thumbdowns over a simple truth....You know ah mean...A simple 5 to 10 minute study maximum to discover if it is true.

I know we all need the mercy of the Most High but seriously ppl please study for the validity of the thing(s) you hold to as truth.

Peace kelliann10 at least 1 person seen this was a simple truth.

[kelliann10]

King David was an Israelite! Jesus came through his line.

[brucee74]

so did muhammed the prophet....

[alonrose]

You have to read the bible better my friend.

King david was an hebrew, jew and israeli,

that built the temple mount and beat goliath

etc' etc'... Though, as an israeli, i have much respect to the africans.

[fonsi19446f]

The best song and band

[post1987]

love the skanking

[johnicester]

i thought this was an 'oldies' c.1950's !!?

[philthescreen]

I have had this as my Message tone for years, top reggae number before reggae it was popular I remember the song so well in early 70's talk about "feel good factor "

RIP Desmond you were the man !

[ladyvee7110]

This song is fire.

[kevinkadafi]

hell yes!  :) Dekker is magical.

[admanphoto]

Love the skin/suede ladies dancing in 1:54

[eleanorps]

Classic tune.

[Cosmoses88888888]

onward flies the bird

[libra61060]

Simply the greatest song ever written/recorded, the sixties, old JA amps 'Valve'

old guitars...old mikes.... real musicans...

I learned alot from you RESPECT.

Boy from Muswell Hill.

[frederikdansken]

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[pablocoon]

The greatest Reggae singer who ever lived.

[lookatdoor]

@ 1:52 Interesting dance

[madmax8903]

Well as The lyrics go in Bob Marley's Jump Nyabinghi, "Everyone's doing, and they're doing their best..."

[vesirone]

1:58 fuckin' cute girl=) nice music

[ingyant]

and she can DANCE

[anarchopreusse]

@vesirone

damn shees very hot, like the music too. :)

[3R3MITE]

One of the best Skinhead songs from the 70's. I'm not a fan of ska music, but this song is catchy as hell.

[nrobnas43]

just watched the harder they come and jimmy cliff's dance moves on the harder they come are contagious. this ska old reggae is good music. simple and with a great message, energy soul and love of music. it's there and it isn't commercial.

[KuttyJoe]

I was told that this was the first international smash hit reggae song. I didn't discover it for many, many years after it was released, but I loved it the first time I heard it.

[gabel13]

this shit is so good man. if you can vibe with bob marley you should be able to vibe with this

[FFXSUCKED]

Many good things came from the 70s. This wasn't one of them.

[Kelz06081984]

You just DONT know GOOD music...

I bet you're some silly 20 something who thinks Rihanna's music is good.

Tek weh yuhself ediat...yuh nuh know nuttin good,suh GWEH!

[FFXSUCKED]

Fuck Rihanna.

Don't get me wrong, there's some good lyrics here. It's just not catchy enough to be relevant anymore to anyone who didn't live through it.

[Kelz06081984]

FUCK RIHANNA!

[sidensvans54]

Just love this..........

[chadfitzy]

his dance moves are badass

[metzker7962]

for real...

[tomasperry]

So Reegnem how are you going to die? There but for the grace of God go you.

[lfsdan]

Damn those pants are high

[75andalive]

yes I !!rare footage of Desmond,blessed love

[deansarge]

Always thought he said, me ears are a light...

[leeham987]

lol

[nealsmagic]

Get up in the morning, slaving for bread sir so that every mouth can be fed poor me, The Israelites My wife and my kids are packed up and they leave me darling said I was yours to receive poor me, The Israelite shirt them a tear up, trousers are gone I dont want to end up like bonny and clyde poor me The Israelite after a storm there must be a calm they catch me in the farm. you sound the alarm poor me The Israelite poor me, The Israelite I wonder who Im working for I look a-down and out, sir

[anitaalford]

I love Desmond Dekker because he knew that he was the remnant of the original hebrew Israelites in the bible, just like all of us black Americans, jamaicans, west indies, and every where that the slave ships dropped our ancestors.

[Bogframe]

Remnant of ONE of the tribes. There are Jews of all colors.

[ramptondayrelease]

suuperb footage m8

[uglyskinhead]

Oi! The King is dead,long live the King!

[mastamokei]

original rocka... very nice!

[grantfaceclaw]

Atheist Peace.  Love it!

[thehinduskakid]

the king!

[wonnlawv]

Desmond Dekker will always be fondly remembered.

[thickbrianq]

Wow, I love thiis song and I remember when this was shown and I haven't seen it since, WOW!!!! This is AMAZING!! Thank you for poeting!

[henrycrumm]

ooooh my ears are alight :)

[nealsmagic]

Get up in the morning, slaving for breakfast sir so that every mouth can be fed

poor me, The Israelites

My wife and my kids are packed up and they leave me darling said i was yours to be seen

poor me, The Israelite

shirt them a tear up, trousers are gone

i dont want to end up like bonny and clyde

poor me The Israeliteafter a storm there must be a calm they catch me in the farm. you sound the alarm poor me The Israelite

i wonder who im working for

i look a-down and out, sir

[Audetatdusan]

i think it s "slavin for bread sir..." and not for breakfast.

[nealsmagic]

You are correct. Thanks for assistance. Blessings. Neal

[guitarman163]

i always thought it was "yours to recieve" instead of "yours to be seen"

[thescallywags]

An absolute classic by the godfathef Ska.

Ive made a very funny video on the misheard lyrics for 'the Israelites'.

Click on my name then 'Desmond Decker Israelites misheard lyrics'. Cheers

[Doomsdaytroop]

Yeah... the original classic son'!! One o' the best songs by Desmond... R.I.P. Desmond... i loved ya!

[Verwendel]

He's still alive in our hearts. I freakin love his songs.

[psychosic666]

anyone got this in full length? very nice performance!!!!

[lookatdoor]

that guy is SEXY!

[Eirikursson]

Mr. Dekker sounds like a female when he sings :) So cool.

[stacyblue1980]

Yeeeeah! ClassicK! tks!

[pubamx]

Hey saludos Man I'm FrankiBoss.

Oye una pregnta tienes este video completo del wEmbley rEggae? orales tienen razon I love those girls too :)

[hpmendes]

hahaha love those girls dancing

[BOONWATTHURLEY]

swollenknuckes should be named swollendick from his dad sucking it so hard.

[pinkylotaxxx]

This is a wicked song !

[bigjimmy999]

fantastic thee first reggae tune i remember after my boy lollipop by millie

[Eirikursson]

Desmond Dekker is actually the reason why we know reggae music in the northern and western world. Ofcourse, it's also Bob Marley, but i actually think that Desmond Dekker was the main reason.

[Paiter3]

(pretty nice) SHIT!!!

[MyThrillKillKult]

pretty cool

[assclown01111]

DESMOND DEKKER FOREVER!!!!

[NattyDreaddy]

great...!!! like this...

[LordDisneyland]

i've never seen this before...thanx for posting that stuff

[gunsanddrugs]

pure magic..  thank you for this.. real tight backin band as usual.. awesome.

[bloodywomble]

Desmond the James Bond of Ska

[SouthCentralVARudie]

yup as early as the 50's, even 40's perhaps but again, it blows me away sometime that it was around that long ago.

[aieiebrazorf1684]

LOL....it was 70's dude...not 50's.

[ElfFarmRaffle]

try the sixties, dude...I was there (although if I claim to remember the 60s, I supposedly wasn't there...)

[sduddy]

bag ov shite dont waste my time

[yrto345]

dont listen then

[jacksonclive44]

This is pure HISTORY ! Who ever posted this video, i take my hat off to you. Ska, Reggae, Blues, who cares! It's music from the heart and soul! WTG Des!

[SouthCentralVARudie]

It still blows me away sometimes that ska was around that long ago

[flvnow]

SKA was around long before 1970, in fact 1970 would be way past the end of the first wave of Ska

[GRANTCEE13]

i hav a little jamaican pig with reggi clothes that sings this song it awsum

[bowler3329]

I have been told this song is considered the first reggae song to become a hit in the US. In the 60's

[canadianroot]

indeed. a great classic. a completely new sound for radio. i guess our first big taste of caribbean sound would have been from belafonte (correct me if i'm wrong). desmond paved the way for guys like marley and tosh to hit it big outside of jamaica. RIP des.

[nealsmagic]

Get up in the morning slaving for bread sir/So that every mouth can be fed.

Poor me, the Israelites (repeat after each verse)

My wife and my kids pack up, they gonna leave me/Darling, she said, I was yours to receive.

Shirt is a-tear up, trousers are gone/I don't want to end up like Bonnie & Clyde.

After the storm there must be a calm/You catch me in the barn, you sound your alarm.

[SoccerguyJoe]

Great vid!!...Desmond is a reggae legend!

[ImaGoofyGooberYEAH]

Ska, not Reggae

[SoccerguyJoe]

Yes Ska, which is the seed that spawned Reggae..

[ImaGoofyGooberYEAH]

Roots!

[drummerboy52587]

He did influence a lot of reggae artists including Bob Marley. Ska is reggae, but a little more swing and a little faster.

[ImaGoofyGooberYEAH]

Listen to what people call reggae today, and third wave ska.. They are completely different.

[drummerboy52587]

Oh I know, I totally agree with you. I'm just saying they're part of the same family tree.

[planetahead]

it's awesome.. consider that it's going on 40 years old.. and it's rare.. wow.. thanks to the poster.. great one!

[naganokumas]

Vonpork,

Thankyou.

Jim.

[naganokumas]

I was told that this was invovled in the best ad ever for a certain year. Something about 'my ears are alight'. It was an ad about headphones etc. Can this be posted? Or atleast, information given.

[vonpork]

The tv ad was for maxell cassettes and was a parody of Bob Dylans subterranean homesick blues promo film. The ad is you tube, type in "me ears are alight" and you should find it ok. It still makes me laugh even now!!

[FanZinGD]

love this song

[DaZeDmerlin]

Damn right, last girl makes the sexiest moves imo. :)

[mancdamtramtank]

oh mate. you're totally right.

the dance move at 1:53 is incredible. she rules!!

great tune!

[jszopin]

1:53, best dance move ever. i think thats where Garth from Waynes World got his moves from

[kevinkmny]

hahaha YES! brilliant observation.

[numinut]

Wow, thanks for the lyrics, I've been hearing this off and on for 40 years and never could understand them all.

[larryitobias]

Love the song, wish I had all the lyrics, hard for me to understand.

[57highland]

1) Get up in the morning slaving for bread sir/So that every mouth can be fed.

Poor me, the Israelites (repeat after each verse)

2) My wife and my kids pack up, they gonna leave me/Darling, she said, I was yours to receive.

3) Shirt is a-tear up, trousers are gone/I don't want to end up like Bonnie & Clyde.

4) After the storm there must be a calm/You catch me in the barn, you sound your alarm.

[numinut]

Wow, thanks for the lyrics. I've been hearing this off and on for almmost 40 years, and never could ubnderstand all of them.

[57highland]

I got them on another post of this song that has since been removed. Someone posted them and I remembered. I too recall this song from when it was new. Top 40 was great that year (1969). This song didn't sound like any other. Still doesn't! Oh, I got something wrong: You catch me in YOUR barn .... and Poooor, hor-hor, hor-hor-- me Israelites (not THE Israelites)

[Sylvanranger]

thanks mate :)

[milligan11]

It will never get as good as this. Spike.

[sovietsteve]

pure talent and sytle

[mikeysarvis]

100% class!

[InTheMood4Ska]

YEAHH!!!!

[ericbratchny]

damn, I wish there was more music around this beautiful