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Desmond Dekker

Israelites

Reggae
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1969
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  • 2006
  • 1968
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“Israelites” is a song written by Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong that became a hit for Dekker’s group, Desmond Dekker & The Aces. Although few could understand all the lyrics, the single was the first UK reggae number one and the first to reach the US top ten. It combined the Rastafarian religion with rudeboy concerns, to make what has been described as a “timeless masterpiece that knew no boundaries”. Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Poor me, the Israelite. Aah ... So that every mouth can be fed ... Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir ♫

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