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Musical Youth are a British reggae band formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England. They are best remembered for their 1982 single " Pass the Dutchie ", which was a number 1 in multiple charts around the world.
The Youth of Today is the first album from the British Jamaican reggae band Musical Youth, released in 1982. The album includes the #1 UK hit " Pass the Dutchie " which also hit number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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The band are best known for their hit track Pass the Dutchie which went to number one in 1982.
The song was the band's first release on a major label. Following a shouted intro taken from U Roy's "Rule the Nation" with words slightly altered, the track combined two songs: "Gimme the Music" by U Brown, and "Pass the Kouchie" by Mighty Diamonds, which deals with the recreational use of cannabis (kouchie being slang for a cannabis pipe). [4]
In 1983, the song was recorded by British reggae band Musical Youth (although Jackson is not credited). [6] [7] Musical Youth's rendition of the song was released as a single in November, reaching number 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100, their second and last single to chart, after "Pass the Dutchie", which reached number 10 in early 1983, [7] and number 56 on Cash Box in early 1984. [8]
Unlike the debut release, which was written strictly by Freddie Waite and the band members themselves, Different Style! saw more different musicians contributing to lyrics and music, including major stars Stevie Wonder and Boy George. Tracks sequence varied depending on territory, as did the album cover. Five singles have been released off the ...
In the UK and Europe, the 7-inch single was released with two B-sides: "Rub 'n' Dub" and "Jim'll Fix It", the latter of which was a cover of the theme song of the British television show of the same name. However, in the US and Canada, the single was released with only "Rub 'n' Dub" as the B-side.