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"Chase the Devil" is a reggae song, recorded in 1976 by Max Romeo, ... In a BBC interview recorded in 2010 Romeo describes the meaning of the song. He explains that ...
The song samples the 1976 song "Chase the Devil" by Max Romeo as well as some lines by rapper Kool Keith on the 1988 track "Critical Beatdown" by Ultramagnetic MCs. [3] [4] The song is arguably the most successful of the Prodigy's early period and was often played live by the band. [5]
War Ina Babylon is a studio album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band the Upsetters, released in 1976.. Along with The Heptones' Party Time and Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves, both released in 1977, this album is a part of what is referred to as Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Black Ark "holy trinity".
The song tells a folk tale of a cowboy who has a vision of red-eyed, steel-hooved cattle thundering across the sky, being chased by the spirits of damned cowboys. One warns him that if he does not change his ways, he will be doomed to join them, forever "trying to catch the Devil 's herd across these endless skies".
It doesn’t mean that I’m actually chasing the devil. I’m actually talking about certain things that we pursue in life sometimes that have evil motives behind them. You can be chasing the devil if you’re a politician trying to get power. You can be chasing the devil if you’re a normal person trying to get money and fame.
Lyrically, the song has been described by Alternative Press as "a deep dive into the heart of fear". [8] Attention Attention is a concept album that details a person's progression, from being in a dark, negative space, to working through their issues and eventually progressing into be a new, more positive person; "Devil" is the second track from the album, and the first fully formed song after ...
"Chase the Sun" is a song by Italian electronic music group Planet Funk with vocals from Finnish singer Auli Kokko. The melody is taken from Ennio Morricone 's tune "Alla luce del giorno" (English: "In Daylight" ) from the score of the 1969 film Metti, una sera a cena ("English: Think About a Night at Dinner" ). [ 2 ]
Prior to Johnson's recording, the phrase "hellhound on my trail" had been used in various blues songs. [1] Sylvester Weaver's "Devil Blues", recorded in 1927 contains: "Hellhounds start to chase me man, I was a running fool, My ankles caught on fire, couldn't keep my puppies cool" [3] and "Funny Paper" Smith in his 1931 "Howling Wolf Blues No. 3" sang: "I take time when I'm prowlin', an' wipe ...