► Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She WroteĪ classic Sly & Robbie production, released on the Taxi label in 1992. I found that video to be a little bit too much for my sensibilities, though it's not really explicit. Here's a link to a video of Chaka Demus & Pliers singing "Murder She Wrote" in a community setting & with some dramatized scenes: You ought to say I don't know what I know (but)….ĭem the kinda livin cant Hold Chaka (Follow me!) I know this little girl, her name is Maxine Here's an excerpt of the lyrics for "Murder She Wrote": The complete lyrics are included with this sound file at The content of this post is presented for historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.Įxample #1: Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote (w/ Lyrics,click more info) This post also showcases a sound file of a selection of songs with that riddim (rhythm). Last year he released the song Real Warrior with his brother Richie Spice.This pancocojams post showcases a sound file of the 1992 Dancehall Reggae song "Murder She Wrote" which was recorded in 1992 by the Jamaican vocalists Chaka Demus & Pliers. The Rock Hall, St Andrew native, as a solo act, is also known for hit songs including Your Love Is Burning and Barbara. “Whole heap a people wouldn't know the songs if we never introduced the reggae or dancehall beat,” Pliers said. He said cover songs by Jamaica's artistes have helped introduce the country's culture to the international market. We sold two million copies in two weeks, and that's how we made the Guinness Book of World Records,” Pliers added. “Chaka Demus and Pliers and Jacks Radics did a song and we were the only ones who made number one on the British National Charts as non-whites. He has also seen much success with the cover of Twist and Shout, originally recorded by The Beatles. I turned back and told Sly and Gitsy that there was this song I always loved but I didn't know all the lyrics, and they told me to sing what I know and they would fill in the rest of the lyrics,” Pliers recalled. I went to do a song for Sly Dunbar called Murder She Wrote, and as I was stepping through the door and I remembered the song and the rhythm for Murder She Wrote rang a bell. We grew up loving music and there was some people who always created music that lasted forever - Toots was one of them. “That song came out from I was one or two. It was after recording Murder She Wrote that he decided to cover Bam Bam to fulfill a lifelong dream. Pliers is half of Chaka Demus and Pliers who are renowned for the hit singles Murder She Wrote, Tease Me, and Twist And Shout. Meanwhile, Sister Nancy's version debuted in 1982 while superstar rapper Jay-Z did his cover in 2017, a collaboration with Damian Marley. Toots Hibbert, 77, frontman of Toots And The Maytals, died on Septemof complications brought on by COVID-19. It was co-produced by Sly Dunbar, Lloyd “Gitsy” Willis and Jason Lee.īam Bam was the winning entry for the inaugural Jamaica Festival Song Competition in 1966. Pliers (given name Everton Bonner) released his version in 1992. I helped to make that song bigger and make it international,” he told the Jamaica Observer. People like Nancy or even Jay-Z wouldn't have been able to eat a food when they did their covers. It was great…If I didn't do it, people wouldn't remember it. PLIERS credits his rendition of Toots And The Maytals' 1966 hit song Bam Bam for catapulting it to global recognition. It will look at songs covered by Jamaican artistes which became hits. The Jamaica Observer's Entertainment Desk continues its month-long feature titled 'Cover Me Good'.