The Maytals '54 46 Was My Number' (official audio)
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The seminal version of the Maytals' 1970 reggae anthem, '54 46 Was My Number'.
Led by the dynamic Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, the Maytals became one of Jamaica's leading acts in the early Sixties, their gospel-influenced style perfectly suiting the driving sound of ska and, towards the close of the decade, the upbeat rhythms of reggae.
Early in 1970, the trio's anthemic ‘Monkey Man’ became one of Trojan Records’ earliest UK chart successes, while later that year, they cut an updated version of their rock steady hit, '54 46 Was My Number' that quickly became widely regarded as a reggae classic.
Since then, the song has been covered by an array of artists, including British reggae band Aswad, Jamaican jazz legend Ernest Ranglin, dancehall stars Buju Banton and Yellowman, Kiko Bun for the televised series of "This Is England", Vanilla Ice and Canadian Idol singer, Earl Stevenson Vanilla Ice, as well as various ska-punk bands, notably Sublime, Ska-J, Fighting Gravity.
It has also been sampled by Major Lazer & Bad Royale and Foxy Brown, while its bassline forms the basis of Rebel MC & Double Trouble's 1989 hit 'Street Tuff' as well as 'The Bridge is Over' by KRS-One.
Famed UK punk rock band the Clash paid tribute to the song in 'Jail Guitar Doors', which closes with Joe Strummer singing '54-46 was my number, Right now someone else has that number'.
The Maytals' original version appears in the sci-fi film "Repo Men", the TV series "Narcos: Mexico" and, most recently, the 2018 documentary "Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records".
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54 46 WAS MY NUMBER LYRICS
Written by Frederick ‘Toot’s Hibbert & Brian Atkinson
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Stick it up mister
Hear what I say, sir, yeah
Get your hands in the air, sir
Ooh, yeah, and you will get no hurt mister, no, no, no
I said yeah (I said yeah)
What they say (listen what they say)
Don’t you hear, I say yeah (I said yeah)
What they say (listen what they say)
Do you believe I would take something with me
And give it to a policeman?
I wouldn't do that
And if I do that, I would say, "Sir,
Come on and put the charge on me"
I wouldn't do that
No, I wouldn't do that
I'm not a fool to hurt myself
So, I was innocent of what they done to me
They was wrong, oh listen to me one more time,
They were wrong, oh, yeah
Give it to me one time (huh)
Give it to me two times (huh-huh)
Give it to me three times, yeah (huh-huh-huh)
Give it to me four times (huh-huh-huh-huh)
54-46 was my number, oh
Right now, someone else has that number
One more time, 54-46 was my number, was my number
Right now, someone else has that number
I said yeah (I said yeah)
Listen what they say (listen what they say)
I said, help me now (yeah yeah)
Listen what they say (listen what they say)
Give it to me one time (huh)
Give it to me two times (huh-huh)
Give me, give me, give me, give me, give me, give me, give me, give me, give me
No, no, no, no
Oh yeah, 54-46 was my number, oh yeah
Right now, someone else has that number
#Tootsandthemaytals #5446 #TrojanRecords
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R.I.P. Toots. We lost a great one!
@thomasrhodensmith9508
Жыл бұрын
We sure did !!!
When he would come to San Francisco he would pack the Fillmore. 4 hour concerts drenched in sweat and dancing in a deliciously smoke filled room. Joints passing among the audience and not a bad vibe in the crowd. We passed him our love and he gave it back. It was a religious experience more than a concert. He will be deeply missed.
What a start to a classic from the 60s/70s.
RIP Toots - legend - gave us some fantastic tracks and pleasure
RIP Toots. Legend! 😔🙏🏾
These are real songs:songs of substance
The foundation of Jamaican music legends
@UTubeAngelique
14 күн бұрын
Proud to be half 🇯🇲and I’m also a direct cousin of Bob Marley (I met him when I was about 7 or 8). Great musical heritage.
Beautiful music. You can feel the soul and ancestors
🔥🔥🔥 My love for reggae and soul music brought me here. Plus my gramps used to play this back in the day.
Having a Bad day ??? Listen to this, feel the vibes and SMILE !!! Excellent tune !!!
@jack48550
3 жыл бұрын
Feeling pretty bad listening to this today
@redcardinal4
2 жыл бұрын
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Wow this makes me happy and forget the virus nightmare. Thank you.
@RonD84
4 жыл бұрын
Me too absolutely fantastic 👊 stay safe
If you can't feel this cutt, well something is wrong jack!! 💯🎶😎🎸🎵👍
RIP toots,you were some guy
Love this song
Toots Hibbert . What a voice, what a cool guy.
We are here, and always are here. Cuz we love Jamcian music 🙏🌎
This is BRILLIANT
Rocksteady to Reggae 🎼🇯🇲✨ 54-46 Tune!!!📀🎶
Much Gratitude
Love those orange zig zag jumpers, great tune too!
Levi's ad brought me here. Love this song!
Que chulisssiiimoooo!!!!!! La acabo de descubrir,me encanntaaaa!!!!
Gawd Blimey.. Skankin' and a Rankin' at 65😅. Dying as young as I can - as old as I can.... Lip Up.......
Nice Nice!
Skinhead forever 🔥🎱🙋🔝
Too cool, man! 😎 1:55
@scotgallagher5874
4 жыл бұрын
Like the other side of the pillow. 🎼🎶🎵💣😎
Brilliant
One of the very few times where the sequel or "answer" record is an improvement on the original (which was called 54-46 THAT'S My Number). The introduction alone is enough to make James Brown proud. The rest is classic Rock Steady sung by the best Jamaican expert at American Soul music since the Blues Busters. This should be played with the original as Parts 1 & 2...it'll do you good, trust me.
Love it ❤
RIP Toots
Classic
Give it too me!
RIP TOOTS
Someone in 2023 - 2024 👇
@janicejames1953
4 ай бұрын
Im here and i will never stop listening and this song never gets old
Still gets the feet stomping 😂
This is the 1970 version but the original 1968 version features the great rocksteady pioneer Lynn Taitt on guitar who was also the one that came up with the bassline rhythm for this classic reggae song. You can check this link for an interview with reggae drummer Joe Isaacs for more details: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pmZlubuOoJa-c6g.html
thinking about foxy brown when I hear this.. so wrong
oi!
So many people think they escape,poor judgments they try to pass on the jews. Gossip from cursed tounges,and no longer any forgiveness to be found!,Babylon falls as so many sing along. Everyday more and more have chosen to wear that numba.