Thursday, October 18, 2007

Lucky Dube

I just found out Lucky Dube was shot and killed this evening. He was the biggest reggae star from South Africa. I met him once after a show at Liberty Lunch, and he was a kind loving man.

I will do a tribute to him on my reggae program on KAZI 88.7 FM between 7 and 10 pm.

With lyrics like these his music will keep touching many hearts for years to come:

When you flash that badge
You want everyone to shiver
When you flash that badge
You want everyone to worship you
I got no time to worship human kind
I only worship the All Mighty
Through his prophets I have learned
To give respect to everything he created
I give love to those who gimme love
Love those who gimme war
I love those who hate me
I bless even those who curse me year x 2

Chorus
Gimme gimme respect
Show me show me respect.

You could be the president
You could be his deputy
You don't even have to know
My political affiliation
You don't even have to know
My religious affiliation
Respect me, for who I am
And not what I am
Nobody even cares about your dollars
Nobody even cares about your bling bling

Give love to those who give you love
Love to those who hate you
Bless even those who curse you, yeah x 2

Chorus
Gimme respect

1 comment:

Will S. said...

His death shocked me, and has put me in a funk. As I began to explore reggae in the early 90's, the music of Lucky Dube had a strong hold on me. For a long while, I considered him my favorite singer, and some of the attributes of his music, particularly the female harmonies and conscious lyrics, were the yardstick I used for judging other reggae. May he rest in peace. My prayers go out to his family, especially those children that witnessed this horrific event.