sergiodeblanc
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Yeah, it's one of mine, as well....I really like the entire Uprising album. That little whistle (might even be really high organ notes, not sure) in the background always gets me moving on this song.
Not sure if you've heard it or not, but It Hurts To Be Alone is one of my all time favorite Wailers songs. It's really not even all that reggae-ish or even ska, but there's something so emotionally strong about that one. Simple lyrics carried with incredibly impassioned vocals can really bring it home.
Yeah, Uprising is a perfect album, from beginning to end. I basically raised myself on that record as a little kid by accident.
That “little whistle” is actually a Rhodes electric piano btw.
Lyrically, I think Pimper’s Paradise is the best on that album, especially once you realize it’s an allegory about the United States of America. When I read that it blew my mind... I thought it was just about some slutty coke whore.