 Genius Meanings
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UB40 – Kingston Town
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This song was written in 1970 by Lord Creator and was recorded by UB40 19 years later.
It is the second single from ‘Labour of Love II’ and it peaked at #4 on the UK singles chart
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Lord Creator – Kingston Town
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The night seems to fade / But the moonlight lingers on / There are wonders for everyone / The stars shine so bright / But they're fading after dawn / There is magic in kingston
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UB40 – Sweet Cherrie
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I've got to find sweet cherry / She's gone away from home / I've got to find sweet cherry / She's left me all alone / Cherry, Cherry / Don't go and leave me alone / Don't go and
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Busy Signal (Ft. Damian Marley) – Kingston Town (Remix)
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Busy Signal, a dancehall heavyweight, teams up with Damian Marley in “Kingston Town (Remix).” The Jamaican duo delivers a melodic and mysterious track with complex vocals and
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UB40 (Ft. Lee "Scratch" Perry) – Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
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“Here I Am (Come and Take Me)” is the second single by UB40 from their ninth studio album Labour of Love II. It is actually a cover version of Al Green’s song of the same name.
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UB40 – Homely Girl
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It must have broke your poor little heart / When the boys used to say / You looked better in the dark / But now they'd give all they learnt in school / To be somewhere in the dark
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UB40 – Wedding Day
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Where were you on our wedding day / I got the bad news that you went away / Where were you little girl I say / Where were you on our wedding day / Give me back my ring / I ain't
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UB40 – Baby
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Baby be true and i'll give my love to you / I need you baby / Treat me right and i'll love you day and night / I mean it baby / When you're down i'll be around / To guide you baby
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UB40 – Stick by Me
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Stick by me and I'll stick by you / Stick by me and I'll stick by you / My life here on earth would be useless can't you see / If I didn't have you to stick by me / I love you
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UB40 – Wear You to the Ball
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[Intro] / Who dat? / Who dat, who dat? / [Chorus] / I'm gonna wear you to the ball tonight / Put on your best dress tonight / [Verse 1] / Did you hear what the man said, baby
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UB40 – Groovin’
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I get my kicks from watching people / Running too and fro / And if you ask them where they're going / Half of the don't know / They're the ones who think I'm crazy / But they don't
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UB40 – Just Another Girl
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I know, and you know it true that / This love is really really true and / I know, and you know it true that / This love is really really true and / I want tell your friends, no
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UB40 – The Way You Do the Things You Do
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This is UB40’s cover of the 1964 hit song by the Temptations. The reggae arrangement originated with Eric Donaldson.
This was the sixth single released from their 1989 album
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UB40 – Impossible Love
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When we were together / Those were the happiest time in all my life / Now we're separated / I don't know what I will do / 'Cause I can't love another / No matter how I try / 'Cause
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UB40 – Until My Dying Day
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Now I know your secret / I promise that I'll keep it / So confidentially / Between just you and me, I'll never leak it / I'm the specialist / I know you can't resist / I'll bypass
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UB40 – Singer Man
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Singer man sing me a song / Singer man sing me a song / Singer man sing me a song / Do you want soul? / Do you want soul? / Do you want soul? / I hear you singing - sing a morning
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UB40 – You're Gonna Need Me
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The whole town talking 'bout / You and your new guy / You're flying and high / In your single world / But you're gonna need me / But you're gonna need me / You're gonna need me
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Jam Tronik – Another Day in Paradise
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She calls out to the man on the street / "Sir, can you help me? / It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep / Is there somewhere you can tell me?" / He walks on, doesn't look back / He
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Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
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Guyanese-British singer Eddy Grant’s seminal response to the 1981 Brixton riot; riots that were themselves a response to police brutality, racial tension, and the high level of
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Errol Dunkley – You're Gonna Need Me
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[Verse 1] / The whole town's talking about / You and your new guy / You're flying high now / In your single world / [Hook] / But you're gonna need me / But you're gonna need me
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UB40 – Groovin' (Out On Life)
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I get my kicks from watching people / Running too and fro / And if you ask them where they're going / Half of the don't know / They're the ones who think I'm crazy / But they don't
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The Beach Boys – Sloop John B
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“Sloop John B” is the seventh track on The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album and was also a single which was released in 1966 on Capitol Records.
It was originally a traditional West
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Steve Winwood – Higher Love
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A very spiritual piece of poetry off Winwood’s acclaimed album Back in the High Life, “Higher Love” was his first hit (in 1986) after a four-year professional hiatus – and his
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Bob Marley & The Wailers – I Shot the Sheriff
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Bob Marley here tells a story from the point of view of a narrator who admits to having killed the local sheriff, and claims to be falsely accused of having killed the deputy .
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Ken Boothe – The Train Is Coming
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I say the train is coming baby / I say the train is coming now / I say the train is coming baby / I say the train is coming now / So long I've been waiting, waiting for you, oh
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UB40 – Tears from My Eyes
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Tears from my eyes keep on falling / Cause you are leaving, leaving with another / Things that we've done together / I'll always remember though you're with another, baby / Tears
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Orbital – Chime
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NOW That's What I Call Music! 1. Blue Savannah. 2. Better World. 3. Opposites Attract. 4. Dub Be Good to Me. 5. Kingston Town. 6. Strawberry Fields Forever. 7.
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Lonnie Gordon – Happening All Over Again
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You told me I'd never leave you baby / But I don't believe this is happening all over again / I was such a fool / To think that you would ever change your ways / Even put your hand
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Rebel MC – Better World
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From the number one station / Ooohooohooo, oh (Peace!) / Yeaheaheah, yeaheaheah (Unity!) / Ooohooohooo, oh (Love!) / Yeaheaheah, yeaheaheah (And having fun!) / Greetings as I bring
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Genius English Translations – Kevin Roldán - Te Confieso (English Translation)
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[Pre-Chorus] / I would like to be, your sun in the morning / The focus of your eyes / Be your Monday and your weekend / [Chorus] / I confess / That I love you from the first moment
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Inspiral Carpets – This Is How It Feels
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1990 single from Life
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Gentleman (Ft. Alborosie) – Journey To Jah
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Warm and windy, it was a hazy afternoon. / The road is dusty, but the rain will fall soon. / We are tradin da valley from the sun till a moon. / What will we be if we just locked
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Pet Shop Boys – Being Boring
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[Verse 1] / I came across a cache of old photos / And invitations to teenage parties / "Dress in white," one said with quotations / From someone's wife, a famous writer / In the
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