Talk:Mr. Brown (song)

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"Mr. Brown" is a song by Jamaican group The Wailers. Recorded in 1970 at Randy's recording studio in Kingston, it was produced by Lee Perry and written by singer Glen Adams. It was originally relaesed as a single in Jamaca and was included on the 1971 album Soul Revolution.

The theme of the song relates to a rumour that was spreading through Jamaica that a Duppy, or ghost, had been spotted in numerous locations speeding through the land on a three wheeled coffin, perched apon which were three John Crows, or buzzards, one of which could talk and was asking for a Mr. Brown. Glen Adams wrote the lyrics after hearing the story, and after Lee Perry's suggestion, was sung by the Wailers.^[1]

There are other suggestions that the song could be about drugs, particularly Heroin ("Brown" slang for Heroin).

References

^ Katz, David (2006). People Funny Boy : The Genius of Lee Scratch Perry, p.117-8. Omnibus Press, Worldwide. ISBN 1846094437

[1] Katz, David (2006). People Funny Boy : The Genius of Lee Scratch Perry, p.117-8. Omnibus Press, Worldwide. ISBN 1846094437

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