Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekkerwas a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces, he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007", "It Mek"and "You Can Get It If You Really Want"...
want ifs
You can get it if you really want
song records albums
Recently, I've been working on anew album of material, which should be out in the new Millennium. I'm not sure which song will be put out as a single, but I'm still hoping to get another record in the charts.
people style records
Sometimes I'd hear things on other people's records and I say I wanted it on my records, but Leslie Kong said, no, it wasn't right and that it wasn't my style.
aces four singers
The Four Aces asked me if I'd like to sing with them as they didn't really have a lead singer.
mother father taken
Then my mother was taken ill and died and my father took me to St. Mary's.
writing everyday together
I don't write about the same thing every time, everyday, different things are happening out there and if you take the time to look around, you can see that, then you can put it all together and tell the story.
school boys andrew
I was born in St. Andrew's and raised in Kingston then I attended the Alpha Boy's school.
school tailors needed
So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor.
giving-up dont-give-up storm
And I was really saying that no matter how bad things are there is always a calm after a storm, so don't give up on things.
long things-will-get-better enough
Things will get better if you just hold out long enough.
song writing talking
I like to write songs about what's happening, what I see around me and what I hear. Everyday life. Someone may be talking to me and I may take it from that.
asked specials time
Yes, I've been working with Trojan for some time now. They teamed me up with The Specials and asked me to do some old Ska songs. It was fun.