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Reggae Don't Pay the Rent

from Reggae Don't Pay the Rent by Phonosonics

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First single from the forthcoming EP of same name!
A funky roots reggae tune for all those in the struggle for affordable housing...

lyrics

I went and got myself a day job
I got bills to pay
Can't make no money playing Reggae music
Can't find no way
Cause the cost of living get so high
But I don't see no rich man cry
Tell the poor they must get strong
And they go get their hustle on

Chorus:
Cause I'll be on my 9-5
The one drop won't keep my kids alive
Cause I'm talking 'bout Friday through Sunday
I'll keep you moving those behinds
But Monday morning I'm on my grind cause
Reggae don't pay the rent

Tell me something:
If killers and thieves can get parole
Can the workin' kind of people get some rent control

Chorus

credits

from Reggae Don't Pay the Rent, track released May 17, 2018
Music and words by S. Cleave
Produced, Recorded and Mixed by S. Cleave
Mastered by Greg Mindorff at Suite Sound Labs
Co-producer - Anthony Shackell

Musicians:
S. Cleave - Vocals, Sax, Guitar, Organ
Al Udell - Bass
Ned Saric - Drums
Ellen Crossley - Backup Vocals
Anthony Shackell - Trumpet
Will Lynch - Organ

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Phonosonics Victoria, British Columbia

Phonosonics is Victoria, B.C.'s premiere Rocksteady and Roots-Reggae massive. Bringing an authentic interpretation of 1960's and 1970's Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae, Phonosonics belongs on the record shelf of all enthusiasts of Jamaican music.

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