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Musical Youth Formed In 1979 At Duddeston Manor School Birmingham England. This Pop / Reggae Influenced Group Featured Two Sets Of Brothers Kelvin And Michael Grant Plus Junior And Patrick Waite. The Latter Pair's Father Frederick Waite Was A Former Member Of Jamaican Group The Techniques And Sang Lead With Junior At The Start Of The Group's Career In The Late 1970s. Band Members Michael Grant - Born On 6 July 1969 In Birmingham - Keyboards / Vocals Kelvin Grant - Born On 9 July 1971 In Birmingham - Guitar / Vocals Dennis Seaton - Born On 2 March 1967 - Lead Vocals / Percussion. Patrick Waite - Born On 16 June 1968 Died On 18 February 1993 - Bass / Vocals Freddie "Junior" Waite - Drums / Vocals Bio Although Schoolboys The Group Managed To Secure Gigs At Certain Birmingham Pubs And Released A Single "Political" / "Generals" On Local Label 021 Records. An Appearance On BBC Disc Jockey John Peel's Evening Show Brought Further Attention To The Group And They Were Signed To MCA Records. By That Time Founding Father Frederick Waite Had Backed Down To Be Replaced By Dennis Seaton As Lead Singer. During The Winter Of 1982 The Group Issued One Of The Fastest-Selling Singles Of The Year In "Pass The Dutchie". Based On The Mighty Diamonds "Pass The Kouchie" A Song About Cannabis The Title Had Been Subtly Altered To Feature The Patois "dutchie" Referring To A Type Of Pot Used For Cooking. This Idea Is Reinforced Throughout The Political And Economic Overtones Throughout The Song About Extreme Poverty And Musical Youth Asking The Question "How Does It Feel When Ya Got No Food?"}. The Infectious Enthusiasm Of The Group's Performance Captured The Public's Imagination And Duly Propelled The Record To Number 1 In The UK Singles Chart. It Went On To Sell Over Four Million Copies And Was Nominated For A Grammy Award. A US Top 10 Placing Also Followed. The Video Made Them One Of The First Black Artists To Be Played On MTV. The Catchy Follow-Up "Youth Of Today" Reached The UK Top 20 And Early In 1983 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Climbed To UK Number 6. Minor Successes With "Heartbreaker" And "Tell Me Why" Were Succeeded By A Surprise Collaboration With Donna Summer On The UK Top 20 Hit "Unconditional Love". A Revival Of Desmond Dekker's "007" Saw Them Back In The Top 30 But After One Final Hit With "Sixteen" They Fell From Commercial Grace And Subsequently Split Up In 1985 When Seaton Left The Band. Plans To Re-Form Were Initially Scotched When Patrick Waite Who Had Gone On To A Career Of Juvenile Crime Died Of Natural Causes Hereditary Heart Condition Whilst Awaiting A Court Appearance On Drug Charges. The Grant Brothers Remained Involved In Music While Dennis Seaton Released A Solo Set In 1989 Before Going On To Form His Own Band XMY. In 2001 Musical Youth Reformed. They Were Set To Perform At The English ‘Here & Now’ Tour Which Features Performances By Many Great Artists From The 80’s. Due To The 9/11 Attacks The Tour Was Cancelled. However By 2003 Musical Youth Were Back Appearing In A 1980s Nostalgia Tour. By 2005 Now Reduced To Just A Duo Of Michael Grant And Dennis Seaton Musical Youth Performed At Wiesen Festival In Austria. On The Internet "Pass The Dutchie" Is Sometimes Mistakenly Attributed To Bob Marley. Similarly "Pass The Dutchie" Is Often Mistakenly Credited As Being A Sonic Youth Song.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Pass the Dutchie
Musical-Youth - The Youth Of Today
"Pass The Dutchie" Was A Song Recorded By The British Group Musical Youth From Their 1982 Album The Youth Of Today. It Was A Major Hit Holding The Number One Position On The UK Singles Charts For Three Weeks In September And October 1982. The Song Was A Cover Version Of The Song "Pass The Koutchie" By The Mighty Diamonds Which Deals With The Recreational Use Of Cannabis "koutchie" Being Slang For A Cannabis Pipe. For The Cover Version The Song's Title Was Bowdlerized To "Pass The Dutchie" And All Obvious Drug References Were Removed From The Lyrics E. G. When The Original Croons "How Does It Feel When You Got No Herb?" The Cover Version Refers To "food" Instead. The Term "dutchie" Has Itself Become A Drug Reference It Refers To A Blunt Rolled In A Wrap From A Dutch Masters Cigar. "Dutchie" Was Slang At The Time For "cooking Pot" As In Cookware. However It Doesn't Take Much Imagination To Figure Out What They Were Trying To Say. The Song Was First Championed By Radio DJ Zach Diezel And Became An Instant Hit When It Was Picked Up By MCA Records In September 1982. It Debuted At #26 On The Chart And Rose To #1 The Following Week. In February Of The Following Year It Reached #10 On The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart In The USA. The Song Also Scored A Top 5 Success In The Norwegian Chart Eventually Selling Over 4 Million Copies Worldwide. The Video Shot Partly On The Banks Of The River Thames In London Across From The Palace Of Westminster Was One Of The First By Black Artists To Get Airplay On MTV. The Song Achieved Recent Success In 2022 After Appearing In The Fourth Season Of Stranger Things.
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Musical Youth Formed In 1979 At Duddeston Manor School Birmingham England. This Pop / Reggae Influenced Group Featured Two Sets Of Brothers Kelvin And Michael Grant Plus Junior And Patrick Waite. The Latter Pair's Father Frederick Waite Was A Former Member Of Jamaican Group The Techniques And Sang Lead With Junior At The Start Of The Group's Career In The Late 1970s. Band Members Michael Grant - Born On 6 July 1969 In Birmingham - Keyboards / Vocals Kelvin Grant - Born On 9 July 1971 In Birmingham - Guitar / Vocals Dennis Seaton - Born On 2 March 1967 - Lead Vocals / Percussion. Patrick Waite - Born On 16 June 1968 Died On 18 February 1993 - Bass / Vocals Freddie "Junior" Waite - Drums / Vocals Bio Although Schoolboys The Group Managed To Secure Gigs At Certain Birmingham Pubs And Released A Single "Political" / "Generals" On Local Label 021 Records. An Appearance On BBC Disc Jockey John Peel's Evening Show Brought Further Attention To The Group And They Were Signed To MCA Records. By That Time Founding Father Frederick Waite Had Backed Down To Be Replaced By Dennis Seaton As Lead Singer. During The Winter Of 1982 The Group Issued One Of The Fastest-Selling Singles Of The Year In "Pass The Dutchie". Based On The Mighty Diamonds "Pass The Kouchie" A Song About Cannabis The Title Had Been Subtly Altered To Feature The Patois "dutchie" Referring To A Type Of Pot Used For Cooking. This Idea Is Reinforced Throughout The Political And Economic Overtones Throughout The Song About Extreme Poverty And Musical Youth Asking The Question "How Does It Feel When Ya Got No Food?"}. The Infectious Enthusiasm Of The Group's Performance Captured The Public's Imagination And Duly Propelled The Record To Number 1 In The UK Singles Chart. It Went On To Sell Over Four Million Copies And Was Nominated For A Grammy Award. A US Top 10 Placing Also Followed. The Video Made Them One Of The First Black Artists To Be Played On MTV. The Catchy Follow-Up "Youth Of Today" Reached The UK Top 20 And Early In 1983 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Climbed To UK Number 6. Minor Successes With "Heartbreaker" And "Tell Me Why" Were Succeeded By A Surprise Collaboration With Donna Summer On The UK Top 20 Hit "Unconditional Love". A Revival Of Desmond Dekker's "007" Saw Them Back In The Top 30 But After One Final Hit With "Sixteen" They Fell From Commercial Grace And Subsequently Split Up In 1985 When Seaton Left The Band. Plans To Re-Form Were Initially Scotched When Patrick Waite Who Had Gone On To A Career Of Juvenile Crime Died Of Natural Causes Hereditary Heart Condition Whilst Awaiting A Court Appearance On Drug Charges. The Grant Brothers Remained Involved In Music While Dennis Seaton Released A Solo Set In 1989 Before Going On To Form His Own Band XMY. In 2001 Musical Youth Reformed. They Were Set To Perform At The English ‘Here & Now’ Tour Which Features Performances By Many Great Artists From The 80’s. Due To The 9/11 Attacks The Tour Was Cancelled. However By 2003 Musical Youth Were Back Appearing In A 1980s Nostalgia Tour. By 2005 Now Reduced To Just A Duo Of Michael Grant And Dennis Seaton Musical Youth Performed At Wiesen Festival In Austria. On The Internet "Pass The Dutchie" Is Sometimes Mistakenly Attributed To Bob Marley. Similarly "Pass The Dutchie" Is Often Mistakenly Credited As Being A Sonic Youth Song.
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"Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.
The song was a cover version of the song "Pass the Koutchie" by The Mighty Diamonds, which deals with the recreational use of cannabis, "koutchie" being slang for a cannabis pipe. For the cover version, the song's title was bowdlerized to "Pass the Dutchie", and all obvious drug references were removed from the lyrics; e. g., when the original croons "How does it feel when you got no herb?", the cover version refers to "food" instead. (The term "dutchie" has itself become a drug reference; it refers to a blunt rolled in a wrap from a Dutch Masters cigar.) "Dutchie" was slang at the time for "cooking pot" as in cookware. However, it doesn't take much imagination to figure out what they were trying to say.
The song was first championed by radio DJ Zach Diezel and became an instant hit when it was picked up by MCA Records in September 1982.
It debuted at #26 on the chart and rose to #1 the following week. In February of the following year, it reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA.
The song also scored a top 5 success in the Norwegian chart, eventually selling over 4 million copies worldwide.
The video, shot partly on the banks of the River Thames in London, across from the Palace of Westminster, was one of the first by black artists to get airplay on MTV.
The song achieved recent success in 2022 after appearing in the Fourth Season of Stranger Things. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.