"Johnny Too Bad" presents a youth that has turned to a life of crime, as well as the social implications of the culture that such choices produce...in 8 lines! I dare you to name another genre that can get a point across in less. But while the lyrical material may be heavy, The Slickers keep the jam light with a rocksteady style characteristic of the late 1960's Jamaica. Add in a serious organ solo and you have rhythmic piece of soulful social commentary. So enjoy the track, and all reggae, for the fantastic music that it is; and if you get a chance find a copy of The Harder They Come. As a forewarning, you might not be able to understand any of the words in the movie, in fact, unless you are from Jamaica you wont understand any of it (outside of the music). But the soundtrack prefaces the scenes of the movie to give you an understanding of the plot, and either way the flic is so dope that you dont even need to know what the hell they're saying. Trust us.
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