Today’s Oldies Sunday selection comes from “The Son Of Selassie” a.k.a. Max Romeo. Titled “Chase The Devil“, this was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry with backing by “The Upsetters” band in 1976 for Island Records. It was also a single included in Max’s 4th studio album, “War Inna Babylon“. The song brings forth a “Good conquering evil” theme where the Devil is being a negative force on Earth and when Max dons his Iron shirt, he will fight the Devil and send him to outer space. Max later explained that the Devil is everything negative in our minds and the Iron shirt is our strength of spirit that allows one to cast out the Devil.
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Dropping off new music for the ladies tonight is Tommy Lee Sparta. Titled “Devil In Disguise” and produced by UIM Records, he speaks about a young lady who dances to his music sensually and he describes her as a “Devil in disguise“, details the bonds he has with her and how he spends time with her. Tommy is still working on being consistent with the music, and I’m not mad at that. Check out the track below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
