"Mi sing some of the original songs until I sang 'Murder She Wrote', and Sly said that is the one. But I loved it and decided to give it a try," he saidįirst, Pliers tried a number of songs on the track before he decided to give his favourite song, 'Murder She Wrote' a whirl in the studio. Sly told me that day that a whole heap a artistes hear the riddim and walk left the riddim, and say a foolishness. Sly had called Chaka Demus to record, and he told him that him have a youth weh a do combination with - which was me - and him say bring him come. Sly was in there playing drums, and Lloyd 'Gitzy' Willis playing guitar and they had a riddim. "When I go in the studio the day, with Demus up a Sonic Sounds and Jason Lee. Then he struck gold on the Sly and Robbie 'Bam Bam' remake. "I voiced it for Jack Scorpio, and I did for Specialist, then again for a set of producers from England, in all seven different times for producers," he said. The words were stuck in his head: "I know this little girl her name is Maxine, her beauty's like a bunch of rose, but if I ever tell you 'bout Maxine, you would say I don't know what I know/but murder she wrote". Pliers said he recorded the song with several other producers over a period of five years. The first time I did it for Harry J Records in the 1987 it wasn't promoted properly but it was so good that I know (a big American musician) sampled one-one lyrics out of the original song for one of his hits, but it wasn't done in a way where I could claim," he said. "The story behind that song is amazing, it is a testament to never giving up on what you know is a great song. Some exclusions apply, please visit our Help Centrefor more details.Veteran reggae artiste Pliers believes that the 'Murder She Wrote' single, which was produced by the legendary Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare of Taxi Gang, is one of the "greatest dancehall singles of all time".īut did you know that Pliers recorded the song no fewer than seven times before it became a hit?.Find more information in our Help Centre. New! FREE returns with InPost Lockers for items bought during November and December 2021 until 31st January 2022.You can return items bought on any time in November and December 2021 right up until Monday 31st January 2022, provided that they are returned unopened, unused, and in perfect condition.
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