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Bling BlingUB40

Released: July 18, 2005

Songwriter: UB40

Producer: UB40

Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, emerald cut ring
Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, chapparit and ting

Fifty men dead for this golden chain
Each link forged by a poor man's pain
Mined from below with sweat and fear
Brought to a shine with a widow's tear

Fifty men dead for this diamond ring
Dat takes the shine off the cheap bling thing
Kind a mek you think it no bonafide
Fi wear souvenirs from the men that died

Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, emerald cut ring
Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, chapparit and ting

If you really love me then don't buy me a ring
Diamonds and pearls they don't mean anything
All that I want is already here
Sitting by my side, you got nothing to fear

Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, emerald cut ring
Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, chapparit and ting

Fifty men dead for this golden band
Underground with a pick in their hand
Cutting dirt where the sun nuh shine
Digging to survive in the man's goldmine

How many dead for this royal crown
This holy shrine we gather round
Worship the dollar, pon your hands & knee
Humbled in the presence of your jewellery

Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, emerald cut ring
Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, chapparit and ting

If you really love me then don't buy me a ring
Diamonds & pearls they don't mean anything
All that I want is already here
Sitting by my side, you got nothing to fear

Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, emerald cut ring
Bling bling, yeah, aweh mi simting
Bling bling, chapparit and ting

UB40

UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. UB40 have sold over 70 million records. The ethnic make-up of the band’s original line-up was diverse, with musicians of English, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish and Yemeni parentage.

Their hit singles include their debut “Food for Thought”, “Red Red Wine” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”. Both of these also topped the UK Singles Chart, as did the band’s version of “I Got You Babe”. Their two most successful albums, Labour of Love (1983) and Promises and Lies (1993), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

On January 24, 2008, it was announced that Ali Campbell would be leaving the group after 30 years. It was reported by some Birmingham newspapers on 13 March 2008, that Maxi Priest would be the new lead singer of UB40 and had recorded a cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” with the band.

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