Never Played A 45 - Macka B

Yo, you can’t say that you have such a great reggae selection

And you don’t have one 7 inch 45 inna your collection

Me a tell di people dem it’s all about di 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe

You’re a selector and you’ve never played a 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe — yo, yo

You ever feel di vibe when you hold a 45

With your thumb inna di middle fingers on di outside

Black vinyl about 7 inch wide

Information 'pon di label, music 'pon di two sides

Something 'bout di 45 mi seh something 'bout di vibe

Brand new tunes to not just revive

You could a have a million tunes upon your hard drive

But there’s something 'bout di touch and di look and di vibe of a 45

Something 'bout di feel and di vibe

How you a DJ and you never played a 45

A something 'bout di feel and di vibe — yo, yo

When you put it 'pon di deck you know a musical kiss

When di needle touch di vinyl, then you hear a little hiss

Bass sound warm and di top sound crisp

Not so digital like a compact disc

Every DJ haffi experience dis

'Cause this a part of your musical apprentice

Play di vocal, then di version with a flick of your wrist

Then di MC come inna dis

Cah it’s all about di 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe

You’re a selector and you’ve never played a 45

A something 'bout di feel and di vibe

Well I’m not saying, that you should be playing

The 7 inch 45 only

But if you are able, go buy a turntable

You can also get dem with di USB

It’s alright to play laptops, alright to play CDs

It’s alright to play your MP3's

But don’t leave out di vinyl, cah you can use dem side by side

With the modern technology, Lord

Well mi nuh stupid and you know seh mi nuh thick

Mi know seh times change and you must move with it

One thousand tunes 'pon one memory stick

And you don’t need no box, it can fit in your pocket

But if you’ve never played a 45 before, why don’t you try it?

Borrow one from your friend if you nuh have money fi buy it

You know its gotta vibe and you just can’t deny it

Macka B come fi testify it

It’s all about di 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe

So you’re a DJ you fi try a play a 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe

You’re a selector you fi try and play a 45

There’s something 'bout the feel and di vibe

Mi a tell di people dem it’s all about di 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe — yo, yo

Seh 45s still a press and 45s still a mek

You can buy dem inna di shop or get dem 'pon internet

It good fi have a couple 45 fi select

And every reggae DJ’s supposed to have a deck

You can’t sweep your 45 dem under di carpet

Some people seh dem dead, but dem nuh dead yet

Man a hunt 45 like dem a private detect

A pay big money and a write big cheque

Fi di 45 There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe

Mi a tell di people dem fi try and play a 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe

How you a DJ and you’ve never played a 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe

You’re a selector you fi try and playa 45

There’s something 'bout di feel and di vibe — yo, yo