Yellowman Jamaica Nice Mp3 Free Download
Tangela Cackowski
The opening lines of Yellowman's song "Jamaica Nice" seem to be comparing the coolness of London to the niceness of Jamaica. The repetition of the phrase "Jamaica nice" emphasizes the positive aspects of the country, portraying Jamaica as a place that is welcoming and enjoyable to be in. The following lines, "Take me 'ome, country road / To the place I belong / In Jamaica, that's where I'm from," indicate a desire to return to Jamaica, a place that is considered home. This longing for their homeland can be further interpreted as a symbol of national pride and nostalgia for the culture and traditions that are unique to Jamaica.
The dinner took place at one o'clock and was served in good style. It consisted of chicken in two forms; beef, rice, soup, potatoe croquets and sweet-meats. The soup was not served as a course, but put in nice bowls to pour over your rice in soup plates if you so wished. While the utmost good cheer prevailed there was no effort to make you eat more than you would, or to complain because you did not eat.
A funeral procession on one of these canals reminds me of Charon's boat and seems almost unearthly. I saw one while in Venice and shall not soon forget the strong impression made upon me by the black gondola hearse.
Before we were cleared from Venice, including tips at the hotel and tips at the depot, we felt that we had contributed our share toward the support of the gaily bedecked government that we saw marching around us in the most elaborately uniformed police of the country. It takes but a glance at the paraphernalia of officials and upon the royal palaces of Turin, Venice, Florence and Rome to satisfy one that kings are costly.