Murder She Wrote (song)

"Murder She Wrote" is a reggae song by Chaka Demus & Pliers on their 1993 album Tease Me. The album included six singles which charted in the UK, including Murder She Wrote which reached number 27 on the UK Pop Chart.[1][2] The music to the song is based on Toots 1966 song "Bam Bam", while the lyrics discuss abortion (as revealed in the third verse). Two music videos were made, one with Dancehall Queen Carlene Smith, and one without. The videos cost $50,000 and $2,500 respectively to produce.[3] The song was sampled by Pitbull for the song El Taxi, by French Montana for "Freaks", among others.[4][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pitbull bites into a dancehall classic". Jamaica Observer. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Morgan-Lindo, Simone (11 January 2018). "Chaka Demus working on new album". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Cooke, Mel (25 November 2007). "Story of the Song - 'Murder She Wrote' combines old songs". Jamaica Daily Gleaner. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "The story behind 'Murder She Wrote'". Loop News. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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