Pomps and Pride • 2016 Toots & the Maytals • 2016 Brooklyn Bowl NYC

RadiantLlamaCinema On the Beat presents ska/rock-steady Jamaican legend Toots Hibbert with The Maytals' live performance of “Pomps and Pride,” the 1973 smash hit from "Funky Kingston." Reggae [reg-ey] (noun) - a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest. Origin of reggae: Jamaican English, respelling of reggay (introduced in the song “Do the Reggay” (1968) by Frederick “Toots” Hibbert) Recorded live from 11.3.16 at Brooklyn Bowl, NYC. 2016 RadiantLlamaCInema Lyrics: Everybody just... Crying out, crying out, calm down, calm down Have your pomp and your pride! Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and pride! Everybody just... Crying out, crying out, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and pride! Ease it and happily, nicely calm down Have your pomps and pride! For today, today Today is a happy day! And tonight, tonight Can be a clever night! Do re me fa so la ti dooo! And everybody was... Crying, crying, sighing, sighing Dying to see the light! And when they see it, they say it's not bright! Can this be right? Everybody just... Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and your pride! Ease it and happily, nicely calm down Have your pomps and pride! For today, today Today is a happy day! For tonight, tonight Can be a happy night, yeah! Do re me fa so la ti dooo! And everybody was... Crying, crying, sighing, sighing Dying to see the light! And when they see it, they say it not bright! Can this be right? Everybody just... Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and pride! Ease it and nicely, happily calm down Have your pomps and pride! Everybody just... Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and pride! Calm down, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and pride! (Instrumental) Everybody just... Crying out, crying out, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and pride! Ease it and happily, nicely calm down Have your pomp and pride! Yeah, talk about... Crying out, crying out, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and pride! Ease it and happily, nicely you calm down Have your pomps and pride! Everybody just... Crying, crying, sighing, sighing Dying to see this light! And when they see it, they say it's not bright! Can this be right? For today, today Today is a happy day! And tonight, tonight Can be a clever night, yeah! Do re me fa so la ti dooo! And everybody just... Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and your pride! Ease it and happily, nicely calm down Have your pomps and pride! Everybody just... Crying out, crying out, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and your pride! Ease it and happily, nicely calm down Have your pomps and pride! Everybody was... Crying, crying, sighing, sighing Dying to see the light! And when they see it, they say it's not bright! And this is right? Everybody just... Crying out, crying out, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and your pride! Calm down, Calm down, calm down, calm down Have your pomps and pride! Everybody just... Crying out, crying out...