This article is most impressive and informative and a keepsake. CLR James was writing about race and cricket five decades ago. "Could You Be Loved" is a song byreggaegroupBob Marley & the Wailers. I am lost for words. But a funny thing happened on the way to the 21st Century. Pretty sure WG Grace would have put his feet wherever he wanted too after kicking ass like Marlon just had. What can a crafty, hardworking, thinking bowler like Ben Stokes do in the face of such brute force? They clear front legs and hack at the ball like it’s done them a mischief…. Even if it’s just a single run. (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?) LOL. He may have decided to specialize in T20 cricket in the twilight years of his career. Tony T. & Alba Kras, 506 Shazams. This article is almost like the sacred pages. His lack of technique and focus would be exposed in the more traditional test cricket format, they proclaim. They had no brains around it. Brathwaite is a “striker” now? That 70,000 screaming fans were surrounding him. He had also considered his opponent’s plan, and what he needed to do to negate it. "Could You Be Loved" is a song by Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers. Sounds like you’re ready to graduate Gayle too. On your overall topic, I’m not sure if you saw of the tweets calling the West Indies celebrations classless, but it was all what you were saying sort of wrapped up in one bow. More cavemen than at any point in cricket history. Summary: JJ goes to visit his grandma in Florida for Christmas. Joe from Dublin tony, pon dis earth, United States - interesting take you have on it there. And they did. Let’s oversimplify things: An over is six balls long. Isn’t that what you said? Could you be loved and be loved, could you be loved and be loved Don't let them fool you, or even try to school you, oh! It was written in 1979 on an airplane while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar. A must read. Great article, very sad how true these words are …. If we keep hitting sixes, they’ll change that rule too. Stick to your guns: if we’re morons in your eyes, fine. Black athletes might occasionally be “articulate,” they played “instinctively,” didn’t need to hone their skills, and relied exclusively on their “freakish gifts,” and “natural talents.”. But it might well be the case that for every TP Lecky or Sir Gary Sobers who turn the negative into positive motivation 5 or 10 might have fallen prey to believing it thereby doubting their ability in spite of demonstrated success. Before the West Indies became world beaters, “Calypso Cricket” was the explanation: While the Windies might be good for occasional flashes of athletic brilliance, they’d never get it together to win a Test series. So I was prepared. In T20 cricket, commentators and journalists focus obsessively on the “dot ball.” A “dot ball,” for those who don’t know, is a delivery from the bowler that the batsman fails to score a run from. Boxing. Cricket’s cavemen. While there, he has an encounter with someone he's been dreaming about for a few years, but it may end up leaving him with nightmares. They were portrayed as cerebral, analytical combatants who played their sport “the right way,” and achieved their success through hard work, training, and dedication to fundamentals. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. When the tables turned and the West Indians began winning matches, they still weren’t playing “real” cricket. WOW.. pure Genius.. – Bob Marley, “Could You be Loved“ Once upon a time, when America was as great as Donald Trump wants it to be again, professional and college sports were the near-exclusive domain of … Please contact Once Upon a Dread in Wyndham Vale, or the Sista System Dreadlock Training Academy in Pascoe Vale for quality dreadlock services. TC: Marilyn was an enigma. The Gayle thing is interesting, I think one of cricket’s great modern ironies is that Gayle is known as a T20 basher, yet has his triple century number on the back of some of his T20 shirts. Thank you!! And from watching the guys scoring runs in the tournament – I like to watch a lot of cricket – those guys stay really still, and those guys react well, and I just wanted to stay still, forget the crowd, forget the occasion, and just concentrate on watching the ball. “Do you think I can learn your dance? This should be mandatory reading for all Windies cricket fans. Brathwaite was prepared for his moment. Excellent article!!!! It gets its name from the “dot” that scorekeepers would put in their scorebooks to record each such delivery. Tony T, Alba Kras, Could You Be Loved feat. And if you think Brathwaite is some unthinking sporting Neanderthal, read his interview about the legendary performance: In the last over, there are only two plans he could have had – slower balls into the wicket, or full and straight. He may be a bat-for-hire who sells his talents to the highest bidder from Mumbai to Middlesex to Melbourne. Tony T, Alba Kras They already writing that you need boundaries a minimum of 90 meters, that you need to regulate the weight of the bats, etc. Its always great to avheive against all odds.Go Windows. That he was in a foreign country. I hope the next time they run into one of our brainless cavemen we just crack our club over their head. The rest hit. “Clear your front foot and hack at the ball like it’s done you a mischief”??? Listen to Could You Be Loved (And Be Loved) by Damian Marley & Stephen Marley & Ziggy Marley, 4,264 Shazams. As I pointed out in the piece, what they did was back themselves to hit boundaries which took away the rest of the risks in t20, that’s not how Australia played it. Extended Mix, BZARS, They’re all hitters, but different kinds of hitters. Tony T, Alba Kras. Or even try to school ya Could you be - could you be loved?) Knowing England, they pride themselves on being a good death-bowling team, especially with the yorkers. Written by Marley in 1979, "Could You Be Loved" starts with a spare yet distinctive guitar riff that repeats under the track's relentless beat and one of the best known opening lines in history: "Don't let them fool ya! Caligula Music Bar - Patras, Greece、パトラ - 「いいね！」378件 - Caligula Music BAR Which is why I wrote the piece I did. Thank you.. Well written. When the trickle of Black athletes became a torrent, the press and the white sporting establishment built a firewall around certain prized positions. And if you get a single for every delivery you face, you’ll score six runs in the over, and 120 runs in the match. Thank you for your very reasoned, rational, informative, and eye opening article! Joyous, yes, but unconcerned with the complexities and intellectual challenges of “real cricket.” Whenever the phrase “Calypso Cricket” was written or uttered, the words “rum” and “dance” were not far behind. HI I think the author of this article is camillo Gonsalves the son of St. Vincent & the grenadines prime minister Ralph English Gonsalves. Excellent! The West Indies way was a smart tactic, it seemed like the smartest throughout the tournament, and proved to be in the final. They’ll make us play “proper cricket”. But his original comment was an honest window into the soul of the media’s view of the West Indian athletes and cricketers. - and be loved? I’ve written 2,500 words so far and haven’t used the word “racism” yet. And just like that, the old stereotypes were dusted off to marginalize our achievements. They used Marlon’s batting as insurance. This power, this effortless rhythm, this tactical mastery is what is being mirrored in West Indies cricket today. It goes a long way in assuaging the rage…. I knew it was basically two plans he could have used, which was basically the yorker, either wide or straight, or a slower ball into the wicket to try to hit me to the long side. - and be loved? cosign. The really distressing thing is that the slights aren’t malicious (except Shane Warne’s), but are uttered as a matter of fact. Say something! Thanks for quoting my article. But dumb as a post. (You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry; No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied.) / Don't let them fool ya / Or even try to school ya! ( Log Out /  It’s called cooning. So go to hell if what you’re thinking is not right In American football, only white athletes had the capacity to play quarterback. The journalists declared that this was because of the new focus of the Australians and Brits and New Zealanders on training harder and improved athletic support. Very well written. According to neuroscience research, the more you express love (like gratitude), the more other people feel love for you. But it was that team of hitters. Just for the camera. WG was a cricket mercenary who didn’t give a fuck, no matter how he is currently written up. I will just say that it is not just in Cricket that the negative stereotype is used to denigrate the achievement of black people or to smoother them. Some of them have lots of mouth for the WICB but they are busy uncle tomming for the white media. The people who it was aimed at, got the message though and we in the Caribbean know the power of a good calypso. But make no mistake, from the tongues and pens of British and Australian journalists, “Calypso Cricket” was a put down. And even the incite…as this stimulates some deep-residing stuff that deserves to be taken in hand and contemplated upon. From the first day we covered our black skin in cricketing “whites,” trotted out onto a field and beat colonialists at the game they taught us, the racial undertones of cricket have been unmistakable. Of course, lacking the intellectual capacity to comprehend the intricacies of the game, or implement the structures necessary to succeed in the modern game, we were doomed to eternal failure. She was very difficult to read. This playing the right way thing is serious. It’s a wake up call. An event is being held in Israel on January 31 to celebrate in Tel Aviv. You sir are a brilliant writer. And back then, when athletes and commentators were a racially homogenous group, a stereotype was born: The “Dumb Jock.” The athlete as moron – physically gifted, affable, capable of awe-inspiring acts. – Bob Marley, “Could You be Loved“. I’d risk imaging in that John Arlot—wordsmith that he was—would have to add his own clap or two by way of admission. Say something! And I reiterate again writer your piece is a masterpiece. Say something! “Race and Cricket” is probably an undergraduate course at the University of the West Indies. Google “Frank Worrell” to learn how he broke the colour barrier against a West Indies Cricket Board that assumed a Black Man could not lead our regional team. But I do agree with most of your article, the Calypso stuff is utter bullshit, and I can’t believe anyone would still use that. But then the West Indies started playing cricket. Who is the author? So go follow someone! his interview about the legendary performance, The Jeff Cumberbatch Column – The Mirage of Integration (I) | Barbados Underground, Dominica, the OAS and the Regime Change Agenda, Sound of the Trumpet: Intimidation, Aid & CARICOM. Well thought out and expressed with great skill and nuance. I prefer the Ku Klux Clan. The Dumb Jock stereotype evolved. My respect for Ian Bishop grew enormously when he uttered the words, “Anisa Mohammed would be very happy to hear that”. It was their tactics which got them there, and their brains that won it for them. “Bring on some dancing haha” he tweeted. Soon they’ll start saying you can only hit two sixes per over, or if you get a single for every ball in an over you’ll get a 10-run bonus. At least he understands and is prepared to respond intelligently. You know who else has a high score of 333 and a batting average of 42? Or even try to school ya!" Some Black persons have taken that stereotyping as motivation for achievement. Stream Righteous Acoustic Sound Party -LIVE- Could You Be Loved by TCMW from desktop or your mobile device And then Brathwaite just swung pure. one thing though, and i could be wrong about this, but, i think the end of the … Could You Be Loved Dostępne opracowania: fortepian - 4 ręce (1) fortepian solo (i wokal) lub keyboard lub gitara zawiera dodatkowo linię melodyczną, teksty, akordy, diagramy chwytów gitarowych (4) Caribbean people ought to be proud; evidently, the region is the sole source of cricketing athletes. It’s well documented, particularly in America, where racist code-words have been elevated to an art form. Very little technique, sniff the so-called purists. In the 1700s, the Prince of Wales was an early fan of the game. He doesn’t behave like that in real life. Both Calypso and Cricket have served West Indies well in displaying the intelligence, the determination and joy entwined in the rich cultural fabric of our people. Because I thought the tactics were under represented. DaBo, So when I hear the words “Calypso Cricket”, I can only smile, because I get it! Could you be loved, wo now! Just don’t confuse or insult us cavemen with your PC doublespeak. After Darren Sammy passionately called him out on his comments, he apologized (even while noting that “the rest of us can almost taste the rum“). He, statistically, is only slightly better than Gayle. Mainstream media coverage of sports back then was dominated by old white men, a condition that largely persists to the present day. Brathwaite hit each ball he faced in the final over for six. I am not a “die hard” cricket fan but I do enjoy my cricket. What’s the great tactics you’re talking about now? Beatport is the world's largest electronic music store for DJs. But our dominance or ubiquity on the field of play has never translated to similar prevalence as journalists, broadcasters and commentators. If you look at the difference from say Maxwell or Afridi, and the West Indies line up, it’s the patience that sticks out. Like Calypso, some will get it, and others won’t, but that’s their problem. That the hopes of a region were resting on his inexperienced shoulders. Ritzodi, ReTone, Thank you for your thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. Radio Edit, Adalwolf, This is by far the best piece of writing ice read on social media.it is so enlightening and edifying .I wish most of the west indies critics get a hold of this and really know and understand even a little of where we have come from and what cricket is to us.I recognise even former west Indian cricketers now turned commentators are taking babaric swipes at our current players ,sometimes I wonder if it is the nostalgia for the glory days of yore or if it is pure honest jealousy. But they were winning on the strength of their overwhelming natural physical gifts, and in spite of their rum-swilling, dancing, unintelligent style of play. It’s a West Indian thing! And the cricketing version of the dumb jock was born. (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Most importantly, they knew how Stokes would bowl in that last over (showing they had studied him way more than England had studied the west Indies bowlers). Don’t let them fool ya That doesn’t even mention some of the comments that were said about Samuels. Socievole, Could You Be Loved feat. This is excellence personified and par-sonified! Could You Be Loved NoheaAloha. My thanks for the insight. But on their way to cricketing irrelevance, another funny thing happened: The West Indian under-19, Women’s and Men’s teams all won 2016 World Cups in their respective Twenty20 tournaments, the most modern version of the venerable game. It embodies my own sentiments and more. Fire! If one didn’t know better, they would think these songs were all about fun and games…which they were, if you didn’t do your homework. (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved Bm Could you be, could you be loved) Bm Say something! / Oh, no! And you’ll make 160 runs in the match, crushing the thinking batsman and his eradication of dot balls. Jenny Dee, Could You Be Loved feat. A high score of 333 and an average of 42 runs per innings. Gimme a break. Grace, one of the earliest and greatest exponents of the game, was a doctor. Oh yes…heads could role long after Ash Wednesday! This is a man with the skill, the versatility and yes, the intellect, to succeed at the highest levels. They can play all the shots, they find ways to score on all the pitches, they hustle between the wickets, make the bowlers all but irrelevant, and generally don’t come out all guns blazing…, The strikers are players like Yuvraj Singh, Martin Guptill, Sharjeel Khan, Soumya Sarkar and Angelo Mathews. Thanks. Throughout the tournament, I often wondered about the casual disdain for West Indian cricketers that was exhibited by various commentators and pundits. Post-victory, Cricinfo journalists doubled down on the stereotype in an article about T20 tactics. They can hit clean and long, but they usually don’t slog, or don’t try to hit; it is part of their natural batting style…, And then the hitters. For the life of me, I cannot see how developing an approach to the game that plays to your strengths can be dismissed as the mindless slogging of happy-go-lucky monsters. It was released in 1980 on their last albumUprisingand is included on Bob Marley & The Wailers greatest hits albumLegend. You've been asked many times, but I'm sure the audience would love to hear you say something about Marilyn Monroe. [Chorus] D Bm Could you be loved G D And be loved D Bm Could you be loved G D And be loved [Verse 3] Bm You ain't gonna miss your water, until your well runs dry Bm No matter how you treat him, he’ll never be satisfied Bm Say something! This is hilarious. Imply awesome writing. I'd really appreciate any feedback you may have to offer (both positive and negative) and any suggestions you make will be considered for the next release of this book. Even if your five-year-old daughter is bowling you full-tosses with a tennis ball. The Black athletes became the new Dumb Jocks, but the caricature was mutated to portray them in a harsher light than their white predecessors ever had to endure. Instead of finding gaps among 11 fielders, we recognised that there are no fielders beyond the boundary rope, so we hit the ball there. Don’t talk about the articles! They have Denesh Ramdin and Lendl Simmons as strikers, and Marlon Samuels as their proper batsman. Stream Bob Marley's Could You Be Loved (Acapella) by "Bob Marley Israel 70th Celeb." We’ve got a mind of our own American Football. Far greater writers that I could ever hope to be have shared their insights on this topic for decades. Change ), Venezuela: Oil, sovereignty and the CARICOM firewall, quickly dispensed with preliminary questions and demanded that the ladies teach her their victory dance, created a hierarchy of “batsmen,” “strikers,” and “hitters.”. Racism in sports coverage is nothing new. Excellent, thoughtful article. As the West Indies’ cricketing fortunes declined, the derisive stereotypes were again used to explain our fall. Brathwaite moved up your rankings after the author showed you up. In my humble opinion “Calypso Cricket” is a very appropriate name for West Indies cricket style! Darren Sammy, the leader of men who has twice willed his teams to T20 glory, said that Mark Nicholas’ “short of brains” comment angered him, and that it was “really out of order.”, I’d be tempted to dust off the most clichéd phrase in the sport and say “it’s just not cricket.”. No, sorry. How else could you describe a team that in pursuit of a modest target fritters away early wickets, lets dot balls mount insouciantly, saunters between wickets and leaves themselves 19 to get from the last over, and gets them anyway, with two balls to spare?”. Cricketing fans may know the name Sir Colin Cowdrey, whose name is spoken in reverence by the British (“unbridled genius unsurpassed for both merit and technique“). But yeah, the two plans were going to be into the wicket, forcing me to hit into the big side, or yorkers. This is real talk. In 2009, against Australia, he grafted through a seven-hour 165 not-out in one test match and a lightning-fast 70-ball century in the next. Cavemen). The West Indies scored more runs than their opponents in all but one meaningless game against Afghanistan. ( Log Out /  My Beatport lets you follow your favorite DJs and labels so you can find out when they release new tracks. The West Indies didn’t just play cricket. I also thinks he gets a bad rap as someone who doesn’t want to play Test cricket. Terry from London, England Could you be loved literaly means could you be loved by the people and by Jah simultaniously.Its a song of encouragement warning those dedicated to rastafari not to be put off or influenced by anything other than Rasta. The struggle is real! I was struck by the on-field, post-match interviews of the victorious West Indian and defeated Australian women. I need to know the Author of this Article! Once again… I usually don’t reblog posts here, but this is a masterpiece. It denoted a simplistic, childlike style of play. It was written in 1979 on an aeroplane while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. That he was playing in his first T20 finals. Tony T & Alba Kras) by Adalwolf, Socievole on Beatport Only white athletes were smart enough to be basketball point guards. Black people began breaking the colour barrier, one sport at a time. West Indies have a team of these hitters. Here I am referring to the music with a hidden message, the tongue in cheek, the sharp humor all coated with a catchy beat. Leave the grit and discipline and planning and training and thinking to others. I’d venture that the ole CLR must be applauding in his grave. As for Brathwaite last over, the greatest thing about it was the culmination of everything the West Indies did in that tournament. Say something! Now remember that Brathwaite is only 27 years old. He had studied lots of match footage, and in studying the footage, he decided on a particular style and course of action. You got all that? Cuz that’s what u said we do. Could You Be Loved GENRES All Genres Balearic/Downtempo Bass Breakbeat Disco/Nu-Disco DJ Tools Drum And Bass Dubstep Deep Dubstep Dirty Dubstep/Trap/Grime Electro Euro Dance/Pop Dance Footwork/Juke Or golfers. For every Ian Bishop and Michael Holding behind the microphone, there are a hundred old white commentators, perpetuating stereotypes for a new generation of listeners. Early test matches between England and Australia took on special significance. Especially after this tournament, I’d say the hitters are of much more use, because most of them can strike the ball cleanly, and still club the ball for sixes on other days. It’s borderline genius. And he has proven it over a lengthy international career, now in its 16th year. They played “Calypso Cricket.” To us, that term is a compliment, because Calypso is a complex social, political and entertainment art form, as well as a unifying force across the region. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. You have a right to your opinion. It was evidence of their inability to “play the right way.” The West Indies’ focus on hitting fours and sixes would be their downfall. Acapop Kids Bohemian Rhapsody. Say “I love you” 3+ times a day to the most important people in your life. British journalist Mark Nicholas, in his pre-tournament analysis, dismissed the West Indies as “short of brains” and therefore unlikely to win the Men’s T20 title. Oh no! .. TCV Home Armstrong Louis Baez, Joan Joan Jaez Byrds The Byrds by Joost Evers Cassidy, Eva Cohen, Leonard Cohen by Gorupdebesanez Collins, Judy Judy Collins Dione Celine Celine Dion Groban Josh Houston Whitney Whitney Houston Joel Billy Lennon, John Makeba Miriam And I stand by caveman, because I think David Warner is a caveman, or maybe a tiny angry bear, or maybe a troll on steroids. Brilliant players, like Don Bradman were knighted for their cricketing exploits. The song is considered by many reggae fans to bediscoinfluenced, and by extension influencing thedancehallgenre. But of course it was cited as just another example of Caveman cricket. Well said. And our brainy sportswriters had to recalibrate their hierarchy of intelligence, by adding the new element of racial superiority. Show me how to do your dance!” The young women, unfortunately, happily obliged their interviewer. He actually created four (4) breeds. This awesome a capella version of Bob Marley's 'Could You Be Loved' was made by Israeli musicians in honor of what would have been the late Marley's 70th Birthday. And, of course, the British used cricket as a unifying cultural export throughout its realms and Commonwealth territories over the years. Once upon a time, when America was as great as Donald Trump wants it to be again, professional and college sports were the near-exclusive domain of white athletes. White athletes, formerly bumbling oafs, became cunning tacticians. Could you be loved and be loved? That is the Calypso I know and which David Rudder serenades in his ode of the same name. Perhaps more hitters per capita than any line-up in cricket history. Rally rally round the West Indies. WOW! The difference between the Australian team, other than the fact the West Indies went deeper and further, is that the West Indies were smarter. (You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry; No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied.) Think about in terms of where their minds are, they are the cavemen of this sport. I’ve watched “fire in Babylon” but these racists cricketers and more specifically the racist writers are the actual “cavemen”. Drummer and Author P.S. And anyone who thinks the West Indies were just brutish with their four fast bowlers doesn’t understand the brilliance tactics of and evolution of cricket under Lloyd. / Could you be loved and be loved? Or maybe you’ve heard of the great Mike Atherton, the English opening batsman who Cricinfo lauds with all the adjectives that are reserved for non-West Indians: “Gutsy and stubborn, single-minded and sledger-proof, Mike Atherton was an opener in the classic English tradition…” Chris Gayle, our Caveman clubber, is superior to Atherton in almost every statistical Test cricket category. Check out Could You Be Loved (feat. I could not stop reading..should be required reading for all West Indian youth. Thank God “Calypso Cricket” swept the board. The journalists on the ESPNcricinfo.com website got into the act early, and in disgusting ways. The Sidney Morning Herald trumpeted “The Rebirth of Calypso Cricket,” as did some British press services. Can’t tell you how many times I have to just mute the damn tv when they start with the stereotypes. Could You Be Loved Lyrics: Could you be loved and be loved? It’s one of the greatest batting feats ever seen in T20 cricket. ( Log Out /  Flor Ramirez, Fatih Yüksel, This isn’t dumb. Chapter 4. It’s like I didn’t know I needed this article until I read it. (Could you be - could you be - could you be loved? Baseball. Let us remember, for example that it was the white professor of genetics’ comment that “you cannot call the Negroes a great race because they are brilliant at the start but poor at the finish” which motivated and sustained the great Jamaican animal geneticist, TP Leaky in his quest to create an authentic Jamaican breed of cattle. The sign of a thinking batsman, they say, is his ability to “find the gaps,” “rotate the strike,” and “keep the scoreboard ticking over,” though his cerebral calculations designed to push the ball to open gaps on the field. Chris Gayle may be a mercenary. Say something! Now all of a sudden we’re Sun Tzu? Reblogged this on The Sports Kiosk and commented: Not brainless at all. I find it a well written piece which is forcing some great contradictions as the culprits try to wriggle. Racism is so blatant on and off the feild our guys are ways chastised and fined at the drop of a pin while the so called greats are being vindicated and their actions and words justified. I know Bravo. When the two West Indian heroes of the match were interviewed, the interviewer quickly dispensed with preliminary questions and demanded that the ladies teach her their victory dance. They were winning on the brutish strength of their intimidatory pace bowlers and muscular batsmen who slogged the ball out of the ground. Gayle is often portrayed as Caveman-in-Chief because of his utter dominance of the T20 format. Log in or create an account today so you never miss a new release. Could you be loved, woah yeah! The Morning Herald article is required reading for its almost poetic ability to simultaneously damn and praise: “Now, the game has gone calypso, and as it turns out, the Windies were there, waiting for it.” Or how about this nugget: “As for style, you would have to say it is naive. It’s all a load of crap. The stereotype was likely created by the pens of sportswriters who wanted to create a line of demarcation between the dumb jocks and the frustrated poets and failed novelists that covered their feats. Or tennis pros. This article is perceptive and intelligent. Have fun playing these amazing drum beats and happy drumming to you! The Brits didn’t originally apply the dumb jock stereotypes to cricketers. These writers think they’re so clever, but in their cleverness they don’t even see how totally racist they are!