Tune ID-If you see my eyes red...

[alastair]

I had this about ten years ago on a short lived cassette that I got from a friend of a friend of a friend etc. so I never got to find out who it is. I had it just long enough for it to get stuck in my head. I'm pretty sure that it's fairly well known. It goes something like: "If you see my eyes red, you think I've been crying...my head/dread/something red?" I think that the gist of it is that his eyes are red from smoking.

[Anonymous]

"If you see my eyes red, that means I used zokis cream a way too much" Dirtweed


Vivian Jones

[DOOR PEEPER]

Zoki may well be right......Red Eye - Vivian Jones?

[skunkride]

Offcourse !

Vivian Jones - Red Eyes / Got A Light ( Jah Shaka 12")

Been repressed last year & is still available

[Dubac]

If you can't find the original 12" on vinyl, the same vocal & dub mix of Red Eyes was issued a couple of years ago on a reggae CD in the Classic Mastercuts Series. It was on the Beechwood label, I think?

(Sorry but my VA collection is in a right mess at the moment and I can't find it, but I'm sure it was on there.)

[Anonymous]

And on the B side of that, or at least on the 12" I got a few years back is the sublime, 'Got A Light', an even beter tune in my personal opinion.

[ephteeay]

"got a light" imo is a good tune but gets boring i think after a few listens (the way i listen to a tune...over and over and over again continuously).. red eyes has lasted years and i still like listening to it.. beautiful horns..

[Dadi Digi]

And then there was Bounty Killas BIG chune called "Look into my eyes"

[alastair]

Thanks! I'll check it out!

[informer]

the correct lyrics:

"If you see my eyes red, you think I've been smoking .."

[Anonymous]

Killer tune, probably Vivian Jones' best.

Although the Bank Robbery album comes close.

Respect

Gordon

[skunkride]

Anyone know the complete lyrics of this tune ...?