RIP BENJAMIN, I just heard 10seconds ago he passed away. I knew he came down with a brain cancer or something similar but didn't know how serious it was.. RIP Brother ❤too his family and friends at this sad time
Even more relevant today and he was reciting it in 1991!A man ahead of his time. Thank you for the lyrics and the revolutionary sentiment, Mr Zephaniah.
Luv and respect Benjamin you made such a big diffrence to so many more people than you knew a true rasta educating the community . Deepest condolences to the family 👊😢
No staar, him na ded, him a live on.... me dred, Every day me rap him lyrix, Every day me get me fix, Here's to you Doctor Benjamin, I paint your portrait, With other men, Standin in robes of pure light, Marcus Garvey, Robert Nesta, Who never gave up the fight Peter Tosh, Dread Lester, Alton Ellis, Dennis Brown, Mash up dem money, Chant em down . Blessed love 😔
Gotta love Benjamin Zephaniah. I love his poetry, his philosophy, his politics, his intelligence, his voice. his teeth, his hair ... Oh, dammit ! There isn't anything that I don't love about Benjamin Zephaniah, He's just LUSH .... x
May you be resting in eternal light, peace and power. Thankyou for helping us around those tricky corners life throws at us. Greatly missed. One love, One Benjamin Zephaniah 💛
Money make a rich man feel like a big man It make a poor man feel like a hooligan A one parent family feels like a ruffian An those who have it won’t give you anything Money makes your friend become your enemy You start to see things very superficially Your life is lived very artificially Unlike those who live in poverty Money affects your ego But money brings you down Money causes problems anywhere money is found Food is what we need Food is necessary Let me grow my food An dem can eat dem money Money can save us But yet we feel doomed Plenty money burns in a nuclear mushroom Money can make you happy Money can help you when you die An those who have it continually live a lie Children are dying Spies are spying Refugees are fleeing Politicians are lying An deals are done An webs are spun An no one keeps the third world on the run An the brother feels better than the brothers next door Cause his brothers got money an his brothers got more The brother thinks a brother’s not a brother cause he’s poor When a brother kills another that is economic war Economic war we call it economic war It may not be the east and west anymore But the north and south third world far lord Coffee an isle That’s what it’s about Economic war Economic war Shots fired from the stock market floor So we work for a livin’ An we try an we try With so little time for chillin’ Like we’re livin a lie Money makes a dream become reality Money makes real life like a fantasy Money has a habit of going to the head I have some for the rainy day underneath me bed Money problems make it hard to relax Money makes it difficult to get down to the facts Money makes you worship vanity and lies Money is a drug with legal highs The parents of poor kids Some are not coping Some are just managing Books that need balancin’ Property is theft No money means death You pay for your rent An then nothing left Some will pick your pocket Some will pay to stop it Those who will pay to stop it They happy cause they got it Some go out an fight for it Some claim they got the right to it An people like my grandparents Live long but never side it Money made me go out an rob Then it made me go looking for a job Money made the nurse And the doctor emigrate Money buys friends you love to hate Money made slavery seem alright Money brought the Bible An the Bible shone the light Victory to the penniless The gospel shows us We come to mash those market forces The paper giant called market forces
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Rest in peace Benjamin. You were such a great poet and inspired me so much in my own life journey ❤
RIP 😢
Jah bless ❤️ you made a change in me RIP brother Benjamin
Benjamin deeply saddened with your passing, saw him perform just twice and he was awesome, may he rest in peace😢
True legend
RIP Benjamin!
A huge loss in a time where this world seems to be sprialling down a very dark path.
Still resonates!! A powerful timeless poem.
Well yh.. duh.. we still have money..👀
@@Laura-sg6ss WOW thanks for the point!! I'll take that on board. You should be a poet.
@@TakeMeBackPirateRadio I am 🙂
@@Laura-sg6ss And good luck to you 🙂
Sad day today, man was part of my childhood R.I.P 🙏🏾
Rest peace legend. My condolences family and friends. Sending love. Amazing Poet
The Icon
The Legend
Benjamin Zephaniah
Gone But NEVER forgotten 🕊🙏🏼💔
Fantastic talented poet, will be sadly missed, sending all my respects ❤
RIP BENJAMIN, I just heard 10seconds ago he passed away. I knew he came down with a brain cancer or something similar but didn't know how serious it was..
RIP Brother
❤too his family and friends at this sad time
Even more relevant today and he was reciting it in 1991!A man ahead of his time. Thank you for the lyrics and the revolutionary sentiment, Mr Zephaniah.
Rejected the honours system, rightly so. He was one of the first people i remember doing that.
Top, Top, Top man
Luv and respect Benjamin you made such a big diffrence to so many more people than you knew a true rasta educating the community .
Deepest condolences to the family 👊😢
Great poem.
Rest in peace Benjamin. A great poet and a huge fan of Aston Villa.
RIP Benjamin Zephaniah (April 15, 1958 - December 7, 2023), aged 65
You will be remembered as a legend.
RIP. I will miss his voice and strength.
RIP to one of life's amazing, good people
Love it and love that it was recorded in Newcastle
No staar, him na ded,
him a live on.... me dred,
Every day me rap him lyrix,
Every day me get me fix,
Here's to you Doctor Benjamin,
I paint your portrait,
With other men,
Standin in robes of pure light,
Marcus Garvey, Robert Nesta,
Who never gave up the fight
Peter Tosh, Dread Lester,
Alton Ellis, Dennis Brown,
Mash up dem money, Chant em down .
Blessed love 😔
Gotta love Benjamin Zephaniah. I love his poetry, his philosophy, his politics, his intelligence, his voice. his teeth, his hair ... Oh, dammit ! There isn't anything that I don't love about Benjamin Zephaniah, He's just LUSH .... x
Benjamin... Sempai!...
He’s my bae bro
I touch myself to him
I just replied
I think he’s a lbut little weird, but quirky. He is the boat beatutiufil man I’m ever saw my in life awwwww!
Missed❤
May you be resting in eternal light, peace and power.
Thankyou for helping us around those tricky corners life throws at us.
Greatly missed.
One love, One Benjamin Zephaniah 💛
Rest well Benjamin 🙏🏾
The Truth Resonates ! Gifted Legend !!!
Been listening to this for 10 years or more 🙏🏾💚
Glad it's not just me I heard this in School one time for an English Lesson about 10 years ago and I come back to it all the time
@@Suplagen Is ıt because of dyslexia :D?
@@pandacraft_7821 who
@@Suplagen you
@@pandacraft_7821 no u
Spoke the truth, a very rare thing these days. RIP to a true gentleman.
A huge creative loss to this country and the world. Genius x ❤
I'm devastated. I needed him in this crap world where I feel alone so alone.
RIP Benjamin . ❤❤
RIP you hero, biggup the north. Your words will never cease being heard
Benjamin we need ya back m8...its all going f#$cking sideways.
Brilliant Lyrical Wordplay. This shit makes a shitty day a likkle bit betta.
RIP...! 🇯🇲
You and the gifts that you showered us with will be great missed.
Brilliant Benjamin Zephaniah
Rest in power brother.
He was in Newcastle being filmed for a Tyne-Tees TV series - see the note below the video.
In 91, that's a bloody long time ago.
@@therespectedlex9794 How far we've come since then. ...?
@@darinchiasson Helps if radio DJs can get his name right.
Lovely ❤
this guy is awesome
He's a national treasure!
100%
International! ❤
And he's surrounded by shoppers spending all their money.
I think that adds to the point!
*THAT'S THE JYOOOOOKE* lmao
@@crystalclear6864, exactly. I was going to say something very similar to that.
R.I.P & LONG LIVE 💐💐💐
Safe & Blessed Journey Zephaniah May You Rest I Perfect Peace & Experience God's Embrace & His Amazing ❤ Peace & Love ❤
Saint Francis of Assisi said “it’s not Money that’s Evil, it’s the Lack of Money that’s Evil” and He knew a Thing or Two
very nice poem
Love it brother benjamin👍
Thank You
" GWAARRN BENJI "
He was a good man RIP Benji
Awesome poem
WONDERFUL
one love
rest in peace ♥
Rest in peace❤
Newcastle town centre.
RIP Benjamin 🙏❤️🩹😥
❤❤❤AMEN❤❤❤
Good ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺😎😎👊👍
Rest in peace
I am watching from India. an english poet.
RIEP Brother condolences to the family, Rastafari Love
Nuff respect Benjamin prince lincoln food clothing and shelter is all people need springs to mind 👍
Woooooooooooow 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
RIP Benjamin!
❤AMEN WHATS LEFT❤❤
WOW ENUF SAID THANK YOU
How lovely chubly.
Birmingham DON 🫡 RIP
RIP Benjamin
RIP Benjamin 💔🪶💔 Condolences t family n friends, 🦋
🕊🤍
Wow
R.I.P
RIP
❤
RiP 🔥✋🏾 Lion 🦁 Zephaniah
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nice poem I really like it
Can someone explain to me why this is good?
Listen carefully and transcribe it. It's profound. All human ills laid bare at its source.
R8 on wid D alliteration brudda
Someone has the lyrics?
Money make a rich man feel like a big man
It make a poor man feel like a hooligan
A one parent family feels like a ruffian
An those who have it won’t give you anything
Money makes your friend become your enemy
You start to see things very superficially
Your life is lived very artificially
Unlike those who live in poverty
Money affects your ego
But money brings you down
Money causes problems anywhere money is found
Food is what we need
Food is necessary
Let me grow my food
An dem can eat dem money
Money can save us
But yet we feel doomed
Plenty money burns in a nuclear mushroom
Money can make you happy
Money can help you when you die
An those who have it continually live a lie
Children are dying
Spies are spying
Refugees are fleeing
Politicians are lying
An deals are done
An webs are spun
An no one keeps the third world on the run
An the brother feels better than the brothers next door
Cause his brothers got money an his brothers got more
The brother thinks a brother’s not a brother cause he’s poor
When a brother kills another that is economic war
Economic war we call it economic war
It may not be the east and west anymore
But the north and south third world far lord
Coffee an isle
That’s what it’s about
Economic war
Economic war
Shots fired from the stock market floor
So we work for a livin’
An we try an we try
With so little time for chillin’
Like we’re livin a lie
Money makes a dream become reality
Money makes real life like a fantasy
Money has a habit of going to the head
I have some for the rainy day underneath me bed
Money problems make it hard to relax
Money makes it difficult to get down to the facts
Money makes you worship vanity and lies
Money is a drug with legal highs
The parents of poor kids
Some are not coping
Some are just managing
Books that need balancin’
Property is theft
No money means death
You pay for your rent
An then nothing left
Some will pick your pocket
Some will pay to stop it
Those who will pay to stop it
They happy cause they got it
Some go out an fight for it
Some claim they got the right to it
An people like my grandparents
Live long but never side it
Money made me go out an rob
Then it made me go looking for a job
Money made the nurse
And the doctor emigrate
Money buys friends you love to hate
Money made slavery seem alright
Money brought the Bible
An the Bible shone the light
Victory to the penniless
The gospel shows us
We come to mash those market forces
The paper giant called market forces
Deffo should be a rapper
Reality
Say it loud, brother.
✌️
I got shown this is school
Kiwi, did you get an assignment of some sort with it?
I can dig it
Rest In Power!
Bars
He’s talking since 1919 in Birmingham
Peaky blinders
🤯Money bought the Bible, and the Bible shines the lights.
Money is a Burden and only makes/creates; problems: -please pass _on: your burden's and problem's:
(money); to me!!
-L.O.L.
Using this online teaching to Mumbai Ambani school.
is Louis Gluck a great poet?
No, but Louise Glück is, absolutely. Don't know about Louis.
@@BloodaxeBooks true poetry is an epoch always. it should compel many many re- readings . I doubt if Gluck will force me do it.
the stamp and genius of a poet will be in each line written by him. that greatness follows him beyond his grave.
just look.at Zephaniah. A dub poet makes lot of noise that frightens Muse.
Alice Oswald is a greater poet than Louis Gluck.
The zephaniah entity lol
Ccooolll
We are doing some benji poets
My eng teacher showed us this but uhh r.i.p cus apparently youre dead
I'm sorry. But a token is not money.
Money is all you think about
Money for the mouth you feed
Always hungry but never free
Seems this mouth is full of greed
(I miss London haha)
Ironic the the previous advert was from a millionaire braggard!