Toppa Top 10: Barrington Levy’s Biggest Tunes

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May 3, 2011

3. “Under Mi Sensi” (1985)

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Whoa-ohhwhoa. Seen? Another classic from Barrington’s mid-80s peak, this cut with producer Jah Screw was No. 2 on our 4/20 list of top all-time weed tunes, but it could have easily been No. 1. It’s not just a great weed anthem, which it is, but a brilliant protest tune with its simple refutation of fallacy of Jamaica’s anti-marijuana laws. Barrington breaks the situation down as only he can: “Ay babylon, you no like the ganja man/But ya weed bring the currency pon di island.” ‘Nuff said.