: It contains elements and samples from "Rule the Nation" by U-Roy and "Gimme the Music" by U Brown. Pop Culture Resurgence
The track is a "fusion" cover that blends multiple influences:
: Primarily from The Mighty Diamonds' "Pass the Kutchie". Pass The Dutchie
: Since Musical Youth were schoolboys (aged 11 to 15), the lyrics were sanitized for a mainstream audience. They changed "kutchie" to "dutchie," which refers to a Dutch oven —a traditional heavy cooking pot.
The song is primarily a cover of by the Jamaican trio The Mighty Diamonds , released earlier in 1982. : It contains elements and samples from "Rule
Check out these diverse takes and covers of the reggae classic: Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth cover Sarah Collins YouTube · Sarah Collins
: In Jamaican slang, a "kutchie" is a pipe or pot used for smoking marijuana. They changed "kutchie" to "dutchie," which refers to
: Instead of references to herb, the lyrics shifted focus to hunger with lines like, "How does it feel when you got no food?" . Musical DNA