Chuck Fender's 'Gash Dem & Light Dem' Banned

bless rastafari is de almighty ya nuh,well i man wondah why i n i felloh africans kip uh nuh bawling aldey coz oh da babywrong,mi wondah how dem legalise abortion & abortion is murder,crime and it is a real sin instead fi legalise ganja which is food for brain,herb,and its for meditation & spirutual iration.

babylon let i man tiek mi weed aldey long,memba seh witout ganja a rastaman kiant stey alang.so legalise indicah,if nat soh i aguh bun de corrupt system inna yuh

live alone de gash dem n light dem to bun de radio station seen.

big up to dem carribeans family comprah d,dikk b,jr skipper,rasta sinah & cloudy

How is this song banned, yet "Chi chi man" is considered okay?

bles rastafari,well niah man let i man fast tiek de oppohtunity to tank fi de nice msg to ah dem babaywrong niah man kip on banin dem coz ya nuh dem gat de sensless killin ,

yah wach dem de weh dem bruterlised mi brodah den raped mi moddah den fi killed mi faddah chuck fenda kip on mashin dem moooooooooooooooooooreeeeeee fiah fi sure apear ,i man nuh de judgement is inna de way if nat dat its via dem door knockin das why iver moore iman gat to seh dat dem presenters shoul play de song de musik gat nuh problem its juss fi makin dem youts fi nuh de trut

selah ssie guide i n i respiek to mi felloh ugandans

ZIP-ocrite FM and IRIE-sponsible FM need to BACK OFF! else we will gash DEM and light DEM. ignorant bigwigs at the stations who dont wanna see a positive message passed onto the ghetto youth dem.

people lemme tell you y the ststions dont want this gd message broadcast. The stations are sponsored by the rich, hypocrites. these hypocrites dont wanna see ghetto youth stop poppin 9 pon innocent old ladies, coz it means ghetto youth ah stop buy guns.. but ah the bigwigs who import and sell the weapons.. so less violence for them mean less business, less money... they r willing to sacrifice the ghetto youths for a few dollars!! GASH DEM AND LIGHT DEM!!!!

greetings all worldwyde

firstly strting off irie fm and co are jus using political facism to keep indigenous/native people down but becauz of our spiritual strength we will always rise they are trying to conform the world to NWO which doesnt appeal to us minorities as family mean more than dollars and hope bush howard blair and crew hear wat we saying as someone said if smarties(m&Mz)or 50cent did sing this jaam they would promote it tru so why not promote fender and all the caribbean and african artisits because dont we all know they dont wanna see a dark person rise to prominence so bein an afrikan i gotta tell y'all unity is the way and them NWO crew are in for a wake up..so lets go out there and gas em and light em in face of adversity biggup to CF

love peace and consciousness

krazeeafrikaan

ps aint scared to gas em and light em does anyone have bush email add?

greetings all worldwyde

firstly strting off irie fm and co are jus using political facism to keep indigenous/native people down but becauz of our spiritual strength we will always rise they are trying to conform the world to NWO which doesnt appeal to us minorities as family mean more than dollars and hope bush howard blair and crew hear wat we saying as someone said if smarties(m&Mz)or 50cent did sing this jaam they would promote it tru so why not promote fender and all the caribbean and african artisits because dont we all know they dont wanna see a dark person rise to prominence so bein an afrikan i gotta tell y'all unity is the way and them NWO crew are in for a wake up..so lets go out there and gas em and light em in face of adversity biggup to CF

love peace and consciousness

krazeeafrikaan

ps aint scared to gas em and light em does anyone have bush email add?

these people need to mind their own business beacause they just jealous they can't make no song like what Chuck Fenda makin. Chuck Fender is climbing the charts but the fuckin people be stoppin him from doin what he gotta do....Chuck Fenda BC lotionin you but everything kool.

gash dem and light dem for all deh negative vibes weh dem a bring ... this a serious tune man.. bun all dem radio station ...

gash and light irie fm for promoting rape and voilence

holy i sellasie foriver they dunno

GASH DEM AND LIGHT DEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AN I AGO KEEP BLAZIN AND BURNING, NO MATTER WA DEM A TRY BAN IT!! HOW COULD DEM A CALL THEMSELVES IRIE??????? BLAZE UP DI FYA INA FM STATION, SEEMS LIKE BABYLON A WORK THERE. BIG TUNE DAT, BLESS CHUCK FENDA

I am english and as soon as i heard this song, i was truly moved. I even got the white girl in my office to hear it and I wanted every black young man to hear it. this song is one of a few NOT condoning violence. this song needs to be played to our children so that they can hear words of wisdom and truth instead of gun culture. If you RAPE, MURDER & PILLAGE etc then YES we should 'Gash dem and light dem'. The radio stations banning them must be paid for by the politians as violence pays in election time in JA. Chuck I keep listening to the tune and every word is true. Black people are sick of the mindless evil few that continue to keep us down. Ban all songs glorifying violence. This is the best reggae song i have heard in years. Gash dem and light dem YES.

I love this tune!! It's concious and it's true. It's a very positive song.. Maybe they haven't read the lyrics.

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ooh oh LORD

Hmmmm a di living fiyah once more enuh

Hmmmm they really don't know

cyaah cool enuh cyaah watah dung enuh

naah compromise nuh time enuh Hear mi Nuh

verse:1

a big man like you

rape off a 6 yr old baby

a big man like you

pop off yuh gun and put nine pon a likkle ole lady

a big man like you

bunn dung a school and a talk bout yuh mad sick and crazy

but when GOD hol yuh

nuh if nor nuh but nuh badda tell de almighty bout maybe

chorus:

gash dem and light dem

for all the negative vibes weh dem a bring

gash dem and light dem

mi come fi mash up and wreck up dem senseless killing

gash dem and light dem

bwoi affi reverse wid dem bag a gun ting

gash dem and light dem

stand guard and come out a di wages of sin

verse:2

So mi see it so mi affi talk it

out de rocket weh me still affi go walk it

yuh love yuh life si dung and pawk it

and stop carry watah inna baaskit

suh mi affi draw fi all di MOSES law

eye fi a eye a dat nuff a onuh waah

onuh a push it till blood start draw

all di wrongs bwoi yuh have to pay fah

chorus:

gash dem and light dem

for all the negative vibes weh dem a bring

gash dem and light dem

mi come fi mash up and wreck up dem senseless killing

gash dem and light dem

bwoi affi reverse wid dem bag a gun ting

gash dem and light dem

stand guard and come out a di wages of sin

verse:3

dunce bat yuh nuh si seh yuh nuh smart

come a tell mi seh yuh don't have nuh hart

a long time wi a preach and a talk

and a tell yuh gi di politics a walk

but yuh a tell mi yuh nuh fraid fi pop it off

cah yuh love hear di big dog a bawk

Chorus:

gash dem and light dem

for all the negative vibes weh dem a bring

gash dem and light dem

mi come fi mash up and wreck up dem senseless killing

gash dem and light dem

bwoi affi reverse wid dem bag a gun ting

gash dem and light dem

stand guard and come out a di wages of sin

verse:1

a big man like you

rape off a 6 yr old baby

a big man like you

pop off yuh gun and put nine pon a likkle ole lady

a big man like you

bunn dung a school and a talk bout yuh mad sick and crazy

but when GOD hol yuh

nuh if nor nuh but nuh badda tell de almighty bout maybe

Chorus:

gash dem and light dem

for all the negative vibes weh dem a bring

gash dem and light dem

mi come fi mash up and wreck up dem senseless killing

gash dem and light dem

bwoi affi reverse wid dem bag a gun ting

gash dem and light dem

stand guard and come out a di wages of sin

verse:2

So mi see it so mi affi talk it

out de rocket weh me still affi go walk it

yuh love yuh life si dung and pawk it

and stop carry watah inna baskit

suh mi affi draw fi all di Moses law

eye fi a eye a dat nuff a onuh waah

onuh a push it till blood start draw

all di wrongs bwoi yuh have to pay fah

Chorus:

gash dem and light dem

for all the negative vibes weh dem a bring

gash dem and light dem

mi come fi mash up and wreck up dem senseless killing

gash dem and light dem

bwoi affi reverse wid dem bag a gun ting

gash dem and light dem

stand guard and come out a di wages of sin

what rastafarian ritual are the lyrcs supposed to reference?

Eminem can write songs about killing his mother and girlfriend and even speak out against George Bush, no controversy whatever. Rap artsit can even use curse words all day long .

Make I tell you this:

There is a difference when one curses the system than those who curse in language.

Any artst who curses the system, or any form of wickedness, will get a fight. The point is, cursing without saying nothing is acceptable, while cursing the system is taken as a more serious threat.

Which is why roots and culture reggae is rarely, if ever played in the States. Because it identifeis the probelms rather than promote the problems.

Fi mad about dem, you know,tha song speeks of da bad elements in fi ower society u know not eliminating but knowing dem en teaching em.chuckfender is teaching da youths the way

mi caan beieve mi da a germany and hear seh irie fm ban a song such as this....a f$%&ry dem a deal wid star,and a one a mi favourite song.feel like mi wan cry

More Fire!

What's the reason for bannin the song in the first place. I don't see anything wrong with the song, infact, it is one of my favourites. That is uncalled for ....

wah wrong wid dem ppl. aye allyuh senseless clungs, leh meh tell yuh sumtin, i from Trinidad and gash dem is d numbah 1 song pon trinidad aite. d song sendin out a good message, so i doh see d problem, give meh one good reason fuh yuh to bann dis lyrical message

dis a serious serious tune wid nuff sense and it speaks about real life events. Wha ban these people talking bout bwoy. I t a eat me out dread. The songs dat need banning dem nar ban dem. Chuck Fender gwaan do you ting seen ! Bun all d hypocrites and d jealous man dem.You livin it up. Me behind you 100 percent. GASH DEM AND LIGHT DEM ! Jah Rastafari liveth everytime.

Hello is anyone really listening to us Jamaicans what is really going on here it seems like they wanna stop Jamaica and Jamaicans progressiveness all together why our prime minister don't just sell Jamaica to the British or the American government and dunn they have bring in all their rules and regulation from overseas to their own beneifits what about the benefits of the Jamaican people I tell you we are living in modern day slavery and its not a lie. JAMAICANS WAKE JAMAICA WAKE UP LOOK HOW MUCH ARTIST FROM JAMAICA DEM BANN HAVE WE EVER BANN ANY OF THEIR ARTIST NO, WONDER WHY THAT IS! WAKE UP JAMAICA WAKE UP TO WHATS HAPPENING;

I personally think that the song depicts the positive views of persons who are sick and tired of the senseless crimes that are going on in not only Jamiaca, but all over the world.

More power to Chuck Fender for his no non-sense way of saying what he really feels about the subject, through his lyrics.

As for ZIP AND IRIE FM, I think that they're taking the lyrics of the song far to seriously. Chuck is simply trying to voice his concerns(in his own his way)of the negativity plagueing society.

dem fe bun up, a home it lick y them dont like it,nuf man heart a bun dem from this one,mr fender dent dem reck dem and gash dem and light dem a parasite dem.

Weh mi seh Mr. Chuck Fender, dem shoulda gi u di grammy award fi gay bashing lyrics. U have my vote fi dat fi sure, gwaan gash up and light up di old fassy dem Chuck, caah we soon turn dem inna Chucky. And to di rest a di world weh it legal fi fukk ba**y, we nuh inna dat, unno shoulda a shame a unno ra$$cloth self. Some a unno bout unno a 1st world country, nation can deh pon top a things and a support ppl fi fukk ba**y....tell mi now.... go hide unno self unno shameful dogs...

Banning a song of this nature simply signifies that the powers at be have no interest in minimizing the negativity so prominent in our society. It has been quite a while since I personally have seen a song which has sought to speak out against the grave injustices occuring in our island home. It just shows that some are benefitting more from the crime and violence than peace. I hope this alerts the j'cans out there that order and peace is not priority for the ones who have the power to ban songs.

I think this song should be back on the air,and remember one prominent politician had said:the man who played by the rule is the man who get shafted. When u do good in this country you always get chastized, Big Up Fenda.

gash dem Irie fm n dem babylong mercenaries!!!

more fire chuck fender we ain't tiring putting up a fight for the poor pipo!!

The WICKED WILL ALWAYS FIGHT THE TRUTH.

BUSINESS AS USUAL.

WE STILL WANT 2 SEE THR TAPE

LOVE HOW YUH BUN BABYLON WITH THE NEW TUNE...

"UNNU SEE!"

GASH THEM WID THE NEW TUNE...

BLAZE YUH THING ME GONG!

DEM ONLY WAN HEAR THEM BREDRIN DEM FART PON RADIO FI ENCULATE THE YOUTHS THEM BRAIN...

TRUE WORDS...THEM HAVE MAN A TALK 'BOUT THEM GUN BIG BIG PON THEM STATION...AND THE YOUTHS THEM WITH THE POSITIVE MESSAGE A GET A FIGHT...

THEM NEED FI CHANGE THEM THINKING ELSE REGGAE A GOH GOH DOWN THE DRAIN...

JUDGEMENT FI THEM!

BLAZE DEFENDA! ... THE ONLY CHUCK FENDA!

We nuh have nothing more fi them...

BLESSED

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YOW THEM PEOPLE HERE TAKING IT TOO FAR...

WHAT ABOUT THIS SONG DO THEY WANT TO BAN...WHEN THEY ARE DOUBLE STANDARD...THEY PLAY MOVODA'S "ME GUN NUH BORROW ME MONEY BUY...MARROW WE FLY..." YET YUH BAN A SONG WHEY SAY...

"A BIG MAN LIKE YOU RAPE OFF A NINE YEAR OLD LADY.. MAN WEH FIRE BULLET INNA A LIKKLE OLD LADY..GASH THEM AN' LIGHT THEM" OF COURSE.. GASH THEM AN' LIGHT THEM FI TRUE...

THIS REMIND ME WHEN LITTLE LENNY COME OUT WITH THE "GUN-INNA-BAGGY" SONG WHEY DID A EDUCATE THE MASSES...AN' THE FOOL THEM BAN IT...AN' NOW THE AID THING AND OTHER DEASES A GIVE WE HELL...

THAT'S WHY JAMAICA CAN'T BETTA...CAUSE WE CONDONE SLACKNESS...AN SAY IS EQUAL JUSTICE...ALL YOU HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP OUT THEIR...UNTIL ONE A THESE ANIMALS...RAPE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER (CAUSE THEM NUH BUSINESS A WHO) OR KILL SOMEONE DEAR TO YOU...YOU WILL REALIZE..

IRIE FM...WE DISAPPOINTED!

REMEMBER YOU SHOULD BE REGGAES AMBASSADOR...REGGAE IS THE MUSIC THAT LIBERATE THE PEOPLE, AND FIGHT DOWN CORRUPTION AND EVIL...THEM MAN DEY A DEVIL...

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

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Yow a di Red Stripe drinkah dem deh a pressah di man career..Yu ting a likkel bit a time dem batman bwaay dem whe a lurks round cawwnah wid makers of Red Stripe fi lick out pon any artist who even hint seh dem no like homosexuals and a blaze it yu.. As soon as a man seh more fyah dem tek offense and start call up call up who dem can fi dash watah pon di I dem. Yow a full time now dat di artist mek dem radio people dem know seh widout dem dem radio a sops. Whe dem a stiffle di artist fah. Dem man deh a move like Napolean to raatid. A Wha? che

I definitely don't see the problem with the lyrics....nuff songs are out there burnin out babylon....

Keep the fyah blazin Chuck Fenda!

The person or persons who decided to ban such a well composed tune obviously a dem Fender a talk bout. Too much negative vibes a guh roun star, and mi nuh tink the Dj mean to actually light them in a literal sense. Overall is a good tune still and the likkle station dem wha ban it caan stop di man food. Man a sing more deep lyrics than that and everyday mi hear it a get foward pon all Zip and Irie, suh probably is really jus a fight gainst ting still or maybe Fender seh him naw run nuh lawd jesus(money)and dem jus drop it.

Gash and lite dem burn out the whole of babylon. Here what dem wouldn't ban the song if 50cent did it..

I dont understand why Irie FM is always in the midst of all these controversial ordeals when it comes to our artistes, is it a case where they are pulling some publicity stunts, cause dem ratings from dem listeners gone to the ground? Or is it that they ave personal vendettas againts "our" artistes? The other day it was them VS Jah Cure, Now its them again VS Fendah! Instead of them chastising the song, why dont the transelate it or edit the gash/gas an light part for the masses if their intentions are really good? U dont need an hearing aid to know that the music has a concious message, if we dont take a stand now, the suits of Spy-rie Fm ago mash up we industry worse than some a di negative lyrics that some artiste a put out!!! Yow fendah dont mek dem stop yuh yah yute!

Irie fm n zip fm need 2 leave di man song alone what they must c r ban they dont like the f@#krie that going on in jamaica the goverment them keeping up ,like when them wanna win the election they bring them guns n voilence in the ghetto for the youth them kill each other a the guy talking about it n you'll wanna ban his song aint that some sh!t.

I believe it is ridiculous to ban this song. Firstly, this song is a spiritual song for the Rastafarian community. It is a song that has positive words and "gash dem" and "light them" speaks to a spiritual cleansing. First one needs to understand the culture behind the words before going around banning songs.

This song also speaks to an artistic expression and since it is not a song that speaks to hate crimes or affiliated issues I see no sense in banning this man's artistic work that has positive lyrics.

If this song is wrong then I am sorry to say but I also bun senseless killing and bun the bag a gun ting!

Big tune Chuck Fenda and ban it all yuh want cause I have it save on cd already to listen anytime.

Hello, i want the lyrics from Gash Dem and Light Dem, where can i found it, I really aprecciate if you can help me, Thanks

yow dem fi mind dem owna buiznezz dem 2 fass man!!di man song a seh wise words man,a nuff pplz mi rate da tune yah,so dem a idiat