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Althea and Donna – Uptown Top Ranking Lyrics 13 years ago
youaresowrong's observation is spot on!

I actually asked the owner of a Kingston record shop what the song
was all about and he gave me a rough translation which made complete sense.

"See me in me heels and ting" is a reference to a woman going out all
dressed to impress (high heels and things!). Similarly "see mi in a 'alter back, Sey mi gi' you heart attack" translates to "see me in a halter back (dress) will give you a heart attack!" (and so on).

Part of the allure of any popular record depends on the listener's (in)ability
to "solve" or familiarise the content. The lyrics here are so obscure that
half the fun of listening is trying to guess the translation. Its a real
pity that Babel Fish doesn't have a plugin for Jamaican patios or we could
all follow and understand this wonderful song in all its glory.

(We could all go to Jamaica of course and look for an obliging record shop
owner ;-)

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