Jailhouse

This is an old Jamaican song that Sublime covered, it's about fighting against opression and how the youth gets stronger. The later part of the song is part of an old unreleased sublime song, it's about Brad's youth and some of the good times he had.

complete song:

jailhouse gets empty rudy gets plenty baton stick gets shorter rudy gets taller cant fight against the youth cause we're strong them are rude rude people can't fight against the youth cause we're strong them are rude rude people

long baby then now when i was a youth in 1983 it was the best day of my life had the '89 vision, we didnt fuss and no fight when all the little daughters wanna be my... like a vision it was playin on my guitar on my guitar i had to be there, i had to be there, i had to be there, i had to be there when the rhythm playin i know that i'm gonna be there oh bud gaugh will be singin there and eric wilson will be bangin up there oh and well be all singin with vesion

what has been told to the wise and uprooted yea its gonna be revealed unto bass and sublime

rudy rudy rudy

can't fight against the youth right now them are rude rude people can't fight against the resistance oh right now them are rude rude people

we gonna rule this planet among children we gonna rule this planet

cuz when that rhythm it was playin on my guitar, on my guitar i had to be there i had to be there i had to be there i had to be there

when i was a youth it was the best day it was the best day of my life had the '89 vision we didnt fuss and no fight when all the little daughters wanna be my...

when that rhythm it was playin on my guitar i had to be there

jailhouse gets empty rudy gets plenty baton stick gets shorter rudy gets taller

cant fight against the youth cause were strong them are rude rude people can't fight against the youth

OMG, no way you guys screwed up the best line in the song!! And posters keep repeating it, aaahhhh! "...it's gonna be revealed unto BABES (not bass??) and sublime" From the bible, means young people...what could "revealed unto bass" possibly mean? Come on.

K guys. 89 vision means being stoned. One of the dudes here was close MJ93, yea KRS-Ones album was a reasonable explination, but unfortunately it just means being high, which makes more sense ne ways but its chilll. rudy is a kid like brad, or myself. likes ska music, reggae, punk rock, weed, etc. Steve-o555 was right here that a Baton stick is a joint. While the joint gets shorter, because he smoked it, he gets taller, cuz he feels good and is high. come one people.

come on ppl, ur not smoking enuff if you dont get it

I dont know why, but this has always been one of my favorite sublime songs. i used to just think nothing of it(or as little as possible for a sublime song... i still loved it), but the more you listen to it, the better it gets. i think its because he puts more and more emotion into the singing as the song goes on.

"cant fight against the youth, because were strong" its amazing how he comes up with remarkable lyrics

One of my favorite songs, because it combines so many of Sublime's great qualities.

They cover the reggae lines and they just sound right in this song. Sure they're different from the rest, but it really gives the song some amazing contrast, and combined with the beat it makes a sweet sound.

Brad throws in some amazing lyrics of his own. I love his talk about playing his guitar like a vision. When I'm baked and playing either my guitar or bass and it starts sounding good then I can tell you he hit the nail on the head--because it really is like watching yourself play or having a vision.

"Can't fight against the youth" is a sweet line in itself, and needs no explanation or interpretation. just sweet

seriously, if you're not a big fan of this song, then give it a few listens. it's one of my most favorite Sublime songs

'89 vision is NOT a sexual position.

in this song, the 1989 vision refers to one of the first rap albums (i can't think of the artist... you could search it online) who heavily influenced Brad, and so the 1989 comes from that rap artist, it's about anti-violence in inner-city black communities.

i juss got a root canal and this was the only song i would listen to while i was all fucked up on laughing gas!

as for 89 vision, the bands first real gig as Sublime was in 89, so @ that very moment they were living the dream they envisioned back in 83. (hence "when i was a youth in 1983 it was the best day of my life had the '89 vision, we didnt fuss and no fight") hes juss lookin back @ life.

songs too amazing for words. one of my sublimefaves.

This song is awesome on so many levels. The reggae-dub bassline, ska beats, a little guitar solo thrown in, Brad's vocals, a social message....this song takes me to a happy place every time I listen to it. Sometimes I think that I'll never be as happy or at peace as I was back in the day chillin with my homies, smokin weed and feeling good about life. Life just seems to take more and more of a toll on you as you get older. Thank god for Sublime.