Even though Rastas were looked down upon, the rude boys of Trench Town imitated their slang and some other aspects of Rasta life; they just mimicked what they thought to be cool. The youth rarely imitated their deep religious beliefs or their strict rules. "The Rasta's were a breed apart, uncompromising in their rejection of the material world, and the decree of "sufferation" of shantytown and condemning the police who protected "Babylon." Bob spent countless hours each day listening to music at Musik City, which was owned by Clement Dodd. In 1962, Bob had written some songs he wanted to present to the company and Mr. Dodd, but Dodd was not present. Another producer named Leslie Kong was there. Bob recorded two songs called "Judge Not" and "Do You Still Love Me?" He was paid twenty pounds for the two songs and received a vinyl copy of them. These songs were released on Kong's' Beverley's label. Bob was prou
Clement Dodd offered the Wailers a contract that gave them exclusive rights to release their records and act as their own manager; he would pay twenty pounds for each side they recorded. Their first two songs for Dodd were "It Hurts To Be Alone" and "I'm Still Waiting", these songs were not great and were very unoriginal, Dodd was pleased but not overly impressed. Later on, Cherry and Junior were let loose from the group. Dodd wanted Bob to lead the group and was delighted with his song "Simmer Down", which hit number one in February 1964. It was somewhat of a warning to all the rude boy thugs out there. While cutting the tracks, Dodd supplied his own in studio musicians which was very common in the business at that time. Dodd was not sure if he should lead the Wailers in the R&B direction he hoped they'd go or let them record more ghetto songs. "Simmer Down" was the music of the Sufferer...the underclass
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