Jamaican roots reggae band 'The Mighty Diamonds' formed in 1969 and after releasing their debut album in 1976 they have hardly had a break since.... going by the material released since. The highly prolific members are Donald "Tabby" Shaw, Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson and Lloyd "Judge" Ferguson. However, this song "Pass The Koutchie" was written by Leroy Sibbles and Jackie Mittoo and became well known for its pro cannabis stand. I'm not sure if it was a hit for 'The Mighty Diamonds' when it was released in 1982 but in another form it became a huge worldwide hit for 'Musical Youth' in the same year as "Pass the Dutchie". They altered the name from "Kouchie" which is a cannabis pipe to "Dutchie" which is a Jamaican cooking pot... quite a radical change but the main reason was because the members of 'Musical Youth' were aged between 11 and 16 years old and for radio play as well. They also changed some other lyrics to remove all the drug references from the song.
Here is the Musical Youth "Pass the Dutchie" version below...
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