UB40

UB40

UB40 es un grupo inglés de música pop reggae y dub formado en Birmingham, Inglaterra en 1978. Sus ocho componentes son amigos desde la infancia, de varias razas y procedentes de la clase obrera: Ali Campbell, James Brown, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue y Astro. Compraron sus primeros instrumentos con el dinero que Ali Campbell recibió como compensación de una pelea en un bar, aunque algunos de ellos todavía no sabían tocarlos. Extrajeron su nombre del formulario de petición de pago del seguro de desempleo, Unemployment Benefit Form 40, debido a que los 8 miembros del grupo se encontraban en paro.

Letra de Tyler
Appeal to the governor, of Louisiana
You may get an answer the process is slow
Federal court won, too much to open
He's been there for five years and they won't let him go

(Chorus)
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
What right do we got to say it's not so
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
What right do we got to say it's not so

(saxophone chorus)

Testify under pressure, a racist jury
Government lawyers it's all for sure
Rows of white faces, false accusations
He's framed up for murder, they won't let him go

(Chorus)

His gun was planted, no matching bullets
No points on the handle, no proof to show
But Tyler, is guilty, the white judges said so
They show him no mercy they won't let him go

(Chorus)

Appeal to the governor, of Louisiana
You may get an answer, the process is slow
Federal court won, too much to open
He's been there for five years, they won't let him go

(Chorus X 2)

Tyler is guilty, white judges said so
They show him no mercy, they won't let him go
Tyler is guilty, white judges said so
They show him no mercy, they won't let him go

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