Forward and Fiaca, Menacle and Den Gosaca.

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This is (as best I can tell) what is said at the start of "Draw Your Breaks" by Scotty from the Harder They Come soundtrack.

Any idea what it means?

― roxymuzak, Monday, 12 March 2007 05:44 (eighteen years ago)

While we're at it, what is Tappa Zukie saying when he's all "Ishens, ishens, ishens inna Babylon"? Souns ust like oceans, but with a long "i" at the start.

― roxymuzak, Monday, 12 March 2007 06:09 (eighteen years ago)

I think it's "forward and fire"-something-aca, and I think it's "them go" something-saca for "den gosaca."

― Matos W.K., Monday, 12 March 2007 07:15 (eighteen years ago)

hi roxy!!

"manacle" = handcuffs i'm pretty sure - i always thought it had something to do with slavery or prisons

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:05 (eighteen years ago)

Roxy has abandoned Britpop for reggae! Next step, a King Tubby tribute band.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 March 2007 13:13 (eighteen years ago)

More like a mashup record! King Tubbys meets Best Dressed Chicken Uptown

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)

i wonder if anyone knows...

― roxymuzak, Saturday, 17 March 2007 21:31 (eighteen years ago)

Someone, somewhere. Out there. Etc.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 17 March 2007 21:34 (eighteen years ago)

eight months pass...

Well, ishens means weed.

Still don't know about "forward and fiaca."

― roxymuzak, Monday, 26 November 2007 05:49 (eighteen years ago)

seven months pass...

^^^^

― roxymuzak, Friday, 11 July 2008 01:08 (seventeen years ago)

four years pass...

For the benefit of anyone who comes across this ancient but fascinating question, here are two answers.

The singer, Scotty (David Scott), is speaking those words in "patois" which is heavily Jamaicanized English. Jamaicanized enough to almost be a different language. Translated into standard English it's something like "steal another man's girlfriend and have sex with her." Not surprising when you consider that a big part of Scotty's popularity was his bad-boy image. Sneaking a naughty remark into an internationally-distributed song is definitely bad-boy. There's a compilation of his work titled "Unbelievable Sounds" at Amazon if you don't mind paying at least double the normal price of a CD.

Here's a link to the Web page that quotes the expert who figured out what those words mean ...
http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/09/20/draw-your-brakes-a-jamaican-creole-shout/

― okiemusic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 17:32 (thirteen years ago)

Thanks okie.

― m0stlyClean, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 22:26 (thirteen years ago)

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