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"The Tide Is High" — The Paragons

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"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song written and performed by John Holt with the Paragons, produced by Duke Reid for Treasure Isle. Blondie's 1980 cover took it to number one in both the US and UK, and Atomic Kitten's 2002 version returned it to UK number one again - making it one of the most successful Jamaican-composed songs in global chart history despite most listeners never hearing the original.

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The Paragons — The Tide Is High (Official Audio)

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  1. 0:00[Music]
  2. 0:07[Music] [Applause]
  3. 0:09[Applause]
  4. 0:09[Applause] [Music]
  5. 0:11[Music]
  6. 0:11[Music] TI high but I'm
  7. 0:15TI high but I'm
  8. 0:15TI high but I'm holding I'm going to be be a number
  9. 0:20holding I'm going to be be a number
  10. 0:20holding I'm going to be be a number one I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  11. 0:25one I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  12. 0:25one I'm not the kind of man who gives up just like
  13. 0:28just like
  14. 0:28just like that no oh it's not the things you do
  15. 0:33that no oh it's not the things you do
  16. 0:33that no oh it's not the things you do that really hurts me bad but it's the
  17. 0:37that really hurts me bad but it's the
  18. 0:37that really hurts me bad but it's the way you do the things you do to me I'm
  19. 0:42way you do the things you do to me I'm
  20. 0:42way you do the things you do to me I'm not the kind of man who gives up just
  21. 0:46not the kind of man who gives up just
  22. 0:46not the kind of man who gives up just like
  23. 0:48like
  24. 0:48like that
  25. 0:50that
  26. 0:50that no TI is not but I'm holding
  27. 0:56no TI is not but I'm holding
  28. 0:56no TI is not but I'm holding on I'm going to be your no number one
  29. 1:03on I'm going to be your no number one
  30. 1:03on I'm going to be your no number one number
  31. 1:06number
  32. 1:06number one
  33. 1:08one
  34. 1:08one number
  35. 1:13one every man want you to be his girl
  36. 1:19one every man want you to be his girl but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn
  37. 1:24but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn
  38. 1:24but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn I'm not the kind of man who lives up
  39. 1:28I'm not the kind of man who lives up
  40. 1:28I'm not the kind of man who lives up just like that
  41. 1:30just like that
  42. 1:30just like that [Music]
  43. 1:42[Music]
  44. 1:53no every man wants you to be his girl
  45. 1:58no every man wants you to be his girl but I'll wait my de till it's my turn
  46. 2:03but I'll wait my de till it's my turn
  47. 2:03but I'll wait my de till it's my turn I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  48. 2:07I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  49. 2:07I'm not the kind of man who gives up just like
  50. 2:09just like
  51. 2:09just like that
  52. 2:11that
  53. 2:11that L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm
  54. 2:18L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm
  55. 2:18L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm going to be your number one the ti is
  56. 2:24going to be your number one the ti is
  57. 2:24going to be your number one the ti is but I'm holding on I'm going to be your
  58. 2:30but I'm holding on I'm going to be your
  59. 2:30but I'm holding on I'm going to be your number one
  60. 2:32number one
  61. 2:32number one [Music]
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  1. 0:00[Music]
  2. 0:07[Music] [Applause]
  3. 0:09[Applause]
  4. 0:09[Applause] [Music]
  5. 0:11[Music]
  6. 0:11[Music] TI high but I'm
  7. 0:15TI high but I'm
  8. 0:15TI high but I'm holding I'm going to be be a number
  9. 0:20holding I'm going to be be a number
  10. 0:20holding I'm going to be be a number one I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  11. 0:25one I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  12. 0:25one I'm not the kind of man who gives up just like
  13. 0:28just like
  14. 0:28just like that no oh it's not the things you do
  15. 0:33that no oh it's not the things you do
  16. 0:33that no oh it's not the things you do that really hurts me bad but it's the
  17. 0:37that really hurts me bad but it's the
  18. 0:37that really hurts me bad but it's the way you do the things you do to me I'm
  19. 0:42way you do the things you do to me I'm
  20. 0:42way you do the things you do to me I'm not the kind of man who gives up just
  21. 0:46not the kind of man who gives up just
  22. 0:46not the kind of man who gives up just like
  23. 0:48like
  24. 0:48like that
  25. 0:50that
  26. 0:50that no TI is not but I'm holding
  27. 0:56no TI is not but I'm holding
  28. 0:56no TI is not but I'm holding on I'm going to be your no number one
  29. 1:03on I'm going to be your no number one
  30. 1:03on I'm going to be your no number one number
  31. 1:06number
  32. 1:06number one
  33. 1:08one
  34. 1:08one number
  35. 1:13one every man want you to be his girl
  36. 1:19one every man want you to be his girl but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn
  37. 1:24but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn
  38. 1:24but I'll wait my dear till it's my turn I'm not the kind of man who lives up
  39. 1:28I'm not the kind of man who lives up
  40. 1:28I'm not the kind of man who lives up just like that
  41. 1:30just like that
  42. 1:30just like that [Music]
  43. 1:42[Music]
  44. 1:53no every man wants you to be his girl
  45. 1:58no every man wants you to be his girl but I'll wait my de till it's my turn
  46. 2:03but I'll wait my de till it's my turn
  47. 2:03but I'll wait my de till it's my turn I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  48. 2:07I'm not the kind of man who gives up
  49. 2:07I'm not the kind of man who gives up just like
  50. 2:09just like
  51. 2:09just like that
  52. 2:11that
  53. 2:11that L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm
  54. 2:18L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm
  55. 2:18L the ti is high but I'm holding on I'm going to be your number one the ti is
  56. 2:24going to be your number one the ti is
  57. 2:24going to be your number one the ti is but I'm holding on I'm going to be your
  58. 2:30but I'm holding on I'm going to be your
  59. 2:30but I'm holding on I'm going to be your number one
  60. 2:32number one
  61. 2:32number one [Music]
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