
Tarrus Riley (left) and Sizzla. - file photos
Today THE STAR brings back the hugely popular Mus' Buss, Caan Buss column. In this weekly song review feature, three musical minds with different tastes will analyse each song and will grade it on vocal ability, lyrics, musical arrangement and appeal. Songs that make the grade will be dubbed Mus' Buss, while songs that flop will be dumped in the Caan Buss bin.
The three reviewers welcome feedback from the artistes and the public about the column. Send your comments to bussdem@hotmail.com. This week, the Mus' Buss/Caan Buss team, will be reviewing Who's Gonna Save Us by Tarrus Riley, featuring Sizzla Kalonji.
Witch: "Mi love dis song. It hot."
X Factor: "Yeah man, mi love di vibe, it smooth and connect. It's a rare combination, but it mek it."
Witch: "Yeah, is good to see two Rastas on a track together and come to t'ink of it, a long time mi nuh hear from Sizzla ... him busy sah."
Lady Boo: "It sound catchy, di vibe catchy, di lyrics catchy. It's hard to say much when it sound like it mek it already."
X Factor: "Well, I can say mi like how Sizzla sing pon di riddim."
Lady Boo: "Him usually miss?"
X Factor: "No, but I mean him 'ave various styles and dis is one of di styles dat I like. Mi would prefer if Tarrus did sing more instead of sound like a singjay."
Witch: "Yeah, especially towards di end when Sizzla do dat signature high note, it tuff, then Tarrus come on wid a wailing note too. It end nice and di beat madd, di guitar a strum weh, a bit of reggae and dancehall vibe."
Lady Boo: "I like dat one voice is distinct from di next, they work well together vocally. It mek a good combination vocally."
Witch: "X Factor, wha yuh t'ink about di combination - Tarrus and Sizzla? Unusual?"
X Factor: "Unusual, but it mesh. I tink di mere fact dat is dese two artistes on dis song gonna make people actually stop and listen cause di two of dem have dem fan base,"
Lady Boo: "Di fact dat Tarrus is all up in di music now adds to it 'cause nobody wants to do a combination wid someone who's not hot. Sizzla a more of dem kinda people who style everlasting, even if yuh don't hear from him in a long time, him always hot and him working wid someone who hot."
Witch: "Is good to hear some conscious lyrics nowadays. Mi love how Sizzla interject 'A King Selassie' and Tarrus repeating Who's gonna save us? dats haunting. It mus' buss."
X Factor: "Yeah I agree. Conscious and encouraging to di yutes."
Lady Boo: "Me too. But wha mi a wonda, do di yutes really listen di conscious ting? Does it matter?"
X Factor: "Yeah, depending on who singing it and is two Rasta artiste who hot, so dem will listen."