Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty (1980) (with lyrics)

Lyrics:

(Chorus):
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae,
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae,

Listen to the music, shuffle up your feet,
Listen to the music of the fatty beat.

(Chorus)

Moving with the rhythm, sweating with the heat,
Moving with the rhythm of the fatty beat.

Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae,
Trumpeet.

(Chorus)

Listen to the music, shuffle up your feet,
Listen to the music of the fatty beat.

Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae,
Trumpeet.

(Chorus)

Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae,
Don't call me fat man,
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae,
Fat man don't like you.


Bad Manners Info:

Bad Manners front man: Buster Bloodvessel
The band formed in 1976 London
"Lip Up Fatty" was released in 1980 (Magnet Records), spent 14 weeks in the UK charts, and reached #15
"Lip up" is an expression they used which meant "shut up"
Genre: Ska/pop

[ashleemixer]

My grandad loved this song. I danced to it with him. Miss it 🥺🥺

[fl]

According to Bloodvessel "Lip Up Fatty" was an expression used at his school "to tell people to shut up".

[hayabusagaming]

I love how rebelious that trumpet sounds!

[babycakeme]

superb best ska band out long live buster bloodvessel

[georgerobertson]

Going to see Buster and Bad Manners tonight -

[anamarianaldatoribio]

Me encantaban!!! En mi época!!! Y me siguen ENCANTANDO!!! UN ABRAZO GRANDE DESDE VALLADOLID, ESPAÑA!!! Bad

[paulward]

Blimey I was 12 when heard this and still bloody brill

[craigleith]

Bad Manners The Specials Madness the sounds of my childhood great times indeed 😁
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[gemmabuckley]

Dancing around with my dad when I was younger best times now I do it with my kids passing the music down (two tone) music is the best :)

[StevenFordrockabillycat]

This song takes me back to the 80s when my Skin heads friends used to play this song on a getto blaster.

[djlewis]

Brilliant! I remember Mr Bloodvessel on TOTP sticking his tongue out. Just got back into this music thanks to Manchester Ska Foundation.

[robertgisthebest]

Long live Douglas and the rest of the band and thank you for many years of entertainment!
My mother got me hooked on Ska in the eighties :D.

[theyoutubeguy]

When my dad played this In the car when I was 9 me an my younger brother loved it, im 15 now

[adelerossiter]

This song will always make me laugh I'll always think of my brother and sister whenever I listen to this love them both couldn't wish for better siblings x

[TheWolfcat]

this is my two year olds favourite tune ever!

[paulturbo]

Memories of the late 70s early 80s lol

[mohamedbeard]

I've just found a new cure for depression

[airlessowl]

Watched this song on 80s songs of the year.
My dad just started screaming BUSTER BLOODVESSEL

[georgejones]

Everybody's dancing to the Tuanzebe beat

[carleneherbert]

This won is the best ov them all so good well done