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Coloured Stone - Black Boy (1984)
Posted by z1984
August 17, 2007
Video Summary:
"Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1984:
Coloured Stone's promo-video for the hit single 'Black Boy'.
Here's information about the group from
"Coloured Stone is a band from Ceduna, South Australia. Their sound has been described as having a reggae thump and a funk feel, with unique Aboriginal qualities. The band performs using guitar, bass, drums, and Aboriginal instruments the didjeridu and the bundawuthada (gong stone),
The band members of Coloured Stone were originally two sets of brothers, Buna and Bunny (Duane) Lawrie, and the Coaby brothers, Neil and Mackie, who play rhythm and bass. All are from the mission settlement of Koonibba. Buna Lawrie is drummer, singer and leader of the band, and also a member of the Mirning Aboriginal tribe. The band's single, "Black Boy" was a success when first released in 1984 (it became the number one song in Fiji) and sold 120,000 copies, and was followed by "When You Gonna Learn" and "Dancin' in the Moonlight". The lyrics of "Black Boy" included the line "Black boy, black boy, the color of your skin is your pride and joy," which was a somewhat revolutionary sentiment for outback Australia in the 1980s. It moved black audiences to increase their dancing each time it was played at an early gig in Alice Springs.
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BLACK BOY
(Coloured Stones)
Verse #1
A shy Black boy you came to the city.
To learn about life and how his people are ???
He's very stubborn . He's just a child.
And now his life is mystified.
Chorus:
Black boy. Black boy.
Black boy. Black boy.
The color of your skin is your pride & joy.
Black boy. Black boy.
Black boy Black boy
Your life is not destroyed.
Verse #2
He didn't know the school. But they called him Black boy.
He hardly talked to the girls & boys.
Don't be a fool. Just obey the rules.
Cause you'll just learn the truth.
Chorus
Verse #3
And one day you'll grow up to be a man.
To learn & live & understand Sticks & stones may break your bones
But names will never hurt you. You'll be the one who's having fun.
So you just keep learning on.
Chorus.
[transcribed on 12/18/2010 from the video by Azizi Powell']
Selected viewer comments fromhttp://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments=1&v=Sa7M1cRThc4
Posted in 2007:
PterodromaSolandri- an amazing, gutsy song
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shorn70- yeah people I knew back then used to ridicle this song, but I LOVED IT!
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nzoz1984 -Oh yes, a lot of them remain ignored. I love the sound of Warumpi Band, Coloured Stone, No Fixed Address and early Yothu Yindi. Just a great, stripped-down sound... nothing over produced. A lot of them were also very good musicians, as evident on Coloured Stone's 'Dancing In The Moonlight'.
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mooneepondskid - This should be an australian classic,unfortunately aboriginal bands then had to be twice as good as the average band just to get any tv/radio airplay.
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Gonklah68- squealing with delight when i found this .Too DEadly!!!!
Posted in 2008:
jrbbmjb- too deadly i love this band does anyone know where they are today
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bybunc - the band is no long together but the leader singer is in Brisbane area some where still workin with indigenous kids teaching them music and helpin them to write it.. cheers
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ningali - yer i rmember back when i woz a yung one ^_^
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lencyw- our famz fav!!! tooo deadly
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45r2d20 I heard this song on the radio when i was camping in my car in broom. I did backpacking at that time. I immediately loved this song. Gonna by me the album. Why isn't that song famous in europe? It will always remind me of the great time i had here!
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meepala- My brother in law was visiting Australia in '85 and this was the only aussie memento he took home to Holland.
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Lefteye9- ay this song is too deadly, bulya video!
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madtyzac- the colour of your skin is your pride and joy believe this plz we r a very resilliant race we wont go away ever be black strong and proud what a wonderfull song listend to this as a child it gave me strength
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ningali- love dis song
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KaceKlosed-Yeah really great rhythm backed by simple but potent lyrics. Love the way he lets the line "Your life is not destroyed" just resonate without anything else to making it too pretentious. Great song
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TomyGrant- Hi, I love this song and video.Thanks who trought this video.thanks for shareing.Viva Australia!!How to get this video?
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ozzieoutlaw- im in brazil at th mo and had to listen to this to take me home for a couple a minutes GOLD
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LoveForLife333- my son is only 3years old and he is part aboriginal and moari he really loves this song and he sings it everywhere he goes.
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mrtrmurray -Cherbourg is the number one aboriginal community all the way
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LunarPills - there is no #1 mission u's all gotta get out of there and show these white people what we are made of, i might look white but i am not i am waanyi nation brother all the way black power
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mrtrmurray-True aye sis I'm waanyi too, my grandfather was from Camooweel before he was brought to Cherbourg(#1), he name is Les Stewart Snr.
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widiwati dont matter bro. U got the blood u got the feeling, u got the togetherness of the whole indigenous community. U got something inside which u cant ignore. feeling my bros and sistas from across the east, From a Widi man WA born and bred. Stay strong peeps.
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mrtrmurray -Sorry bout calling you sis your a bloke sorry brother
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LunarPills- thas alright i been called worse
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BLOODFAMILY-this song deadly , im a gubberigini true and thru, part german 2....
koorie pirde till i die tho, no matter how i am this song hits tha heart
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redmanktm-Nice Song, is he walking into Alice Springs?
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mysty0 - Yeah
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DeltaLimaCharlie-Great Band!!
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widiwati -Hey all sis' n bros', now we all feel the truth of this. We all seen the truth of this. But the point is until others understand the point of this then we aint gettin nowhere. Tell me this. How is it Aussies dont get it? But my Uni friend from a village in Kenya was so shocked and to see how we are treated and she comes from a place with no power, no medicine, no transport, and people killing each other with guns yet she says why do they treat your people like this? Its bad.
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dazzadidja - hey brother, just look at all the so called didjeridoo players on YT, no rspect most of them and they have been ripping us off and getting away with it for years, just keep praying for justice and our rightousness will shine like the sun.....
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saanzacs-The No.1 song in Fiji at the time
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islandwarrior16 - thats interesting lol
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nzoz1984 -i never knew!
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Posted in 2009:
skippyscouse -Coloured Stone - one of the greatest bands of Australia. Warumpi too a favourite. No Fixed Address forever legends.
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roojoo- RESPECT
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InkathaFreedomParty-Catchy tune, come everybody sing a long.
Black boy, Black boy the color of your skin is your pride and joy
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sakkyicy624 -I'm in the USA and I heard this song today for the first time. I love it!!! This song is relevant to people all around the world. I will buy it for my nephews!!!
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60OFE -love listening to this song on 98.9fm murri country in bribane. good to know someone is gettin the austraalian artists music out there. DEADLY.
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BourneArgonaut- The Aboriginal lad in this vid is every bit as cute and handsome as Brandon Walters in the movie, *Australia*! Since this is 25 yrs later, one wonders what has become of him now, since he'd be, what? approx. 35 yrs old or so...Great video! And best wishes to all involved in its production!!!!
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murdi100 -the colour of your skin is your pride & joy....
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kitki91 - This is one of the deadliest songs goin........all my neices and nephews know this song and they fight over my dads fone just to listen to
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Posted in 2010:
sannimaria23- Listening to it in Denmark :O the other side of the earth ^_^ found it because I am studying to become a teacher and I am going to introduce music from around the world to the students :D this might be one of them :)
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gorgonslave-top notch performances
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jokersmoker00oo-brilliant ive lisined to this many times thanks for posting my friend
the songf is deep man peace
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lencyw -we luv this song!!!
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richtensail -remember this from v 80s, touching song,
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icanpiecan -this reminds me of my father.... beautiful song.
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dxfreight -What a beautifull but very very sad song to see.The visual really touches the heart. Living here for the past two years i know that kid represents lots of adults as well. After my dad returned back to africa he has not stopped speaking about the great music our local people make here in auz.. I found a nice little shop in Freo seling some great cds. Cheers All.
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Escekar-To All you Black Fullars out there, If your in the dumps and you need a Song to Pick You Up...? This one will do it. It don't matter what your going through, remember you heritage and Keep On Learning Hard.
:-)
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elitekuda1 -BLACK BOI :D
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big ups from Poland
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potfurov -big ups from Poland
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Azizip17-I love this song & I wish there had been a song like this when I was growing up. I tried to find the lyrics online with no success. So I've attempted to transcribe them from this video. I got stuck on one line. Please help & correct.
Btw, I've added this video to my online collection of YouTube music/dance video gems. Google Jambalayah. This is # 419 in that collection (The numbers don't indicate ranking). Look under Australian & New Zealand songs. Thanks!
- an African American sister.
[I posted the lyrics on that viewer comment thread. See the comments Jambalayah page]