Who is Topper Norris?

[Tropicana]

First I heard this part of the lyrics to one of Bob's songs.

Dip for diplomatic;
Hyp for hypocratic;
Dry for dry-land tourist;
Top for Topper Norris!
See de 'ypocrites, them a-galang deh!
See de 'ypocrites, them a-galang deh!
See de 'ypocrites, them a-galang deh! Man, go!

[kia027]

what bob song was that?

@ Topper Norris - whose lyric translation was that?

[RichD]

some sey him was saying topanaris

[evanovitch]

some sey him was saying topanaris

a one a gwane like tappanaris but prove not to be since dem no familiar wid di term…

[kia027]

a one a gwane like tappanaris but prove not to be since dem no familiar wid di term…

point!

[twiney]

[Tropicana]

what bob song was that?

@ Topper Norris - whose lyric translation was that?

Someone on Youtube. Song was See de Hypocrites dem a galang deh.

[Tropicana]

some sey him was saying topanaris

Topanaris....what's that? Is it related to topiaries?

[Tropicana]

Still waiting for an answer on this one.

[evanovitch]

Still waiting for an answer on this one.

poor ting,irony is dat the song a lick out gainst what u try at times to come across as

we know u not a doctor(hypocratic refer to dat) or a member of the diplomatic corp n u certainly not a tapanaris aka member of high society but u do come across as the dry land tourist…the never see come seh who gwanie gwanie …thinking dat ballet classes, horse riding, n other perceived high society undertakings give dem entree n denigrating those who don't meet dem warped sense of what is right….Bob was hitting out agains those who had position , n had overblown sense of self n who looked down on all thought to be below dem….'dem a cut cut cut , gainst dem one anodda'…..all of wat u do wen u offer ur oh so riveting opinion of the people u choose to post about….

so the joke has been on u but u neva realize it….

now don't dat give u a self portrait as u present urself here..


listen Prince Buster n Bunny Wailers song on hypocrites n u get the full load…one could even add bag a wyah to how u come across….since we know u no know dat one too, it mean betrayer….coined fi a close fren n family memba of Marcus, who betrayed him by giving away Marcus secrets to the powers dat be…u betray ur own who struggle to get thru by writing them off in the ways u chose to refer to them


mi member full an well how u described James Brown as black n greasy from sweating but u all up in black power now n run rung look up yaad culture…one could almost tink a wuk as consultant pon tings Jcan u a jim screechy


sample is as sample does fi real

[Wahalla]

poor ting,irony is dat the song a lick out gainst what u try at times to come across as

we know u not a doctor(hypocratic refer to dat) or a member of the diplomatic corp n u certainly not a tapanaris aka member of high society but u do come across as the dry land tourist…the never see come seh who gwanie gwanie …thinking dat ballet classes, horse riding, n other perceived high society undertakings give dem entree n denigrating those who don't meet dem warped sense of what is right….Bob was hitting out agains those who had position , n had overblown sense of self n who looked down on all thought to be below dem….'dem a cut cut cut , gainst dem one anodda'…..all of wat u do wen u offer ur oh so riveting opinion of the people u choose to post about….

so the joke has been on u but u neva realize it….

now don't dat give u a self portrait as u present urself here..


listen Prince Buster n Bunny Wailers song on hypocrites n u get the full load…one could even add bag a wyah to how u come across….since we know u no know dat one too, it mean betrayer….coined fi a close fren n family memba of Marcus, who betrayed him by giving away Marcus secrets to the powers dat be…u betray ur own who struggle to get thru by writing them off in the ways u chose to refer to them


mi member full an well how u described James Brown as black n greasy from sweating but u all up in black power now n run rung look up yaad culture…one could almost tink a wuk as consultant pon tings Jcan u a jim screechy


sample is as sample does fi real

Actually i beg to differ... if there is one person who you would describe as a Tappanaris on here it would be the poser of the question... the constant judgemental proclamations, calling people sluts and sell outs... the contempt expressed for the bumiputra aspect of Jamaican culture...the attempt to put Jamaican workers into a judeo christian post millianianist contruct....the contempt expressed for non chrisitan jamaicans ????

got to admit i wondered if the poster was being fasceous...

[Blackstar*]

"See the hypocrites dem a galang deh..."- Bob Marley and the Wailers
In Jamaica, the two social extremes are "ole naygah (old ni99er) and "topanaris" ( so-called aristocrat).
Source

[evanovitch]

Actually i beg to differ... if there is one person who you would describe as a Tappanaris on here it would be the poser of the question... the constant judgemental proclamations, calling people sluts and sell outs... the contempt expressed for the bumiputra aspect of Jamaican culture...the attempt to put Jamaican workers into a judeo christian post millianianist contruct....the contempt expressed for non chrisitan jamaicans ????

got to admit i wondered if the poster was being fasceous...

u read into the absence u could not be thought of as , i see….still feel would not be seen as a tapanaris….more a dry land tourist but u note i maintained the one thing done well".. n had overblown sense of self n who looked down on all thought to be below dem…"

[evanovitch]

"See the hypocrites dem a galang deh..."- Bob Marley and the Wailers
In Jamaica, the two social extremes are "ole naygah (old ni99er) and "topanaris" ( so-called aristocrat).
Source

hence his calling dem out…see di real Jcans know of wat mi was hinting at but not saying as one has to be careful doesn't one…wink

[twiney]

u read into the absence u could not be thought of as , i see….still feel would not be seen as a tapanaris….more a dry land tourist but u note i maintained the one thing done well".. n had overblown sense of self n who looked down on all thought to be below dem…"