Story Behind The Song
Based on a true story of repeated rejection from the best place to play in town. It's all true except the bribery part. Written in the heat of self righteous pique.
Song Description
Reggae tune about a band being rejected from an exclusive venue. But no big deal, because they can always play at the Legion Hall. Eventially, they'll bribe their way into the exclusive club.
| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
World - Reggae/Caribbean, Rock - Ska |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Jovial, Annoyed |
Subject |
Musician, Failure |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Marley And The Wailers, Elvis Costello |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Upstairs Room
Big man Bruce, gotta lotta juice
He choose the bands who can play in the upstairs room.
People come with the tapes and the fine CD, yeah,
They say hey Bruce, you got to listen to me, yeah yeah, yeah.
The music play, only he can say
If it sounds good enough for the upstairs room.
If the band don't sing just like the radio, now,
The big man he say, you got to go, now.
It's not fair,
But we don't care, no
The bottom rung doesn't leave very far to fall.
We don't feel sad,
When we sing real bad, no
'Cause we can always play down at the Legion Hall.
You know some day, you gonna hear us play, hey
We gonna headline for the weekend in the upstairs room.
'Cuz we know how to make him like our harmony, yeah
We go out and we buy him a big screen TV, yeah yeah, yeah.
It's not fair, but we don't care.
The bottom rung doesn't leave very far to fall.
We don't feel sad,
When we sing real bad, now,
'Cause we can always play down at the Legion Hall.