Talk:Pass the Kouchie

Number one in Jamaica?
As far as I know, Jamaica never had any official music charts in 1982... I'm not sure it does even now in 2021. So I don't know what "number one" refers to in this case. Richard3120 (talk) 19:54, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * "source says it was" doesn't answer the question... if Jamaica had no music charts in 1982 (which is almost certainly the case, as very few countries outside of North America and Europe did at that time), then what chart was it number one on? Newspapers very often say "was a number one hit" when it wasn't, because they can't be bothered to do any research. Richard3120 (talk) 20:40, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The paper did say number one sales, which I had interpreted as number one charts. I have reworded it now to avoid misunderstanding.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 20:44, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply. I think that's better... it's very likely that "number one" means either most requested song on Jamaican radio or most popular in Jamaican record shops. I'm actually happy that someone made this article – I remember when "Pass the Dutchie" was number one when I was young and it was widely reported that it was based on a song called "Pass the Kouchie", but there was never any information about it. Richard3120 (talk) 20:48, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I found that too when I was looking for sources about it . It's difficult to find info about it beyond the statement that "Pass the Dutchie" was based on it. I still find it funny that they reworded it specifically to avoid the drug references, but everyone in the UK thought it was one regardless!  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 20:57, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's true... I was 12 at the time, but even at that age everyone knew what it was really about! Richard3120 (talk) 20:58, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Everybody Knew
Well you may consider that reference reliable (reference number 10), but I can assure you that at the time everybody in London knew the song was originally about cannabis and its being about drugs was widely discussed in the media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.207.83.235 (talk) 00:17, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Even though I agree with you (see the post above), our personal experiences aren't verifiable and count as original research... This statement is basically WP:IKNOWIT and can't be accepted as fact on Wikipedia. Richard3120 (talk) 01:01, 20 April 2021 (UTC)