Pass the Dutchie

Pass the Dutchie is a 1982 song by Musical Youth, written by Jackie Mittoo and Leroy Sibbles. It appeared in the album The Youth of Today.

History

Pass the Dutchie is a sanitized version of the song Pass the Kouchie by Mighty Diamonds, released in 1981, and here "Koutchie" (a joint, also kouchie, kutchie, ...) was replaced by "Dutchie" (term of endearment for a Dutch oven). In general, all references to drugs in the song were replaced with food, including the line "How does it feel when you got no herb?" (German "How does it feel when you got no herb?") to "How does it feel when you got no food?" (German "How does it feel when you got no food?").

The release took place on September 24, 1982; in the countries Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium the reggae number became a number one hit.

In the movie Scooby-Doo you could hear this song.

Cover versions

The title has been covered many times. In the following you will find only a selection:

• 1990: Public Enemy: Revolutionary Generation
• 1992: A Tribe Called Quest: I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (Vampire Mix)
• 1995: Snow: Murder Love
• 1995: Cypress Hill: Everybody Must Get Stoned
• 1997: Missy Elliott feat. Timbaland: Pass Da Blunt
• 1998: Buck-O-Nine
• 1999: AC/DC: You Shook Me All Night Long (Ultimix)
• 2000: Superfunk Inc. The Young MC
• 2002: Wyclef Jean: The Mix Show
• 2002: Ms. Dynamite: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee
• 2005: Rita Marley feat. Wyclef Jean: Take Me to the West Indies
• 2005: The Black Eyed Peas: Dum Diddly