by Jean Lowrie-Chin
It's not an easy road
Many see the glamour and the glitter
And think it's a bed of rose
Who feels it knows
Lord help me sustain these blows.
Many see the glamour and the glitter
And think it's a bed of rose
Who feels it knows
Lord help me sustain these blows.
At a JAAA meeting in 1995
chaired by then President Adrian Wallace of blessed memory, they proposed that Buju’s ‘Not An
Easy Road’ would be a perfect music video to rally support for Jamaica’s Team
preparing for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and were approaching several companies
to co-sponsor it.
I remember going home,
giving the song a good listen, and convincing my client that they should take
up the whole sponsorship. This was agreed and it was my pleasure to visit the
studio where Buju did his recordings, and to meet this courteous and brilliant
lyricist.
And so, as Buju sang these words,
we saw a fine athlete, now Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn MP, going through the paces.
Jamaicans quickly caught the Olympic spirit, and we were wild with joy when
Deon Hemmings brought home the Gold.
After a startling incident in Florida, Buju has served
his time and will return to the stage in triumph. I have relatives abroad who
have booked their tickets to be here for March 16. I hear there is not a hotel
room to be had that weekend. Buju is back, and we wish him every blessing in
this new chapter of his eventful life.
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