Silky’s Saturday Smoke Out: Eek-A-Mouse Edition

Ripton Hylton released his first reggae album in 1980, shortly after adopting the stage name Eek-A-Mouse – which was taken from a horse he used to always bet on at the racetrack.  He is one of the first reggae artists to be described as a “singjay,” but over the course of a 30-year career, Mr. Mouse has not confined himself to one specific style of music.  And yet, he is one of those artists whose voice you recognize, regardless of what genre he happens to be experimenting with.

This performance is from the 1982 Reggae Sunsplash Festival, and the song was one of his first hits:

I can’t decide what the best part about this video is; the song, reggae-style yodeling, or his furry, orange pimp suit?:

This isn’t even a song really, and it’s probably not meant to be funny – but I think it’s hilarious: