"Sing a Little Song" is a song written and performed by Jamaican musician Desmond Dekker. It was released as a

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in 1975. It entered the UK Singles Chart in August that year, reaching number 16 and staying for seven weeks on the chart. Following the death of Dekker's producer Leslie Kong in 1971, he found his music career floundering. In the mid-1970s, in an attempt at further success he combined with English production duo Tony Cousins and Bruce White, who went under the name Bruce Anthony. After two chart failures, the third single "Sing a Little Song" made the charts in 1975. As with some of Dekker's earlier releases such as "Problems", the

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of his hit "

It Mek It Mek (sometimes appearing as "A It Mek" or German language "It Miek") was a 1969 hit song by the Jamaican musicians Desmond Dekker & the Aces. After being re-released in June 1969, the single reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart. The track ...

", the song deals with life's hardships in a light-hearted manner.

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