"Pass the Dutchie" is a 1982 reggae hit by the British-Jamaican boy band . While it became a global phenomenon and reached number one in several countries, it is actually a clever, kid-friendly adaptation of earlier reggae tracks. The Origin: From "Kutchie" to "Dutchie"
: Since Musical Youth were schoolboys (aged 11 to 15), the lyrics were sanitized for a mainstream audience. They changed "kutchie" to "dutchie," which refers to a Dutch oven —a traditional heavy cooking pot. Pass The Dutchie
: Instead of references to herb, the lyrics shifted focus to hunger with lines like, "How does it feel when you got no food?" . Musical DNA "Pass the Dutchie" is a 1982 reggae hit
: In Jamaican slang, a "kutchie" is a pipe or pot used for smoking marijuana. it is actually a clever