Dreadlock Holiday

About Dreadlock Holiday

"Dreadlock Holiday" is a song by 10cc. It was written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman and was the lead single from the band's 1978 album, Bloody Tourists. Lead vocals were performed by Graham Gouldman. The lyrics, about a white man lost in Jamaica, were based on a true story told by Moody Blues vocalist Justin Hayward about an experience he had had in Barbados; it was a rare excursion into reggae for the act. It became the act's third and final number one single in the UK .

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About this song

Credited to

10cc

Album

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of 10CC · Track 10 of 11

Released

January 1, 2002

Duration

5:01

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469,956 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of 10CC