Police & Thieves (No.10)
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"Police & Thieves" was first recorded by Junior Murvin, and was written by Murvin and Lee "Scratch" Perry.
The song was about gang war and police brutality, and on it's initial release in 1976 was a massive hit in Jamaica.
It later became a hit single in the UK when it was re-released there in 1980 peaking at No.23 in the UK Charts in May 1980.