I’ve just been listening to Burnin’ by The Wailers. When I first heard it fifty years ago, I had no idea what a duppy was. It was four years later when I befriended some Jamaicans that I learnt that a duppy is a malevolent spirit. It’s both a singular a plural noun. When Bob declares he’s a fully conqueror, he’s claiming he can overcome all kinds of evil.

I wish I could have persuaded my parents that obsessing over music is educational. Mind you, my kids claim that computer games improve concentration and problem solving. I don’t believe them.

What have you learnt?