OK Fred

"OK Fred"
Single by John Holt
B-side	"Jamaica Bag"
Released	1971
Format	7-inch single
Genre	Reggae
Label	Studio One
Songwriter(s)	John Holt
Producer(s)	Coxsone Dodd

"OK Fred"
Single by Errol Dunkley
B-side	"OK Fred (instrumental version)"
Released	1979
Format	7-inch single
Genre	Reggae
Label	Scope
Songwriter(s)	John Holt
Producer(s)	Ossie Hibbert

"OK Fred" is a song and single by Jamaican singer-songwriter, John Holt. It was first released in 1971.

Errol Dunkley states that the song is about an up-town girl who falls for a down-town guy who is a non-conformist in the way he dresses and wants to become care-free like him. Jamaican parents might tell their unkempt children, "Fix up youself, put you shirt in you trousers, you look like a yaga yaga" [sic]. AllMusic gave a different version, saying the song describes the singer's prowess and technique with the opposite sex.

Holt's version features Vin Gordon on trombone. It was produced by Coxsone Dodd. The song was covered with greater chart success by Dunkley.

Holt's version did not chart in the UK. Dunkley's version reached 11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, staying therein for 11 weeks.

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