Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs

Like the familiar topics of favourite albums & songs
i suggest to share our favoutites reggae covers of well known songs like Skandalous Allstars covers.
I'll give a start with my 5 top covers :

* Xanadu & sweet lady - Rapper's delight
* The Skatalites - James Bond Theme
* Ronnie Davies - Rivers Of Babylon
* Richard Ace - Stayin' Alive
* Fugees - No Woman No Cry

Heptones - I shall be released (Bob Dylan)
Horace Andy - Ain't no sunshine (Bill Withers)

well bob dylan's cover is superb
nice taste snarkus

Gregory Issacs - Get Ready (Temps)

Al Brown - Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (Bobby Bland)

George Faith - Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)

Frankie Paul - Us and Them (Pink Floyd)

blood sisters - ring my bell . a killer tune
ken boothe - is it because i'm black
ain't no sunshine . both versions by horace andy and jimmy lindsay

my top 5 of the last few days....

1-upsetter-to love somebody
2-delroy wilson-riding for a fall
3-derrick harriot-reach out
4-big youth-whats going on
5-skatalites-exodus\swing easy(tie)

peter tosh has johnny b goode and walk and don't look back.

also i heard on the radio a reggae cover of wonderful tonight by eric clapton,don't know who made it though.

also sizzla has a cover of bob dylan subterranean homesick blues.

i'm sure there's reggae covers of clash songs,anyone know any?

Ah, actually there's an entire album of reggae covers of Bob Dylan songs, 'Is it rolling Bob? Reggae tribute to Bob Dylan', featuring among others Sizzla, Luciano, Apple Gabriel, Gregory Isaacs and Beres Hammond.

..And then there's this one: http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3722

Horace Andy and Jimmy Lindsay aren't the only ones to cover 'Ain't no sunshine', Bushman's done a cover as well, featured on his 'Nyah Man Chant' LP.

The "Darker Than Blue" compilation on Blood & Fire is very good.

skandalous allstars have made some clash covers