Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs

The Wailers:

African Herbsman
Keep On Movin

Peter Tosh:
Johnny B. Goode

Ken Boothe: Everything I Own

Barry Biggs version of 'Love come Down' is one of my favourite covers - it reggaes up beautifully. There's also a version with a saxophone soloing all over it. Brilliant!

Also, as most of you probably already know, Wayne Wonder had a go at Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car', which is really inspired.

Wayne Wonder's cover of Fast Car was very good.
Thanks DubbedUpLikeAKipper

cornell campbell- just my imagination 12"

mighty plee- aint too proud to beg (blank lbl 7")

sly & robbie- twilight zone dub (taxi 7")

delroy wilson- just when i needed you most
( bunny lee prod. 12')

I noticed a couple of people have listed "Everything I Own" by Ken Boothe. Can anybody tell me if this is the backing track for I.Roy's "Set Me Free" on Top Ranking DJ Sessions Vol. 2(Joe Gibbs)?

Also-Gregory Isaacs -"Get Ready" (Temptations)
-Carl Dawkins & Wailers-"Cloud 9"(Temptations)
-Tecniques- "Queen Majesty" (C. Mayfield & Impressions)
-Phyllis Dillon-"Perfidia" (?)
-Norma Fraser-"First Cut Is The Deepest" (Cat Stevens)
-Big Youth-"We Can Work It Out" (Beatles)
-Marcia Griffiths-"First Time I Saw Your Face"
-Judy Mowatt & Gaylettes- "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield/Aretha Franklin)
-Bob & Marcia-"To be Young, Gifted & Black"

Papa D

people check out madness - keep hangin' on

eddie lovette'scuy of the manhattans'"shining star",cynthia richards cover of the staple singers'"if you ready(come go with me),judy mowatt's cover of danny hataway's "someday we'll all be free" derick harriott cover of "message from a black man" etc..

Big Youth - Hit the road Jack (Ray Charles)

and

Lee Perry - Yakety Yak (Coasters)

Cimarons - Over The Rainbow

this is not a recommendation.

over the rainbown was also covered by the great rico rodriguez