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Check my podcast for 2 episodes of soul and their reggae covers ("Motown Meets Trenchtown").

Freedom Train - James Carr / Toots Hibbert
Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes / Ritchie McDonald
War - The Temptations / Generation Gap
Choice of Colour - The Impressions / The Heptones
Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd / Johnny Clarke
Give Me Your Love - Curtis Mayfield / Junior Murvin
Chokin' Kind - Joe Simon / Ken Parker
Up On The Roof - The Drifters / The Upsetters
Get Ready - The Temptations / Delroy Wilson
My Whole World Is Falling Down - William Bell / Ken Parker
I've Never Found A Girl - Eddie Floyd / Ain't No Love - Leroy Sibbles
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett / The Silvertones
It's A Shame - The Spinners / Alton Ellis
People Get Ready - The Impressions / Rasta Get Ready - Junior Murvin
Be Thankful - William De Vaughan / Bunny Clarke
Sophisticated Sissy - The Meters / Medical Opeation - The Upsetters

Nice one DWick

You can't go passed the Godfather of Reggae music,
CURTIS MAYFIELD.
Minstrel and Queen aka Queen Majesty ( Classic )

The Impressions was THE group that most of the Jamaican Trios modelled themselves on, especially the Waliers.

Lee Perry was a big fan.
Gypsy Woman
Grow Closer Together
I'm So Proud

Mick, I admit your first podcast was my inspiration for making my own soul/reggae mixes. Haven't heard the second one so I'll be sure to check it out. Suprised you put Johnny Clarke's Bring it on home over the Silvertones.

Here's a few non-soul covers I love:
Peter, Paul, Mary- Leaving on a jet plane Vs David Isaacs
Simon & Garfunkel- Only living boy in NY Vs Tennors- Weather report
Casinos- Then u can tell me goodbye Vs Pat Kelly
Drifters- On broadway Vs Dave Barker
Everly Bros- Cathy's clown Vs Jimmy London
Beegees- How deep is ur love Vs Inamans

- I would love to get a copy of Up on the roof if anyone can get me one. Anyone know who sings it? Was it really The Upsetters?

@Mick:
I heard of your soul podcasts but never actually gave them a listen (shame on me!)
I did some 'research' on Perry tunes myself some years ago and I believe I can give you some more titles for another Soul/Perry podcast.
Unless of course you haven't revealed your complete list yet yourself.
I'll post it when I'm home.

Bob Dylan's "I shall be released" is covered several times: Most famous version by The Heptones (Party Time album), Jacob Miller does an even better job (Jacob "Killer" Miller album) and the best one I know is Keith Hudson's version (Flesh Of My Skin Blood Of My Blood album):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60FyozkNzkc

Looks like this thread died. Thanks to all who gave me suggestions. Was hoping for the Perry list from the Moderator; it would save me tons of time digging through my stuff. Here's a last few suggestions for anyone who is interested:

Impressions- I gotta keep on movin Vs Bob Marley
Temptations- Cloud nine Vs Carl Dawkins
Supremes- Someday we'll b together Vs Marvels
Nina Simone- To love somebody Vs Busty Brown
Gene Chandler- Man's temptation Vs Keith & Tex
Smokey & the Miraces- Swept for u baby Vs Tamlins

Big ups to artists who made many appearances on my covers sets:
Busty Brown
Alton Ellis
Pat Kelly
George Faith
Dave Barker

Don't know if mentioned already:

Sugar Minott - Mind Blowing Decisions (and Desi Roots' version) - vs Heatwave - same title
Sugar Minott - I Want Your Dub vs Chic - I Want Your Love
Trevor Sparks - Wings Of Love vs Jeffrey Osborne - On The Wings Of Love
Sugar Minott - A House Is Not A Home vs Luther Vandross - same title
Aswad - Mercy, Mercy Me vs Marving Gaye - same title
Freddie McGregor (and many more) - Sitting In The Park vs Billy Stewart - same title
Sugar Minott - Loving Jah vs Minnie Ripperton - Loving You

http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3686

Digikal area has tons of covers, like:
Dennis Brown - Ribbon In The Sky vs Stevie Wonder - same title
Frankie Paul - End Of The Road vs Boyz II Men - same title
If you want i can give you more.

didnt see this one mentioned
curtis mayfield - another dance - bunny wailer

temptations - "i want a love i can see" - john holt
temptations - "everybody needs love" - slim smith
temptations - "born to love you" - sensations

not so much a fan of the original, but DB's version is classic...

the van dykes - "no man is an island" - dennis brown