Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs

[Mick Sleeper]

Not all of these are "famous", but they are cool:

"Don't Take Your Guns To Town" - Hopeton Lewis (Johnny Cash)
"Sweet Caroline" - Bunny Rugs (Neil Diamond)
"To Love Somebody" - Bunny Rugs (Bee Gees)
"Do Your Thing" - Glen Brown (Isaac Hayes)
"Bye Bye Love" - Alton Ellis (Everley Brothers)
"Get Ready" - Delroy Wilson (The Temptations)
"Medical Operation" - The Upsetters ("Sophisticated Sissy" - The Meters)
"Ain't No Love" - Leroy Sibbles ("I've Never Found A Girl" - Eddie Floyd)
"To Be A Lover" - George Faith ("I Forgot To Be Your Lover" - William Bell)

[Return of Jesco]

I love the bit of "Bye Bye Love" which Puddy Roots inserts in the middle of "Mr Editor" - in a completely different key to the rest of it...

[nugs]

I recently heard the tune "Indian Reservation" by Don Fardon, heavy tune, previously I had only heard the covers called African People, one by the Jay Boys and another was a Lee Perry produced artist but I don't remember the name.

[jordandance]

Not all of these are "famous", but they are cool:

"Don't Take Your Guns To Town" - Hopeton Lewis (Johnny Cash)
"Sweet Caroline" - Bunny Rugs (Neil Diamond)
"To Love Somebody" - Bunny Rugs (Bee Gees)
"Do Your Thing" - Glen Brown (Isaac Hayes)
"Bye Bye Love" - Alton Ellis (Everley Brothers)
"Get Ready" - Delroy Wilson (The Temptations)
"Medical Operation" - The Upsetters ("Sophisticated Sissy" - The Meters)
"Ain't No Love" - Leroy Sibbles ("I've Never Found A Girl" - Eddie Floyd)
"To Be A Lover" - George Faith ("I Forgot To Be Your Lover" - William Bell)

Do your Thing is by Glen Adams, not Glen Brown

[Roots Archives]

Mmh, as far as my knowledge goes, it IS Glen Brown.

[Return of Jesco]

To Be A Lover - also Gene Chandler?

[Roots Archives]

Then again, I just checked on the ['Boat To Progress' album](http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1 ... light=2391) (Glen Brown production) and it seems it is Ritchie Mc Donald.

[flashman]

"Lizard Stick" - Lee Perry/Upsetters ("Chameleon" - Herbie Hancock)

[Mick Sleeper]

"Lizard Stick" - Lee Perry/Upsetters ("Chameleon" - Herbie Hancock)

Thanks, I never knew this! Such a great, funky Upsetters tune - I will seek out the Hancock original.

[flashman]

Yeah great tunes, the both of them! It's not actually a straight cover of Chameleon but clearly is based on or inspired by it.