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Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:57 pm
by ACEtone
here is a real stinker:
the Immortals (whoever they are) on Augustus Pablo Presents Rockers Story covering A World Without Love - a hit by Peter and Gordon on 1964 (written by Paul McCrapney - lord help us). in a rare moment of unrootsiness I suggest that the original is better though I havent heard it in years.
Now why is it that when I type an apostrophe the webpage goes nuts?
@Jason Allen - must check Millers cover of the Stylistics.
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:49 pm
by Zionist
Burning Spear - Estimated Prophet. An early '90s cover of a grateful dead song. Perfect lyrics for Spear and a very nice track over all. On the "Mek we Dweet" album.
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:15 pm
by jahadambom
It is no big secret that American soul/ R&B had a great influence on JAmaican reggae music!! Here are two very nicely produced cover tunes by Reggae artists we all know and love, both tunes early 80's stylee...
Carlton Livingston's "Second that emotion" (Live & Learn Disco 12") is a beautiful version of Smokey Robinson's classic. Great horns version on Flip!
Also...
Junior "Bird" Moore (Tamlins) did a great cover of Curtis Mayfield's classic "You must believe me" (Masai Disco 12") well worth listening to. Plus another very nice Horns version on flip
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:11 pm
by thejdawg
Couple of my favorites:
Leroy Gibbons - This Magic Moment (Drifters)
Wailing Souls - Wild Wild Life (Talking Heads)
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:41 pm
by OrginialRockersStylee
Dennis Brown - Long and Winding Road (McCartney)
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:28 pm
by Return of Jesco
"Nearly" cover versions - Sitting and Watching (Dennis Brown) = Sweet Surrender (Bread)
I'm the Toughest (Peter Tosh) = I'm Your Puppet (James and Bobby Purify)
(Have I mentioned these before, should have checked.)
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:04 pm
by Rob Strictly-Rockers
Jimmy London "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" (Simon & Garfunkel)
Lester Sterling "Afrikaan Beat" (Bert Kaempfert - lots of You Tube videos of this)
also
Don Drummond "African Beat"
and
Massive Horns "African Beat"
Pat Kelly "Dark End Of The Street" (James Carr Soul classic)
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:18 pm
by jenne
hi, im looking for a reggae version of shania twains your still the one?? any one know of one pppplllllease let me know as i want it for my wedding later this year!! thank you x
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:47 pm
by jordandance
Keathus I - Prophecy is loosely based on Leon Thomas's "Shape Your Mind and Die". How's that for an obscure cover?!
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:48 pm
by jordandance
I'm such a nerd.