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Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:26 pm
by Stelios23K
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
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:11 am
by snarkus
Heptones - I shall be released (Bob Dylan)
Horace Andy - Ain't no sunshine (Bill Withers)
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:21 am
by Stelios23K
well bob dylan's cover is superb
nice taste snarkus
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:48 am
by TomR
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)
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:31 pm
by takk
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
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:14 pm
by slimroy
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)
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:58 am
by staas1
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?
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:02 pm
by snarkus
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.
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:46 pm
by capp
The "Darker Than Blue" compilation on Blood & Fire is very good.
Re: Reggae Covers Of Famous Songs
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:35 pm
by Stelios23K
skandalous allstars have made some clash covers