Cover Versions of Mento & Jamaican Folk Songs.

[Matthew]

http://www.mentomusic.com/covers.htm

[Matthew]

Small sample from site, very informative.

Barry Brown - Emmanuel Road
Congos - The River Beng Come Down

Quotes from two folk/mento songs, "River Ben Come Down" and "Hold 'Im Joe".


Cedric Im Brooks - Salt Lane Rock

Based on the mento song "O Lady O", later recorded in ska by Prince Buster as "Old Lady".


Samuel Cargill - Sambo Gal

Lord Fly's "Big Big Sambo Gal". Thanks to Olivier Albot for pointing this out.


Charlie Chaplin - Jamaican Collie

Uses the chorus of Take Me to Jamaica Where The Rum Comes From", updated to "..where the collie [marijuana] comes from"


Charlie Chaplin - Revival

"Dip Dem Bedward" is incorporated.


Johnny Clark - Collie Dread

Sammy's Dead


Johnny Clark - Don't Call I Daddy

Same lineage as the Derrick Morgan song above. Thanks to Olivier Albot for pointing this out.


Clint Eastwood - Some A Holler

Some of "Chi Chi Bud", a little of "Charlie's Cow" and bit from a Ring Game, plus updated lyrics.


Clint Eastwood and General Saint - Shame and Scandal
Clint Eastwood and General Saint - Talk About Run

"Love In The Cemetery". Although part of the mento repertoire, this song was originally recorded by Trinidadian calypso star Lord Kitchner.)


Clint Eastwood and General Saint - Matty Gunga Walk

Mattie Run


Clint Eastwood and General Saint - Healing In The Balmyard

It's a mento medley by the DJ duo, as "Healing In The Balmyard", "Long Time Gal", "Sly Mongoose", "Brown Skin Gal", "Wheel and Turn", and "Old Macdonald" (?!) are rattled off in rapid succession.