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A lot of early Reggae was versions of American 'pop' songs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lQFKMar4x-w

Yes I have a reggae version of yesterday by Joe White on my computer I can't remember where it came from and I haven't been able to find it on you tube, I was going to post it on here.
 
A lot of early Reggae was versions of American 'pop' songs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lQFKMar4x-w

Traffic went in both directions - I thought this started with Blondie for years -

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQXqkiKXiHc


I think the culture was to use what is around and adapt it and this was not just pop songs-

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G14Ny5RIkJs
Bit of swan lake
and this was a big hit in the UK

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGDZc9bdUZM


And of course still going on today - this is BRILLIANT!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmnDEUD9NyI
 
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Lovely Reggae groove :music::music::music: you lot have had me rooting round in the obscure corners of the music folder on my computer and here's a couple more.



 

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpYqTnHU9oM&index=28&list=PL9gccOVGHikxqH0mFFZwvHC7-CZaC4Xtc


There are lots of good CDs around with Ska collections, some are a bit hit and miss, Youths Boogie is a good one.

I did see a programme on Jamaican music that was interesting. They gained independence in 1962 and were very optimistic and happy so had SKA which is up-beat. After a few years the county hit hard times and they were not so into partying and so the beat slowed down to be Reggae.

I was into 2 tone music as a teenager and just took it as it was but have only quite recently seen that it really is a poor copy of original SKA and rather turned into a novelty act. All good fun still though and still like original and UK derived later copies and spin offs.
 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpYqTnHU9oM&index=28&list=PL9gccOVGHikxqH0mFFZwvHC7-CZaC4Xtc


There are lots of good CDs around with Ska collections, some are a bit hit and miss, Youths Boogie is a good one.

I did see a programme on Jamaican music that was interesting. They gained independence in 1962 and were very optimistic and happy so had SKA which is up-beat. After a few years the county hit hard times and they were not so into partying and so the beat slowed down to be Reggae.

I was into 2 tone music as a teenager and just took it as it was but have only quite recently seen that it really is a poor copy of original SKA and rather turned into a novelty act. All good fun still though and still like original and UK derived later copies and spin offs.


Some of us still have a lot on Vinyl. :becool:
 
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And mine too
I often eulogise Brian Setzer, as very under-rated guitarist, sadly Dave Edmunds also qualifies too
Plus he's an excellent producer/song-writer/singer
(Springsteen thought enough of him, to let him record a song he'd written - before Bruce himself
('From Small Things')

He once recorded/produced, what was practically a Phil Spector style album; 'Subtle As A Flying Mallet'

I know this is heading away from the thread, btu just listen to the styling/production, that's almost Spectors 'Wall of Sound'
 
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