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[Music] International Reggae Day.
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1066familyman
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If I'm honest, below is probably my favourite Marcia Griffiths tune, but I've also got a message to spread
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
thejackal
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If I'm honest, below is probably my favourite Marcia Griffiths tune, but I've also got a message to spread
Whoah, haven't heard that version in a few years
thejackal
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If I'm honest, below is probably my favourite Marcia Griffiths tune, but I've also got a message to spread
Hearing that made me think of "Fill us up with your mercy". This thread needs a little of the absolute legend that was Garnett Silk. Taken way too young.
thejackal
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If that's a bit long and you want a highlight, try "Bless Me".
edit: boo, no embedding
edit: boo, no embedding
thejackal
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If that's a bit long and you want a highlight, try "Bless Me".
edit: boo, no embedding
I can listen to that on repeat for YEARS
1066familyman
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Love that album! Another sad story though, the way his life was taken.
Thankfully we've already had some LKJ posted. So I'll go with some Jean 'Binta' Breeze first.
Also throw in some Benjamin Zephaniah.
And not to forget the great Miss Lou! I've gone with this clip as it's great to see her as well as hear her, since she was a real larger than life character and a Jamaican national treasure.
Not sure if its a guilty pleasure or not, but I like signing off.
shame they sold their souls for the payola and turned into a commercially driven covers Cod reggae Butlins spectacular so soon afterwards
shame they sold their souls for the payola and turned into a commercially driven covers Cod reggae Butlins spectacular so soon afterwards
thejackal
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No it's not a guilty pleasure. Their first 3 albums were very good. I can't remember who brought it up earlier in this thread but I owe my love of reggae to UB40. I saw them at the Centre in 1982 or 1983. They were great but the support act, Night Doctor, absolutely blew my effing mind. I was a pretty young and I had never seen or heard anything like it before in my life. Hooked since.
1066familyman
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thejackal
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I like Signing Off and their second album Present Arms, I had both when they came out, these are the only UB40 albums I have on my downloaded music.
Saw them at the Brighton Centre, think it was 1981, if that was the first time they played there.
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
Great Album.
loved UB40 early years living in Brum, have seen them a few times and thought that was enough but got roped into seeing them Friday in Northampton by my nieces coming down from Brum. I’m not overly enthusiastic at the moment about going, but sure after a few beers it’ll be alright.
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thejackal
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Yeah I was thinking of those 2 and Present Arms in dub. I was just a little bit too young for the 1981 gig, I would only have been 11. Pretty sure it was the following year that my folks let me go, on my own. You have to love 70s and 80s parenting.
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Not bad but a hard listen, a song that belongs to one singer imho - there's very few that get that accolade - imagine someone else singing Redemption Song?
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thejackal
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Good point, although I think I heard the UB40 version before Billie Holiday's!Not bad but a hard listen, a song that belongs to one singer imho - there's very few that get that accolade - imagine someone else singing Redemption Song?