Ital Corner - Reggae & Ska

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In keeping with your Two of the Same routine you've got going here, these two are both amazing. The fact anyone coined a "reply" song to Prince Buster is brilliant in and of itself.

 

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In keeping with your Two of the Same routine you've got going here, these two are both amazing. The fact anyone coined a "reply" song to Prince Buster is brilliant in and of itself.

He did a fair bit of risque stuff. There's the uncensored version of Big 5 on one of the previous pages. Which of these two do you prefer Pliny? I like them both but prefer Wreck a buddy. Nora Dean of the Soul Sisters also did Barbwire which is supposed to be risque.

 

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Continuing the theme then..

The original....

The covers and spin offs

 

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Probably the most well known. The chart topper from Althea & Donna

 

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(a young John Holt on vocals)

Love both of these.

 

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Always wondered where Blondie first heard it. I couldn't stomach posting Atomic Kitten's assassination of it.

 

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Some of Ub40s covers were awful, but I like this one. Not a patch on the original though

 

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woeful.

 

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Covered by this monumental reggae legend.

 

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The right way to do it

The wrong way to do it

 

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Not a bad effort

 

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Probably the best two tracks from the very strange The Prophet Rides again album

 

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Sounds like the first thing he says is 'John Craven'

 

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Covered by Dub Syndicate & Bim Sherman

 

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Really love these rehearsals for the Uprising album. His voice and the sound is raw.