Favorite Classic Reggae or Ska Tunes

[BurtWorm]

Mine are:

"Israelites" by Desmond Dekker

"Engine 54" by the Ethiopians

"Monkey Man" and "Pressure Drop" by Toots and the Maytalls

"Stir It Up" by Johnny Nash

"Kaya" and "Lively Up Yourselves" by Bob Marley

[Must_B_Free]

1. mine

Cool you breaks, Dada - Scotty
Joy in the Morning
Uptown Rankin
Barber Saloon - Mikey Dread

[Iverson]

2. a couple

Draw Your Brakes (can't remember the artist)
Lively Up Yourself
Them Belly Full But We Hungry (last two Bob Marley)
Conviction or a Fine (Black Uhuru)

edited to correct a title

[OneBlueSky]

3. Comin' In From The Cold . . .

Jammin', and Three Little Birds . . . all by the master . . .

[Old and In the Way]

4. Comin' In From the Cold...you beat me to it!

'One Love' is pretty cool too....introduced the "Legend ALbum" at our bar in China....it's a real favorite in there now!

ANd I've always liked "The Harder They Come" by Jimmy Cliff (although Jerry Garcia and Merle Saunders do my favorite version on "Live at the Kestone"). An appropirate tune that's relevant today, IMHO.

[chenGOD]

5. Oh man....

King of Ska-Desmond Dekker
Marcus Garvey-Burning Spear and also Big Youth's dub
Amagideon-Bunny Wailer
Dr. Alimantado-Johhny Was a Baker
Police and Thieves-Junior Murvin
Slavemaster-Gregory Isaacs
Jah Fire-Hugh Mundell
Jah Children-The Royals
Tenement Yard-Jacob Miller


and for newer stuff

Walk,Talk like a Champion-Buju Banton
Everyone is Gonna Love this-Garnet Silk
Bam Bam-Sister Nancy
Good load of Herb-Sizzla
Jah Blessing-Luciano


more, much more...

[ima_sinnic]

6. great list!

also

my all-time favorite:
Stalk of Sensemilla, Mikal Rose (Black Uhuru)

also

Wait Dey Mon, Cutty Ranks (early 90s)
Chapter a Day, Jacob Miller (get goosebumps every time)
Too Much Bad Weed, Jr. Murvin & Lee Scratch Perry
The Ethiopians, Burning Spear
Dreamland, Marcia Griffiths
Police in Helicopters, John Holt
Throw Some Water In, Lee Scratch Perry
Tribal War, Buju Banton

Ska
What Kind of World, Cables
Sweet Sensation, Melodians
Queen Majesty, Techniques

[NightTrain]

7. A *very* short list...

BALLISTIC AFFAIR, Leroy Smart
BOOK OF RULES, The Heptones
CHERRY OH BABY, Eric Donaldson
DOUBLE BARREL, Dave & Ansil Collins
GET UP, STAND UP, Bob Marley & The Wailers
THE HARDER THEY COME, Jimmy Cliff
ISRAELITES, Desmond Dekker
MARCUS GARVEY, Burning Spear
NATTY SINGS HIT SONGS, Roman Stewart
POLICE & THIEVES, Junior Murvin
PRESSURE DROP, Toots & The Maytals
RED, RED WINE, UB40
REGGAE HIT THE TOWN, The Ethippians
RIVERS OF BABYLON, The Melodians
TENEMENT YARD, Jacob Miller
YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK, Bob & Marcia

[arwalden]

8. Do "Red Red Wine" and "Don't Worry Be Happy" Count?

I always liked those.

-- Allen

[mitchum]

9. Damn, Burt...

you have already posted my list. That's really weird.

[BurtWorm]

14. I'm not surprised, mitchum

We have frighteningly similar musical taste, from what I've seen of your posts on other threads.

:scared:

[BrotherBuzz]

10. Old Ska tune

Called 'A little more oil in my lamp' True Ska from the mid 70's that still plays in my head but I don't know the artist. Any Help?

Also, another tune..'Dreadlock can't sleep in tenement yard' Artist? source for lyrics? One of my favorite reggae tunes....

I fear I've forgotten more then I remember from my lost youth...because I saw the true Jamaican sunset in Boston Bay, Jamaica, and it had nothing to do with the sun!

[Tom Kitten]

11. Most of my faves already listed...

So I'll just add "Trenchtown Rock" and the whole "Burning" lp by the Wailers...
"Man in the Hills" lp by Burning Spear...
and "Forces of Victory" lp by Linton Kwesi Johnson.

[Torgo]

12. 'Try Jah Love' - Third World and many Peter Tosh tunes!

I have always enjoyed Third World for their musicianship and for some great work with Stevie Wonder, rappers, etc.

Tosh is simply classic!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

13. Smoke Two Joints..The Toys

and a great cover by Sublime

Santeria..Sublime
Waiting in Vain..Marley
The Israelites..Desmon Dekker

Get up Stand up..Marley
Police and Thieves-Junior Murvin
Stting and Watching- Dennis Brown
Now That We've Found Love -Thirld World
Silly Games- Janet Kay

[Dirk39]

15. Guess, who's coming to dinner...

from Black Uhuru (the 12" version", War by Bob Marley.
Dirk

[corarose]

16. Bob Marley and the Whalers

I am not If I spelled the name right but I loved his music.

[BurtWorm]

19. The Wailers

The Whalers played hockey in Connecticut!

:hi:

(sending you white light, corarose!)

[CanuckAmok]

17. Love Benjamin Zaphania, but can't find his stuff...

...I like old-school new-wave-era Ska. anything on Two-Tone will do...

[ElsewheresDaughter]

18. No Women No Cry....Marley