It is amazing to me to look for Jamaican influenced music. It's not as simple as looking for songs with a specific word in the title. Although you will notice that the Motels have a song on this pick called Porn Reggae (and previous volumes had songs with Reggae in the title - like Nina Hagen's African Reggae). The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Santana, Led Zeppelin all had some fake Jamaican songs. One of the least likely is Styx on this volume. They had a hidden track on one of their early albums that is a joke comedy song about a toilet done with a reggae beat. If you listen to all the volumes, you'll notice a couple of novelty songs done in a Jamaican style. This is the last volume I'm posting for now. Leave a comment if I missed a great white washed reggae tune. I will add it to another volume in the future.
Fakin' Jamaican 3
Fakin' Jamaican 3
43 Frank Zappa - Bolero
44 Steely Dan - Babylon Sisters
45 The Motels - Porn Reggae
46 The Toyes - Monster Hash
47 J Geils Band - Give It To Me
48 Three Dog Night - Black and White
49 Carlos Santana, Sean Paul, Joss Stone - Cry Baby Cry
50 Cabaret Voltaire - Silent Command
51 The Orb - Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix)
52 Leftfield - Release The Pressure
53 Killing Joke - Turn To Red
54 Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
55 Rolling Stones - Luxury
56 Jah Wobble - Dreadlock Don't Deal in Wedlock
57 Styx - Don't Sit Down On The Plexiglass Toilet
58 Smash Mouth - Why Can't We Be Friends
59 Todd Rundgren - Bang the Drum All Day
60 Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er
61 No Doubt - Spiderwebs
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7etelHAJmz5gUHHcUsQf7n?si=9a67917402064ba8
ReplyDeleteVery nice Spotify list!
DeleteThanks for the three "Fakin' Jamaican" volumes. You know, I just found out earlier this year -- after DECADES -- that one of the terms people use for this stuff is "cod reggae." If there's ever another volume, here's something else to include:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Um0tZYes7U
I don't think I've ever heard the term Cod Reggae, but it's unusual enough that I will remember it. I always called it white washed. But whatever it's called, I like it!
ReplyDeleteNever heard Albert y Los Trios Paranoias, but that song is cool
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure
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