Which song do you consider being the best Reggae-song of all time?

steffeeH

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I have no idea what subject is the right one, couldn't find any...
Anyway... like the title says.

Personally, mine is Lee Perry's dubversion Fisherman Dub, originally made by The Congos (known as "Row Fisherman").
I know there are more than one version of it, but this is the one:


What about you? :)

You can only pick one!
 
Maybe Jimmy Cliff, Harder they Come.

As for albums, hard to beat "Talkin Blues" Bob Marley.


I can hear it now driving down the inter coastal in my 64 foot sport fish with multiple blenders going, and me playing steel pan along in flip flops, oh and maybe some shorts.

Of course, day dreaming.
 
BoB was excellent before Kaya but that LP & what came after rates poorly. If I had to pick something it might be his reading of the Selasi speech entitled WAR or maybe No Woman No Cry or Them Belly Full (but they hingry) but then again I find Rastaman Vibrations his peak album). Who THe Cap Fit...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZydAotVOY
Pressure Drop is very cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acw1kp2V2AQ as are many Toots tracks, Police & Theives - the Jnr Murvin orginal is great, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OID0h7X6hmk Lots of Jimmy Cliff - his heavy stuff is excellent but the more pop oriented stuff from Unlimited is superb as well.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whZM1CUJ6io
Peter Tosh' Stepping Razor or Legalize It, Equal Rights or Apatheid maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLJFRgE4Ywk
I haven't even started on ones that didn't make it into the pop charts.
Ut's the same as asking the best rock song or pop track of all time - TOO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM, particularly if you know the genre.
 
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The above post regarding Post Kaya (or post Wailers) Bob Marley and Pop Jimmy Cliff, is one opinion.

I certainly agree from a ROOTS Reggae perspective, but....the other side of it, is that at this stage both Bob and Jimmy were breaking ground with Reggae taking it to the world. We might not know much about Reggae outside of Jamaica without these albums.

I know for Bob, it had a different sound, built on session and touring players mostly from outside Jamaica. Some were excellent players for sure, but yes a tighter, more produced, but often absolutely grooving playing and higher instrumental skill.

Jimmy Cliff, also began recording in UK and US w Muscle Shoals etc....

Maybe not as Raw and Rootsey, but changed the face and appeal of reggae for sure!

My equal rights Peter Tosh cassette is totally work out. Had to get a CD I think 15 years ago to replace it. Great stuff!
 
Jimmy's Oh jamaica, Born To Win, etc are fabulous pop reggae & it was a period of European popularity for him. Bob also became more pop oriented as witnessed by Is This Love? etc & they broadened the base of reggae recognition. Hopefully some of the new fans delved a little deeper.
I had the good fortune & luxury of seeing two consecutive nights of the Wailers with the full tour setup including the I3s in Sydney during 1977. It was pretty much the Exodus Tour though it came out just before. My vinyl of Jimmy's Unlimited was long been in need of replacement & it was only this year that I found a CD to do that - it is a 241 with the subsequent album. I'm very happy to have it.
 
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