Reggae does white boy music......

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Easy Star All Stars - Dub side of the moon
Various artists - Is it rolling Bob? (Reggae trib to Dylan)
Are there any more to add to the list?

― peter d (peter dee), Friday, 15 April 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

BOY IS A RACIST TERM YOU KNOW

― Samuel Glickstein (nordicskilla), Friday, 15 April 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

"All reggae is vile"

― stevem (peter dee), Friday, 15 April 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

I think Bob Marley once covered Eric Clapton's "I Shot the Sherrif"...

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 15 April 2005 20:46 (twenty years ago)

There's a reggae tribute to the Beatles. I think it's 3 CD's. It's also not very good.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Friday, 15 April 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

I'd be shocked if there WASN'T a reggae tribute to the Grateful Dead....you'd think all the pot smokers would unite for the cause.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 15 April 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000001YOV.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 15 April 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

Why did that comp suck so bad?
(over-gloss in the production?)
hmm...

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Friday, 15 April 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

"Featuring the greatest reggae artists in the world"
"including....Sting"

― Lingbertt, Friday, 15 April 2005 21:30 (twenty years ago)

Many of those are among the worst reggae artists in the world.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 15 April 2005 21:37 (twenty years ago)

There's a reggae Joy Division tribute too. Jah Division. It was discussed on ILM before I'm pretty sure.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Friday, 15 April 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

Why do I get the feeling that any reggae tribute album to any artists all suck balls?

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 15 April 2005 21:54 (twenty years ago)

Dub Side of the Moon was amazing though

― Candicissima (candicissima), Friday, 15 April 2005 22:17 (twenty years ago)

You really need to hear Reggae Christmas.

http://media.bestprices.com/content/music/90/90392.jpg

― moley, Friday, 15 April 2005 22:39 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I have to vouch for Dub Side of the Moon. It really is awesome.

As for everything else...

― Mickey (modestmickey), Friday, 15 April 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)

Toots and the Maytals - "Take me Home, Country Roads" which is fantastic!

― Brad Baker, Friday, 15 April 2005 23:04 (twenty years ago)

Ernest Ranglin, "Everybody's Talkin'"

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Friday, 15 April 2005 23:47 (twenty years ago)

BOY IS A RACIST TERM YOU KNOW

Not sure about that, at least in it's origins. I'm from Norfolk (UK, rather than Virginia) where "boy" (or "bor" with a Norfolk accent) is used similarly to "mate." However, I can't deny that it took on an inverse meaning on the other side of the Atlantic (other East Anglian terms such as "bishybarnabee" (ladybird) have remained intact)

See also: rootin', tootin' conferate fag wavin' good ol' boys.

― Ben Dot (1977), Saturday, 16 April 2005 00:45 (twenty years ago)

Oops, that should have read *flag*

― Ben Dot (1977), Saturday, 16 April 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

Shinehead - Emotion Leave (cover of Chicago's "if you leave me now")

― jed_ (jed), Saturday, 16 April 2005 00:59 (twenty years ago)

See also: rootin', tootin' conferate fag wavin' good ol' boys.

"TAKE ME WITH YEW GAY PRIDE PUHRADE"

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Saturday, 16 April 2005 01:24 (twenty years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00008A7U9.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Will M. (Will M.), Saturday, 16 April 2005 06:17 (twenty years ago)

In retrospect, I suppose posting the cover was unnecessary.But you've gotta love how the white light seperates into a JAMAICAN rainbow.

― Will M. (Will M.), Saturday, 16 April 2005 06:18 (twenty years ago)

skatalites - independent anniversary ska
1966 cover of the beatles 'i should have known better' - & it utterly rules!

― zappi (joni), Saturday, 16 April 2005 06:39 (twenty years ago)

"Bed's Too Big Without You" - Sheila Hynton (w/Sly & Robbie)
"To Be A Lover (Have Some Mercy)" - George Faith (prod by Lee Perry)
Toots In Memphis LP - Toots (Hibbert) & the Maytals

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Saturday, 16 April 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)

Actually "To Be A Lover" doesn't qualify as WBM cause it was originally done by William Bell (before Sir William Idol).

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Saturday, 16 April 2005 09:42 (twenty years ago)

Dub Side of the Moon was amazing though

Abso-skanking-lutely. A very good rekkid indeed.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 16 April 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

I'm surprised Geir's not been in to mention "Red Red Wine" yet.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 April 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

>I'd be shocked if there WASN'T a reggae tribute to the Grateful Dead....you'd think all the pot smokers would unite for the cause.

well, Burning Spear did do a cover of Estimated Prophet for he Deadicated comp

― H (Heruy), Saturday, 16 April 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

I'm surprised Geir's not been in to mention "Red Red Wine" yet.

:)
!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 16 April 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

The word "boy" (to describe grownups), from my impression is used more often in a gay context than in a rascist one.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 16 April 2005 16:05 (twenty years ago)

It depends where you're from. In rural North Carolina, "boy" is always used to refer to adults. It took me a really long time to get used to. There's no gay context or implied hostility at all.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Saturday, 16 April 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

Slim Smith - "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

― ()ops (()()ps), Saturday, 16 April 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

The Red Stripes

― Black Arkestra (Black Arkestra), Saturday, 16 April 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

I think Samuel was making a (bad) joke in reference to another thread, the Sex Pistols one in which the phrase "black boy" was used.

― Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 16 April 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

Yellowman: "No Lucky In Gambling" (aka Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler"). Probably where Wyclef got the bright idea to do his own version.

― mike a, Saturday, 16 April 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

I thought Yellowman was an albino black guy? Does that count as "white boy"?

― Mickey (modestmickey), Sunday, 17 April 2005 02:37 (twenty years ago)

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