this thread is devoted specifically to accumulating royalties for Dave Barker

I was going to just pelt AG's Facebook wall with Dave Barker youtube embeds, but I decided, ah screw it, I'll just do this here instead.

Listen early and listen often, and hopefully Dave Barker will get some decent royalty checks in the future (Idk if the guy is doing well in the present or not tbh)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPe8oBe4ah8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1js1qlSBnZI

^legit one of my favorite songs of all time

man it would be rad if Aston Barrett* got some royalties for these plays too--that BASS~!!! It's like the rumpus room for my soul.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6fel_6fDFs

*I assume but could not confirm that this is Barrett playing on here.

one of the most compelling reasons for the continued relevance of the United Kingdom is the knowledge that this went #1 in 1971, which has recently revealed itself as one of the top five best years for rock/pop/music. Maybe Dave isn't doing that bad after all...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hw01eOeOyk

Shocks of Mighty's version, useful as a show of Barker's range--dude could be an exhorter in the James Brown tradition or he could be a sweet soul crooner--and probably my first encounter with reggae's practice of recycling rhythm tracks. I am super fascinated with the minute differences between the tracks: dig that tantalizing little hint of call-and-response at 1:56!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDzJS_ifYKY

don't play this! Bob Dylan is getting enough royalties already!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPSidf2fnLw