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1 November 2012
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Imagine any Beatles song turned into a Reggae song — which one would sound good that way?
My choice would be Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da .
Think about it.
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Yeah, that one’s halfway to reggae (or ska at least) already!
For some reason, the first one I thought of was “Octopus’ Garden”. Actually, I would guess that any number of Beatles tracks could be adapted fairly easily for reggae, if they’re midtempo or slower, and in 4/4 or 2/4 time with a pronounced backbeat. As for whether they’d sound “good” that way, my opinion can’t count for much, since I’ve never liked reggae very much at all. (There are exceptions, of course. But I can’t fully enjoy them without ganja.)
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Offline I saw the cut-off title on the updates list and thought it said ragtime and I got all excited. Sadly, I’ve never been a fan of reggae.
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Offline There is a Wings 1980 rehearsal of Got To Get You Into My Life which has got a ska feeling to it. The instrumental part of I Call Your Name also has an early ska type feeling to it as well.
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16 September 2013
Offline Here is a reggae version of “And I Love Her .” I like a few songs with this distinctive beat, but I get tired of it quickly.
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6.23pm
1 November 2012
Offline Thanks to all for the links. I just thought of another one that would work: Two Of Us .
I too tire easily of reggae; but often that’s a case of the musicians themselves not really putting much of the spice of variety into their songs. Some musicians seem to get so much into the groove of their subculture (whether it’s reggae, or country, or folk, or rock, etc.), they completely forget about trying to mix it up and add sounds that are outside the Box. Sometimes, that’s why a particular genre sounds better when done by an “outsider” who adds something new, as for example Stevie Wonder’s attempt at reggae:
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6.41pm
14 December 2009
Offline Yeah that song’s classic, but not as good as “Boogie On Reggae Woman ” – which has NO reggae at all in it!
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4.14am
1 November 2012
Offline I agree that Boogie On Reggae Woman is better — more inventive. I’m not even sure what genre it is.
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1 November 2013
Offline Just a heads up, “Reggae” is misspelled as “Raggae” in the title.
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14 December 2009
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I agree that Boogie On Reggae Woman is better — more inventive. I’m not even sure what genre it is.
Just basic funk/r&b, I’d say.
I can imagine the stride-piano section of “You Never Give Me Your Money ” (“Out of college, money spent…”) redone in a Jamaican fashion – kind of the same way “Live And Let Die ” turns into reggae for a bit in the middle.
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9.07pm
1 November 2012
Offline IveJustSeenAFaceo said
Just a heads up, “Reggae” is misspelled as “Raggae” in the title.
Now I know why I felt too lazy to try to change it — I just spent like 2 annoying minutes trying to figure out how to edit the title, to no avail.
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1 November 2013
Offline Funny Paper said
IveJustSeenAFaceo said
Just a heads up, “Reggae” is misspelled as “Raggae” in the title.Now I know why I felt too lazy to try to change it — I just spent like 2 annoying minutes trying to figure out how to edit the title, to no avail.
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1 November 2012
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17 December 2012
Offline Trojan Records was the most important British label for Jamaican music in the late-’60s and early-’70s, licensing music from the majority of the major Jamaican labels. A few years ago they released the 3CD Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set, collecting together what they felt were the 50 best tracks in their catalogue from that time. It takes in ska, rocksteady and reggae, and as Jamaican music was more single orientated at that time, it can be assumed that most were singles there, and likely hits.
It included the following Beatles songs:
And I Love Her
Blackbird
Carry That Weight
Come Together
Don’t Let Me Down
Eleanor Rigby
Get Back
A Hard Day’s Night
Hello Goodbye
Here Comes The Sun
Hey Jude
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Will
I’ll Be Back
If I Needed Someone
In My Life
Lady Madonna
Let It Be
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Something
Yesterday
You Won’t See Me
Plus these solo, given away, and covered by The Beatles tracks:
Come And Get It
Give Peace A Chance
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Imagine
Isn’t It A Pity
Live And Let Die
My Love
My Sweet Lord
Twist And Shout
World Without Love
Many of them appear in more than one version, but it gives a good idea of what contemporary Jamaican musicians thought worked within their style of playing.
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Offline MrMoonlight said
I saw the cut-off title on the updates list and thought it said ragtime and I got all excited. Sadly, I’ve never been a fan of reggae.
Ha ha – same.
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Offline A bit of Bob Marley every once in a while is good but aside from that reggae is not a genre that captivates me.
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14 December 2009
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1 November 2012
Offline Thanks Ahhh Girl! I don’t know what happened — I’m ordinarily such a stickler for spelling “reggae” correctly!
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