En 1979, les Specials affolent les Îles Britanniques avec leur détonant croisement de Ska jamaïcain et de Pop anglaise. Le public s'enthousiasme pour ce groupe qui arbore fièrement des motifs à damiers noirs et blancs, symbole de son caractère pluri-ethnique. Entre autres succès, la formation atteint la 10e place des ventes en reprenant un morceau de Dandy Livingstone : « Rudy, a Message to You ». L'interprétation est excellente, le succès est mérité. Cette reprise a toutefois un tort : elle occulte quasiment la version originale ; or, quiconque a pu l'écouter en est convaincu : elle [...]
Continuing the ska and England World Cup song theme... - Three efforts starting with: We Are The Rulers Which is a collabortion featuring the band No. 1 Station and a new young M.C on the UK Grime scene named Trozion (pronounced 'Trojan'). " No.1 Station were founded by former Upsetters guitarist 'Sir' Marcus Downbeat in 2001, and for the last [...]
Whether referring to fusions or collaborations, co-creations are often best digested with familiarity of the two or more components at hand. For instance, the food grapple looks like an apple, but its skin tastes like a grape and the insides taste like an apple. Perfectly enjoyable, but those attempting to eat it without prior familiarity [...]
Dandy Livingstone may not be as widely known as popular reggae icons like Jimmy Cliff and the Wailers, but he wrote plenty of the genre's quintessential tracks including the simple and enduring "Suzanne Beware of the Devil." He also helped propel the popularity of ska music with his song "Rudy, A Message To You," which reached near the top of the UK charts thanks to an updated version by The Specials. Here's Dandy's original with its undeniably catchy trumpet motif. Dandy Livingstone - "Rudy, A Message To You"
Leonard Howell known as "The First Rasta" , bequeathed the Rastafarians six fundamental principles: Hatred for the white race. The complete superiority of the black race. Revenge on whites for their wickedness. The negation, persecution, and humiliation of the government and legal bodies of Jamaica. Preparation to go back to Africa, and [...]
Monsieur Cyclopède strikes back. Aujourd'hui, il découvre comment l'absence d'un musicien (sûrement atteint de la grippe porcine) a fait progresser le ska vers le rocksteady, chaînon manquant vers le reggae. :: Justin Hinds & The Dominoes : My Mama Told Me :: [ MP3 ] [ [...]
Rudettes and dansette penned by the mahvellous Bishakh Som © 2009 It's been a lovely Friday, what with it being the end of the week and a glorious, late afternoon burst of sunshine apologizing for the rest of the day's rain & gloom. When it's lovely outside, I feel lovely inside - call me shallow, and I will plead guilty. And so it is I find myself in the mood for some old time ska. Come along, Dearest Friends, the rude girls have cranked up [...]
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Lone Star Girl - Primal Scream Epistle To Dippy - Donovan Contact - Big Audio Dynamite Rudy, A Message To You - Dandy Livingstone Mighty Love - The Spinners Tell Her She's Lovely - El Chicano Mr. President (Have Pity [...]
I discovered Rudy, A Message to You like most people my age — through Two-Tone band The Specials, who covered the song (renamed A Message to You Rudy) on their self-titled, 1979 debut. In those pre-Google days (hard to believe they ever existed), it took more than a couple seconds to find out not-quite- household-name Dandy Livingstone originally recorded this rock steady classic 12 years prior. Rudy, as it turns out, is only a small part of a fascinating career. Livingstone was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in December 1943 or 1944 (accounts vary) and moved to [...]
mp3: Banbarra - Shack Up Pt.1 mp3: Betty Everett - You're No Good mp3: Dandy Livingstone - Rudy A Message To You mp3: Gloria Jones - Tainted Love mp3: Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind mp3: Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love mp3: Tommy James & the Shondels - I Think Were Alone Now Though these are not all the original versions, the songs featured today are all the definitive early versions of [...]
....I've actually got 5 minutes to check all the RSS alerts I receive on my Bloglines account. There's hundreds to check. I'm typing this as fast as I can before somebody interrupts me and stops me blogging about one of my favourite all-time songs that I just found on Moistworks. Here it is.. Dandy Livingstone - "RUDY A MESSAGE TO YOU" There we go. If anyone interrupts me now I can just whack the publish button and then it's out there. I've learnt [...]
RUDY A MESSAGE TO YOU Dandy Livingstone Suzanne Beware of the Devil Trojan : 2002 [Buy it] RUDIE'S MEDLEY Peter Tosh & The Soulmates Trojan Rude Boy Box Set [Disc 3] Trojan : 2002 [Buy it] RUDE BOY TRAIN Video Desmond Dekker The Original Rude Boy Music Club Records : 1997 [Buy it] [...]
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