Happy Jack Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 I must have been 11 when this was in the charts and apparently a big hit. I had no idea. http://youtu.be/BeJ55sUacPM Quote
Mickeyboro Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 UB40 technically covered a reggae version by Tony Tribe, Jack. Can't recall the orig either but Diamond plays it reggae style now while counting his royalties Quote
casapete Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Never a UK hit, until the dreadful UB40 version (itself a cover of a cover by Tony Tribe) in 1983. Great song though. * Beaten to it ^^^^^^ Edited March 10, 2017 by casapete Quote
bonzodog Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Yes ive seen Neil Diamond several times and he always plays it reggae style now. Strangley The monkees 'Im a believer' which he wrote, he now plays as a ballad and it sounds great. Edited March 10, 2017 by bonzodog Quote
Hobbayne Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 It wasnt that big a hit. Apparently it only got to 62 in the US and 72 in Australia. Quote
KevB Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Didn't even realise the ND version had been released as a single tbh, always assumed it was one of those obscure album tracks that others had taken to cover. Quote
skankdelvar Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 [quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1489148702' post='3254744'] UB40 technically covered a reggae version by Tony Tribe, Jack. [/quote] Thanks for the heads up, Sir. I went and checked it out: Mr Tribe's version is a little gem and beats the bollocks off the UB40 version. [media]http://youtu.be/PNgzk0TvJJI[/media] Quote
taunton-hobbit Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Neil Diamond wrote this in 1967...... [color=#252525][font=sans-serif]The song was covered by several artists shortly after Diamond's recording was released. In 1968 the Dutch singer [/font][/color][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tetteroo"]Peter Tetteroo[/url][color=#252525][font=sans-serif] (from the band [/font][/color][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tee_Set"]Tee Set[/url][color=#252525][font=sans-serif]) had a hit with a cover of the song in The Netherlands. Tony Tribe covered the song in 1969 in a reggae-influenced style. Fourteen years later, [/font][/color][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UB40"]UB40[/url][color=#252525][font=sans-serif] recorded it in 1983 in a lighter reggae style;[/font][/color] [color=#252525][font=sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#252525][font=sans-serif] [/font][/color] Quote
yorks5stringer Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 They say if you remember the 60's you weren't really there.... Quote
dlloyd Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 [quote name='casapete' timestamp='1489148854' post='3254748'] Never a UK hit, until the dreadful UB40 version (itself a cover of a cover by Tony Tribe) in 1983. Great song though. * Beaten to it ^^^^^^ [/quote] Never been a huge fan of UB40, but their version isn't that bad, is it? There was a bit of resentment towards them for taking old ska/rocksteady tunes and making them into hits, but they made quite a difference to the original artists... Lord Creator for example being homeless on the streets of Kingston when he got his royalty cheque from UB40 and being brought out of poverty... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDZ8U-7A1A[/media] Quote
Happy Jack Posted March 11, 2017 Author Posted March 11, 2017 Really liking that Kingston Town vibe. [Pedant] Not too sure about the references above to "reggae". I'm hearing Ska and Rock Steady but nothing I'd call reggae. [/Pedant] Quote
TrevorR Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1489165997' post='3254928'] Thanks for the heads up, Sir. I went and checked it out: Mr Tribe's version is a little gem and beats the bollocks off the UB40 version. [media]http://youtu.be/PNgzk0TvJJI[/media] [/quote] Not heard that before. WHY HAS NOONE SHOWN ME THIS BEFORE. OH, THE WASTED YEARS! What a great version. Quote
skankdelvar Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1489193034' post='3255172'] There was a bit of resentment towards them for taking old ska/rocksteady tunes and making them into hits, but they made quite a difference to the original artists... Lord Creator for example being homeless on the streets of Kingston when he got his royalty cheque from UB40 and being brought out of poverty... [/quote] Good point well made. Quote
dlloyd Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1489249334' post='3255495'] Good point well made. [/quote] After two bottles of red, red wine, no less... Quote
ivansc Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 I have always felt totally meh about UB40, but at least if the royalties ended up in the right hands they did SOME good. Well don Allie and co Quote
taunton-hobbit Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Makes a very pleasant change for any money sent to a 'reggae' artist to actually benefit them........ Quote
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