And here's Sly & Robbie on the Version side...
youtu.be/Ot12s2WFzD4?...
Unlike a lot of Sly & Robbie's work for George Phang in the mid-80s, this rhythm wasn't an update of an old classic. Instead it became known as the Level The Vibes riddim.
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And finally, here's a great clip of Johnny Osbourne singing Purify Your Heart on an outdoor sound system in Brasil in 2013...
youtu.be/l7HrwkLTu-A?...
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Happy 78th birthday to Johnny Osbourne.
Here's the 12" version of Purify Your Heart, one of my favourite Johnny Osbourne tunes. He sounds like an old-time prophet exposing hypocrisy in this heavier than lead record..
youtu.be/_sblWj2KQA0?...
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On the B side is an equally great rocksteady tune, also known as Cleopatra...
youtu.be/u7Ca7nCbyUc?...
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And finally, almost 60 years later, George 'Clive' Murphy is still leading The Tennors.
Here he is (in the middle) a few years ago doing a great a cappela version of Ride Your Donkey...
youtu.be/vghq-GPlWSg?...
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Taking a moment to remember the great Tenor Fly who we lost a decade ago
Tune: Tenor Fly & Deman Rockers ‘Dan Man’
Image: Deman in the Wrongtom Meets Ragga Twins ‘Follow Fashion’ video which we shot not long after Tenor died
The Tennors scored a hit in 1967 with Pressure & Slide, but when they wanted to record a follow-up, no-one was interested.
They ended up producing Ride Your Donkey themselves and it became an even bigger hit...
youtu.be/NdHpM0zMZT8?...
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And here's the B side, where once again hypocrisy and corruption are in Johnny Osbourne's sights...
youtu.be/9Yq7lpLcl9Y?...
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Here's a joyous dancehall tune from Half Pint, celebrating the positivity of reggae music over a driving Sly & Robbie rhythm.
This 7" also became the title track of Half Pint's LP on the Taxi label in 1987...
youtu.be/1FnYUkfRaBQ?...
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