SNAPPY!

Everytime I listen to RP I think I here this song. Give it a bit of a rest please.

This is the only TOOTS I ever hear on RP....how about something else?

LOVE TOOTS
Am I allowed to dance on my desk?

Too far removed from the old-fashioned roots reggae sound to appeal to me. This is too slick and "clean". The original is way better.

Skippy wrote:
That may be the only context in which it works.

catmaven wrote:
In general, ska is like double-time reggae*. In a four-beat measure, reggae plays an emphasis (such as a guitar note) on beats 2 & 4, while ska plays it on the upbeat of every beat.

There are other distinctions, of course, but I think that's the main one.

*Actually, since ska preceded reggae historically, it would be more accurate to say reggae is like half-time ska.

ON my flippen nerves... geeeeesh

OK song... but waaayyyyyy overplayed here. Give it a rest 'till next month.

godlike...
praise jah


Your outstanding music doesn't fit here. For future reference, please reconsider your decision to play on songs in the following musical styles:

- Polkas

- A capella

- Gregorian Chants.

Thanks,

A Big Fan

Dear Mr. Clapton,

Your outstanding music doesn't fit here. For future reference, please reconsider your decision to play on songs in the following musical styles:

- Polkas

- A capella

- Gregorian Chants.

Thanks,

A Big Fan

kazuma wrote:

Sure, Clapton's got his thing, but he just seems out of place here. They'd do just fine on this one without him.

catmaven wrote:

This is older stuff maybe thats it?

I really like it but aquired my taste over many of their albums. (and I love reggae)

i woke up singing this today!
:D

Please point me to definition of "guitar skronk," and to where "ska" and "reggae" are distinguished. My ears agree that this is not normal reggae. I just disliked it, but heard too little to figure out why.

kazuma wrote:

just came here to write the exact same thing.

KALINEVE wrote:

Funny- it is on Disney's "An Extremely Goofy Movie"- cannot hear it the same anymore. Pauley Shore gainfully employed again at least.

Wait... do you sense it? The music snobs are lurking!

It's a fun song, and a good version. Lighten the up.

Clapton is a huge distraction on this one.

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

:D/

Better than not hearing the song at all, I suppose, but I much prefer the version from "The Harder They Come."

jah_blessed wrote:


jah_blessed wrote:

Darkmatter wrote:

Erm, he didn't call it "island disco," you did. Reggae is easily identifiable because of the rhythm of the music. It involves the drummer and the bass player playing off-beat to each other and is pretty much unique to reggae and it's ancestors and inheritors (ska, tu-tone and to some extent punk). Disco also has a distinctive rhythm pattern. The pattern is different from Reggae, but the distinctiveness of the rhythm makes it immediately recognizable, much like reggae's rhythm pattern. This is what the previous poster was trying to say.

AO

A happy, feel good song that always gets me moving....

I agree with some of the other commenters. The original is one of my favourite reggae tunes, but this version is boring and bland. Clapton doesn't contribute anything substantial either. I can't give this more than a 4.

Please play the original instead. (Or the song with Willie Nelson, which is a much better pick.)

NiceGuy2005 wrote:

This is so misinformed, go read up on the history of jamaican music before calling it "island disco" or something equally derogatory.

But I agree, the original song is so much better than this bland rehash.

Indeed! Toots has lots better to offer and this "ditty" is in frequent rotation?
hcaudill wrote:

I'd rather hear the Specials cover of this song.

Damn! Missed this. One of my favourite Toots tunes. Never heard this version.