I have a Desmond Dekker CD in my car, the man who came up with the 'Israelites' song that got used in a 'Vitalite' margarine advert in the late 80s. Genius musician and great voice. Great music for driving around Brighton to with a giant bag of garden refuse on the back seat that smells like crap. Highly recommended!
I love desmond Dekker, but I'd forgotten about him. Thanks for the reminder. I thought you were older than you are because of your musical tastes ( I love the Smiths!). But I think people who like music move across the eras. My older sons have everything in their ipod from Johhny Cash to Kanye West to the Dubliners.
When I was at school I was more familiar with my parents music than what was in the charts, and when I left school I stated following small bands at venues like the Mean Fidler in Harlesden and the George Robey in Finsbury Park. That's where I first saw the Pogues ( in 1983, eek!) Billy Bragg and Hank Wangford were regulars at the Mean Fiddler, as were Terry and Gerry, The Boothill Foot Tappers, The Men They Couldn't Hang...happy days!
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Brilliant - thanks for sharing these (I'm one of those people who only knows 'Israelites'...)
ReplyDeleteI love desmond Dekker, but I'd forgotten about him. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were older than you are because of your musical tastes ( I love the Smiths!). But I think people who like music move across the eras.
My older sons have everything in their ipod from Johhny Cash to Kanye West to the Dubliners.
When I was at school I was more familiar with my parents music than what was in the charts, and when I left school I stated following small bands at venues like the Mean Fidler in Harlesden and the George Robey in Finsbury Park. That's where I first saw the Pogues ( in 1983, eek!)
Billy Bragg and Hank Wangford were regulars at the Mean Fiddler, as were Terry and Gerry, The Boothill Foot Tappers, The Men They Couldn't Hang...happy days!