100 Reggae Songs, die man kennen muß

Wer mich kennt, weiß ja, daß ich ein Faible für karibische und im Besonderen für jamaikanische Rhythmen habe.

Deshalb gibt es als Einstieg ins neue Blog eine Liste der 100 größten Reggae-Hits aller Zeiten. Natürlich ist so eine Liste subjektiv, aber mindestens 1/3 der folgenden Lieder wird auf jeder Reggae-Party gespielt. Garantiert! Bis auf 2 Lieder habe ich sogar alle bei youtube gefunden und verlinkt. Ich hoffe, es gefällt.

Ähm, die Liste ist (noch) nicht sortiert und auch noch nicht ganz vollständig. Vielleicht hilft mir ja jemand bei den fehlenden Songs. Zum Schluß gibt’s das Ganze dann auch noch als songza-Playliste.

1. Seeed - Dickes B, Der Asphaltboden zittert, es wummert im Ohr, als ich an einen dicken Beat mein junges Herz verlor, seit damals gefällt mir die Stadt besser als zuvorr, youtube
   
2. Shaggy - Ready Fi Di Ride, Put up yuh one cause yuh ready fi di ride, Yuh want a man to point yuh heals to di sky, Run outta breath and break sweat through di night, youtube
3. Beenie Man - King Of The Dancehall, On bed pon floor against wall, we sex dem all till dem all mi, Im di girls dem sugar dats all, Welcome di king of di dancehall, youtube
4. T.O.K - Money 2 burn, Just got paid and I got a little money to burn, I gotta get laid, gotta find me a sexy girl, youtube
5. Lady Saw & T.O.K. - Hardcore Lover, what di gal need?, she need a hardcore lover, youtube
6. Louchie Lou & Michie One - Rich Girl, If I was rich girl, See, I’d have all the money in the world, if I was a wealthy girl, youtube
7. Dennis Brown - Money in my Poket, Money in my pocket but I just can’t get no love, youtube
8. Alton Ellis - I’m Still In Love With You, you don’t know how to love or even how to kiss me, youtube
9. Sanchez - Missing You, and it’s driving me crazy, ’cause i’m needing my baby, youtube
10. Cocoa Tea - 18 and over, go home to your mama, your mama, go home to your papa, your papa, (I’m checking you out, but) you’re to young to be my lover, youtube
11. Queen Ifrica - Mi Naah Rub, i know ev’rybody a rub, but mi can’t understand why you a bleach out your face, der Song thematisiert die unter Schwarzen leider weit verbreitete Unart sich die Haut mit ätzenden, chemischen Mitteln zu bleichen, youtube
12. Barrington LevY - Under Mi Sensi, Dem say”Hey natty dread locks, a where you come from? You muss have two stick a sensi under your tam” Mi say “No officer, LAWD, you muss be madd. Mi only smoke cigarette and strictly shag” , youtube
13. Gentleman - Jah Ina Yuh Life, Find a way out fi yourself nuh make dem fool you
    in dis ya land of Babylon nuh make dem rule you,…,Jah ina yuh life, everyting is nice everyting is everything and everything alright,jah ina your life everting nice, youtube
    
14. Chuck Fender - I Swear, I swear, that i will never switch, I swear, i keep on giving u songs like this, I swear, that i will never hitch, to defend poor people, one a mi greatest wish, youtube
15. Rebellion di Recaller - Rebel, stand up, be brave! we must rebel, youtube als supersonic blueprint
16. Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote, A pretty face and bad character, Dem the kinda livin can’t hold Chaka, Seh gal yuh pretty, Yuh face it pretty, But yuh character dirty, Gal yuh just act too flirty flirty, youtube
17. Lady Saw - Chat to Mi Back, Chat to mi back, chat to mi back, cause dis a body not a gyal cyan knock, chat to mi back, chat to mi back, dem pop down, but we still hot, youtube
18. Admiral Bailey - Gimmie Punanny,…, youtube
19. Sizzla - Mash Dem Down, Mama used to give we dumplin mek out ah casava, Yo you got the riches you must share what you have-ah, Farmer plat the food and stop the people dem from starve-ah, youtube
20. Mims & Junior Reed & Baby Cham - This Is Why I’m Hot, I’m hot cause I’m fly, You ain’t cause you’re not, youtube
    
21. Tony Matterhorn - Man from Mars, what you gonna do to stop the sunshine? What you gonna try to take what is mine? What you gonna say, your waistin my time, the man from mars is here, youtube
22. Beenie Man & Lady Saw - Dancehall Queen, She’s a dancehall queen for life, Gonna explode like dynamite and she’s moving outta sight, now she a guh mash up di place like dynamite, youtube
23. Million Stylez - Miss Fatty, Ey miss fatty fatty you are murdah, Million lovin di way yu twist and a turn up, Hotta than lava my girl u a burn up, a nicer gyal yo mi never ever heard of, youtube
24. Shaggy - Boombastic, I’m Mr. Boombastic say mi fantastic, touch me in my back, She says I’m Mr. Ro…mantic, youtube
25. Capleton - That Day Will Come, Who do you think you are, we’re living ina small world, As wicked as you think you are, we’re living in a small world, As bad as you think you are, we’re living in a small world, youtube
26. Mr Vegas & Lexxus - Taxi Fare, All a di gal dem wid dem own taxi fare, Mek mi see yuh hand and put yuh hand inna di air, youtube
27. Inner Circle - Bad Boys, bad boys, bad boys, what’cha gonna do, what’cha gonna do when they come for you, Soundtrack der amerikanischen Fernseh-Serie C.O.P.S., youtube
28. Sanchez - Frenzy, All of my jiggas and mic mcs, hand inna the air if you love ladies
    If yuh caan show yuh hand, youtube
29. Cutty Ranks - Limb By Limb, ja, auch früher gab es schon Ganster-Reggae , Limb by Limb we a go cut dem down Send fi the hacksaw, take out dey tongue, youtube
30. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds, einer der optimistischsten Songs, die ich kenne und der mich einfach nur glücklich macht - Don’t worry about a ting, ’cause ev’ry little ting gonna be alright - youtube,
31. Sizzla & Capleton - Jah Jah City, Jah Jah city, Jah Jah town dem waan fi turn in’a dead man town now, youtube
32. Peter Tosh - Equal Rights, Everybody want to go up to heaven, but none of them, none of them want to die, I don’t want no peace, I man need equal rights and justice , youtube
33. Junior Reed - One Blood, You could’ve come from Lebanon, or you could’ve come from Iran, You could’ve come from China, You could’ve come Japan, one blood , youtube
34. Richie Spice - World is a cycle, the world is a cycle and everything weh happen yes it Come round in a circle , youtube
35. Buju Banton - Hills and Valleys, I love to see brothers and sisters, Looking out for one another, That’s the way it should be, Not contrary, stop tearing down each other, youtube
36. Spice - Fight Over Man, Tight pussy gal nuh fight ova man, And everybody kno seh we ah name brand, When mi ah wine mi give di wickedess slam, So mi sorry fi di gal dem out deh weh na no clam, youtube
37. General Levy - Heat, turn up the heat, so we can increase the fever, youtube
38. Prophet Benjamin - Pretty Boy Fella, I wonder if it’s me she want, or if it’s he she want, But she end up with ah real congo bongo, Real congo bongo, youtube
39. Born Jamericans - State of Shock IV, I’ve been travelling all over this world, never hav I seen so many beautyful girls, youtube
40. Ken Boothe - When i fall in love, When I fall in love, it will be forever and I never ever fall in love again, youtube
41. Pressure - Love and Affection, Let me give some love and affection, you got my attention, you need no direction, youtube
42. Sizzla - Dry Cry, dry cry even tells, even my heart cry but who cares, who’s fault - no one but myself, things do happen words can’t explain, The only human reasoning joy meet’s pain, people would spend time just for us to seperate, they don’t want to see us reach nowhere, uh girl and you know i care, why does it have to be this way, can’t tell you go. can’t tell you to stay, youtube
43. Junior Kelly - If love so nice, you say, you love me and you care, but you’re never the near, you’re alway on the run, now tell mi dis, why can’t we spend no quality time, Kick back, undress and unwind, You always have something fi do - if love so nice tell mi why it hurt so bad, youtube
44. Junior Byles - Fade Away, He who seeks of only vanity And no love for humanity Shall fade away, fade away, the rich is gettin’ richer ev’ryday, youtube
45. Jimmy Cliff - The harder they come, So as sure as the sun will shine, I’m gonna get my share now of what’s mine And then the harder they come the harder they’ll fall one and all, youtube
46. Jacob Miller - Tenement Yard, dreadlocks can’t live ina tenement yard, dreadlocks can’t live in privacy, too much, youtube
47. Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng, but tell yuh Yellowman have too much girlfriend ‘ca nuff a dem a talk bout me nuh have nuh girlfriend, yuh a idiot bwoy, me have a hundred and ten, seh all a dem, dem have yellow children, youtube
48. Sister Nancy - Bam Bam, Dis woman never trouble no one, I’m a lady, I’m not a man, MC is my ambition, I come fi nice up Jamaica, so bam bam, what a bam bam, youtube
49. Bob Marley - Redemption Song,Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds., youtube
50. Baby Cham & Alicia Keys - Ghetto Story, I remember those days when Hell was my home, When Me and Mama bed was a big piece a foam , youtube
51. Bob Marley - Sun is shining, Sun is shining, the weather is sweet, make you wanna move your dancing feet, youtube
52. Prince Allah - Sun is shining for all, , youtube
53. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie, this generation rules di nation: pass the dutchie ‘pon the left one side, youtube
54. Shabba Ranks - Ting a Ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling, dancehall in swing, youtube
55. Dawn Penn - You Don’t Love Me, no, no, no, you don’t love me and I know now, youtube
56. Tanya Stephens - Yuh Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet, Have yuh ever wonder what make a girl cum, A woman must be satisfied before you say you done, You caan say a thing if you end up a get bun, cause yuh nuh ready fi this yet bwoy, youtube
57. Mister Vegas - Heads High, Heads high, kill dem wit it now, Just mek a bway know you nah blow, youtube
58. Lady Saw - Sycamore Tree, Remember it was under the sycamore treeee
    The sun stop shining for me, youtube
59. Tony Rebel - If Jah, If Jah is standing by my side Then why should I be afraid Of the pestilence that crawleth by night , youtube
60. Sizzla - Like Mountain, Ey journalis just get this inna your papers, Nah dis the Bobo youth whey ah fling heavy powers , youtube
61. Sizzla - Smoking Marijuana, I smoke da marijuana and get high, stay above the wickeds and fly, youtube
62. Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves, Polices and Thieves in di streets scaring di nation with their guns and amunition, youtube
63. Mykal Rose - Shoot out, police and thieves couldn’t be friends, youtube
64. Demarco - Duppy Know Ah Who Fi Frighten, you have a problem, talk direct to me, youtube
65. Assassin - Boring Gal, boring gal, nuh want no boring, youtube
66. Bob Marley - Natural Mystic, There’s a natural mystic blowing through the air;
    If you listen carefully now you will hear. , youtube
67. Sizzla - Mi Nah Rape, Gyal dem so sexy, gyal dem so great, dress up inna dem fancy and dem come test mi faith. … Haffi get di pussy but mi nah rape, youtube
68. Ken Boothe - Everything I own, I would give anything I own, give up my life, my heart, my own, just to have you back again, youtube
69. Buju Banton - Champion, Me wanna walk like a champion, Talk like a champion, What a piece of body gal, Tell me where you get it from , youtube
70. Red Rat - Tight Up Skirt, Hey you girl inna di tight up blouse
    Everytime ya pass mi, ya get mi aroused , youtube
71. Bushman - Cannabis, , youtube
72. Patrice - Everyday good, everyday is good, ’cause of being alive, from the day i was born to the day i die, youtube
73. Buju Banton & Wayne Wonder - I dont know why, Woman yuh may not be wealthy nah drive a fast car, But mi nah go leff yuh out cau we a come from far, youtube
74. Leftside & Kiprich - Tribute to Zebra & Tiger, When you go ina jail di first time, The first time you commit the first crime, Tell mi how it go one more time, Di people wan hear di story line by line, youtube
75. Beenie Man - Who Am I, sim simma, who got the keys to my bimmer who am i
    the girls dem sugar. how can i, make love to a thriller , youtube
76. Collie Buddz - Tomorrow’s Another Day, Girl I know you’ve got some issues, And I’d never try to dis you, ’cause No-one knows the life you’ve been through, So I’m just here to wish you the very best inna yuh life, youtube
77. Marlon Asher - Ganja Farmer, Big stinkin helicopter flow through di air
    what dem call it, dem call it weedeater
    dem never did there when me wa totin water
    or when me did applying fertilizer
    yet outta di sky dem spittin fire
    and im a little youth man with a hot temper
    me dig up me stinkin rocket launcher
    and in a di air dispense the helicopter , youtube
78. Eek A Mouse - Ganja Smuggling, Early, early sunday morning it was a big ganja smuggling, Ina de mud mie a pick colli bud and me a load dem down in off the to, One by one, load up di van, all of a ganja it ram, Put it on a plane, the weed gaan a Spain, Money jus’ a pour like rain, youtube
79. Tarrus Riley - She’s Royal, The way she move to her own beat, She has the qualites of a queen, She’s a queen, Ooo Ooo what a natural beauty, No need no make-up to be a cutie, youtube
80. Cecile - Hot like we, Mi know fi use mi tongue and mi nuh fraid a backshot And mi know fi rotate it when deh put mi pon top , youtube
81. Elephant Man - Rah, rah, Bomb a drop! Run fi cover! Save ya mama! Can I get a RAH from all Jamaicans , youtube
82. Damien Marley - Hey girl, She said, “Junior you’re a genius. You think with you’re mind and not your peanuts, I say, “Baby you’re the cleanest The true definition of what my queen is”, youtube
83. I-Wayne - Wood for the fire, One man can’t satisfy her, She needs more wood for the fire
    Sex price getting higher, ah more money she require, House, car, and land she desire so from di prostitution work she won’t retire, youtube
84. Bob Marley - Roots, Rock, Reggae, Play I some music, dis a reggae music, youtube

Wie Ihr seht, ist die Liste noch nicht ganz fertig. Vielleicht hilft mir ja jemand auf die Sprünge. Hallo Spreeblick. Ich bin mir sicher, daß ich noch einige Reggae-Klassiker vergessen habe.

Wer Lust hat, kann sich die Songs auch alle nacheinander auf songza anhören.

Wer nur eine Aufmerksamkeitsspanne von 3 Minuten hat und trotzdem Spaß haben will, sollte sich das folgende Video (Nr 65) anschauen:

P.S.: Verzeiht mein schlechtes Patois. Ich werde das noch einmal gegenlesen lassen.