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Three minutes and twenty-nine seconds: 3’29” seems to be a prime length for amazing Jamaican music - Althea And Donna’s deathless “Uptown Top Ranking”, Cutty Ranks’ defiant “Wake De Man”, Yellowman’s deceptively easy-going dancehall “Dem Sight The Boss”, Prince Buster’s “Ten Commandments Of Man”… well, OK, this close to the storied ‘ideal length’ of a pop song you’re going to find a wealth of amazing music from any country, but the JA stuff really stood out. So here’s Culture doing “Two Sevens Clash”, one of the colossal reputation-building songs of roots reggae, beloved of punks, DJs, Richard Branson… it’s glorious, but for me the real shivery moments are the cut-through shouts of “WHAT?” just before the chorus.
What would your 3’29” track be?
Posted on February 3, 2011 with 12 notes
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koganbot answered:
Ashlee Simpson “Love Me For Me”
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ley-lines answered:
Continuing the JA theme: The Uniques, “My Conversation”
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