Ezeregy dal, amit érdemes meghallgatni: 0252 Desmond Dekker & The Aces: Israelites (1968) Writer: | Desmond Dekker, Leslie Kong Producer: | Leslie Kong Label: | Pyramid Album | Israelites (1969) With “Israelites,” Desmond Dekker became the first Jamaican artist to achieve truly international popularity. More importantly, the record paved the way for other ska and reggae acts to follow. Dekker’s single “007 (Shanty Town)” had begun to win him a fan base in England, but it seemed ska would remain strictly a Caribbean/ English phenomenon until “Israelites” achieved the seemingly impossible. Rising through the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, it reached No. 1 in Britain, the Netherlands, West Germany, Sweden, and Canada, and No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The feat was all the more remarkable given that very few listeners understood the lyrics: Dekker’s words not only included some obscure cultural references (it was originally titled “Poor Me Israelite”), but were also delivered in an accent impenetrable to most non-Jamaicans. Unfortunately, having opened up the U.S. and European markets for West Indian music, Dekker never matched the success of “Israelites,” even in his adopted home of Britain, though he maintained a steady following in Jamaica through the Seventies. His best-known song has retained its popularity, however, again reaching the U.K. Top Ten on its re-release in 1975. It was covered by Swedish punks Millencolin in 1997 and by beloved London ska institution Madness on the album The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 in 2005. youtu.be/P8YWBvD_dhk
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