Man, I was walking near the beach today and someone drove by blasting UB40's cover of "Red Red Wine". I hate UB40. I hate them a lot. A few minutes later I was going in the water, and it was cold. Colder than I expected, so I did what I often do. I tried to distract myself from the water temperature by singing a song in my head, the first one that came to mind. Trouble was, it was a UB40D. I had to think of something else, stat. Thankfully Dr. Alimantado's "I Killed the Barber" came to mind quickly, the result of a recent spin. Just about the polar opposite of UB40. Kinda. Enough.
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Listen:Dr, Alimantado - I Killed the Barber mp3 at Now That's What I Call Bullshit
Dr. Alimantado - Poison Flour (streaming) at YouTube A favorite
Dr. Alimantado - Born For a Purpose mp3 at Surreptitious Music
The full LP:
Dr. Alimantado = Best Dressed Chicken in Town (streaming) at YouTube
Dr. Alimantado = Best Dressed Chicken in Town (zip) at Compartilhando Reggae
2 comments:
Ah, I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't stand UB40.
Systematically flipping through the CD racks (on a regular basis) at one of the local record stores in the late eighties, "Best Dressed Chicken…" was one of the two titles – the other being Yellowman's "Zungguzungguguzungguzeng" – I repeatedly found myself checking out; my teenage mind grappling with the aesthetics at play… Can't remember if I ever listened to any of them, but on a visual WTF level, these covers had no equals.
And; +1 on UB40.
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