Great request!!! UB40...the #1 Reggae/Ska style covers band. I think Red Red Wine was officially released twice and if I’m not mistaken it went #1 on the charts twice??!!
It's a rare occasion when an artist covers a song and not only creates an improvement on the original, but also re-invents the song in a way you would have never thought of. This is one of those versions. Simply one of the best covers ever made.
Kingston Town or One In Ten have to be high up your list. Such a terrific band, and and nice bunch of guys. They also have a great story of the bands origins. Working class lads from Birmingham, England., no jobs, signing on at the Unemployment Office where they meet, and they bond over a love for reggae.
ub40 is the best uk band ever no doubt and coming from Birmingham to. the pub is still there they used to drink in and still drink in occasional. I'm proud to be from Birmingham.
Back in the early 80s, there was an offshoot of Reggae in Britain, known as Ska. A good number of bands fell into this style. My favorite is the English Beat, my favorites being I Confess, and a very peppy version of Tears of a Clown.
The 80's Ska was a revival, Ska was a Jamaican sound brought over to the UK in the late 50's, look up Prince Buster he's basically the Godfather of Ska
The Beat aka English Beat (had to change the name for the US market where there was also a band named The Beat), General Public, Latin Quarter, The Specials, Police, UB40, Third World, Aswad, Madness, Ranking Roger, Selecter, Akrylykz, Musical Youth, Steel Pulse, Andy Cox etc all pushed ska and or reggae in the UK and abroad
One of my all time favorite concert experiences was seeing UB40. Went to a reggae festival that they were headlining on a whim. Had zero expectations. Then these dude came out and PUT. ON. A. SHOW!!! Face melting awesomeness! And everyone in the crowd was on the exact same vibe! It felt like nobody was expecting the show we were experiencing. Nothing but giant smiles on dancing bodies everywhere you looked! I’ll never forget it!
Jamel, UB40 had two very distinct and different parts to their careers. Their first 3 albums had no covers and were a reflection of their Birmingham Anglo-Jamaican roots. Probably the best representation of Anglo-Jamaican roots and dub in England at the time. Then they changed management and record companies and became a very successful pop band doing "white" reggae and covers. For a peek into their roots try listening to One in Ten and King. For fun try anything off Present Arms in Dub!
they recorded labour of love first but the record company thought that it was too good to be released as a debut album so they kept it a side and released these three albums including the album ub44 to build their fame and success. i think that ub 44 reached number 2 in the charts, then they released the labour of love album and they were instant seccess.
@@mohammadalmajali668 No. They recorded it at the Abattoire, their own studio, in '82-'83. They certainly knew, played, and may have made earlier recordings, but the album tracks were cut in the year prior to release.
@@mikdev62 thank you my friend. but i know the whole project of having a cover album was delayed by the record company anyway. this is a great band and one of my most beloved ones.
@@mohammadalmajali668 They most definitely did not record "Labour of Love first". Their first album was "Signing off" a nod to the fact they would no longer need their UB40 cards and would be signing off the dole (Welfare for Americans). "Signing off" was recorded on an 8 track in a flat (apartment) in Moseley, Birmingham, England. The recording quality was poor and contains some ambient background noise including birds singing in the garden that was left in. The songs on the album were all original and fantastic and the album included a free 12 inch single (I know, I was one of the first to buy it). The second album was "Present Arms" also with original songs. The 3rd album was "Present Arms in Dub", "In Dub" means no vocals ... just the music. The fourth Album was UB44 and Labour of love was the 5th album and the start of their decline from great band to pub cover band.
Just to give a heads up on the impact of this song... it was really huge when it first came out and hit number 1 in the following place Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Europe (Eurochart hot 100) Finland Iceland Netherlands New Zealand Sweden UK US (Billboard charts) in addition this song was a major hit in the Pacific islands too and to this day it's still popular amongst many..even here in 🇫🇯
I got to see them live so many times. They never disappointed, a top class act. And, I love their originals more than the covers. Speaking of covers, Jamel needs to check out English Beat's Tears of a Clown!
@@Pcrimson1 Unfortunately I've only seen them live once, it was at the Chicago House of Blues venue in 2000, still one of the best shows I've ever seen and I've been to hundreds of concerts over the years.
I am such a big fan of Elvis, I usually don't like covers of his songs, but this is an exception. UB40 made no attempt to copy the great man, they did it in their own style, and I love it.
U.B.4.O. DID SO MANY GREAT BRITISH REGGAE 💚💛❤COVERS EVEN DID A SONG FROM THE MOTOWN GROUP "THE TEMPTATIONS ~ THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO" THANKS FOR THIS REACTION BROTHER JAMEL_AKA_JAMAL ✌& LO💚E
This UB-40 Version of the Song was used in the 1993 Film "Sliver" starring Sharon Stone, William Baldwin and Tom Berenger. About a Creepy Landlord who spied on his Tenants via hidden CCTV Cameras .... Thus the Style of the Video with the CCTV Cameras!
UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group.
@@jamelakajamalbtw UB40.....Good choice. I grew up listening to these guys and remember happy days dancing to their music at our school discos. Happy times.
I could not agree more with this. Their early albums are outstanding, top to bottom. They’re one of my fav bands and I love the later ones too, but easily the first albums are all phenomenal original songs
Yeah "Signing Off" and "Present Arms" are special albums. Even UB44 & the first Live album are still up there with their first 2 albums. But first 2 are prolly my favorites.
@nic6633 I agree, while I really like the love songs, the political & social messages in their early material was so key. And I love Earth Dies Screaming - tremendous song.
Although this song has been covered by many, it still goes back to Elvis. It was originally written to be covered by a female, Can't Help Falling in Love With Him. UB40 takes it and makes it their own!
What gets my goat, is the amount of videos that claim Bob Marley did 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'. Not unless Bobby McFarrin was possessed by the spirit of Bob Marley!!!!
I love UB40 and I love listening to/watching you enjoy music Jamal. Thanks for an upbeat place to go to get away for a few minutes from all the...ugh of the world and keeping great music alive.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but the name U.B.40 was taken from the form that you had to fill out to go on "the dole", the British version of employment insurance, sort of. Great band!
UB40 in their heyday were an amazing band..All their songs were amazing reggae style....Still here in the uk one of the top bands ever to come out of england and they are brummies/from Birmingham...Did a great cover of sonny and Chers I got you babe, with chrissie hyde of the pretenders.🙏🇬🇧🙏💖
ill 4th that remark, love me some dread z. played it for some people at work and they got a kick out of it. its kinda funny but they didnt just halfass it, they did a damn good job of it and it works really well surprisingly. zeppelin songs sung by an elvis impersonator with i think keyboard and guitar by a couple of reggae guys and bass and drums by southern rock or hillbilly types. kinda crazy but it works. might have the musicians mixed up its been awhile. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-225Tet0XY24.html
It's going to be fun watching him talk about it on the next video. He probably had both of these done before posting the 1st one so no time to say, WTF are you kidding me Bob Marley didn't sing it...jmo
I am a huge huge Elvis fan. My son's name is Presley. I truly dislike Elvis remakes, but this is the best one ever. Kept it real but added a sweet beat! Great group 80's were THE best. Proud I was an 80's teenager
They all bout the reggae, its their main thing. Please do "Tyler" "One in Ten" or "Medusa" all fantastic and Tyler is about a well know miscarriage of justice in the USA against a brother and they wrote it for him. Its fabulous, please give these a play. Mostly they wrote their own songs. Great British band. Thanks Jamal, am sick and tired of being indoors (over a year) and guys like yourself hearing my youth through fresh ears is a great watch, and a joy to see you opening up to all these genres. Love from Locked down East Coast of England. May i have a heart from you? it would make my day. Thank you! Peace, out. xx
Oh yeah! Love me some UB4O! Saw them in the 90's and let me tell you...EVERYONE was outta their seat dancing! You could NOT sit still. One of the most uplifting concerts I have been blessed to see! ❤
We had so many great reggae/ska bands from the UK in the early 80s. UB40, General Public, Fine Young Cannibals, Musical Youth, Madness, english beat, specials and even the influence on bands like Culture Club... all great live bands too
Other top tunes by UB40: Johnny too bad, Homely girl, Many Rivers to Cross, Kingston Town, Now and Then. The list really does go on and on!! have fun! :)))))))))))))))))
Feel so privileged to have lived minutes away from a pub (public house) in Birmingham, UK, that UB40 frequented and filmed 'Red, Red, Wine' in :D As for this cover version of 'Can't Help Falling in Love'... as an Elvis fan, I love it. I often listen to both
In the late 1940s and 50s, there was a large migration of Jamaican people to Great Britain, often referred to as the Windrush generation after one of the first boats that brought them over. When they had children, there was a lot of cross cultural mixing and boys like the ones in UB40 grew up listening to the music played in their friends' homes. This lead to the emergence of bands with black and white players who got into playing this Jamaican inspired music. We called it ska and man is it great to dance to!
They're definitely a reggae band, from Birmingham, UK. Another reggae band from the same era and the same city is Steel Pulse, who are my all-time favourites.
Dear Jamel, First of all I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I like your reaction the most! And would love it if you could react to two quick videos about my hero and countryman Ayrton Senna. The first is this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gvLCruUzLMA.html There are only a few minor mistakes in the first video that I would like to address: 1 - Ayrton converted from Catholicism to Baptism in 1984, so he was a devoted Baptist. 2 - The video maker forgot to mention that Toleman (Senna’s first Team) had the WORST car in the history of F1, so winning - or even making the podium - in a Toleman car was amazing by itself. 3 - Senna had been donating for Charity anonymously for years (it is estimated that if adjusted for inflation he had donated close to 3 billion American Dollars of his personal fortune). Also, the Idea for the Ayrton Senna Institute was his. He pitched the idea for his Sister on January 1994 and they had been working on it (including the creation of a cartoon character based on him, called Senninha) since than. The second one, more focused on his racing skills, is this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EVxAGdVdHMc.html Hope this finds you well and have a good time watching those. Thanks again for your great work! Best Regards from BRAZIL, Julia P.S.: There is a Documentary (it’s still on Netflix I think), called Senna. If you like these videos, check it out when you can.
Sadly they fell out really badly. There's a great documentary called Promises and Lies - the UB40 story which came out a few years ago if you can find it.
Shameless attempt! You gotta check out Right turn by Alice In Chains and Slaves and Bulldozers live at the paramount 92’ by Soundgarden. Then you should check out loud love by Soundgarden and Ticket to Ride by Chris Cornell, Beatles cover live at the Troubadour 2010’It is his own , like how Billie Jean is distinctly MJ, but Cornell made it his own, He does the same to this but even more! Keep shining the light man, keep the good vibes coming! Thanks man, no rush, but you will not be disappointed, especially if you like the kings of grunge!
UB40 - "Food for thought" is their first and still their best song all about poverty in Africa that was happening in the late 70's with a strong message. All their early stuff was very musical and political at the same time.
