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??!!
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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
UB40 !! Was the number of the signing on Card for the Unemployed in the UK! The Band always had great Empathy with the Poor of the UK to their Great Credit!!The Music was Great!!
@@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 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
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.🙏🇬🇧🙏💖
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.
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.
UB40 did start off doing their own songs, the best one is: I am the one in ten They always do or add a reggae/ska beat to whatever songs they do. This British band was pretty much created from the immigration of Caribbean culture into the uk in the 60s and influencing a whole generation growing up surrounded by this new music & culture. Imagine if youd never heard reggae before & then you hear it coming out of a house in your street in cold, rainy, grey England. Must of been like magic to your ears! Sparked a whole load of british reggae & ska bands in the 70s & 80s. 😊😊😊 & is the music I grew up listening to. thank god for immigration! 🙌🏼
Ali Campbell the singer has one of those instant recognised voices !! They celebrated a big 40 years last year but couldn’t tour due to Covid so hope they get out this year and I’ll see them here in Birmingham U.K. which is their hometown too !!!
I fell in love with UB40 when they released their first single ‘the earth dies screaming’. UB40 was the document you needed to have when you went to get unemployment benefit in the 70s/80s in the UK. The band were at the forefront of the youth movement which was standing up to really high levels of youth unemployment and opportunities.
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. czcams.com/video/225Tet0XY24/video.html
In Jamaica many hits from America were covered by reggae artists.Many of these covers were sold in Jamaican record stores in London and became popular with the locals.UB40 covered many of these reggae versions giving them new life.Check out Here I am baby,their take on the Al Green classic.🎺🎷🎸🎶
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
I don't think I ever saw this video before, at least without any of the clips from the movie Sliver in it. This was originally the lead song for the movie Sliver and featured on its soundtrack
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!!!!
The band members began as friends who knew each other from various schools across Birmingham, England. The name "UB40" was selected in reference to a form issued to people claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government's Department of Employment. The designation UB40 stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.
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
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.
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! ❤
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make it a third cover and check out "i got you babe"
Would you please react to Voiceplay singing this song? You won't be disappointed.
Elvis sang this but didn't write it, 3 other guys did...
Hailey Reinhardt covered this but not with PMJ.
Thanks I forgot how good they were. Try this one czcams.com/video/EfGd8W3av6I/video.html
Please please please review Tyler, it is off their first album of their own material.
UB40 is one of the best 80's bands. A mix of SKA and Reggae. They rock.
Yeah what you said!!😊👌🇬🇧
They are still popular in the Pacific Islands.
They still rock and still making great music
@@59jalex I can imagine. I think they also performed in the Fiji Islands.
Love SKA. Skameleon
The radio was just so much better back in the day. I'm glad I grew up in the 90s.
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) is another good UB40 cover. Originally done by the incredible Al Green.
The first reggae version was done by Al Brown give it a listen
Yeah, that's what I said. :)
@@ajschroetlin2196 No the original reggae version was by a Jamaican who called himself Al Brown , a take on Al Greens name
Sorry, my bad. Didn't read close enough. Thanks for the 411. :)
Yes this song is badass too!!! Another one of my favorites from UB40.
"The way you do the things you do" is another good cover they did.
The Temptations!!
I forgot about that song.😱 It's such a good one too.
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??!!
My fave ub40 song
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.
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.
So agree!
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.
Kingston Town, great song
One in Ten followed by the cover 808 State did! Love both
Hence the band being named after the UK's Unemployment Benefit form number 40 (as I'm sure others have noted).
Erdington!!! Massive!!!
Don't forget Present Arms!! Absolute masterpiece!!
UB40 are the world's biggest selling reggae band in the world according to official statistics. They are also from my home City.
Try this one. UB40 - Many Rivers to Cross
Oh, that is so good.
Yep another great tune from UB40!!
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Original by Jamaican reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff
Gotta do the original by Jimmy cliff first though!
I'd recommend that you check their originals, like "Rat in Mi Kitchen" or "Higher Ground".
Love Rat In Mi Kitchen!
Yes! Both classics! 'Rat In MI Kitchen' is on my favorites playlist for work 😎❤️
“Homely girl” & “ Kingston town” too.
I believe 'Rat in mi kitchen' was recorded by The Beat, not UB40
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Love their album Labor of Love
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
@@robertdraper5782 Prince Buster is great!
Raggae is an offshoot of Ska actually!
Ska came first.Then there was rocksteady when the beat was slowed down.Reggae is similar to rocksteady with a well defined bassline.🎶🌴🎸🎷🎺🎹🎶💥🔥
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
Love UB40, love this version of "Can't Help Falling In Love." Now you've got to do his duet with Chrissie Hynde on "I Got You Babe."
I loathe I got you babe. Loathe it.
@@DawnSuttonfabfour the original or the cover?
@@TheBham54 Both! Sorry.
Chrissie hynde also did breakfast in bed with ub40 which was a good song
I got you babe is a top tier song for sure
UB40 - One In Ten...the best lyrics ever
"Kingston Town " is their song.
that's also a cover.
@@Thebrainymonkey Kingston wasnt a cover, someone wrote it and they said can they sing it and All the money they got from it they gave it to him
@@floominggonzo283 Kingston Town was released in 1970 by Lord Creator.
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
Man I love this group lol. Thanks for doing UB40 for us!
ub40 (dont break my heart) is a good song of theres
The first concert I ever went was UB40. Probably in 88 or 89. It was in San Diego at the Sports Arena. It was so cool
UB40 - Maybe Tomorrow. Is one of their classics from the 80s
Also react to their original songs "One In Ten", "Higher Ground", "Rat In Mi Kitchen", "Tyler", "If It Happens Again", and "Don't Break My Heart".
all great songs! They have such a great catalog of music. 40 years of UB40!
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.
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.
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!
Back in the last century, UB40 teamed up with Robert Palmer and recorded Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight". Well worth a listen!
Labour of Love II is one of my favorite albums. They have another good cover "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
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 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.
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!
Love the horns in this song . Especially at the end.
Such a gem. A rare cover that’s as good
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.
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!
Love UB40. C’est La Vie, Desert Sand, Promises and Lies and Bring me Your Cup! The whole album Promises and Lies is amazing
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!
UB40 were at the forefront of UK Reggae and Lover's Rock for ages. Maximum respect.
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!
Wear you to the ball" is another one of theirs worth listening to
Please react to “ if you don’t know me by now” by simply red! 😁
Yes!!
Yes!
legends
he did, like 2 years ago.
@@Abbysmum will you post the link for me? I couldn’t find it!!
I’ve been listening to UB 40 since I was a kid practically all my life. They are the best
I grew up on UB40. Glad you are discovering them.
This is actually my favorite version of this song.
This has always been my favorite version of this song...the brass dynamics are just amazing.
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! :)))))))))))))))))
I saw UB40 twice at clubs in NYC in the 80’s. You got it right brudder. Lots of dancing bopping and grinding. Great band. Special sound.
One of the best groups to come out of the UK! 🔥🔥🔥
Their early 80s tunes were even better!
A band that plays instruments!!!!! LOVE it always inspires joy!
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
UB40 !! Was the number of the signing on Card for the Unemployed in the UK! The Band always had great Empathy with the Poor of the UK to their Great Credit!!The Music was Great!!
Check out "Holding Back The Years", by Simply Red. Mick Hucknall has the most amazing voice.
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Everything Mick Hucknell does is fantastic!
@@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.
When I hear this, I actually forget it’s an Elvis song. That’s how good it is! Check out Kingston Town 😊
I love their song Stars
I love watching you enjoy the music of my youth! It was great...I'm just sorry that you missed the party. It was a good one❤️
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
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.🙏🇬🇧🙏💖
Kingston Town next please.
Food for thought . please react to this .Its their first BIG hit
Agree whole heartedly!!
I know UB40 over 35 years and UB40 are legendary ❤
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.
Their early stuff is best. Check out 'One in Ten' or 'King'.
I agree. I loved the album "Signing Off". Who couldn't?
Beautiful rendition of the KING Elvis song!!! The KING would of been proud.
They also covered Neil Diamond Red Red Wine.
"Here i am" & "the way you do the things you do" by ub40. You must check out also
Don’t want to be negative but early UB40 is their best material. Not the most popular but so amazing. Please check out Food For Thought.
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
@@rileycash said it on the other UB40 vid. The first two albums are killer.
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.
Geoffrey Morgan was a great album as well!
@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.
Kingston Town next brother, real chilled
UB40 did start off doing their own songs, the best one is:
I am the one in ten
They always do or add a reggae/ska beat to whatever songs they do. This British band was pretty much created from the immigration of Caribbean culture into the uk in the 60s and influencing a whole generation growing up surrounded by this new music & culture.
Imagine if youd never heard reggae before & then you hear it coming out of a house in your street in cold, rainy, grey England. Must of been like magic to your ears!
Sparked a whole load of british reggae & ska bands in the 70s & 80s. 😊😊😊 & is the music I grew up listening to.
thank god for immigration! 🙌🏼
Ali Campbell the singer has one of those instant recognised voices !! They celebrated a big 40 years last year but couldn’t tour due to Covid so hope they get out this year and I’ll see them here in Birmingham U.K. which is their hometown too !!!
We love you Jamel. Keep bringing the fire young man.
Rat in the kitchen is my favorite song of them.
Forgot about that one. Love it!
I fell in love with UB40 when they released their first single ‘the earth dies screaming’. UB40 was the document you needed to have when you went to get unemployment benefit in the 70s/80s in the UK. The band were at the forefront of the youth movement which was standing up to really high levels of youth unemployment and opportunities.
This is my favourite reaction ever. If I'm feeling down, I watch Jamal and everything is fine again.
If nothing else, this video keeps the memory of the movie Sliver alive.
It is a pretty good soundtrack even though the movie wasn’t so good.
🎶💙🐯💜
Excellent soundtrack!
If you want some trippy covers, check out Dread Zeppelin: imagine if Led Zeppelin were fronted by Elvis, and sung reggae style.
Dread Zeppelin are little known, but they are great fun. Their sound is hilarious, but still it's good because the underlying music is so good.
Ohh hell to the yea!!!! Jamel definitely needs to listen to dread zeppelin!!!!
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. czcams.com/video/225Tet0XY24/video.html
I concur on Dread Zeppelin.
Love them!!!!
Red Red wine.... Awesome song.... Love UB40!!!!
In Jamaica many hits from America were covered by reggae artists.Many of these covers were sold in Jamaican record stores in London and became popular with the locals.UB40 covered many of these reggae versions giving them new life.Check out Here I am baby,their take on the Al Green classic.🎺🎷🎸🎶
Love the original reggae version of Here I am by Al Brown , it's on CZcams
Al Brown and Skin,Flesh and Bones,🎶👍🎸🎹Wikkid!
If you're going down the great underrated British bands route you should also check out some "Beautiful South"
i second this request.
"A Song For Whoever". I remember that well 👍
@@curtisthomas2670 listen to liars bar.
Also Fairground attraction
@@garybennett9985 "Find My Love" 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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
Been listening to UB40 since I was a toddler. They are amazing
I don't think I ever saw this video before, at least without any of the clips from the movie Sliver in it. This was originally the lead song for the movie Sliver and featured on its soundtrack
Love UB40! Check out “Breakfast In Bed” “I Got You Babe” “Cherry Oh Baby” 😍
love those trumpets They did a few songs with Robert Palmer, I'll be Your Baby Tonight was a silky smooth banger!
They have like 100 million records sold worldwide, so many hits, covers and originals. Great band, great time for music. Love Ali's voice
Wow, just found out that Neil Diamond wrote and performed red red wine back in the 60s before UB40 did.😮
UB40 also did a cover of "Smoke Two Joints". Also not a Bob Marley song. He covered it. It is a Toyes song.
By now you know that wasn’t a Bob Marley song. 😄
Lol I just Read The Comments 🤦🏾♂️ I Had No Clue and I just did two Neil Diamond Songs🤣
@@jamelakajamal 😅 Poor J! We always let you know, don’t we? 😄😘
I'm laughing🤣🤣
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!!!!
Surprised me but they put on one of the best concerts ever. Must have about 12 band members on stage when I saw them. Pure entertainment.
UB40 is just awesome. I grew up with their music.
Now you have to do "The Way You Do The Things Your Do" by UB40. The live version!
That was quick they are so 😎 cool check out duet with Chrissie Hines from pretenders
Yes. It's one of their best.
Love UB40💖 They have such a cool sound.
The band members began as friends who knew each other from various schools across Birmingham, England. The name "UB40" was selected in reference to a form issued to people claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government's Department of Employment. The designation UB40 stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.
Jamel... Bob Marley did not sing Red, Red Wine.
😆 😆
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
Yes, that was Neil Diamond
Yep twas Neil Diamond.
But, though it was written by Neil Diamond, don't forget the 1969 reggae version by Tony Tribe.. Very much a 60s reggae sound to it as well
Oh yeah.UB40 is a Reggae group in Europe. Very popular reggae group in the entire world
UB40 Kingston Town.....is the Banger!
Jamel if you dig this band you'd probably enjoy The Beat (English Beat). Another SKA Regae band out of the 80's.
Didn't they do Tenderness and I Confess? I think they guy had either yellow and black or black and white stripes in his hair? If so, they were good.
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.
Thanks I'll check that out
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! ❤
I always remember them singing Kingston town from my childhood , my mother was obsessed with them
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!
Hailey Reinheart does a great cover of this too.
LOVE this Reggae feel!! That guy is one whose voice is not what I expect to come out...love this, way cool, cool.
Saw these guys live 31 yrs ago incredible band 👌👌👌