The Harder They Come, by Jimmy Cliff.
Rites of passage for college dorm rooms in the ’90s included… well, there was a long list, but a substantial amount of musical attention was paid to reggae in our undergrad years, and the movie The Harder They Come was an early centerpiece, as was its soundtrack. Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker — all introduced.
This song didn’t loom as large in our mythology as certain Toots numbers, and we’ll get to those, but it’s awfully playable.
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Restrung the acoustic, but couldn’t resist adding an electric track, too, though I didn’t really attempt a percussive reggae thing with it.
Resisted the urge to add a software horn section, but I might not hold back next time.