#desmond dekker

[lisamarie-vee]

[musickickztoo]

Desmond Dekker *July 16, 1941

[radiophd]

desmond dekker & the aces -- sabotage

[thepastprotracted]

[principiumindividuationis777]

[cavegirl66]

The Year was 1969, and the song was "Israelites!" Desmond Dekker was front and centre because this was the first Reggae song to go #1 on the UK charts! Today and all days we Honor Desmond and his career which paved the way for many artists to follow!

[thelongstrangedrivehome2]

the twenty-sixth of october twenty twenty-three

Leon Russell - Delta Lady

Devo - Smart Patrol (Mr. DNA)

Ani DiFranco - Paradigm

Radiohead - The National Anthem

Alex Chilton - Downtown

The Adults - Because of You

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Helpless

Diana Ross & the Supremes - Uptight (Everything's Alright)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - New Amsterdam

Toots and the Maytals - Let Down

Syd Barrett - Dark Globe

Otis Redding - Knock On Wood

Lou Reed - Romeo had Juliette

David Bowie - What In The World

Desmond Dekker - Israelites

Bob Dylan - Things Have Changed

David Bowie - Bombers

Cher - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

Elton John - Better Off Dead

Cocteau Twins - Lorelei

Aimee Mann - Reason To Believe

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Sad Waters

Grateful Dead - Rosemary

Pixies - La La Love You

Beck - E-Pro

New Order - The Perfect Kiss

Gorillaz - Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey's Head

Fiona Apple - Shameika

[wamnak]

[dead-n-cide]

TODAY'S ANTHEM #259

[lisamarie-vee]

[musickickztoo]

Desmond Dekker  † May 25, 2006

[radiophd]

desmond dekker and the aces -- fu man chu

[moovees]

Desmond Dekker - "Israelites," 1969

Famously used in the movie The Big Lebowski (1998)

[o-the-mts]

Song: 007 (Shanty Town)

Artist: Desmond Dekker and the Aces

Songwriters: Desmond Dekker

Release Date: 1967

Lyrics on Genius

This is a groundbreaking song in Jamaica music, making Desmond Dekker the island's first international superstar and opening the way for the rise of reggae in the 1970s. The steady, easygoing beat belies the seriousness of the lyrics which deals with political violence and "rude boy" culture in Jamaica.

[principiumindividuationis777]

[jonna-thure-agnes]

Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites