GeePawHill, 24 days ago

This was the formal introduction into American pop of reggae.

The informal introduction had happened two decades earlier. There are Glenn Miller Orchestra takes that clearly came from Jamaican sources.

But this one, sugar, this one charted top ten.

GeePawHill, 24 days ago

(I am aware, in our current context, that this might seem to be me slipping in something about Israel and Palestine. I have my views on that issue, and I keep my visions to myself. This is a song, a great song, and a famous song. I share it because it's lovely, not because of politics or war.)

GeePawHill, 24 days ago

You're wondering if I owned the 45.

Baby, I owned the 45.

grmpyprogrammer, 24 days ago

@GeePawHill What’s the first 45 you remember buying? I still remember mine like it was yesterday — “Turning Japanese” by the Vapors

cxj, 24 days ago

@grmpyprogrammer @GeePawHill I… I don’t think I ever bought a 45! Nothing but albums, and some EPs it seems. (I still have nearly all my vinyl.)