Record Company- Flashback
Catalog Number- 24720
Date of Publication- 1999
This track is a cover version of the popular Peter Frampton song sung by the reggae band Big Mountain. I added this track to show that it was not just reggae songs that were being covered but that there were also reggae artists covering popular rock and pop songs. As reggae music became more mainstream there were groups such as Big Mountain that put reggae twists on popular music. When Big Mountain covered this song, the song took off in America and reached as high as number two on the American Billboard charts. The song contains a heavy reggae sound and a catchy riff that made it hard for the listener to not enjoy the music. The band Big Mountain was basically a one-hit wonder and never made it big in America again, but it just goes to show that reggae music can not only influence other genres of music, but that it can also adapt to other popular genres as well.
Sources: Billboard Music: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp
Reggae Train: http://www.reggaetrain.com/artist_bio/biobigmtn.asp
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