Record Company- Apple Records
Catalog Number- NZP 3318
Date of Publication- March 1969
If there was one band that tried their hand at every genre imaginable it would be The Beatles. The Beatles took the world and America by storm and their song "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" was their take on the booming reggae musical scene. This song is quite different from many of the other reggae songs that were coming out in the late 60's. The song really is a pop song with a reggae twist and marked for one of the first times that a popular group took reggae music and pop music and combined the two to create an entirely unique sound. It is difficult to call this song either a reggae song or a pop song because of how the song is constructed and how really both genres are prevalent in the music. Yet it is important to note that The Beatles were a very popular group in America and for a group of their stature to try reggae, it showed how much of an impact reggae was having on the music communities and that reggae music was here to stay.
Sources: Reggae [Relation to Rock & Roll]; Richie Unterberger; All Music Guide
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