The Music thread - post your favourites and tell us why you like them.

[Wally Raffles]

The Gaylads, Peculiar Man - what a great song!

[Wally Raffles]

If you don't mind..

[Wally Raffles]

Love this album by The Tamlins..

[Wally Raffles]

This thread would not be complete without adding the king of Ska - the one and only Desmond Dekker.

(first time I have seen this clip. Absolutely awesome!)

[Wally Raffles]

oh yeah!

[Wally Raffles]

More from the king of Ska..

[Wally Raffles]

Toots wrote this song to take the piss out of his fat friend .... he said he was afraid that the guy would punch him for writing it

[Wally Raffles]

Phyllis Dillon is just wonderful..

[Wally Raffles]

Beres Hammond is one of those artists that makes you wonder why he is not a world famous super star. My favourite from the lovers genre..

[Wally Raffles]

More from Toots. This was from around the time you were in Jamaica Harry. How I would have loved to have gone to a gig like this..

[Wally Raffles]

Police and Thieves is a great track.
This video is a bit weird - from a time when artists mimed their songs..

[Wally Raffles]

Great song..

[Wally Raffles]

...and another old standard featured on The Harder They Come album:

The Harder they come is one of the best records of all time.

Have you seen the movie?

It's corny - starring Jimmy Cliff - but being a fan, I love it

[Wally Raffles]

...west Jamaica island mama, take me home...I actually prefer this cover to the original

Me too! Toots has such a soul voice. Just brilliant!

[harrymsmarkle]

The Harder they come is one of the best records of all time.

Have you seen the movie?

It's corny - starring Jimmy Cliff - but being a fan, I love it

I saw the movie while on holiday in the US from my teaching job in Jamaica: the plot line serves as a vehicle for the music...and that's fine...because the music is great.