Shaggy: Crap / Not Crap

[Fedayn]

What is it about him you don't like?

What he did to Joya Landis 'Angel of the Morning' is enough reason for his execution let alone mild dislike.

 

[Firky]

What he did to Joya Landis 'Angel of the Morning' is enough reason for his execution let alone mild dislike.

Nina Simone does a good cover of it.

 

[El Jefe]

He's a prick

And you base this on what, exactly?

 

[Fedayn]

Nina Simone does a good cover of it.

She does a not bad version agreed. But she is a bit of a legend and shaggy ain't in her league.

As does PP Arnold.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Nobody is pretending Shaggy is in the same league as Nina Simone, but if you don't like people reversioning old tunes then maybe reggae isn't for you?

 

[Nixon]

What is it about him you don't like?

His butchering of my eardrums?

His stupid voice?

His annoying face? The fact that he thinks he's gods gift to reggae and women?

In fact I can't think of one thing about him I do like

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Anyway

https://www.yousendit.com/download/Q01Ia3ZBTXZRWUpjR0E9PQ

Half hour mix of Shaggy and related material I did for my own amusement last year:

1.Intro
2.Shaggy - Reggae Vibes (Big Yard 7” 2006)
3.Kiprich – Telephone Ting (Big Yard 7” 2003)
4.Shaggy & Rik Rok - It Wasn't Me (from “Hotshot” album, 2000)
5.Lady Saw & Marsha - Son of a Bitch (Big Yard 7” 2000)
6.Shaggy – Church Heathen (Big Yard 7” 2007)
7.Ninja Man – The Pastor (Big Yard 7” 2007)
8.Version (Big Yard 7” 2007)
9.Shaggy – Hear This (Champagne International 7” 2007)
10.Assassin – Don't Dis The Man (Champagne International 7” 2007)
11.Beenie Man – Bad From Birth (Champagne International 7” 2007)
12.Shaggy – Rude Dub We Want (Champagne International 7” 2007)
13.TOK - ???? (Big Yard / VP 7” ???)
14.???? (Big Yard / VP 7” ???)
15. Folkes Brothers – Oh Carolina (off Trojan “Young Gifted and Black” comp. 1960)
16.Shaggy – Oh Carolina (Raas Bumba Claat version) (Greensleeves 12” 1993)
17.Josey Wales – Use Me (Greensleeves 12” 1993)
18.Daddy Sylva – Goody Body (Signet 7”, 1993)
19.Shaggy & Rayvon – Angel (from “Hotshot” album, 2000)

It's a bit rough and ready but check it out. Josey Wales and Ninjaman don't think Shaggy is "a prick"....

 

[Fedayn]

Nobody is pretending Shaggy is in the same league as Nina Simone, but if you don't like people reversioning old tunes then maybe reggae isn't for you?

No, I have no problem with that, there's covers and covers and covers of reggae tracks and soul into reggae etc etc. But he's just a twat who butchered Joya Landis version into his own idiotic style.

 

[Firky]

Nobody is pretending Shaggy is in the same league as Nina Simone, but if you don't like people reversioning old tunes then maybe reggae isn't for you?

Oohhh that's fighting talk

 

[Pieface]

His butchering of my eardrums?

His stupid voice?

His annoying face? The fact that he thinks he's gods gift to reggae and women?

In fact I can't think of one thing about him I do like

 

[dolly's gal]

i quite want to shag him. and i like his songs too...

 

[Fozzie Bear]

His butchering of my eardrums?

His stupid voice?

His annoying face? The fact that he thinks he's gods gift to reggae and women?

In fact I can't think of one thing about him I do like

Who are you favourite dancehall artists, Nixon?

 

[El Jefe]

Who are you favourite dancehall artists, Nixon?

My money's on Snow and erm... Snow.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

No, I have no problem with that, there's covers and covers and covers of reggae tracks and soul into reggae etc etc. But he's just a twat who butchered Joya Landis version into his own idiotic style.

So he's a twat because he "butchered" this sacred song which should be treated with reverence now until the end of the world and not touched by human hand unless it disrupts the space time continuum?

Or is he a twat for other reasons?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

My money's on Snow and erm... Snow.

Well I dunno, he might be more of a roots man or something.

You'd be hard pressed to find many dancehall artists who don't think they are "god's gift to women" tho and the voice is hardly unusual...

It will be interesting to find out what Nixon is into, for sure.

 

[Firky]

Anyway

https://www.yousendit.com/download/Q01Ia3ZBTXZRWUpjR0E9PQ

Half hour mix of Shaggy and related material I did for my own amusement last year:

1.Intro
2.Shaggy - Reggae Vibes (Big Yard 7” 2006)
3.Kiprich – Telephone Ting (Big Yard 7” 2003)
4.Shaggy & Rik Rok - It Wasn't Me (from “Hotshot” album, 2000)
5.Lady Saw & Marsha - Son of a Bitch (Big Yard 7” 2000)
6.Shaggy – Church Heathen (Big Yard 7” 2007)
7.Ninja Man – The Pastor (Big Yard 7” 2007)
8.Version (Big Yard 7” 2007)
9.Shaggy – Hear This (Champagne International 7” 2007)
10.Assassin – Don't Dis The Man (Champagne International 7” 2007)
11.Beenie Man – Bad From Birth (Champagne International 7” 2007)
12.Shaggy – Rude Dub We Want (Champagne International 7” 2007)
13.TOK - ???? (Big Yard / VP 7” ???)
14.???? (Big Yard / VP 7” ???)
15. Folkes Brothers – Oh Carolina (off Trojan “Young Gifted and Black” comp. 1960)
16.Shaggy – Oh Carolina (Raas Bumba Claat version) (Greensleeves 12” 1993)
17.Josey Wales – Use Me (Greensleeves 12” 1993)
18.Daddy Sylva – Goody Body (Signet 7”, 1993)
19.Shaggy & Rayvon – Angel (from “Hotshot” album, 2000)

It's a bit rough and ready but check it out. Josey Wales and Ninjaman don't think Shaggy is "a prick"....

That wasn't bad,

 

[Fozzie Bear]

That wasn't bad,

Thanks Firky!

 

[Fedayn]

So he's a twat because he "butchered" this sacred song which should be treated with reverence now until the end of the world and not touched by human hand unless it disrupts the space time continuum?

Or is he a twat for other reasons?

Err no, he's just shite and he murders great songs. His shite version of 'Oh Carolina' doesn't help neither.

 

[ringo]

Oh Carolina and Mr Boombastic get people dancing. Especially people who normally only dance to Police & Thieves or Uptown Terminal Boredom.
Trouble is I can't hear Boombastic without remembering Mark Lemarr's version.