Reggae Music - Jimmy Cliff

1969, East Kingston, Jamaica

I sang my song for Leslie Kong;

he said

«Let's go record and do the style of ska»

So we did the track and we did the style of ska, oh!

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

(Reggae, reggae, reggae gonna make me feel good!)

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

1966 there was a new consciousness;

Civil rights, Veitnam war and independence from

British Colonialists

Rocksteady music was expressing all of this

The dynamic songs of

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

(Reggae, reggae, reggae gonna make me feel good!)

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

1971, a new era’s begun

With The Harder They Come

Showing where reggae music came from

Winston Right, Jackie Jackson, Hux Brown and Winston Grennan

Now reggae music is around the world

There’s nothing to hide!

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

(Reggae, reggae, reggae gonna make me feel good!)

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Now 2012 reggae music is still here

As the voice of the people everywhere

Whenever there is inustice and tyrany

Reggae music is there

Standing atop of lights, the true lights!

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

(Reggae, reggae, reggae gonna make me feel good!)

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now

Reggae music gonna make me feel good

Reggae music gonna make me feel alright now