The Cats - Swan Lake

Cool reggae song, a truly funky beat.

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• Reggae
• Dub
• Ska
• Skank
• The
• Cats
• Swan
• Lake
• Old
• School
• trojan
• classic
• elephant
• mellow
• funky
• beat
• ballet

[moseleycat]

Very cool. I love the Madness version but it is great to hear the original ska version. Good white remakes are cool but the black originals are the real deal and part of the fun is hearing what inspired some of my favorite artists, like Clapton and the Stones, and getting the same !WOW! that got them started. Enjoy Thorogood but know the Bo.

[iriejoe]

Don't think I've heard the Madness version man. I'll have to download it.

[iriejoe]

Yeah man I love this tune.

[WBoorman06]

There might well be a Band from the Nederlands called The Cats, but they sure aint this Band playing here!!

[Freebird76Slippy]

Sorry to disappoint you jonnyand felix...But this band are English from the East End of London, i know because i grew up with the Drummer and used to go to some of there early Gigs in and around London with the band ;-)

[ImaniHekima]

@Freebird76Slippy I think the guitarist later played with Linton Kwesi Johnson. :-)

[SoulfoolSelector]

this is Reggae...

[moseleycat]

@Thilde91 LOL, are you goosing me or making a catty remark? (Maybe this thread is my swan song.) Good call, but it is a very nice arrangement in this ska version, just wanted people to give props to the first group that crossed it over to skaville, the Cats, even though the Madness version gave me an entirely new appreciation for Tchaikowsky's version. Now, I wonder if someone can do a ska version of the 1812 Overture (or would that be Bad Manners?)

[Thilde91]

@moseleycat i hope you know the tune is from the composer Tchaikowsky his Swan Lake ..

[Joe90ridesahonda]

im a huge madness fan and just found that this was the inspiration for their version,and have to say this one is brilliant,and ive discovered a new band to find out about and enjoy :-)

[reggaesort]

first single i ever bought saved up all my dinner money for the 6s 8d it cost from a shop on essex road, islington. It was the local skinhead anthem, still got the single, love it, such memories. my son is getting into all the old stuff now,reggae lives on and on.

[SpikebowlArtist]

@Freebird76Slippy Your Rite Brov Mickey Okoro On the drums johnny kapie on guitar Terry smallz keyboard other members santi kamara jimmy davis dennis phillps now dead bang thats it

[MrTriplethree]

great song i have still got the single and i have a copy of william tell witch is a great version. long live reggae.

[BuzzYogurtLight]

wow

[Planetoidbonce]

thanks for posting this my old vinyl version had seen better days - I learned something new as I did not know that they came from London, its gets harder and harder to find truly rare records since youtube came on the scene cheers