Jamaica Festival Song History: 1972 – Watch Toots & the Maytals with “Pomps and Pride”

1972 - Toots & the Maytals with "Pomps and Pride" Lyrics: Everybody just Cryin out (cry out) Calm down (calm down) Have your pomps and pride Calm down (calm down) (x2) Have your pomps and pride Everybody just Cryin out (cry out) Calm down (calm down) Have your pomps and pride Is it an opulin, … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History: 1972 – Watch Toots & the Maytals with “Pomps and Pride”

Jamaica Festival Song History: 1971 – Watch Eric Donaldson with “Cherry Oh Baby”

1971 - Eric Donaldson with "Cherry Oh Baby" Lyrics from: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/hardertheycome/cherryohbaby.htm Cherry oh, Cherry oh, baby, Don`t you know I`m in need of thee? If you don`t believe it`s true, What have you left me to do? So long I,ve been waiting, For you to come right in. And now that we are together, Please … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History: 1971 – Watch Eric Donaldson with “Cherry Oh Baby”

Jamaica Festival Song History: Reviewing the First Decade 1966 to 1970

The Jamaica Festival Song competition has been a long standing replica of Jamaica's heritage in music. Every year songwriteras and singers try to win the coveted prize and make their mark in history. When you listen to some of the songs from back in the day, they certainly teleport you to a different and more … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History: Reviewing the First Decade 1966 to 1970