21.6.09

The Harder They Come - Soundtrack (1972)

Ok, for all our UK readers, the heatwave begins today.
Here is the soundtrack from Perry Henzell’s 1972 Jamaican classic, which starred Jimmy Cliff as Ivan, the archetypal rude boy variant of the popular outlaw folk hero.




















You Can Get It If You Really Want Jimmy Cliff
Draw Your Brakes Scotty
Rivers of Babylon The Melodians
Many Rivers to Cross Jimmy Cliff
Sweet and Dandy The Maytals
The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff
Johnny Too Bad The Slickers
007 Shanty Town Desmond Dekker
Pressure Drop The Maytals
Sitting in Limbo Jimmy Cliff
You Can Get It If You Really Want Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff

6 comments:

  1. Excellent stuff. Just need some sunshine to really set the mood :)

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  2. I thinks it's on the way MM! enjoy the summer

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  3. THANKS SOOOO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS
    i ammmm soooooo0o0 happy to be listening to this album again!!!!!
    Greetings from Manila, Philippines!

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  4. Thank you Miss F- you are very welcome.

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  5. This is the album that introduced me to reggae, and then to Jamaica.

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